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Diddy Kong
Diddy Kong in promotional art for DK: Jungle Climber
Game series	Donkey Kong series
First game	Donkey Kong Country (1994)
Created by	Rare
Voiced by (English)	Andrew Sabiston (TV) Kevin Bayliss
Voiced by (Japanese)	Megumi Hayashibara (TV)

Diddy Kong (ディディーコング, Didī Kongu) is a fictional character in the Donkey Kong series of video games, first appearing in the 1994 game Donkey Kong Country. He lives on Donkey Kong Island in the Kongo Jungle, and is easily identified by his red hat, which has a Nintendo logo on it, and shirt. He is Donkey Kong's buddy and sidekick. . He is described as the "nephew wannabe" of Donkey Kong in the Donkey Kong Country manual. Although referred to as a chimpanzee offhandedly in Super Smash Brothers Brawl, he has a long tail and thus resembles a monkey rather than an ape. Prose is writing distinguished from poetry by its greater variety of rhythm and its closer resemblance to everyday speech. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... DK Jungle Climber is a platforming video game developed by Paon and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console. ... Donkey Kong is a video game series created by Shigeru Miyamoto, featuring a gorilla called Donkey Kong. ... For the television series, see Donkey Kong Country (TV series). ... Rare, Ltd is a United Kingdom-based video game development company. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Andrew Sabiston (born 1965) is a Canadian actor and sometime librettist. ... Megumi Hayashibara ), born March 30, 1967 in Kita, Tokyo, Japan) is a very popular Japanese seiyÅ«, lyricist and singer. ... Donkey Kong is a video game series created by Shigeru Miyamoto, featuring a gorilla called Donkey Kong. ... Computer and video games redirects here. ... For the television series, see Donkey Kong Country (TV series). ... Donkey Kong ), sometimes abbreviated to DK, is a fictional character who first appeared in Nintendos popular 1981 video game bearing the same name. ... For other uses, see Sidekick (disambiguation). ... Type species Simia troglodytes Blumenbach, 1775 distribution of Species Pan troglodytes Pan paniscus Chimpanzee, often shortened to chimp, is the common name for the two extant species of apes in the genus Pan. ... Super Smash Bros. ...

Concept and creation

During the development of Donkey Kong Country, Diddy was originally meant to be an updated version of Donkey Kong Jr. Not liking the radical changes Rare had made to Donkey Kong Jr., Nintendo told them that they could either use Donkey Kong Jr.'s original appearance for Donkey Kong Country or rename their new version of him. Deciding to simply rename the character, who Rare felt was perfect for their updated version of Donkey Kong's world, Rare at first decided on the name "Dinky Kong", but due to unspecified legal issues settled on the name Diddy Kong. ^[1] Diddy Kong's hat has had the Nintendo logo on it since Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. It has been suggested that Donkey Kong 2 be merged into this article or section. ... Rare, Ltd is a United Kingdom-based video game development company. ... For the video game system, see Nintendo Entertainment System. ...

1994–1997

In his first game appearance, Donkey Kong Country, Diddy idolized Donkey Kong and wished to become a big, strong video game hero just like him. To humor him, Donkey Kong put him in charge of guarding his banana hoard at night. However, neither of them expected a siege by King K. Rool's Kremling Krew that same night, and as such, Donkey Kong's entire banana hoard was stolen and Diddy was forcefully stuffed into a nearby barrel. Upon being freed, Diddy explained the situation to Donkey Kong, who became extremely upset, but didn't blame him. He and Diddy went on an adventure across DK Island to get the banana hoard back.^[2] Diddy's second appearance was on the Game Boy title Donkey Kong Land. In this game, Cranky Kong made a challenge that DK and Diddy couldn't retrieve the banana hoard on an 8-bit system, so they once again set out to retrieve it.^[3] For the television series, see Donkey Kong Country (TV series). ... K. Rool (a pun on the word cruel) is a fictional villain who appears in a number of video games by numerous developers (primarily Rareware and Nintendo) featuring Donkey Kong. ... For the entire Game Boy series of handheld consoles, see Game Boy line. ... Donkey Kong Land is a video game developed by Rareware for the Game Boy. ... Cranky Kong Cranky Kong is a character from the Donkey Kong series of video games. ...

It wasn't until 1995's Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest that Diddy Kong stepped into the starring role. With Donkey Kong kidnapped by K. Rool and taken to the Kremling home of Crocodile Isle, Diddy set out with his new girlfriend Dixie Kong to get his big buddy back.^[4] For this game Diddy's look was slightly updated. He gained the now permanent star pattern for his shirt, Nintendo logo for his hat, updated fur, nostrils and even a belly button. At the conclusion of the game, Diddy finally became a full-fledged video game hero. A follow-up was released in September of 1996 for the Game Boy called Donkey Kong Land 2. It featured roughly the same plot as DKC2. K. Rool (a pun on the word cruel) is a fictional villain who appears in a number of video games by numerous developers (primarily Rareware and Nintendo) featuring Donkey Kong. ... Dixie Kong is a fictional video game character in the Donkey Kong series. ... Donkey Kong Land 2 was the sequel to 1995s Game Boy hit, Donkey Kong Land. ...

When Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! came out two months later, Diddy wasn't playable for the first time. Instead, the storyline revolved around him and Donkey Kong disappearing while on vacation in the Northern Kremisphere. Meanwhile, an army of Kremlings had appeared in the area under the command of a fake new leader, the cyborg KAOS. Dixie and her cousin Kiddy Kong went on a mission to find them.^[5] As it turned out, K. Rool was manipulating things behind the scenes, with KAOS feeding off the brain power of Diddy and DK (who were inside of the mechanical monster). In 1997's Donkey Kong Land III, Diddy never even put in an appearance, although he was part of the storyline. He and DK took off in a previously unseen part of the Northern Kremisphere in a contest to find the fabled Lost World. Dixie, furious that she wasn't asked along, decided to join forces with Kiddy and find it herself.^[6] Of course, K. Rool and the Kremlings also got involved, and while KAOS appeared again, he wasn't being powered by Diddy or DK. For other uses, see Cyborg (disambiguation). ... Kiddy Kong Kiddy Kong (known as Dinky Kong in Japan) was created by Rareware to be partnered up with his cousin Dixie Kong in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kongs Double Trouble! for the game. ... Donkey Kong Land III is the third and final entry in the Donkey Kong Land trilogy of games for the original Game Boy. ...

1997–2000

Two months after Donkey Kong Land III, Diddy made his Nintendo 64 debut, and got his first starring role without any other Kong characters appearing. Diddy Kong Racing took the kart racing genre in a new direction with go-karts, planes, and hovercraft as available vehicles. Instead of a straightforward racing game like the Mario Kart series, Diddy Kong Racing was a "racing adventure," a mixture between Mario Kart and Super Mario 64. Diddy Kong Racing was the first self-published title by Rare, and marked the first appearance of such characters as Banjo and Tiptup (who would go on to star in the Banjo-Kazooie series), as well as Conker (who would go from kid-friendly titles to the mature-rated hijinx of Conker's Bad Fur Day and the Xbox's Conker: Live & Reloaded). Diddy's childhood friend Timber sends him a letter to help liberate the island, and he answers the call in secret while Timber's parents are visiting his own family. Diddy Kong Racing broke records when first released for having the highest number of pre-orders of any video game to date. The game even featured a unique promotion where gamers received a free Diddy Kong beanbag toy with buying the game. Later the toy was offered in stores. Diddy Kong Racing is a 1997 racing game for the Nintendo 64 developed by Rareware. ... Karting, go-kart, go carting and similar terms redirect here. ... Airplane and Aeroplane redirect here. ... For the band, see Hovercraft (band). ... A screenshot from Mario Kart Wii. ... For the Nintendo DS enhanced remake, see Super Mario 64 DS. Super Mario 64 ) is a top-selling platform game developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. ... Banjo is always seen with his trademark yellow shorts and backpack. ... Gruntilda chasing Banjo and Kazooie The Banjo-Kazooie games are a series of 3D platform/adventure video games created by Rareware in 1998. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Conkers Bad Fur Day is a Nintendo 64 video game developed and published by Rare, and distributed by Nintendo. ... For the Xboxs successor, see Xbox 360. ... <> </>< /><>://.///.</> < />:://.///.< />< />> Conker: Live & Reloaded is a video game for Microsofts Xbox console, expected to be released on March 15, 2005 as a re-make of the Nintendo 64 game Conkers Bad Fur Day. ...

Two years later he would appear in Donkey Kong 64; initially he was imprisoned by K. Rool, but once rescued became a playable character. Joining forces with Donkey Kong, Dixie's little sister Tiny Kong, Kiddy Kong's older brother Chunky Kong, and distant cousin Lanky Kong, they set off to stop K. Rool from blowing up DK Island with his new mechanical Crocodile Isle and the Blast O'Matic laser. Unlike the DKC games, this was a sprawling 3-D adventure in the vein of Super Mario 64, and it was the first N64 game to require the N64 Expansion Pak to play. In this game, Diddy's color was red, his musical instrument of choice was an electrical rock guitar, and his signature move was using a jetpack in order to fly while using Crystal Coconuts. He also could use his tail to leap high in the air when on a blue Pad, and he could also Chimpy Charge into objects like gongs. Diddy was also given his newest redesign, with his limbs and torso longer and less stumpy. Donkey Kong 64 is a 3D platformer video game developed by Rare for the Nintendo 64. ... Tiny Kong is a fictional character in the Donkey Kong series, who first appeared in Donkey Kong 64 for the Nintendo 64. ... Chunky Kong as he appeared in Donkey Kong 64 Chunky Kong is a character who debuted in Donkey Kong 64 for the Nintendo 64. ... Officially released art depicting Lanky Kong Lanky Kong is a fictional character in the Donkey Kong series of video games, and is one of the main playable characters in the 1999 Nintendo 64 game, Donkey Kong 64. ... The 4MB Expansion Pak The Expansion Pak is a RAM add-on for the Nintendo 64 game console, released in 1998. ... For the game, see Jetpack (computer game). ... The Crystal Coconut is a fictional item in the Donkey Kong Country video game series. ...

A port of Donkey Kong Country came out a year later for the Game Boy Color. It had new features such as Game Boy Printer connectivity, extra mini-games, and an entirely new stage in Chimp Caverns called Necky's Nutmare. After DKC GBC, Diddy Kong fell off the gaming radar, not appearing for nearly three years. The Game Boy Color , shortened to GBC) is Nintendos successor to the Game Boy and was released on October 21, 1998 in Japan and in November of 1998 in the United States and 1999 in Europe. ... The Game Boy Printer The Game Boy Printer (Pocket Printer in Japan) by Nintendo is a thermal printer designed for the Game Boy and Game Boy Color systems and was released in 1998. ...

2003–2008

Diddy returned in 2003 with a Game Boy Advance port of Donkey Kong Country, which was a retelling of his original adventure with Donkey Kong. It featured new map screens and new modes of play like DK Attack and Hero Mode, where the player had to beat the game with only Diddy (sporting yellow clothes). “GBA” redirects here. ...

Diddy's debut in a Mario series and GameCube game was in Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour. This was also the first time he appeared in a non-Rareware game (the company was sold to Microsoft in 2002). His appearance in this and most subsequent non-Rare appearances depicted him with five fingers and toes instead of four (the same would later go to Dixie Kong). This article is a chronological list of Mario games. ... Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour is video game made for the Nintendo GameCube and a sequel to 1999s Mario Golf. ... Microsoft Corporation, (NASDAQ: MSFT, HKSE: 4338) is a multinational computer technology corporation with global annual revenue of US$44. ...

He turned up in another kart racing game, Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, where he rode along with Donkey Kong and tossed giant banana peels for his special item. Not only did they cause cars that hit them to go spinning, they then broke apart into 3 smaller banana peels. Mario Kart: Double Dash!! is a video game developed and published by Nintendo for the GameCube video game console. ... Donkey Kong ), sometimes abbreviated to DK, is a fictional character who first appeared in Nintendos popular 1981 video game bearing the same name. ...

In 2004, the first non-Rare Donkey Kong game with DKC-styled characters was released. Namco's Donkey Konga was a GameCube music title that was packaged with a DK Bongo controller. The controller is used to keep the rhythm with the beats of covers to famous songs (as well as Nintendo video game music). Diddy appeared along with Donkey Kong and other DKC franchise characters. He would also turn up that year in Mario Power Tennis, where he had a special jetpack he could use to fly around the court, and in a Game Boy Advance port of Donkey Kong Country 2 that was packed with new mini-games and more. This article is about Namco, a Japanese leisure company and game developer. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... DK Bongos DK Bongos are drum-like controllers for the Nintendo GameCube game series Donkey Konga, Donkey Konga 2, Donkey Konga 3, and Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat. ... Mario Power Tennis, known in Japan as Mario Tennis GC (マリオテニスGC), is a sports video game that was developed by Camelot Software Planning and published by Nintendo for the GameCube in 2004. ...

The year 2005 saw him in the sequel to Donkey Konga, Donkey Konga 2, where he once again stood as the character controlled by a second bongo player. He was then a team sub-captain in Mario Superstar Baseball (his biggest role yet in a Mario game). He was mainly known as a speed player with excellent defensive skills. He has a slight uppercut in his swing. He also had a prominent role in DK-King of Swing, and would make a cameo in the GBA port of Donkey Kong Country 3. Donkey Konga 2 is the sequel to Donkey Konga for the Nintendo GameCube, a game where you must pound on a special, barrel-like controller called the DK Bongos along with a selected song. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The correct title of this article is DK: King of Swing. ...

In 2006, Diddy was featured as a playable character in Mario Hoops 3-on-3 for the Nintendo DS. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

In 2007, a remake of Diddy Kong Racing was released for the Nintendo DS, largely based on the N64 title bearing the same name. This time both Dixie Kong and Tiny Kong were playable alongside Diddy, and Taj and Wizpig were made into additional unlockable characters in the game. Diddy later made his Wii debut in Mario Strikers Charged, where he plays another big role as a soccer team captain among the other Mario characters. Diddy Kong Racing DS is a racing game developed by Rare for the Nintendo DS. It is Rares first Nintendo DS game, and was released on February 5, 2007 in North America, April 20, 2007 in Europe and April 19, 2007 in Australia. ... The Nintendo DS (sometimes abbreviated NDS or more commonly DS) is a handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. ... Dixie Kong is a fictional video game character in the Donkey Kong series. ... Tiny Kong is a fictional character in the Donkey Kong series, who first appeared in Donkey Kong 64 for the Nintendo 64. ... The Wii (pronounced as the pronoun we, IPA: ) is the fifth home video game console released by Nintendo. ... Mario Strikers Charged ), known as Mario Strikers Charged Football in Australia[2] and Europe,[5] is a sports video game developed by Canadian developer Next Level Games and published by Nintendo for the Wii. ...

Diddy Kong appears in both Donkey Kong Barrel Blast and DK Jungle Climber as a playable character. He also appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, in which some of his attacks are based around the ones he has in Donkey Kong 64, such as the Peanut Pistols and Rocketbarrel Boost. ^{[7] [8]} In the Adventure Mode, Diddy Kong's and D.K.'s story starts when their bananas are stolen by Bowser's minions. This is a trap to lure them into the heart of the jungle. Bowser turns D.K. into a trophy, but D.K. manages to save Diddy by punching him into another part of the jungle, away from Bowser. When looking for his friend, Diddy ends up at a lake where Rayquaza lives. The Rayquaza attacks him, but he is saved by Fox. The two of them decide to look for D.K. Along the way, they are attacked by Bowser, but escape. Later, Bowser attacks again, turning Diddy into a trophy. The shadow bugs then makes a huge clone of Diddy. Diddy, Fox, and Falco (who just arrived) beat the fake and continue on their way. Falco flies Diddy to the ship where D.K. is. Captain Falcon and Olimar arrive and agree to help. The three of them save D.K., say good-bye to Fox and Falco, and enter a factory. It turns out to be the Subspace Bomb Factory. Teaming up with Samus, Pikachu, and R.O.B., they manage to destroy the factory. They escape on Captain Falcon's ship. After they join with the other teams, they head on to Subspace, where they lose to Tabuu and are turned to trophies. They are saved by King Dedede, Ness, Luigi, and Kirby. Diddy Kong then joins the others and defeat Tabuu. Donkey Kong Barrel Blast , lit. ... DK Jungle Climber is a platforming video game developed by Paon and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console. ... Super Smash Bros. ... Rayquaza ) is one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise—a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards, and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. ...

He is also a playable character in Mario Kart Wii. Mario Kart Wii ) is a kart racing video game developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development and published by Nintendo for the Wii console. ...

Appearances in other media

• Diddy Kong was also in the Donkey Kong Country animated series, where his role as Donkey Kong's sidekick remained relatively the same as in the games. He was voiced by Andrew Sabiston.^[9]

• Diddy Kong has also appeared in various comics featured in official Nintendo magazines. Some of the stories he appeared in include adaptations of Donkey Kong Country, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong 64, as well as original stories.

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