
The name "Diddy" is a slang word used in some parts of northern England meaning "small", as Diddy Kong is one of the smallest Kong Family members (along with his girlfriend, Dixie Kong (who is the same size as Diddy) and her sister Tiny Kong (before Diddy Kong Racing DS), Diddy could also be used to describe a type of tune/song. He is also a recurring racer in the Mario Kart series as well as Mario sports games. Diddy has also gone on countless adventures by himself and has even starred in his own racing game for the Nintendo 64 and its remake/sequel for the Nintendo DS, games where he was the one that defeated Wizpig multiple times. This is to signify the actual publisher of the Donkey Kong series. He is a creation of the British company, Rare however, he has the Nintendo logo on his red hat. ĭiddy's look and role originally started as an updated/re-imagined Donkey Kong Jr., however Nintendo not being a fan of the new look encouraged Rare to make the redesign a separate character that fit in with their Donkey Kong Country universe, hence Rare's mascot Diddy Kong was born. The type of monkey he was based on is a spider monkey. He is has been described by his designer as a "chimpney", a portmanteau merging the terms "chimpanzee" and "monkey".

He is the fastest and most agile member of the Kong Family, a rather quick thinker on the fly, and Donkey Kong's eager best friend. He's more feisty and versatile than ever this time around, with the familiar cartwheel assault still intact and a whole host of new abilities at hand, including mastery of those very useful Jetbarrels." - Donkey Kong 64 - The Cast List ĭiddy Kong is the secondary Kong protagonist of the Donkey Kong series along with Donkey Kong. " Long-established second half of the big Kong double act, DK's nephew Diddy makes ever-bigger leaps and bounds towards fully-fledged videogame hero status with his part in each successful overthrow of K.

for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U,ĭonkey Kong Country (for SFC/SNES) (1994)Īndrew Sabiston (in the DKC TV series) series),Įvery Donkey Kong game (excluding the classic Donkey Kong series games and Donkey Kong Jungle Beat), Wrinkly Kong (great grandmother deceased),īanana generation ( Super Smash Bros. Diddy Kong's artwork from the game Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.
