Diddy Kong

For fighter info, see Diddy Kong (SSBB) and Diddy Kong (SSB4).

Diddy Kong
Diddy Kong File:DKSymbol.png Official artwork of Diddy Kong from Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.
Universe	Donkey Kong
Debut	Donkey Kong Country (1994)
Smash Bros. appearances	Brawl SSB4 Ultimate
Most recent non-Smash appearance	Mario Golf: World Tour (2014)
Console/platform of origin	Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Species	Kong
Gender	Male
Place of origin	Donkey Kong Island
Created by	Rare
Article on Donkey Kong Wiki	Diddy Kong

Diddy Kong (ディディーコング, Diddy Kong) is a main character from the Donkey Kong series who debuted in Donkey Kong Country for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. He was created by Rare and has starred in many titles, such as Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, also for the Super NES, Diddy Kong Racing for the Nintendo 64, and its Nintendo DS remake Diddy Kong Racing DS. He is Donkey Kong's nephew and best friend, and is known for his fast running and climbing speed.

Character description

Official artwork of Diddy from DK: Jungle Climber, which inspired his design in Brawl.

Diddy Kong is a monkey who is Donkey Kong's nephew and sidekick in Donkey Kong Country and Donkey Kong 64 and is the main character in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Diddy Kong Racing. He has a girlfriend named Dixie Kong.

In Donkey Kong Country, Donkey Kong hires Diddy to guard his banana horde from people 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 the 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. The missing teammate could then be retrieved by breaking open a barrel with the letters DK on it, similar to the one Diddy was initially trapped in.

Since his debut, he has appeared in many games, ranging from those in the Donkey Kong universe, like Donkey Kong Barrel Blast, to those in the expanded Mario universe, such as Mario Kart: Double Dash!! and Mario Strikers Charged.

In Super Smash Bros.

Diddy Kong is briefly mentioned in Donkey Kong's biography.

In Super Smash Bros. Melee

Diddy Kong is briefly mentioned in Dixie Kong's trophy description. Also, he is mentioned in the DK Rap, which plays on the Kongo Jungle stage. However, despite his prominence within the Donkey Kong series as the secondary protagonist, he lacks a trophy of his own.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Diddy Kong, as he appears in "Super Smash Bros. Brawl".

Main article: Diddy Kong (SSBB)

Diddy Kong is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, available to play as from the beginning. He uses many unique special attacks, such as his Rocketbarrel Boost, and Peanut Popgun attacks, both of which are used in his Final Smash, the Rocketbarrel Barrage. His small size and lack of power, combined with the use of weaponry offer a completely different fighting style than Donkey Kong, despite their alleged familial relation. Due to the strategic use of his banana peels, great comboing potential, good agility, a powerful down air Meteor Smash finisher, and an overall impressive amount of tournament wins, he is currently in 4th position on the official tier list.

According to Sakurai, Diddy Kong was initially planned to be teamed with Dixie Kong, where the two could swap out with each other in the midst of battle, emulating their tagging out mechanic in Donkey Kong Country 2. However, when Sakurai ran into technical difficulties in implementing the idea, he scrapped it, as well as scrapping Dixie Kong as a playable character, leaving Diddy Kong as a solo character and the lone new playable Donkey Kong character.

Trophy Info

Diddy Kong has a trophy that is awarded each time Classic Mode is completed with Diddy Kong on any difficulty. See Rocketbarrel Barrage for the trophy description of Diddy Kong's Final Smash.

Diddy Kong

The Diddy Kong trophy in Brawl

Donkey Kong's little buddy. He's famous for his quickness and his long tail. He usually plays second banana to DK, but he teamed up with his girlfriend, Dixie, to rescue DK when he got captured. He's spent some time playing music and competing in races, and he's also an expert at using barrels.

: Donkey Kong Country

: Donkey Kong 64

Stickers

Name	Game	Effect	Character(s)
Diddy Kong	Donkey Kong 64	SpecialLaunchPower+020 +20	DK Diddy
Diddy Kong	Donkey Kong Country	AttackTail+028 Attack +28	Diddy
Diddy Kong	Mario Hoops 3-on-3	AttackLeg+028 Attack +28	DK Diddy
Diddy Kong	Mario Superstar Baseball	AttackLeg+012 Attack +12	DK Diddy

Diddy Kong (DK64)

Diddy Kong (Donkey Kong Country)

Diddy Kong (Mario Hoops 3-on-3)

Diddy Kong (Mario Superstar Baseball)

In Super Smash Bros. 4

Diddy Kong as he appears in Super Smash Bros 4

As a Playable Fighter

He's back again, and about time, too, in Super Smash Bros. 4. His reveal corresponded with the US release of Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. His limbs stretch farther in his attacks, significantly improving his reach. Although he was already a top tier character in Brawl, he was heavily buffed with his KOing moves being more reliable and has gained many options to deal with his opponents, but at the cost of his Banana Peel move being significantly nerfed.

Notably and infamously, Diddy Kong is a easy-to-use character known for his quick and powerful attacks, and his effective combos to rack up damage and KOs.

Trophies

Trophy descriptions

Diddy Kong

Donkey Kong's trusty partner. He sports his signature look: red hat, red shirt, Rocketbarrel Pack. In Smash Bros., he's incredibly agile. Charge the Rocketbarrel Pack by holding down the button before launch, and you can steer with left and right. Don't forget to drop banana peels—enemies love it!

Diddy Kong (All-Star)

The Banana Peel Diddy throws when you use his down special can be picked up and used against you, so be careful. His Monkey Flip side special is a rolling leap followed by a grab (or a kick if you press the button again midjump). If you grab someone, press the button again to attack or jump off them to go high into the air.

• Diddy Kong Trophy.png

  Classic (3DS)

• Diddy Kong All-Star Trophy.png

  Alt. (3DS)

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  Classic (Wii U)

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  Alt. (Wii U)

Trivia

• Being a Rare creation, Diddy Kong is the only playable character in the Super Smash Bros. series who was created outside of Japan, instead being created in Europe.
• Diddy Kong is the only playable character from a Mario sub-series to not have debuted in a game featuring Mario.