| “ | Well done, kid! | „ |
| ~ Tricky the Triceratops |
Tricky the Triceratops, is a supporting character within Diddy Kong Racing. Tricky is not inherently a villain, since he was brainwashed by Wizpig into becoming one of his servants and given the first piece of the Wizpig amulet to guard.
Biography[]
During the events of the game, Tricky is found within Dino Domain, on his own course, where the player will be allowed to race him after completing every other course in this world. Tricky and the player race up a spiraling mountain, and there are red weapon balloons to slow Tricky down and blue speed balloons to help either get past Tricky or to remain in first place. The player must avoid making any contact with Tricky, who will end up crushing them and therefore slows them down significantly. The player wins the race if they cross the finish line at the very top of the mountain first. Tricky then gives the player a challenge to complete every Silver Coin Challenge (or Balloon Touch Challenge in the remake) in the world, then by doing so, he will allow the player to race him again in a harder rematch. In the rematch, Tricky races at a faster speed, so the player has to use Weapon Balloons to win the rematch. After losing again, Tricky is somehow freed from Wizpig's spell, and awards the racer with his piece of the Wizpig amulet. Much later, in the ending cinematic, Tricky is seen dancing with two younger triceratops, colored yellow and pink respectively.
Trivia[]
- According to the August 2007 edition of Rare's Scribes, it was originally intended that Prince Tricky from Star Fox Adventures would be same character as this Tricky, back when it was under development as Dinosaur Planet. According to Kevin Bayliss, former character designer at Rare, the two Trickys used the same model, before Dinosaur Planet was rebranded into a Star Fox game, after which the two characters were disconnected from each other. It could be assumed that Microsoft currently owns the rights to Tricky, just as Nintendo owns the rights to Prince Tricky.
