Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2/Donatello

Moveset

Combos

Matchups

Strategy

About

The brains with the bo staff.

Playstyle

PLACEHOLDER

Donatello


Franchise	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Weight	0.95
Fall Speed	0.9
Gravity	0.83
Run Speed	0.95
Air Speed	1

Strengths

Weaknesses

Big Stick - The selling point of the character. When spaced properly, Donnie's giant moves can wall out your opponent and stuff approaches. With his range, he can maintain juggles very well, too.
Edgeguarding - Donnie's Electro Grenade can stuff opponents' recovery moves, and he can go as deep as he wants with aerials and teleport back to stage with his smoke bomb. Feel safe jumping headfirst off stage!
Movement Tricks - Moves like Dive Kick, Smoke Bomb, and a lengthy wavedash give Donnie surprising ways to out position his opponent.
Versatile Neutral Special - Electro Grenade opens up how tricky Donnie can be. Use it to protect yourself in neutral, set up punishes, edgeguard, and more.

Slow as a Turtle - Despite a handful of movement tricks and a good wavedash, Donnie is a slow character stat-wise.
Frame Data - The majority of Donnie's moves have high start up and aren’t safe on shield, so he can be at a disadvantage in scrapping and lacks good options for getting out of disadvantage. Fast characters can force him to commit and then whiff punish.
Big and Tall - Donnie’s a tall turtle with a big hurtbox compared to most of the cast. He has a habit of being grabbed out of his jump and will sometimes get clipped by moves that other characters can avoid with basic movement alone.
Exploitable Recovery - While Smoke Bomb is a versatile tool for getting back to stage, if your opponent doesn’t give you an opportunity to set it up, Donnie is forced to rely on Dive Kick and Sky Strike for his recovery. Both moves have their flaws and can result in Donnie losing stocks early.

Moveset

Ground Light Attacks

Poke Strike
Light

CAPTION PLACEHOLDER

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
00%	0	0-0	0	-0
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One Handed Spin
Forward+Light

CAPTION PLACEHOLDER

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
00%	0	0-0	0	-0
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Balance Spin
Up+Light

CAPTION PLACEHOLDER

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
00%	0	0-0	0	-0
DESCRIPTION PLACEHOLDER DESCRIPTION PLACEHOLDER

Ninja Slide
Down+Light

CAPTION PLACEHOLDER

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
00%	0	0-0	0	-0
DESCRIPTION PLACEHOLDER DESCRIPTION PLACEHOLDER

Pole Vault
Light (Running)

CAPTION PLACEHOLDER

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
00%	0	0-0	0	-0
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Air Light Attacks

Warrior's Cycle
Light (Airborne)

CAPTION PLACEHOLDER

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
00%	0	0-0	0	-0
DESCRIPTION PLACEHOLDER DESCRIPTION PLACEHOLDER

Big Bonk
Forward+Light (Airborne)

CAPTION PLACEHOLDER

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
00%	0	0-0	0	-0
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Reverse Stun Thrust
Back+Light (Airborne)

CAPTION PLACEHOLDER

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
00%	0	0-0	0	-0
DESCRIPTION PLACEHOLDER DESCRIPTION PLACEHOLDER

Air Swipe
Up+Light (Airborne)

CAPTION PLACEHOLDER

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
00%	0	0-0	0	-0
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Downward Thrust
Down+Light (Airborne)

CAPTION PLACEHOLDER

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
00%	0	0-0	0	-0
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Ground Strong Attacks

Ground Smash
Strong

CAPTION PLACEHOLDER

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
00%	0	0-0	0	-0
DESCRIPTION PLACEHOLDER DESCRIPTION PLACEHOLDER

Pole Kick
Up+Strong

CAPTION PLACEHOLDER

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
00%	0	0-0	0	-0
DESCRIPTION PLACEHOLDER DESCRIPTION PLACEHOLDER

Pivot Swipe
Down+Strong

CAPTION PLACEHOLDER

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
00%	0	0-0	0	-0
DESCRIPTION PLACEHOLDER DESCRIPTION PLACEHOLDER

Air Strong Attacks

Hyper Spectral Blaster
Strong (Airborne)

CAPTION PLACEHOLDER

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
00%	0	0-0	0	-0
DESCRIPTION PLACEHOLDER DESCRIPTION PLACEHOLDER

Angel Swing
Up+Strong (Airborne)

CAPTION PLACEHOLDER

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
00%	0	0-0	0	-0
DESCRIPTION PLACEHOLDER DESCRIPTION PLACEHOLDER

Dive Kick
Down+Strong (Airborne)

CAPTION PLACEHOLDER

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
00%	0	0-0	0	-0
DESCRIPTION PLACEHOLDER DESCRIPTION PLACEHOLDER

Special Attacks

Electro-Grenade
Special

CAPTION PLACEHOLDER

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
00%	0	0-0	0	-0
Donatello pulls out an Electro-Grenade. Press the Special button again to swing his bo staff. Tip: time the staff swing properly to launch the Electro-Grenade forward.

Smoke Bomb
Forward+Special

CAPTION PLACEHOLDER

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
00%	0	0-0	0	-0
Donatello throws out a Smokebomb in front of him. Once the Smokebomb lands, press the Special button again to teleport to its position.

Cheapskate Counter Attack
Down+Special

CAPTION PLACEHOLDER

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
00%	0	0-0	0	-0
Donatello gets ready for a counter attack. When hit while in this stance, he reappears behind his opponent with a swift counter.

Sky Strike
Up+Special

CAPTION PLACEHOLDER

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
00%	0	0-0	0	-0
Donatello quickly launches himself upwards with his turtle glider, hitting opponents along the way. DESCRIPTION PLACEHOLDER

Grab/Throws

Grab
Grab

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
0%	7	7-8	34	-
Donnie reaches forward attempting to grab his opponent. Stubby and punishable on whiff due to the length of the animation. Has a tendency to whiff on shorter characters.

Dash Grab
Grab (Running)

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
0%	10	10-11	42	-
Donnie attempts to grab his opponent while running forward. Slower and more punishable on whiff than regular grab while being about the same size. You can cancel your dash with either jump or shield into grab in order to avoid getting dash grab.

Grab Pummel
Light (Grabbing)

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
1%	9	-	17	-
Donnie slams his opponent on the ground behind him. Reference to the TMNT beat-em-up arcade games. Each pummel will do 1%. If your opponent mashes out, they will always be released in front of Donnie.

Up Throw
Up (Grabbing)

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
9%	14, 23	23-34	50	-
Donnie tosses his opponent up and hits them with his staff. The opponent is thrown on frame 14 and then hit with the staff on frame 23. Donnie's primary kill throw. Kills earlier the closer you are to the edge of the stage. The hit with the staff has traditional hitboxes so it can hit Electro-Grenade and other opponents during doubles or free for alls. Donnie is intangible until frame 35.

Forward Throw
Forward (Grabbing)

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
8%	16	-	28	-
Donnie spins around and tosses his opponents forward. Another reference to the TMNT beat-em-up arcade games. Donnie's fastest throw in both startup and total frames. This throw is useful to throw someone offstage and can even kill at higher percents near the edge of the stage. Up Throw is technically a better kill throw, but Forward Throw can sometimes mix up their DI due to being faster. Donnie is invincible during the entire throw animation.

Down Throw
Down (Grabbing)

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
8%	0	-	47	-
Donnie throws his opponent into the ground before body slamming them with his shell. Donnie's combo throw. Setups for most of his primary combo tools in Light Up Air, Down Light, and Light Neutral Air. Opponents can DI behind Donnie in order to get sent backwards but Donnie can still follow up for a combo. Donnie is invincible during the entire throw animation.

Back Throw
Back (Grabbing)

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
9%	18	-	44	-
Donnie slams his opponent behind him. Looks like his pummel which could create niche DI mixups. Donnie's weakest throw knockback wise and does not setup for combos. Sees the least amount of use of his throws. Primarily used to throw someone offstage. Donnie is invincible during the entire throw animation.

Super

Turtle Shell Drift
Slime+Light

"Watch the paint!"

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
40%	26	26	119	-93
Donnie's Ultimate Attack which involves Donnie chasing his opponent with the Turtle Van and shooting them with cannons mounted on the van. Like all Ultimate Attacks, costs 3 bars of slime and your opponent is unable to burst out of hitstun. Super flash comes out on frame 26 and if they aren't blocking by the time the super flash occurs, they are going to get hit. Donnie is invulnerable during the start up of this move but is punishable after the super flash if it whiffs.

Taunts

Neutral Taunt
Taunt

"Processing!"

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
0%	-	-	102	-
Donnie looks around with a magnifying glass processing his surroundings.

Down Taunt
Down+Taunt

"Come on! Fixed!"

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
0%	-	-	117	-
Donnie attempts to fix a device before hitting it with his hand and then declares it fixed. The little hit to the device does not have a hitbox.

Up Taunt
Up+Taunt

"Dude, I could be gaming."

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
0%	-	-	163	-
Donnie pulls out a handheld console and plays a game before getting upset and spiking the handheld into the ground. Makes Donnie's hurtbox shorter while playing the game but there isn't a whole lot of practical application to it due to the length of the taunt. He's sitting down for about 120 frames.