Expresso

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Diddy Kong riding a speeding Expresso.

Expresso the Ostrich is a large ostrich wearing sneakers and friend of the Kongs.

Expresso's first appeared in the game Donkey Kong Country as one of the game's four Animal Buddies. Expresso can run at fast speeds and glide through the air by flapping his wings rapidly. Interestingly Expresso has no offensive capabilities at all meaning he has no way to defend himself against threats; though some small enemies may pass under Expresso's legs leaving Expresso unharmed.

Expresso reappears in Donkey Kong Country's semi-sequel Donkey Kong Land as one of the games two Animal Buddies (the other buddy being Rambi the Rhino). In this game Expresso's abilities remain relatively the same as before.

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Expresso in the cancelled Donkey Kong Racing.

Aside from Donkey Kong Country's various remakes Expresso has yet to reappear, though an identical ostrich, also known as Expresso (or Expresso II to some) appears in the GameBoy Advance version of Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest.

Though Expresso, along with several other ostriches, appeared in the trailer for the apparently cancelled game Donkey Kong Racing, it is unknown if Expresso was going to be a ridable character or not.

Trophy Information from Super Smash Bros. Brawl

An ostrich friend with sneakers on both feet. Riding Expresso allows for high-speed dashing. As an ostrich, Expresso can't fly, but rapid button pressing can put extra distance on his jumps. This can be used to help Donkey Kong reach distant places.

Trivia

• An ostrich that resembles Expresso can be found in Jinxy's Dunes in the game Banjo-Pilot.

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