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| |image=[[File:Wizpig DKRDS art.png|250px]]<br>Artwork from ''Diddy Kong Racing DS'' | | |image=[[Image:WizpigDS.PNG|250px|Wizpig, as he appears in ''Diddy Kong Racing DS''.]] |
| |full_name=Wizpig the Mutant Space Pig<ref name=Rarewhere/> | | |full_name=Wizpig |
| |species=Pig
| | |first_appearance=''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' ([[1997]]) |
| |first_appearance=''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' ([[List of games by date#1997|1997]]) | | |affiliation=[[Future Fun Land]] |
| |latest_appearance=''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]]) | | |species=[[Pig|Alien Pig]] |
| |portrayed_by=[[Kevin Bayliss]] ([[List of games by date#1997|1997]])<ref>[[Media:DKR_Wizpig_voice_confirmation.png|Twitter confirmation by Kevin Bayliss]]</ref> | | |latest_appearance= ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'' ([[2007]]) |
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| {{quote|Well, lookie here! It's the little worm!|Wizpig|Diddy Kong Racing}} | | {{quote|You can't beat me!|Wizpig|Diddy Kong Racing}} |
| '''Wizpig''', also formatted as '''Wiz-Pig''',<ref>{{cite|date=April 7, 1999|title=''Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition Prima's Official Strategy Guide''|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|isbn=978-0761521037|page=42}}</ref> is a gigantic alien pig, and the main villain of ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' and its [[Diddy Kong Racing DS|Nintendo DS version]]. His name is a portmanteau of "wizard" and "pig".
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| ==History==
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| ===Background===
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| All that is known of Wizpig's past is that he decided to attempt to conquer his own planet out of boredom. He succeeded, and transformed his homeworld into a high-tech amusement park called [[Future Fun Land]]. Eventually, Wizpig once again grew bored, and decided to leave his planet to look for excitement on other inhabited worlds. One of the thrills Wizpig discovered was the sport of racing. This sport eventually became Wizpig's favorite thing to do, along with causing chaos.<ref name="engmanual>{{cite|date=1997|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|title=''Diddy Kong Racing'' Instruction Booklet|page=26}}</ref>
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| ===''Diddy Kong Racing'' / ''Diddy Kong Racing DS''===
| | '''Wizpig''' is a gigantic magical pig-like alien and the main villain of the game ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]''. Not much of Wizpig's past is known, what is known though is that Wizpig, bored, decided to conquer his own planet. Succeeding in this endeavor Wizpig forcibly transformed his homeworld into a high-tech amusement park (for himself) called [[Future Fun Land]]. Eventually Wizpig once again, grew bored and decided to leave his planet to look for thrills on other inhabited worlds. One of the thrills Wizpig discovered was racing, this sport eventually became Wizpig's favorite thing to do, along with causing chaos. |
| In ''Diddy Kong Racing'' and its Nintendo DS version, Wizpig went to [[Timber's Island]] to begin a reign of chaos, which includes usurping the power of [[Taj]], turning [[Drumstick (character)|Drumstick]] into a [[frog]] when he tried to challenge Wizpig, and hypnotizing [[Tricky]], [[Bluey]], [[Bubbler]], and [[Smokey]] into becoming his servants, giving each of them a [[Wizpig amulet]] piece to guard. [[Timber]], the son of the [[Timber's Parents|island's owners]], and his friend [[Diddy Kong]] set out on a quest to retrieve all the pieces of the Wizpig amulet, allowing them to challenge Wizpig in a race. After he loses, he teleports away. With Wizpig seemingly defeated, Diddy Kong and friends celebrate, but their party is cut short by Wizpig suddenly reappearing. Transporting himself and one opponent to Future Fun Land, Wizpig demands a rematch. After beating Wizpig in this second race, the rocket he is riding on malfunctions, sending him to a deserted planet.
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| Wizpig was made a playable character in the remake, where he can be unlocked by completing Adventure Mode 2. His stats are identical to those of Taj. His playable form is also made smaller to fit the vehicles properly. His accent was also changed from American to British in the remake as indicated by his line "You can't beat me!" in which he pronounces "can't" as /kɑːnt/ rather than /kænt/. | | [[Image:Flypig.PNG|thumb|left|Flying overhead the various racers.]] |
| | From then on Wizpig went from world to world causing destruction and racing those who were brave enough to challenge him. After a while Wizpig would grow bored of the planet he was on he would leave it, possibly destroying it after he had his sadistic "fun" on it. Eventually Wizpig wound up on the planet inhabited by [[Donkey Kong]] and a multitude of others. Landing on [[Timber's Island]], a neighbor of [[Donkey Kong Island]], here he set to work. First Wizpig kicked [[Taj the Genie]] off his mountain, second Wizpig brainwashed several racers on the island to be his servants, finally Wizpig turned Timber's Island's best driver, [[Drumstick]] into a frog when he tried to challenge Wizpig. |
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| ===''Mario no Bōken Land''===
| | Eventually a resistance to Wizpig's tyranny, lead by [[Timber]], the son of the [[Timber's Parents|island's owners]] and his friend [[Diddy Kong]], was made. After freeing all of Wizpig's servants from his control the adventurers gained all the pieces to Wizpig's amulet, which allowed them to challenge the giant pig wizard. After a grueling race the heroes managed to beat Wizpig who, in a fit of rage, teleported away. With Wizpig gone the heroes threw a celebration, unfortunately this party was cut short by Wizpig, who was hungry for revenge. Transporting himself and an opponent to Future Fun Land, which Wizpig had modified into a deathtrap. Here Wizpig demanded a re-match, this time on ''his'' turf. |
| Wizpig appears as the main villain of the ''Diddy Kong Racing'' story segment of ''[[Mario no Bōken Land]]'', titled "Go Go Diddy!". He attacks Taj during a race, ripping up the carpet he was riding, which strips Taj of his magical powers, before escaping. [[Mario]], [[Princess Peach]] and [[Diddy Kong]] ride on airplanes to follow Wizpig, but he launches a bomb which hits Mario and Peach. Diddy Kong avoids the attack, and Wizpig follows it up with a missile, which he also avoids. Diddy manages to bury Wizpig under a pile of rocks, trapping him underneath. While Diddy Kong and his friends celebrate Wizpig's defeat, the last panel shows Taj offering to help Wizpig out of the rocks if he promises to not do any more bad actions. | |
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| ===''4koma Gag Battle''===
| | After a long race consisting of dodging killer robots, electric fences and laser firing weapons the heroes once again prevailed over Wizpig. After his defeat, the rocket Wizpig was riding malfunctioned, stranding Wizpig on a deserted planet. The big bully finally got what he deserved. It is likely that Wizpig would have reappeared in ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'s'' sequel, ''[[Diddy Kong Pilot]]'' and ''Diddy Kong Racing's'' spin-off, ''[[Donkey Kong Racing]]''. Unfortunately these two games were cancelled when [[Rare Ltd.|Rare]] was sold to Microsoft by [[Nintendo]]. Wizpig has recently appeared in ''Diddy Kong Racing's'' [[Nintendo DS]] remake, ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'' and, strangely, he is an unlockable and playable character. He sounds less like an evil warthog, and very much more like Count Dracula. His stats in ''Diddy Kong Racing DS'' was the same as Taj and like Taj and [[T.T.]], he was shrunk down a little to fit a car. |
| [[File:Wizpig4koma.jpg|thumb|''4-koma Gag Battle'']] | |
| Wizpig appears throughout the ''[[4koma Gag Battle]]'' manga adaptation of ''Diddy Kong Racing''.
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| ==Quotes== | | == Game Appearances == |
| *"''You can't beat me!''"
| | {| class=sortable cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3 border=1 align=center width=100% style="border-collapse:collapse; font-family:Arial" |
| *"''Sorry to break the party, worms... but I had to say goodbye!''"
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| *"''See ya later, worms!''"
| | ! width=50% | Title |
| *"''Well, lookie here! It's the little worm!''"
| | ! width=20% | Description |
| | ! width=20% | Release Date |
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| | | ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' |
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| | | 1997 |
| | | [[Nintendo 64]] |
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| | | ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'' |
| | | Boss and Unlockable Playable Character |
| | | 2007 |
| | | [[Nintendo DS]] |
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| ==Profile and statistics== | | == Trivia == |
| ===''Diddy Kong Racing''===
| | * Several ghostly entities which resemble Wizpig can be seen in the area [[Haunted Woods]] in ''Diddy Kong Racing''. |
| *'''Instruction booklet bio:''' ''The big bad bully himself, a spiteful space traveler who hops from planet to planet looking for good places to drop in and cause havoc until there’s nothing left there to amuse him. Nobody’s ever managed to kick him out before he got bored, but there has to be a first time...''<ref name="engmanual/> | | * The name ''Wizpig'' is a portmanteau of the words ''wizard'' and ''pig''. |
| *'''Rarewhere:''' ''The big bad bully himself, a spiteful space traveller who hops from planet to planet looking for good places to drop in and cause havoc until there’s nothing left there to amuse him. Nobody’s ever managed to kick him out before he got bored, but there has to be a first time - and Timber & co. have plenty of grudges to pay back!''<ref name=Rarewhere>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/19991018214032/http://rareware.com/recent/games/racing/castlist/cast_wizpig.html|title=Rarewhere: DKR Cast List|publisher=Rarewhere|language=en-gb|accessdate=July 10, 2024}}</ref> | | * The Instruction Booklet for ''Diddy Kong Racing'' states that before invading Timber's Island, Wizpig had never before been in a race or competition. |
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| ===''Diddy Kong Racing DS''===
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| *'''Character stats'''
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| **'''Speed:''' 5/5
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| **'''Acceleration:''' 1/5
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| **'''Handling:''' 1/5
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
| {{main-gallery}}
| | <center><gallery> |
| <gallery> | | Image:Wizpig.jpg|'''Wizpig''''s original depiction in ''Diddy Kong Racing''. |
| Wizpig.jpg|''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' | | Image:Wizpig vs diddy.PNG|'''Wizpig''' chasing Diddy. |
| WizpigAttacks.png|''Diddy Kong Racing''
| | Image:DKR WizpigHead.PNG|A '''Wizpig'''-like rock from ''Diddy Kong Racing''. |
| </gallery>
| | Image:Rocketpig.PNG|'''Wizpig''' riding his rocket in ''Diddy Kong Racing''. |
| | | File:Diddy_Kong_Racing!.PNG|The first Wizpig race. |
| ==Names in other languages==
| | File:VSWizpig2-DKR-N64.jpg|The second Wizpig race. |
| {{foreign names
| | Image:WizpigDS.png|'''Wizpig''' in ''Diddy Kong Racing DS''. |
| |Jap=ウィズピッグ | | </gallery></center> |
| |JapR=Wizupiggu
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| |JapM=Wizpig
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| ==Trivia==
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| *In ''Diddy Kong Racing'', several ghostly entities which resemble Wizpig can be seen in [[Haunted Woods]].
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| *Chris Seavor, former video game designer at [[Rare Ltd.|Rare]] and voice actor of [[Conker]], claims that Wizpig was internally referred to as "JizzPig".<ref>{{cite|language=en-gb|author=conkerhimself|date=January 19, 2021|url=x.com/conkerhimself/status/1351572970322464771?s=21|title='Unkind' people at Rare called him JizzPig.|publisher=Twitter|accessdate=June 18, 2021|archive=web.archive.org/web/20210119165215/https://twitter.com/conkerhimself/status/1351572970322464771}}</ref>
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