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{{Infobox Character General | {{Infobox Character General | ||
|name = Diddy Kong | |name = Diddy Kong | ||
|image = [[File: | |image = [[File:DiddyKongSMP.png|250px]] | ||
|caption = [[File:DKSymbol.svg|50px|class=invert | |caption = [[File:DKSymbol.svg|50px|class=invert]] | ||
Diddy Kong's | Official artwork of Diddy Kong from ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario Party}}''. | ||
|universe = {{uv|Donkey Kong}} | |universe = {{uv|Donkey Kong}} | ||
|firstgame = ''{{s|mariowiki|Donkey Kong Country}}'' (1994) | |firstgame = ''{{s|mariowiki|Donkey Kong Country}}'' (1994) | ||
|games = ''[[Brawl]]''<br>''[[SSB4]]''<br>''[[Ultimate]]'' | |games = ''[[Brawl]]''<br>''[[SSB4]]''<br>''[[Ultimate]]'' | ||
|lastappearance = ''{{s|mariowiki| | |lastappearance = ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario Strikers: Battle League}}'' (2022, via update) | ||
|console = Super Nintendo Entertainment System | |console = Super Nintendo Entertainment System | ||
|homeworld = {{s|mariowiki|Donkey Kong Island}} | |homeworld = {{s|mariowiki|Donkey Kong Island}} | ||
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==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
[[File: | [[File:DiddyJungle.jpg|thumb|left|120px|Official artwork of Diddy from ''{{s|mariowiki|DK: Jungle Climber}}'', which inspired his design in ''[[Brawl]]''.]] | ||
Originally, Diddy Kong was conceived by [[Rare]] as a redesign of Donkey Kong Jr. | Originally, Diddy Kong was conceived by [[Rare]] as a redesign of Donkey Kong Jr., but Nintendo realized 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. | ||
Diddy Kong is a young monkey who is [[Donkey Kong]]'s best friend and sidekick in the ''Donkey Kong'' series, although he has at times held protagonist roles. He wears a red cap with the [[Nintendo]] logo on it and a red shirt with stars on it. He has a girlfriend named [[Dixie Kong]]. | |||
In ''Donkey Kong Country'', Donkey Kong hires Diddy to guard the Kongs' banana hoard from the Kremlings who might want to steal it. Overhearing this, [[King K. Rool]] sends an attack on Diddy, who is tossed in a [[barrel]] and thrown into the bushes. Donkey Kong soon finds and frees him, and the two set out on an adventure to get their bananas back. In the game, Diddy Kong was used either for two-player mode or as a sort of hit point. As long as either Donkey Kong or Diddy Kong were alive, a life was not lost. Compared to Donkey Kong, Diddy was more agile, but in return was not able to defeat certain large enemies like Krusha. The missing teammate could then be retrieved by breaking open a [[DK Barrel]], similar to the one Diddy was initially trapped in. At some point, Donkey Kong and Diddy make a bet with Cranky Kong that they can't do their original adventure again on weaker hardware, which leads the the events of ''Donkey Kong Land''. | |||
Prior to the events of ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', the Kremling Krew, led by Kaptain K. Rool, captured Donkey Kong and took him to Crocodile Isle. Diddy calls upon [[Dixie Kong]] and go after the Kremlings, eventually defeating Kaptain K. Rool and rescuing Donkey Kong. In ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble'', Donkey Kong and Diddy later get captured again on a fishing trip and get contained within the robot {{s|supermariowiki|KAOS}}, ostensibly the new leader of the Kremlings but in reality controlled by K. Rool under his Baron K. Roolenstein persona. Dixie and Kiddy Kong end up rescuing both. Diddy continues to be a valuable partner to Donkey Kong, especially as a member of the DK crew in ''Donkey Kong 64'' and a pseudo-powerup in ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' and ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''. | |||
In ''Diddy Kong Racing'', Diddy Kong would go on another adventure without Donkey Kong; rather than established characters from the ''Donkey Kong Country'' series, this game used an original cast of characters created by Rare, notably including [[Banjo]] and {{iw|wikipedia|Conker the Squirrel}}, who would later star in their own series. In the story of the game, Diddy is called to help by his friend Timber in order to defeat the evil alien Wizpig in a series of racing competitions and prevent him from taking over his island. A remake was released for the Nintendo DS, once again developed by Rare, but Banjo and Conker were replaced by Dixie Kong and Tiny Kong because of the [[Microsoft]] acquisition of Rare from a few years earlier. | |||
Diddy has also been a recurring cast member in many of the {{uv|Mario}} spin off games, including various entries in the ''Mario Kart'', ''Mario Party'', ''Mario Tennis'' series and many others. | |||
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Notably and infamously, Diddy Kong dominated the competitive play of ''SSB4'' for the first six months following the game's release. Diddy Kong was easy to use and had quick and powerful attacks, alongside effective combos to rack up damage and KOs, including his infamous down throw to up air combo (christened the name "Hoo-Hah" by competitive players). However, as of patch 1.0.6 that was released on April 15, 2015, Diddy Kong received major nerfs to the damage and knockback of several of his most frequently used moves, causing his overall tournament usage to decline. | Notably and infamously, Diddy Kong dominated the competitive play of ''SSB4'' for the first six months following the game's release. Diddy Kong was easy to use and had quick and powerful attacks, alongside effective combos to rack up damage and KOs, including his infamous down throw to up air combo (christened the name "Hoo-Hah" by competitive players). However, as of patch 1.0.6 that was released on April 15, 2015, Diddy Kong received major nerfs to the damage and knockback of several of his most frequently used moves, causing his overall tournament usage to decline. | ||
Yet, regardless of the above, Diddy Kong ranks | Yet, regardless of the above, Diddy Kong ranks 3rd on the current [[tier list]], placing him in the S tier. He still retains his fantastic mobility, and a strong combo game thanks to his generally low knockback, quick frame data, and long reach despite his small size. He also has a few usable finishers, such as his smash attacks and [[Monkey Flip]]. His biggest flaw, however, is his recovery: [[Rocketbarrel Blast]]. He is required to charge it up to gain any decent distance, leaving him incredibly open to [[edge-guarding]], and the rocket barrels themselves can be detached by any attack, leaving him [[helpless]]. Despite his heavy nerfs in updates, Diddy Kong's positives still remain notable, still allowing for excellent tournament representation and results, with his current tier placement possibly being a result of nerfs to other top-tier characters after he himself had been nerfed, such as {{SSB4|Sheik}} and {{SSB4|Zero Suit Samus}}, allowing him to rise above them. | ||
===Trophies=== | ===Trophies=== | ||
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[[File:Diddy Kong SSBU.png|thumb|Diddy Kong, as he appears in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.]] | [[File:Diddy Kong SSBU.png|thumb|Diddy Kong, as he appears in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.]] | ||
Diddy Kong returns as a playable character in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', though he is unlockable for the first time in the series. He has a new [[Final Smash]], [[Hyper Rocketbarrel]]. | Diddy Kong returns as a playable character in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', though he is unlockable for the first time in the series. He has a new [[Final Smash]], [[Hyper Rocketbarrel]]. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Unlike in most ''Donkey Kong'' games and ''Mario'' spin-offs, where Diddy Kong has a cartoonish voice, voiced by {{s|mariowiki|Katsumi Suzuki}}, the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series has Diddy Kong using realistic chimpanzee screeches. This also applies to [[Bowser]], with realistic roars instead of {{s|mariowiki|Kenneth W. James}}, Bowser's current voice actor in most ''Mario'' games, [[Petey Piranha]], who is giving monstrous roars instead of {{s|mariowiki|Toru Minegishi}}, Petey’s current voice actor in the ''Mario'' games, [[Donkey Kong]], who uses realistic gorilla roars instead of using voice clips from his current voice actor {{s|mariowiki|Takashi Nagasako}}, and [[King K. Rool]], who uses realistic crocodile grunts instead of his current voice actor in the ''Donkey Kong'' games, {{s|mariowiki|Toshihide Tsuchiya}}. | *Unlike in most ''Donkey Kong'' games and ''Mario'' spin-offs, where Diddy Kong has a cartoonish voice, voiced by {{s|mariowiki|Katsumi Suzuki}}, the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series has Diddy Kong using realistic chimpanzee screeches. This also applies to [[Bowser]], with realistic roars instead of {{s|mariowiki|Kenneth W. James}}, Bowser's current voice actor in most ''Mario'' games, [[Petey Piranha]], who is giving monstrous roars instead of {{s|mariowiki|Toru Minegishi}}, Petey’s current voice actor in the ''Mario'' games, [[Donkey Kong]], who uses realistic gorilla roars instead of using voice clips from his current voice actor {{s|mariowiki|Takashi Nagasako}}, and [[King K. Rool]], who uses realistic crocodile grunts instead of his current voice actor in the ''Donkey Kong'' games, {{s|mariowiki|Toshihide Tsuchiya}}. | ||
*Being a [[Rare]] creation, Diddy Kong is the first playable character in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series who was created outside of Japan, instead, he was created in the United Kingdom. | |||
*Being a [[Rare]] creation, Diddy Kong is the first playable character in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series who was created outside of Japan | |||
**In addition, he is the first playable character hailing from a Nintendo-created universe to have been created by an external company. He would later be joined by [[Dark Pit]] (created by [[Sora Ltd.|Project Sora]]), [[Dark Samus]] (created by [[Retro Studios]]), and [[King K. Rool]] (also created by Rare). | **In addition, he is the first playable character hailing from a Nintendo-created universe to have been created by an external company. He would later be joined by [[Dark Pit]] (created by [[Sora Ltd.|Project Sora]]), [[Dark Samus]] (created by [[Retro Studios]]), and [[King K. Rool]] (also created by Rare). | ||
*Diddy Kong is one of only two characters in the ''Smash Bros.'' series to have placed at the very top of the tier list and then later lose that position (the other being [[Sheik]]), having been at the top of the second '' | *Diddy Kong is one of only two characters in the ''Smash Bros.'' series to have placed at the very top of the tier list and then later lose that position (the other being [[Sheik]]), having been at the top of the second ''Smash 4'' tier list. | ||
*Diddy Kong is the only ''Donkey Kong'' fighter to never have played an antagonistic role. | *Diddy Kong is the only ''Donkey Kong'' fighter to never have played an antagonistic role. | ||
*Diddy Kong is the first | *Diddy Kong is the first character to wear a piece of clothing that has a real-life brand on it, preceding [[Terry]]. | ||
*Despite not making a physical appearance | *Despite not making a physical appearance, Diddy Kong has at least been mentioned in every ''Super Smash Bros.'' game to date. In ''Super Smash Bros. 64'', he was mentioned in [[Donkey Kong]]'s character description, while in ''Melee'' he was mentioned in [[Dixie Kong]]'s trophy description. | ||
==References== | ==References== |