Diddy Kong

Small ape companion

Diddy Kong is a video game character in Nintendo's Donkey Kong franchise—a small chimpanzee in a red cap who serves as Donkey Kong's sidekick and nephew.

First appearing in *Donkey Kong Country* (1994), he has since starred in his own games, most notably *Diddy Kong Racing*.

The name plays on "dinky," suggesting his small stature relative to the larger ape.

Related

chimp · red cap · platformer · sidekick · cartwheel · peanut · jetpack · racing · bongos · tropical · vine · SNES · GameCube · treehouse · coconut · tag team · minecart

Categories
Opposites
size/stature within kong family

Diddy KongDonkey Kong

Nintendo's barrel-hurling simian

Wario · Luigi

gaming sidekick dynamics

Diddy KongGanondorf

Dr. Eggman · Wario

Family

Kong, king, kings, kingly, kingship, kinghood, kinglike, kinged, kinging

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G