Ellie

Ellie the Elephant is an Animal Friend in the Donkey Kong franchise who debuted in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble; she is the first Animal Friend known to be female (followed by Jungle Buddy Orco).

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble
In Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble, Ellie can pull barrels in from distance and carry them with her trunk; she can also collect water in her trunk and shoot it at enemies. She is extremely afraid of mice and will run whenever she sees one, which is a reference to the real world where elephants have been shown to be negatively conscious of mice; the "Stampede Sprint" level in the secret world Krematoa centers around Ellie running uncontrollably after coming upon a trio of mice. Ellie is one of three Animal Friends to fight a boss; she battles the waterfall monster Squirt in Cotton-Top Cove.

Levels:
 * Lakeside Limbo
 * Murky Mill
 * Bobbing Barrel Brawl
 * Tracker Barrel Trek
 * Squirt's Showdown
 * Pot Hole Panic
 * Stampede Sprint

Donkey Kong Land III
In Donkey Kong Land III, Ellie plays differently than in Donkey Kong Country 3; first, she has an unlimited water supply and can spray water in any level she appears in, plus she does not run from mice and she cannot drag barrels with her trunk.

Levels:
 * Footloose Falls
 * Rickety Rapids
 * Rainforest Rumble

Donkey Konga
Ellie reappears in Donkey Konga as a background character in two modes. In "Street Performance", she appears at the bottom-left corner of the screen, next to the coin counter. In "Jam Session", she and the other background characters, including King K. Rool, Cranky Kong, Diddy Kong, Rambi and the Banana Birds, appear on the bottom screen while the player performs a "jam session". Ellie was relocated to the bottom-right corner.

Trivia

 * Ellie was going to be a ridable creature in the canceled title, Donkey Kong Racing.

Ellie