Diddy Kong

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Diddy Kong, gaming star.

Diddy Kong is Donkey Kong's nephew and "little buddy" who has gone on countless adventures with him. He is a creation of the British company, Rareware; the name 'Diddy' is a slang word used in some parts of northern England for 'small', as Diddy is.

Biography

The First Adventure

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The old Diddy Kong.

Diddy Kong first appeared in Donkey Kong Country, here he was still Donkey Kong's apprentice and an in-training video-game star. Wanting to humor an over eager Diddy, Donkey decided to let Diddy guard his Banana Hoard. Unfortunately, when DK assigned this duty to Diddy he hadn't expected the Kremling Krew to attack. Unable to hold off an attack by a Krusha, Diddy was sealed in a barrel. The next morning Donkey awoke and, realizing his bananas were missing, he found and released Diddy and the two set off to reclaim them and drive the Kremlings off of Donkey Kong Island.

A False Fight

Eventually Donkey and Diddy managed to defeat King K. Rool and the Kremling Krew. Unfortunately this victory was short as a while later Diddy and Donkey were tricked into a bet by Cranky Kong in Donkey Kong Land, and the two once again set off to reclaim Donkey's golden bananas from K. Rool.

From Sidekick to Hero

Diddy Kong as seen in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest.

After the events of Donkey Kong Land all seemed well for Diddy; he even got a girlfriend by the name of Dixie Kong. Unfortunately disaster soon struck in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]], when the Kremling Krew kidnapped Donkey Kong and whisked him away to their own island, Crocodile Isle. It was up to Diddy and Dixie to venture through Crocodile Isle and rescue Donkey Kong from Kaptain K. Rool. Near the end of DK Country 2, Donkey Kong was rescued by Diddy and Dixie and Crocodile Isle sank into the ocean.

The Revival of Crocodile Isle

After DK's rescue, Diddy and the rest of the Kongs once again went back to relaxing in Donkey Kong Land 2. Unfortunately, K. Rool and the Kremlings struck again. After raising their island back up to the surface, the Kremlings kidnapped Donkey Kong once more. Diddy and Dixie had to, once again venture to Crocodile Isle and rescue Donkey Kong.

From Hero to Captive

Diddy was not quite a hero anymore when Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie's Double Trouble. After the stressing events of Donkey Kong Land 2 Diddy and Donkey decided to go vacationing in the Northern Kremisphere, planning to return to Donkey Kong Island in a few days time. The duo never came back. Dixie, worried about the two Kongs, decided to venture to the Northern Kremisphere to search for them, her cousin Kiddy Kong in tow with her. After Dixie and Kiddy defeated Baron K. Roolenstein they discovered that KAOS, K. Rool's stand-in leader for the Kremling Krew, contained Diddy and Donkey. It seemed K. Rool had abducted Diddy and Donkey for the purpose of using their brain energy to power KAOS. After being rescued Diddy and Donkey went back to Donkey Kong Island while Dixie and Kiddy took care of what was left of the Kremling Krew.

A Reckless Adventure

A few months after Diddy and Donkey, restless decided to enter a contest to find the recently re-sunken island of Lost World with a disgruntled Dixie, Kiddy and K. Rool behind. Despite having an integral role in Donkey Kong Land 3 Diddy (along with Donkey) doesn't actually appear in the game. Where the two Kongs were during the events of the game is unknown.

To The Rescue

Diddy in his car.

While lazing around one day while the rest of the Kong clan was out, Diddy eventually got a letter from his long-time friend Timber. The letter was asking Diddy for help, as an intergalactic bully named Wizpig had invaded Timber's Island and Timber needed Diddy's help to get rid of him. Diddy and Timber, along with a few friends eventually managed to drive off Wizpig and release those who were under his mind-control.

K. Rool's Revenge

Soon after the events of Diddy Kong Racing trouble once again brewed in Donkey Kong 64.

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Diddy Kong back in action.

King K. Rool, hungry for revenge, tried to attack Donkey Kong Island. Luckily for the island's inhabitants K. Rool's weapon, the Blast-O-Matic was damaged after K. Rool's Ship crashed into a small island. To buy time to repair his weapon K. Rool had Donkey Kong's Banana Hoard re-stolen, and had several Kong's kidnapped, Diddy included.

Diddy was eventually freed from his captivity in Jungle Japes by Donkey Kong. From then on Diddy aided Donkey and the other Kongs with shutting down the Blast-O-Matic and getting rid of King K. Rool by collecting red bananas and coins and using his abilities gained from Cranky. Eventually K. Rool was sent packing by Funky Kong.

Musical Fun

Diddy, along with Donkey and Dixie, became a musical star in Donkey Konga and Donkey Konga 2. He also appears in Donkey Konga 3. He helped them earn plenty of money, which was presumably used to buy Bananas.

Saving the Party

In DK: King of Swing Diddy is capable of being played as in the games adventure mode by collecting twenty-four DK Coins in the games adventure mode with Donkey Kong. He along with Donkey Kong, helps to save the Jungle Jam from the Kremling Krew.

Racing Again

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Diddy as seen in Diddy Kong Racing DS.

Diddy Kong has recently appeared in Diddy Kong Racing DS, a semi-remake of Diddy Kong Racing. He seems to sound like a little kid with a cold in this game.

Future Appearances

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Diddy Kong, as he will appear in Donkey Jet.

Diddy has been confirmed as a playable character in the upcoming games, Donkey Jet and Donkey Kong: Jungle Climber. Diddy has been confirmed as a team captain in Mario Strikers Charged for the Nintendo Wii.

Cancelled Appearances

Diddy was to star in both Diddy Kong Pilot and Donkey Kong Racing as a main character, unfortunately these games were canceled before they could be released.

Appearances in Other Games

As of 2003 Diddy has recently begun to appear in the Mario series, starting with Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour. Other Mario games Diddy has appeared in include Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, Mario Power Tennis, Mario Superstar Baseball and Mario Hoops 3-on-3.

Diddy Kong, as seen on the Donkey Kong Country animated series.

In most of these Mario spin-off games Diddy replaces Donkey Kong Jr. as Donkey Kong's sports partner.

Diddy made a cameo at the end of Banana Ruins of Mario Kart Arcade GP.

Appearances in Other Media

Diddy Kong was featured as a main character on the Donkey Kong Country television series. Here he was still Donkey Kong's little buddy who went on countless adventures with him, though it never is mentioned that he is DK's nephew.

Diddy was voiced by Andrew Sabiston during the entire run of the Donkey Kong Country cartoon.

Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Information

Mario Superstar Baseball Bios

DK’s partners and buddy. Diddy’s trademark is his red baseball hat. While Donkey Kong boasts incredible power, Diddy’s forte is his nimbleness. Using his prehensile tail to great effect, Diddy Kong is a natural fielder who won’t ever boot routine balls.

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Trivia

  • While his uncle is an ape (a large primate, with no tail), Diddy Kong is actually a monkey (a small primate, with a long, powerful tail).
  • Diddy Kong also starred in Nintendo Monopoly. He costs $260, and took the role of Ventnor Avenue.

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