Editing Helicopter Spin

[[File:Dixie6.jpg|thumb|Artwork of Dixie Kong performing the Helicopter Spin]]
{{Quote2|Dixie Kong can spin her ponytail and lift Donkey Kong into the air for a short time.|''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' manual}}
The '''Helicopter Spin''' (also called the '''Ponytail Spin'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' [[Wii U]] [[Virtual Console]] electronic manual. Tab 2: "Controls".</ref>, alternatively written as '''pony tail spin'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' Wii U Virtual Console electronic manual. Tab 2: "Controls".</ref>) is an ability performed by [[Dixie Kong]] in the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land (series)|Donkey Kong Land]]'' series. She first performs this ability in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''. She also uses her Helicopter Spin in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'', ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]'', and ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''. 

Since Dixie cannot [[Cartwheel Attack|cartwheel]] like [[Diddy Kong|Diddy]] or [[Roll Attack|roll]] like [[Kiddy Kong|Kiddy]], Dixie rather uses her ponytail to spin into enemies. She primarily uses the Helicopter Spin while in midair, allowing her to safely move across gaps and other stage hazards; this move effectively slows her descent. Dixie performs the move by whirling her ponytail around in a circular motion, hence the ability name. In ''Donkey Kong Country 2'' and ''Donkey Kong Country 3'', if Dixie is accompanied by Diddy or Kiddy respectively, her partner Kong rolls in the air while she uses Helicopter Spin.

In few cases, Dixie's Helicopter Spin is required for crossing certain large gaps that the other Kongs cannot do so alone. For instance, in ''Donkey Kong Country 3'' at the start of [[Stampede Sprint]], there is a large divide that can only be crossed via her Helicopter Spin. The ability is sometimes used to more easily reach a [[Bonus Barrel]]: for example in ''Donkey Kong Country 2'', during the second level [[Mainbrace Mayhem (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Mainbrace Mayhem]], while Diddy can perform a cartwheel to reach the Bonus Barrel, Dixie's Helicopter Spin lowers the risk of Diddy missing a jump and losing a life.

In ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'', the Helicopter Spin allows Dixie to gain a small boost in altitude, even while riding on Donkey Kong. 

In the original Super Nintendo games, the player can press {{button|snes|Y}} to have Dixie perform a Helicopter Spin. In the ''Donkey Kong Land'' games, this is accomplished by pressing {{button|gb|B}}, and the [[Game Boy Advance]] versions also require {{button|gba|B}}.

In ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', [[Tiny Kong]] uses a similar move for gliding, known as the [[Pony Tail Twirl]]. In the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series, Donkey Kong uses a similar move as his recovery, [[Spinning Kong]], where he spins to briefly propel himself into the air.

==Names in other languages==
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|Ita=Elicottero di Dixie<ref>''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' Spanish-Italian manual, pag. 40</ref><ref>''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'' Italian manual, pag. 12</ref><br>L'"effetto elicottero" di Dixie<ref>''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]'' Spanish-Italian manual, pag. 42</ref><br>Volteggio<ref>''[[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' European manual, pag. 110</ref><ref>''[[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 3]]'' European manual, pag. 108</ref><br>Elicasalto<ref>''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' Italian e-manual, pag. 13</ref>
|ItaM=Dixie's helicopter<br>Dixie's "helicopter effect/style"<br>Glide/Hover<br>Propeller-jump
}}

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[[Category:Donkey Kong moves]]
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