Editing Dixie Kong

'''Dixie Kong''' is a recurring member of the [[Kong]] clan who first appears in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. Dixie's trademark ponytail allows her to attack, hold onto objects such as hooks, and hover in the air by spinning it like a rotor, a move called the [[Helicopter Spin]]. Introduced as [[Diddy Kong]]'s strong-willed girlfriend, she has starred in multiple installments of the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' series as a playable character. Dixie Kong has a sanguine and energetic personality, and she often expresses herself in cheerful vocalizations and acrobatic mannerisms. She has also made playable appearances in a few ''Super Mario'' spin-off games including the ''[[Mario Baseball (series)|Mario Baseball]]'' series and ''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]''.

In ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', Dixie joins Diddy on his journey to rescue [[Donkey Kong]] from [[Crocodile Isle]]. Dixie's unique and trademark ability is the [[Helicopter Spin]], which allows her to glide across the air. If Dixie hits an [[End of Level Target]] hard enough at the end of a level, she takes out an electric guitar and briefly performs on it before exiting. Their adventure culminates in a boss fight against [[King K. Rool|Kaptain K. Rool]] in [[The Flying Krock]]. They eventually defeat him and free [[Donkey Kong]]. Later in the [[Lost World (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Lost World]], Diddy and Dixie encounter Kaptain K. Rool again at [[Krocodile Kore]]. After the Kongs defeat Kaptain K. Rool, Crocodile Isle starts to sink underwater, and the Kongs evacuate the island. In the ending, Dixie is seen with Donkey Kong and Diddy, watching as Crocodile Isle sinks underwater.

Dixie Kong has her first starring role in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''. In the backstory for the game, Donkey Kong and Diddy go on a fishing trip. After a few days of them not returning, Dixie goes to the [[Northern Kremisphere]] to begin her search. She goes to [[Funky's Rentals]], where [[Funky Kong]] gives her [[Kiddy Kong]] to babysit. Kiddy joins Dixie in her adventure to find Donkey Kong and Diddy. Dixie and Kiddy encounter many [[Kremling]]s along the way, but at [[Mekanos]], they first encounter the [[Kremling Krew]]'s supposed new robotic leader, [[KAOS]]. Later on, at the end of [[Kaos Kore]], Dixie and Kiddy fight not only KAOS but also its creator, [[King K. Rool|Baron K. Roolenstein]]. The Kongs defeat both KAOS and K. Rool and free Donkey Kong and Diddy, who were trapped inside of KAOS. Dixie and Kiddy's adventure ends with all of the rescued [[Banana Bird]]s carrying them up where the [[Banana Queen]] is, in the clouds, and the Banana Birds free the Banana Queen from her [[evil barrier|barrier]]. Dixie and Kiddy then ride the Banana Queen as she chases after Baron K. Roolenstein, and the Banana Queen drops a large eggshell on K. Rool to stop him. The first segment of the end credits shows an album made by Dixie, titled [[Dixie Kong's Photo Album]], which has the name and a photograph of nearly each character and enemy.

In the backstory of ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]'', Dixie is left behind to babysit Kiddy after Donkey Kong and Diddy enter a competition in search of the [[Lost World (Donkey Kong Land III)|Lost World]]. Dixie wants to enter the competition but was not considered for the contest. Dixie, wanting to prove herself as competent, decides to join the search for the Lost World, and she takes Kiddy with her.<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Land III'' manual|page=2-3|date=1997|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> During their adventure, Dixie and Kiddy encounter many of the [[Kremling]]s and eventually [[King K. Rool|Baron K. Roolenstein]] at the end of [[Tin Can Valley]], and then again in the Lost World itself.

===''Donkey Kong Country'' television series===

Dixie Kong makes sporadic appearances on the [[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|''Donkey Kong Country'']] cartoon produced by [[Nintendo]] and [[Nelvana]]. On the show, her personality is drastically different than the one portrayed in the games; her clothing is also different, consisting of a teal singlet with a flower on it, somewhat resembling what her sister, [[Tiny Kong]] wears. Her ponytail is also smaller than it is in the games. In the episodes [[Get a Life, Don't Save One]] and [[Klump's Lumps]], Dixie loses her pet crab and lobster, respectively. In the latter episode, she is also shown to be more trusting than the other Kongs, befriending a recently fired [[General Klump]] when no one else can. She is the only Kong included in the show that makes her debut in ''Donkey Kong Country 2''. Dixie was voiced by [[Louise Vallance]].

Her first appearance in the show is in episode seven, [[Kong for a Day]]. In this episode, she cheers up Donkey Kong after Funky gets angry with him, and she also goes with him when he has to leave the island. When they are in the jungle, [[Krusha]] imitates Donkey's voice and tricks Dixie, making her believe that Donkey Kong is hitting on her and saying bad things about Diddy.

In the tunnel, they find a mine cart. They start racing against the Kremlings, but, as the distance between them increased, the mine cart becomes dangerous. After the rails ended, the Kongs land on a swamp. Diddy then realizes they are not the only ones swimming in the swamp; Krocheads are all around them. They all quickly go up to a crashed boat, and while thinking, Donkey Kong remembers something. He starts to jump on flies until he reaches land. Diddy and Dixie repeats. Dixie realizes they are in the [[Lost World (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Lost World]]. Dixie climbs a wall and sees King K. Rool in the other side with all the bananas. Suddenly, Dixie falls and the Kremling sees her. Donkey Kong and Diddy quickly jumps and helps her. A fight against the Kremlings starts. King K. Rool starts shooting pineapples, but Donkey Kong evades them. He then finds an explosive barrel and throws it to him, which defeats him. The Kongs finally recover the bananas.

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Dixie is a non-playable character in Adventure mode and a playable character in [[Jungle Jam]] mode in ''[[DK: King of Swing]]''. In Adventure mode, Dixie makes a minor appearance in both the opening and ending cutscenes. As a playable character, Dixie and [[Wrinkly Kong]] are tied for the best jumping ability, although Dixie has the worst attack.

Dixie is a minor character in Adventure mode and a playable character in the VS. Mode of ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''. She is in a vacation in [[Sun Sun Island]], with all the other Kongs. In the opening cutscene, she is seen playing beach volleyball with Diddy and Donkey Kong. Although she is not playable in story mode, she is playable in the game's wireless multiplayer mode as P3. Additionally, she hosts the secret stages, which provide DK and Diddy with several additional [[DK Coin]]s needed to complete the game with a 100%.

Dixie Kong makes her first appearance in the ''Super Mario'' franchise in ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'', appearing as an unlockable playable character, where she is voiced by [[Kahoru Sasajima]]. She is unlocked by completing Challenge Mode with Donkey Kong's team. Dixie appears as a technique team player on Donkey Kong's team. She has good chemistry with Donkey Kong and Diddy. She uses a stick as a bat, and the sweetspot is the middle of the stick. Her only talent is Clamber, meaning she can climb walls to catch the ball. In stats, she is tied with [[Baby Luigi]] and [[Toadette]] for the worst batting stat in the game, but she has average pitching and above average fielding and running.

She has good chemistry with Tiny, Diddy, Donkey Kong, [[Baby DK]], Funky, and the Pink [[Mii]]; she has bad chemistry with King K. Rool, Kritter, and Dry Bones. Compared to the earlier game, her batting stat has improved such that it is no longer the worst, though it remains quite low. Her pitching is worse than it was before and is now among the worst in the game, but her fielding was improved and her running was improved slightly. She again uses a stick as a bat. In this game she is the fastest Kong, but is the worst Kong at batting.

Dixie is a playable character in ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'', replacing [[Conker]] from [[Diddy Kong Racing|the original game]]. She has below average speed and medium acceleration and handling. She has a high-pitched voice in this game. ''Diddy Kong Racing DS'' is the first game which both Dixie and Tiny appear in, as well as Dixie's first appearance in a racing game. When Dixie's animation square shows up when being used by the AI after she attacks the player with a weapon, is overtaken by the player, or is attacked by the player's weapon, the Rare logo can be seen pinned on her hat, although it is silver instead of gold.<ref>{{cite|author=XCageGame|date=November 11, 2018|url=youtu.be/7uQ9ogxQoiA?t=34|title=Diddy Kong Racing DS All Tracks|timestamp=00:00:34|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=January 17, 2021}}</ref>

{{quote|Dixie Kong brings her hair-spinning banana tossing skills to the Mario Kart Tour game!|Tagline in Dixie Kong's video introduction for ''Mario Kart Tour''|Nintendo of America<ref>{{cite|author=NintendoAmerica|date=May 27, 2020|url=x.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1265674124082511874|title=It's time to go bananas for the newest racer making a #MarioKartTour debut! It's her first time in the Mario Kart series, but this Kong is no stranger to the world of Nintendo!|publisher=X|accessdate=March 8, 2024|archive=web.archive.org/web/20200527193208/https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1265674124082511874}}</ref>}}

Dixie Kong's outfit looks slightly different in the film than it does in the games. Rather than a pink knotted shirt, she is shown wearing a pink tank top similar to Diddy Kong with a white star and trimming on it.

[[File:Dixie10.png|thumb|upright=0.8|Dixie from ''Donkey Konga 3 JP'' when she wore knee-pads]]

Dixie is a light-brown furred Kong who has a thick blonde ponytail tied with a light blue band. She also has bangs, and the hair at the sides of her bangs is longer and curled. Unlike Diddy Kong, with whom she shares a strong resemblance, she seems to have no tail. She wears what appears to be a short pink top and can be recognized by her trademark pink beret hat. In artwork for the Super Nintendo games, Dixie is shown with a red headband under her hat, most visibly in {{file link|DiddyandDixie.jpg|a piece where the hat is bouncing off}}, although this does not appear elsewhere. She typically wears large blue pearl earrings, although these were originally small and golden. She is almost always seen having her top tied, except in her artwork for ''[[DK: King of Swing]]''. In the original ''Donkey Kong Country'' series, Dixie had pink nail varnish on her toes, but this was removed in all games after ''Donkey Konga 2''. Her hat is occasionally shown to have a gold [[Rare]] logo pin attached to it in artwork from some of her earlier appearances, but this ceased being used entirely following Rare's purchase by {{wp|Microsoft}}. Dixie also used to wear pink knee pads, but these were removed since ''DK: King of Swing''. Dixie was originally depicted with four fingers and three toes, but was given five fingers and toes in ''Donkey Konga 2'' onwards. In ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'', Dixie does not have eyelids, similar to [[Diddy Kong]]; instead, her pupils animate whenever she blinks.

In the comics, Dixie retains her original look. In the cartoons, she has much lighter, almost yellow fur. She still wears a pink hat, but now wears a light green shirt with a flower in it (which [[Tiny Kong]]'s design is inspired from) and pink converse shoes. Unlike in the games, she does not have earrings.

Dixie is generally fearless<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet|page=13|language=en-us|quote=Dixie isn’t afraid of the water (or much else for that matter). She’s as much at home under the sea as her friend Diddy is.|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> and has a love for adventure, and while she eagerly engages upon Diddy's quest to save Donkey Kong she is also happy to go on adventures herself, as seen when she saves both of them with the aid of [[Kiddy Kong]] in ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' and searches for the [[Lost World (Donkey Kong Land III)|Lost World]] in ''Donkey Kong Land III''. In games such as ''DK: Jungle Climber'', it is shown that she likes playing with Donkey Kong and Diddy. She is also one of the most active Kongs, and known to enjoy sports, joining in with Diddy and Donkey when they play basketball and baseball. Her demeanor is slightly tomboyish and assertive, but also cheerful and lively. Her hobbies include blowing bubbles and mixing banana milkshakes,<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Land'', ''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) WORLD EXCLUSIVE Review booklet|page=21|quote=Her hobbies, according to Nintendo, are blowing bubbles and mixing banana milkshakes.}}</ref> which is seen in her idle animation as chewing bubblegum and then briefly sitting down to drink a banana milkshake in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', although the latter was removed in ''Donkey Kong Country 3''. She even owns a Gumball Popgun which she uses in ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''. She is also very musically inclined, perhaps moreso than any other Kong, showing her love for guitars in her debut in ''Donkey Kong Country 2'' and playing one during the ending of ''Tropical Freeze'', as well as playing air guitar when left idle for awhile. She has a habit of headbanging her remarkable hair when playing guitar and appears to be fond of rock music. In ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'', she seems to have got a little more mature and a little less tomboyish. Her trophy description for ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U]]'' implies that she probably takes great care of her hair. In ''Donkey Kong Country 2'', when thrown away by Diddy or hit by an enemy, she starts crying; this also occurs in ''Donkey Kong Country 3'' after being thrown away by Kiddy or after being hit by an enemy attack (on an extra note, when a player enters a cheat in ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'', her crying sound effect plays.

Dixie Kong's greatest asset is her long, blonde ponytail. Her ponytail has the ability to rotate as a [[Helicopter Spin|helicopter]], allowing Dixie to slow down her fall, control her descent to the ground when she is in the air, and expand her jump. She can also use her ponytail to lift [[Barrel]]s, whip enemies, and as a propeller to traverse underwater. Her ponytail has significant amount of strength, being able to toss Kiddy Kong into the air, lift Donkey Kong from the ground while using her helicopter technique, and it is even capable of pounding the ground. Although she is a bit slower than Diddy Kong, the versatility of her ponytail more than makes up for it. Swimming in the water is second nature to Dixie due to having grown up on an island.<ref>{{cite|quote=Growing up on an island, Dixie Kong learned how to swim at a young age. She's as much at home in the water as she is in the trees.|title=''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' instruction booklet|page=13|date=1996|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> In ''Mario Hoops 3-on-3'' she has the ability Cannon Shot, which consists in her summoning a barrel to shoot the ball. In ''DK: King of Swing'', she is an exceptionally high jumper and can attack by performing an aerial attack, which glows red when charged. In ''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast'', she attacks with acrobatic flips and had the ability of doing [[Wild Move]]s. She is talented in playing an electric guitar, as seen in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''—where she plays it whenever the player finishes a level with her—and in ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''—where she plays the guitar before the credits start. She is also skilled at playing bongos. In ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'', Dixie has a popgun of her own which fires bubblegum.

Diddy Kong is Dixie's boyfriend in both the games and the show. She began a relationship with Diddy Kong after the events of ''Donkey Kong Country'',<ref>{{cite|date=November 1996|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) #50|page=53|quote='''THE LOVE OF MY LIFE!''' Since returning from his first adventure, Diddy has been fending off unwanted women. However, one stuck around and soon became the love of his life. Her name is Dixie, a daredevil babe who's not afraid to help out her colleague in these times of trouble.}}</ref> and helps him save [[Donkey Kong]] in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' and saves both of them in ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble''. Dixie is one of the characters called by Diddy in ''Diddy Kong Racing DS''. In ''Mario Superstar Baseball'' and ''Mario Super Sluggers'', the two of them share good chemistry. Dixie is shown trying to kiss Diddy in certain episodes of the ''Donkey Kong Country'' television series, and in "[[Kong for a Day]]", she quickly gets mad at Donkey Kong when one of the Kremlings made it seem like he had been hitting on her and badmouthing her boyfriend.

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|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''

|Playable character

|North America:<br>November 20, 1995

|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]

|-

|''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''

|Playable character

|North America:<br>September 23, 1996

|[[Game Boy]]

|-

|''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''

|Playable character

|North America:<br>November 22, 1996

|Super Nintendo Entertainment System

|-

|''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''

|Playable character

|North America:<br>October 1, 1997

|Game Boy

|-

|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''

|Cameo as [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]]

|Japan:<br>November 21, 2001

|[[Nintendo GameCube]]

|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 2]]''

|Playable character

|Europe:<br>June 25, 2004

|[[Game Boy Advance]]

|-

|''[[Donkey Konga 2]]''

|Playable character  

|Japan:<br>July 1, 2004

|Nintendo GameCube

|-

|''[[DK: King of Swing]]''

|Playable character in Jungle Jam mode

|Europe:<br>February 4, 2005

|Game Boy Advance

|-

|''[[Donkey Konga 3 JP]]''

|Playable character

|Japan:<br>March 17, 2005

|Nintendo GameCube

|-

|''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]''

|Unlockable playable character

|Japan:<br>July 21, 2005

|Nintendo GameCube

|-

|''[[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 3]]''

|Playable character

|Europe:<br>November 4, 2005

|Game Boy Advance

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|''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]''

|Unlockable playable character

|Japan:<br>July 27, 2006

|[[Nintendo DS]]

|-

|''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]''

|Playable character

|North America:<br>February 5, 2007

|Nintendo DS

|-

|''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]''

|Playable character

|Japan:<br>June 28, 2007

|[[Wii]]

|-

|''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''

|Playable character in Multiplayer

|Japan:<br>August 9, 2007

|Nintendo DS

|-

|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''

|Cameo as [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]] and [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|sticker]]

|Japan:<br>January 31, 2008

|Wii

|-

|''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]''

|Playable character

|Japan:<br>June 19, 2008

|Wii

|-

|''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''

|Playable character

|Japan:<br>February 13, 2014

|[[Wii U]]

|-

|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]] / [[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Wii U]]''

|Cameo as [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]]

|Japan:<br>September 13, 2014

|[[Nintendo 3DS]] / Wii U

|-

|''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''

|Playable character

|Japan:<br>May 3, 2018

|[[Nintendo Switch]]

|-

|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''

|Cameo as [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]]

|Japan:<br>December 7, 2018

|Nintendo Switch

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|''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''

|Playable character (requires update)

|Worldwide:<br>May 20, 2020 ([[Jungle Tour]])

|Android / iOS

|}

|team=[[DK Wilds|DK Kongs]]

*"''Ook ook eek! (HELP! HELP! EEEEEEK!)''"

*"''Ook ook! (Thanks for your help.)''"

*"''Ook! Ook! (Yes, I'm fine, but [[Bowser Jr.]]..)''"

*"''Ook! Oook! (I think he's trying to take over [[DK Jungle (baseball stadium)|the ballpark]].)''"

*"''Ooooook... (Ack! The stone tablet at the top of this cliff!)''"

*"''Ook! Ook! (Hey! [[Donkey Kong]]! Wait up!)''"

*"''Ookie! Ookie! (Donkey Kong, you crazy ape! He never listens to anyone...)''"

*"''Ookie ook. (Look, to get to the ballpark, you have to cross the stone bridge...)''"

*"''Ookie! Ookie! (The stone tablet on top of the cliff was a switch.)''"

*"''Ookie! Ookie! (But Bowser Jr. has broken it up and hidden it! What a cad!)''"

*"''Ookie ooo! (Please! You have to help find the stone-tablet pieces!)''"

*"''Ookie! Ookie! (I saw something near the back of the sign at the entrance. Try looking there.)''"

*"''Ookity ook? (So? Did you find the stone tablet?)''"

*"''Ookie! Ookie! (I heard something about "the post by the entrance sign.")''"

*"''Ook ook ooo! (Wow! You found a stone tablet!)''"

*"''Ooook... (Oh no! It's been broken into pieces!)''"

*"''Ook ook! (We need all 3 pieces of the stone tablet to fix the bridge.)''"

*"''Ook oooook ook! (I'll help you look! Donkey Kong! Come down here, will you?)''"

*"''Ook! (Donkey Kong! Why not let [[Mario]] and his friends handle it?)''"

*In volume 212 of ''[[Nintendo Power]]'', Dixie is mistakenly called '''Daisy Kong'''.<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power'' volume 212|page=39|date=February 2007|quote=Diddy's bringing his Kong kin-Tiny and Daisy-in on the action to fill in the gaps left by Conker and Banjo.|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref>

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