Golden Feather

A Golden Feather, also called simply "feathers", are a type of item introduced in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest ' s Gameboy Advance remake. Golden Feathers are found in every level in the game, and are required to power up Expresso for Expresso Racing.

Forty Golden Feathers exist in the game, cleverly hidden in each level. Once found, the Kongs must return them to Cranky Kong to power up one of Expresso's stats; Strength, Speed, Flight, and Boost, by one point per feather. Each of these attributes can be upgraded ten times, meaning all must be found to have Expresso at maximum power in the races.