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“Don't try to argue--if you're going, I'm going with you.”

—Dixie Kong, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

Dixie Kong is a character from the Donkey Kong series. She is Diddy Kong’s girlfriend and Tiny Kong’s older sister. She is also cousins with Chunky Kong and Kiddy Kong. Her first appearance is as a sidekick in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. Aside from games, Dixie also appeared in the Donkey Kong Country cartoon and in two comics.

Dixie Kong appears in almost all Donkey Kong games and in some Mario spin-off titles. Although Candy Kong is the first female Kong to appear, Dixie is the first female Kong to be playable. She also starred in two games even before Princess Peach got her own game. Up to now, Dixie has appeared in seventeen games and is playable in fifteen of them.

History

Donkey Kong Country series

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

Dixie swimming.

Her first appearance is in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. Donkey Kong is kidnapped by Kaptain K. Rool. As such, Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong travel to Crocodile Isle, home of the Kremlings, to rescue him. They eventually defeat King K. Rool, save Donkey Kong, and blow up Crocodile Isle. Although the game is centered on Diddy’s quest to prove he is a great video game hero (in the likes of Mario, Yoshi, and Link), his sidekick Dixie manages to prove her worth as well. In this game, she gets her first ability, Helicopter Twirl. She reappears in the game's pseudo-handheld port Donkey Kong Land 2, where she has the same abilities and role in the plot.

In the Game Boy Advance port of Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, the plot is the same, but there are some small differences. Swanky Kong counts the time it takes for Dixie, or Diddy, to beat a boss. Dixie and Diddy can also complete Wrinkly's task, which consists of filling a scrapbook with pictures. Dixie can play mini-games at Funky's place, where her sister makes an appearance.

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!

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Dixie Kong walking.

Dixie Kong stars in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!. As the Kongs are vacationing in the Northern Kremisphere, Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong decide to go out on one of their adventures, leaving Dixie behind. However, the two of them get kidnapped by a new group of Kremlings, led by their new mysterious leader KAOS. Dixie discovers the Kremlings and decides to rescue DK and Diddy Kong. However, K. Rool, in the guise of Baron K. Roolenstein, returns. He secretly controls KAOS from behind the scenes, making K. Rool the de facto leader of the Kremling Krew. K. Rool kidnaps DK and Diddy to use their cerebral energies to power the robotic KAOS.

Early on in the adventure, Funky Kong asks Dixie to babysit her cousin Kiddy Kong. Together, they rescue Donkey and Diddy and also stop K. Rool and his Kremlings. During their quest, they also free all the Banana Birds; when all the Banana Birds are freed, they take Dixie and Kiddy up to the clouds to free the Banana Bird Queen, who is imprisoned by King K Rool.

In the Game Boy Advance port of Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, the plot is the same, but Dixie has to collect more Banana Birds. Dixie can play minigames at Cranky's Dojo or at Funky's Rentals. Swanky Kong has a new minigame that only Dixie can play. She has a new location to explore, Pacifica.

Donkey Kong Land III

In Donkey Kong Land III, Dixie once again teams up with her cousin Kiddy. Again, Donkey Kong and Diddy go off on an adventure, this time searching for the Lost World, and, again, they leave Dixie behind. Dixie decides to find the Lost World herself first. Unbeknownst to all, K. Rool returns with his Kremlings. He too is searching for the Lost World. In the end, Dixie and Kiddy discover the Lost World and defeat K. Rool once again.

Donkey Kong in: Banana Day 24

Dixie and Diddy in "Banana Day 24".

Dixie appears in the comic, "Donkey Kong in: Banana Day 24". Dixie is sleeping in a palm and is suddenly awakened by Squawks the Parrot. Afterward, Diddy and Cranky explain to her that it is Christmas. After learning what day it is, she suggests to prepare a Christmas party, but, suddenly, she starts to shiver. The Kongs quickly discover that snow is falling from the sky, something Dixie and the others has never experienced yet. At the TV, the Kongs learn that the temperature has dropped all over the world and also that the president of the United States invites for a summit to find a solution to the problem. The Kongs decide to travel to the United States to talk with the president. Dixie and the others ride their Animal Buddies to the nearest airport where they take the Jumbo Barrel to travel to Washington D.C..

The president tells them that a huge UFO pulling the Earth away from the sun is the cause of the low temperature. He provides them with a space shuttle, and with help of Cranky, Dixie and the others are launched into the aliens' space shuttle. At the space shuttle, Dixie, Diddy and Donkey Kong quickly notice the aliens look like them but bigger and green and blue. The Kongs learn that the aliens do not want to dominate Earth, and what really happened is that the aliens thought Earth was a giant Coconut. After giving bananas to the aliens in exchange of them returning Earth to its original temperature, the Kongs head back to Earth where they are hailed by the people for saving them. Back in the jungle, Dixie and the others finally celebrate a Christmas party. At the end Dixie enjoys the starry sky along her boyfriend.

Donkey Kong Country cartoon

Dixie Kong makes sporadic appearances on the Donkey Kong Country cartoon. On the show, her personality is drastically different than the one portrayed in the games; her clothing is also different, somewhat resembling what her sister, Tiny Kong wears. Often, Dixie loses her various pets. She is also more trusting than the other Kongs, befriending a recently fired General Klump when no one else can. She is the only Kong included in the show that makes her debut in Donkey Kong Country 2. Dixie was voiced by Louise Vallance.

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Dixie as she appeared in the Donkey Kong Country cartoon.

Her first appearance in the show is in episode seven, Kong for a Day. In this episode, she cheers up Donkey Kong after Funky gets angry with him, and she also goes with him when he has to leave the island. When they are in the jungle, a Krusha imitates Donkey's voice and tricks Dixie, making her believe that Donkey Kong is saying bad things about her and Diddy.

In the episode From Zero to Hero, she is one of the characters reunited to see Cranky's new experiment, the x-ray machine. When Bluster enters, saying he has more rights than Dixie and the others, just because he is rich, she gets mad and tells him that he is inconsiderable. As Candy has to go to work, Dixie is the next character to enter and have x-rays. Later, she is the one that informs Cranky that King K. Rool has the Crystal Coconut.

In the episode Buried Treasure she convinces Candy of going with Bluster on a treasure hunt to mountain mines. After the treasure is found Dixie, along the other Kongs and King K. Rool start fighting for it.

Bumm-Badabumm Im Urwald

Dixie is one of the main characters in the Donkey Kong comic, "Bumm-Badabumm Im Urwald". Here, she aids both Diddy and Donkey Kong in tracking down their stolen bananas and defeating Kaptain K. Rool and the Kremling Krew. She goes to Donkey Kong's house, because she heard noises. There, Donkey informs her and Diddy that all the bananas are gone. After, they go and check if their banana depot is also without bananas, and they realized that it is empty as well. Dixie finds a hole from where the thieves entered. Diddy enters the hole and finds a Kremkoin. Then they realize that the Kremlings are behind the disappearance of the bananas and decide to give the Kremlings a lesson.

Dixie and Diddy in the comics.

The three of them enter the hole that leads to the jungle. Then Dixie notice a wasp, and quickly, Donkey Kong throws a barrel at it. Dixie looks at the stings and says that a sting would have hurt. In the way, they find Rambi and the three of them ride him. Afterward, they find themselves around many Kremlings. Rambi takes out all the Kremlings, and they continue their way to King K. Rool. After they reach the mountains, Rambi leaves them. They start climbing the mountain until they arrive to a place where the Kremlings pull the rope up. Donkey Kong throws Dixie upwards so she can let the rope down. After they reach the top, a Necky starts attacking them, but Donkey Kong takes him out quickly. Afterward, they reach the portal, but it is locked. They successfully open the portal with the Kremkoin. Inside the portal, they are attacked by Kremlings. After beating the Kremlings a giant Kremling appears. The Kongs escape from him through a narrow tunnel.

In the tunnel, they find a mine cart. They start racing against the Kremlings, but, as the distance between them increased, the mine cart becomes dangerous. After the rails ended, the Kongs land on a swamp. Diddy then realizes they are not the only ones swimming in the swamp; Krocheads are all around them. They all quickly go up to a crashed boat, and while thinking, Donkey Kong remembers something. He starts to jump on flies until he reaches land. Diddy and Dixie repeats. Dixie realizes they are in the Lost World. Dixie climbs a wall and sees King K. Rool in the other side with all the bananas. Suddenly, Dixie falls and the Kremling sees her. Donkey Kong and Diddy quickly jumps and helps her. A fight against the Kremlings starts. King K. Rool starts shooting pineapples, but Donkey Kong evades them. He then finds an explosive barrel and throws it to him, which defeats him. The Kongs finally recover the bananas.

Super Mario-Kun

Dixie Kong appears in the fourteenth issue of the Super Mario-Kun manga comics. Even though this issue is based on Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, the end of the comic features Donkey Kong Country and Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. Dixie is featured with her boyfriend, Diddy Kong, while battling Kaptain K. Rool.

Super Smash Bros. series

Super Smash Bros. Melee

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Dixie's trophy as seen in a video, alongside Diddy and Xananab.

Dixie also has a trophy in her likeness in the game, Super Smash Bros. Melee. Her trophy also mentions about her being quick and nimble, and it also mentions times she helped save Donkey Kong.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Dixie Kong also appears as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Her trophy mentions about her ponytail helping her for flying and attacking. She also has a sticker based on her appearance from Donkey Konga 2. Her sticker increases launch resistance by 39 and can be used only by Donkey Kong or Diddy Kong.

Incomplete character data for Dixie Kong in Super Smash Bros. Brawl is found, implying she is once planned as a character, but is dropped for unknown reasons. However, one of Diddy's color changes makes him resemble Dixie Kong.

DK series

DK: King of Swing

Dixie also briefly appears in DK: King of Swing. Although she is not playable in story mode, she is one of the eight playable characters in the game's Jungle Jam mode, where she can play different mini-games with the other Kongs. In this game, she has very good jump, but a poor attack.

At the end of the game, when the player collects all the medals from King K. Rool, Dixie, with all the other Kongs, celebrate and continue the competition they are about to have.

DK Jungle Climber

Dixie plays a very small role in DK Jungle Climber, seen only in the intro and 100% cutscene. In this game, she is in a vacation in Sun Sun Island, with all the other Kongs. In the opening cutscene, she is seen playing beach volleyball with Diddy and Donkey Kong. Although she is not playable in story mode, she is playable in the game's wireless multiplayer mode as P3. Additionally, she hosts the secret stages, which provide DK and Diddy with several additional DK Coins needed to complete the game with a 100%.

Donkey Konga series

Donkey Konga 2

Aside from remakes, Dixie is not present in any other games, until she appears as a playable character in the 2003 game, Donkey Konga 2; her first appearance on the Nintendo GameCube. In this game she is one of the three characters available to play different songs with the bongos and help win money to buy bananas. She also has the option of playing mini-games.

Donkey Konga 3

She returns in the Japan-only sequel, Donkey Konga 3, as one of the four playable characters. She again plays songs in the bongos. This time she can choose from 57 different songs to play. Dixie Kong again helps Donkey Kong get money to buy bananas and can also play different mini-games.

Mario Baseball series

Mario Superstar Baseball

Dixie appears as a secret playable character in Mario Superstar Baseball, her first appearance in the traditional Mario series. This is also her first sports game. In this game she is voiced by Kaoru Sasashima. In challenge mode she can help Mario and the others beat Bowser and Bowser Jr.

In this game she appears as a techinque sub-character. She has good chemistry with Donkey Kong and Diddy. She uses a stick as a bat, and the sweetspot is the middle of the stick. Her only talent is Clamber, meaning she can climb walls to catch the ball. In stats, she is bad at batting and medium in running, fielding and pitching.

Mario Super Sluggers

Dixie Kong prepares to bat in Mario Super Sluggers.

She returns in Mario Super Sluggers. She appears as a sub-character. In challenge mode, she can be found in the DK Jungle stadium. After being saved from the Dark Bones, she asks Mario and the others to find the stone tablet. After doing so she joins the team.

She has good chemistry with Tiny, Diddy, Donkey Kong, Baby DK, Funky, and the Pink Mii; she has bad chemistry with King K. Rool and Kritter. In stats, she is bad at pitching and batting, but she is very good at fielding and running. She again uses a stick as a bat. In this game she is the fastest Kong, but is the worst Kong at batting.

Online Card Collection

Dixie Kong is available in the Mario Super Sluggers online card collection. She is from the first characters to be released. In Double Play, she can be combined with Donkey Kong to get Donkey Kong's wallpaper.

Her rookie year is 1995, which refers to the year she debuted, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. Her card appears in the Collection wallpaper and appears randomly in the Flipping Frenzy screen-saver. It also appears in the Collection Complete Poster, between Tiny Kong and Diddy Kong

Mario Hoops 3-on-3

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Dixie in Mario Hoops 3-on-3.

Her second appearance in the Mario series is Mario Hoops 3-on-3, her first appearance on the Nintendo DS. She appears as an unlockable character. In this game, she is a speedy character, just like Diddy. She can also enter the tourney in which she and her team have to beat different teams.

Her special shot is the Cannon Shot, in which she starts spinning and suddenly a barrel cannon falls from the sky and catches the ball, then Dixie back-flips onto the cannon and shoots the ball into the hoop, followed by a red explosion and multicolored confetti.

Diddy Kong Racing DS

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Dixie Kong sitting on a tire, in Diddy Kong Racing DS.

Dixie appears as a playable character in Diddy Kong Racing DS. She has medium speed, acceleration and handling. Dixie did not appear in the original Diddy Kong Racing. She has a high-pitched voice in this game. This is also the first game where she appears with her sister, and the first racing game in which she appears.

Dixie Kong and the others on their way to help.

Dixie is first called by Diddy Kong; he explains that Timber asks him to help him defeat Wizpig and also help to find out what happened to Drumstick, who is converted into a frog by Wizpig.

During the quest, they race in several areas, and after beating all the challenges in the area, Dixie (or one of the other racers) races the boss guarding the Wizpig Amulet. If she beats him, he opens the Silver Coin challenges. Once all the challenges are completed, they could have a rematch against Tricky. If Dixie and the others manage to defeat him, the spell on him would break, and Tricky thanks them by giving the piece of Wizpig's amulet he is guarding.

With all the pieces of the amulet, Dixie and the other manage to race against Wizpig, whom after being defeated, teleports away. Dixie, with all the other racers, holds a celebration. During the celebration, Wizpig arrives and asks for a rematch, but this time in his planet, Future Fun Land. After the rematch, Dixie and the others defeat him and again held the celebration, this time without problems.

Donkey Kong Barrel Blast

Dixie is a default character in Donkey Kong Barrel Blast. Her stats are similar to Diddy's. She has better handling and a better boost, but her speed is lower. Dixie's rival is Kass. Her drums are pink and have attached what seems to be sky blue upside down flowers. She attacks with a flip attack. As all playable characters she had the ability of doing Wild Moves. This is the second racing game in which she appears in and her first appearance in the Wii console.

In the Single Race cutscene, she can be seen, along Donkey Kong, Tiny and Lanky, standing in front of their rivals, Kass, Kalypso, Klump and Kritter. Also, in the Candy Challenges cutscene, Candy seems to be choosing who participates in the challenges and Dixie is raising her hand, while Kritter seems to tell her to be quiet. In the Options, cutscene she is seen running from side to side while Funky Kong is fixing his bongos.

Other

There has been many toys based in Dixie Kong, including plushies and key chains, which are generally based on her cartoon look. There are also posters featuring her and even candies based on her.

She also appears in the board game, Nintendo Monopoly, where she takes the place of Atlantic Avenue. She costs $260. Her artwork is from DK Jungle Climber.

General Information

Appearance

Dixie when she wore knee-pads.

Dixie has long hair tied up in a ponytail, blond (she shares this with her sister and Candy). She also has a bang, and the hair at the sides of her bang curls up. She has green eyes, and her fur can go from light brown to brown. She can be recognized by her trademark pink beret. In one of her artworks, she is shown to have an orange band under her pink beret.

In the Donkey Kong Country series, she has pink nails, but they are removed in all later games. Her beret used to have a gold Rare logo pin attached to it in earlier pieces of official artwork, but after Rare lost the rights to the Donkey Kong Country series after the buyout by Microsoft in 2002, the pin is removed. DK: King of Swing is the first game affected by this, although Dixie's Super Smash Bros. Melee trophy also lacks the pin. She also wears knee pads which are also removed in DK: King of Swing and later games.

In the cartoons, she has yellow fur. She wears a pink beret, a shirt with a flower in it, and does not have earrings. In the comics she has the same appearance as her first look, except for the Rare pin.

In Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, when playing in Two Player Contest, the second player takes control of a Dixie with purple clothes; whereas in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, with her purple clothes, she also had red hair.

Personality

She is very brave, as she helps Diddy save Donkey Kong, and later, she saves both of them. She is also shown to enjoy sports. In games as DK: Jungle Climber, it is shown that she likes playing with Donkey Kong and Diddy. She is also one of the most active Kongs, as she sometimes joins Donkey Kong and Diddy in their adventures, contrary to what other female Kongs as Candy Kong and Wrinkly Kong do. In later games such as Donkey Kong Barrel Blast, she is shown with an infantile behavior when she enters the field and when celebrating her victories by jumping and running.

In the cartoons she is portrayed as a friendly and somewhat childish character. In one of the episodes, she even befriends a Kremling. She is also shown to really care about the others; she always tries to help her friends. She also loves animals; during the show she has different pets.

Abilities

Dixie Kong’s greatest asset is her long, blond ponytail. Her ponytail has the ability to rotate as a helicopter, allowing Dixie to slow down her fall, control her descent to the ground when she is in the air, and expand her jump. She can also use her ponytail to lift Barrels and attack enemies (as her sister in Donkey Kong 64). Although she is a bit slower than Diddy Kong, the versatility of her ponytail more than makes up for it. In Mario Hoops 3-on-3 she had the ability Cannon Shot, which consisted in her summoning a barrel to shoot the ball. In DK: King of Swing, she's an exceptionally high jumper and can attack by performing an aerial attack, which glows red when charged. In Donkey Kong Barrel Blast, she attacks with acrobatic flips and had the ability of doing Wild Moves. In Donkey Kong Country 2, she talented in playing an electric guitar which she plays after the player finishes a level with her.

Interactions with Other Characters

Diddy Kong

Main article: Diddy Kong

Diddy Kong is Dixie's best friend and love interest as the Super Smash Bros. series refers to her as his girlfriend. She helps him save Donkey Kong in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest; after that, she saves both of them in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble. Dixie is one of the characters called by Diddy in Diddy Kong Racing DS. In Mario Superstar Baseball and Mario Super Sluggers, the two of them share chemistry.

In the cartoons they have the same relation. In the episode Kong for a Day, she is shown to really care for him, as when she is tricked by the Kremlings in believing Donkey Kong said bad things about Diddy, she quickly gets mad at Donkey Kong. In some other episodes, she is shown to try to kiss him.

Tiny Kong

Main article: Tiny Kong

Tiny is her sister. They have appeared in only a few games together, but Tiny has still never shown any kind of affection to her sister. In the remake of Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble, Dixie has to save her in mini-games. Her trophy in Super Smash Bros. Brawl did not mention that the two are sisters. The two share good chemistry in Mario Super Sluggers.

Donkey Kong

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Dixie with Donkey and Diddy.

Main article: Donkey Kong

Dixie seems to have a good relation with Donkey Kong. In Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble she helps in saving him from King K. Rool. She explains the extra levels to him in Jungle Climber. In Mario Superstar Baseball and Mario Super Sluggers the two of them share chemistry. In Mario Super Sluggers challenge mode there are several conversations between Donkey and Dixie.

After she is saved:

Donkey Kong: Are you OK, Dixie Kong?

Dixie Kong: Yes I'm fine, but Bowser Jr....
Dixie Kong: I think he's trying to take over the ballpark.
Donkey Kong: He's going to do WHAT?
Dixie Kong: Ack! The stone tablet at the top of this cliff!
Donkey Kong: He's trying to take it? This will not stand!
Dixie Kong: Hey! Donkey Kong! Wait up!

Dixie Kong: Donkey Kong, you crazy ape! He never listens to anyone.

After DK comes back:

Donkey Kong: It's no use... I'm clueless.

Dixie Kong: Donkey Kong! Why not let Mario and his friends handle it?

Donkey Kong: No! It's my ballpark. I should take care of it myself.

In the cartoons, she has a good relation with Donkey Kong. In episode Kong for a Day she is the only one that goes with Donkey Kong to the jungle when he is prohibited to return to the village.

List of Game Appearances

Title	Description	Release Date	System/Format
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest	Playable Character	Japan: November 21, 1995	SNES
Donkey Kong Land 2	Playable Character	North America: September, 1996	Game Boy
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!	Playable Character	North America: November 22, 1996	SNES
Donkey Kong Land III	Playable Character	North America: September, 1997	Game Boy
Super Smash Bros. Melee	Cameo as Trophy	Japan: November 21, 2001	GameCube
Donkey Konga 2	Playable Character	Japan: December 12, 2003	GameCube
Donkey Kong Country 2 (GBA port)	Playable Character	Europe: June 25, 2004	Game Boy Advance
Donkey Konga 3	Playable Character	Japan: March 17, 2005	GameCube
DK: King of Swing	Playable Character in Jungle Jam mode	Japan: May 19, 2005	Game Boy Advance
Mario Superstar Baseball	Unlockable Playable Character	Japan: July 21, 2005	GameCube
Donkey Kong Country 3 (GBA Port)	Playable Character	Europe: November 4, 2005	Game Boy Advance
Mario Hoops 3-on-3	Unlockable Playable Character	Japan: July 27, 2006	Nintendo DS
Diddy Kong Racing DS	Playable Character	North America: February 5, 2007	Nintendo DS
Donkey Kong Barrel Blast	Playable Character	Japan: June 28, 2007	Wii
DK Jungle Climber	Playable Character in Multiplayer	Japan: August 9, 2007	Nintendo DS
Super Smash Bros. Brawl	Cameo as Trophy and Sticker	Japan: January 31, 2008	Wii
Mario Super Sluggers	Playable Character	Japan: June 19, 2008	Wii

Official Profiles and Statistics

Super Smash Bros. Melee Trophy

#	Name	Image	First Game / Move	Description
217	Dixie Kong	File:Trophy217.PNG	Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest 12/95	More than just Diddy Kong's girlfriend, Dixie Kong is also a fearless adventurer and a reliable team player. She earned her wings helping Diddy rescue Donkey Kong from the clutches of King K. Rool. Dixie's amazingly quick and nimble, and she's even able to twirl her ponytail in order to float slowly through the air.