Dixie Kong
Dixie Kong | |
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Official artwork of Dixie Kong from Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. | |
Universe | Donkey Kong |
Debut | Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995) |
Smash Bros. appearances | Melee Brawl SSB4 |
Most recent non-Smash appearance | Mario Kart Tour (2020, update) |
Console/platform of origin | Super Nintendo Entertainment System |
Species | Kong |
Gender | Female |
Place of origin | Donkey Kong Island |
Designed by | Steve Mayles |
Article on Super Mario Wiki | Dixie Kong |
Dixie Kong (ディクシーコング, Dixie Kong) is Diddy Kong's girlfriend and a major character from the Donkey Kong series.
Origin
Dixie Kong originates as Diddy Kong's girlfriend and sidekick in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. She went on to appear in the starring role in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!. Since then, she has been one of the main recurring characters of the Donkey Kong franchise. Her original design in the SNES games had her beret feature a Rareware pin to coincide with Diddy Kong having the Nintendo logo across his hat, though this feature was removed in all of her appearances following Rare’s acquisition by Microsoft in September 2002.
In Super Smash Bros. Melee
Dixie Kong appears as a trophy.
Trophy description
- Dixie Kong
- More than just Diddy Kong’s girlfriend, Dixie Kong is also a fearless adventurer and a reliable team player. She earned her wings helping Diddy rescue Donkey Kong from the clutches of King K. Rool. Dixie's amazingly quick and nimble, and she's even able to twirl her ponytail in order to float slowly through the air.
- Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
12/95
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Dixie was a scrapped design for a playable character, as evidenced by leftover references for "dixie". According to Sakurai, Dixie Kong was intended to be teamed with Diddy Kong, where the two could be tagged out for each other in the midst of battle, similar to how they played in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest; the idea, however, was cut after he ran into technical issues with implementation of the idea, and only Diddy Kong appeared as a solo fighter in Brawl.[1]
In the final game, Dixie Kong appears as a trophy, referenced as a color scheme for Diddy Kong, and a single sticker of her and the DK Bongo drums.
Trophy description
- Dixie Kong
- Diddy Kong's cutie of a girlfriend with an adorable blond ponytail. That ponytail is hardly for show—it helps propel her through the air for extended hang time and is indispensable for spin-attacking enemies and lifting barrels. Watch out—Dixie packs more power than you might imagine!
- : Donkey Kong Country 2
- : Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast (NTSC), Donkey Kong: Jet Race (PAL)
Sticker
Name | Game | Effect | Characters |
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Dixie Kong | Donkey Konga 2 | +39 |
Dixie Kong (Donkey Konga 2) |
In Super Smash Bros. 4
Dixie Kong reappears as a trophy in both versions, and referenced as a color scheme for Diddy Kong. Additionally, in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Dixie Kong appears as a red Smash Tour item, which gives the user an extra double jump for the duration of a battle.
Trophy description
- Dixie Kong
- Diddy Kong's girlfriend. She loves to adventure with him. Her ponytail isn't just for show—she can use it to swim faster, soar in the sky, and even lift barrels! With hair that does all that, you can bet she takes good care of it!
- Dixie Kong is all about style and substance. Just look at her ponytail. It's not just a fashion statement - she can spin it to fly up into the air, swim against strong currents, and even throw barrels with it, no problem! No wonder Diddy Kong likes her!
- : Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (11/1995)
- : Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (02/2014)
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Dixie appears as two Spirits (one of herself and one of her and Kiddy Kong on a raft) and was referenced as one of Diddy’s color schemes again, and her hat, hair, and ponytail appear as Mii Fighter headgear.
Spirits
No. | Image | Name | Type | Class | Slot | Ability | Series |
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145 | Dixie Kong | ★★★ | 3 | Can Be Enhanced at Lv. 99 | Donkey Kong Series | ||
146 | Dixie Kong & Kiddy Kong | ★★★★ | 3 | Thrown Items ↑ |
References
Trivia
- Titles from the Super Smash Bros. series are Dixie Kong's only game appearances where she is not playable in any capacity.
Smash Tour | |
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Red items | Back Shield · Black Knight · Bob-omb · Boo · Bunny Hood · Daisy (Baseball) · Darkrai · Dixie Kong · DK Barrel · Energy Tank · Franklin Badge · Hammer · Home-Run Bat · Kat & Ana · Latias & Latios · Magnus · Majora's Mask · Mecha-Fiora · Metal Box · Mr. Resetti · Mr. Saturn · Ore Club · Phosphora · Plasm Wraith · Poison Mushroom · Rocket Belt · Sidestepper · Steel Diver · Super Mushroom · Super Scope · Ultimate Chimera · Wolfen · X Bomb |
Blue items | Ashley · Boss Galaga · Bus to the City · Chain Chomp · Dillon · Doc Louis · Excitebike · Ghosts (Luigi's Mansion) · Great Fox · Isabelle · POW Block · Riki · Snorlax · Super Star · Tetra · Timmy & Tommy · Tingle · Yellow Wollywog · Zinger |
Green items | Porky Minch · Proto Man · Substitute Doll |
Random events | Banzai Bill · Flying Man · Iridescent Glint Beetle · Kamek · Koffing · Metal Face · Metroid · Nabbit · Reaper · Ridley · Souflee · Tac · Yellow Devil |
Donkey Kong universe | |
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Fighters | Donkey Kong (SSB · SSBM · SSBB · SSB4 · SSBU) · Diddy Kong (SSBB · SSB4 · SSBU) · King K. Rool (SSBU) |
Assist Trophy | Klaptrap |
Boss | Giant Donkey Kong |
Stages | Kongo Jungle · Kongo Falls · Jungle Japes · Rumble Falls · 75m · Jungle Hijinxs |
Items | Hammer · Barrel Cannon · Peanut · Spring |
Enemies | Kritter · Tiki Buzz |
Other | Dixie Kong · DK Barrel · DK Island · Pauline · Zinger |
Trophies, Stickers and Spirits | Trophies (SSBM · SSBB · SSB4) · Stickers · Spirits |
Music | Brawl · SSB4 · Ultimate |
Masterpiece | Donkey Kong |
Related universe | Mario |