Editing Winky

|image=[[File:WinkyDKC.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''

Winky is an ally in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. His abilities include being able to jump higher than the Kongs, which is useful for reaching collectibles such as [[Banana]]s or [[Extra Life Balloon]]s, and Winky can defeat [[Zinger]]s by jumping on them. Winky is first encountered in [[Winky's Walkway]]. In [[Bouncy Bonanza]], his [[animal crate]] appears in a small room shortly after the [[Star Barrel]]. In [[Millstone Mayhem]], Winky's crate is on a pathway reachable only by using a [[tire (object)|tire]]. In [[Rope Bridge Rumble]], Winky's crate can be found in the first Bonus Area, and he can be brought into the main level.

Game designer [[Gregg Mayles]] expressed a dislike of Winky as a player character, citing poor controls.<ref>{{cite|author=Ghoulyboy|language=en|date=June 23, 2017|url=x.com/Ghoulyboy/status/878320216819646467|title=They had rubbish controls and hits to test player skill. Good design. As was Squitter, that @WinkySteve scoffed at and said wouldn't work|publisher=X|accessdate=June 27, 2017 ({{file link|Twitter Ghoulyboy 2017-06-23 tweet Winky.png|Screenshot}}|archive=web.archive.org/web/20210531044331/https://twitter.com/Ghoulyboy/status/878320216819646467}}</ref> [[Steve Mayles]] similarly expressed a dislike towards Winky.<ref>{{cite|language=en|author=WinkySteve|date=June 23, 2017|url=x.com/WinkySteve/status/878247482962137089|title=Yes, it was always best to never get on the frog.|publisher=X|accessdate=June 27, 2017 ({{file link|Twitter WinkySteve 2017-06-23 tweet Winky.png|Screenshot}})|archive=web.archive.org/web/20230418235824/https://twitter.com/WinkySteve/status/878247482962137089}}</ref>

A Winky figure appears in background of the [[Monkey Museum]], where it is labeled at a price of five dollars, in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. Cranky also mentioned Winky and Expresso in the instruction manual.<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet|page=25|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en|quote=A more tragic looking bunch of useless no-hopers you'll never see! I liked Expresso and Winky--where have they gone?}}</ref> Winky has been replaced by another Animal Friend with a high-jumping ability, [[Rattly]].

In the [[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|remake]], the Winky figure no longer appears, though a small Winky can be seen hopping around in a cage at [[Monkey Museum|Cranky's Hut]], as well as in the environment of swamp levels.

Winky and Expresso are mentioned by Cranky in the game manual of ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' in hopes for their reappearance,<ref>{{cite|quote=I just hope they've included poor old Winky and Expresso this time instead of that [[Rambi the Rhino|bone-brained rhino]] that always seems to get in the games.|title=''Donkey Kong 64'' instruction booklet|date=1999|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=en-gb|page=18}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong 64'' instruction booklet|page=27|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en|date=1999}}</ref> similarly to ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''{{'}}s manual.

 

In ''[[Donkey Konga 3 JP|Donkey Konga 3]]'', multiple Winkys appear swimming in the waters of the campground portion of the summer background.

|EngA=You wouldn't know it by looking at him, but Winky is one of the most powerful animals. He can jump higher than any of them, and with his strong legs, he can jump attack some enemies that even Donkey can't touch. Winky is fond of damp, dark places, but he is known to turn up almost anywhere!''<ref>{{cite|language=en|date=1994|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' instruction booklet|page=25|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref>

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