Character Sheet: Kiddy Kong (DK Main Series)

KIDDY KONG

Here we, here we, here we go! So they're finally here, a-smashing for you. If you know their moves, you can join in too. Put your hands together if you want to clap, as we take you through this monkey roster:

1. Donkey Kong (Revision 1)
2. Diddy Kong
3. Dixie Kong
4. King K. Rool
5. Cranky Kong
6. Funky Kong
7. Tiny Kong
8. Lanky Kong
9. Chunky Kong
10. Kiddy Kong
11. Kritter
12. Krusha
13. Klump
14. Tucks
15. Tiki Tong
16. Lord Fredrik

And now it's time to tackle Kiddy Kong, who seems to be, as far as I can tell, everyone's least favorite Kong. Me, personally, I always thought he was a cute kid, who had a fun dynamic with Dixie, so maybe I just don't see it. Either way, Kiddy is Chunky's little brother and Dixie's cousin, who she's tasked with babysitting during her adventure in Country 3, resulting in her taking him into several situations a baby ought not to be in.

In contrast to Dixie, Kiddy was large and strong in kind of a reverse to the Donkey/Diddy dynamic in the first game. As the only main character unique to Country 3, he can act as a representative of anything unique to that game in particular, whatever that may be. The barrel rocket is first seem in that game, so there's that. He also had a penchant for throwing giant rocks, and had the boat and plane supplied by Funky to work with. And as Chunky's brother, I suppose we can also take some loose inspiration from him, but certainly not the whole moveset.

So, here's what we've got:

Standard B: Boulder
Since Kiddy was known for chucking rocks as well as his brother, it makes sense for this move to remain, though maybe he would use slightly smaller rocks than Chunky would.

Side B: Ellie the Elephant
One of the main Animal Buddies unique to Country 3 that doesn't appear in many other games, it could make sense for her to show up in his moveset, especially since her main skill was lifted from Rambi, and we only really need one charging heavyweight for our Assist Trophy roster. She could charge forward with Kiddy clinging to her, maybe spraying with her trunk as she does so.

Up B: Barrel Rocket
Kiddy would use the rocket first used in this game to fly up high into the sky. The player would have some limited control over the direction of the rocket, though the intense speed makes it difficult.

Down B: Hovercraft
This one makes use of the Hovercraft supplied by Funky, though it functions more based on Kiddy's childlike personality rather than Funky's laidback surfer chill. Kiddy would pop out the hovercraft and bounce up and down on it excitedly, splashing water everywhere.

Final Smash: Banana Bird Queen
This one takes reference from the final cutscene of Country 3, where Dixie and Kiddy return all of the queen's babies to her, freeing her from the magical barrier holding her in place, after which she hunts down K. Rool and drops a giant egg on top of him. So basically, the Queen would appear in the sky, fly around above the stage for a bit, and finally drop a massive egg on top of the stage, that Kiddy would then sit on top of.

Entrance: Bursts out of a barrel

Taunts: Whatever you include, it has to feature that clueless, open-mouthed smile that he does.

Thanks for reading! Next up, it's time to move on to the complicated set of characters that is the Kremlings!