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| |image=[[File:Wizpig DKRDS art.png|250px]]<br>Artwork from ''Diddy Kong Racing DS'' | | |image=[[File: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
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| |first_appearance=''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' ([[List of games by date#1997|1997]]) | | |first_appearance=''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' ([[List of games by date#1997|1997]]) |
| | |species=[[Pig|Alien Pig]] |
| |latest_appearance=''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]]) | | |latest_appearance=''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]]) |
| |portrayed_by=[[Kevin Bayliss]] ([[List of games by date#1997|1997]])<ref>[[Media:DKR_Wizpig_voice_confirmation.png|Twitter confirmation by Kevin Bayliss]]</ref>
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| {{quote|Well, lookie here! It's the little worm!|Wizpig|Diddy Kong Racing}} | | {{quote|Well, lookie here! It's the little worm!|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 alien pig and the main villain of the game ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]''. Not much of Wizpig's past is known, besides the fact that Wizpig was bored and decided to conquer his own planet. Wizpig 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 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.<ref>''Diddy Kong Racing'' Instruction Booklet, Nintendo, 1997, p. 26</ref> |
| 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/. | | [[File:Flypig.PNG|thumb|left|Flying overhead the various racers.]] |
| | From then on, Wizpig caused trouble, racing those who challenged him. Eventually Wizpig wound up on [[Timber's Island]], a neighbor of [[Donkey Kong Island]], here he set to work. First Wizpig usurped [[Taj the Genie]]. Then, Wizpig turned [[Drumstick (character)|Drumstick]] into a [[frog]] when Drumstick tried to challenge Wizpig. He also managed to hypnotize [[Tricky the Triceratops]], [[Bluey the Walrus]], [[Bubbler the Octopus]], and [[Smokey the Dragon]] into becoming his servants, giving each of them a [[Wizpig Amulet]] piece to guard. |
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| ===''Mario no Bōken Land''===
| | [[Timber]], the son of the [[Timber's Parents|island's owners]] and his friend [[Diddy Kong]], gained all the pieces to Wizpig's amulet, which allowed them to challenge Wizpig. After they beat Wizpig, Wizpig teleported away. With Wizpig gone, the heroes celebrated. This party was cut short by Wizpig. Transporting himself and an opponent to Future Fun Land, Wizpig demanded a re-match. |
| 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 race consisting of dodging robots, electric fences, and lasers, the heroes once again beat Wizpig. After his defeat, the rocket Wizpig was riding malfunctioned, stranding Wizpig on a deserted planet. |
| [[File:Wizpig4koma.jpg|thumb|''4-koma Gag Battle'']] | | |
| Wizpig appears throughout the ''[[4koma Gag Battle]]'' manga adaptation of ''Diddy Kong Racing''.
| | Wizpig also appeared in ''Diddy Kong Racing's'' [[Nintendo DS]] remake, ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'', retaining his role as the final boss and main antagonist, as well as being an unlockable playable character. His stats in ''Diddy Kong Racing DS'' are the same as Taj. He was shrunk to fit in a car. Wizpig is unlocked by completing Adventure Mode 2. |
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| ==Quotes==
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| *"''You can't beat me!''"
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| *"''Sorry to break the party, worms... but I had to say goodbye!''"
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| *"''See ya later, worms!''"
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| *"''Well, lookie here! It's the little worm!''"
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| ==Profile and statistics==
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| ===''Diddy Kong Racing''===
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| *'''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/>
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| *'''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>
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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}}
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| <gallery> | | <gallery> |
| Wizpig.jpg|''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' | | Wizpig.jpg|Wizpig's original depiction in ''Diddy Kong Racing''. |
| WizpigAttacks.png|''Diddy Kong Racing''
| | Wizpig vs diddy.PNG|Wizpig chasing Diddy Kong. |
| | Rocketpig.PNG|Wizpig riding his rocket in ''Diddy Kong Racing''. |
| | DKR WizpigHead.PNG|A Wizpig-like rock from ''Diddy Kong Racing''. |
| | Diddy_Kong_Racing!.PNG|The first Wizpig race. |
| | Wizpig Strikes Back.PNG|The second Wizpig race. |
| | WizpigDS.png|Wizpig in ''Diddy Kong Racing DS''. |
| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
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| ==Names in other languages==
| | == Trivia == |
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| | *Several ghostly entities which resemble Wizpig can be seen in the area [[Haunted Woods]] in ''Diddy Kong Racing''. |
| |Jap=ウィズピッグ
| | *The name ''Wizpig'' is a portmanteau of the words ''wizard'' and ''pig''. |
| |JapR=Wizupiggu
| | *The instruction booklet for ''Diddy Kong Racing'' states that before invading Timber's Island, Wizpig had never before been in a race or competition. |
| |JapM=Wizpig
| | *Since Wizpig can be unlocked as a playable character, it is possible for him to race himself in ''Diddy Kong Racing DS'', although the playable Wizpig is much smaller than the boss Wizpig. |
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| ==Trivia== | |
| *In ''Diddy Kong Racing'', several ghostly entities which resemble Wizpig can be seen in [[Haunted Woods]]. | |
| *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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| ==References== | | ==References== |
| <references/> | | <references/> |
| | | {{NIWA|DKWiki=1}} |
| {{DKR}} | | {{DKR}} |
| [[Category:Pigs]] | | [[Category:Pigs]] |
| [[Category:Aliens]] | | [[Category:Aliens]] |
| [[Category:Magicians]] | | [[Category:Magicians]] |
| [[Category:Playable characters]] | | [[Category:Playable Characters]] |
| [[Category:Final bosses]] | | [[Category:Unlockable Characters]] |
| [[Category:Third-party characters]] | | [[Category:Final Bosses]] |
| [[Category:Diddy Kong Racing bosses]] | | [[Category:3rd Party Characters]] |
| | [[Category:Diddy Kong Racing Bosses]] |
| [[de:Wizpig]] | | [[de:Wizpig]] |
