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| | |full_name=Kevin Bayliss |
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| |born=August 8<ref>{{Cite|url=https://x.com/Kev_Bayliss|quote=Born August 8|author=Kevin Bayliss (@Kev_Bayliss)|publisher=X|title=Profile|accessdate=February 2, 2025}}</ref>
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| '''Kevin Bayliss''' is a former [[Rare]] employee who worked as a graphics and character artist for many of Rare's franchises since he was hired in 1987, including the [[Donkey Kong Country (series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' series]] and ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]''. In ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', he was in charge of the redesign of [[Shigeru Miyamoto]]'s original concept of [[Donkey Kong]] to his current 3D appearance,<ref>{{cite|date=July 8, 2015|url=www.playtonicgames.com/men-at-work/|title=Men at Work|publisher=Playtonic Games|accessdate=October 26, 2016|archive=web.archive.org/web/20150708152831/http://www.playtonicgames.com/men-at-work/|deadlink=y}}</ref> as well as creating [[Diddy Kong]] and the basic [[Kremling]] idea.<ref name="Twitter">{{cite|quote=I never voiced those guys. There's some wrong stuff on the net. I designed & built orig Diddy & the basic Kremling idea.|author=Kev_Bayliss|date=October 13, 2015|url=twitter.com/Kevbayliss/status/654170953560256512|title=Post|publisher=Twitter|accessdate=October 14, 2015|archive=web.archive.org/web/20151014214305/https://twitter.com/Kevbayliss/status/654170953560256512}}</ref><ref>{{file link|Kevin Bayliss in Twitter (11, 18, 2023).png|''Kevin Bayliss'' in Twitter (November 18, 2023)}}</ref> In addition to art-related work, Bayliss also voice acted for several games. He left the company in 2005 to work as a freelance artist. | | {{quote|It looks good. It looks modern. It looks impressive and there looks to be some newer features, but I think I would have wanted it to have gone into a more organic structure.|Kevin Bayliss}} |
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| | '''Kevin Bayliss''' is a Rareware employee who worked on the early ''Donkey Kong'' games. He also voiced many characters mainly [[Donkey Kong]], [[Diddy Kong]], Dixie Kong, and [[King K. Rool]]. |
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| ==Portrayals== | | ==Portrayals== |
| *''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' – [[Bubbler]],<ref>{{cite|quote=Drumstick - Lee Ray Tricky - Chris Sutherland Bluey - Keith Rabbette Bubbler - Kevin Bayliss Smokey - Johnni Christensen|author=Norgans [Graeme Norgate, former Rare employee]|date=April 14, 2021|url=https://twitter.com/Norgans/status/1382281655516327938|title=Post|publisher=X|accessdate=July 13, 2024|archive=web.archive.org/web/20210414103701/https://twitter.com/Norgans/status/1382281655516327938}} ({{file link|DKR_various_characters_voice_confirmation.png|Screenshot}}.)</ref> [[Wizpig]]<ref>{{cite|quote=A few in Starfox Adventures, DKR & KI . Wizpig, Glacius, Jago, Tricky - can't remember others.|author=Kev_Bayliss|date=December 15, 2016|url=twitter.com/Kev_Bayliss/status/809291521337999364|title=Post|publisher=X|accessdate=July 13, 2024|archive=archive.ph/Msset|archivedate=July 13, 2024, 21:43:16 UTC}} ({{file link|DKR_Wizpig_voice_confirmation.png|Thread screenshot}}.)</ref> | | *''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' – [[Donkey Kong]] / [[Diddy Kong]] / [[King K. Rool]] |
| | *''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' – [[Diddy Kong]] / [[Dixie Kong]] / [[King K. Rool|Kaptain K. Rool]] |
| | *''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' – [[Dixie Kong]] / [[Kiddy Kong]] / [[King K. Rool|Baron K. Roolenstein]] |
| | *''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' – [[Diddy Kong]] / [[Tiny Kong]] / [[Lanky Kong]] / [[Chunky Kong]] / [[King K. Rool]] |
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| ==Works== | | ==Works== |
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| *''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' – Artwork / Graphics | | *''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' – Artwork / Graphics |
| *''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' – Support Team | | *''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' – Support Team |
| *''[[Rare Treats: DONKEY KONG 64 Revisited]]'' – Artwork
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| ==Gallery==
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| X Kev Bayliss 2024-02-04 Norway photo 1.jpg|Bayliss breaking down Donkey Kong's design in front of a classroom in Norway
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| X Kev Bayliss 2024-02-04 Norway photo 2.jpg
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| ===Artwork===
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| Rare Treats Album.jpg|''[[Rare Treats: DONKEY KONG 64 Revisited]]'' album cover
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| DK Killer Instinct.jpg|Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong in the style of ''{{wp|Killer Instinct}}''<ref>{{Cite|url=https://x.com/Kev_Bayliss/status/1811455191407034533|title=Post|quote=If I’d made Donkey Kong for Killer Instinct, it would have been BANANAS! Happy Birthday to my CGi creations! 30 years of KILLER INSTINCT & DONKEY KONG COUNTRY! and THANK YOU NINTENDO for giving me the opportunity to recreate him back in the early 90s!|author=Kev_Bayliss|publisher=X|date=July 11, 2024|accessdate=February 17, 2025}}</ref>
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| X Kev_Bayliss 2024-07-10.png|Sketches of Donkey Kong's and Diddy Kong's faces used by Bayliss to pixelate the characters<ref>{{cite|quote=Here are the sketches I would use to pixelate the characters. Although I re-designed him, I don't think I ever draw DK the same way ever! He looks a bit different every time I do it, as with Diddy. But then, there are no rules for me. I don't care! You know who they are!|author=Kev_Bayliss|date=July 10, 2024|url=x.com/Kev_Bayliss/status/1811085009778082185|title=Post|publisher=X|accessdate=July 13, 2024|archive=archive.ph/ICEg0|archivedate=July 13, 2024, 20:54:16 UTC}}</ref>
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| X Kev_Bayliss DK pixel art.jpg|Pixel art of Donkey Kong intended to showcase how he would have looked with Bayliss's redesign in an NES game<ref>{{cite|quote=Had I originally been given the task of redesigning Donkey Kong during the NES era...😂😂|author=Kev_Bayliss|date=July 13, 2024|url=x.com/Kev_Bayliss/status/1812150293406077248|title=Post|publisher=X|accessdate=November 1, 2024|archive=archive.ph/iykrD|archivedate=November 1, 2024, 20:35:24 UTC}}</ref>
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| DKR Switch.jpg|Artwork depicting a possible port of ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' to the [[Nintendo Switch]]<ref>{{Cite|url=https://x.com/Kev_Bayliss/status/1850463838618947693|quote=We need this…|title=Post|author=Kev_Bayliss|publisher=X|date=October 27, 2024|accessdate=February 2, 2025}}</ref>
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| DKR Group Kevin Bayliss.jpg|Artwork of ''Diddy Kong Racing'' characters<ref>{{Cite|url=https://x.com/Kev_Bayliss/status/1883912979688948155|quote=I'll come up with some more facts about the characters I've created - I got lots of new followers over the weekend & feel I should come up with some new stuff! Have a great day - Welcome!|title=Post|author=Kev_Bayliss|publisher=X|date=January 27, 2025|accessdate=February 2, 2025}}</ref>
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| ==Notes==
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| *Bayliss has stated that he likes the redesign of Donkey Kong in the [[Mario Kart (Nintendo Switch 2)|upcoming ''Mario Kart'' game]] for the [[Nintendo Switch 2]] and that "[y]ou can take the [Kong] out of the Country, but you can't take the Country out of the Kong."<ref>{{Cite|url=https://x.com/Kev_Bayliss/status/1881432502868611111|quote=You can take the KONG out of the Country, but you can't take the Country out of the Kong! (I love it - this is really funny! - Everything changes! - Change is good!)|title=Post|publisher=X|author=Kevin Bayliss|date=January 20, 2025|accessdate=February 7, 2025}}</ref>
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