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[[folder:Other Good Guys]]
!![[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]]
"Mr. Video Game" himself, the hero of the Mushroom Kingdom first earned his stripes rescuing his then-girlfriend Pauline from the rampaging Donkey Kong. Mario and DK have clashed several times since then, most notably when Mario flew off the handle in ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' and locked DK up, forcing his son to rescue him. Read more about Mario in [[Characters/SuperMarioBros his own character sheet]].
!!The Brothers Bear
->Debut: ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry3DixieKongsDoubleTrouble''
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A family of bears scattered all over the Northern Kremesphere in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry3DixieKongsDoubleTrouble''. There's at least one bear per level, as well as several who can be visited in the overworld. Talking to the bears and sometimes solving their problems will unlock the way toward Banana Bird caves, or free a Banana Bird entirely. The bears are Bazaar, Barnacle, Brash, Blunder, Bramble, Blue, Bazooka, Blizzard, Barter, Benny, Björn, Baffle, Boomer, and in the [=GBA=] remake, Bachelor. In ''Donkey Kong Land III'', a generic bear runs the Sheepy Shop where you can play a memory game for life balloons and teleport between levels.
Tropes associated with the Bears.
* AdaptationSpeciesChange: In the [=GBA=] remake, Blizzard went from polar to grizzly.
* BadassMustache: In the original Super Nintendo game, Bazooka Bear had an impressive mustache. Sadly gone in the [=GBA=] remake.
* ADogNamedDog: One of the bears is named Björn, which is Swedish for ''bear''. The Brothers bear introduced in ''Donkey Kong Land III'' is literally named Bear.
* FetchQuest: Oh yeah. Sometime's it's as easy as giving an item to win a Banana Bird, and sometimes you have to go through several bears just to open a cave.
* ForgottenBirthday: Poor Blue is mopey because he thinks nobody remembered his... [[spoiler:Blizzard didn't, but he can't make it due to the snow.]]
* ICallItVera: Bazooka's cannon, Bessie.
* JerkJock: Brash, who flaunts his record in the Riverside Race... until you break it, and he proves to be a SoreLoser.
* LooseLips: Blunder will let hints to reaching the Lost World slip whenever you see him.
* MeaningfulName: Heck, yes! To begin with, Bazaar Bear runs a shop, Barnacle Bear is a sea captain, Blue Bear is depressed... there's no end to it!
* ResetButton: If you trade the mirror for Benny's wrench, Barter Bear uses it to improve his looks. After you buy the mirror back to solve Baffle's code, Barter goes back to his old appearance because, according to him, he fell in a hole shortly afterwards.
* StuffBlowingUp: Boomer Bear will blow up obstacles to stages in the overworld of Kremetoa in exchange for Bonus Coins.
* UnReveal: One of the questions you can ask Bazaar at the beginning of the game is "Who lives inside the castle?" If you pay his fee, he'll say that [[spoiler:he only went as far as the 'Keep Out' signs.]]
!!K. Lumsy
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->Debut: ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong64''
A giant Kremling that appears in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong64''. K. Rool wanted him to crush Kong Isle under his colossal feet, but K. Lumsy refused, and was imprisoned. K. Rool then gave the keys to K. Lumsy's cage to the game's bosses. Every time the Kongs undo a lock, K. Lumsy does a dance of joy, which causes tremors that open the way to the next level.
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!![[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]]
"Mr. Video Game" himself, the hero of the Mushroom Kingdom first earned his stripes rescuing his then-girlfriend Pauline from the rampaging Donkey Kong. Mario and DK have clashed several times since then, most notably when Mario flew off the handle in ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' and locked DK up, forcing his son to rescue him. Read more about Mario in [[Characters/SuperMarioBros his own character sheet]].
!!The Brothers Bear
->Debut: ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry3DixieKongsDoubleTrouble''
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[[caption-width-right:350:As they appeared in the SNES version.]]
A family of bears scattered all over the Northern Kremesphere in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry3DixieKongsDoubleTrouble''. There's at least one bear per level, as well as several who can be visited in the overworld. Talking to the bears and sometimes solving their problems will unlock the way toward Banana Bird caves, or free a Banana Bird entirely. The bears are Bazaar, Barnacle, Brash, Blunder, Bramble, Blue, Bazooka, Blizzard, Barter, Benny, Björn, Baffle, Boomer, and in the [=GBA=] remake, Bachelor. In ''Donkey Kong Land III'', a generic bear runs the Sheepy Shop where you can play a memory game for life balloons and teleport between levels.
Tropes associated with the Bears.
* AdaptationSpeciesChange: In the [=GBA=] remake, Blizzard went from polar to grizzly.
* BadassMustache: In the original Super Nintendo game, Bazooka Bear had an impressive mustache. Sadly gone in the [=GBA=] remake.
* ADogNamedDog: One of the bears is named Björn, which is Swedish for ''bear''. The Brothers bear introduced in ''Donkey Kong Land III'' is literally named Bear.
* FetchQuest: Oh yeah. Sometime's it's as easy as giving an item to win a Banana Bird, and sometimes you have to go through several bears just to open a cave.
* ForgottenBirthday: Poor Blue is mopey because he thinks nobody remembered his... [[spoiler:Blizzard didn't, but he can't make it due to the snow.]]
* ICallItVera: Bazooka's cannon, Bessie.
* JerkJock: Brash, who flaunts his record in the Riverside Race... until you break it, and he proves to be a SoreLoser.
* LooseLips: Blunder will let hints to reaching the Lost World slip whenever you see him.
* MeaningfulName: Heck, yes! To begin with, Bazaar Bear runs a shop, Barnacle Bear is a sea captain, Blue Bear is depressed... there's no end to it!
* ResetButton: If you trade the mirror for Benny's wrench, Barter Bear uses it to improve his looks. After you buy the mirror back to solve Baffle's code, Barter goes back to his old appearance because, according to him, he fell in a hole shortly afterwards.
* StuffBlowingUp: Boomer Bear will blow up obstacles to stages in the overworld of Kremetoa in exchange for Bonus Coins.
* UnReveal: One of the questions you can ask Bazaar at the beginning of the game is "Who lives inside the castle?" If you pay his fee, he'll say that [[spoiler:he only went as far as the 'Keep Out' signs.]]
!!K. Lumsy
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->Debut: ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong64''
A giant Kremling that appears in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong64''. K. Rool wanted him to crush Kong Isle under his colossal feet, but K. Lumsy refused, and was imprisoned. K. Rool then gave the keys to K. Lumsy's cage to the game's bosses. Every time the Kongs undo a lock, K. Lumsy does a dance of joy, which causes tremors that open the way to the next level.
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!![[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]]
"Mr. Video Game" himself,
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Tropes associated with the Bears.
* AdaptationSpeciesChange: In the [=GBA=] remake, Blizzard went from polar to grizzly.
* BadassMustache: In the original Super Nintendo game, Bazooka Bear had an impressive mustache. Sadly gone in the [=GBA=] remake.
* ADogNamedDog: One
* FetchQuest: Oh yeah. Sometime's it's as easy as giving an item to win a Banana Bird, and sometimes you have to go through several bears just to open a cave.
* ForgottenBirthday: Poor Blue is mopey because he thinks nobody remembered his... [[spoiler:Blizzard didn't, but he can't make it due to the snow.]]
* ICallItVera: Bazooka's cannon, Bessie.
* JerkJock: Brash, who flaunts his record in the Riverside Race... until you break it, and he proves to be a SoreLoser.
* LooseLips: Blunder will let hints to reaching the Lost World slip whenever you see him.
* MeaningfulName: Heck, yes! To begin with, Bazaar Bear runs a shop, Barnacle Bear is a sea captain, Blue Bear is depressed... there's no end to it!
* ResetButton: If you trade the mirror for Benny's wrench, Barter Bear uses it to improve his looks. After you buy the mirror back to solve Baffle's code, Barter goes back to his old appearance because, according to him, he fell in a hole shortly afterwards.
* StuffBlowingUp: Boomer Bear will blow up obstacles to stages in the overworld of Kremetoa in exchange for Bonus Coins.
* UnReveal: One of the questions you can ask Bazaar at the beginning of the game is "Who lives inside the castle?" If you pay his fee, he'll say that [[spoiler:he only went as far as the 'Keep Out' signs.]]
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->Debut: ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong64''
A giant Kremling that appears in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong64''. K. Rool wanted him to crush Kong Isle under his colossal feet, but K. Lumsy refused, and was imprisoned. K. Rool then gave the keys to K. Lumsy's cage to the game's bosses. Every time the Kongs undo a lock, K. Lumsy does a dance of joy, which causes tremors that open the way to the next level.
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* AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal: Only wears a skull of an animal with big horns on his head.
* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: Singlehandedly ''the'' biggest Kremling of them all.
* BlackSheep: He was locked up by K. Rool, as he didn't want to destroy DK Island and eliminate the Kongs.
* BigLittleBrother: According to the Japanese version of ''[=DK64=]'', he is King K. Rool's younger brother.
* DumbMuscle: Of the childish variety.
* GentleGiant: But K. Rool doesn't want Gentle Giants, so the big lug was imprisoned.
* HappyDance: Does one everytime the Kongs give him a key to his cage, except for the third key.
* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: He was the only Kremling who actually liked the Kongs.
* PunnyName: K. Lumsy = clumsy.
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->''"This isn't a joke, Kong! I NEED those blueprints, and so do you!"''
->Debut: ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong64''
A weasel of questionable honor who appears in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong64''. Snide was a former member of the Kremling Krew and their chief engineer, but K. Rool got paranoid and suspected Snide of working against him, so he kicked the weasel out. Snide created the Blast-O-Matic superweapon that the Kremlings intended to use to destroy DK Isle; as his revenge, he helped the Kongs by giving them back some of the Golden Bananas K. Rool stole from them, as well as by holding off the Blast-O-Matic's firing sequence so that the Kongs could disable it.
* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: Singlehandedly ''the'' biggest Kremling of them all.
* BlackSheep: He was locked up by K. Rool, as he didn't want to destroy DK Island and eliminate the Kongs.
* BigLittleBrother: According to the Japanese version of ''[=DK64=]'', he is King K. Rool's younger brother.
* DumbMuscle: Of the childish variety.
* GentleGiant: But K. Rool doesn't want Gentle Giants, so the big lug was imprisoned.
* HappyDance: Does one everytime the Kongs give him a key to his cage, except for the third key.
* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: He was the only Kremling who actually liked the Kongs.
* PunnyName: K. Lumsy = clumsy.
!!Snide
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->''"This isn't a joke, Kong! I NEED those blueprints, and so do you!"''
->Debut: ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong64''
A weasel of questionable honor who appears in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong64''. Snide was a former member of the Kremling Krew and their chief engineer, but K. Rool got paranoid and suspected Snide of working against him, so he kicked the weasel out. Snide created the Blast-O-Matic superweapon that the Kremlings intended to use to destroy DK Isle; as his revenge, he helped the Kongs by giving them back some of the Golden Bananas K. Rool stole from them, as well as by holding off the Blast-O-Matic's firing sequence so that the Kongs could disable it.
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* AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal: Only He wears a skull helmet, goggles, a pair of an animal with big horns on his head.
* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: Singlehandedly ''the'' biggest Kremling of them all.
* BlackSheep: He was locked up by K. Rool, as he didn't want to destroy DK Islandgloves and eliminate nothing else.
* BadOlBadger: Averted. He's a good guy. May be played straight if theKongs.
* BigLittleBrother: According to the Japanese version of ''[=DK64=]'', heNoodleIncident below is King K. Rool's younger brother.
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*DumbMuscle: Of the childish variety.
* GentleGiant: But K. RoolGogglesDoNothing: He doesn't want Gentle Giants, so race with his goggles on, although there's official art of him racing with them.
* NoodleIncident: Going by a promotional e-mail for ''[[VideoGame/ConkersBadFurDay Conker: Live & Reloaded]]'', Bumper was arrested and sent to jail for some reason.
!!Banjo thebig lug was imprisoned.
* HappyDance: Does one everytime the Kongs give him a key to his cage, except for the third key.
* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: He was the only Kremling who actually liked the Kongs.
* PunnyName: K. Lumsy = clumsy.
!!Snide
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->''"This isn't a joke, Kong! I NEED those blueprints, and so do you!"''
Bear
->Debut:''VideoGame/DonkeyKong64''
A weasel of questionable honor''VideoGame/DiddyKongRacing''
Come on, you know whoappears in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong64''. Snide was a former member of the Kremling Krew and their chief engineer, but K. Rool got paranoid and suspected Snide of working against him, so he kicked the weasel out. Snide created the Blast-O-Matic superweapon that the Kremlings intended to use to destroy DK Isle; as his revenge, he helped the Kongs by giving them back some of the Golden Bananas K. Rool stole is. An adventurous brown bear who hails from them, as well as by holding off the Blast-O-Matic's firing sequence so that the Kongs could disable it.
Spiral Mountain. See more about him [[Characters/BanjoKazooie here]].
* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: Singlehandedly ''the'' biggest Kremling of them all.
* BlackSheep: He was locked up by K. Rool, as he didn't want to destroy DK Island
* BadOlBadger: Averted. He's a good guy. May be played straight if the
* BigLittleBrother: According to the Japanese version of ''[=DK64=]'', he
*
* GentleGiant: But K. Rool
* NoodleIncident: Going by a promotional e-mail for ''[[VideoGame/ConkersBadFurDay Conker: Live & Reloaded]]'', Bumper was arrested and sent to jail for some reason.
!!Banjo the
* HappyDance: Does one everytime the Kongs give him a key to his cage, except for the third key.
* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: He was the only Kremling who actually liked the Kongs.
* PunnyName: K. Lumsy = clumsy.
!!Snide
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->''"This isn't a joke, Kong! I NEED those blueprints, and so do you!"''
->Debut:
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Come on, you know who
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* TheAtoner: He's trying to make up for helping the Kremlings make a doomsday device by helping the Kongs stop it.
* BeingEvilSucks: Working for K. Rool didn't work out so well for him, so he [[HeelFaceTurn turned]] to the Kongs' side.
* EvilGenius: He ''was'' this to K. Rool.
* LastNameBasis: Calls all five of the Kongs 'Kong' instead of by their individual names.
* SharpDressedMan: Check out that suit.
!!Stanley the Bugman
[[quoteright:204:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Stanley_the_Bugman_204.png]]
->Debut: ''Donkey Kong 3''
A human bug-exterminator. Stanley fought against Donkey Kong [[note]]or maybe Cranky Kong, depending on how you interpret the timeline[[/note]] in ''Franchise/DonkeyKong 3'', but the big ape had it coming -- DK invaded a greenhouse and got the local bugs all riled up, so Stanley had to go in there and perform some pest control. Stanley originally appeared in the VideoGame/GameAndWatch game ''Greenhouse'' before his brief trip to the NES, and had a handful more G&W appearances afterwards.
* BeingEvilSucks: Working for K. Rool didn't work out so well for him, so he [[HeelFaceTurn turned]] to the Kongs' side.
* EvilGenius: He ''was'' this to K. Rool.
* LastNameBasis: Calls all five of the Kongs 'Kong' instead of by their individual names.
* SharpDressedMan: Check out that suit.
!!Stanley the Bugman
[[quoteright:204:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Stanley_the_Bugman_204.png]]
->Debut: ''Donkey Kong 3''
A human bug-exterminator. Stanley fought against Donkey Kong [[note]]or maybe Cranky Kong, depending on how you interpret the timeline[[/note]] in ''Franchise/DonkeyKong 3'', but the big ape had it coming -- DK invaded a greenhouse and got the local bugs all riled up, so Stanley had to go in there and perform some pest control. Stanley originally appeared in the VideoGame/GameAndWatch game ''Greenhouse'' before his brief trip to the NES, and had a handful more G&W appearances afterwards.
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* TheAtoner: BearyFriendly: He's trying to make up for helping a courageous and friendly bear.
!!Tiptup theKremlings make a doomsday device by helping the Kongs stop it.
* BeingEvilSucks: Working for K. Rool didn't work out so well for him, so he [[HeelFaceTurn turned]] to the Kongs' side.
* EvilGenius: He ''was'' this to K. Rool.
* LastNameBasis: Calls all five of the Kongs 'Kong' instead of by their individual names.
* SharpDressedMan: Check out that suit.
!!Stanley the Bugman
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Turtle
->Debut:''Donkey Kong 3''
''VideoGame/DiddyKongRacing''
Ahuman bug-exterminator. Stanley fought against Donkey Kong [[note]]or maybe Cranky Kong, depending on how you interpret the timeline[[/note]] in ''Franchise/DonkeyKong 3'', but the big ape had it coming -- DK invaded a greenhouse and got the local bugs all riled up, so Stanley had to go in there and perform some pest control. Stanley originally appeared in the VideoGame/GameAndWatch game ''Greenhouse'' before his brief trip to the NES, and had a handful more G&W very clumsy turtle. Has made occasional appearances afterwards.
in VideoGame/BanjoKazooie games
!!Tiptup the
* BeingEvilSucks: Working for K. Rool didn't work out so well for him, so he [[HeelFaceTurn turned]] to the Kongs' side.
* EvilGenius: He ''was'' this to K. Rool.
* LastNameBasis: Calls all five of the Kongs 'Kong' instead of by their individual names.
* SharpDressedMan: Check out that suit.
!!Stanley the Bugman
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->Debut:
A
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* CoolGun: A spray gun filled with insecticide.
!! Professor Chops
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->Debut: ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryReturns''
An anthropomorphic pig introduced in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryReturns'', he assists Donkey and Diddy in their quest by dispensing advice, acting as a midway point, and by summoning Super Kong if they fail one too many times in a level.
!! Professor Chops
[[quoteright:109:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/TutorialPig_986.png]]
->Debut: ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryReturns''
An anthropomorphic pig introduced in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryReturns'', he assists Donkey and Diddy in their quest by dispensing advice, acting as a midway point, and by summoning Super Kong if they fail one too many times in a level.
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* CoolGun: A spray gun filled with insecticide.
ButtMonkey: The game's opening shows how unfortunate he is.
* TurtlePower: He's a turtle and playable racer, who can beat the intimidating Wizpig.
!!Professor Chops
[[quoteright:109:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/TutorialPig_986.png]]
Conker the Squirrel
->Debut:''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryReturns''
An anthropomorphic pig introduced''VideoGame/DiddyKongRacing''
You probably also know this guy. A hyperactive squirrel. Starred in''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryReturns'', he assists Donkey and Diddy in their quest by dispensing advice, acting as a midway point, and by summoning Super Kong if they fail one too many times in a level.
his own [[VideoGame/ConkersBadFurDay game]], so tropes related to his more "mature" portrayal should go there.
* TurtlePower: He's a turtle and playable racer, who can beat the intimidating Wizpig.
!!
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->Debut:
An anthropomorphic pig introduced
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* CheckPoint: His job.
* ExpositionFairy: He explains many basics of the games he appears in.
* NerdGlasses: He wears a big pair of them.
* NoNameGiven: In ''Returns'', at least.
* SuddenNameChange: In his debut appearance, he's merely called "Tutorial Pig". [[Creator/RetroStudios Retro]] gave him the far catchier name "Professor Chops" in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryTropicalFreeze''.
* ExpositionFairy: He explains many basics of the games he appears in.
* NerdGlasses: He wears a big pair of them.
* NoNameGiven: In ''Returns'', at least.
* SuddenNameChange: In his debut appearance, he's merely called "Tutorial Pig". [[Creator/RetroStudios Retro]] gave him the far catchier name "Professor Chops" in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryTropicalFreeze''.
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* CheckPoint: His job.
AnimalStereotypes: he's nutty and energetic, like you would expect from a squirrel.
*ExpositionFairy: He explains many basics of the games he appears in.
BadassAdorable: A cute, crazy, racing squirrel.
*NerdGlasses: HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: He wears a big blue tanktop and a pair of them.
* NoNameGiven: In ''Returns'', at least.
* SuddenNameChange: Insneakers.
!!Krunch the Kremling
->Debut: ''VideoGame/DiddyKongRacing''
A crocodilian spy of K. Rool sent to monitor Diddy and hisdebut appearance, pals, although he ends up befriending them for real.
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* DifficultButAwesome: He has no handling whatsoever, which makes him almost uncontrollable, but he can reach really high speeds.
* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: He wears a leather vest with a skull and crossbones design on the back and that's it.
* HeelFaceTurn: Becomes friends with Diddy and the rest of the cast.
* TheMole: He was supposed to be one for K. Rool, but because the Wizpig plot had little to do with the Kremlings, he had no reason to be actually antagonistic.
* SssssnakeTalk: In the DS opening, but only in a cutscene. He speaks normally in gameplay.
!!Drumstick
>Debut: ''VideoGame/DiddyKongRacing''
An anthropomorphic rooster who was the first to challenge Wizpig, but then he lost and ended up going missing.
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* TheAce: He's the best racer of the cast sans T.T., which is probably why he tried to face Wizpig first.
* BewitchedAmphibian: He was turned into a frog by Wizpig. You unlock Drumstick by finding his frog form and then [[ViolationOfCommonSense running him over]] after obtaining all trophies.
* LightningBruiser: Has good to great stats in every category.
* SecretCharacter: And a very hard one to unlock too.
!!Taj the Genie
->Debut: ''VideoGame/DiddyKongRacing''
An elephant genie who guides the player in the game's Adventure Mode.
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* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: He's a blue elephant.
* BigGood: Just like Wizpig, he'smerely called "Tutorial Pig". [[Creator/RetroStudios Retro]] gave a powerful magician, but he's on Diddy's side.
* FlyingCarpet: Rides one when racing or just when he needs to move around.
* OurGeniesAreDifferent: Have you ever heard of blue elephant genies?
* SimSimSalabin: He talks in an Indian accent and has mystic powers.
!!T.T.
->Debut: ''VideoGame/DiddyKongRacing''
An anthropomorphic stopwatch. He allows players to view their scores and totals in each world. He's also an unlockable racer.
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* TheAce: The best racer of the game.
* AnimatedInanimateObject: A living stopwatch.
* SecretCharacter: You can challenge his records in every world, and you unlock himthe far catchier name "Professor Chops" in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryTropicalFreeze''.if you beat them all.
* TimeTrial: His races function as this.
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*
* NoNameGiven: In ''Returns'', at least.
* SuddenNameChange: In
!!Krunch the Kremling
->Debut: ''VideoGame/DiddyKongRacing''
A crocodilian spy of K. Rool sent to monitor Diddy and his
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* DifficultButAwesome: He has no handling whatsoever, which makes him almost uncontrollable, but he can reach really high speeds.
* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: He wears a leather vest with a skull and crossbones design on the back and that's it.
* HeelFaceTurn: Becomes friends with Diddy and the rest of the cast.
* TheMole: He was supposed to be one for K. Rool, but because the Wizpig plot had little to do with the Kremlings, he had no reason to be actually antagonistic.
* SssssnakeTalk: In the DS opening, but only in a cutscene. He speaks normally in gameplay.
!!Drumstick
>Debut: ''VideoGame/DiddyKongRacing''
An anthropomorphic rooster who was the first to challenge Wizpig, but then he lost and ended up going missing.
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* TheAce: He's the best racer of the cast sans T.T., which is probably why he tried to face Wizpig first.
* BewitchedAmphibian: He was turned into a frog by Wizpig. You unlock Drumstick by finding his frog form and then [[ViolationOfCommonSense running him over]] after obtaining all trophies.
* LightningBruiser: Has good to great stats in every category.
* SecretCharacter: And a very hard one to unlock too.
!!Taj the Genie
->Debut: ''VideoGame/DiddyKongRacing''
An elephant genie who guides the player in the game's Adventure Mode.
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* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: He's a blue elephant.
* BigGood: Just like Wizpig, he's
* FlyingCarpet: Rides one when racing or just when he needs to move around.
* OurGeniesAreDifferent: Have you ever heard of blue elephant genies?
* SimSimSalabin: He talks in an Indian accent and has mystic powers.
!!T.T.
->Debut: ''VideoGame/DiddyKongRacing''
An anthropomorphic stopwatch. He allows players to view their scores and totals in each world. He's also an unlockable racer.
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* TheAce: The best racer of the game.
* AnimatedInanimateObject: A living stopwatch.
* SecretCharacter: You can challenge his records in every world, and you unlock him
* TimeTrial: His races function as this.
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!![[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]]
"Mr. Video Game" himself, the hero of the Mushroom Kingdom first earned his stripes rescuing his then-girlfriend Pauline from the rampaging Donkey Kong. Mario and DK have clashed several times since then, most notably when Mario flew off the handle in ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' and locked DK up, forcing his son to rescue him. Read more about Mario in [[Characters/SuperMarioBros his own character sheet]].
!!The Brothers Bear
->Debut: ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry3DixieKongsDoubleTrouble''
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A family of bears scattered all over the Northern Kremesphere in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry3DixieKongsDoubleTrouble''. There's at least one bear per level, as well as several who can be visited in the overworld. Talking to the bears and sometimes solving their problems will unlock the way toward Banana Bird caves, or free a Banana Bird entirely. The bears are Bazaar, Barnacle, Brash, Blunder, Bramble, Blue, Bazooka, Blizzard, Barter, Benny, Björn, Baffle, Boomer, and in the [=GBA=] remake, Bachelor. In ''Donkey Kong Land III'', a generic bear runs the Sheepy Shop where you can play a memory game for life balloons and teleport between levels.
Tropes associated with the Bears.
* AdaptationSpeciesChange: In the [=GBA=] remake, Blizzard went from polar to grizzly.
* BadassMustache: In the original Super Nintendo game, Bazooka Bear had an impressive mustache. Sadly gone in the [=GBA=] remake.
* ADogNamedDog: One of the bears is named Björn, which is Swedish for ''bear''. The Brothers bear introduced in ''Donkey Kong Land III'' is literally named Bear.
* FetchQuest: Oh yeah. Sometime's it's as easy as giving an item to win a Banana Bird, and sometimes you have to go through several bears just to open a cave.
* ForgottenBirthday: Poor Blue is mopey because he thinks nobody remembered his... [[spoiler:Blizzard didn't, but he can't make it due to the snow.]]
* ICallItVera: Bazooka's cannon, Bessie.
* JerkJock: Brash, who flaunts his record in the Riverside Race... until you break it, and he proves to be a SoreLoser.
* LooseLips: Blunder will let hints to reaching the Lost World slip whenever you see him.
* MeaningfulName: Heck, yes! To begin with, Bazaar Bear runs a shop, Barnacle Bear is a sea captain, Blue Bear is depressed... there's no end to it!
* ResetButton: If you trade the mirror for Benny's wrench, Barter Bear uses it to improve his looks. After you buy the mirror back to solve Baffle's code, Barter goes back to his old appearance because, according to him, he fell in a hole shortly afterwards.
* StuffBlowingUp: Boomer Bear will blow up obstacles to stages in the overworld of Kremetoa in exchange for Bonus Coins.
* UnReveal: One of the questions you can ask Bazaar at the beginning of the game is "Who lives inside the castle?" If you pay his fee, he'll say that [[spoiler:he only went as far as the 'Keep Out' signs.]]
!!K. Lumsy
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->Debut: ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong64''
A giant Kremling that appears in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong64''. K. Rool wanted him to crush Kong Isle under his colossal feet, but K. Lumsy refused, and was imprisoned. K. Rool then gave the keys to K. Lumsy's cage to the game's bosses. Every time the Kongs undo a lock, K. Lumsy does a dance of joy, which causes tremors that open the way to the next level.
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* AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal: Only wears a skull of an animal with big horns on his head.
* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: Singlehandedly ''the'' biggest Kremling of them all.
* BlackSheep: He was locked up by K. Rool, as he didn't want to destroy DK Island and eliminate the Kongs.
* BigLittleBrother: According to the Japanese version of ''[=DK64=]'', he is King K. Rool's younger brother.
* DumbMuscle: Of the childish variety.
* GentleGiant: But K. Rool doesn't want Gentle Giants, so the big lug was imprisoned.
* HappyDance: Does one everytime the Kongs give him a key to his cage, except for the third key.
* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: He was the only Kremling who actually liked the Kongs.
* PunnyName: K. Lumsy = clumsy.
!!Snide
[[quoteright:142:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Snide-DK64_7191.png]]
->''"This isn't a joke, Kong! I NEED those blueprints, and so do you!"''
->Debut: ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong64''
A weasel of questionable honor who appears in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong64''. Snide was a former member of the Kremling Krew and their chief engineer, but K. Rool got paranoid and suspected Snide of working against him, so he kicked the weasel out. Snide created the Blast-O-Matic superweapon that the Kremlings intended to use to destroy DK Isle; as his revenge, he helped the Kongs by giving them back some of the Golden Bananas K. Rool stole from them, as well as by holding off the Blast-O-Matic's firing sequence so that the Kongs could disable it.
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* TheAtoner: He's trying to make up for helping the Kremlings make a doomsday device by helping the Kongs stop it.
* BeingEvilSucks: Working for K. Rool didn't work out so well for him, so he [[HeelFaceTurn turned]] to the Kongs' side.
* EvilGenius: He ''was'' this to K. Rool.
* LastNameBasis: Calls all five of the Kongs 'Kong' instead of by their individual names.
* SharpDressedMan: Check out that suit.
!!Stanley the Bugman
[[quoteright:204:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Stanley_the_Bugman_204.png]]
->Debut: ''Donkey Kong 3''
A human bug-exterminator. Stanley fought against Donkey Kong [[note]]or maybe Cranky Kong, depending on how you interpret the timeline[[/note]] in ''Franchise/DonkeyKong 3'', but the big ape had it coming -- DK invaded a greenhouse and got the local bugs all riled up, so Stanley had to go in there and perform some pest control. Stanley originally appeared in the VideoGame/GameAndWatch game ''Greenhouse'' before his brief trip to the NES, and had a handful more G&W appearances afterwards.
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* CoolGun: A spray gun filled with insecticide.
!! Professor Chops
[[quoteright:109:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/TutorialPig_986.png]]
->Debut: ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryReturns''
An anthropomorphic pig introduced in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryReturns'', he assists Donkey and Diddy in their quest by dispensing advice, acting as a midway point, and by summoning Super Kong if they fail one too many times in a level.
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* CheckPoint: His job.
* ExpositionFairy: He explains many basics of the games he appears in.
* NerdGlasses: He wears a big pair of them.
* NoNameGiven: In ''Returns'', at least.
* SuddenNameChange: In his debut appearance, he's merely called "Tutorial Pig". [[Creator/RetroStudios Retro]] gave him the far catchier name "Professor Chops" in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryTropicalFreeze''.
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!!Timber the Tiger
[[quoteright:250:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/timber_the_tiger_4533.png]]
->Debut: ''VideoGame/DiddyKongRacing''
An anthropomorphic preteen tiger who lives on a tropical island (presumably not far from DK Isle). When his parents went on vacation, Timber's island was invaded by the [[strike:evil]] super-{{Jerkass}} sorcerer Wizpig, so he called on Diddy Kong and a bunch of other friends (including [[VideoGame/BanjoKazooie Banjo]] and [[VideoGame/ConkersBadFurDay Conker]]) to help rescue the island.
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* BadassAdorable: Just like many of the other racers in the game.
* JackOfAllStats: He's in the middleweight class and has average top speed, turning and acceleration.
* PantheraAwesome: A young tiger that can race.
* StandardizedLeader: He was supposed to be the leader of the good guys.
!!Pipsy
->Debut: ''VideoGame/DiddyKongRacing''
A cute, female anthropomorphic mouse.
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* AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: Downplayed. It's possible for mice to attain a golden-like fur, but not that bright yellow shade she has.
* BadassAdorable: ''Very'' much so. She can beat Wizpig just like anyone else in the game.
* FragileSpeedster: Her handling and acceleration are tied with Tiptub for best in the game.
* NiceMice: She's one of the good guys.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: The ''only'' female character in the original release, playable or not. The DS remake averts this by adding Dixie and Tiny.
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!!Timber the Tiger
[[quoteright:250:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/timber_the_tiger_4533.png]]
->Debut: ''VideoGame/DiddyKongRacing''
An anthropomorphic preteen tiger who lives on a tropical island (presumably not far from DK Isle). When his parents went on vacation, Timber's island was invaded by the [[strike:evil]] super-{{Jerkass}} sorcerer Wizpig, so he called on Diddy Kong and a bunch of other friends (including [[VideoGame/BanjoKazooie Banjo]] and [[VideoGame/ConkersBadFurDay Conker]]) to help rescue the island.
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* BadassAdorable: Just like many of the other racers in the game.
* JackOfAllStats: He's in the middleweight class and has average top speed, turning and acceleration.
* PantheraAwesome: A young tiger that can race.
* StandardizedLeader: He was supposed to be the leader of the good guys.
!!Pipsy
->Debut: ''VideoGame/DiddyKongRacing''
A cute, female anthropomorphic mouse.
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* AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: Downplayed. It's possible for mice to attain a golden-like fur, but not that bright yellow shade she has.
* BadassAdorable: ''Very'' much so. She can beat Wizpig just like anyone else in the game.
* FragileSpeedster: Her handling and acceleration are tied with Tiptub for best in the game.
* NiceMice: She's one of the good guys.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: The ''only'' female character in the original release, playable or not. The DS remake averts this by adding Dixie and Tiny.
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!!Timber the Tiger
[[quoteright:250:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/timber_the_tiger_4533.png]]
->Debut: ''VideoGame/DiddyKongRacing''
An anthropomorphic preteen tiger who lives on a tropical island (presumably not far from DK Isle). When his parents went on vacation, Timber's island was invaded by the [[strike:evil]] super-{{Jerkass}} sorcerer Wizpig, so he called on Diddy Kong and a bunch of other friends (including [[VideoGame/BanjoKazooie Banjo]] and [[VideoGame/ConkersBadFurDay Conker]]) to help rescue the island.
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* BadassAdorable: Just like many of the other racers in the game.
* JackOfAllStats: He's in the middleweight class and has average top speed, turning and acceleration.
* PantheraAwesome: A young tiger that can race.
* StandardizedLeader: He was supposed to be the leader of the good guys.
[[quoteright:250:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/timber_the_tiger_4533.png]]
->Debut: ''VideoGame/DiddyKongRacing''
An anthropomorphic preteen tiger who lives on a tropical island (presumably not far from DK Isle). When his parents went on vacation, Timber's island was invaded by the [[strike:evil]] super-{{Jerkass}} sorcerer Wizpig, so he called on Diddy Kong and a bunch of other friends (including [[VideoGame/BanjoKazooie Banjo]] and [[VideoGame/ConkersBadFurDay Conker]]) to help rescue the island.
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* BadassAdorable: Just like many of the other racers in the game.
* JackOfAllStats: He's in the middleweight class and has average top speed, turning and acceleration.
* PantheraAwesome: A young tiger that can race.
* StandardizedLeader: He was supposed to be the leader of the good guys.
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Tropes associated with all Animal Friends:
* AssistCharacter: Most of the Animal Friends are mounts that the Kongs ride on, with a handful of exceptions (most notably Squawks in the first ''DKC'' game) who simply help him navigate their levels.
* CoolPet: What ''isn't'' cool about a rhino who can effortlessly mow his way through the strongest baddies in the game? Or a super jump powered rattlesnake? Or a friendly neighborhood (eight legged) webslinger?
* ADayInTheLimelight: Collecting three tokens in each buddy's image will let you play a bonus game with them in the first ''DKC''. In the two sequels, there are levels where you control a series of Animal Friends all in one level (Toxic Tower, Animal Antics, and Pot Hole Panic, respectively), and in ''[=DKC2=]'', Rambi, Squitter, Enguarde, Squawks, Quawks and Rattly all get a level to themselves. In ''[=DKC3=]'', Ellie and Quawks both get two levels for themselves. Squawks was the first Animal Friend to fight a boss, fighting King Zing in ''[=DKC2=]'', and in ''[=DKC3=]'', Ellie fights against Squirt while Enguarde fights against Barbos.
!!Ellie the Elephant
[[quoteright:185:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Ellie_the_Elephant_4432.png]]
Introduced in ''Donkey Kong Country 3'', Ellie is an elephant with the ability to stomp on enemies, pick up and chuck barrels at enemies, and fill her trunk with water which she can then shoot at enemies.
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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: She can jump ''extremely'' well considering that in real life, elephants can't jump.
* EekAMouse: Scared to death of Sneeks, a rat-like enemy. If she sees one, she'll panic and run away. In the level Stampede Sprint, nearly the entire level consists of dodging enemies while an out-of-control Ellie stampedes through the stage, having been terrified by a legion of Sneeks at its beginning.
* MakingASplash: She can use her trunk to suck up water and shoot it at enemies.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: The only Animal Friend whose gender is definitely established as female.
!!Enguarde the Swordfish
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A cheerful-looking swordfish, Enguarde gives his rider improved speed and mobility underwater and the ability to spear enemies with his large bill.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: Arctic Abyss.
* TheArtifact: With the Kongs being able to defend themselves underwater by the time ''Tropical Freeze'' kicks in, Enguarde's role as an underwater weapon became pointless.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: He's absent for the first time in a ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'' game in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryReturns'', mainly because the game contains no water levels. He doesn't even return for ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryTropicalFreeze'' despite having water levels.
* ImplacableMan: Him and Rambi in ''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast'', were they cannot get hurt at all, but they are still affected by the [[InterfaceScrew reversed control effects]] and the loss of Wild Moves from a Mega TNT Barrel. Rambi can easily smash through boulders several times his own size, while Enguarde can defeat ''electrified sharks''.
* {{Nerf}}: In ''Donkey Kong Land III''. He can't do his charge-up stab move anymore, [[DamnYouMuscleMemory you have to press A instead of B]] to do his regular stab, and he will no longer automatically stab enemies when you get close to them. That said, he's still a faster and more precise swimmer than the Kongs and your only means of attack underwater.
* PunnyName: He's a '''sword'''fish named Enguarde(On Guard).
* SwordfishSabre: His rostrum can be used to defeat enemies. By the time of ''[[VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry2DiddysKongQuest Donkey Kong Country 2]]'', he gets a Superstab move that allow him to defeats entire rows of mooks and destroy some walls.
!!Expresso the Ostrich
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An ostrich with the abilities to jump far, run fast, and fly for a small period of time. Along with Winky, he is one of Cranky's favourite Animal Friends. Also notable for being the only Animal Friend apart from Rambi to appear in the first ''Donkey Kong Land'' game.
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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: After the first game, he disappears with no explanation. (Though, he did reappear in the UsefulNotes/GameBoy game "Donkey Kong Land", which was a different/new game from the SNES ''DKC''.)
* NiceShoes: Wears sneakers.
* ReplacementGoldfish: In the GBA port of ''[=DKC2=]'', Cranky buys another ostrich and names him Expresso, after the one seen in the first game.
!!Glimmer the Anglerfish
[[quoteright:180:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/glimmer.jpg]]
An anglerfish that helps Diddy and Dixie Kong by providing light in dark areas, thanks to his lure. He, unlike other animal friends, cannot be hurt. Glimmer was also seen in the trailer to ''Donkey Kong Racing'', but it is unknown if he was going to be rideable.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: Glimmer's Galleon.
* AlluringAnglerfish: Subverted. He is not hideous-looking, and he actually helps the Kongs by providing light inside the sunken ship he lives in.
* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Glimmer is a large [[AnimalGenderBender male anglerfish with a lure]] and he is also toothless. He is slightly smaller than Dixie Kong.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Has only appeared in ''[=DKC2=]''. He's also the only animal friend missing from ''Donkey Kong Land 2'', but he is seen on the game's boxart, being chased by a [[PiranhaProblem Lockjaw]].
* InfiniteFlashlight: Thanks to his lure.
!!Parry the Parallel Bird
[[quoteright:154:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Parry_the_Bird_4838.png]]
A small bird that always flies perfectly parallel above the Kongs. Parry can collect items and kill Booty Birds (fat birds that hide treasure), but anything else will kill him. If you manage to reach the "No Animal Sign", you usually get rewarded with several extra lives or even a Bonus Barrel.
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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Has only appeared in ''[=DKC3=]''.
* EscortMission: As mentioned above, you sometimes have to get him to the end of the level in order to progress.
* OneHitPointWonder: All enemies except Booty Birds will defeat him in one hit.
!!Quawks
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A purple parrot, appearing in ''[=DKC2=]'' and ''[=DKC3=]''. In the former, he could only fly downwards slowly like a "parrot-chute", but in the latter, he gained the abilities to fly in the same way as Squawks and to lift barrels. He made his grand return a decade later, in ''Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast'', where his name was finally revealed.
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* AscendedExtra: His new abilities in ''[=DKC3=]'', along with getting two levels instead of just one dedicated to him.
* PaletteSwap: Of Squawks (see below).
* TookALevelInBadass: In ''Barrel Blast'', he plays the same role as the infamous '''Spiny Shell''' from the ''Mario Kart'' series, but his attack can be avoided with a well timed jump or by turning very sharply. If he is summoned by a Kong, the player who gets hit will also lose ''all'' of their bananas.
!!Rambi the Rhino
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A rhinoceros with attitude and a need for speed. The most iconic Animal Friend, Rambi has appeared in almost all of the ''DKC'' games (with the noticeable exception of ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry3DixieKongsDoubleTrouble''). He grants his rider increased speed, near-invincibility to enemies (as long as they don't come from above or behind), the power to break through walls, and the ability to traverse some dangerous terrain.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: Rambi Rumble.
* AllAnimalsAreDogs: In his IdleAnimation, he pants like one.
* ImplacableMan: In the Gameboy game "Donkey Kong Land 2", he is oddly [[InvincibilityPowerUp completely invincible.]] (Even getting attacked from behind/above doesn't hurt him in this game, unlike every other one.) Only falling down a bottomless pit can defeat him in that game.
* LightningBruiser: He's just as fast as his riders and a more effective fighter.
* PowerUpMount: A badass monkey deserves a badass steed, and Rambi delivers.
* RammingAlwaysWorks: He's a rhino; the only times it doesn't work is against enemies that are invincible, or in the case of ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryReturns'', on fire.
* RhinoRampage: But of course.
!!Rattly the Rattlesnake
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A coiled-up, goofy looking green snake with the ability to jump high.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: Rattle Battle.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Hasn't appeared since ''[=DKC2=]''
* GoombaStomp: His can take out [[TheSpiny spiny-type]] enemies like Zingers.
* NonIndicativeName: Rattly doesn't have a rattle on his tail.
* SnakesAreSinister: Averted. He's with the good guys.
* SpringCoil: Rattly's tail serves as a spring to launch the Kongs into the air.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: For Winky. Rattly is easier to control and has the ability to charge superjumps.
!!Squawks the Parrot
[[quoteright:220:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Squawks_the_Parrot_7445.jpg]]
The most commonly recurring Animal Friend, Squawks is a green parrot that lives with Cranky Kong. Unlike the other Animal Friends, Squawks has had a different use in many of the games he's appeared in. In ''DKC'', he carried a lantern to light up a dark cavern; in ''[=DKC2=]'' and ''[=DKC3=]'', he actually carried the Kongs and spat eggs at enemies; in ''[=DK64=]'' he told the story, gave tutorials, found golden bananas and magic barrels for the Kongs, and carried a flashlight; and in ''DKCR'' and ''Tropical Freeze'', he helps the Kongs locate hidden puzzle pieces.
Tropes associated with Squawks:
* ADayInTheLimelight: Screech's Sprint, were he races his EvilCounterpart.
* AscendedExtra: Squawks went from being virtually useless in ''DKC'' to fulfilling a vital role in ''[=DKC2=]''. He was the first Animal Friend to fight a boss.
* BreathWeapon: Spits eggs.
* EvilCounterpart: Screech, the Kremling bird. He's a reddish-brown parrot with a white beak and yellow eyes.
* MetalDetectorPuzzle: His role in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryReturns'' and ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryTropicalFreeze''.
* MrExposition: In ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong64'' (Not to be confused with ParrotExposition).
* PollyWantsAMicrophone
* ShownTheirWork: As of ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' and as shown in the image, he is portrayed with two toes pointing forward and two toes pointing back like a real-life parrot. In previous games, he only had one toe in the back.
* TookALevelInBadass: In his first appearance, all he did was carry a flashlight. In his next appearances, he can kill [[DemonicSpiders zingers]].
!!Squitter the Spider
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A giant, fuzzy spider with cool sneakers and the ability to fire webs, as either projectiles or platforms.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: Web Woods.
* GiantSpider: Like Rattly, Squitter is an animal normally depicted as scary and evil but being depicted as friendly and cute.
* GoombaStomp: Averted in ''[=DKC2=]'', when he gets damaged if he tries to do so, but played straight in ''[=DKC3=]''.
* ImprovisedPlatform: His platform webs provide temporary platforms. He uses them to climb cliffs, cross lava fields, chasms, spike pits and the like, and reach bonus barrels.
* NiceShoes: Eight legs and a sneaker at the end of each.
!!Winky the Frog
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A frog with the ability to jump high, appearing in the first game and the first game alone (although he makes a cameo in ''[=DKC2=]'', in Cranky's Monkey Museum). He and Expresso are Cranky's favourite Animal Friends. (Coincidentally, Expresso got a cameo in a Banjo game as well.)
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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Has been missing since ''[=DKC=]''.
* GoombaStomp: Can stomp on [[DemonicSpiders zingers]], but red ones will hurt him.
* PowerUpLetdown: While being able to make high jumps was useful, Winky's hopping (as opposed to walking) movement made him very difficult to control. This problem was addressed with his replacement, Rattly. Also, the GBA port greatly fixed his movement.
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[[folder:Other Good Guys]]
!![[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]]
"Mr. Video Game" himself, the hero of the Mushroom Kingdom first earned his stripes rescuing his then-girlfriend Pauline from the rampaging Donkey Kong. Mario and DK have clashed several times since then, most notably when Mario flew off the handle in ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' and locked DK up, forcing his son to rescue him. Read more about Mario in [[Characters/SuperMarioBros his own character sheet]].
!!The Brothers Bear
->Debut: ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry3DixieKongsDoubleTrouble''
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[[caption-width-right:350:As they appeared in the SNES version.]]
A family of bears scattered all over the Northern Kremesphere in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry3DixieKongsDoubleTrouble''. There's at least one bear per level, as well as several who can be visited in the overworld. Talking to the bears and sometimes solving their problems will unlock the way toward Banana Bird caves, or free a Banana Bird entirely. The bears are Bazaar, Barnacle, Brash, Blunder, Bramble, Blue, Bazooka, Blizzard, Barter, Benny, Björn, Baffle, Boomer, and in the [=GBA=] remake, Bachelor. In ''Donkey Kong Land III'', a generic bear runs the Sheepy Shop where you can play a memory game for life balloons and teleport between levels.
Tropes associated with the Bears.
* AdaptationSpeciesChange: In the [=GBA=] remake, Blizzard went from polar to grizzly.
* BadassMustache: In the original Super Nintendo game, Bazooka Bear had an impressive mustache. Sadly gone in the [=GBA=] remake.
* ADogNamedDog: One of the bears is named Björn, which is Swedish for ''bear''. The Brothers bear introduced in ''Donkey Kong Land III'' is literally named Bear.
* FetchQuest: Oh yeah. Sometime's it's as easy as giving an item to win a Banana Bird, and sometimes you have to go through several bears just to open a cave.
* ForgottenBirthday: Poor Blue is mopey because he thinks nobody remembered his... [[spoiler:Blizzard didn't, but he can't make it due to the snow.]]
* ICallItVera: Bazooka's cannon, Bessie.
* JerkJock: Brash, who flaunts his record in the Riverside Race... until you break it, and he proves to be a SoreLoser.
* LooseLips: Blunder will let hints to reaching the Lost World slip whenever you see him.
* MeaningfulName: Heck, yes! To begin with, Bazaar Bear runs a shop, Barnacle Bear is a sea captain, Blue Bear is depressed... there's no end to it!
* ResetButton: If you trade the mirror for Benny's wrench, Barter Bear uses it to improve his looks. After you buy the mirror back to solve Baffle's code, Barter goes back to his old appearance because, according to him, he fell in a hole shortly afterwards.
* StuffBlowingUp: Boomer Bear will blow up obstacles to stages in the overworld of Kremetoa in exchange for Bonus Coins.
* UnReveal: One of the questions you can ask Bazaar at the beginning of the game is "Who lives inside the castle?" If you pay his fee, he'll say that [[spoiler:he only went as far as the 'Keep Out' signs.]]
!!K. Lumsy
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->Debut: ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong64''
A giant Kremling that appears in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong64''. K. Rool wanted him to crush Kong Isle under his colossal feet, but K. Lumsy refused, and was imprisoned. K. Rool then gave the keys to K. Lumsy's cage to the game's bosses. Every time the Kongs undo a lock, K. Lumsy does a dance of joy, which causes tremors that open the way to the next level.
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* AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal: Only wears a skull of an animal with big horns on his head.
* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: Singlehandedly ''the'' biggest Kremling of them all.
* BlackSheep: He was locked up by K. Rool, as he didn't want to destroy DK Island and eliminate the Kongs.
* BigLittleBrother: According to the Japanese version of ''[=DK64=]'', he is King K. Rool's younger brother.
* DumbMuscle: Of the childish variety.
* GentleGiant: But K. Rool doesn't want Gentle Giants, so the big lug was imprisoned.
* HappyDance: Does one everytime the Kongs give him a key to his cage, except for the third key.
* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: He was the only Kremling who actually liked the Kongs.
* PunnyName: K. Lumsy = clumsy.
!!Snide
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->''"This isn't a joke, Kong! I NEED those blueprints, and so do you!"''
->Debut: ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong64''
A weasel of questionable honor who appears in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong64''. Snide was a former member of the Kremling Krew and their chief engineer, but K. Rool got paranoid and suspected Snide of working against him, so he kicked the weasel out. Snide created the Blast-O-Matic superweapon that the Kremlings intended to use to destroy DK Isle; as his revenge, he helped the Kongs by giving them back some of the Golden Bananas K. Rool stole from them, as well as by holding off the Blast-O-Matic's firing sequence so that the Kongs could disable it.
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* TheAtoner: He's trying to make up for helping the Kremlings make a doomsday device by helping the Kongs stop it.
* BeingEvilSucks: Working for K. Rool didn't work out so well for him, so he [[HeelFaceTurn turned]] to the Kongs' side.
* EvilGenius: He ''was'' this to K. Rool.
* LastNameBasis: Calls all five of the Kongs 'Kong' instead of by their individual names.
* SharpDressedMan: Check out that suit.
!!Stanley the Bugman
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->Debut: ''Donkey Kong 3''
A human bug-exterminator. Stanley fought against Donkey Kong [[note]]or maybe Cranky Kong, depending on how you interpret the timeline[[/note]] in ''Franchise/DonkeyKong 3'', but the big ape had it coming -- DK invaded a greenhouse and got the local bugs all riled up, so Stanley had to go in there and perform some pest control. Stanley originally appeared in the VideoGame/GameAndWatch game ''Greenhouse'' before his brief trip to the NES, and had a handful more G&W appearances afterwards.
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* CoolGun: A spray gun filled with insecticide.
!!Timber the Tiger
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->Debut: ''VideoGame/DiddyKongRacing''
An anthropomorphic preteen tiger who lives on a tropical island (presumably not far from DK Isle). When his parents went on vacation, Timber's island was invaded by the [[strike:evil]] super-{{Jerkass}} sorcerer Wizpig, so he called on Diddy Kong and a bunch of other friends (including [[VideoGame/BanjoKazooie Banjo]] and [[VideoGame/ConkersBadFurDay Conker]]) to help rescue the island.
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* BadassAdorable: Just like many of the other racers in the game.
* JackOfAllStats: He's in the middleweight class and has average top speed, turning and acceleration.
* PantheraAwesome: A young tiger that can race.
* StandardizedLeader: He was supposed to be the leader of the good guys.
!! Professor Chops
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->Debut: ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryReturns''
An anthropomorphic pig introduced in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryReturns'', he assists Donkey and Diddy in their quest by dispensing advice, acting as a midway point, and by summoning Super Kong if they fail one too many times in a level.
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* CheckPoint: His job.
* ExpositionFairy: He explains many basics of the games he appears in.
* NerdGlasses: He wears a big pair of them.
* NoNameGiven: In ''Returns'', at least.
* SuddenNameChange: In his debut appearance, he's merely called "Tutorial Pig". [[Creator/RetroStudios Retro]] gave him the far catchier name "Professor Chops" in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryTropicalFreeze''.
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Tropes associated with all Animal Friends:
* AssistCharacter: Most of the Animal Friends are mounts that the Kongs ride on, with a handful of exceptions (most notably Squawks in the first ''DKC'' game) who simply help him navigate their levels.
* CoolPet: What ''isn't'' cool about a rhino who can effortlessly mow his way through the strongest baddies in the game? Or a super jump powered rattlesnake? Or a friendly neighborhood (eight legged) webslinger?
* ADayInTheLimelight: Collecting three tokens in each buddy's image will let you play a bonus game with them in the first ''DKC''. In the two sequels, there are levels where you control a series of Animal Friends all in one level (Toxic Tower, Animal Antics, and Pot Hole Panic, respectively), and in ''[=DKC2=]'', Rambi, Squitter, Enguarde, Squawks, Quawks and Rattly all get a level to themselves. In ''[=DKC3=]'', Ellie and Quawks both get two levels for themselves. Squawks was the first Animal Friend to fight a boss, fighting King Zing in ''[=DKC2=]'', and in ''[=DKC3=]'', Ellie fights against Squirt while Enguarde fights against Barbos.
!!Ellie the Elephant
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Introduced in ''Donkey Kong Country 3'', Ellie is an elephant with the ability to stomp on enemies, pick up and chuck barrels at enemies, and fill her trunk with water which she can then shoot at enemies.
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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: She can jump ''extremely'' well considering that in real life, elephants can't jump.
* EekAMouse: Scared to death of Sneeks, a rat-like enemy. If she sees one, she'll panic and run away. In the level Stampede Sprint, nearly the entire level consists of dodging enemies while an out-of-control Ellie stampedes through the stage, having been terrified by a legion of Sneeks at its beginning.
* MakingASplash: She can use her trunk to suck up water and shoot it at enemies.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: The only Animal Friend whose gender is definitely established as female.
!!Enguarde the Swordfish
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A cheerful-looking swordfish, Enguarde gives his rider improved speed and mobility underwater and the ability to spear enemies with his large bill.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: Arctic Abyss.
* TheArtifact: With the Kongs being able to defend themselves underwater by the time ''Tropical Freeze'' kicks in, Enguarde's role as an underwater weapon became pointless.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: He's absent for the first time in a ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'' game in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryReturns'', mainly because the game contains no water levels. He doesn't even return for ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryTropicalFreeze'' despite having water levels.
* ImplacableMan: Him and Rambi in ''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast'', were they cannot get hurt at all, but they are still affected by the [[InterfaceScrew reversed control effects]] and the loss of Wild Moves from a Mega TNT Barrel. Rambi can easily smash through boulders several times his own size, while Enguarde can defeat ''electrified sharks''.
* {{Nerf}}: In ''Donkey Kong Land III''. He can't do his charge-up stab move anymore, [[DamnYouMuscleMemory you have to press A instead of B]] to do his regular stab, and he will no longer automatically stab enemies when you get close to them. That said, he's still a faster and more precise swimmer than the Kongs and your only means of attack underwater.
* PunnyName: He's a '''sword'''fish named Enguarde(On Guard).
* SwordfishSabre: His rostrum can be used to defeat enemies. By the time of ''[[VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry2DiddysKongQuest Donkey Kong Country 2]]'', he gets a Superstab move that allow him to defeats entire rows of mooks and destroy some walls.
!!Expresso the Ostrich
[[quoteright:250:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Expresso_the_Ostrich_5267.png]]
An ostrich with the abilities to jump far, run fast, and fly for a small period of time. Along with Winky, he is one of Cranky's favourite Animal Friends. Also notable for being the only Animal Friend apart from Rambi to appear in the first ''Donkey Kong Land'' game.
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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: After the first game, he disappears with no explanation. (Though, he did reappear in the UsefulNotes/GameBoy game "Donkey Kong Land", which was a different/new game from the SNES ''DKC''.)
* NiceShoes: Wears sneakers.
* ReplacementGoldfish: In the GBA port of ''[=DKC2=]'', Cranky buys another ostrich and names him Expresso, after the one seen in the first game.
!!Glimmer the Anglerfish
[[quoteright:180:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/glimmer.jpg]]
An anglerfish that helps Diddy and Dixie Kong by providing light in dark areas, thanks to his lure. He, unlike other animal friends, cannot be hurt. Glimmer was also seen in the trailer to ''Donkey Kong Racing'', but it is unknown if he was going to be rideable.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: Glimmer's Galleon.
* AlluringAnglerfish: Subverted. He is not hideous-looking, and he actually helps the Kongs by providing light inside the sunken ship he lives in.
* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Glimmer is a large [[AnimalGenderBender male anglerfish with a lure]] and he is also toothless. He is slightly smaller than Dixie Kong.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Has only appeared in ''[=DKC2=]''. He's also the only animal friend missing from ''Donkey Kong Land 2'', but he is seen on the game's boxart, being chased by a [[PiranhaProblem Lockjaw]].
* InfiniteFlashlight: Thanks to his lure.
!!Parry the Parallel Bird
[[quoteright:154:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Parry_the_Bird_4838.png]]
A small bird that always flies perfectly parallel above the Kongs. Parry can collect items and kill Booty Birds (fat birds that hide treasure), but anything else will kill him. If you manage to reach the "No Animal Sign", you usually get rewarded with several extra lives or even a Bonus Barrel.
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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Has only appeared in ''[=DKC3=]''.
* EscortMission: As mentioned above, you sometimes have to get him to the end of the level in order to progress.
* OneHitPointWonder: All enemies except Booty Birds will defeat him in one hit.
!!Quawks
[[quoteright:220:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/quawks_2800.png]]
A purple parrot, appearing in ''[=DKC2=]'' and ''[=DKC3=]''. In the former, he could only fly downwards slowly like a "parrot-chute", but in the latter, he gained the abilities to fly in the same way as Squawks and to lift barrels. He made his grand return a decade later, in ''Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast'', where his name was finally revealed.
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* AscendedExtra: His new abilities in ''[=DKC3=]'', along with getting two levels instead of just one dedicated to him.
* PaletteSwap: Of Squawks (see below).
* TookALevelInBadass: In ''Barrel Blast'', he plays the same role as the infamous '''Spiny Shell''' from the ''Mario Kart'' series, but his attack can be avoided with a well timed jump or by turning very sharply. If he is summoned by a Kong, the player who gets hit will also lose ''all'' of their bananas.
!!Rambi the Rhino
[[quoteright:200:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Rambi_the_Rhino_357.png]]
A rhinoceros with attitude and a need for speed. The most iconic Animal Friend, Rambi has appeared in almost all of the ''DKC'' games (with the noticeable exception of ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry3DixieKongsDoubleTrouble''). He grants his rider increased speed, near-invincibility to enemies (as long as they don't come from above or behind), the power to break through walls, and the ability to traverse some dangerous terrain.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: Rambi Rumble.
* AllAnimalsAreDogs: In his IdleAnimation, he pants like one.
* ImplacableMan: In the Gameboy game "Donkey Kong Land 2", he is oddly [[InvincibilityPowerUp completely invincible.]] (Even getting attacked from behind/above doesn't hurt him in this game, unlike every other one.) Only falling down a bottomless pit can defeat him in that game.
* LightningBruiser: He's just as fast as his riders and a more effective fighter.
* PowerUpMount: A badass monkey deserves a badass steed, and Rambi delivers.
* RammingAlwaysWorks: He's a rhino; the only times it doesn't work is against enemies that are invincible, or in the case of ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryReturns'', on fire.
* RhinoRampage: But of course.
!!Rattly the Rattlesnake
[[quoteright:89:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Rattly_the_Rattlesnake_6301.jpg]]
A coiled-up, goofy looking green snake with the ability to jump high.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: Rattle Battle.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Hasn't appeared since ''[=DKC2=]''
* GoombaStomp: His can take out [[TheSpiny spiny-type]] enemies like Zingers.
* NonIndicativeName: Rattly doesn't have a rattle on his tail.
* SnakesAreSinister: Averted. He's with the good guys.
* SpringCoil: Rattly's tail serves as a spring to launch the Kongs into the air.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: For Winky. Rattly is easier to control and has the ability to charge superjumps.
!!Squawks the Parrot
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The most commonly recurring Animal Friend, Squawks is a green parrot that lives with Cranky Kong. Unlike the other Animal Friends, Squawks has had a different use in many of the games he's appeared in. In ''DKC'', he carried a lantern to light up a dark cavern; in ''[=DKC2=]'' and ''[=DKC3=]'', he actually carried the Kongs and spat eggs at enemies; in ''[=DK64=]'' he told the story, gave tutorials, found golden bananas and magic barrels for the Kongs, and carried a flashlight; and in ''DKCR'' and ''Tropical Freeze'', he helps the Kongs locate hidden puzzle pieces.
Tropes associated with Squawks:
* ADayInTheLimelight: Screech's Sprint, were he races his EvilCounterpart.
* AscendedExtra: Squawks went from being virtually useless in ''DKC'' to fulfilling a vital role in ''[=DKC2=]''. He was the first Animal Friend to fight a boss.
* BreathWeapon: Spits eggs.
* EvilCounterpart: Screech, the Kremling bird. He's a reddish-brown parrot with a white beak and yellow eyes.
* MetalDetectorPuzzle: His role in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryReturns'' and ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryTropicalFreeze''.
* MrExposition: In ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong64'' (Not to be confused with ParrotExposition).
* PollyWantsAMicrophone
* ShownTheirWork: As of ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' and as shown in the image, he is portrayed with two toes pointing forward and two toes pointing back like a real-life parrot. In previous games, he only had one toe in the back.
* TookALevelInBadass: In his first appearance, all he did was carry a flashlight. In his next appearances, he can kill [[DemonicSpiders zingers]].
!!Squitter the Spider
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A giant, fuzzy spider with cool sneakers and the ability to fire webs, as either projectiles or platforms.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: Web Woods.
* GiantSpider: Like Rattly, Squitter is an animal normally depicted as scary and evil but being depicted as friendly and cute.
* GoombaStomp: Averted in ''[=DKC2=]'', when he gets damaged if he tries to do so, but played straight in ''[=DKC3=]''.
* ImprovisedPlatform: His platform webs provide temporary platforms. He uses them to climb cliffs, cross lava fields, chasms, spike pits and the like, and reach bonus barrels.
* NiceShoes: Eight legs and a sneaker at the end of each.
!!Winky the Frog
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A frog with the ability to jump high, appearing in the first game and the first game alone (although he makes a cameo in ''[=DKC2=]'', in Cranky's Monkey Museum). He and Expresso are Cranky's favourite Animal Friends. (Coincidentally, Expresso got a cameo in a Banjo game as well.)
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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Has been missing since ''[=DKC=]''.
* GoombaStomp: Can stomp on [[DemonicSpiders zingers]], but red ones will hurt him.
* PowerUpLetdown: While being able to make high jumps was useful, Winky's hopping (as opposed to walking) movement made him very difficult to control. This problem was addressed with his replacement, Rattly. Also, the GBA port greatly fixed his movement.
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[[folder:Other Good Guys]]
!![[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]]
"Mr. Video Game" himself, the hero of the Mushroom Kingdom first earned his stripes rescuing his then-girlfriend Pauline from the rampaging Donkey Kong. Mario and DK have clashed several times since then, most notably when Mario flew off the handle in ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' and locked DK up, forcing his son to rescue him. Read more about Mario in [[Characters/SuperMarioBros his own character sheet]].
!!The Brothers Bear
->Debut: ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry3DixieKongsDoubleTrouble''
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[[caption-width-right:350:As they appeared in the SNES version.]]
A family of bears scattered all over the Northern Kremesphere in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry3DixieKongsDoubleTrouble''. There's at least one bear per level, as well as several who can be visited in the overworld. Talking to the bears and sometimes solving their problems will unlock the way toward Banana Bird caves, or free a Banana Bird entirely. The bears are Bazaar, Barnacle, Brash, Blunder, Bramble, Blue, Bazooka, Blizzard, Barter, Benny, Björn, Baffle, Boomer, and in the [=GBA=] remake, Bachelor. In ''Donkey Kong Land III'', a generic bear runs the Sheepy Shop where you can play a memory game for life balloons and teleport between levels.
Tropes associated with the Bears.
* AdaptationSpeciesChange: In the [=GBA=] remake, Blizzard went from polar to grizzly.
* BadassMustache: In the original Super Nintendo game, Bazooka Bear had an impressive mustache. Sadly gone in the [=GBA=] remake.
* ADogNamedDog: One of the bears is named Björn, which is Swedish for ''bear''. The Brothers bear introduced in ''Donkey Kong Land III'' is literally named Bear.
* FetchQuest: Oh yeah. Sometime's it's as easy as giving an item to win a Banana Bird, and sometimes you have to go through several bears just to open a cave.
* ForgottenBirthday: Poor Blue is mopey because he thinks nobody remembered his... [[spoiler:Blizzard didn't, but he can't make it due to the snow.]]
* ICallItVera: Bazooka's cannon, Bessie.
* JerkJock: Brash, who flaunts his record in the Riverside Race... until you break it, and he proves to be a SoreLoser.
* LooseLips: Blunder will let hints to reaching the Lost World slip whenever you see him.
* MeaningfulName: Heck, yes! To begin with, Bazaar Bear runs a shop, Barnacle Bear is a sea captain, Blue Bear is depressed... there's no end to it!
* ResetButton: If you trade the mirror for Benny's wrench, Barter Bear uses it to improve his looks. After you buy the mirror back to solve Baffle's code, Barter goes back to his old appearance because, according to him, he fell in a hole shortly afterwards.
* StuffBlowingUp: Boomer Bear will blow up obstacles to stages in the overworld of Kremetoa in exchange for Bonus Coins.
* UnReveal: One of the questions you can ask Bazaar at the beginning of the game is "Who lives inside the castle?" If you pay his fee, he'll say that [[spoiler:he only went as far as the 'Keep Out' signs.]]
!!K. Lumsy
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->Debut: ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong64''
A giant Kremling that appears in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong64''. K. Rool wanted him to crush Kong Isle under his colossal feet, but K. Lumsy refused, and was imprisoned. K. Rool then gave the keys to K. Lumsy's cage to the game's bosses. Every time the Kongs undo a lock, K. Lumsy does a dance of joy, which causes tremors that open the way to the next level.
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* AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal: Only wears a skull of an animal with big horns on his head.
* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: Singlehandedly ''the'' biggest Kremling of them all.
* BlackSheep: He was locked up by K. Rool, as he didn't want to destroy DK Island and eliminate the Kongs.
* BigLittleBrother: According to the Japanese version of ''[=DK64=]'', he is King K. Rool's younger brother.
* DumbMuscle: Of the childish variety.
* GentleGiant: But K. Rool doesn't want Gentle Giants, so the big lug was imprisoned.
* HappyDance: Does one everytime the Kongs give him a key to his cage, except for the third key.
* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: He was the only Kremling who actually liked the Kongs.
* PunnyName: K. Lumsy = clumsy.
!!Snide
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->''"This isn't a joke, Kong! I NEED those blueprints, and so do you!"''
->Debut: ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong64''
A weasel of questionable honor who appears in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong64''. Snide was a former member of the Kremling Krew and their chief engineer, but K. Rool got paranoid and suspected Snide of working against him, so he kicked the weasel out. Snide created the Blast-O-Matic superweapon that the Kremlings intended to use to destroy DK Isle; as his revenge, he helped the Kongs by giving them back some of the Golden Bananas K. Rool stole from them, as well as by holding off the Blast-O-Matic's firing sequence so that the Kongs could disable it.
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* TheAtoner: He's trying to make up for helping the Kremlings make a doomsday device by helping the Kongs stop it.
* BeingEvilSucks: Working for K. Rool didn't work out so well for him, so he [[HeelFaceTurn turned]] to the Kongs' side.
* EvilGenius: He ''was'' this to K. Rool.
* LastNameBasis: Calls all five of the Kongs 'Kong' instead of by their individual names.
* SharpDressedMan: Check out that suit.
!!Stanley the Bugman
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->Debut: ''Donkey Kong 3''
A human bug-exterminator. Stanley fought against Donkey Kong [[note]]or maybe Cranky Kong, depending on how you interpret the timeline[[/note]] in ''Franchise/DonkeyKong 3'', but the big ape had it coming -- DK invaded a greenhouse and got the local bugs all riled up, so Stanley had to go in there and perform some pest control. Stanley originally appeared in the VideoGame/GameAndWatch game ''Greenhouse'' before his brief trip to the NES, and had a handful more G&W appearances afterwards.
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* CoolGun: A spray gun filled with insecticide.
!!Timber the Tiger
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->Debut: ''VideoGame/DiddyKongRacing''
An anthropomorphic preteen tiger who lives on a tropical island (presumably not far from DK Isle). When his parents went on vacation, Timber's island was invaded by the [[strike:evil]] super-{{Jerkass}} sorcerer Wizpig, so he called on Diddy Kong and a bunch of other friends (including [[VideoGame/BanjoKazooie Banjo]] and [[VideoGame/ConkersBadFurDay Conker]]) to help rescue the island.
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* BadassAdorable: Just like many of the other racers in the game.
* JackOfAllStats: He's in the middleweight class and has average top speed, turning and acceleration.
* PantheraAwesome: A young tiger that can race.
* StandardizedLeader: He was supposed to be the leader of the good guys.
!! Professor Chops
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->Debut: ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryReturns''
An anthropomorphic pig introduced in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryReturns'', he assists Donkey and Diddy in their quest by dispensing advice, acting as a midway point, and by summoning Super Kong if they fail one too many times in a level.
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* CheckPoint: His job.
* ExpositionFairy: He explains many basics of the games he appears in.
* NerdGlasses: He wears a big pair of them.
* NoNameGiven: In ''Returns'', at least.
* SuddenNameChange: In his debut appearance, he's merely called "Tutorial Pig". [[Creator/RetroStudios Retro]] gave him the far catchier name "Professor Chops" in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryTropicalFreeze''.
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