Kiddy Kong

Kiddy Kong is a playable character and the sidekick of Dixie Kong in the games Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! and Donkey Kong Land III. Additionally, Kiddy Kong is the cousin of Dixie and her sister, Tiny Kong, and the younger brother of Chunky Kong. Overall, Kiddy Kong is the youngest member of the Kong Family. Kiddy Kong's most notable attribute is his incredible strength. In spite of his youthful age, he rivals Donkey Kong himself in terms of size and sheer physical power.

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Kiddy Kong makes his first appearance as one of the main playable characters alongside Dixie Kong in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!. At Funky's Rentals in the Northern Kremisphere, Kiddy Kong is playing with items until Dixie Kong arrives, who is searching for Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong, who had gone exploring the DK Isles but had not returned home for two days. Because Kiddy Kong has high strength, Funky Kong recommends Dixie Kong to take Kiddy Kong with her to search for Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong. They had disappeared due to Kremling Krew capturing them, now lead by KAOS on Mekanos. After the Kongs defeat KAOS in his castle in KAOS Kore, they discover KAOS is actually King K. Rool, in his Baron K. Roolenstein alias, controlling KAOS from behind the scenes. In the post-game, both characters are charged by Wrinkly Kong with finding the hidden Banana Birds hidden across the continent to rescue the Banana Bird Queen, who had been imprisoned by Baron K. Roolenstein.

"Donkey Kong in: Banana Day 24"
During the events of the Club Nintendo comic "Donkey Kong in: Banana Day 24", a huge UFO begins pulling the Earth away from the sun, resulting in a sudden drop of temperature all over the planet. This also affects the Kongs' jungle, so Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, and Cranky Kong set off to carry out negotiations with the aliens. The young Kiddy Kong joins them on their mission into space. However, he stays in the space shuttle with Cranky Kong, while Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, and Dixie Kong begin discussions with the aliens. Their mission ultimately ends in success, and the aliens leave the planet in peace. At the end of the comic, Donkey Kong is depicted joyfully throwing Kiddy Kong in the air.

Donkey Kong Land III
Soon after the events of Donkey Kong Country 3, Kiddy Kong goes on another adventure through the Northern Kremisphere. During the events of Donkey Kong Land III, Kiddy Kong joins Dixie Kong in her quest to find the Lost World. A contest to find the Lost World is being held in the Northern Kremisphere, and the one who finds the hidden land first is rewarded with great treasures. As usual, Donkey and Diddy Kong leave in search of the Lost World without asking Dixie to join them. To show the heroes that she is just as adventurous as they were, she takes Kiddy Kong under her wing again. Dixie Kong is out to prove that she and Kiddy Kong can best Donkey and Diddy Kong as the superior adventurers. Unfortunately, Baron K. Roolenstein, now restored to power in the Kremling Krew, is also looking for the Lost World. After traveling through many lands, Kiddy and Dixie Kong ultimately discover the Lost World and confront Roolenstein in combat. Of course, they once again best the Kremling leader. In the end, Dixie and Kiddy Kong prove they are every bit as heroic as Donkey and Diddy Kong. Not only do they discover the Lost World before the duo, they also manage to defeat the Kremling Krew on their own a second time.

Donkey Konga 2
In Donkey Konga 2, Kiddy is mentioned in one of Dixie's notes. In it, Dixie states that he played the bongos for the first time and understood the principle of hitting both sides at the same time immediately. Due to a translation oversight, Kiddy is referred to as Dinky, his Japanese name.

Physical Description
Kiddy Kong has the typical ape-like attributes associated with every Kong, and his appearance has currently never changed. He is a portly toddler who wears light blue pajamas and sometimes a green pacifier. His pajamas are short sleeved with a few yellow, round buttons on them, and his pants go all the way around his feet. Because of Kiddy's short and small legs, his pajamas appear to be a little too big for him. Kiddy's arms, however, appear to be quite long and burly, showing the ape's strength. Even as a toddler, he is much bigger than his partner, Dixie Kong, in size, and is about the same size as Donkey Kong. However, because he is so large, he is shown to be very heavy, and he can hardly be lifted up by Dixie.

Kiddy Kong's hair appears to be a dark brown color, but it is a little brighter near the top of his head. The ape's hair also has a point in it, much like Donkey Kong's hair. His eyes are also brown, and they resemble Dixie and Diddy Kong's large eyes. Kiddy is shown to be a little chubby, as his mouth is much bigger than any other part of his face. His cheeks are also very big, making his mouth look even bigger than any other Kongs' mouth, except for his older brother Chunky. While his mouth is very big, he has very small ears. Kiddy is overall the youngest member of the Kong family, being three years old.

Powers and Abilities
Kiddy Kong's trademark technique is his amazing rolling ability. Rolling allows Kiddy to defeat many types of enemies, as well as enhance his jumping ability. If he rolls off a ledge then jumps, he can make leaps that are much longer than the average jump. Kiddy can also skip across bodies of water by rolling off dry land and jumping just as he hits the surface. In fact, he can make multiple rolling jumps across the water that get progressively higher with each successive skip. This ability allows Kiddy to traverse long sections of water without having to swim through enemy-infested territory, not that Kiddy Kong couldn't maneuver through such an obstacle. Although he is very heavy, Kiddy can't sink in water – he is in fact quite an adept swimmer.

Given his strength, he can pick up objects and certain incapacitated enemies and throw them with ease. On a side note, Kiddy Kong likes to throw objects underhand. Like the other Kong heroes, Kiddy has decent running ability. Although young, he can climb as well as any other member of the Kong Family.

Some abilities of Kiddy Kong are only revealed when he teams up with his cousin Dixie. Using his considerable strength, Kiddy can throw Dixie incredible distances. By tossing Dixie Kong upwards, Kiddy can help her reach areas and objects that are not within their jumping range. Dixie Kong can also pick up and throw her heavy cousin. When thrown upwards, Kiddy Kong will come crashing down, smashing through fragile areas in the ground. This often reveals Bonus Barrels and other secrets. Lastly, if Dixie Kong throws Kiddy against a wall, then jumps on her cousin before the toddler stops rolling, she can ride on top of him as if he were a Steel Barrel.

Personality
Kiddy Kong, as his name implies, has a childish personality. At times, he can act like a "crybaby." For example, when Kiddy is defeated and loses a life, he cries and slams his fists on the ground (however, Dixie Kong also weeps when she loses a life, although she does not throw a tantrum like Kiddy does). He is simple and curious like a child – Dixie first found Kiddy chewing on an old tire, and when the player is not controlling him, he will often pull on his sock. Kiddy is also intrepid and courageous, braving the obstacles set up by the Kremling Krew fearlessly. He seems caring as well, seeing that he is willing to lend his cousin Dixie a helping hand in her quest to save Donkey and Diddy Kong. However, the toddler likely does not understand the greater consequences of his actions. For example, if Kiddy and Dixie Kong get a Game Over, the two will be imprisoned in a crib with child's toys. While Dixie is clearly upset over being captured, the arrangement suits Kiddy Kong just fine (though Kiddy Kong looks upset as well considering the Kremlings likely imprisoned them there). Kiddy Kong is also considered to have a personality similar to Donkey and Diddy Kong, as he seems to be getting into trouble all the time. Ultimately, Kiddy Kong is a toddler, so he has the mannerisms of a typical toddler.

Trivia

 * Kiddy Kong is the first playable Kong in the Donkey Kong Country series to not have the initials "D.K." However, his Japanese name is "Dinky Kong". Dinky Kong was also among the names considered by Rare before Kiddy Kong became the final Western name.
 * Furthermore, one of the other names considered was Tiny Kong, who later debuted in Donkey Kong 64 three years later after the release of Donkey Kong Country 3.
 * Kiddy Kong was scheduled to appear in the cancelled Nintendo GameCube game, Donkey Kong Racing. He appears riding Ellie the Elephant at the end of an early game trailer.