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''Diddy Kong'' is the deuteragonist of the ''[[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong]]'' franchise and [[Donkey Kong]]'s best friend and sidekick. He is a creation of the British company [[Rare Ltd.]], which produced many successful ''Donkey Kong'' games that Diddy Kong either starred or co-starred in. However, after Rare lost its rights to the Donkey Kong franchise due to [[Nintendo]] selling its shares to [[Wikipedia:Microsoft|Microsoft]], Nintendo kept the rights to all ''Donkey Kong'' characters, including Diddy Kong. He became a regular character in spin-off ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' titles since ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'' ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]]), effectively taking [[Donkey Kong Jr.]]'s former role. Diddy Kong is a monkey who sports a red shirt with yellow stars and a red hat with the Nintendo logo. "[[wiktionary:diddy#Adjective|Diddy]]" is a slang word in some parts of northern England for "small," as Diddy Kong is. Diddy Kong occasionally pairs up with his girlfriend, [[Dixie Kong]], a chimpanzee who has a similar personality to him. He has even starred in his own racing game, ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' ([[List of games by date#1997|1997]]) for the [[Nintendo 64]] and later in its [[Reissue|remake]], ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]]) for the [[Nintendo DS]].