Dixie Kong

Dixie Kong is Diddy Kong's girlfriend and an ally of Donkey Kong. She has helped the Kong family on many occassions in their ungoing struggle with King K. Rool and his Kremling Krew.

Dixie Kong's greatest asset is her long, blond ponytail. Her ponytail has the ability to rotate like a helicopter, allowing Dixie to slow down and control her descent to the ground when she is in the air. She can also use her ponytail to lift objects, attack enemies, and play the electric guitar. Although she is a bit slower than Diddy Kong, the versatility of her ponytail more than makes up for it.

Dixie can also be recognized by her trademark pink beret. The beret has a gold Rare logo pin attached to it.

Dixie Kong is notable for being the first female character in the Extended Marioverse to star in her own game. In fact, she stars in two games before even Princess Peach gets to star in one. Eventually, Peach got her own game.

Dixie appears as a secret playable character in Mario Superstar Baseball, her first appearance in the traditional Marioverse, with her second being on the Nintendo DS's Mario Hoops 3-on-3.