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Don-chan is the main character from the Taiko no Tatsujin series. He makes his first Mario-related appearance in Mario Kart Arcade GP DX.
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Physical description[]
Don-chan is a living Taiko (太鼓), a type of Japanese drum sort of reminiscent to a conga. He has a light blue cylindrical body with a black beam running across the middle. A white design is printed on the side of his base, and his bottom is also colored white. Nearing Don-chan's face, the blueish tint gets a little darker. Don-chan's face is on where the batter head of a drum would normally be, with a white trim going around the reddish-orange cover. Don-chan has two gazing, black eyes and usually has a happy smile on his face. Arms and legs extend from the edges of the racer/drum, each ending in a light ball for hands and feet. A white cord is tied onto Don-chan's back, making him somewhat resemble a keychain.
Since 2004, Don-chan has been voiced by Miki Narahashi (楢橋 美紀), a Japanese professional voice actress.
Powers and abilities[]
In terms of size, Don-chan is the smallest character in any Mario Kart series installment, even more than Toad. Don-chan's short stature makes his Speed meager, but Acceleration and Handling greatly benefit from it.
In Mario Kart Arcade GP DX[]
Don-chan is a default character, playable from the start. He has two other usable forms, Strawberry Don-chan and Hero Don-chan.
In Super Smash Bros. series[]
Don-chan is one of the characters in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate whom Pac-Man can randomly summon during his Namco Roulette taunt.
Game data[]
- Speed: ★★☆☆☆
- Acceleration: ★★★☆☆
- Handling: ★★★★☆
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| Characters | Playable | Baby Mario • Baby Peach • Bowser (Dry Bowser) • Bowser Jr. • Daisy • Don-chan (Hero Don-chan • Strawberry Don-chan) • Donkey Kong • King Boo* • Lakitu • Luigi (Ice Luigi) • Mario (Fire Mario • Tanooki Mario) • Metal Mario (Gold Mario) • Pac-Man • Peach • Rosalina • Toad (Blue Toad) • Waluigi • Wario • Yoshi (Black Yoshi • Red Yoshi) |
| Non-playable | Blooper • Bullet Bills • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheeps • Dolphins • Dry Bones • Fire Piranha Plants • Goomba • Jumbo Ray • King Bob-omb • Koopa Troopas • Lakitu • Lantern Eel • Magikoopas • Mole Miners • Monsters • Piantas • Screaming Pillars • Shy Guys • Sushi • Toads • Unagi | |
| Karts | Karts | Blooper Diver • Bull Truck • Country Winner • Don Doko Drive • Drill Master • Dyno Buggy • Egg Rider • Galaxy Comet • Hamburcar • Hunter Bee • Lightning Champ • Mach Pegasus • Marine Diver • Mash Run • Metal Spark • Purple Strike • Rainy Dream • Road Galleon • Road Jetter • Soul Varoon • Standard Kart • Sweets Party • Turbo Dolphin • Ultra Chaser • Ultra Leon • Ultra Speeder • Ultra Voyager • Vacuum Star • X Racer |
| Items | Throw forward | 10T Hammer • Barrel • Black Shell • Bowser Shell • Car Horn • Chain Chomp • Extendable Glove • Fireball • Flower Glasses • Frying Pan • Gold Shell • Gold Tub • Green Shell • Hammer • High Beam • Mustache Rocket • POW Block • Pen • Power Yo-yo • Rain Cloud • Red Shell • Slapstick Fan • Snow Cloud • Soft Gummy • Spiny Shell • Sumo Slap Stick • Thunder Cloud • Tornado • Triple Green Shells • Tub |
| Place behind | Banana • Banana Train • Big-Small Tires • Bob-omb • Broken Wheel • Fake Item Box • Fire Cracker • Flare Ball • Giant Banana • Gold Banana • Mini Mushroom • Mouse Cracker • Paper Mushroom • Pie • Pie Bazooka • Porcupuffer • Rabbit Ear • Rally X • Smokescreen • Square Tire • Sticky Oil • Tacks • Triple Bananas • Thwomp • Whirling Wheel | |
| Special | Boo • Boss Galaga • Dash Propeller • Dizziness Virus • Egg of Mystery • Energy Drink • Flaming Tender • Gag Mic • Giant Mushroom • Heavy Mushroom • Interrupting Frame • Interrupting Seal • Invincible Urchin • Invisi-Mushroom • Jumbo Gummy • Laughing Bag • Magic Ball • Magnet • Magnet Mushroom • Mushroom Powder • Off-Key Speaker • Pesky Billboard • Pie Kart • Piranha Plant • Pump • Reflect Shield • Scuttlebug • Shield • Stun Stick • Super Mic • Superstar • Time Bomb • Wheel Virus • Wild Top | |
| Other | Mario Coin | |
| Courses | Toad Cup | Peach Castle • Kingdom Way |
| Mario Cup | Splash Circuit • Tropical Coast | |
| Don-chan Cup | Bon Dance Street • Omatsuri Circuit | |
| Bowser Jr. Cup | Aerial Road • Sky Arena | |
| Bowser Cup | Bowser's Factory • Bowser's Castle | |
| PAC-MAN Cup | PAC-MAN Stadium • NAMCO Circuit | |
| Donkey Kong Cup | Bananan Labyrinth • DK Jungle | |
| Techniques | Techniques | Drift • Hop • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start |
| Other | Other | Finish line • Glide Ramp • Underwater driving |
| Items marked with an asterisk (*) were only available during a Limited Event. | ||