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'''Diddy Kong''' is the deuteragonist of the [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''Donkey Kong'' franchise]] and [[Donkey Kong]]'s best friend and sidekick. He is a creation of the British company [[Rare Ltd.]], which produced many successful ''Donkey Kong'' games that Diddy Kong either starred or co-starred in, but after Rare lost its rights to the ''Donkey Kong'' franchise due to [[Nintendo]] selling its shares to {{wp|Microsoft}}, Nintendo kept the rights of all ''Donkey Kong'' characters, including Diddy Kong. He went on to become a regular character in spin-off ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' titles, effectively taking [[Donkey Kong Jr.]]'s former role starting with ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]''.

Diddy appears as the main and titular character of ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' and its [[Nintendo DS]] remake, ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]''. In the prologue, Diddy gets a letter from [[Timber]], who asks for Diddy's help with saving [[Timber's Island]] from [[Wizpig]]. By the game's conclusion, Diddy, Timber, and their friends manage to expel Wizpig and free the Timber's Island guardians from his mind control. As a racer, Diddy has balanced stats.  

====''Mario Kart Arcade GP''====

In the arcade game, ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]'', Diddy Kong makes a cameo appearance. He appears in a course from the [[Donkey Kong Cup|DK Cup]], [[Bananan Ruins]]. When the player crosses the finish line to start a new lap or to finish the race, Diddy can be seen in the crowd cheering.

 

Diddy Kong makes a cameo in the arcade game, ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]'', where he can be seen cheering in the crowd in the same way as the previous game.

Diddy Kong debuts in the ''Mario Party'' series in ''[[Mario Party DS]]'' as a non-playable character. In the third stage of Story Mode, Donkey Kong is transformed into a statue by a [[Dry Bones]]. Mario and friends help him recover Donkey Kong, and soon defeat the Dry Bones. After its defeat, Diddy hands Mario and friends the third Sky Crystal, while Donkey Kong heads off to Bowser's Castle. Diddy Kong also appears as one of the unlockable figures and badges.

 

Diddy Kong makes another non-playable appearance in ''[[Mario Party 9]]''. This time, he is the mid-boss for [[DK's Jungle Ruins]].

 

A statue resembling Diddy Kong mounted on Donkey Kong can be seen on the southern side of the [[Donkey Kong Board]] in ''[[Mario Party 10]]''. It is based on another statue seen on the file select screen of ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]''.

====''Mario Party: Star Rush''====

Diddy Kong makes his first playable appearance in the ''Mario Party'' series in ''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]''. He can be unlocked by earning enough party points to reach level 11 or by scanning a Diddy Kong [[amiibo]]. In Toad Scramble, he can break barrels to earn coins, and his [[Triple 7 Dice Block]] has a 50% chance of rolling either a 0 or a 7. In Coinathlon, if a Diddy Kong amiibo is used, Diddy Kong always starts out with two [[Double Medal]]s, sharing this trait with Donkey Kong.

Diddy Kong doesn't appear physically in ''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]''; however, his name is mentioned when the player scan the Diddy Kong amiibo, giving them ten coins, and as such an extra life, when the player has lost all their lives.

 

Diddy Kong returns as an unlockable playable character in ''[[Super Mario Party]]'', unlocked by completing the second world of Challenge Road, Chestnut Forest. His special [[Dice Block]] has one face that gives him two coins (without moving), two faces that display 0s, and three faces that display 7s, giving him a better chance at movement than Donkey Kong's, who has two 10s instead of three 7s.

====''WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase''====

In the ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase]]'' [[microgame]] [[DK Country]], the player takes control of a moving [[Bonus Barrel]], from which Diddy gets shot into the air. He must avoid an energic red [[Zinger]] and collect two rows of [[banana]]s in order to win the microgame.

 

In ''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]'', Diddy Kong occasionally appears in the microgame [[Donkey Kong Country Returns (microgame)|Donkey Kong Country Returns]] after it is cleared.

====''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games''====

Although Diddy Kong does not appear in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'', there is a suit based on him that the player can purchase from the boutique for [[Mii]]s to wear.

 

====''Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games''====

Like the previous game, Diddy Kong does not appear in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]'', but there is a suit based on him that the player can unlock for Miis to wear. It is unlocked after playing against a friend 20 times in Single Event mode.

 

As in the previous game, an unlockable suit for Miis based on Diddy Kong appears in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]''. It is unlocked after completing 3 areas in Legend Showdown.

 

 

Diddy Kong reappears as a playable character in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]''. He is a Technique character, being playable in Rugby Sevens.

Diddy Kong appears as a playable character in the Wii follow-up to ''Itadaki Street DS'', ''[[Fortune Street]]''. He is a Level D character, alongside [[Birdo]], [[Donkey Kong]], [[Slime (Dragon Quest)|Slime]], and [[Yangus]].

===''Super Mario Maker''===

===''Skylanders: SuperChargers''===

Diddy Kong appears in the game ''[[Skylanders: SuperChargers]]'' as part of the SuperCharged version of Donkey Kong's vehicle, the [[Barrel Blaster]]. He is also the basis of Donkey Kong's Soul Gem [[Diddy You Call?]], where after being summoned he can fly around in his Rocketbarrel Pack and attack enemies with his Peanut Popguns, similar to his Final Smash in the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series.

 

In the Super Mario Mash-up in ''[[Minecraft]]'', Diddy Kong appears as a playable skin.

===Other appearances===

==Game appearances==

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