Wizpig
- “You can't beat me!”
- —Wizpig, Diddy Kong Racing
Wizpig is a gigantic magical pig-like alien and the main villain of the game Diddy Kong Racing. Not much of Wizpig's past is known, what is known though is that Wizpig, bored, decided to conquer his own planet. Succeeding in this endeavor Wizpig forcibly transformed his homeworld into a high-tech amusement park (for himself) called Future Fun Land. Eventually Wizpig once again, grew bored and decided to leave his planet to look for thrills on other inhabited worlds. One of the thrills Wizpig discovered was racing. This sport eventually became Wizpig's favorite thing to do, along with causing chaos.
From then on Wizpig went from world to world causing destruction and racing those who were brave enough to challenge him. After a while Wizpig would grow bored of the planet he was on he would leave it, possibly destroying it after he had his sadistic "fun" on it. Eventually Wizpig wound up on the planet inhabited by Donkey Kong and a multitude of others. Landing on Timber's Island, a neighbor of Donkey Kong Island, here he set to work. First Wizpig kicked Taj the Genie off his mountain, second Wizpig brainwashed several racers on the island to be his servants, finally Wizpig turned Timber's Island's best driver, Drumstick into a frog when he tried to challenge Wizpig.
Eventually a resistance to Wizpig's tyranny, lead by Timber, the son of the island's owners and his friend Diddy Kong, was made. After freeing all of Wizpig's servants from his control the adventurers gained all the pieces to Wizpig's amulet, which allowed them to challenge the giant pig wizard. After a grueling race the heroes managed to beat Wizpig who, in a fit of rage, teleported away. With Wizpig gone the heroes threw a celebration, unfortunately this party was cut short by Wizpig, who was hungry for revenge. Transporting himself and an opponent to Future Fun Land, which Wizpig had modified into a deathtrap. Here Wizpig demanded a re-match, this time on his turf.
After a long race consisting of dodging killer robots, electric fences and laser firing weapons the heroes once again prevailed over Wizpig. After his defeat, the rocket Wizpig was riding malfunctioned, stranding Wizpig on a deserted planet. The big bully finally got what he deserved. It is likely that Wizpig would have reappeared in Diddy Kong Racing's sequel, Diddy Kong Pilot and Diddy Kong Racing's spin-off, Donkey Kong Racing. However, these two games were cancelled when the owners of Rare sold their majority share in the company to Microsoft, causing Nintendo to sell its minority share to Microsoft as well. Wizpig has recently appeared in Diddy Kong Racing's Nintendo DS remake, Diddy Kong Racing DS and, strangely, he is an unlockable and playable character. He sounds less like an evil warthog, and very much more like Count Dracula. His stats in Diddy Kong Racing DS was the same as Taj and like Taj and T.T., he was shrunk down a little to fit a car.
Game Appearances
| Title | Description | Release Date | System/Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diddy Kong Racing | Boss | 1997 | Nintendo 64 |
| Diddy Kong Racing DS | Boss and Unlockable Playable Character | 2007 | Nintendo DS |
Trivia
- Several ghostly entities which resemble Wizpig can be seen in the area Haunted Woods in Diddy Kong Racing.
- The name Wizpig is a portmanteau of the words wizard and pig.
- The Instruction Booklet for Diddy Kong Racing states that before invading Timber's Island, Wizpig had never before been in a race or competition.
Gallery
Wizpig's original depiction in Diddy Kong Racing.
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Wizpig chasing Diddy.
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A Wizpig-like rock from Diddy Kong Racing.
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Wizpig riding his rocket in Diddy Kong Racing.
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The first Wizpig race.
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The second Wizpig race.
Wizpig in Diddy Kong Racing DS.
