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[[Image:Trixy.JPG|thumb|'''Tricky the Triceratops''', the [[boss]] of [[Dino Domain]].]]
{{character infobox
'''Tricky the Triceratops''' is a large ''Triceratops'' and one of the fastest inhabitants of [[Timber's Island]].
|image=[[File:TrickyDKRDSArtwork.png|250px]]<br>Artwork of Tricky the Triceratops from ''Diddy Kong Racing DS''
|species=[[Dinosaur]]
|first_appearance=''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' ([[List of games by date#1997|1997]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|latest_portrayal=[[Chris Sutherland]] ([[List of games by date#1997|1997]])<ref>[[Media:DKR_various_characters_voice_confirmation.png|Twitter confirmation by former Rare employee Graeme Norgate]]</ref>
}}
{{quote|Well done, [[Diddy_Kong_Racing#Playable_characters|kid]]!|Tricky the Triceratops|Diddy Kong Racing}}
'''Tricky the Triceratops''' is a large ''Triceratops'' and the first boss of ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' and ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]''. He is located in [[Dino Domain]], where he challenges the racer to his own course, [[Tricky's Course]], which takes place on a spiraling mountain. Tricky's body is red with yellow stripes on his back, and his eyes are yellow with red irises and black pupils. He also has an American accent.
==History==
===''Diddy Kong Racing'' / ''Diddy Kong Racing DS''===
[[File:Tricky's Course DKR.png|thumb|left|Diddy racing against Tricky]]
Prior to the events of ''Diddy Kong Racing'', Tricky was brainwashed by [[Wizpig]] into becoming one of his servants. He was provided with the first [[Wizpig amulet]] piece to guard.


During the events of ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'', Tricky was brainwashed by the evil pig wizard [[Wizpig]] into becoming one of his servants. Tricky was also given a piece of Wizpig's amulet to guard. Tricky would only accept a challenge from a racer if they managed to beat all the challenges in his area, the [[Dino Domain]]. If a challenger managed to beat all of Dino Domain's challenges, Tricky would race them through a valley.
After winning at each racetrack of Dino Domain, the boss door opens, and the player can race Tricky. In the stage, the spiraling mountain gradually turns left. Red and blue [[Weapon Balloon]]s are scattered throughout the course, which the racer can use against Tricky. The player must avoid running into Tricky, who squishes them, and in result slows them down. The player wins the race if they cross the finishing line at the very top of the mountain first.


The mountain that the player had to race on gradually turned left, and there were many red and blue balloons littered around the course. However, the balloons weren't required much to beat Tricky. If the player ever collided with Tricky, he or she would get squished down, giving Tricky an opportunity to speed ahead. Near the beginning and the middle of the race, boulders will roll down the mountain and could squash the player as well. Also near the middle of the course, there is a cave covered by five bushes. The cave is a great shortcut up the mountain, and has a [[Boost Pad|Zipper]] in it as well.
Once Tricky is defeated, he challenges the racer to complete each racetrack's [[Silver Coin|Silver Coin Challenge]] (or [[Balloon Touch Challenge]] in the remake). By completing them, the player can race Tricky again. As with the other boss battles, the rematch is more difficult, as Tricky races twice as fast. The racer is required to make use of the Weapon Balloons to win the rematch.


Once Tricky is defeated, the dinosaur will open up Dino Domain's [[Silver Coin]] challenges. Once all the Silver Coin challenges are completed, Tricky can be challenged to a rematch. In this race Tricky is twice as fast as before, and giant pillars of rock will fall and flatten the racer. The player must make full use of the balloons to win this race.
After losing again, Tricky is somehow liberated from Wizpig's spell, and awards the racer with his piece of the Wizpig amulet. In the ending cinematic, Tricky is seen dancing with two younger ''Triceratops'', which are yellow and pink respectively. [[Pipsy]] is seen riding on the pink ''Triceratops'' who is possibly Tricky's daughter.


Once Tricky is defeated, Wizpig's spell on him will break. As thanks for freeing him, Tricky will award his opponent the piece of Wizpig's amulet he was guarding.
===''4-koma Gag Battle''===
Tricky makes a few appearances throughout the ''[[4-koma Gag Battle]]'' adaptation of ''Diddy Kong Racing''.
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Tricky later appears in ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'s'' end-of-game cinematic.
==Gallery==
<gallery>
DKR Trickythetriceratops.png|''Diddy Kong Racing''
Tricky1.png|''Diddy Kong Racing''
Timberisland.jpg|''Diddy Kong Racing'' group artwork
Tricky awards Diddy DKR.png|Tricky awards Diddy with a Wizpig amulet piece in ''Diddy Kong Racing''.
Tricky DKR ending.png|Tricky and two smaller ''Triceratops'' in the ending of ''Diddy Kong Racing''.
Trickys Course DKRDS.png|Diddy races against Tricky in ''Diddy Kong Racing DS''.
</gallery>


Tricky may also have been set to make a reappearance in the canceled game ''[[Donkey Kong Racing]]'', as [[Taj the Genie]], another character from ''Diddy Kong Racing'', was going to appear in it. It is unknown if Tricky was going to appear in ''Diddy Kong Racing's'' cancelled [[Game Boy Advance]] sequel ''[[Diddy Kong Pilot]]''. Tricky is a boss in the [[Nintendo DS]] [[remake]] ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]''.
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=トリケラトプス
|JapR=Torikeratopusu
|JapM=Triceratops
}}


== Continuity Conundrum ==
==Trivia==
*According to the August 2007 edition of Rare's Scribes, it was originally intended that [[lylatwiki:Tricky|Prince Tricky]] from ''[[lylatwiki:Star Fox Adventures|Star Fox Adventures]]'' would be same character as this Tricky, back when it was under development as ''Dinosaur Planet''.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071013031059/http://www.rareware.com/extras/scribes/30aug07/index.html Scribes - August 30, 2007] (archived)</ref> According to [[Kevin Bayliss]], former character designer at Rare, the two Trickys used the same model, before ''Dinosaur Planet'' was rebranded into a ''Star Fox'' game, after which the two characters were disconnected from each other.
**While {{wp|Microsoft}} currently owns the rights to Tricky the Triceratops, [[Nintendo]] currently owns the rights to Prince Tricky, who received a [[trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', and a [[spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.


There has been some confusion over ''Triceratops'' Tricky and the ''Styracosaurus'' [[Wikipedia: List_of_characters_in_the_Star_Fox_series#Tricky|Tricky]], another dinosaur from the [[Wikipedia: Star Fox (series)|''Star Fox'' series of games]]. Rare's tendency to make references to characters or locations in past games led many fans to assume the naming of Tricky in Star Fox Adventures was simply a cameo, and not meant to be taken as an implication that Styracosaurus Tricky is a younger Triceratops Tricky. However, in Rare's August 2007 edition of Scribes[http://www.http://rareware.com/extras/scribes/30aug07/index.html.com], it is confirmed that both characters were intended to be the same.
==References==
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In the ending of Star Fox Adventures, Tricky tells Fox that his dream is to be the first dinosaur in space. This is likely a foreshadowing of Tricky traveling to the Donkey Kong planet in his adulthood, in which the events of [[Diddy Kong Racing]] take place sometime afterwards.
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Revision as of 07:45, March 9, 2024

Tricky the Triceratops
Tricky the Triceratops's artwork from Diddy Kong Racing DS.
Artwork of Tricky the Triceratops from Diddy Kong Racing DS
Species Dinosaur
First appearance Diddy Kong Racing (1997)
Latest appearance Diddy Kong Racing DS (2007)
Latest portrayal Chris Sutherland (1997)[1]
“Well done, kid!”
—Tricky the Triceratops, Diddy Kong Racing

Tricky the Triceratops is a large Triceratops and the first boss of Diddy Kong Racing and Diddy Kong Racing DS. He is located in Dino Domain, where he challenges the racer to his own course, Tricky's Course, which takes place on a spiraling mountain. Tricky's body is red with yellow stripes on his back, and his eyes are yellow with red irises and black pupils. He also has an American accent.

History

Diddy Kong Racing / Diddy Kong Racing DS

Diddy racing against Tricky

Prior to the events of Diddy Kong Racing, Tricky was brainwashed by Wizpig into becoming one of his servants. He was provided with the first Wizpig amulet piece to guard.

After winning at each racetrack of Dino Domain, the boss door opens, and the player can race Tricky. In the stage, the spiraling mountain gradually turns left. Red and blue Weapon Balloons are scattered throughout the course, which the racer can use against Tricky. The player must avoid running into Tricky, who squishes them, and in result slows them down. The player wins the race if they cross the finishing line at the very top of the mountain first.

Once Tricky is defeated, he challenges the racer to complete each racetrack's Silver Coin Challenge (or Balloon Touch Challenge in the remake). By completing them, the player can race Tricky again. As with the other boss battles, the rematch is more difficult, as Tricky races twice as fast. The racer is required to make use of the Weapon Balloons to win the rematch.

After losing again, Tricky is somehow liberated from Wizpig's spell, and awards the racer with his piece of the Wizpig amulet. In the ending cinematic, Tricky is seen dancing with two younger Triceratops, which are yellow and pink respectively. Pipsy is seen riding on the pink Triceratops who is possibly Tricky's daughter.

4-koma Gag Battle

Tricky makes a few appearances throughout the 4-koma Gag Battle adaptation of Diddy Kong Racing.

Gallery

  • Diddy Kong Racing

    Diddy Kong Racing

  • Diddy Kong Racing

    Diddy Kong Racing

  • Diddy Kong Racing group artwork

    Diddy Kong Racing group artwork

  • Tricky awards Diddy with a Wizpig amulet piece in Diddy Kong Racing.

    Tricky awards Diddy with a Wizpig amulet piece in Diddy Kong Racing.

  • Tricky and two smaller Triceratops in the ending of Diddy Kong Racing.

    Tricky and two smaller Triceratops in the ending of Diddy Kong Racing.

  • Diddy races against Tricky in Diddy Kong Racing DS.

    Diddy races against Tricky in Diddy Kong Racing DS.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese トリケラトプス
Torikeratopusu
 Triceratops

Trivia

References

  1. ^ Twitter confirmation by former Rare employee Graeme Norgate
  2. ^ Scribes - August 30, 2007 (archived)
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Diddy Kong Racing / Diddy Kong Racing DS
Playable characters Diddy Kong • Krunch • Drumstick • Bumper • Tiptup • T.T. • Pipsy • Timber • Banjo† • Conker† • Tiny Kong‡ • Dixie Kong‡ • Taj‡ • Wizpig‡
Vehicles Car • Plane • Hovercraft
Bosses Tricky the Triceratops • Bluey the Walrus • Bubbler the Octopus • Smokey the Dragon • Wizpig
Worlds Dino Domain • Snowflake Mountain • Sherbet Island • Dragon Forest • Future Fun Land • DK Island‡
Tracks Ancient Lake • Fossil Canyon • Jungle Falls • Hot Top Volcano • Everfrost Peak • Walrus Cove • Snowball Valley • Frosty Village • Whale Bay • Crescent Island • Pirate Lagoon • Treasure Caves • Windmill Plains • Greenwood Village • Boulder Canyon • Haunted Woods • Spacedust Alley • Darkmoon Caverns • Spaceport Alpha • Star City • Thunder Cove‡ • Meandering Mount‡ • Splashdown Pass‡ • Strangled Shrine‡
Boss tracks Tricky's Course • Bluey's Course • Bubbler's Course • Smokey's Course • Wizpig's First Strike • Wizpig Strikes Back
Challenge levels Fire Mountain • Icicle Pyramid • Darkwater Beach • Smokey Castle
Items & objects Banana† • Coin‡ • Golden Balloon • Power-Up Token‡ • Silver Coin • Taj Token‡ • Tree • T.T. amulet • Weapon Balloon • Wish Key • Wizpig amulet • Zipper
Other Gallery (N64 · DS) • Media • Timber's Balloon Pop • Trophy Race • Wish Race
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