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'''Drumstick''' is a large overalls-wearing rooster and one of the best drivers on [[Timber's Island]] in ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' and ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]''. The only pilot faster than Drumstick is [[T.T.]].
'''Drumstick''' is an overalls-wearing rooster and an unlockable character in ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' and the remake ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]''. Prior to the game's events, Drumstick was transformed into a frog by [[Wizpig]]. His theme instrument from the character selection screen is a fiddle or a violin.


==History==
To unlock Drumstick, the player is required to have four gold trophies and 39 [[Gold Balloon]]s. This makes a frog with a rooster comb appear in the hub center of [[Timber's Island]]. The player must drive over that frog to unlock Drumstick.
===''Diddy Kong Racing''===
In ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'', players unlock Drumstick by obtaining four gold trophies and thirty-nine [[Gold Balloon]]s and squashing a frog with a rooster's red comb on its head in Adventure mode. Drumstick's instrument theme is a fiddle/violin.


Drumstick is a heavyweight racer, like [[Banjo]] and [[Krunch]], and as a result, has a good top speed, and poor acceleration. However, his turning is at an average level, making it a bit easier for players to control him. Drumstick's top speed without bananas is 61.5 mph.
Like [[Banjo]] and [[Krunch]], Drumstick is a heavyweight racer, resulting in high top speed and poor acceleration. However, his turning is at an average level, making it a bit easier for players to control him. Drumstick's top speed without bananas is 61.5 mph. [[T.T.]], the other unlockable character, is the only racer faster than him. In the remake, Drumstick's vehicles are slower, but his acceleration was significantly improved from being among the lowest to the highest. He also has slightly lower handling.


===''Diddy Kong Racing DS''===
The method to unlock Drumstick is different in ''Diddy Kong Racing DS'': in the [[Timber's Island]] hub, the player must use the stylus to flick a frog on a cliff next to the Wizpig head. It then hops back down with a rooster's comb. Like the original version, the player must drive over the frog to unlock Drumstick.
Drumstick is also in the [[Nintendo DS]] remake, ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]''. In this game, the players do not need to have four gold trophies and thirty-nine gold balloons to unlock him. Instead, they must flick a frog onto the cliff with a frog face on top of it using the DS's Touch Screen. Once that is done, the frog comes down with a rooster's comb, and the players must then run over it to unlock Drumstick.


In the remake, Drumstick's vehicles are slower, but their acceleration has been greatly boosted from being one of the worst to being one of the best.  The handling is slightly worse than in the original game however.
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Revision as of 11:37, September 29, 2018

This article is about the character from Diddy Kong Racing. For other uses, see Drumstick.

Template:Character-infobox Drumstick is an overalls-wearing rooster and an unlockable character in Diddy Kong Racing and the remake Diddy Kong Racing DS. Prior to the game's events, Drumstick was transformed into a frog by Wizpig. His theme instrument from the character selection screen is a fiddle or a violin.

To unlock Drumstick, the player is required to have four gold trophies and 39 Gold Balloons. This makes a frog with a rooster comb appear in the hub center of Timber's Island. The player must drive over that frog to unlock Drumstick.

Like Banjo and Krunch, Drumstick is a heavyweight racer, resulting in high top speed and poor acceleration. However, his turning is at an average level, making it a bit easier for players to control him. Drumstick's top speed without bananas is 61.5 mph. T.T., the other unlockable character, is the only racer faster than him. In the remake, Drumstick's vehicles are slower, but his acceleration was significantly improved from being among the lowest to the highest. He also has slightly lower handling.

The method to unlock Drumstick is different in Diddy Kong Racing DS: in the Timber's Island hub, the player must use the stylus to flick a frog on a cliff next to the Wizpig head. It then hops back down with a rooster's comb. Like the original version, the player must drive over the frog to unlock Drumstick.

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