Wizpig
| Wizpig | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Diddy Kong Racing DS | |
| Full name | Wizpig the Mutant Space Pig[1] |
| Species | Pig |
| First appearance | Diddy Kong Racing (1997) |
| Latest appearance | Diddy Kong Racing DS (2007) |
| Portrayed by | Kevin Bayliss (1997)[2] |
- “Well, lookie here! It's the little worm!”
- —Wizpig, Diddy Kong Racing
Wizpig (also formatted as Wiz-Pig)[3] is a gigantic alien pig and the main villain of Diddy Kong Racing and its Nintendo DS version. His name is a portmanteau of "wizard" and "pig."
HistoryEdit
BackgroundEdit
All that is known of Wizpig's past is that he decided to attempt to conquer his own planet out of boredom. He succeeded, and transformed his homeworld into a high-tech amusement park called Future Fun Land. Eventually, Wizpig once again grew bored, and decided to leave his planet to look for excitement on other inhabited worlds. One of the thrills Wizpig discovered was the sport of racing. This sport eventually became Wizpig's favorite thing to do, along with causing chaos.[4]
Diddy Kong Racing / Diddy Kong Racing DSEdit
In Diddy Kong Racing and its Nintendo DS version, Wizpig went to Timber's Island to begin a reign of chaos, which includes usurping the power of Taj, turning Drumstick into a frog when he tried to challenge Wizpig, and hypnotizing Tricky, Bluey, Bubbler, and Smokey into becoming his servants, giving each of them a Wizpig amulet piece to guard. Timber, the son of the island's owners, and his friend Diddy Kong set out on a quest to retrieve all the pieces of the Wizpig amulet, allowing them to challenge Wizpig in a race, though Wizpig assumes the player cannot beat them unlike the hypnotized servants who simply challenged the player to see if they can beat them. After he loses and the player proves him wrong, he teleports away. With Wizpig seemingly defeated, Diddy Kong and friends celebrate, but their party is cut short by Wizpig suddenly reappearing and taunting them by calling them "worms," which he also does in races. Transporting himself and one opponent to Future Fun Land, Wizpig demands a rematch. After beating Wizpig in this second race, the rocket he is riding on malfunctions, sending him to a deserted planet.
Wizpig was made a playable character in the remake, where he can be unlocked by completing Adventure Mode 2. His stats are identical to those of Taj. Much like T.T. and Taj, Wizpig's playable form is also made smaller to fit the vehicles properly, though he is still larger than other racers. His accent was also changed from American to British in the remake as indicated by his line "You can't beat me!" in which he pronounces "can't" as /kɑːnt/ rather than /kænt/.
Mario no Bōken LandEdit
Wizpig appears as the main villain of the Diddy Kong Racing story segment of Mario no Bōken Land, titled "Go Go Diddy!". He attacks Taj during a race, ripping up the carpet he was riding, which strips Taj of his magical powers, before escaping. Mario, Princess Peach and Diddy Kong ride on airplanes to follow Wizpig, but he launches a bomb which hits Mario and Peach. Diddy Kong avoids the attack, and Wizpig follows it up with a missile, which he also avoids. Diddy manages to bury Wizpig under a pile of rocks, trapping him underneath. While Diddy Kong and his friends celebrate Wizpig's defeat, the last panel shows Taj offering to help Wizpig out of the rocks if he promises to not do any more bad actions.
4koma Gag BattleEdit
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Wizpig appears throughout the 4koma Gag Battle manga adaptation of Diddy Kong Racing.
QuotesEdit
Profile and statisticsEdit
Diddy Kong RacingEdit
- Instruction booklet bio: The big bad bully himself, a spiteful space traveler who hops from planet to planet looking for good places to drop in and cause havoc until there’s nothing left there to amuse him. Nobody’s ever managed to kick him out before he got bored, but there has to be a first time...[4]
- Rarewhere: The big bad bully himself, a spiteful space traveller who hops from planet to planet looking for good places to drop in and cause havoc until there’s nothing left there to amuse him. Nobody’s ever managed to kick him out before he got bored, but there has to be a first time - and Timber & co. have plenty of grudges to pay back![1]
Diddy Kong Racing DSEdit
- Character stats
- Speed: 5/5
- Acceleration: 1/5
- Handling: 1/5
GalleryEdit
- For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Wizpig.
Diddy Kong Racing
Names in other languagesEdit
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ウィズピッグ[?] Wizupiggu |
Wizpig | |
| Spanish | Wizpig[?] | - |
NotesEdit
- In Diddy Kong Racing, several ghostly entities which resemble Wizpig can be seen in Haunted Woods.
- Chris Seavor, former video game designer at Rare and voice actor of Conker, claims that Wizpig was internally referred to as "JizzPig" by "unkind people" at the company.[5]
ReferencesEdit
- ^ a b Rarewhere: DKR Cast List. Rarewhere (British English). Archived October 18, 1999, 21:40:32 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ Bayliss, Kevin (December 15, 2016). Post. X. Archived July 13, 2024, 21:43:16 UTC from the original via archive.today. Retrieved March 30, 2025. (Thread screenshot.)
- ^ April 7, 1999. Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games. ISBN 978-0761521037. Page 42.
- ^ a b 1997. Diddy Kong Racing Instruction Booklet. Nintendo of America (English). Page 26.
- ^ "'Unkind' people at Rare called him JizzPig." – conkerhimself (January 19, 2021). Post. X (British English). Retrieved July 10, 2024. (Archived January 19, 2021, 16:52:15 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
