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'''Dixie Kong''' is one of the main protagonists of the ''[[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong]]'' games. A member of the [[Kong]] clan, Dixie's trademark ponytail allows her to attack, hold onto objects such as hooks, and hover in the air by spinning it like a rotor, a move called the Helicopter Spin. Introduced as [[Diddy Kong]]'s strong-willed girlfriend, she has starred in multiple installments of the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' series as a player character. After [[Rare Ltd.|Rare]] left the rights to the [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''Donkey Kong'' franchise]] to [[Nintendo]] when {{wp|Microsoft}} purchased them, Dixie Kong has became playable in some ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' spin-off titles outside of the ''Donkey Kong'' franchise, including sports games and ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''. She displays a sanguine and energetic personality, often expressed in cheerful vocalizations and acrobatic mannerisms.

In the Game Boy Advance version of this game, Dixie has the same voice clips as [[Tiny Kong]], recycled from ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''. This is later repeated for the Game Boy Advance version of ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''.

Dixie is the main character of ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]'', with Kiddy acting as her sidekick, just like ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''.

Dixie appears in the comic, "[[Donkey Kong in: Banana Day 24]]". Dixie is sleeping in a palm and is suddenly awakened by [[Squawks the Parrot]]. Afterward, Diddy and Cranky explain to her that it is Christmas. After learning what day it is, she suggests to prepare a Christmas party, but, suddenly, she starts to shiver. The Kongs quickly discover that snow is falling from the sky, something Dixie and the others has never experienced yet. At the TV, the Kongs learn that the temperature has dropped all over the world and also that the president of the [[United States of America]] invites for a summit to find a solution to the problem. The Kongs decide to travel to the United States to talk with the president. Dixie and the others ride their [[Animal Friends]] to the nearest airport where they take the [[Jumbo Barrel]] to travel to [[Washington D.C.]].

[[File:Brawl Xananab.png|thumb|left|Dixie's trophy as seen in a video, alongside Diddy and [[Xananab]]]]

Dixie also has a trophy in her likeness in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''. Her trophy also mentions about her being quick and nimble, and it also mentions times she helped save Donkey Kong.

 

Incomplete character data for Dixie Kong in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' was found, implying she was once planned as a character, but was dropped due to technical difficulties. In an interview with Famitsu, Sakurai confirmed that Dixie Kong was planned to be a character with Diddy as a tag team<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20120621110302/http://www.geocities.jp/bgrtype/gsl/words2/dairantosmabrax/smashbrothersx.html 大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズＸ] (Wayback Machine)</ref>. One of Diddy's alternate costumes matches the colors of Dixie Kong.

 

 

 

Dixie Kong appears as a [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. Her spirit can be leveled up and turned into a spirit of her with Kiddy Kong in the Hovercraft from ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''. A [[Mii Fighter]] [[List of Mii Headgear|wearable hat]] based on Dixie Kong can be found in a chest in the [[World of Light]] game mode.

Dixie appears as a secret playable character in ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'', her first appearance in the traditional ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' franchise. This is also her first sports game. In this game she is voiced by [[Kahoru Sasajima]]. In challenge mode, she can help Mario and the others beat Bowser and Bowser Jr. She is unlocked by completing Challenge Mode with Donkey Kong's team.  

 

In this game she appears as a technique team player on Donkey Kong's team. She has good chemistry with Donkey Kong and Diddy. She uses a stick as a bat, and the sweetspot is the middle of the stick. Her only talent is Clamber, meaning she can climb walls to catch the ball. In stats, she is tied with [[Baby Luigi]] and [[Toadette]] for the worst batting stat in the game, but she has average pitching and above average fielding and running.

She has good chemistry with Tiny, Diddy, Donkey Kong, [[Baby Donkey Kong|Baby DK]], Funky, and the Pink [[Mii]]; she has bad chemistry with King K. Rool, Kritter and Dry Bones. Compared to the earlier game, her batting stat has improved such that it is no longer the worst, though it remains quite low. Her pitching is worse than it was before and is now among the worst in the game, but her fielding was improved and her running was improved slightly. She again uses a stick as a bat. In this game she is the fastest Kong, but is the worst Kong at batting.

Dixie makes her second appearance in a ''Mario'' spinoff in ''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]'', as well as her first appearance in a [[Nintendo DS]] game. She is an unlockable character in the game. Dixie is a speedy character, just like Diddy. She can also enter the tourney in which she and her team have to beat different teams.

 

Her special shot is the [[Cannon Shot]], in which she starts spinning and suddenly a barrel cannon falls from the sky and catches the ball, then Dixie back-flips onto the cannon and shoots the ball into the hoop, followed by a red explosion and multicolored confetti.  

Dixie Kong made her debut appearance in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]] in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' as the Week 2 spotlight High-End racer of the [[Jungle Tour]]. Starting with the [[Bowser vs. DK Tour]], she is a regular High-End driver, and starting with the [[Los Angeles Tour (2022)|2022 Los Angeles Tour]], she has her own [[Dixie Kong Cup|self-named cup]]. Dixie Kong's [[Special Item (Mario Kart series)|special item]] is the [[Triple Bananas]], which is shared with [[Princess Daisy|Daisy (Swimwear)]], [[Waluigi|Waluigi (Bus Driver)]], [[Donkey Kong Jr.|Donkey Kong Jr. (SNES)]], and the [[Mii|Pastry Chef Mii Racing Suit]].

[[File:TSMBM poster DK.jpg|thumb|Poster for ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'' with Dixie Kong visible in the background]]

Dixie Kong can be seen in the audience behind [[Donkey Kong]] in a poster for ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' with [[Diddy Kong]], [[Cranky Kong]], and [[Swanky Kong]], among various other generic [[Kong]]s.

Dixie is a light-brown furred Kong who bears a resemblance to Diddy Kong, and has a thick blonde ponytail tied with a light blue band. She also has bangs, and the hair at the sides of her bangs is longer and curled. She wears what appears to be a short pink top and can be recognized by her trademark pink beret. In {{media link|DiddyandDixie.jpg|one of her artworks}} for ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', Dixie is shown to have a red headband under her beret. She typically wears large blue pearl earrings, although these were originally small and golden. She is almost always seen having her top tied, with her official artwork for ''[[DK: King of Swing]]'' being the only exception, where her top is not tied.  

In the original ''Donkey Kong Country'' series, Dixie had pink nail varnish on her toes, but this was removed in all games after ''Donkey Konga 2''. Her beret used to have a gold [[Rare]] logo pin attached to it in some early pieces of official artwork, but this is seen only rarely and has only reappeared in ''Diddy Kong Racing DS''; it was removed entirely following Rare's purchase by Microsoft. She also used to wear pink knee pads, but these were removed in ''DK: King of Swing'' and later games. Dixie was originally depicted with four fingers and toes, but was given five in ''Donkey Konga 2'' and later games.

Dixie Kong's greatest asset is her long, blonde ponytail. Her ponytail has the ability to rotate as a [[Helicopter Spin|helicopter]], allowing Dixie to slow down her fall, control her descent to the ground when she is in the air, and expand her jump. She can also use her ponytail to lift [[Barrel]]s, whip enemies, and as a propeller to traverse underwater. Her ponytail has significant amount of strength, being able to toss Kiddy Kong into the air, lift Donkey Kong from the ground while using her helicopter technique, and it is even capable of pounding the ground. Although she is a bit slower than Diddy Kong, the versatility of her ponytail more than makes up for it. Swimming in the water is second nature to Dixie due to having grown up on an island.<ref>"''Growing up on an island, Dixie Kong learned how to swim at a young age. She's as much at home in the water as she is in the trees.''" - ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' instruction booklet, page 13.</ref> In ''Mario Hoops 3-on-3'' she had the ability Cannon Shot, which consisted in her summoning a barrel to shoot the ball. In ''DK: King of Swing'', she is an exceptionally high jumper and can attack by performing an aerial attack, which glows red when charged. In ''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast'', she attacks with acrobatic flips and had the ability of doing [[Wild Move]]s. In ''Donkey Kong Country 2'', she talented in playing an electric guitar which she plays whenever the player finishes a level with her. She is also skilled at playing bongos. In ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'', Dixie has a popgun of her own which fires bubblegum.

Diddy Kong is Dixie's boyfriend in both the games and the cartoons. She began a relationship with Diddy Kong after the events of ''Donkey Kong Country'',<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) #50, page 53. "'''''THE LOVE OF MY LIFE!''' Since returning from his first adventure, Diddy has been fending off unwanted women. However, one stuck around and soon became the love of his life. Her name is Dixie, a daredevil babe who's not afraid to help out her colleague in these times of trouble.''"</ref> and helps him save [[Donkey Kong]] in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' and saves both of them in ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble''. Dixie is one of the characters called by Diddy in ''Diddy Kong Racing DS''. In ''Mario Superstar Baseball'' and ''Mario Super Sluggers'', the two of them share good chemistry. Dixie is shown trying to kiss Diddy in certain episodes of the ''Donkey Kong Country'' television series, and in "[[Kong for a Day]]", she quickly gets mad at Donkey Kong when one of the Kremlings made it seem like he had been hitting on her and badmouthing her boyfriend.

Dixie and Donkey Kong are close friends, with DK appearing as a big brother to Dixie. Dixie rescued him in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' and ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' In baseball games, Dixie shares good chemistry with DK. Donkey Kong is protective of Dixie, notably when a [[Dry Bones]] threatens her. Dixie Kong also attended DK's birthday and helped him and the group take their home back from the [[Snowmads]].

Dixie's younger sister is Tiny Kong, however aside from sharing good chemistry in ''Mario Super Sluggers'', the two have not been shown interacting together to any extent, with their kinship not even being mentioned in any official material since ''Donkey Kong 64''. However, they both accompanied Diddy in ''Diddy Kong Racing DS''.

They do not interact much in the games, but more in the show. Dixie and Candy are shown to be great friends, a parallel to their boyfriends' friendship, and hang out together at times; searching for treasure, babysitting, going for x-ray examination and their vaccinations, planning a surprise party, discussing the elections, and making wedding invitations.

Funky and Dixie are very friendly with each other, sharing good chemistry in ''Mario Super Sluggers''. They are default partners in ''[[DK: King of Swing]]''. In the Options cutscene of ''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast'', Dixie is shown running around straightening out Funky's tools per his directions while he tinkers with his barrel rockets. In the show, Funky gives Dixie pilot lessons.

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|North America:<br>September, 1996

|North America:<br>September, 1997

|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 2]]''

|Playable character

|Europe:<br>June 25, 2004

|[[Game Boy Advance]]

*'''Type''': Technique

*'''Starting Team Captain''': [[Donkey Kong]]

**'''Batting''': 2/10

**'''Pitching''': 5/10

**'''Fielding''': 6/10

**'''Running''': 6/10

*'''Talents''': Clamber

#Climb up the wall and make a catch!  

[[File:DKBBDixieKongIcon.png]]

*'''Rival''': [[Kass]]

*'''Boost''': 5/5

*'''Speed''': 1/5

*'''Agility''': 4/5

*''"Ook! Ook! (Yes, I'm fine, but [[Bowser Jr.]]...)"''  

|Chi=蒂克斯刚 (Simplified)<br>蒂克斯剛 (Traditional)

|ChiR=Dìkèsī Gāng

|ChiM=Dixie Kong