Winky

Winky the Frog is an Animal Friend from the original Donkey Kong Country who has the least number of playable appearances of all the Animal Friends, being playable in only one game; however, he is referenced by Cranky Kong in the Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong 64 instruction booklets along with Expresso the Ostrich.

Donkey Kong Country game designer Gregg Mayles expressed a dislike of Winky as a player character, sarcastically saying " [ Rattly and Winky] had rubbish controls and hits to test player skill. Good design . Gregg's brother and Donkey Kong Country character designer Steve Mayles similarly stated "it was always best to never get on the frog."

Donkey Kong Country
In Donkey Kong Country, Winky uses his strong legs to jump extremely high and defeat enemies that Donkey and Diddy Kong cannot defeat on their own; he has similar abilities to Rattly, another Animal Friend who seemingly replaced him in Donkey Kong Country 2. He is also the most powerful Animal Friend, in which he can defeat Zingers by landing on them.

Levels:
 * Winky's Walkway
 * Bouncy Bonanza
 * Millstone Mayhem
 * Rope Bridge Rumble

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Winky makes a cameo in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, where he appears as a figurine in Cranky Kong's Monkey Museum. Small Winkys also appear hop around the swamp-themed stages in the Game Boy Advance remake.

Donkey Konga 3: Tabehōdai! Haru Mogitate 50 Kyoku
Winky makes a cameo appearance in Donkey Konga 3: Tabehōdai! Haru Mogitate 50 Kyoku, where he occasionally appears in the background while the player performs a song.

Donkey Kong in: Banana Day 24
In the Club Nintendo comic "Donkey Kong in: Banana Day 24", Cranky and Kiddy Kong are briefly seen riding Winky to an airport.

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
In the Donkey Kong Adventure story of Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, the design of Rabbid Cranky's Croaker Disposer is based on Winky the Frog. The weapon's flavor text reads: "Whether it's Monkey Mines or monkey shines, Winky is always BOUNCING with enthusiasm." The weapon is also described as an officially licensed Barrel Bolt.

Trivia

 * Cranky Kong referenced Winky in the Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest instruction manual by saying, "A more tragic looking bunch of useless no-hopers you'll never see! I liked Expresso and Winky--where have they gone?", as well as in the Donkey Kong 64 instruction manual with, "I just hope they've included poor old  Winky and Expresso this time instead of that bone-brained rhino that always seems to get in the games."
 * Flibbits, the tropical frogs from , are based on Winky's design.
 * In Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts for the Xbox 360, there's a large vehicle shaped like a frog called 'Big Winky', presumably a reference to Winky the Frog by Rare (who developed both games).