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{{Character-infobox
{{character infobox
|image=[[File:Candykongdkjc.PNG|150px]]<br>Candy Kong in ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''
|image=[[File:Candykongdkjc.PNG|150px]]<br>Candy Kong in ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''
|species=[[Kong]]
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]])
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]])
|species=[[Kong]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' ([[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] cameo) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' ([[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|Spirit]] cameo) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
|latest_portrayal=[[Satsuki Tsuzumi]] ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|latest_portrayal=[[Satsuki Tsuzumi]] ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]] - present)
}}
}}
{{quote|Yoo-hoo, [[Donkey Kong|Honey Kong]]! Now's a good time to save where you've gotten to!|Candy Kong|Donkey Kong Country}}
{{quote|Yoo-hoo, [[Donkey Kong|Honey Kong]]! Now's a good time to save where you've gotten to!|Candy Kong|Donkey Kong Country}}
 
'''Candy Kong''' is a character from the [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''Donkey Kong'' franchise]] and a love interest of [[Donkey Kong]]. She first appeared in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. In most of her appearances, Candy hosts minigames for the [[Kong]]s to play, although she runs her own store in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''. She has mostly appeared in [[Rare Ltd.|Rare]]'s ''Donkey Kong'' games; aside from them, she has appeared in the [[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' television series]] and other tie-in media based on the games such as comics, as well as the games produced by [[Paon DP|Paon]].
'''Candy Kong''' is a character from the [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''Donkey Kong'' franchise]]and she is presumably  [[Donkey Kong]]'s girlfriend . Her first appearance was in the game ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', and was the first female [[Kong]] character to appear in the franchise. Though she has been a non-playable character since her first appearance, she has her own action figure in Japan, and, along with [[Swanky Kong]], is one of the only Kongs of the Kong Family who have yet to become playable.
 
She usually appears in the ''Donkey Kong'' games hosting minigames or running shops from which the Kongs can buy items. She has also appeared in comics and in the [[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' cartoon]].
 
==History==
==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country'' series===
===''Donkey Kong Country'' series===
[[File:Candy Kong DKC.PNG|thumb|upright=0.5|left|Candy in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'']]
[[File:Candy Kong DKC.PNG|thumb|upright=0.5|left|Candy's original design from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'']]
====''Donkey Kong Country''====
====''Donkey Kong Country''====
Candy Kong first appeared in the game ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', in which she manages [[Candy's Save Point]] where [[Donkey Kong|Donkey]] and [[Diddy Kong]] can save their progress. She appears in all of the worlds as well as the ending. The instruction booklet calls Candy Kong the "banana of Donkey Kong's eye" and mentions that everyone assumes they will marry one day, although it is Candy's opinion that he is not ready to settle down yet.
In ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', Candy manages the [[Candy's Save Point]] where she allows the player to save their game progress. Her Save Point appears in every world, and she also appears in the ending's Cast of Characters. The instruction booklet calls Candy Kong the "banana of Donkey Kong's eye" and mentions that everyone assumes they will marry one day, although it is Candy's opinion that he is not ready to settle down yet. In the game, Candy frequently advises the Kongs to save their game "before it's too late" (which refers to if they were to lose their progress).


In the Game Boy Color remake of ''Donkey Kong Country'', she manages the game's various [[minigame]]s where Donkey and Diddy have to collect a Golden Banana Coin in all of the worlds' minigames, excluding [[Gangplank Galleon]]. The name also has been changed to [[Candy's Challenge]]. In the Game Boy Advance remake, Candy's occupation is once again changed. She now runs [[Candy's Dance Studio]], where the Kongs can play a dancing minigame against Candy and one another.
In the [[Game Boy Color]] and [[Game Boy Advance]] remakes, Candy no longer operates a Save Point, because the game progress can be saved from the world map. In the Game Boy Color version, Candy hosted [[Candy's Challenge]], where the active Kong must complete a challenge for a Banana Coin. Her establishment was changed again in the Game Boy Advance remake, to [[Candy's Dance Studio]], where she hosts a ''{{wp|Dance Dance Revolution}}''-type minigame in each world.


====''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''====
====''Donkey Kong Country 2''====
Candy makes a cameo appearance in the Game Boy Advance remake of ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' as [[Swanky Kong|Swanky]]'s assistant in [[Swanky's Bonus Bonanza]]; however, she does not affect the gameplay in any way.
Candy is a background character in the [[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|Game Boy Advance version]] of ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. She is [[Swanky Kong|Swanky]]'s assistant at [[Swanky's Bonus Bonanza]], where she simply points out the option that [[Diddy Kong|Diddy]] and [[Dixie Kong]] walk to. Candy is later seen in [[Monkey Museum|Cranky's Hut]] during the ending "Cast of Characters" with the rest of the [[Kong]] family. She is wearing a flower in her hair and a dress, which is purple at Swanky's Bonus Bonanza but white during the end credits.


====''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''====
====''Donkey Kong Country 3''====
Candy also appears in the Game Boy Advance remake of ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' where she briefly appears in one of [[Funky Kong]]'s minigames, [[Funky's Rentals#Protect|Protect]]. In the minigame, she appears in the water along some other Kongs, and [[Dixie Kong|Dixie]] and [[Kiddy Kong]] have to protect her and the other Kongs from being taken away by the [[Kremling]]s with the help of their boat.
Candy is a background character in the [[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Game Boy Advance version]] of ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''. She is one of the Kongs to appear in the [[Funky Kong]] minigame [[Funky's Rentals (minigame)#Protect|Protect]], where the player characters have to protect her and the other Kongs from being abducted by [[Kremling (boater)|Kremling]]s.
 
====''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''====
Although Candy Kong does not physically appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'', her name appears in a mock Time Attack leaderboard on tab 18 of the electronic manual. She is ranked sixth in the leaderboard, above [[Lanky Kong]] and [[Tiny Kong]].<ref>{{cite|url=cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/wii_u_6/donkey_kong_country__tropical_freeze/ElectronicManual_WiiU_DonkeyKongCountryTropicalFreeze_EN.pdf|format=PDF|title=''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' electronic manual|publisher=nintendo-europe.com|accessdate=June 20, 2024|language=en-gb}}</ref>


===''Club Nintendo''===
===''Club Nintendo''===
Candy Kong made a brief appearance in the ''[[Club Nintendo (magazine)|Club Nintendo]]'' comic "[[Donkey Kong Country (comic)|Donkey Kong Country]]". Like in the game of the same name, she was found at her Save Point, where Donkey and Diddy Kong decided to tell her about their journey. Candy, instead of letting Donkey and Diddy Kong "save" their progress, provides them with [[Squawks the Parrot|Squawks]] in order to make their journey easier. She is also briefly seen at the end of the comic "[[Donkey Kong in: Banana Day 24]]" from the same magazine, celebrating together with the other Kongs.
Candy Kong made a brief appearance in the ''[[Club Nintendo (German magazine)|Club Nintendo]]'' comic "[[Donkey Kong Country (comic)|Donkey Kong Country]]". Like in the game of the same name, she was found at her Save Point, where Donkey and Diddy Kong decided to tell her about their journey. Candy, instead of letting Donkey and Diddy Kong "save" their progress, provides them with [[Squawks the Parrot|Squawks]] in order to make their journey easier. She is also briefly seen at the end of the comic "[[Donkey Kong in: Banana Day 24]]" from the same magazine, celebrating together with the other Kongs.


===''Donkey Kong Country'' television series===
[[File:DKCTVCandyKong.png|thumb|upright=1.2|Candy Kong on the TV show]]
[[File:DKCTVCandyKong.png|thumb|upright=1.2|Candy Kong on the TV show]]
===''Donkey Kong Country'' television series===
{{see also|Category:Episodes featuring Candy Kong}}
{{Appeared|Donkey Kong Country}}
Candy is a prominent character in the [[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' television series]], albeit with a drastic redesign, including a different hairstyle and outfit. Her personality is also very different from her portrayal in the games, with a particularly short temper. She appears to be the sole employee at [[Bluster Barrelworks]], where she appears to be the quality inspector. Candy and [[Donkey Kong]] are also actively dating in the series, much to the annoyance of her boss, [[Bluster Kong]], who is romantically interested in her.
In the [[Donkey Kong Country (show)|''Donkey Kong Country'' cartoon]], Candy had been drastically changed from her in-game appearances, more so than any other character. On the show, Candy had a completely different personality, with a particularly short temper, as well as a completely different appearance. She appeared to be the sole employee at [[Bluster Barrelworks]], where she seemed to be the quality inspector. Candy and [[Donkey Kong]] were also actively dating in the cartoons, much to the annoyance of her boss, [[Bluster Kong]], who wanted Candy all to himself.
 
Candy has a robotic clone named [[Candy Clone]], who was created by [[King K. Rool]].


===''Donkey Kong 64''===
[[File:CandyKong642.png|thumb|left|Candy's appearance in ''Donkey Kong 64'']]
[[File:CandyKong642.png|thumb|left|Candy's appearance in ''Donkey Kong 64'']]
===''Donkey Kong 64''===
Candy reappears in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', where she runs [[Candy's Music Shop]], which is found in every area except [[Jungle Japes]], [[Fungi Forest]] and [[Hideout Helm]]. Here, Candy sells the Kongs powerful musical instruments which can defeat foes and cause certain events to occur if used on a [[Music Pad]]. Candy also gives the Kongs an extra watermelon on two occasions, increasing the amount of damage the Kongs can sustain. A picture of Candy Kong also appears behind the hammock in [[DK's Tree House]].
Candy appeared again in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', where she runs [[Candy's Music Shop]], which is found in every area except [[Jungle Japes]], [[Fungi Forest]] and [[Hideout Helm]]. Here, Candy sells the Kongs powerful musical instruments which can defeat foes and cause certain events to occur if used on a [[Music Pad]]. Candy also gives the Kongs an extra watermelon on two occasions, increasing the amount of damage the Kongs can sustain. A picture of Candy Kong also appears behind the hammock in [[DK's Tree House]].
 
In the ending after [[Chunky Kong]] defeats King K. Rool, Candy appears and distracts King K. Rool with her beauty, which is surprising considering that K. Rool is enemies with the Kongs. While she does this, [[Funky Kong]] appears from behind and shoots him with a gun loaded with a big shoe, which sends him to where [[K. Lumsy]] is located. She also appears in the two endings where she is seen riding K. Lumsy, alongside all the Kongs, and in the second one she is seen sitting outside of Donkey Kong's house. In the secret ending, she appears three times. The first time she is seen, she gasps and then laughs, and the second time she appears she only laughs. The third time she appears, she is seen posing with [[Tiny Kong]] and the [[Mermaid]], as two [[Kritter]]s are watching them; the Candy's Music Shop theme plays during this segment.
 
===''Super Mario-kun''===
[[File:BlusterKong SMK .jpg|thumb]]
Candy Kong appears in one chapter in [[Super Mario-kun Volume 23|volume 23]] of the ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' manga, where she sports her look from the ''Donkey Kong Country'' television series.


In the ending after [[Chunky Kong]] defeats King K. Rool, Candy appears and distracts King K. Rool with her beauty, which is surprising considering that K. Rool hates the Kongs. While she does this, [[Funky Kong]] appears from behind and shoots him with a gun loaded with a big shoe, which sends him to where [[K. Lumsy]] is located. She also appears in the two endings where she is seen riding K. Lumsy, alongside all the Kongs, and in the second one she is seen sitting outside of Donkey Kong's house. In the secret ending, she appears three times. The first time she is seen, she gasps and then laughs, and the second time she appears she only laughs. The third time she appears, she is seen posing with [[Tiny Kong]] and the [[Mermaid]], as two [[Kritter]]s are watching them. The music that plays when visiting Candy in her music shop plays during this part.
On December 31, 1999, Candy proposes a challenge to both DK and her boss Bluster Kong: she will go on a date with whoever brings her the "first sunrise of 2000". The two go on top of the snowy mountains to get the sunrise as soon as possible, but having to fight against K. Rool, they miss the sunrise, but find another way to satisfy Candy's conditions: shave themselves so that their shiny heads will replicate the sunrise. Disappointed, Candy states that she just wanted a picture.


===''DK'' series===
===''DK'' series===
====''DK: King of Swing''====
====''DK: King of Swing''====
Candy returns in the game ''[[DK: King of Swing]]''. Despite having official artwork for the game, Candy only briefly appears in the game itself; she can be seen cheering the player. She and [[Cranky Kong]] were the only Kongs who appeared but were not playable in this game.
Candy is a background character in ''[[DK: King of Swing]]''. She is only seen in the opening cutscene, but the game has official artwork of Candy nonetheless. Candy and [[Cranky Kong|Cranky]] are the game's only two unplayable Kongs.


====''DK: Jungle Climber''====
====''DK: Jungle Climber''====
Candy reappears in the DS game ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]'', where she is initally seen in the opening cutscene,  where she is seen sitting with an umbrella with all of the other Kongs on their vacation to [[Sun Sun Island]]. She also hosts the [[DK: Jungle Climber#Minigames|minigames]] in the game, giving a brief description of each before they are played.
Candy is a non-playable character in ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''. She is shown in the opening cutscene with the other Kongs on their vacation to [[Sun Sun Island]]. She also hosts the [[DK: Jungle Climber#Minigames|minigames]] and briefly describes each one before playing.


===''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast''===
===''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast''===
[[File:Candy's_Challenges.PNG|thumb|[[Candy's Challenges]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]'']]
[[File:Candy's_Challenges.png|thumb|[[Candy's Challenges]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]'']]
Candy's main appearance on the [[Wii]] console was in ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]'', where she is the only Kong that appears in the game who is not playable. In this game, she has her own mode, [[Candy's Challenges]], in which she gives Donkey Kong different challenges he must complete in order to unlock certain characters. She appears in the cutscene seen when the cursor is passed over the Candy's Challenges options.
Candy is a non-playable character in ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]''. She is the only Kong who is not playable, instead having her own mode, [[Candy's Challenges]], in which she gives Donkey Kong different challenges to complete in order to unlock certain characters. She appears in the cutscene which is shown when the cursor passes over the Candy's Challenges options.


===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''====
Candy Kong is featured in a few items throughout in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', there is a [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]] of Candy that can be randomly obtained in any of the single-player modes. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' / ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Wii U]]'', there is another trophy of her, and it uniquely states that Funky Kong has a crush on her as well as Donkey Kong, something that is not mentioned in any of the other games. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Candy is an Advanced-class support [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]], reusing her ''DK: Jungle Climber'' artwork. Her spirit battle uses a red palette swap of [[Bayonetta]] equipped with a [[Banana Gun]] on [[Kongo Falls]], with her spirit offering increased stats at critical health. In [[smashwiki:Adventure Mode: World of Light|World of Light]], the spirit is located in the [[smashwiki:DK Island (World of Light)|DK Island]] sub-world of [[smashwiki:The Light Realm|The Light Realm]], specifically in the spot that represents Candy's Save Point on the [[Kongo Jungle]] map in ''Donkey Kong Country''.
Candy Kong has her own [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. Her trophy description in this game erroneously states Candy's latest appearance as being ''Donkey Kong 64'' instead of ''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast'', but still references Candy's  Challenges from the game.
====''Super Smash Bros. for 3DS / Wii U''====
Candy also has a trophy in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'', which also lists her latest appearance as ''Donkey Kong 64'' in the [[Wii U]] version of the game. The trophy description also mentions that Funky Kong has a crush on her as well as Donkey Kong, something which is not mentioned in any of the other games.
====''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''====
Candy Kong also makes a cameo appearance in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' as an advanced [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|Spirit]], reusing her ''DK: Jungle Climber'' artwork.
 
===Other appearances and references===
Candy Kong appeared briefly in volume 23 of the ''[[Super Mario-Kun]]'' manga, however with her TV series appearance instead of her in game one.


Candy Kong's name appears in a screenshot of an officially suggested Time Attack leaderboard, present at page 18 in the digital manual of ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''. She is ranked sixth in the leaderboard, above [[Lanky Kong]] and [[Tiny Kong]].<ref>[https://cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/wii_u_6/donkey_kong_country__tropical_freeze/ElectronicManual_WiiU_DonkeyKongCountryTropicalFreeze_EN.pdf ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' digital manual PDF]</ref>
===''Picross NP''===
Candy Kong's face with her ''Donkey Kong Country'' design appears in ''[[Picross NP]] Vol. 8'' as one of the figures obtained by completing puzzles. When the puzzle is completed, she winks and kisses at the screen.


"Candy's Cafe" can be found in [[Metro Kingdom|New Donk City]] from ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''.
===''Super Mario Odyssey''===
A store named "Candy's Cafe" appears in [[Metro Kingdom|New Donk City]] from ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''.


Candy Kong was also featured on a few cards of the Donkey Kong card game, using both her cartoon and ''Donkey Kong 64'' appearances.
===Unused appearances===
 
====''Diddy Kong Pilot''====
Candy Kong was apparently intended to be a playable character in later builds of the canceled spin-off game ''[[Diddy Kong Pilot (2001)|Diddy Kong Pilot]]'', and can be seen in some of the early screenshots from the game.
{{Multiframe|[[File:Candy DKP 2001 icon.png]][[File:Dog Fights DKP 2001.gif]]|align=right}}
Candy Kong was apparently intended to be a playable character in later builds of the canceled spin-off game ''[[Diddy Kong Pilot (2001)|Diddy Kong Pilot]]''. Some time after E3 2001, Candy was in the process of replacing Redneck Kong, and her placement in the sepia backdrop of the character selection menu is where Redneck was originally placed. Candy is also seen in the animated icon for the "Dog Fights" mode on the main menu, where she pilots a pink and white plane with a windshield. Candy also has a Dog Fights icon, although it is never loaded within the game, having yet to be implemented at the time.


==General information==
==General information==
===Physical description===
===Physical description===
{{quote|You call this a body? I eat pretzels fatter than this!|General Klump|The Big Switch-a-Roo}}
[[File:Candy Kong DKKoS art.png|thumb|left|upright=0.85|Candy Kong with her current appearance from ''DK: King of Swing'']]
[[File:Candy Kong DKKoS art.png|thumb|left|upright=0.85|Candy Kong with her current appearance from ''DK: King of Swing'']]
Candy Kong has blue eyes with three eyelashes on each, and blonde hair which is just beyond shoulder length. She is one of the two Kongs that use makeup, the other being [[Tiny Kong]], with pink lipstick, purple (blue in ''DK: King of Swing'') eye shadow and pink nail varnish. She has light brown fur and pale skin similar to most of the other Kongs, however lacks the exposed belly section. Her physique is fairly similar to Tiny's, being more human-like. Candy is also quite tall, being among the tallest of the Kong family.
Candy Kong has blue eyes with three eyelashes on each, and blonde hair which is just beyond shoulder length. She is one of the two Kongs that use makeup, the other being [[Tiny Kong]], with pink lipstick, purple (blue in ''DK: King of Swing'') eye shadow and pink nail varnish. She has light brown fur and pale skin similar to most of the other Kongs, however lacks the exposed belly section. Her physique is fairly similar to Tiny's, being more human-like. Candy is also quite tall, being among the tallest of the Kong family.
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In the remake of ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', her appearance remained mostly the same as the first game, but instead of her usual clothing, she wore a purple floor-length dress and a purple flower on the right side of her hair. She also had her modern purple eyeshadow, but lacked her pink lipstick.
In the remake of ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', her appearance remained mostly the same as the first game, but instead of her usual clothing, she wore a purple floor-length dress and a purple flower on the right side of her hair. She also had her modern purple eyeshadow, but lacked her pink lipstick.


In ''Donkey Kong 64'', Candy had the same physical features as her future appearances, apart from the exposed neck and belly sections, but wore different clothing. She wore a pink crop top with her name written on it in purple writing and pink shorts with a black belt and silver buckle. Candy also wore pink and white trainers in this appearance, as well as a gold necklace. As she ran a music shop in the game, Candy wore a pair of blue headphones with a white "C" on either side, with the blue and grey attachment on the right of her belt.
In ''Donkey Kong 64'', Candy had the same physical features as her future appearances, apart from the exposed neck and belly sections, but wore different clothing. She wore a pink crop top with her name written on it in purple writing and pink shorts with a black belt and silver buckle. Candy also wore pink and white trainers in this appearance, as well as a gold necklace. As she ran a music shop in the game, Candy wore a pair of blue headphones with a white "C" on either side, with the blue and gray attachment on the right of her belt.


Candy had an entirely different appearance in the cartoons, which differed more than that of any other Kong. On the show, Candy had ginger fur and slightly paler orange hair tied back with a turquoise headband. She had much smaller eyes with no eye shadow, and also lacked the fur on her upper face but had brown eyebrows instead. Her lipstick was closer to skin tone, and she lacked nail varnish in this appearance. She wore a white crop top and blue denim shorts with a black belt and square gold buckle, as well as a pair of turquoise sandals similar to Tiny Kong's. She also wore gold hoop earrings and a gold bangle on her right arm. This appearance is the one used for her appearance in the ''Super Mario-Kun'' manga.
[[File:CandyKongCard1.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Candy Kong trading card with her television series appearance.]]
Candy has an entirely different appearance in the cartoons, which differs more than that of any other Kong. On the show, Candy has ginger fur and slightly paler orange hair tied back with a turquoise headband. She has much smaller eyes and no eye shadow, and also lacks the fur on her upper face but has brown eyebrows instead. Her lipstick is closer to skin tone, and she lacks nail varnish in this appearance. She wears a white crop top and blue denim shorts with a black belt and square gold buckle, as well as a pair of turquoise sandals similar to Tiny Kong's. She also wears gold hoop earrings and a gold bangle on her right arm. This appearance is the one used for her appearance in the ''Super Mario-Kun'' manga.


===Development===
===Development===
Early in the development of the original ''Donkey Kong Country'' game, the names "Blondie Kong" and "Honey Kong" were apparently considered as alternate names for Candy Kong.<ref>https://twitter.com/Ghoulyboy/status/1027946702270021638</ref> Interestingly, Candy Kong refers to Donkey Kong as "Honey Kong" in the first ''Donkey Kong Country'' game, perhaps as a reference to her rejected potential name.  
Early in the development of the original ''Donkey Kong Country'' game, the names "Blondie Kong" and "Honey Kong" were apparently considered as alternate names for Candy Kong.<ref>{{cite|author=Ghoulyboy|date=August 10, 2018|url=x.com/Ghoulyboy/status/1027946702270021638|title=Post|publisher=Twitter|accessdate=June 20, 2024|archive=web.archive.org/web/20190813010135/https://twitter.com/Ghoulyboy/status/1027946702270021638}}</ref> Candy Kong refers to Donkey Kong as "Honey Kong" in the first ''Donkey Kong Country'' game, perhaps as a reference to her rejected potential name.  
 
During the development of ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', there were worries that the relationship of Donkey Kong and Candy Kong would clash with the relationship of Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong and detract from the game's character and clarity, so it was decided to replace her.<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/19980705000402/http://www.rare.co.uk/recent/games/dkc2|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2''|publisher=Rarewhere|language=en-gb|accessdate=August 2, 2020}}</ref> [[Wrinkly Kong]] effectively usurps her position, running the [[Kong Kollege]].<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/19980705012626/http://www.rare.co.uk/recent/games/dkc/castlist/cast_candy.html|title=Candy Kong - ''DKC Trilogy Cast List''|publisher=Rarewhere|language=en-gb|accessdate=June 20, 2024}}</ref>


===Personality and traits===
===Personality and traits===
Candy Kong usually has a fairly easy going personality, and often uses affectionate terms to refer to the other Kongs, such as "Honey" and "Sugar", and is also seen blowing kisses in various appearances. Candy is also shown to have a keen interest in music and dance, as she owns a dance studio in the ''Donkey Kong Country'' remakes, and a music shop as well as wearing a pair of headphones and a cassette player in ''Donkey Kong 64''. Her profile on the German ''Donkey Kong 64'' website further reaffirms this, as well as suggesting that she puts a large amount of effort into her appearance and often trains at the fitness centre. She also isn't above using her looks to her advantage, as demonstrated by her deliberately using her flirtatious nature on King K. Rool to distract him long enough for Funky Kong to deliver the coup de grace on the Kremling Leader in the ending for ''Donkey Kong 64''. Her personality was completely changed in the animated series however, as she now had a much shorter temper and a stubbornness not usually seen in the games.
Candy Kong usually has a fairly easy going personality, and often uses affectionate terms to refer to the other Kongs, such as "Honey" and "Sugar", and is also seen blowing kisses in various appearances. Candy is also shown to have a keen interest in music and dance, as she owns a dance studio in the ''Donkey Kong Country'' remakes, and a music shop as well as wearing a pair of headphones and a cassette player in ''Donkey Kong 64''. Her profile on the German ''Donkey Kong 64'' website further reaffirms this, as well as suggesting that she puts a large amount of effort into her appearance and often trains at the fitness centre. She also is not above using her looks to her advantage, as demonstrated by her deliberately using her flirtatious nature on King K. Rool to distract him long enough for Funky Kong to deliver the coup de grace on the [[Kremling]] leader in the ending for ''Donkey Kong 64''. Her personality was completely changed for the animated series, however, as in this project she has a much shorter temper and a stubbornness not usually seen in the games.


===Relationships===
===Relationships===
Candy is shown to be on good terms with most of the Kong family and against the Kremlings. Candy Kong is usually shown to be Donkey Kong's girlfriend or love interest, and often expresses this through the games by using affectionate terms to address him, and is also mentioned in various official profiles. The instruction booklet that came with ''Donkey Kong Country'', her first appearance, stated that she is presumed to marry DK someday and that she is the "[[banana]] of Donkey Kong's eye", but she doesn't think he is ready to settle down yet. She was also shown to be actively dating him in the cartoons, though her ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' trophy description implies that their relationship is a rumour, and Donkey Kong is only stated to have a crush on her in her ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U'' trophy description.
Candy is shown to be on good terms with most of the Kong family and against the Kremlings. Candy Kong is usually mentioned in various official descriptions to be Donkey Kong's love interest, and often expresses this through the games by using affectionate terms to address him. The instruction booklet that came with ''Donkey Kong Country'', her first appearance, stated that she is presumed to marry Donkey Kong someday and that she is the "[[banana]] of Donkey Kong's eye", but she does not think he is ready to settle down yet. In ''Donkey Kong 64'', Candy has a big carpet with the form of a heart with Donkey Kong's face on it as well as a small picture of him, and in both ''Donkey Kong Country'' and ''Donkey Kong 64'', Donkey Kong has a picture of her with hearts in his house. She is also shown to be actively dating him in the cartoons, though her ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' trophy description implies that their relationship is a rumor, and Donkey Kong is only stated to have a crush on her in her ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U'' trophy description. To explain Candy Kong's absence in later games, one official review of ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'' states that she broke up with Donkey Kong,<ref>{{cite|date=November 1996|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) #50|page=52|quote=You’d have thought that after retrieving his banana stash, Donkey Kong would be able to live out his days in peace and harmony with Candy Kong by his side. Unfortunately, she’s given him the push. And to make matters even worse, he’s been captured by those oh-so-pesky Kremlings!}}</ref> although the ''Donkey Kong 64'' manual suggests otherwise.<ref>{{cite|date=1999|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Donkey Kong 64'' instruction booklet|page=9|language=en|quote=That darn Donkey has all the luck! His girl Candy waits around in her hut, always willing to offer her musical help to that undeserving son of mine and his fancy polygonal friends. Pah!}}</ref> Candy is additionally described as a "kissing cousin" on the [[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|''Donkey Kong Country'' Game Boy Advance remake]] page on the Nintendo site.<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/Game-Boy-Advance/Donkey-Kong-Country-266551.html|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' for Game Boy Advance|publisher=Nintendo of UK|language=en-gb|archive=archive.today/2022.07.02-181339/https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Game-Boy-Advance/Donkey-Kong-Country-266551.html|quote=Great value cameos from surf dude Funky Kong and kissing cousin Candy Kong[...]}}</ref> The ''Donkey Kong Country'' section in the Italian ''[[Club Nintendo (Italian magazine)|Club Nintendo]]'' magazine states that she is Donkey Kong's best friend and, despite the rumors, they have not prepared a wedding yet.<ref>{{cite|quote=«Poi c'è Candy Kong, la miglior amica di Donkey; sebbene ci siano molte voci sul loro futuro, non hanno ancora progettato il matrimonio.»|translation=Then there's Candy Kong, Donkey's best friend; despite the rumors about their relationship, they have not organized the wedding yet.|date=1994|url=archive.org/details/ClubNintendo-1994-6/page/n3/mode/2up|title=''Club Nintendo'' - 6th issue|page=4|language=it|publisher=Linea GIG|website=Internet Archive}}</ref>
 
In the cartoons, Candy's boss Bluster Kong is in love with her, though she does not reciprocate his feelings, and is often quite angry towards him. Bluster is also shown to be very strict on Candy professionally. Funky Kong is also stated to have a crush on Candy in her ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' and ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' trophy description; in the games, this is limited to hints such as him saying "Say hi to Candy for me!" at Funky's Flights in the first game.
 
==Portrayals==
*[[Joy Tanner]] - ''[[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' television series
*[[Eveline Novakovic]] (1999-2002) - ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' and ''[[Diddy Kong Pilot (2001)|Diddy Kong Pilot]]'', where she also provides voice of Tiny Kong and Dixie Kong respectively.
*[[Satsuki Tsuzumi]] (2007) - ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]'' and ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''


In the cartoons, her boss Bluster Kong also appears to be in love with Candy Kong, though she does not show any of that interest back to him, and is often quite angry towards her boss. Bluster Kong is also shown to be very strict on Candy and often complains about her being late for work and other small things. Funky Kong is also stated to have a crush in her in the ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U'' trophy description, though this is not seen in any of the games.
==Voice samples==
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|description1=''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' (Eveline Fischer)
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==List of game appearances==
==List of appearances==
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|''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''
|''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''
|Non-playable character  
|Non-playable character
|North America:<br>November 25, 1994
|North America:<br>November 21, 1994
|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]
|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]
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|''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''
|''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''
|Non-playable character  
|Non-playable character
|North America:<br>November 24, 1999
|North America:<br>November 24, 1999
|[[Nintendo 64]]
|[[Nintendo 64]]
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|-
|''Donkey Kong Country'' (remake)
|''[[Picross NP]] Vol. 8''
|Non-playable character  
|Cameo
|North America:<br>November 4, 2000
|Japan:<br>June 1, 2000
|[[Super Nintendo]]
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' (remake)
|Non-playable character
|Europe:<br>November 17, 2000
|[[Game Boy Color]]
|[[Game Boy Color]]
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|-
|''Donkey Kong Country'' (remake)
|''[[Diddy Kong Pilot (2001)|Diddy Kong Pilot]]''
|Non-playable character  
|Playable character
|Unreleased<br>(Planned for March 4, 2002)
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' (remake)
|Non-playable character
|North America:<br>June 9, 2003
|North America:<br>June 9, 2003
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|Game Boy Advance
|-
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' (remake)
|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' (remake)
|Cameo in [[Swanky's Bonus Bonanza]].
|Cameo in [[Swanky's Bonus Bonanza]]
|North America:<br>November 15, 2004
|Europe:<br>June 25, 2004
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|Game Boy Advance
|-
|-
|''[[DK: King of Swing]]''
|''[[DK: King of Swing]]''
|Non-playable character
|Non-playable character
|North America:<br>September 19, 2005
|Europe:<br>February 4, 2005
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|Game Boy Advance
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 3]]'' (remake)
|Cameo in [[Funky's Rentals]] mini-game
|Europe:<br>November 4, 2005
|Game Boy Advance
|-
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|''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!|Donkey Kong Country 3]]'' (remake)
|''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]''
|Cameo in [[Funky's Rentals]] mini-game.
|Non-playable character
|North America:<br>November 7, 2005
|Japan:<br>June 28, 2007
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|[[Wii]]
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|''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''
|''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''
|Non-playable character
|Non-playable character
|North America:<br>September 10, 2007
|Japan:<br>August 9, 2007
|[[Nintendo DS]]
|[[Nintendo DS]]
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|''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]''
|Non-playable character
|North America:<br>October 8, 2007
|[[Wii]]
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|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
|Cameo as [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]]
|Cameo as [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]]
|North America:<br>March 9, 2008
|Japan:<br>January 31, 2008
|[[Wii]]
|Wii
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|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]] / [[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Wii U]]''
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]] / [[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Wii U]]''
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|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|Cameo as [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|Spirit]]
|Cameo as [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]]
|North America:<br>December 7, 2018
|Worldwide:<br>December 7, 2018
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|}
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==Official profiles and statistics==
==Profiles and statistics==
===German ''Donkey Kong 64'' website===
===''Donkey Kong Country''===
''"Everything that [[Tiny Kong|Tiny]] dreams of has come true for Candy. With her long legs, her sweet pouting lips and her silky blond hair, she makes every ape heart beat faster. But she really puts a lot of effort into her beauty. Hours of training sessions in the fitness center are an integral part of her daily schedule. Apart from that she also has considerable musical talent. The Kongs can get various musical instruments from her. After short instruction by Candy they play these with such virtuosity that they literally knock over a [[Kremling]] once in a while."''
*'''Instruction booklet:''' ''Candy Kong is the banana of Donkey Kong's eye, and one of his closest friends. Although everyone assumes that they will be married some day, Donkey Kong's just not ready to settle down yet (in Candy's opinion). Candy is also very fond of Diddy, and would pinch his little cheeks at every opportunity, if she had the frames of animation to do it! Donkey and Diddy will meet up with Candy often as they search for their missing bananas. When they do, Candy will give them a chance to save their progress through the game so far. All you have to do to save is jump into Candy's save barrel!''<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' instruction booklet|page=26|date=1994|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en}}</ref>
*'''[[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]''': ''Donkey Kong’s “love interest,” Candy Kong, wants to help out and has taken the initiative to set up Save Points at strategic locations throughout the island. If DK and Diddy make a stop to chat with Candy, she’ll offer to save their progress. It’s a good idea to visit Candy whenever you complete a new stage.''<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' Player's Guide|page=9|date=1994|language=en|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref>
 
===''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Color)===
*'''Instruction booklet''': ''Candy Kong is the banana of Donkey Kong’s eye. She’ll send DK and Diddy to bonus areas where they’ll have a chance to find extra Multiplayer games.''<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Color) instruction booklet|page=14|date=2000|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en}}</ref>
 
===''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Advance)===
*'''Instruction booklet''': ''Candy Kong is the banana of Donkey Kong's eye. She'll send DK and Diddy to her bonus areas where they'll be challenged to dance for extra items and rewards.''<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Advance) instruction booklet|page=19|date=2003|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en}}</ref>
*'''[[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]''': ''Candy Kong likes to dance almost as much as she likes a certain heroic ape. Candy has set up a dance studio in each region. You can access her dancing challenges at any of the studios or by choosing Extra from the main menu. Dance with Candy to win prizes like bananas and cameras. Each region’s dance challenges are tougher than the last region’s.''<ref>{{cite|date=2003|language=en|author=Folsom, Jessica, and Steve Thomason|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' Player's Guide|page=9|publisher=Nintendo of America|isbn=1-930206-33-X}}</ref>
*'''[[Prima Games]] guide''': ''Clad in a leotard and waiting for your arrival with a tapping toe, Candy Kong offers you sanctuary in her hut that doubles as a dance studio. Here (in one of the six different places) she allows you to groove with her, and if you're particularly good at keeping time to the beat, you're rewarded with items. Pay her a visit, and practice those twinkle-toed steps!''<ref>{{cite|author=Hodgson, David S. J.|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=June 17, 2003|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|language=en-us|page=12|isbn=0-7615-4334-1}}</ref>
 
===''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Action Special]]''===
''Candy Kong is the banana of Donkey Kong’s eye, and one of his closest friends. Although everyone assumes that they will get married some day, Donkey Kong’s just not ready to settle down yet (in Candy’s opinion). Candy is also very fond of Diddy, and tends to pinch his little cheeks at every opportunity. Needless to say this drives the little guy crazy; he wants to be taken seriously. Candy is thrifty and saves everything she thinks might come in useful one day.''<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Jungle Action Special''|page=18|publisher=Fleetway|language=en-gb|date=Summer 1995}}</ref>
 
===Rarewhere: DKC Trilogy Cast List===
''APPEARS IN: DKC 1''
 
''DK's sweetheart since early apehood and his possible future wife - though Candy takes this undying adoration in her stride, hoping he'll overcome his endless enthusiasm for adventure and general lack of table manners before even attempting to settle down. But she does have a great deal of affection for DK and his whole family, particularly Diddy and even, on occasion, miserable old Cranky, who no doubt has some choice comments to make about her dress sense when she's not around. Candy ran the Save Points in the original DKC before Wrinkly opened the doors of Kong Kollege to the public, leaving her free to return to far more worthwile{{sic}} pastimes like shopping and all-day sunbathing.''<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/19980705012626/http://www.rare.co.uk/recent/games/dkc/castlist/cast_candy.html|title=DKC Trilogy Cast List|publisher=Rarewhere|language=en-gb|accessdate=June 20, 2024}}</ref>
 
===''Donkey Kong 64''===
*'''Instruction booklet bio from [[Cranky Kong|Professor Cranky Kong]]''': ''That darn Donkey has all the luck! His girl Candy waits around in her hut, always willing to offer her musical help to that undeserving son of mine and his fancy polygonal friends. Pah!''<ref>{{cite|page=9|title=''Donkey Kong 64'' instruction booklet|date=1999|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en}}</ref>
*'''[[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]''': ''Combining her two chief loves—music and money—Candy offers to sell musical instruments to the Kongs. It’s too bad she doesn’t give them lessons. If they play on the right Music Pads, however, the Kongs can trigger something special, such as the opening of a hidden door. The music scares away groups of enemies, all for the price of just one Headphone. As an added bonus, Candy offers her chums upgrades including extra melons and more Music Energy.''<ref>{{cite|author=Bihldorff, Nate, et al.|title=''Donkey Kong 64'' [[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]|page=7|date=1999|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en}}</ref>
*'''[[Prima Games]] guide''': ''This alluring ape is Donkey Kong's girlfriend. She's got a musical ear and a shop full of devastating instruments. Tunes from Candy's wares will knock out every Kremling in earshot. Visit her in each level. She, too, offers upgrades as the game goes on. And she'll recharge your instrument's power if you step inside her shop.''<ref>{{cite|author=Barton, Jeff, et al.|title=''Donkey Kong 64'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=13|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=December 1, 1999|isbn=0-7615-2279-4|language=en-us}}</ref>
*'''German website''': ''Everything that [[Tiny Kong|Tiny]] dreams of has come true for Candy. With her long legs, her sweet pouting lips and her silky blond hair, she makes every ape heart beat faster. But she really puts a lot of effort into her beauty. Hours of training sessions in the fitness center are an integral part of her daily schedule. Apart from that she also has considerable musical talent. The Kongs can get various musical instruments from her. After short instruction by Candy they play these with such virtuosity that they literally knock over a Kremling once in a while.''<br>''Played on special boards, the instruments develop an even greater effect. Gates open, complex mechanisms are set in motion, and even the biggest sleepyhead is catapulted from dreamland. A visit with Candy is always worthwhile, because she always recharges the power of the musical instruments absolutely free of charge, and treats her visitors to an extension for the melon strip once in a while, too.''
 
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', Candy Kong's trophy claims that her relationship with Donkey Kong is rumored rather than confirmed, contrary to previous statements from Rare. Similarly, her trophy in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' and ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' implies that Donkey Kong's crush on her is unrequited.


''"Played on special boards, the instruments develop an even greater effect. Gates open, complex mechanisms are set in motion, and even the biggest sleepyhead is catapulted from dreamland. A visit with Candy is always worthwhile, because she always recharges the power of the musical instruments absolutely free of charge, and treats her visitors to an extension for the melon strip once in a while, too."'' 
====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''====
{{SSBB trophy
|name=Candy Kong
|image=[[File:BrawlTrophy319.png|100px]]
|appears_in='''SNES''' ''Donkey Kong Country''<br>'''N64''' ''Donkey Kong 64''
|unlock=Random
|desc=Donkey Kong's rumored girlfriend--although nobody is quite sure if the rumor is true. With Candy's looks and elegance, she would be quite the catch. There's a mode in Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast where Donkey Kong must compete according to Candy's requests. Candy is also known to have run a music shop.
|desc2=Donkey Kong's rumored girlfriend--although nobody is quite sure if the rumor is true. With Candy's looks and elegance, she would be quite the catch. There's a mode in Donkey Kong: Jet Race where Donkey Kong must compete according to Candy's requests. Candy is also known to have run a music shop.
}}


===Trophy information in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===
====''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''====
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{{SSB4 trophy
|-
|name=Candy Kong
!width="1%"|#
|image='''3DS:'''<br>[[File:CandyKongTrophy3DS.png|100px]]<br>'''Wii U:'''<br>[[File:CandyKongTrophyWiiU.png|100px]]
!width="13%"|Name
|category=Series Related
!width="15%"|Image
|appears_in='''SNES''' Donkey Kong Country (11/1994)<br>'''N64''' Donkey Kong 64 (11/1999)
!width="21%"|Appearance(s)
|trophy_box=17: Donkey Kong and His Friends
!width="50%"|Description
|unlock=([[File:3DS Logo.svg|32px|link=Nintendo 3DS]]) Random<br>([[File:Wii U Logo.svg|32px|link=Wii U]]) Clear the "[[smashwiki:The Jungle in Chaos|The Jungle in Chaos]]" event, and unlock [[smashwiki:Falco (SSB4)|Falco]].
|-
|desc=It's no surprise she catches the eyes of Donkey Kong and Funky Kong. Just by glancing at them, she makes guys wonder if she likes them. You probably best remember her as the helpful lady who runs Candy's Save Point in Donkey Kong Country.
|align=center|319
|desc2=You might remember Candy helping you save your game back in Donkey Kong Country. Both Donkey Kong and Funky Kong have just a little bit of a crush on her. Maybe one day, she'll notice one of them, and... Well, we're not writing a romantic novel here. Good luck to them both, though!
|align=center|Candy Kong
}}
|[[File:BrawlTrophy319.png|100px|center]]
|align=center|'''SNES''' Donkey Kong Country<br> '''N64''' Donkey Kong 64
|Donkey Kong's rumored girlfriend--although nobody is quite sure if the rumor is true. With Candy's looks and elegance, she would be quite the catch. There's a mode in Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast where Donkey Kong must compete according to Candy's requests. Candy is also known to have run a music shop.
|-
|}


===Trophy information in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U''===
====''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''====
{| align=center width=100% cellspacing=0 border=1 cellpadding=3 style="border-collapse:collapse; font-family:Arial;"
{{Spirit
|-
|no=142
!width="10%"|Name
|name=Candy Kong
!3DS Image
|image=[[File:Candykongdkjc.PNG|x100px]]
!Wii U Image
|series=''Donkey Kong'' Series
!width="20%"|Appears in
|type=[[smashwiki:Support spirit|Support]]
!NTSC-U Description
|slots=1
!PAL Description
|class=Advanced
|-
|effects=Critical-Health Stats ↑
!Candy Kong
|obtain=[[smashwiki:Adventure Mode: World of Light|World of Light]] ([[smashwiki:DK Island (World of Light)|DK Island]]); [[smashwiki:Spirit Board|Spirit Board]]
|[[File:CandyKongTrophy3DS.png|100px]]
|opponents=[[smashwiki:Bayonetta (SSBU)|Bayonetta]]
|[[File:CandyKongTrophyWiiU.png|100px]]
|conditions='''Rule:''' Item: Bananas
|align=center bgcolor="lightblue"|'''SNES''' Donkey Kong Country (11/1994)<br>'''N64''' Donkey Kong 64 (11/1999)
*The enemy starts the battle with a [[Banana Gun]]
|''It's no surprise she catches the eyes of Donkey Kong and Funky Kong. Just by glancing at them, she makes guys wonder if she likes them. You probably best remember her as the helpful lady who runs Candy's Save Point in Donkey Kong Country.''
*The enemy has increased move speed
|''You might remember Candy helping you save your game back in Donkey Kong Country. Both Donkey Kong and Funky Kong have just a little bit of a crush on her. Maybe one day, she'll notice one of them, and... Well, we're not writing a romantic novel here. Good luck to them both, though!''
|stage=[[Kongo Falls]]
|}
|song=Mangrove Cove
}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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==Quotes==
==Quotes==
*''"Hi, I'm Candy Kong and this is [[Candy's Save Point|my Save Point]]!"'' - ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''
{{Main|List of Candy Kong quotes}}
*''"If you want to save your current game, just jump into my spinning [[Star Barrel|save barrel]]! - ''Donkey Kong Country''
*"''Hi, I'm Candy Kong and this is [[Candy's Save Point|my Save Point]]!''" - ''Donkey Kong Country''
*''"Hello guys, got anything worth saving?"'' - ''Donkey Kong Country''
*"''If you want to save your current game, just jump into my spinning [[Star Barrel|save barrel]]!''" - ''Donkey Kong Country''
*''"Wow! You guys really came a long way! Save your game now, while you have the chance!"'' - ''Donkey Kong Country''
*"''Hello guys, got anything worth saving?''" - ''Donkey Kong Country''
*''"Yoo-hoo, [[Donkey Kong|Honey Kong]]! Now's a good time to save where you've gotten to!"'' - ''Donkey Kong Country''
*"''Well, hello, Donkey. You just take it easy and let Candy tell you how she's gonna make you feel real good. Why, for just a few little old coins, you can have my musical instruments and extra [[Watermelon|Melons]] too.''" - ''Donkey Kong 64''
*''"It must have been hard work for you to come all this way! Why not save your game?"'' - ''Donkey Kong Country''
*"''Welcome back! You did a great job with my challenges!''" - ''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast''
*''"Can I help you [[Kong|monkeys]] save your game?"'' - ''Donkey Kong Country''
*''"How would you like a quick spin in my save barrel?"'' - ''Donkey Kong Country''
*''"I don't think [[King K. Rool|he]] is, [[Diddy Kong|sugar]]. Let's get off [[Gangplank Galleon|this manky ship]]."'' - ''Donkey Kong Country''
*''"Hi! I'm Candy Kong. This is my [[Candy's Challenge|challenge shack]]."'' - ''Donkey Kong Country'' ([[Game Boy Color]] remake)
*''"To try your luck, jump into my nice Spin Barrel"'' - ''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Color remake)
*''"Hello, guys, do you want to earn any bonus games?"'' - ''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Color remake)
*''"Can I help you monkey boys find bonuses?"'' - ''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Color remake)
*''"How would you like a quick ride in my little Spin Barrel?"'' - ''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Color remake)
*''"Yoo-hoo, Honey Kong! It's a good time to try your luck!"'' - ''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Color remake)
*''"If you fancy a challenge, why not hop in for a spin!"'' - ''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Color remake)
*''"You guys are really good! I bet you're up to my challenge!"'' - ''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Color remake)
*''"See ya later, boys. You've beaten this challenge already!"'' - ''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Color remake)
*''"Hi there! Do you want to try out my [[Candy's Dance Studio|dance studio]]?"''  - ''Donkey Kong Country'' ([[Game Boy Advance]] remake)
*''"Just jump in the barrel to begin!"'' - ''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Advance remake)
*''"Want some dance fun? Just jump in the barrel."'' - ''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Advance remake)
*''"Have you come to get in the groove?"'' - ''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Advance remake)
*''"Ok, here's how we do it! You will see a line of buttons and directions scrolling across the screen. Hit that button or direction just as it passes through the square box. You will then see hit, miss or, if you are really good, perfect. Both hit and perfect will add to the prize bar at the bottom of the screen, while a miss will cause the prize bar to decrease. Simply repeat the process until the tune stops. I will then reward you based on your final position on the prize bar. Good luck! - ''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Advance remake)
*''"Let's make this easy for you. I will only do a couple of different moves this time."'' - ''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Advance remake)
*''"This time I'll make it a bit trickier by adding a few more moves. Try to keep up."'' - ''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Advance remake)
*''"You keep coming back for more. Let's see if you can keep up with me this time."'' - ''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Advance remake)
*''"Come on, let's dance! I can't wait to se you do the splits."'' - ''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Advance remake)
*''"This is going to be very tricky. Keep an eye on the speed of the instructions."'' - ''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Advance remake)
*''"This is the last challenge. Let's see if you're up to it. Good luck."'' - ''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Advance remake)
*''"Cool! You sure know how to hit the moves. Here you go, take this!"'' - ''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Advance remake)
*''"Oh dear, you seem to have two left feet, you crazy fool. Why not try again?"'' - ''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Advance remake)
*''"Oh, my! You sure can dance. Here, take this special prize. It's a photo of me. Take good care of it."'' - ''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Advance remake)
*''"Come back soon!"'' - ''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Advance remake)
*''"Leaving already?"'' - ''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Advance remake)
*''"The exercise too much?"'' - ''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Advance remake)
*''"For just 3 [[Banana Coin|coins]], I'll let you play with my instrument anytime you want."'' - ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''
*''"Well, hello, Donkey. You just take it easy and let Candy tell you how she's gonna make you feel real good. Why, for just a few little old coins, you can have my musical instruments and extra [[Watermelon|Melons]] too."'' - ''Donkey Kong 64''
*''"Come on now, Donkey. For just 3 coins I'll show you my musical instrument and throw in an extra melon for free! Let's give it a try, shall we?"'' -''Donkey Kong 64''
*''"Stand a little closer, Donkey, and I'll show you how to use your instrument. Press and hold {{button|n64|Z}} then press {{button|n64|Cup}} its sound wave blast will deafen most Kremlings, but will also reduce the instrument's energy. Top up its energy by finding some headphones. You won't lose any energy if it is played when you are standing on a music pad, and all sorts of amazing things are likely to happen too!"'' - ''Donkey Kong 64''
*''"You've all got another melon too. It'll hopefully make things a little easier."'' - ''Donkey Kong 64''
*''"You have all the latest stuff from me. Come see me later, okay?"'' - ''Donkey Kong 64''
*''"Aw, Donkey, you've already got my latest good stuff."'' - ''Donkey Kong 64''
*''"Why don't you drop by and see me later now."'' - ''Donkey Kong 64''
*''"Your instrument's lost some of its energy. Here, let me fix it for you."'' - ''Donkey Kong 64''
*''"'''Jump''' over the '''logs''' rolling down the hill, and avoid the boulders! Wanna give it a try?"'' - ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''
*''"Hi!"'' - ''DK: Jungle Climber'', ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]''
*''"Yay!"'' - ''DK: Jungle Climber''
*''"'''Catch''' as many '''bananas''' as you can! Think you can catch all of them?"'' - ''DK: Jungle Climber''
*''"'''Climb''' the '''pegs''' as fast as you can. Try to reach the top before time runs out!"'' - ''DK: Jungle Climber''
*''"Throw rocks to '''smash barrels and destroy boulders'''. Got what it takes to smash 'em all?'' - ''DK: Jungle Climber''
*''"'''Grab''' on to the wobbly '''oranges''' and watch them drop. How many can you grab?"'' - ''DK: Jungle Climber''
*''"Get in the '''Booster Barrel''' and race! Are you fast enough to beat your opponent?"'' - ''DK: Jungle Climber''
*''"Jump over the rolling logs! Get '''100 points''' to move on. Jump over a bunch to earn bonus points!"'' - ''DK: Jungle Climber''
*''"Well, hi there! Feel like taking on some of my challenges?"'' - ''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast''
*''"Win the race without hitting any obstacles."'' - ''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast''
*''"No hurry! Take your time!"'' - ''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast''
*''"Good luck! I know you can do it! Oh, and you can view my challenge anytime on the pause menu."'' - ''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast''
*''"Welcome back! You did a great job with my challenges!"'' - ''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast''


==Name in other languages==
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Candy Kong
Candy Kong from DK: Jungle Climber.
Candy Kong in DK: Jungle Climber
Species Kong
First appearance Donkey Kong Country (1994)
Latest appearance Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (spirit cameo) (2018)
Latest portrayal Satsuki Tsuzumi (2007)
“Yoo-hoo, Honey Kong! Now's a good time to save where you've gotten to!”
Candy Kong, Donkey Kong Country

Candy Kong is a character from the Donkey Kong franchise and a love interest of Donkey Kong. She first appeared in Donkey Kong Country. In most of her appearances, Candy hosts minigames for the Kongs to play, although she runs her own store in Donkey Kong 64. She has mostly appeared in Rare's Donkey Kong games; aside from them, she has appeared in the Donkey Kong Country television series and other tie-in media based on the games such as comics, as well as the games produced by Paon.

History[edit]

Donkey Kong Country series[edit]

Character artwork of Candy Kong wearing her pink bow with white polka dots and a pink maillot.Artwork © 1994 Nintendo
Candy's original design from Donkey Kong Country

Donkey Kong Country[edit]

In Donkey Kong Country, Candy manages the Candy's Save Point where she allows the player to save their game progress. Her Save Point appears in every world, and she also appears in the ending's Cast of Characters. The instruction booklet calls Candy Kong the "banana of Donkey Kong's eye" and mentions that everyone assumes they will marry one day, although it is Candy's opinion that he is not ready to settle down yet. In the game, Candy frequently advises the Kongs to save their game "before it's too late" (which refers to if they were to lose their progress).

In the Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance remakes, Candy no longer operates a Save Point, because the game progress can be saved from the world map. In the Game Boy Color version, Candy hosted Candy's Challenge, where the active Kong must complete a challenge for a Banana Coin. Her establishment was changed again in the Game Boy Advance remake, to Candy's Dance Studio, where she hosts a Dance Dance Revolution-type minigame in each world.

Donkey Kong Country 2[edit]

Candy is a background character in the Game Boy Advance version of Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. She is Swanky's assistant at Swanky's Bonus Bonanza, where she simply points out the option that Diddy and Dixie Kong walk to. Candy is later seen in Cranky's Hut during the ending "Cast of Characters" with the rest of the Kong family. She is wearing a flower in her hair and a dress, which is purple at Swanky's Bonus Bonanza but white during the end credits.

Donkey Kong Country 3[edit]

Candy is a background character in the Game Boy Advance version of Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!. She is one of the Kongs to appear in the Funky Kong minigame Protect, where the player characters have to protect her and the other Kongs from being abducted by Kremlings.

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze[edit]

Although Candy Kong does not physically appear in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, her name appears in a mock Time Attack leaderboard on tab 18 of the electronic manual. She is ranked sixth in the leaderboard, above Lanky Kong and Tiny Kong.[1]

Club Nintendo[edit]

Candy Kong made a brief appearance in the Club Nintendo comic "Donkey Kong Country". Like in the game of the same name, she was found at her Save Point, where Donkey and Diddy Kong decided to tell her about their journey. Candy, instead of letting Donkey and Diddy Kong "save" their progress, provides them with Squawks in order to make their journey easier. She is also briefly seen at the end of the comic "Donkey Kong in: Banana Day 24" from the same magazine, celebrating together with the other Kongs.

Donkey Kong Country television series[edit]

Candy Kong in Ape Foo Young.
Candy Kong on the TV show
See also: Category:Episodes featuring Candy Kong

Candy is a prominent character in the Donkey Kong Country television series, albeit with a drastic redesign, including a different hairstyle and outfit. Her personality is also very different from her portrayal in the games, with a particularly short temper. She appears to be the sole employee at Bluster Barrelworks, where she appears to be the quality inspector. Candy and Donkey Kong are also actively dating in the series, much to the annoyance of her boss, Bluster Kong, who is romantically interested in her.

Candy has a robotic clone named Candy Clone, who was created by King K. Rool.

Donkey Kong 64[edit]

Candy Kong
Candy's appearance in Donkey Kong 64

Candy reappears in Donkey Kong 64, where she runs Candy's Music Shop, which is found in every area except Jungle Japes, Fungi Forest and Hideout Helm. Here, Candy sells the Kongs powerful musical instruments which can defeat foes and cause certain events to occur if used on a Music Pad. Candy also gives the Kongs an extra watermelon on two occasions, increasing the amount of damage the Kongs can sustain. A picture of Candy Kong also appears behind the hammock in DK's Tree House.

In the ending after Chunky Kong defeats King K. Rool, Candy appears and distracts King K. Rool with her beauty, which is surprising considering that K. Rool is enemies with the Kongs. While she does this, Funky Kong appears from behind and shoots him with a gun loaded with a big shoe, which sends him to where K. Lumsy is located. She also appears in the two endings where she is seen riding K. Lumsy, alongside all the Kongs, and in the second one she is seen sitting outside of Donkey Kong's house. In the secret ending, she appears three times. The first time she is seen, she gasps and then laughs, and the second time she appears she only laughs. The third time she appears, she is seen posing with Tiny Kong and the Mermaid, as two Kritters are watching them; the Candy's Music Shop theme plays during this segment.

Super Mario-kun[edit]

Bluster Kong and Candy Kong in Super Mario-kun

Candy Kong appears in one chapter in volume 23 of the Super Mario-kun manga, where she sports her look from the Donkey Kong Country television series.

On December 31, 1999, Candy proposes a challenge to both DK and her boss Bluster Kong: she will go on a date with whoever brings her the "first sunrise of 2000". The two go on top of the snowy mountains to get the sunrise as soon as possible, but having to fight against K. Rool, they miss the sunrise, but find another way to satisfy Candy's conditions: shave themselves so that their shiny heads will replicate the sunrise. Disappointed, Candy states that she just wanted a picture.

DK series[edit]

DK: King of Swing[edit]

Candy is a background character in DK: King of Swing. She is only seen in the opening cutscene, but the game has official artwork of Candy nonetheless. Candy and Cranky are the game's only two unplayable Kongs.

DK: Jungle Climber[edit]

Candy is a non-playable character in DK: Jungle Climber. She is shown in the opening cutscene with the other Kongs on their vacation to Sun Sun Island. She also hosts the minigames and briefly describes each one before playing.

Donkey Kong Barrel Blast[edit]

Candy is a non-playable character in Donkey Kong Barrel Blast. She is the only Kong who is not playable, instead having her own mode, Candy's Challenges, in which she gives Donkey Kong different challenges to complete in order to unlock certain characters. She appears in the cutscene which is shown when the cursor passes over the Candy's Challenges options.

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

Candy Kong is featured in a few items throughout in the Super Smash Bros. series. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, there is a trophy of Candy that can be randomly obtained in any of the single-player modes. In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U, there is another trophy of her, and it uniquely states that Funky Kong has a crush on her as well as Donkey Kong, something that is not mentioned in any of the other games. In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Candy is an Advanced-class support spirit, reusing her DK: Jungle Climber artwork. Her spirit battle uses a red palette swap of Bayonetta equipped with a Banana Gun on Kongo Falls, with her spirit offering increased stats at critical health. In World of Light, the spirit is located in the DK Island sub-world of The Light Realm, specifically in the spot that represents Candy's Save Point on the Kongo Jungle map in Donkey Kong Country.

Picross NP[edit]

Candy Kong's face with her Donkey Kong Country design appears in Picross NP Vol. 8 as one of the figures obtained by completing puzzles. When the puzzle is completed, she winks and kisses at the screen.

Super Mario Odyssey[edit]

A store named "Candy's Cafe" appears in New Donk City from Super Mario Odyssey.

Unused appearances[edit]

Diddy Kong Pilot[edit]

Icon of Candy Kong from the 2001 Diddy Kong PilotDog Fights from Diddy Kong Pilot 2001.

Candy Kong was apparently intended to be a playable character in later builds of the canceled spin-off game Diddy Kong Pilot. Some time after E3 2001, Candy was in the process of replacing Redneck Kong, and her placement in the sepia backdrop of the character selection menu is where Redneck was originally placed. Candy is also seen in the animated icon for the "Dog Fights" mode on the main menu, where she pilots a pink and white plane with a windshield. Candy also has a Dog Fights icon, although it is never loaded within the game, having yet to be implemented at the time.

General information[edit]

Physical description[edit]

“You call this a body? I eat pretzels fatter than this!”
General Klump, The Big Switch-a-Roo
Candy Kong's artwork from DK: King of Swing.
Candy Kong with her current appearance from DK: King of Swing

Candy Kong has blue eyes with three eyelashes on each, and blonde hair which is just beyond shoulder length. She is one of the two Kongs that use makeup, the other being Tiny Kong, with pink lipstick, purple (blue in DK: King of Swing) eye shadow and pink nail varnish. She has light brown fur and pale skin similar to most of the other Kongs, however lacks the exposed belly section. Her physique is fairly similar to Tiny's, being more human-like. Candy is also quite tall, being among the tallest of the Kong family.

Candy wears a pink vest top which is torn off part way to create a crop top. The top has her name on it in a white font with darker pink outlining. She also wears dark pink shorts with a purple belt and a gold ring buckle.

In her original appearance, her clothing consisted of a pink one-piece swimming suit and a pink bow with white dots. Her eye shadow was pink, and her hair was shoulder-length, had a short fringe with curls on the sides, similar to Dixie Kong's current hairstyle. She also lacked her pink nail polish in this game, but had an exposed belly section like the other Kongs, as well as a fully exposed neck. This appearance was also used for her cameo in the remake of Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!

In the remake of Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, her appearance remained mostly the same as the first game, but instead of her usual clothing, she wore a purple floor-length dress and a purple flower on the right side of her hair. She also had her modern purple eyeshadow, but lacked her pink lipstick.

In Donkey Kong 64, Candy had the same physical features as her future appearances, apart from the exposed neck and belly sections, but wore different clothing. She wore a pink crop top with her name written on it in purple writing and pink shorts with a black belt and silver buckle. Candy also wore pink and white trainers in this appearance, as well as a gold necklace. As she ran a music shop in the game, Candy wore a pair of blue headphones with a white "C" on either side, with the blue and gray attachment on the right of her belt.

Candy Kong trading card with her television series appearance.

Candy has an entirely different appearance in the cartoons, which differs more than that of any other Kong. On the show, Candy has ginger fur and slightly paler orange hair tied back with a turquoise headband. She has much smaller eyes and no eye shadow, and also lacks the fur on her upper face but has brown eyebrows instead. Her lipstick is closer to skin tone, and she lacks nail varnish in this appearance. She wears a white crop top and blue denim shorts with a black belt and square gold buckle, as well as a pair of turquoise sandals similar to Tiny Kong's. She also wears gold hoop earrings and a gold bangle on her right arm. This appearance is the one used for her appearance in the Super Mario-Kun manga.

Development[edit]

Early in the development of the original Donkey Kong Country game, the names "Blondie Kong" and "Honey Kong" were apparently considered as alternate names for Candy Kong.[2] Candy Kong refers to Donkey Kong as "Honey Kong" in the first Donkey Kong Country game, perhaps as a reference to her rejected potential name.

During the development of Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, there were worries that the relationship of Donkey Kong and Candy Kong would clash with the relationship of Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong and detract from the game's character and clarity, so it was decided to replace her.[3] Wrinkly Kong effectively usurps her position, running the Kong Kollege.[4]

Personality and traits[edit]

Candy Kong usually has a fairly easy going personality, and often uses affectionate terms to refer to the other Kongs, such as "Honey" and "Sugar", and is also seen blowing kisses in various appearances. Candy is also shown to have a keen interest in music and dance, as she owns a dance studio in the Donkey Kong Country remakes, and a music shop as well as wearing a pair of headphones and a cassette player in Donkey Kong 64. Her profile on the German Donkey Kong 64 website further reaffirms this, as well as suggesting that she puts a large amount of effort into her appearance and often trains at the fitness centre. She also is not above using her looks to her advantage, as demonstrated by her deliberately using her flirtatious nature on King K. Rool to distract him long enough for Funky Kong to deliver the coup de grace on the Kremling leader in the ending for Donkey Kong 64. Her personality was completely changed for the animated series, however, as in this project she has a much shorter temper and a stubbornness not usually seen in the games.

Relationships[edit]

Candy is shown to be on good terms with most of the Kong family and against the Kremlings. Candy Kong is usually mentioned in various official descriptions to be Donkey Kong's love interest, and often expresses this through the games by using affectionate terms to address him. The instruction booklet that came with Donkey Kong Country, her first appearance, stated that she is presumed to marry Donkey Kong someday and that she is the "banana of Donkey Kong's eye", but she does not think he is ready to settle down yet. In Donkey Kong 64, Candy has a big carpet with the form of a heart with Donkey Kong's face on it as well as a small picture of him, and in both Donkey Kong Country and Donkey Kong 64, Donkey Kong has a picture of her with hearts in his house. She is also shown to be actively dating him in the cartoons, though her Super Smash Bros. Brawl trophy description implies that their relationship is a rumor, and Donkey Kong is only stated to have a crush on her in her Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U trophy description. To explain Candy Kong's absence in later games, one official review of Donkey Kong Land 2 states that she broke up with Donkey Kong,[5] although the Donkey Kong 64 manual suggests otherwise.[6] Candy is additionally described as a "kissing cousin" on the Donkey Kong Country Game Boy Advance remake page on the Nintendo site.[7] The Donkey Kong Country section in the Italian Club Nintendo magazine states that she is Donkey Kong's best friend and, despite the rumors, they have not prepared a wedding yet.[8]

In the cartoons, Candy's boss Bluster Kong is in love with her, though she does not reciprocate his feelings, and is often quite angry towards him. Bluster is also shown to be very strict on Candy professionally. Funky Kong is also stated to have a crush on Candy in her Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U trophy description; in the games, this is limited to hints such as him saying "Say hi to Candy for me!" at Funky's Flights in the first game.

Portrayals[edit]

Voice samples[edit]

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List of appearances[edit]

Title Description Release date System/format
Donkey Kong Country Non-playable character North America:
November 21, 1994
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Donkey Kong 64 Non-playable character North America:
November 24, 1999
Nintendo 64
Picross NP Vol. 8 Cameo Japan:
June 1, 2000
Super Nintendo
Donkey Kong Country (remake) Non-playable character Europe:
November 17, 2000
Game Boy Color
Diddy Kong Pilot Playable character Unreleased
(Planned for March 4, 2002)
Game Boy Advance
Donkey Kong Country (remake) Non-playable character North America:
June 9, 2003
Game Boy Advance
Donkey Kong Country 2 (remake) Cameo in Swanky's Bonus Bonanza Europe:
June 25, 2004
Game Boy Advance
DK: King of Swing Non-playable character Europe:
February 4, 2005
Game Boy Advance
Donkey Kong Country 3 (remake) Cameo in Funky's Rentals mini-game Europe:
November 4, 2005
Game Boy Advance
Donkey Kong Barrel Blast Non-playable character Japan:
June 28, 2007
Wii
DK: Jungle Climber Non-playable character Japan:
August 9, 2007
Nintendo DS
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Cameo as trophy Japan:
January 31, 2008
Wii
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U Cameo as trophy North America:
November 21, 2014
Nintendo 3DS, Wii U
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Cameo as spirit Worldwide:
December 7, 2018
Nintendo Switch

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Donkey Kong Country[edit]

  • Instruction booklet: Candy Kong is the banana of Donkey Kong's eye, and one of his closest friends. Although everyone assumes that they will be married some day, Donkey Kong's just not ready to settle down yet (in Candy's opinion). Candy is also very fond of Diddy, and would pinch his little cheeks at every opportunity, if she had the frames of animation to do it! Donkey and Diddy will meet up with Candy often as they search for their missing bananas. When they do, Candy will give them a chance to save their progress through the game so far. All you have to do to save is jump into Candy's save barrel![9]
  • Player's Guide: Donkey Kong’s “love interest,” Candy Kong, wants to help out and has taken the initiative to set up Save Points at strategic locations throughout the island. If DK and Diddy make a stop to chat with Candy, she’ll offer to save their progress. It’s a good idea to visit Candy whenever you complete a new stage.[10]

Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)[edit]

  • Instruction booklet: Candy Kong is the banana of Donkey Kong’s eye. She’ll send DK and Diddy to bonus areas where they’ll have a chance to find extra Multiplayer games.[11]

Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)[edit]

  • Instruction booklet: Candy Kong is the banana of Donkey Kong's eye. She'll send DK and Diddy to her bonus areas where they'll be challenged to dance for extra items and rewards.[12]
  • Player's Guide: Candy Kong likes to dance almost as much as she likes a certain heroic ape. Candy has set up a dance studio in each region. You can access her dancing challenges at any of the studios or by choosing Extra from the main menu. Dance with Candy to win prizes like bananas and cameras. Each region’s dance challenges are tougher than the last region’s.[13]
  • Prima Games guide: Clad in a leotard and waiting for your arrival with a tapping toe, Candy Kong offers you sanctuary in her hut that doubles as a dance studio. Here (in one of the six different places) she allows you to groove with her, and if you're particularly good at keeping time to the beat, you're rewarded with items. Pay her a visit, and practice those twinkle-toed steps![14]

Donkey Kong Jungle Action Special[edit]

Candy Kong is the banana of Donkey Kong’s eye, and one of his closest friends. Although everyone assumes that they will get married some day, Donkey Kong’s just not ready to settle down yet (in Candy’s opinion). Candy is also very fond of Diddy, and tends to pinch his little cheeks at every opportunity. Needless to say this drives the little guy crazy; he wants to be taken seriously. Candy is thrifty and saves everything she thinks might come in useful one day.[15]

Rarewhere: DKC Trilogy Cast List[edit]

APPEARS IN: DKC 1

DK's sweetheart since early apehood and his possible future wife - though Candy takes this undying adoration in her stride, hoping he'll overcome his endless enthusiasm for adventure and general lack of table manners before even attempting to settle down. But she does have a great deal of affection for DK and his whole family, particularly Diddy and even, on occasion, miserable old Cranky, who no doubt has some choice comments to make about her dress sense when she's not around. Candy ran the Save Points in the original DKC before Wrinkly opened the doors of Kong Kollege to the public, leaving her free to return to far more worthwile[sic] pastimes like shopping and all-day sunbathing.[16]

Donkey Kong 64[edit]

  • Instruction booklet bio from Professor Cranky Kong: That darn Donkey has all the luck! His girl Candy waits around in her hut, always willing to offer her musical help to that undeserving son of mine and his fancy polygonal friends. Pah![17]
  • Player's Guide: Combining her two chief loves—music and money—Candy offers to sell musical instruments to the Kongs. It’s too bad she doesn’t give them lessons. If they play on the right Music Pads, however, the Kongs can trigger something special, such as the opening of a hidden door. The music scares away groups of enemies, all for the price of just one Headphone. As an added bonus, Candy offers her chums upgrades including extra melons and more Music Energy.[18]
  • Prima Games guide: This alluring ape is Donkey Kong's girlfriend. She's got a musical ear and a shop full of devastating instruments. Tunes from Candy's wares will knock out every Kremling in earshot. Visit her in each level. She, too, offers upgrades as the game goes on. And she'll recharge your instrument's power if you step inside her shop.[19]
  • German website: Everything that Tiny dreams of has come true for Candy. With her long legs, her sweet pouting lips and her silky blond hair, she makes every ape heart beat faster. But she really puts a lot of effort into her beauty. Hours of training sessions in the fitness center are an integral part of her daily schedule. Apart from that she also has considerable musical talent. The Kongs can get various musical instruments from her. After short instruction by Candy they play these with such virtuosity that they literally knock over a Kremling once in a while.
    Played on special boards, the instruments develop an even greater effect. Gates open, complex mechanisms are set in motion, and even the biggest sleepyhead is catapulted from dreamland. A visit with Candy is always worthwhile, because she always recharges the power of the musical instruments absolutely free of charge, and treats her visitors to an extension for the melon strip once in a while, too.

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Candy Kong's trophy claims that her relationship with Donkey Kong is rumored rather than confirmed, contrary to previous statements from Rare. Similarly, her trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U implies that Donkey Kong's crush on her is unrequited.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Trophy
Candy Kong
BrawlTrophy319.png
Appears in:
SNES Donkey Kong Country
N64 Donkey Kong 64
How to unlock: Random
Donkey Kong's rumored girlfriend--although nobody is quite sure if the rumor is true. With Candy's looks and elegance, she would be quite the catch. There's a mode in Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast where Donkey Kong must compete according to Candy's requests. Candy is also known to have run a music shop. (American English)
Donkey Kong's rumored girlfriend--although nobody is quite sure if the rumor is true. With Candy's looks and elegance, she would be quite the catch. There's a mode in Donkey Kong: Jet Race where Donkey Kong must compete according to Candy's requests. Candy is also known to have run a music shop. (British English)

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

Trophy
Candy Kong
3DS:
CandyKongTrophy3DS.png
Wii U:
Candy Kong trophy from Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Category: Series Related
(Applies only to the Wii U version) Appears in:
SNES Donkey Kong Country (11/1994)
N64 Donkey Kong 64 (11/1999)
(Applies only to the Wii U version) Trophy Box: 17: Donkey Kong and His Friends
How to unlock:
(Nintendo 3DS) Random
(Wii U) Clear the "The Jungle in Chaos" event, and unlock Falco.
It's no surprise she catches the eyes of Donkey Kong and Funky Kong. Just by glancing at them, she makes guys wonder if she likes them. You probably best remember her as the helpful lady who runs Candy's Save Point in Donkey Kong Country. (American English)
You might remember Candy helping you save your game back in Donkey Kong Country. Both Donkey Kong and Funky Kong have just a little bit of a crush on her. Maybe one day, she'll notice one of them, and... Well, we're not writing a romantic novel here. Good luck to them both, though! (British English)

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Spirit
#142 Candy Kong
Candy Kong from DK: Jungle Climber. Series/game Donkey Kong Series
Type Support
Slots 1
Class Advanced
Strength / effect(s) Critical-Health Stats ↑
How to obtain World of Light (DK Island); Spirit Board
Spirit battle Opponent(s) Bayonetta
Conditions

Rule: Item: Bananas

  • The enemy starts the battle with a Banana Gun
  • The enemy has increased move speed
Stage Kongo Falls
Song Mangrove Cove

Gallery[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Candy Kong.

Quotes[edit]

Main article: List of Candy Kong quotes
  • "Hi, I'm Candy Kong and this is my Save Point!" - Donkey Kong Country
  • "If you want to save your current game, just jump into my spinning save barrel!" - Donkey Kong Country
  • "Hello guys, got anything worth saving?" - Donkey Kong Country
  • "Well, hello, Donkey. You just take it easy and let Candy tell you how she's gonna make you feel real good. Why, for just a few little old coins, you can have my musical instruments and extra Melons too." - Donkey Kong 64
  • "Welcome back! You did a great job with my challenges!" - Donkey Kong Barrel Blast

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese キャンディーコング[?]
Kyandī Kongu
Candy Kong
French Candy Kong[?] -
Candy[20]
German Candy Kong[?] -
Italian Candy Kong[?] -
Korean 캔디콩[?]
Kaendi Kong
Candy Kong
Russian Кэнди Конг[?]
Kaendi Kong
Candy Kong
Spanish Candy Kong[?] -

References[edit]

  1. ^ Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze electronic manual (PDF). nintendo-europe.com (British English). Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  2. ^ Ghoulyboy (August 10, 2018). Post. Twitter. Retrieved June 20, 2024. (Archived August 13, 2019, 01:01:35 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  3. ^ Donkey Kong Country 2. Rarewhere (British English). Archived July 5, 1998, 00:04:02 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  4. ^ Candy Kong - DKC Trilogy Cast List. Rarewhere (British English). Archived July 5, 1998, 01:26:26 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  5. ^ "You’d have thought that after retrieving his banana stash, Donkey Kong would be able to live out his days in peace and harmony with Candy Kong by his side. Unfortunately, she’s given him the push. And to make matters even worse, he’s been captured by those oh-so-pesky Kremlings!" – November 1996. Nintendo Magazine System (UK) #50. Page 52.
  6. ^ "That darn Donkey has all the luck! His girl Candy waits around in her hut, always willing to offer her musical help to that undeserving son of mine and his fancy polygonal friends. Pah!" – 1999. Donkey Kong 64 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (English). Page 9.
  7. ^ "Great value cameos from surf dude Funky Kong and kissing cousin Candy Kong[...]" – Donkey Kong Country for Game Boy Advance. Nintendo of UK (British English). (Archived July 2, 2022, 18:13:39 UTC via archive.today.)
  8. ^ «Poi c'è Candy Kong, la miglior amica di Donkey; sebbene ci siano molte voci sul loro futuro, non hanno ancora progettato il matrimonio.» ("Then there's Candy Kong, Donkey's best friend; despite the rumors about their relationship, they have not organized the wedding yet.") – 1994. Club Nintendo - 6th issue. Linea GIG (Italian) via Internet Archive. Page 4.
  9. ^ 1994. Donkey Kong Country instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (English). Page 26.
  10. ^ 1994. Donkey Kong Country Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (English). Page 9.
  11. ^ 2000. Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color) instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (English). Page 14.
  12. ^ 2003. Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance) instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (English). Page 19.
  13. ^ Folsom, Jessica, and Steve Thomason (2003). Donkey Kong Country Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (English). ISBN 1-930206-33-X. Page 9.
  14. ^ Hodgson, David S. J. (June 17, 2003). Donkey Kong Country Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-4334-1. Page 12.
  15. ^ Summer 1995. Donkey Kong Jungle Action Special. Fleetway (British English). Page 18.
  16. ^ DKC Trilogy Cast List. Rarewhere (British English). Archived July 5, 1998, 01:26:26 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  17. ^ 1999. Donkey Kong 64 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (English). Page 9.
  18. ^ Bihldorff, Nate, et al. (1999). Donkey Kong 64 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (English). Page 7.
  19. ^ Barton, Jeff, et al. (December 1, 1999). Donkey Kong 64 Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-2279-4. Page 13.
  20. ^ Bienvenue sur DKTV. Donkey Kong Planet website (French). Archived December 10, 2000, 10:15:00 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 20, 2024.