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[[File:DixieSwim.png|thumb|left|upright=0.9|Dixie swimming]]

In ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', Dixie joins Diddy on his journey to rescue [[Donkey Kong]] from [[Crocodile Isle]]. Dixie's unique and trademark ability is the [[Helicopter Spin]], which allows her to glide across the air. If Dixie hits an [[End of Level Target]] hard enough at the end of a level, she takes out an electric guitar and briefly performs on it before exiting.

Diddy and Dixie eventually reach [[The Flying Krock]], where they get in a boss fight against [[King K. Rool|Kaptain K. Rool]]. They eventually defeat him and free [[Donkey Kong]]. Later in the [[Lost World (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Lost World]], Diddy and Dixie encounter Kaptain K. Rool again at [[Krocodile Kore]]. After the Kongs defeat Kaptain K. Rool, Crocodile Isle starts to sink underwater, and the Kongs evacuate the island. In the ending, Dixie is seen with Donkey Kong and Diddy, watching as Crocodile Isle sinks underwater.

 

In the Game Boy Advance [[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|version]], 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 Kong has her first starring role in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''. In the backstory for the game, Donkey Kong and Diddy go on a fishing trip. After a few days of them not returning, Dixie goes to the [[Northern Kremisphere]] to search for them. She goes to [[Funky's Rentals]], where [[Funky Kong]] gives her [[Kiddy Kong]] to babysit. Kiddy joins Dixie in her adventure to find Donkey Kong and Diddy.

 

As they travel through the worlds, Dixie and Kiddy encounter many [[Kremling]]s along the way. At [[Mekanos]], they first encounter the [[Kremling Krew]]'s supposed new robotic leader, [[KAOS]]. At the end of [[Kaos Kore]], Dixie and Kiddy fight KAOS and its creator, [[King K. Rool|Baron K. Roolenstein]]. The Kongs defeat both KAOS and K. Rool and free Donkey Kong and Diddy, who were revealed to be inside KAOS.

 

At the end of Dixie and Kiddy's adventure, all of the rescued [[Banana Bird]]s carry them up into the clouds to the [[Banana Queen]] and the Banana Birds free the Banana Queen from her [[evil barrier|barrier]]. Dixie and Kiddy then ride the Banana Queen as she chases after Baron K. Roolenstein, and the Banana Queen drops a large eggshell on K. Rool to stop him.

 

The first part during the end credits shows an album made by Dixie, titled [[Dixie Kong's Photo Album]], and it shows a photograph and name for nearly every character and enemy that appear in the game.

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!''. During their adventure, Dixie and Kiddy encounter many of the [[Kremling]]s and eventually [[King K. Rool|Baron K. Roolenstein]] at the end of [[Tin Can Valley]]. The Kongs battle him another time in the Lost World itself.

 

In the backstory, Donkey Kong and Diddy enter a competition in search of the [[Lost World (Donkey Kong Land III)|Lost World]]. Dixie is left behind to babysit Kiddy. Dixie wants to enter the competition but was not considered for the contest. Dixie, wanting to prove herself as competent, decides to join the search for the Lost World, and she takes Kiddy with her.

Incomplete character data for Dixie Kong in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', 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.

[[File:Dixie Kong Bongos DKonga2.png|left|thumb|Dixie art for ''Donkey Konga 2'']]

====''Donkey Konga 2''====

Dixie appears as a playable character in the 2003 game, ''[[Donkey Konga 2]]''; her first appearance on the [[Nintendo GameCube]]. In this game she is one of the three characters available to play different songs with the bongos and help win money to buy bananas. She also has the option of playing mini-games.

 

She returns in the Japan-only sequel, ''[[Donkey Konga 3: Tabehōdai! Haru Mogitate 50 Kyoku]]'', as one of the four playable characters. She again plays songs on the bongos. This time she can choose from 57 different songs to play. Dixie Kong again helps Donkey Kong get money to buy bananas and can also play different mini-games.

In ''[[DK: King of Swing]]'', Dixie makes two brief appearances in Adventure mode. She appears in the opening cutscene, and later in the ending one, celebrating with the other Kongs when Donkey Kong recovers all of the [[Medal (DK: King of Swing)|medal]]s for the Jungle Jam Tournament.

 

Dixie is a playable character in the Jungle Jam mode. Dixie and [[Wrinkly Kong]] are tied for the best jumping ability, although Dixie has the worst attack.

[[File:DixieKong-MSS.png|thumb|upright=1.66|Dixie Kong prepares to bat in ''Mario Super Sluggers'']]

Dixie Kong is available in the ''Mario Super Sluggers'' online card collection. She is from the first characters to be released. In Double Play, she can be combined with Donkey Kong to get Donkey Kong's wallpaper.  

 

Her rookie year is 1995, which refers to the year she debuted, ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''. Her card appears in the Collection wallpaper and appears randomly in the Flipping Frenzy screen-saver. It also appears in the Collection Complete Poster, between Tiny Kong and Diddy Kong.

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

Dixie is a playable character in ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'', replacing [[Conker]] from [[Diddy Kong Racing|the original game]]. She has below average speed and medium acceleration and handling. She has a high-pitched voice in this game. ''Diddy Kong Racing DS'' is the first game which both Dixie and Tiny appear in, as well as Dixie's first appearance in a racing game.  

 

When Dixie's animation square shows up when being used by the AI after she attacks the player with a weapon, is overtaken by the player, or is attacked by the player's weapon, the Rare logo can be seen on her beret (although it is silver instead of gold), despite the fact that Microsoft Game Studios purchased Rare in late 2002.<ref>XCageGame (November 11, 2018). [https://youtu.be/7uQ9ogxQoiA?t=34 Diddy Kong Racing DS All Tracks] ''YouTube''. Retrieved January 17, 2021.</ref>

 

 

With all the pieces of the amulet, Dixie and the other manage to race against Wizpig, whom after being defeated, teleports away. Dixie, with all the other racers, holds a celebration. During the celebration, Wizpig arrives and asks for a rematch, but this time in his planet, [[Future Fun Land]]. After the rematch, Dixie and the others defeat him and again held the celebration, this time without problems.

[[File:MKT Dixie Kong.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Dixie Kong using her special item in ''Mario Kart Tour'']]

{{quote2|Dixie Kong brings her hair-spinning banana tossing skills to the Mario Kart Tour game!|Tagline in Dixie Kong's video introduction for ''Mario Kart Tour''|Nintendo of America<ref>{{cite| author = NintendoAmerica | date = May 27, 2020 | url = twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1265674124082511874 | title = It's time to go bananas for the newest racer making a #MarioKartTour debut! It's her first time in the Mario Kart series, but this Kong is no stranger to the world of Nintendo! | publisher = Twitter | accessdate = March 8, 2024 | archive = web.archive.org/web/20200527193208/https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1265674124082511874 }}</ref>}}

Dixide is a playalbe character in all builds of ''[[Diddy Kong Pilot]]''.

 

In the very earliest version of the game shown as Space World 2000, Dixie piloted a red airplane resembling a stealth aircraft: specifically a F-117 Nighthawk. Dixie was intended to have a story mode called "Back to the Light", but no data outside of the title has been found.

 

In the [[Diddy Kong Pilot (2001)|2001]] build, Dixie now drove a red propellor plane with a white backside, similar to Diddy Kong's plane. Her story mode appears to have been removed with the others in this build, leaving only residual data.

 

In the [[Diddy Kong Pilot (2003)|2003]] build of the game, Dixie Kong now drove a pink and white plane. Dixie had similar stats to Diddy, but with higher acceleration and lower weight. This meant Dixie was decent top speed and almost the highest top speed in exchange for the lowest weight. The Dixie Cup would've been the first cup for Team [[Kremling|Krem]] and ended in a boss fight with Dixie Kong, where she attacked with machine gun fire and by dropping storm clouds behind her.

 

The 2003 iteration was eventually finalized as ''[[jiggywikki:Banjo-Pilot|Banjo-Pilot]]'' and she was replaced with [[jiggywikki:Jinjo|Jinjo]], as shown by their shared statistics, plane and boss battle.

 

Dixie is a light-brown furred Kong who 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. Unlike Diddy Kong, with whom she shares a strong resemblance, she seems to have no tail. She wears what appears to be a short pink top and can be recognized by her trademark pink beret. In {{media link|DiddyandDixie.jpg|one of her artwork}} 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 almost always seen having her top tied, with her official artwork for ''[[DK: King of Swing]]'' being the only exception, where her top is not tied.  

 

 

In the original ''Donkey Kong Country'' series, Dixie had 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''; it was 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. Dixie was originally depicted with four fingers and three toes, but was given five fingers and toes in ''Donkey Konga 2'' and later games.

Dixie is generally fearless<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet, page 13. "''Dixie isn’t afraid of the water (or much else for that matter). She’s as much at home under the sea as her friend Diddy is.''"</ref> 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 has the ability Cannon Shot, which consists 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. She is talented in playing an electric guitar, as seen in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''—where she plays it whenever the player finishes a level with her—and in ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''—where she plays the guitar before the credits start. She is also skilled at playing bongos. In ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'', Dixie has a popgun of her own which fires bubblegum.

*[[Mark Betteridge]] (DK's yelp sound recycled and higher-pitched from 1995–1996)<ref>Shesez (November 22, 2019). [https://youtu.be/TwWHzilbQ34?t=3072 The Donkey Kong Country 25th Anniversary Interview Documentary]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved January 17, 2023.</ref>

The development team of ''Donkey Kong Country'' wanted to take risks and surprise players: As a result, it was decided to replace [[Donkey Kong]] with a new character.<ref name="RetroGamer">Rory Milne (July 2018), "The Making Of Donkey Kong Country 2". ''Retro Gamer Magazine'' Issue 181 (p. 65 to 68). Retrieved September 27, 2020</ref> The idea to give Dixie her trademark ponytail came after the game's director [[Gregg Mayles]] saw a piece of concept art that had the character depicted with long, flowing hair and him thinking that this could be used for gameplay opportunities.<ref name="RetroGamer"></ref> Talking about Dixie's inclusion, Mayles explained that the decision to make her female was not born out of any particular desire for female representation and that the character's gender was decided before the ponytail design came about.<ref name="RetroGamer"></ref>

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|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''

|Playable character

|North America:<br>November 20, 1995

|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]

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|''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''

|Playable character

|North America:<br>September 23, 1996

|[[Game Boy]]

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|''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''

|Playable character

|North America:<br>November 22, 1996

|Super Nintendo Entertainment System

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|''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''

|Playable character

|North America:<br>October 1, 1997

|Game Boy

|-

|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''

|Cameo as [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]]

|Japan:<br>November 21, 2001

|[[Nintendo GameCube]]

|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 2]]''

|Playable character

|Europe:<br>June 25, 2004

|[[Game Boy Advance]]

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|''[[Donkey Konga 2]]''

|Playable character  

|Japan:<br>July 1, 2004

|Nintendo GameCube

|-

|''[[DK: King of Swing]]''

|Playable character in Jungle Jam mode

|Europe:<br>February 4, 2005

|Game Boy Advance

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|''[[Donkey Konga 3 JP]]''

|Playable character

|Japan:<br>March 17, 2005

|Nintendo GameCube

|-

|''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]''

|Unlockable playable character

|Japan:<br>July 21, 2005

|Nintendo GameCube

|-

|''[[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 3]]''

|Playable character

|Europe:<br>November 4, 2005

|Game Boy Advance

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|''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]''

|Unlockable playable character

|Japan:<br>July 27, 2006

|[[Nintendo DS]]

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|''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]''

|Playable character

|North America:<br>February 5, 2007

|Nintendo DS

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|''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]''

|Playable character

|Japan:<br>June 28, 2007

|[[Wii]]

|-

|''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''

|Playable character in Multiplayer

|Japan:<br>August 9, 2007

|Nintendo DS

|-

|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''

|Cameo as [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]] and [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|sticker]]

|Japan:<br>January 31, 2008

|Wii

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|''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]''

|Playable character

|Japan:<br>June 19, 2008

|Wii

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|''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''

|Playable character

|Japan:<br>February 13, 2014

|[[Wii U]]

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|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]] / [[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Wii U]]''

|Cameo as [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]]

|Japan:<br>September 13, 2014

|[[Nintendo 3DS]] / Wii U

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|''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''

|Playable character

|Japan:<br>May 3, 2018

|[[Nintendo Switch]]

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|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''

|Cameo as [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]]

|Japan:<br>December 7, 2018

|Nintendo Switch

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|''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''

|Playable character (requires update)

|Worldwide:<br>May 20, 2020 ([[Jungle Tour]])

|Android / iOS

|}

Dixie Kong DKC2 art.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''

Dixie jumping DKC2 artwork.jpg|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''

Dixie walking DKC3 art.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''

Dixie Model - Diddy Kong Pilot 2001.png|''[[Diddy Kong Pilot (2001)|Diddy Kong Pilot]]''<br>(canceled)

Dixie Konga.jpg|''[[Donkey Konga 3 JP]]''

*In volume 212 of ''[[Nintendo Power]]'', Dixie is mistakenly called '''Daisy Kong'''.<ref>''Nintendo Power'' volume 212, page 39. "''Diddy's bringing his Kong kin-Tiny and Daisy-in on the action to fill in the gaps left by Conker and Banjo.''"</ref>

*Dixie's creator Steve Mayles joked that Dixie's ponytail is an actual tail, moved to her head as a result of "wacky evolution".<ref>[https://twitter.com/i/status/1091815922392842241 Steve Mayles on Twitter] "Her tail moved up to her head. Some wacky evolution going on there"</ref>