Dixie Kong

Dixie Kong is a supporting character of the Donkey Kong series. A member of the Kong clan, she comes with a ponytail that is useful. She was introduced as Diddy Kong's girlfriend in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong's Quest.

Why She's the Sidekick of the Bunch

 * 1) Dixie is a brave little monkey and loves adventure. This could be a reason why she and Diddy saved Donkey Kong in Donkey Kong Country 2. Even she and Kiddy Kong saved both DK and Diddy in Donkey Kong Country 3.
 * 2) She's one of the most active Kongs in her world as she is seen doing things like sports. Even playing with both Donkey and Diddy.
 * 3) Her personality mainly consists of being a confident tomboy, but she also displays a cheerful and playful personality that is bundled in her.
 * 4) Compared to most Kongs, Dixie is very musically inclined as she is often seen playing her guitar in some games like in Tropical Freeze or her debut in Donkey Kong Country 2.
 * 5) Tropical Freeze made Dixie even more mature and less tomboyish without having her be out of character drastically.
 * 6) She's shown to be a caring and friendly character given her role as an innocent character. Even if the Donkey Kong Country tv series made Dixie out of her character, at least she shows her friendly attitude sometimes.
 * 7) *Diddy Kong is a notable example of this as they are in love.
 * 8) *Another one would be Kiddy Kong who is her cousin. Both were playable in Donkey Kong Country 3.
 * 9) Her character design is so cute.
 * 10) She makes a triumphant return to the mainline Donkey Kong series since Tropical Freeze. Sure she did make some cameos, but still.
 * 11) She was introduced with a unique ability that is useful in the games which is her ponytail as it allows Dixie to mainly use it in a helicopter-like manner.
 * 12) Dixie is confident just like Tiny. While Tiny is open about it, Dixie is more reserved.
 * 13) Her trophy description in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U implies that she takes care of her hair.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) It may be true that Dixie is the big sister of Tiny Kong, but it's so confusing sometimes mainly because of Tiny's redesign who looks infamously a lot older looking that Dixie.
 * 2) She was seriously flanderized in the Donkey Kong Country TV series.
 * 3) She can be a bit annoying at times.
 * 4) She appears to not be a very good babysitter, as she took Kiddy on a dangerous quest to save DK and Diddy, which included a giant saw and poisonous water.

Trivia

 * Nintendo Power mistakenly and frequently referred to Dixie as Daisy Kong
 * In the GBA versions of Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Dixie has the same voice clips as Tiny Kong, recycled from Donkey Kong 64.
 * On a Tweet by Steve Mayles, Dixie's ponytail is an actual tail due to a result of "wacky evolution"
 * 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.
 * Gregg Mayles said that the decision to make her female wasn't born out of any particular desire for female representation and that the character's gender was decided before the ponytail design came about