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|image=[[File:Dixie Kong - Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze.png|200px]]<br>Dixie Kong in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''.

|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' ([[Jungle Tour]]) (2020)

{{quote|Don't try to argue--if [[Diddy Kong|you're]] going, I'm going with you.|Dixie Kong|Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest}}

'''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 reappears in ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'', where she has the same role and abilities as in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''.

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.]].

===''Bumm-Badabumm Im Urwald''===

Dixie is one of the main characters in the Donkey Kong comic, "[[Bumm-Badabumm Im Urwald]]". Here, she aids both Diddy and Donkey Kong in tracking down their stolen bananas and defeating Kaptain K. Rool and the [[Kremling Krew]]. She goes to Donkey Kong's house, because she heard noises. There, Donkey informs her and Diddy that all the bananas are gone. After, they go and check if their banana depot is also without bananas, and they realized that it is empty as well. Dixie finds a hole from where the thieves entered. Diddy enters the hole and finds a [[Kremkoin]]. Then they realize that the Kremlings are behind the disappearance of the bananas and decide to teach the Kremlings a lesson.

===''Super Mario-Kun''===

Dixie Kong appears in the fourteenth issue of the ''[[Super Mario-Kun]]'' manga comics. Even though this issue is based on ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', the end of the comic features ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. Dixie is featured with her boyfriend, [[Diddy Kong]], while battling [[Kaptain K. Rool]].

[[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.

 

====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''====

Dixie Kong also appears as a [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. Her trophy mentions about her ponytail helping her for flying and attacking. Her [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|sticker]] is based on her artwork from ''[[Donkey Konga 2]]''. Her sticker can only be used by Donkey Kong or Diddy Kong, and it increases their launch resistance by 39.

 

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.

 

====''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U''====

Dixie Kong reappears as a trophy in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''. Her trophy description mentions that she loves adventuring with Diddy Kong and refers to her as Diddy's girlfriend. It also mentions how she's capable of using her hair for swimming faster, soaring in the sky, and lifting barrels.

 

In ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'', Dixie is an item in the Smash Tour. She gives an extra double jump to the characters for the duration of the battle.

====''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''====

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.  

[[File:DixieDKRDS.png|thumb|upright=1.1|Dixie Kong sitting on a tire in ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'']]

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]].

Dixie 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 has light brown fur and wears what appears to be a short pink top, while her face, ears, hands, feet, belly, belly button, and backside is exposed, revealing Dixie's pale skin. She 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 always seen wearing her top tied, though one exception is her official artwork for ''[[DK: King of Swing]]'', where her top is not tied.

In the original ''Donkey Kong Country'' series, she has 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'' and has otherwise been 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. She was originally depicted with four fingers and toes, but was given five in ''Donkey Konga 2'' and later games.

In ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', the second team's Dixie in the Two Player Contest mode has purple clothes and red hair (the color of her bubblegum and juice box in her idle animations change to reflect this). However, in ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'', she has purple clothes and her normal blonde hair. In ''DK: King of Swing'', her alternate colors for a second player (also selectable in single player by pressing up or down) include blue clothes and red hair, which may be a reference to her Two Player Contest colors in ''Donkey Kong Country 2''. The colors for a third player reverse her hair and clothes, giving her pink hair and a yellow outfit, while the fourth player is given a Dixie with dark purple hair and green clothes as default.

In the comics, she has the same appearance as her original look, including the Rare pin. In the cartoons, she has much lighter, almost yellow fur. She still wears a pink beret, but has light blue shirt with a flower in it (which [[Tiny Kong]]'s design is inspired from), pink converse shoes and does not have earrings.

Dixie is very brave and has a love for adventure, and while she eagerly engages upon Diddy's quest to save Donkey Kong she is also happy to go on adventures herself, as seen when she saves both of them with the aid of [[Kiddy Kong]] in ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble'' and searches for the [[Lost World (Donkey Kong Land III)|Lost World]] in ''Donkey Kong Land III''. In games such as ''DK: Jungle Climber'', it is shown that she likes playing with Donkey Kong and Diddy. She is also one of the most active Kongs, and known to enjoy sports, joining in with Diddy and Donkey when they play basketball and baseball. Her demeanor is slightly tomboyish and assertive, but also cheerful and lively. Her hobbies include blowing bubbles and mixing banana milkshakes,<ref>''Donkey Kong Land'', ''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) WORLD EXCLUSIVE Review booklet, page 21. "''Her hobbies, according to Nintendo, are blowing bubbles and mixing banana milkshakes.''"</ref> which is seen in her idle animation as chewing bubblegum and then briefly sitting down to drink a banana milkshake in ''Donkey Kong Country 2'', although the latter was removed in ''Donkey Kong Country 3''. She even owns a Gumball Popgun which she uses in ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''. She is also very musically inclined, perhaps moreso than any other Kong, showing her love for guitars in her debut in ''Donkey Kong Country 2'' and playing one during the ending of ''Tropical Freeze'', as well as playing air guitar when left idle for awhile. She has a habit of headbanging her remarkable hair when playing guitar and appears to be fond of rock music. In Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, she seems to have got a little more mature and a little less tomboyish. Her trophy description for ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U]]'' implies that she probably takes great care of her hair. In ''Donkey Kong Country 2'', when thrown away by Diddy or hit by an enemy, she starts crying; this also occurs in ''Donkey Kong Country 3'' after being thrown away by Kiddy or after being hit by an enemy attack (on an extra note, when a player enters a cheat in ''Donkey Kong Country 3'' (only in the SNES version), her crying sound effect occurs.)

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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|Playable character  

|North America:<br>September, 1996

|North America:<br>September, 1997

|Japan:<br>December 12, 2003

|''Donkey Kong Country 2''

|Playable character

|Europe:<br>June 25, 2004

|[[Game Boy Advance]]

|''Donkey Kong Country 3''

|''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''

*'''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.]]...)"''  

|Kor=딕시 콩

|ChiM=Dixie Kong

*''[[Nintendo Power]]'' mistakenly and frequently referred to Dixie as '''Daisy Kong'''.{{ref needed}}