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{{quote|Why is it that people always run away when they hear my name?|Timber|Nintendo Power}} <ref>[https://twitter.com/dkvine/status/1479422567513395202/photo/1 @DKVine], ''Twitter''.</ref> | {{quote|Why is it that people always run away when they hear my name?|Timber|Nintendo Power}} <ref>[https://twitter.com/dkvine/status/1479422567513395202/photo/1 @DKVine], ''Twitter''.</ref> | ||
'''Timber''' is a young tiger cub playable character in ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'', who returned for its remake, ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]''. He is an old friend of [[Diddy Kong]], and son of a family dubbed "the Tigers", who seem to frequent visiting [[Donkey Kong Island|Kong Country]]. He is a [[Rare Ltd.]] creation, whose rights were sold over to {{wp|Microsoft}} during Microsoft's 2002 buyout of Rare Ltd. | '''Timber''' is a young tiger cub playable character in ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'', who returned for its remake, ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]''. He is an old friend of [[Diddy Kong]], and son of a family dubbed "the Tigers", who seem to frequent visiting [[Donkey Kong Island|Kong Country]]. He is a [[Rare Ltd.]] creation, whose rights were sold over to {{wp|Microsoft}} during Microsoft's 2002 buyout of Rare Ltd. | ||
==Character creation== | ==Character creation== | ||
[[File:Pro-Am 64 Timber.jpg|thumb|200px|The cancelled ''Pro-Am 64'']] | [[File:Pro-Am 64 Timber.jpg|thumb|200px|The cancelled ''Pro-Am 64'']] | ||
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*After the release of ''Diddy Kong Racing'', Timber was also planned to star in Rare's ''[[lylatwiki:Dinosaur Planet|Dinosaur Planet]]'' early in development.<ref>[https://twitter.com/kkgsarchive/status/1030986392921432064?s=20 Twitter]. "FUN FACT: Timber (from Diddy Kong Racing) was originally going to be the protagonist of Dinosaur Planet. several files in the SFA kiosk image have "Timber" instead of "Sabre" in their names. there's also concept art of a more tigerlike "Sabre" on Nick Southam's squarespace page." Posted August 18, 2018. Accessed August 30, 2020.</ref><ref>Bayliss, Kev. [https://www.videogameschronicle.com/features/opinion/dinosaur-planet-leak I was a lead on Dinosaur Planet and this week’s leak brought back great memories]. ''Video Games Chronicle''. Retrieved February 23, 2021.</ref> The game would eventually see many changes before being released as ''[[lylatwiki:Star Fox Adventures|Star Fox Adventures]]'', with no appearance from Timber. | *After the release of ''Diddy Kong Racing'', Timber was also planned to star in Rare's ''[[lylatwiki:Dinosaur Planet|Dinosaur Planet]]'' early in development.<ref>[https://twitter.com/kkgsarchive/status/1030986392921432064?s=20 Twitter]. "FUN FACT: Timber (from Diddy Kong Racing) was originally going to be the protagonist of Dinosaur Planet. several files in the SFA kiosk image have "Timber" instead of "Sabre" in their names. there's also concept art of a more tigerlike "Sabre" on Nick Southam's squarespace page." Posted August 18, 2018. Accessed August 30, 2020.</ref><ref>Bayliss, Kev. [https://www.videogameschronicle.com/features/opinion/dinosaur-planet-leak I was a lead on Dinosaur Planet and this week’s leak brought back great memories]. ''Video Games Chronicle''. Retrieved February 23, 2021.</ref> The game would eventually see many changes before being released as ''[[lylatwiki:Star Fox Adventures|Star Fox Adventures]]'', with no appearance from Timber. | ||
*Timber was included in a failed gaming pitch by {{wp|Climax Group}} titled ''[[Diddy Kong Racing Adventure]]''. Plans for the game included Timber as a playable character, whose special attack would have him roar a sonic wave that slows down other racers. The game idea was rejected by Nintendo and never came into fruition. | *Timber was included in a failed gaming pitch by {{wp|Climax Group}} titled ''[[Diddy Kong Racing Adventure]]''. Plans for the game included Timber as a playable character, whose special attack would have him roar a sonic wave that slows down other racers. The game idea was rejected by Nintendo and never came into fruition. | ||
*A tweet by Rare Ltd. posted on March 21, 2011 jokingly states that after starring in ''Diddy Kong Racing'', Timber grew a beard and went on to start a career in hip-hop music.<ref>[https://twitter.com/RareLtd/status/49831689865805824?s=20&t=dqyIylqEph783ZXxULPGDQ Timber got tired of waiting, went all Joaquin Phoenix on us, grew a scraggly beard and went off to make it big in hip-hop instead.]</ref> The said tweet compares this to {{wp|Joaquin Phoenix}}'s appearance in the 2010 film ''{{wp|I'm Still Here (2010 film)|I'm Still Here}}''. | |||
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