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{{character infobox | {{character infobox | ||
|image=[[File:Taj DKRDS art.png|250px]]<br>Artwork of Taj from ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'' | |image=[[File:Taj DKRDS art.png|250px]]<br>Artwork of Taj from ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'' | ||
|full_name=Taj the Genie<br>Taj the Elephant<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 103, page 10.</ref> | |||
|species=[[Genie]]/Elephant | |||
|first_appearance=''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' ([[List of games by date#1997|1997]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' ([[List of games by date#1997|1997]]) | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]]) | |||
|latest_appearance= ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]]) | |||
|portrayed_by=Lee Ray ([[List of games by date#1997|1997]])<ref>[[Media:DKR_Taj_voice_confirmation.PNG|Twitter confirmation by former Rare employee Graeme Norgate]]</ref>}} | |portrayed_by=Lee Ray ([[List of games by date#1997|1997]])<ref>[[Media:DKR_Taj_voice_confirmation.PNG|Twitter confirmation by former Rare employee Graeme Norgate]]</ref>}} | ||
{{quote|I have something special for you!|Taj the Genie|Diddy Kong Racing}} | {{quote|I have something special for you!|Taj the Genie|Diddy Kong Racing}} | ||
'''Taj the Genie''' is a blue elephant and a genie who lives on [[Timber's Island]]. His only video game appearance is ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'', and its [[Nintendo DS]] remake, ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]''. Taj could have possibly been inspired from the real-world {{wp|Indian elephant}}, considering his basis from Indian culture. His name may come from ''taj'' (تاج, from the Arabic word for "crown"), a brimless hat worn by people from Muslim countries. It may also be a reference to the {{wp|Taj Mahal}}, a palace in India. | '''Taj the Genie''' is a blue elephant and a genie who lives on [[Timber's Island]]. His only video game appearance is ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'', and its [[Nintendo DS]] remake, ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]''. Taj could have possibly been inspired from the real-world {{wp|Indian elephant}}, considering his basis from Indian culture. His name may come from ''taj'' (تاج, from the Arabic word for "crown"), a brimless hat worn by people from Muslim countries. It may also be a reference to the {{wp|Taj Mahal}}, a palace in India. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===''Diddy Kong Racing''=== | ===''Diddy Kong Racing''=== | ||
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In the game ending, the gold replica of Taj's head was altered to have the same rocky texture as the mountain side. | In the game ending, the gold replica of Taj's head was altered to have the same rocky texture as the mountain side. | ||
{{br}} | {{br}} | ||
===''Mario no Bōken Land''=== | ===''Mario no Bōken Land''=== | ||
[[File:TajBoken.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Taj | [[File:TajBoken.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Taj in ''Mario no Bōken Land'']] | ||
Taj makes an appearance in the ''Diddy Kong Racing'' story segment of ''[[Mario no Bōken Land]]'', titled "Go Go Diddy!". He is shown competing in a race with various other racers, riding his carpet in fourth place. The race is interrupted when Wizpig appears, hurts Taj, and rips up his carpet, which strips Taj of his magical powers. Taj casts a spell to turn [[Mario]], [[Princess Peach]] and [[Diddy Kong]]'s cars into airplanes so they can follow Wizpig as he flies away. Diddy defeats Wizpig, and knocks a pile of rocks from a cliffside onto him. The racers award Diddy Kong with a crown for his heroic efforts, and declare him victor of the race; Taj can be seen celebrating this occasion. The last panel of the comic segment shows Taj telling Wizpig that he will help him out of the rock pile up, as long as he doesn't continue to do evil things. | Taj makes an appearance in the ''Diddy Kong Racing'' story segment of ''[[Mario no Bōken Land]]'', titled "Go Go Diddy!". He is shown competing in a race with various other racers, riding his carpet in fourth place. The race is interrupted when Wizpig appears, hurts Taj, and rips up his carpet, which strips Taj of his magical powers. Taj casts a spell to turn [[Mario]], [[Princess Peach]] and [[Diddy Kong]]'s cars into airplanes so they can follow Wizpig as he flies away. Diddy defeats Wizpig, and knocks a pile of rocks from a cliffside onto him. The racers award Diddy Kong with a crown for his heroic efforts, and declare him victor of the race; Taj can be seen celebrating this occasion. The last panel of the comic segment shows Taj telling Wizpig that he will help him out of the rock pile up, as long as he doesn't continue to do evil things. | ||
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==Profile and statistics== | ==Profile and statistics== | ||
===''Diddy Kong Racing''=== | ===''Diddy Kong Racing''=== | ||
*''''' | *'''Instruction booklet bio''' (page 26): "''Evicted from his mountain home and cut off from his lamp, this ancient Genie isn’t exactly pleased with the despicable Wizpig. Now, he’s in a search of a champion racer to go up against the uninvited guest and hopefully teach him a lesson in manners!''" | ||
*'''[https://web.archive.org/web/19990902225546/http://rareware.com/recent/games/racing/castlist/cast_taj.html Rarewhere]''': "''This ancient Genie, traditional guardian of Timber's island, isn’t exactly pleased at being evicted from his mountain home. With Wizpig's magic keeping him cut off from his lamp and trapped in the outside world, Taj goes in search of a champion racer to challenge the uninvited guest and teach him a lesson in manners!''" | |||
===''Diddy Kong Racing DS''=== | ===''Diddy Kong Racing DS''=== | ||
*'''Character stats''' | *'''Character stats''' | ||