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Donkey Kong is Diddy Kong's best friend and idol. Although they are different species, Diddy Kong has been called a relative of Donkey Kong's in a handful of material mostly in the late 90's. One of the earliest instances appears to be the December 1997 issue of the United Kingdom ''Nintendo Magazine'', in which Diddy Kong is referred to as Donkey Kong's son.<ref>''Official UK Nintendo Magazine'' Issue 63, page 31. "'''''KING KONG!''' Even though Donkey Kong began life at the dawn of videogames, his son, Diddy, has only been around since tea time. He first appeared in Donkey Kong Country, one of the best games to grace the Super NES. His dad, on the other hand, has been swinging about for donkey’s years. He began life in 1981 in the arcade hit, Donkey Kong. Since then he’s been in many a battle with our favourite plumber, notably in Mario Kart and on those little Game & Watch handhelds back in the ‘80s. He even appeared as a breakfast cereal and became a Saturday morning cartoon favourite when the CBS-TV Network in the US brought him to life.''"</ref> He has also been called Donkey Kong's nephew in 1999, specifically in the English version of ''Super Smash Bros.'',<ref>"''In the past few years, other members of the Kong family have cashed in on DK’s fame as well, including his favorite nephew, Diddy.''" - [https://www.themushroomkingdom.net/images/ssb_dk.png From the character bio of Donkey Kong from ''Super Smash Bros.''] ''TheMushroomKingdom.net''. Retrieved December 14, 2014.</ref> once on Rare's website,<ref>Rare. [https://web.archive.org/web/20010606030858/http://rareware.com/recent/games/dk64/castlist/ Donkey Kong 64 Cast List]. ''Rarewhere''. Retrieved December 14, 2014. "''Long-established second half of the big Kong double act, DK's nephew Diddy makes ever-bigger leaps and bounds towards fully-fledged videogame hero status with his part in each successful overthrow of K. Rool's hordes.''"</ref> and the ''Donkey Kong 64'' [[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]];<ref>Bihldorff, Nate, Jason Leung, and Drew Williams. ''Donkey Kong 64'' Player's Guide. Page 1. "''Cold-blooded reptile K. Rool has once again invaded the DK Isles, but if he thinks he can seize them, he’s a monkey’s uncle. And K. Rool’s definitely not one of those. But Donkey Kong is, and with him and the help of his nephew Diddy, a barrelful of new simian superstars and Nintendo Power’s know-how, you’ll make monkeys out of all the Kremlings. So stop dragging your knuckles and turn the page—it’s time to get down to monkey business.''"</ref> however, the original Japanese version of ''Super Smash Bros.'' does not call him DK's nephew,<ref>「パックにはディディーを始め、ユニークなコングファミリーが控えている。」(''Starting with Diddy of the pack, a unique Kong Kamily awaits.'') - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X08MC9rLiDA&t=2m45s Super Smash Bros. (Japanese) Playthrough Part 1] ''YouTube''. Retrieved December 14, 2014.</ref> [[Leigh Loveday]] himself uses uncertain language,<ref>Rare. [https://web.archive.org/web/20020423180638/http://www.rareware.com/the_site/talk_to_us/scribes/sep16_99/sep16_99.html Scribes - September 16, 1999]. ''Rarewhere''. Retrieved December 14, 2014. "''P.S. Diddy's DK's nephew, I think, and Dixie's Diddy's, er, 'friend'. They're all linked in some bizarre way or another. Anyway, they're probably plotting to get Cranky institutionalised as we speak.''"</ref> and the ''Donkey Kong 64'' instruction booklet only considers him "Donkey's little nephew wannabe."<ref>''Donkey Kong 64'' instruction booklet, page 7.</ref> The [[Prima Games]] guide for the 2003 [[Game Boy Advance]] version of ''Donkey Kong Country'' vaguely refers to them as cousins.<ref>Hodgson, David S. J. ''Donkey Kong Country'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 12. "''Donkey's massive frame allows him to tear through opponents with greater ease than his shrimpy cousin Diddy; use Donkey to take on bigger foes.''"</ref> Subsequent sources entirely drop the notion of Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong being related, and the usual story returned to them just being close friends.