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| {{rewrite-expand|add ''4koma Gag Battle'' information}} | | {{character-infobox |
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| | |image=[[File:Trixy.JPG|250px]]<br>Tricky in ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]''. |
| |image=[[File:TrickyDKRDSArtwork.png|250px]]<br>Artwork of Tricky from ''Diddy Kong Racing DS'' | |
| |full_name=Tricky the Triceratops | | |full_name=Tricky the Triceratops |
| |species={{wp|Triceratops}}
| | |first_appearance=''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' ([[1997]]) |
| |first_appearance=''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' ([[List of games by date#1997|1997]]) | | |affiliation=[[Timber's Island]] |
| |latest_appearance=''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]]) | | |species=[[Dinosaur]] |
| |latest_portrayal=[[Chris Sutherland]] ([[List of games by date#1997|1997]])<ref>[[Media:DKR_various_characters_voice_confirmation.png|Twitter confirmation by former Rare employee Graeme Norgate]]</ref> | | |latest_appearance=''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'' ([[2007]]) |
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| {{quote|Well done, [[Diddy_Kong_Racing#Playable_characters|kid]]!|Tricky|Diddy Kong Racing}}
| | '''Tricky the Triceratops''' is a large Triceratops and one of the fastest inhabitants of [[Timber's Island]]. His hometown area on the island is [[Dino Domain]]. |
| '''Tricky''' is a large triceratops and the first boss of ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' and [[Diddy Kong Racing DS|its Nintendo DS version]]. Tricky is not inherently a villain, since he was brainwashed by [[Wizpig]] into becoming one of his servants and given the first piece of the [[Wizpig amulet]] to guard. Tricky's body is red with yellow stripes on his back, and his eyes are yellow with red irises and black pupils. | | |
| | During the events of ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'', Tricky was brainwashed by the evil pig wizard [[Wizpig]] into becoming one of his servants. Tricky was also given a piece of [[Wizpig Amulet|Wizpig's Amulet]] to guard. Tricky would only accept a challenge from a racer if they managed to beat all the challenges in his area, Dino Domain. |
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| | The mountain that the player had to race on gradually turned left, and there were many red and blue balloons littered around the course. However, the balloons weren't required much to beat Tricky. If the player ever collided with Tricky, he or she would get squished down, giving Tricky an opportunity to speed ahead. Near the beginning and the middle of the race, boulders will roll down the mountain and could squash the player as well. Also near the middle of the course, there is a cave covered by five bushes. The cave is a great shortcut up the mountain, and has a [[Boost Pad|Zipper]] in it as well. |
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| During the game's events, Tricky is located in [[Dino Domain]], on [[Tricky Challenge|his own course]], where the player can race him after winning every other course in the world. Tricky and the player race up a spiraling mountain, and there are red and blue [[Weapon Balloon]]s to help the player against Tricky. The player must avoid running into Tricky, who squishes and therefore slows them down. The player wins the race if they cross the [[Finish line (object)|finish line]] at the very top of the mountain first. Tricky then challenges the player to complete every [[Silver Coin|Silver Coin Challenge]] (or [[Balloon Touch Challenge]] in the remake) in the world, then by doing so, the player can race Tricky again in a harder rematch. In the rematch, Tricky races at a faster speed, so the player has to use Weapon Balloons to win the rematch. After losing again, Tricky is somehow liberated from Wizpig's spell, and awards the racer with his piece of the Wizpig amulet. Much later, in the ending cinematic, Tricky is seen dancing with two younger triceratops, colored yellow and pink respectively.
| | Once Tricky is defeated, the dinosaur will open up Dino Domain's [[Silver Coin]] challenges. Once all the Silver Coin challenges are completed, Tricky can be challenged to a rematch. In this race Tricky is twice as fast as before, and giant pillars of rock will fall and flatten the racer. The player must make full use of the balloons to win this race. |
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| Tricky's only other appearance is in the ''[[4koma Gag Battle]]'' adaptation of ''Diddy Kong Racing''. | | Once Tricky is defeated, Wizpig's spell on him will break. As thanks for freeing him, Tricky will award his opponent the piece of Wizpig's amulet he was guarding. |
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| ==Gallery==
| | Tricky later appears in ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'s'' end-of-game cinematic. |
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| DKR Trickythetriceratops.png|''Diddy Kong Racing''
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| Tricky1.png|''Diddy Kong Racing''
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| Timberisland.jpg|''Diddy Kong Racing'' group artwork
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| Tricky's Course DKR.png|Diddy racing against Tricky in ''Diddy Kong Racing''
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| Tricky awards Diddy DKR.png|Tricky awards Diddy with a Wizpig amulet piece in ''Diddy Kong Racing''.
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| Tricky DKR ending.png|Tricky and two smaller ''Triceratops'' in the ending of ''Diddy Kong Racing''.
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| Trickys Course DKRDS.png|Tricky and Diddy racing in ''Diddy Kong Racing DS''
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| ==Names in other languages== | | Tricky also reappears as a boss in the [[Nintendo DS]] [[remake]] ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'' where he is relatively unchanged. |
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| |Jap=トリケラトプス
| | ==Continuity Conundrum== |
| |JapR=Torikeratopusu | | There has been some confusion over ''Triceratops'' Tricky and the ''Styracosaurus'' [[lylatwiki:Tricky|Tricky]], another dinosaur from the [[lylatwiki:Star Fox (series)|''Star Fox'' series of games]]. In Rare's August 2007 edition of Scribes,<ref>http://rareware.com/extras/scribes/30aug07/index.html</ref> it was confirmed that both characters were orignally intended to be the same, but their connection now is questionable. |
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| ==Trivia== | | ==Trivia== |
| *According to the August 2007 edition of Rare's Scribes, it was originally intended that [[lylatwiki:Tricky|Prince Tricky]] from ''[[lylatwiki:Star Fox Adventures|Star Fox Adventures]]'' would be same character as this Tricky, back when it was under development as ''Dinosaur Planet''.<ref>{{cite|date=August 30, 2007|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20071013031059/http://www.rareware.com/extras/scribes/30aug07/index.html|title=Scribes - August 30, 2007|publisher=Rare|language=en-gb|accessdate=May 11, 2024}}</ref> According to [[Kevin Bayliss]], former character designer at Rare, the two Trickys used the same model, before ''Dinosaur Planet'' was rebranded into a ''Star Fox'' game, after which the two characters were disconnected from each other.{{ref needed}} It could be assumed that {{wp|Microsoft}} currently owns the rights to Tricky, just as [[Nintendo]] owns the rights to Prince Tricky. | | *Tricky is the only boss in ''Diddy Kong Racing'' who can squish racers who touch him directly. |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
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| [[Category:Dinosaurs]] | | [[Category:Dinosaurs]] |
| [[Category:Third-party characters]] | | [[Category:Donkey Kong Bosses]] |
| [[Category:Donkey Kong allies]] | | [[Category:Donkey Kong Characters]] |
| [[Category:Diddy Kong Racing bosses]] | | [[Category:Reptiles and Amphibians]] |
| | [[Category:3rd Party Characters]] |
