Diddy Kong



Diddy Kong (or Diddy for short) is the secondary main protagonist of the Donkey Kong series. He is the fastest and most agile member of the Kong Family. He is Donkey Kong's spider monkey nephew and eager best friend who has gone on countless adventures with him and a jovial peace seeker wanting to help all of his friends. In the manual of Donkey Kong Country, he was introduced as a young boisterous monkey who always looked up to his uncle DK and dreamed of one day becoming a video game hero/superhero just like him.

Diddy's look and role started as an updated/re-imagined [https://donkeykong.fandom.com/wiki/Donkey_Kong_Jr. Donkey Kong Junior], however Nintendo not being a fan of the new look encouraged Rareware to make the redesign a separate character that fit in with their DKC universe, hence Rare's mascot Diddy Kong was born. He is a creation of the British company, Rare; however, he has the Nintendo logo on his red hat. This is to signify the actual publisher of the DK series. Diddy has also gone on countless adventures by himself and has even starred in his own racing game for the Nintendo 64 and it's remake sequel for the Nintendo DS. He is also a recurring racer in the Mario Kart Series.

The name "Diddy" is a slang word used in some parts of northern England for "small", as Diddy Kong is one of the smallest Kong Family members (along with his friend, Dixie Kong (who is the same size as Diddy) and her sister, Tiny Kong (formerly)), Diddy could also be used to describe a type of tune/song.

He is currently voiced by Katsumi Suzuki but was voiced by Chris Sutherland in Donkey Kong 64. In the Super Smash Bros. Series, Diddy Kong was given realistic monkey screeches, instead of the respective voice actors from the Donkey Kong main series.

Mario Power Tennis / New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis
In Mario Power Tennis, Diddy Kong is a speedy character, and is usually paired with Donkey Kong. His Offensive Power Shot, Acrobatic Banana, makes him hit the ball in a curved trajectory while standing on his head. Any opponents that return his power shot have their controls reversed and a banana picture shows the effect. His Defensive Power Shot, Barrel Jet, allows him to return any balls that are out of his reach. Diddy's Mario Power Tennis trophy animation begins with Luigi and Peach waiting on stage with Donkey Kong. Diddy then goes on stage and starts walking around Luigi, much to his and Peach's curiosity, asking, "Hey, where are you going?" Then Diddy flips the trophy with his tail in the air and catches while he celebrates his victory with Donkey Kong.

Mario Superstar Baseball
In Mario Superstar Baseball, Diddy Kong is once again a playable character. He has fast running, good fielding, average pitching, and weak batting. He is a Team Captain in Exhibition Mode, and a Sub-Captain in Challenge Mode. During Challenge Mode, Diddy plays on Donkey Kong's team. His special ball is the Boomerang Ball, which launches the ball out like a Boomerang to trick the other team. It can be used when the player purchases the Chimp Banana in the store from challenge mode. His other special moves are Clamber and Super Catch. He shares good chemistry with Donkey Kong, Goomba, and Dixie Kong, and does not share bad chemistry with any character.

Mario Super Sluggers
Diddy Kong also appears as a captain in Mario Super Sluggers. In challenge mode, he is on Donkey Kong's team, the DK Wilds. His team name is the Diddy Monkeys. Diddy's star swing is the Banana Swingand his star pitch is the Banana Ball. His batting has slightly improved, has a good fielding boost, his running has decreased, and his pitching is unchanged. He shares good chemistry with all the Kongs, and has bad chemistry with the Kritters and King K. Rool. He also appears in the opening cutscene where he catches the baseball coming from a Warp Pipe at DK Jungle. He then screams in fear due to a giant barrel rolling towards him. Donkey Kong then rescues Diddy Kong by smashing the giant barrel. Diddy Kong then sighs in relief.

Mario Sports Mix
Diddy Kong appears in Mario Sports Mix as a playable character. He is a speedy character that has a slightly higher technique stat countered with a slightly lower power stat, along with other three speedy characters, [https://www.mariowiki.com/Bowser_Jr. Bowser Jr.], Toad, and Cactuar. His Special Shot has him throwing a banana that acts like a boomerang, attempting to stun any players that try to counter his shot.

In Volleyball, Diddy Kong can give his full power shots an added curve, which is something that is typically seen with the Technical characters.