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==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
[[File:SSBU_spirit_Donkey_Kong_Jr..png|thumb|left|120px|Official artwork of Donkey Kong Jr., the character who served as the inspiration for Diddy.]] | [[File:SSBU_spirit_Donkey_Kong_Jr..png|thumb|left|120px|Official artwork of Donkey Kong Jr., the character who served as the inspiration for Diddy.]] | ||
Originally, Diddy Kong was conceived by [[Rare]] as a redesign of Donkey Kong Jr., Donkey Kong's son from the original incarnation of the ''Donkey Kong'' franchise who had already starred in his own game, and had proven popular enough to spawn a cereal and segment on the variety cartoon series ''Saturday Supercade'', but Nintendo felt the new design was too different from the original. They advised Rare to either change the design back or make this new design an entirely new character, to which Rare opted for the latter, deciding on the name "Diddy Kong", derived from "diddy", a British slang term meaning either "fool" or "small". Nintendo would continue to use Donkey Kong Jr. in titles such as the ''Game & Watch Gallery'' and ''Mario Tennis'' franchises, and 1994's ''Donkey Kong'', while Rare used Diddy Kong in their ''Donkey Kong'' titles for the duration of the two companies' | Originally, Diddy Kong was conceived by [[Rare]] as a redesign of Donkey Kong Jr., Donkey Kong's son from the original incarnation of the ''Donkey Kong'' franchise who had already starred in his own game, and had proven popular enough to spawn a cereal and segment on the variety cartoon series ''Saturday Supercade'', but Nintendo felt the new design was too different from the original. They advised Rare to either change the design back or make this new design an entirely new character, to which Rare opted for the latter, deciding on the name "Diddy Kong", derived from "diddy", a British slang term meaning either "fool" or "small". Nintendo would continue to use Donkey Kong Jr. in titles such as the ''Game & Watch Gallery'' and ''Mario Tennis'' franchises, and 1994's ''Donkey Kong'', while Rare used Diddy Kong in their ''Donkey Kong'' titles for the duration of the two companies' relationship. | ||
[[File:DiddyJungle.jpg|thumb|right|120px|Official artwork of Diddy from ''{{s|mariowiki|DK: Jungle Climber}}'', which inspired his design in ''[[Brawl]]''.]] | [[File:DiddyJungle.jpg|thumb|right|120px|Official artwork of Diddy from ''{{s|mariowiki|DK: Jungle Climber}}'', which inspired his design in ''[[Brawl]]''.]] | ||
Diddy Kong is a young monkey who is [[Donkey Kong]]'s best friend and sidekick (stated by some sources in the late 1990's to be his nephew, likely as a play on the term "I'll be a monkey's uncle") in the ''Donkey Kong'' series, although he has held protagonist roles on two occasions. He wears a red cap and a red shirt, with a star pattern being present on his shirt since ''Donkey Kong Country 2'', and a Nintendo logo printed on his cap starting in ''Donkey Kong 64'' (though this design element would be absent in games published by other companies, such as the ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games'' series). He has a girlfriend named [[Dixie Kong]]. | Diddy Kong is a young monkey who is [[Donkey Kong]]'s best friend and sidekick (stated by some sources in the late 1990's to be his nephew, likely as a play on the term "I'll be a monkey's uncle") in the ''Donkey Kong'' series, although he has held protagonist roles on two occasions. He wears a red cap and a red shirt, with a star pattern being present on his shirt since ''Donkey Kong Country 2'', and a Nintendo logo printed on his cap starting in ''Donkey Kong 64'' (though this design element would be absent in games published by other companies, such as the ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games'' series). He has a girlfriend named [[Dixie Kong]]. | ||
