Editing T.T.

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|full_name=T.T. the Stopwatch

|portrayed_by=Dean Smith (credited as Dean Smith)<ref>"The 25 Greatest Nintendo Games", ''GamesTM'' Issue 134, page 58.</ref>

'''T.T.''' is an animated stopwatch in ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' and its [[Nintendo DS]] remake ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]''. T.T. has a pair of two black arms and legs, with a white glove on each hand and a white shoe on each foot. There is a blue button on his head, and T.T.'s outer shell is red, while his inner case is yellow.

In ''Diddy Kong Racing'', T.T.'s main role during Adventure mode is being a lobby secretary who tells the players the various totals of what they acquired during their journey. The players can race T.T. in track mode in each course, and if they can beat T.T. in all races, he will become playable. T.T.'s top speed without bananas is 63 mph. His speed and acceleration is tied to [[Krunch]]'s while piloting a [[plane]], making [[Drumstick (character)|Drumstick]] faster. T.T.'s instrument on the character select screen is a rotary organ. In ''Diddy Kong Racing DS'', T.T. has a slightly higher-pitched voice and more pronounced English accent. During the adventure, T.T. is imprisoned behind a [[Wish Door]] in each lobby except [[Future Fun Land]]. He cannot be freed unless the player beats him in a [[Wish Race]]. Once freed, T.T. challenges the player to beat him in every racetrack, from the [[Dino Domain]] to Future Fun Land, in Time Trial mode. When the player does so, T.T. is unlocked as a playable character.

 

T.T. also appears in some non-English ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' publications. In one of the German ''[[Club Nintendo (magazine)|Club Nintendo]]'' comics, "[[Sag niemals Holerö!]]," '''TicToc''', as he is called, joined [[Mario]] in his fight against an evil alien called [[KKDU|Heini]]. Whenever Heini sang his song "Holerö," the people around would turn into food. When Mario was spending his holidays in [[Switzerland]], he was seemingly the only one that could resist the spell. On his way back home via [[Germany]], he met TicToc from Zurich, Switzerland in the train. TicToc explained that he was just getting his batteries changed, when suddenly all people around him were transformed. In [[Austria]], TicToc and Mario met another non-transformed person: [[Bomberman]]. Due to a hint of [[Todojewski]], the three of them met [[Mahgo]] in Germany, a man who tells the heroes about their secret powers. According to Mahgo, TicToc was able to freeze time for a short amount of time. TicToc soon made use of this power, when they found Heini in [[Frankfurt]]'s [[Alte Oper]]. The alien and many of his friends were just about to start eating people they had previously turned into steaks and other food, when TicToc froze time. Mario and Bomberman managed to rescue the people and threw bombs at the aliens, before TicToc's powers diminished. In addition to "Sag niemals Holerö!" T.T. has also appeared in two Japan-exclusive publications, including ''[[Mario no Bōken Land]]'', where he announces the start and finish of the race, and a few appearances in the ''[[4-koma Gag Battle]]'' comic.

*'''Instruction booklet bio''' (page 26): "''Like Taj, the overseer of the racetrack is less than impressed at Wizpig’s behavior, but in T.T.’s case, it’s because the bully has sealed off his beloved courses. He can’t do much on his own, but he’s certainly willing to give animals any help he can in their mission.''"

*'''[[Nintendo Power#Player's Guides|Player's Guide]]''' (page 7): "''Though T.T. has been pushed out of his job as caretaker of the island’s race courses, he can tell you how many special items you’ve collected and activate the time trial option for you.''"

*'''''Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition'' [[Prima Games|Prima]]'s Official Strategy Guide''' (page 42): "''You can always find T.T. the Stopwatch pacing near the central courtyard of any world you’re in, ready to give you an update on your progress. He’s also keeper of his own special domain: In each world there waits a locked door, the key for which is hidden somewhere on one of that world’s race courses. Once you find the key, there are two battles against other animal characters and two parts where you collect items. For each item you win, you’ll receive a one-quarter section of the T.T. Amulet. When your amulet’s complete, you can race Wiz-Pig for the second time.''"

*In ''[[jiggywikki:Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts|Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'', another game made by [[Rare Ltd.]], the character [[jiggywikki:Trophy Thomas|Trophy Thomas]] is often called ''T.T.'' Both characters are known for their passions of records of time, and Trophy Thomas's blue hair could have been inspired by the blue screw on T.T.'s head.

*In the 2003 build of the unreleased ''[[Diddy Kong Pilot (2003)|Diddy Kong Pilot]]'' and its retail equivalent, ''[[jiggywikki:Banjo-Pilot|Banjo-Pilot]]'', the unseen announcer is portrayed by Dominic Hecht using the exact same voice as he used for T.T.{{ref needed}}

*During Rare's development of ''{{wp|Sea of Thieves}}'', [[Gregg Mayles]] shared a picture on Twitter showing T.T. as a placeholder player model in an early prototype screenshot of the game.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Ghoulyboy/status/930737997091364864 It's 20 years since @RareLtd released #DiddyKongRacing. TT reckons it's time for a drink to celebrate!]. ''Twitter'' via @Ghoulyboy.</ref>

|Fra=TT<ref>[https://www.nintendo64ever.com/Scans-Magazine,52,Le-Magazine-Officiel-Nintendo-03.html Official Nintendo french magazine N3], page 25</ref>