Diddy Kong, also known as Diddy, is a young male spider monkey, the secondary main protagonist of the "Donkey Kong" franchise, Donkey Kong's sidekick and nephew. His first appearance was "Donkey Kong Country". In the game's storyline, Donkey Kong requested for him to protect their Banana Hoard overnight, while he takes a nap. While guarding the bananas, Diddy was captured by the Kremlings and sealed afterwards. When Donkey Kong heard the news, he set off on his adventure, freed Diddy, and they both confronted King K. Rool. The duo managed to defeat him, and recover their stolen bananas along the way.