Wizpig
Artwork fromDiddy Kong Racing DS
Full name	Wizpig the Mutant Space Pig[1]
Species	Pig
First appearance	Diddy Kong Racing (1997)
Latest appearance	Diddy Kong Racing DS (2007)
Portrayed by	Kevin Bayliss (1997)[2]

“Well, lookie here! It's the little worm!”

—Wizpig,Diddy Kong Racing

Wizpig (also formatted asWiz-Pig)^[3] is a gigantic alien pig and the main villain ofDiddy Kong Racing and itsNintendo DS version. His name is a portmanteau of "wizard" and "pig".

History[edit]

Background[edit]

All that is known of Wizpig's past is that he decided to attempt to conquer his own planet out of boredom. He succeeded, and transformed his homeworld into a high-tech amusement park calledFuture Fun Land. Eventually, Wizpig once again grew bored, and decided to leave his planet to look for excitement on other inhabited worlds. One of the thrills Wizpig discovered was the sport of racing. This sport eventually became Wizpig's favorite thing to do, along with causing chaos.^[4]

Diddy Kong Racing /Diddy Kong Racing DS[edit]

InDiddy Kong Racing and its Nintendo DS version, Wizpig went toTimber's Island to begin a reign of chaos, which includes usurping the power ofTaj, turningDrumstick into afrog when he tried to challenge Wizpig, and hypnotizingTricky,Bluey,Bubbler, andSmokey into becoming his servants, giving each of them aWizpig amulet piece to guard.Timber, the son of theisland's owners, and his friendDiddy Kong set out on a quest to retrieve all the pieces of the Wizpig amulet, allowing them to challenge Wizpig in a race, though Wizpig assumes the player cannot beat them unlike the hypnotized servants who simply challenged the player to see if they can beat them. After he loses and the player proves him wrong, he teleports away. With Wizpig seemingly defeated, Diddy Kong and friends celebrate, but their party is cut short by Wizpig suddenly reappearing and taunting them by calling them "worms," which he also does in races. Transporting himself and one opponent to Future Fun Land, Wizpig demands a rematch. After beating Wizpig in this second race, the rocket he is riding on malfunctions, sending him to a deserted planet.

Wizpig was made a playable character in the remake, where he can be unlocked by completing Adventure Mode 2. His stats are identical to those of Taj. Much likeT.T. and Taj, Wizpig's playable form is also made smaller to fit the vehicles properly, though he is still larger than other racers. His accent was also changed from American to British in the remake as indicated by his line "You can't beat me!" in which he pronounces "can't" as /kɑːnt/ rather than /kænt/.

Mario no Bōken Land[edit]

Wizpig appears as the main villain of theDiddy Kong Racing story segment ofMario no Bōken Land, titled "Go Go Diddy!". He attacks Taj during a race, ripping up the carpet he was riding, which strips Taj of his magical powers, before escaping.Mario,Princess Peach andDiddy Kong ride on airplanes to follow Wizpig, but he launches a bomb which hits Mario and Peach. Diddy Kong avoids the attack, and Wizpig follows it up with a missile, which he also avoids. Diddy manages to bury Wizpig under a pile of rocks, trapping him underneath. While Diddy Kong and his friends celebrate Wizpig's defeat, the last panel shows Taj offering to help Wizpig out of the rocks if he promises to not do any more bad actions.

4koma Gag Battle[edit]

4-koma Gag Battle

Wizpig appears throughout the4koma Gag Battle manga adaptation ofDiddy Kong Racing.

Quotes[edit]

• "You can't beat ME!"
• "Sorry to break the party^[sic] WORMS! ...but I HAD to say GOODBYE!"
• "See ya later^[sic] WORMS!"
• "Well, lookie here! It's the little worm!"

Profile and statistics[edit]

Diddy Kong Racing[edit]

• Instruction booklet bio:The big bad bully himself, a spiteful space traveler who hops from planet to planet looking for good places to drop in and cause havoc until there’s nothing left there to amuse him. Nobody’s ever managed to kick him out before he got bored, but there has to be a first time...^[4]
• Rarewhere:The big bad bully himself, a spiteful space traveller who hops from planet to planet looking for good places to drop in and cause havoc until there’s nothing left there to amuse him. Nobody’s ever managed to kick him out before he got bored, but there has to be a first time - and Timber & co. have plenty of grudges to pay back!^[1]

Diddy Kong Racing DS[edit]

• Character stats
  • Speed: 5/5
  • Acceleration: 1/5
  • Handling: 1/5

Gallery[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, seeGallery:Wizpig.

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Names in other languages[edit]

Notes[edit]

• InDiddy Kong Racing, several ghostly entities which resemble Wizpig can be seen inHaunted Woods.
• Chris Seavor, former video game designer atRare and voice actor ofConker, claims that Wizpig was internally referred to as "JizzPig" by "unkind people" at the company.^[11]

References[edit]

• Pigs
• Aliens
• Magicians
• Playable characters
• Final bosses
• Third-party Super Mario characters
• Diddy Kong Racing bosses

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