Diddy Kong (ディディーコング Didī Kongu?) is described as the nephew of Donkey Kong, who wishes to become strong just like him. During the events of Donkey Kong Country, he is placed in charge of Donkey Kong's banana hoard, and after the bananas are stolen, he helps Donkey Kong defeat K. Rool and get them back. He stars in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, where he and Dixie Kong go in search of Donkey Kong after he is kidnapped by K. Rool. He is kidnapped by K. Rool, along with Donkey Kong, while they are on vacation in the Northern Kremisphere during Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, and they are eventually saved by Dixie and Kiddy. He appears as the main hero then again, staring on Diddy Kong Racing, Diddy Kong Racing DS, and later becomes playable in Donkey Kong 64, Donkey Kong Land, Donkey Kong Land 2, Donkey Konga, Donkey Konga 2, Donkey Konga 3, DK King of Swing, Donkey Kong Barrel Blast, Mario Power Tennis, Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, Mario Superstar Baseball, Mario Hoops 3-on-3, Mario Strikers Charged, Mario Kart Wii, Mario Super Sluggers, and Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Diddy Kong makes an appearance in DK Jungle Climber and Mario Party DS but he is not playable in either. He does not appear, however, in Donkey Kong Land 3, despite featuring in the plot of the game. He was due to star in Diddy Kong Pilot and Donkey Kong Racingbut neither title saw release. Diddy Kong appears in the Donkey Kong Country animated series, where his role as Donkey Kong's sidekick remains relatively the same as in the games. He is voiced by Andrew Sabiston in TV series and by Kevin Bayliss and Katsumi Suzuki in video games.[6] Diddy Kong has also appeared in various comics featured in official Nintendo magazines. Some of the stories he appeared in include adaptations of Donkey Kong Country,Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong 64, as well as original stories
_________________________________________________________________________
Diddy Kong is a character, created by Rare, for the hit SNES game Donkey Kong Country, where he took the role as Donkey Kong’s friend and sidekick. After losing their banana horde to the vile Kremlings, headed up by King K. Rool, both Diddy and Donkey went on an adventure across DK Island to reclaim their treasure. In his games, Diddy can be viewed as the equivalent to Luigi from the Mario franchise- less powerful than the main protagonist Donkey, but a faster and more flexible character in terms of movement. During the development of Donkey Kong Country, the character that would eventually become Diddym was actually a re-imagining of Donkey Kong Jr. The change came about when Nintendo opposed this redesign of an established icon; Rare decided to add a new monkey to the franchise, rather than start over. Some of the names considered for Diddy included Diet DK, DK Lite and Titchy Kong.
Since the original Donkey Kong Country trilogy, Diddy has gone on to star in many other games, as either a cameo or one of the main characters; the most iconic of which would be Rare’s Diddy Kong Racing for the Nintendo 64 in 1997. In this game, Diddy had a whole new franchise created around him; also featuring the debut of other important characters, such as Banjo and Conker. Diddy also had a main role to play in Donkey Kong 64 in 1999, the spiritual sequel to the Country series, alongside Donkey Kong and company.
Diddy Kong's first Super Smash Bros. appearance as a fighter.
