Conker

Conker the Squirrel is a long-time friend of Diddy Kong, making his debut appearance in Diddy Kong Racing alongside Banjo. He would later appear in a series of his own. In his original debut, he was portrayed as a cheery and playful character. Conker has also briefly appeared in the N-Gang comic "Freeze Frame."

In the storyline of Diddy Kong Racing, Diddy Kong, with help from Squawks the Parrot, manages to contact Conker, asking for help in defeating the evil Wizpig. Conker answers Diddy's plea and ventures to Timber's Island to help in the quest to drive Wizpig off the island. Conker is a middleweight racer, but his vehicles have heavyweight attributes, featuring above average speed, and below average acceleration and turning.

Trivia

 * Conker signs his name as "Conker T. Squirrel," indicating his middle name is literally "The" and his last name is "Squirrel."
 * Conker's character is property of Rare Ltd., which was once a second-party developer for Nintendo. In 2002, Rare was sold to Microsoft, giving the rights of Banjo and Conker to the company, restricting their game releases to Microsoft consoles.
 * In Diddy Kong Racing DS, due to the move, Conker was replaced by Dixie Kong as a playable character, as Rare had been purchased by Microsoft (also possibly due to Conker being reworked as an adult-oriented character). While Conker was not in the game, if the players listen to the selection screen theme, they can still hear his theme music play in the background.
 * Conker's theme instrument is a flute or piccolo.
 * The name Conker comes from the horse-chestnut which is known in Britain as a conker and is the typical food of squirrels.