Editing Don-chan

{{character infobox
|image=[[File:MKAGPD Donchan Artwork.jpg|200px]]<br>Don-chan in ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]''.
|first_appearance=''[[Wikipedia:Taiko no Tatsujin|Taiko no Tatsujin]]'' (2001, ''Taiko no Tatsujin'' series)<br>''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]'' ([[List of games by date#2013|2013]], ''Super Mario''-related media)
|full_name=Don Wada
|latest_appearance=''Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival'' (2022, ''Taiko no Tatsujin'' series) <br> ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]], cameo, ''Super Mario''-related media) 
|species=Taiko Drum
|latest_portrayal=Miki Narahashi (2004-present)
}}

'''Don Wada''', typically known as '''Don-chan''', or simply '''Don''', is the main character of the ''[[Crossovers with Taiko no Tatsujin|Taiko no Tatsujin]]'' series, and appears as a default playable character in ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]''.<ref>http://arcadeheroes.com/2013/02/05/namco-formally-announces-mario-kart-arcade-grand-prix-dx/</ref> He has poor speed, average acceleration, and great handling, sharing these statistics with [[Toad]], [[Bowser Jr.]], and [[Lakitu]]. He also has two downloadable palette swaps in the game that dress him in strawberry and knight costumes, known officially as '''Strawberry Don-chan''' and '''Hero Don-chan''' respectively. These variants allow him to use the [[Cake]] and [[Shield (Mario Kart Arcade GP series)|Shield]] [[Special Item (Mario Kart series)|Special Item]]s respectively.
Additionally, Don-chan appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' / ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Wii U]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' as one of the characters that [[Pac-Man]] can randomly summon during his Namco Roulette taunt.<ref>https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAACAABnUYn8H9Gn3w</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
MKAGPDX Don-chan artwork.jpg|Character bio
Mario Bowser Don-chan.png|Don-chan with Mario and Bowser, after being hit by a [[Green Shell]]
MKAGPDX Group Artwork.png|Group artwork featuring Don-chan
Ice Luigi MKAGPDX.jpg|In the latest version of the game, Don-chan's character select icon can be seen below Mario and Luigi, and to the right of [[Toad]]
MKAGPDX Don-chan.jpg|Don-chan racing in [[Bon Dance Street]] with his [[Standard Kart]]
MKAGPDX Don-chan Kart.jpg|Don-chan in the [[Don Doko Drive]]
MKAGPDX Don-chan Emblem.png|[[Emblem]]
MKAGPDX Strawberry Don-chan artwork.jpg|Strawberry Don-chan
MKAGPDX Hero Don-chan artwork.jpg|Hero Don-chan
SSB4 Namco Roulette.jpg|Don-chan (bottom center) in Pac-Man's Namco Roulette taunt in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''
JAE2013 Group Photo.jpg|Don-chan along with Kei Kobayashi, [[Hideki Konno]] and Mario at {{wp|Japan Amusement Expo}} 2013
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=どんちゃん
|JpnR=Don-chan
|JpnM=From「どんどん」(''dondon'', an onomatopoeia for a drumming or beating sound) and「ちゃん」(''-chan'', a Japanese affectionate honorific)
}}

==Notes==
*Preceding Don-chan's appearance in ''Mario Kart Arcade GP DX'', the ''Mario'' franchise crossed over with the ''Taiko no Tatsujin'' series, as music from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' appeared in the ''Taiko no Tatsujin'' series prior. Moreover, the [[Donkey Konga (series)|''Donkey Konga'' series]] are heavily based on the ''Taiko no Tatsujin'' games as well.

==References==
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