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| {{about|the character from ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]''|other uses|[[Drumstick]]}} | | {{articleabout|the character from ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]''|the item from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]''|[[Drumstick (item)]]}} |
| {{character infobox | | {{character-infobox |
| |image=[[File:DrumstickDKRDS.png|150px]] | | |image=[[Image:DDR_Drumstick.jpg]] |
| |species=Rooster | | |full_name=Drumstick |
| |first_appearance=''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' ([[List of games by date#1997|1997]]) | | |first_appearance=''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' (1997) |
| |latest_appearance=''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]]) | | |species=[[Chicken]] |
| |portrayed_by=Lee Ray ([[List of games by date#1997|1997]])<ref>[[Media:DKR_various_characters_voice_confirmation.png|Twitter confirmation by former Rare employee Graeme Norgate]]</ref>
| | |affiliation=[[Diddy Kong]], [[Taj the Genie]], [[Dixie Kong]], [[Tiny Kong]] |
| | |latest_appearance=''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'' (2007) |
| }} | | }} |
| {{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>}} | | {{quote|I'm Drumstick!|Drumstick|Diddy Kong Racing}} |
| '''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. | | |
| | '''Drumstick''' is a large overalls-wearing rooster and one of the best drivers on [[Timber's Island]] in ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' and ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]''. The only pilot faster than Drumstick is [[T.T.]]. |
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| ==History== | | ==History== |
| ===''Diddy Kong Racing'' / ''Diddy Kong Racing DS''=== | | ===''Diddy Kong Racing''=== |
| [[File:DKR - DrumstickFrog.png|thumb|left|100px|Drumstick, under Wizpig's frog curse]] | | During the events of ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' Drumstick attempted to challenge the invading alien wizard, [[Wizpig]]. Unfortunately this was the last that was seen or heard of Drumstick. |
| 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.
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| 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.
| | After a while of adventuring and after gaining four gold trophies and thirty-nine [[Gold Balloon]]s, [[Diddy Kong]] and his friends came upon a [[frog]], who oddly had a red rooster's comb on its head. Running over this frog the heroes were surprised to discover that the frog was actually Drumstick. It seems instead of racing Drumstick, Wizpig had simply transformed him into a frog. After the heroes freed Drumstick from his frog form he joined the heroes in their quest. Another way to unlock Drumstick is to plug in four controllers into each slot of the Nintendo 64. |
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| ===''4koma Gag Battle''===
| | Drumstick is a heavyweight racer, like [[Banjo]] and [[Krunch]], and as a result, has a good top speed, and poor acceleration. However, his turning is at an average level, making it a bit easier for players to control him. |
| Drumstick appears throughout the ''[[4koma Gag Battle]]'' manga adaptation of ''Diddy Kong Racing''. | |
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| ===''Mario Artist: Paint Studio''=== | | ===''Diddy Kong Racing DS''=== |
| His ''Diddy Kong Racing'' artwork appears as a stamp in ''[[Mario Artist: Paint Studio]]''.
| | Drumstick is also in the [[Nintendo DS]] remake, ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]''. In this game, the players do not need to have four gold trophies and thirty-nine gold balloons to unlock him. Instead, they must flick a frog onto the cliff with a frog face on top of it using the DS's Touch Screen. Once that is done, the frog will come down with a rooster's comb, and the players must then run over it to unlock Drumstick. |
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| ==Profiles and statistics==
| | In the remake, Drumstick's vehicles are slower, but their acceleration has been greatly boosted from being one of the worst to being one of the best. The handling is slightly worse than in the original game though. |
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| *'''Character stats'''
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| **'''Weight:''' Heavy
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| **'''Acceleration:''' 2/5
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| **'''Handling:''' 1.5/5
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| **'''Top Speed:''' 4.5/5
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| **'''Vehicle Color:''' Red
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| *'''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|date=1997}}</ref>
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| *'''[[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>
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| *'''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>
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| ===''Diddy Kong Racing DS''=== | | ==Trivia== |
| *'''Character stats''' | | *Drumstick's instrument theme is a fiddle/violin. |
| **'''Speed:''' 4/5
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| **'''Acceleration:''' 5/5
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| **'''Handling:''' 2/5
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
| <gallery> | | <center><gallery> |
| DKR Drumstick early design.jpg|Early design for Drumstick
| | Image:DrumstickDKR.jpg|''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' |
| DDR Drumstick.jpg|''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]''
| | File:Drumstick.JPG|''Diddy Kong Racing |
| Drumstick DKR art.png|''Diddy Kong Racing'' | | File:Drumstick-CSS-DKR.png|''Diddy Kong Racing |
| Drumstick DKR art 2.png|''Diddy Kong Racing''
| | File:DrumstickDKRDS.png|''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'' |
| Drumstick - Plane Artwork - Diddy Kong Racing.png|''Diddy Kong Racing''
| | </gallery></center> |
| Drumstick-CSS-DKR.png|''Diddy Kong Racing'' Icon | |
| Drumstick unlocked DKRDS.png|The message for unlocking Drumstick in ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]''
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| DKRDS icon Drumstick.png|''Diddy Kong Racing DS'' icon
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| Drumstick4koma.jpg|''[[4koma Gag Battle]]''
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| </gallery> | |
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| ==Names in other languages==
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| |Jap=ドラムスティック
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| |JapR=Doramusutikku
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| |JapM=Drumstick
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| |Rus=Драмстик
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| |RusR=Dramstik
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| |RusM=Drumstick
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| |Fre=Drumstick<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo64ever.com/Scans-Magazine,52,Le-Magazine-Officiel-Nintendo-03.html|title=Official Nintendo french magazine N3|date=February-March 1998|language=French|page=25}}</ref>
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| ==References==
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| {{DKR}} | | {{DKR}} |
| [[Category:Chickens]] | | [[Category:Birds]] |
| [[Category:Playable characters]] | | [[Category:Donkey Kong Characters]] |
| [[Category:Third-party characters]] | | [[Category:Donkey Kong Allies]] |
| [[Category:Donkey Kong allies]] | | [[Category:Playable Characters]] |
| [[Category:Diddy Kong Racing characters]] | | [[Category:3rd Party Characters]] |
| [[de:Drumstick]] | | [[Category:Unlockables]] |
