Character Sheet: Tiny Kong (DK Main Series)

TINY 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

This Kong's got style, so listen up, dudes! She can shrink in size to suit her mood. She's quick and nimble when she needs to be. She can fly through the air and climb up trees. If you choose her, you'll not choose wrong. With a skip and a hop, she's one cool Kong! So, basically, Tiny Kong is Dixie Kong's little sister and one of the main playable characters in Donkey Kong 64. She plays very much like Dixie, to the extent that, if Dixie were already on the roster and they just wanted to throw in an easy echo, Tiny would be a solid choice.

Now, as many probably know, Tiny undergoes a growth spurt between this one and her later appearances that seems to make many uncomfortable and me personally just a bit confused (mostly because her "elder" sister did not?). The main reason I bring this up is simply the question of which version is represented in her character model. She only appears in a handful of games total, so there's not enough reason to separate them, but their model's size difference makes them probably not work as alternative color swaps (then again, there's a big difference between Lemmy and Morton, isn't there?). I don't know. It probably doesn't matter. At any rate, she has a lot of Dixie's moveset, being able to fly with her pigtails and flick things with them. 64 also gave her the ability to teleport across special pads, shrink down really small, fire feather arrows with her bow, and play the saxophone.

Let's see what we've got:

Standard B: Hair Flick
Functioning more or less in the same manner as her sister's standard B, though with Tiny having two of them, she might be able to do double the damage.

Side B: Feather Bow
Tiny will pull out her feather bow from Donkey Kong 64, pull back on it, and fire a feather arrow at her opponents. It will function more or less like other bow and arrow attacks in the game, though I would give her the ability to change the trajectory while charging.

Up B: Pigtail Twirl
Same as Dixie's pretty much, but it will carry her into the air higher than Dixie's would, demonstrating her lighter weight by comparison.

Down B: Mini-Monkey
Tiny Kong will shrink down to tiny size just like in 64 . . . Oh . . . maybe that's what we could do. Okay, we have two options: Either she just shrinks down really tiny and it lasts for a little while before reverting back OR the move switches her between little girl and teenager forms at will, with no difference in playstyle other than stats. What do you think?

Final Smash: Saxophone Slam
Somewhat in the same style as her sister's, Tiny Kong will pull out her saxophone and play a tune on it in a cutscene, sending everyone flying.

Entrance: Burst out of a barrel.

Taunt: Any of her moves from her dancing in the Rap scene, twirling her pigtails, stringing her bow, etc.

Thanks for reading! Next up, let's cover the funny-faced Kong himself, Lanky Kong!