Don-chan

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Don-chan Don-chan in Mario Kart Arcade GP DX Full name Don-chan Species Taiko Drum First appearance Taiko no Tatsujin (2001, Taiko no Tatsujin series) Mario Kart Arcade GP DX (2013, Mario franchise) Latest portrayal Miki Narahashi (2001-present) Don-chan is the main character of the Taiko no Tatsujin series, and appears as a default playable character in Mario Kart Arcade GP DX. Don-chan has two downloadable palette swaps in the game that dresses him in a strawberry and knight costume, known officially as Strawberry Don-chan and Hero Don-chan respectively. Additionally, Don-chan appears in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U as one of the characters that Pac-Man can randomly summon during his Namco Roulette taunt. Gallery Don-chan with Mario and Bowser, after being hit by a Green Shell In the latest version of the game, Don-chan's character select icon can be seen below Mario and Luigi, and to the right of Toad Don-chan racing in Bon Dance Street with his Standard Kart Don-chan in the Don Doko Drive Strawberry Don-chan Hero Don-chan Don-chan (bottom center) in Pac-Man's Namco Roulette taunt in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Names in other languages Language Name Meaning Japanese どんちゃん Don-chan Don-chan; from don (ドン), onomatopeia usually referring to a loud impact (in this case, the beat of a taiko drum) Trivia Don-chan's artwork for Strawberry Don-chan is the only character artwork in Mario Kart Arcade GP DX that is entirely two-dimensional. The same applies to all his in-game portraits, even those of normal Don-chan. References [Edit] Mario Kart Arcade GP DX Characters Playable Baby Mario • Baby Peach • Bowser (Dry Bowser) • Bowser Jr. • Daisy • Don-chan (Hero Don-chan • Strawberry Don-chan) • Donkey Kong • Luigi (Ice Luigi) • Mario (Fire Mario • Tanooki Mario) • Metal Mario (Gold Mario) • Pac-Man • Peach • Rosalina • Toad (Blue Toad) • Waluigi • Wario • Yoshi (Black Yoshi • Red Yoshi) Non-playable Blooper • Bullet Bills • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheeps • Dolphins • Dry Bones • Fire Piranha Plants • Fishin' Lakitu • Goomba • Jumbo Ray • King Bob-omb • Koopa Troopas • Lakitu • Lantern Eel • Magikoopas • Maw-Rays • Piantas • Shy Guys • Sushi • Toads Karts Blooper Diver • Bull Track • Country Winner • Don Doko Drive • Drill Master • Dyno Buggy • Egg Rider • Galaxy Comet • Hamburcar • Hunter Bee • Lightning Champ • Mach Pegasus • Marine Diver • Mash Run • Metal Spark • Purple Strike • Rainy Dream • Road Galleon • Road Jetter • Soul Varoon • Standard Kart • Sweets Party • Turbo Dolphin • Ultra Chaser • Ultra Leon • Ultra Speeder • Ultra Voyager • Vacuum Star • X Racer Items Throw Forward 10T Hammer • Barrel • Black Shell • Bowser Shell • Car Horn • Chain Chomp • Extendable Glove • Fireball • Flower Glasses • Frying Pan • Giant Gummy • Gold Shell • Gold Tub • Green Shell • Hammer • High Beam • Mustache Rocket • POW Block • Pen • Power Yo-Yo • Rain Cloud • Red Shell • Slapstick Fan • Snow Cloud • Soft Gummy • Spiny Shell • Sumo Slap Stick • Thunder Cloud • Tornado • Tub Place Behind Banana • Banana Train • Big-Small Tires • Bob-omb • Broken Wheel • Fake Item Box • Firecracker • Flare Ball • Giant Banana • Gold Banana • Mini Mushroom • Mouse Cracker • Paper Mushroom • Pie • Pie Bazooka • Porcupuffer • Rabbit Ear • Rally X • Smokescreen • Square Tire • Sticky Oil • Tacks • Thwomp • Whirling Wheel Special Boo • Boss Galaga • Dash Propeller • Dizziness Virus • Driver Virus • Egg of Mystery • Energy Drink • Flaming Tender • Gag Mic • Giant Mushroom • Heavy Mushroom • Interrupting Frame • Interrupting Seal • Invincible Urchin • Invisi-Mushroom • Jumbo Gummy • Laughing Bag • Magnet • Magnet Mushroom • Mushroom Powder • Off-Key Speaker • Pesky Billboard • Pie Kart • Piranha Plant • Power Ball • Pump • Reflect Shield • Scuttlebug • Shield • Stun Stick • Super Mic • Super Star • Time Bomb • Wild Top Other Mario Coin Courses Toad Cup Peach Castle • Kingdom Way Mario Cup Splash Circuit • Tropical Coast Don-chan Cup Bon Dance Street • Omatsuri Circuit Bowser Jr. Cup Aerial Road • Sky Arena Bowser Cup Bowser's Factory • Bowser's Castle PAC-MAN Cup PAC-MAN Stadium • NAMCO Circuit Techniques Drift • Hop • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start Miscellaneous Finish Line • Glide Ramp • Staff • Starting Grid