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Candy has a robotic clone named [[Candy Clone]], who was created by [[King K. Rool]], and appeared in a few episodes. | Candy has a robotic clone named [[Candy Clone]], who was created by [[King K. Rool]], and appeared in a few episodes. | ||
===''Super Mario-Kun''=== | |||
Candy Kong appears briefly in volume 23 of the ''[[Super Mario-Kun]]'' manga, where she sports her look from the ''Donkey Kong Country'' television series. | |||
===''DK'' series=== | ===''DK'' series=== | ||
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===''Super Smash Bros.'' series=== | ===''Super Smash Bros.'' series=== | ||
====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''==== | ====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''==== | ||
Candy Kong | Candy Kong appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' as a [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]], obtained at random in one of the game's single-player modes. | ||
====''Super Smash Bros. for 3DS / Wii U''==== | ====''Super Smash Bros. for 3DS'' / ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''==== | ||
Candy also has a trophy in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''. The trophy description | Candy also has a trophy in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''. The trophy description mentions that Funky Kong has a crush on her as well as Donkey Kong, something which is not mentioned in any of the other games. | ||
====''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''==== | ====''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''==== | ||
Candy Kong also makes | Candy Kong also makes an appearance in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' as an Advanced-class support [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]], reusing her ''DK: Jungle Climber'' artwork. Her spirit battle uses a red palette swap of [[Bayonetta]] equipped with a [[Banana Gun]] on [[Kongo Falls]], with her spirit offering increased stats at critical health. In [[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate#Adventure|World of Light]], the spirit is located in the [[smashwiki:DK Island (World of Light)|DK Island]] sub-world of [[smashwiki:The Light Realm|The Light Realm]], specifically in the spot that represents Candy's Save Point on the [[Kongo Jungle]] map in ''Donkey Kong Country''. | ||
===Other appearances and references=== | ===Other appearances and references=== | ||
Candy Kong's name appears in a mock Time Attack leaderboard on tab 18 of the ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' electronic manual. She is ranked sixth in the leaderboard, above [[Lanky Kong]] and [[Tiny Kong]].<ref>[https://cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/wii_u_6/donkey_kong_country__tropical_freeze/ElectronicManual_WiiU_DonkeyKongCountryTropicalFreeze_EN.pdf ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' electronic manual] (PDF). ''nintendo-europe.com''. Retrieved August 15, 2016.</ref> | |||
Candy Kong's name appears in a | |||
A store named "Candy's Cafe" appears in [[Metro Kingdom|New Donk City]] from ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''. | A store named "Candy's Cafe" appears in [[Metro Kingdom|New Donk City]] from ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''. | ||
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===Development=== | ===Development=== | ||
Early in the development of the original ''Donkey Kong Country'' game, the names "Blondie Kong" and "Honey Kong" were apparently considered as alternate names for Candy Kong.<ref>https://twitter.com/Ghoulyboy/status/1027946702270021638</ref> | Early in the development of the original ''Donkey Kong Country'' game, the names "Blondie Kong" and "Honey Kong" were apparently considered as alternate names for Candy Kong.<ref>Ghoulyboy (August 10, 2018). [https://twitter.com/Ghoulyboy/status/1027946702270021638 Never expected this tweet https://t.co/3IpVWMAcDU about #KingKRool in #SmashBros to be so popular. As a moderately interesting bonus follow up, an early naming sheet shows K. Rool was going to be 'Kommander' and #DKC was going to be called 'Monkey Mayhem'] ''Twitter''. Retrieved August 21, 2018.</ref> Candy Kong refers to Donkey Kong as "Honey Kong" in the first ''Donkey Kong Country'' game, perhaps as a reference to her rejected potential name. | ||
During the development of ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', there were worries that the relationship of Donkey Kong and Candy Kong would clash with the relationship of Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong and detract from the game's character and clarity, so it was decided to replace her.<ref>Rare. [https://web.archive.org/web/19980705000402/http://www.rare.co.uk/recent/games/dkc2/ Donkey Kong Country 2]. ''Rarewhere'' (Internet Archive: Wayback Machine). Retrieved August 2, 2020.</ref> [[Wrinkly Kong]] effectively usurps her position, running the [[Kong Kollege]].<ref>Rare. [https://web.archive.org/web/19980705012626/http://www.rare.co.uk/recent/games/dkc/castlist/cast_candy.html Candy Kong]. ''Rarewhere: DCK Trilogy Cast List'' (Internet Archive: Wayback Machine). Retrieved August 2, 2020.</ref> | During the development of ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', there were worries that the relationship of Donkey Kong and Candy Kong would clash with the relationship of Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong and detract from the game's character and clarity, so it was decided to replace her.<ref>Rare. [https://web.archive.org/web/19980705000402/http://www.rare.co.uk/recent/games/dkc2/ Donkey Kong Country 2]. ''Rarewhere'' (July 5, 1998, 00:04:02 UTC snapshot via Internet Archive: Wayback Machine). Retrieved August 2, 2020.</ref> [[Wrinkly Kong]] effectively usurps her position, running the [[Kong Kollege]].<ref>Rare. [https://web.archive.org/web/19980705012626/http://www.rare.co.uk/recent/games/dkc/castlist/cast_candy.html Candy Kong]. ''Rarewhere: DCK Trilogy Cast List'' (July 5, 1998, 01:26:26 UTC snapshot via Internet Archive: Wayback Machine). Retrieved August 2, 2020.</ref> | ||
===Personality and traits=== | ===Personality and traits=== | ||