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|image=[[File:Taj DKRDS art.png|250px]]<br>Artwork of Taj from ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'' | |image=[[File:Taj DKRDS art.png|250px]]<br>Artwork of Taj from ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'' | ||
|full_name=Taj the Genie<br>Taj the Elephant<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 103 | |full_name=Taj the Genie<br>Taj the Elephant<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 103, page 10.</ref> | ||
|species=[[Genie]]/Elephant | |species=[[Genie]]/Elephant | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' ([[List of games by date#1997|1997]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' ([[List of games by date#1997|1997]]) | ||
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|portrayed_by=Lee Ray ([[List of games by date#1997|1997]])<ref>[[Media:DKR_Taj_voice_confirmation.PNG|Twitter confirmation by former Rare employee Graeme Norgate]]</ref>}} | |portrayed_by=Lee Ray ([[List of games by date#1997|1997]])<ref>[[Media:DKR_Taj_voice_confirmation.PNG|Twitter confirmation by former Rare employee Graeme Norgate]]</ref>}} | ||
{{quote|I have something special for you!|Taj|Diddy Kong Racing}} | {{quote|I have something special for you!|Taj|Diddy Kong Racing}} | ||
'''Taj''' is a blue elephant and a genie who lives on | '''Taj''' is a blue elephant and a genie who lives on Timber's Island, and he mainly appears in ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'', and its [[Nintendo DS]] remake, ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]''. Taj could have possibly been inspired from the real-world {{wp|Indian elephant}}, considering his basis from Indian culture. His name may come from ''taj'' (تاج, from the Arabic word for "crown"), a brimless hat worn by people from Muslim countries. It may also be a reference to the {{wp|Taj Mahal}}, a palace in India. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===''Diddy Kong Racing'' / ''Diddy Kong Racing DS''=== | ===''Diddy Kong Racing'' / ''Diddy Kong Racing DS''=== |