Diddy Kong
Since appearing in "Donkey Kong Country", Diddy Kong has received mostly positive reception. He has gained a fan following, leading to him getting his own spin-off title called "Diddy Kong Racing". He has been featured as a plush toy. Kotaku editor Mike Fahey described him as the "Scrappy Doo" of the "Donkey Kong" series. Ars Technica editor Ben Kuchera criticized the removal of Diddy and Donkey Kong in "", commenting that the new characters made the game less appealing. GameDaily listed DK and Diddy as collectively one of the best gaming duo. GameSpy editor Phil Theobald jokingly bemoaned the lack of a mini-game in "Donkey Konga" that allows players to smack Diddy Kong, criticizing Rare's designs, which he calls horrible. UGO.com listed Diddy Kong on their list of "The Cutest Video Game Characters" stating "Thank God Diddy has Donkey Kong as a role model." Jeremy Parish of Polygon ranked 73 fighters from "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate" "from garbage to glorious", listing Diddy as 47th. Gavin Jasper of "Den of Geek" ranked Diddy Kong as 24th of "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate" characters, and stating that Diddy had peanut pistols and a jetpack, coming off as a primitive James Bond with the tactical height of Oddjob. Which is pretty cool. Samuel James Riley of GamesRadar listed Diddy Kong alongside with Donkey Kong as the best video game duos, and further stated that while they may not be the most talkative of double acts, these plucky primate do share something of an interesting relationship. Nick Gillett of "The Guardian" listed Diddy Kong as best of video game sidekicks, and further stated that he's smaller, funkier, and has the capacity to use a barrel-shaped jetpack.