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| {{stub|''4koma Gag Battle'' information}}
| | [[Image:Trixy.JPG|thumb|'''Tricky''', the boss at Dino Domain.]] |
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| | '''Tricky the Triceratops''' is a large and fast ''Triceratops'' dinosaur and one of the fastest inhabitants of [[Timber's Island]]. |
| |image=[[File:TrickyDKRDSArtwork.png|250px]]<br>Artwork of Tricky from ''Diddy Kong Racing DS''
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| |full_name=Tricky the Triceratops
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| |species={{wp|Triceratops}}
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| |first_appearance=''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' ([[List of games by date#1997|1997]])
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| |latest_appearance=''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
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| |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>
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| }}__NOTOC__
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| {{quote|Well done, [[Diddy_Kong_Racing#Playable_characters|kid]]!|Tricky|Diddy Kong Racing}}
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| '''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. | |
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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. | | During the events of ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' Tricky is brainwashed by the evil pig wizard [[Wizpig]] into becoming one of his servants; Tricky was also given a piece of 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, the [[Dino Domain]]. If a challenger managed to beat all of Dino Domain's challenges Tricky would race them through a valley. |
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| Tricky's only other appearance is in the ''[[4koma Gag Battle]]'' adaptation of ''Diddy Kong Racing''. | | Once Tricky is defeated the spell cast on him be Wizpig will temporarily break, allowing him to open up Dino Domain's Silver Coin challenges. Once all the Silver Coin challenges are beaten Tricky can be challenged to a rematch. In this race Tricky is twice as fast as before. |
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| ==Gallery==
| | Once Tricky is defeated Wizpig's spell on him will break completely. As thanks for freeing him Tricky will award his opponent the piece of Wizpig's amulet he was guarding. Tricky also 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'' | |
| 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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| </gallery>
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| ==Names in other languages==
| | Tricky may also have been set to make a reappearance in the canceled game ''[[Donkey Kong Racing]]''; as [[Taj the Genie]], a character from ''Diddy Kong Racing'' was going to appear in it. It is unknown if Tricky was going to appear in ''Diddy Kong Racing's'' cancelled Game Boy Advance sequel, ''[[Diddy Kong Pilot]]''. Tricky has been comfirmed to be a boss in the Nintendo DS game, ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]''. His voice hasn't changed much in this game. |
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| |Jpn=トリケラトプス
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| |JpnR=Torikeratopusu
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| |JpnM=Triceratops
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| ==Notes== | | ==Continuity Conundrum== |
| *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.
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| | There has been some confusion over Tricky and the character Tricky EarthWalker, another Triceratops from the ''[[Star Fox]]'' series of games. It is thought by some that Tricky EarthWalker is a younger version of Tricky and that the games he appears in (''Star Fox Adventure'', which was made by Rare, who also made ''Diddy Kong Racing'' and ''Star Fox Assault'') are detailing the origin. Despite having a somewhat similar appearance to Tricky, Tricky EarthWalker is a totally unrelated, extraterrestrial character. |
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| ==References==
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| [[Category:Dinosaurs]] | | |
| [[Category:Third-party Super Mario characters]] | | [[Category: Donkey Kong Bosses]] |
| [[Category:Donkey Kong allies]] | | [[Category: Donkey Kong Enemies]] |
| [[Category:Diddy Kong Racing bosses]] | | [[Category: Donkey Kong Allies]] |
| | [[Category: Donkey Kong Characters]] |
| | [[Category: Dinosaurs]] |
