Editing Drumstick (character)

|species=Rooster ([[Frog]] when under [[Wizpig]]'s curse)

{{quote|I'm a flyer, not a fryer. Get me out of this place.|Drumstick<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 102|date=November 1997|page=29|language=American English|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref>}}

'''Drumstick''' is an overalls-wearing rooster and character appearing mainly in ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' and [[Diddy Kong Racing DS|its Nintendo DS version]]. He is said to be the best racer on all of [[Timber's Island]], but prior to the game's events, during [[Wizpig]]'s attack on the island, he seemingly goes missing. Drumstick shares a name with a leg cut of poultry.

 

===''Diddy Kong Racing'' / ''Diddy Kong Racing DS''===

In ''Diddy Kong Racing'', Drumstick is an unlockable character. Once the player has the complete [[Wizpig amulet]] and wins all [[Trophy Race]]s, a [[frog]] with a rooster comb appears in the center area of [[Timber's Island]], and the frog makes chicken noises as it hops. To unlock Drumstick, the player has to drive over the frog, which Drumstick was transformed into. His theme instrument from the character selection screen is a fiddle or a violin. Like [[Banjo]] and [[Krunch]], Drumstick is a heavyweight racer, which means that he has high top speed but poor acceleration and handling. Drumstick's top speed without [[banana]]s is 61.5 mph. The player can find Drumstick hopping as a frog again if they use the magic menu to set "Control Drumstick" to off and returning to adventure. Running over him again will trigger the cut scene as if unlocking him but without the message displaying.

A different method is used to unlock Drumstick in the remake. In the center hub of Timber's Island, the player must use the stylus to flick a frog from the bottom screen onto a cliff next to the Wizpig head. This causes Drumstick to hop back down with a rooster's comb. Just like the original version, the player's character must drive over the frog to unlock Drumstick. In the remake, Drumstick is slightly slower, but his acceleration was significantly improved to being one of the highest. Drumstick also got slightly higher handling.

*'''Instruction booklet bio:''' "''The most experienced racer on the island, Drumstick was the animals’ best hope for getting rid of the intruder. Unfortunately, something seems to have gone wrong and he hasn’t been seen since he went off to make a stand. Could he have fallen afoul of one of Wizpig’s spells?''"<ref>{{cite|title=''Diddy Kong Racing'' instruction booklet|page=25|publisher=Nintendo of America|author=Nintendo|date=1997}}</ref>

*'''[[Nintendo Power#Player's Guides|Player's Guide]]''': "''Drumstick was the foremost racer on Timber’s Island, but rumor has it that he fell victim to one of Wizpig’s spells. If you open the race courses successfully, you may find out more about Drumstick’s fate.''"<ref>{{cite|title=''Diddy Kong Racing'' Nintendo Player's Guide|author=Swan, Leslie|language=American English|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1997|page=7}}</ref>

*'''Rarewhere''': "''The most experienced racer on the island, Drumstick was the animals’ best hope for getting rid of the intruder - but unfortunately, something seems to have gone wrong and he hasn’t been seen since he went off to make a stand. Could he have fallen fowl of one of Wizpig’s spells?''""<ref>{{cite|archive=web.archive.org/web/19980705005250/http://www.rare.co.uk/recent/games/racing/castlist/cast_drumstick.html|title=Rarewhere: DKR Cast List|publisher=Rarewhere|accessdate=March 28, 2023|deadlink=y}}</ref>