Donkey Kong Meets Phoenix Wright: Legend of the Crystal Turnabout

Zionfirebird for Diddy Kong

Zionfirebird
Zionfirebird auditioning for Diddy Kong in Donkey Kong Meets Phoenix Wright: Legend of the Crystal Turnabout
Nitemar
Nitemar

I think your voice is a really good match for Diddy Kong, and I especially liked how you handled his laugh as well as his scream. You are definitely being considered for the part because I do think your voice works very well for this role. I did notice some audio clipping at some of the louder parts, however. If you are feeling up to it, I would be interested in hearing the same takes but perhaps with your microphone gain/sensitivity turned down a bit? Not super crucial at the moment because I'm sure we can work on something like this once production starts, but if you have the time it might help.

    Zionfirebird
    Zionfirebird

    Yeah I noticed that too to be honest, but I didn't think it was terrible detrimental, I'll look into fixing that. (Maybe me being a little further back from the microphone would be better.)

      Nitemar
      Nitemar

      Don't get discouraged though, I really do like your voice for Diddy Kong. There's still time left until the project deadline, so there's plenty of opportunity to look into adjusting your recording a bit. If you are feeling up to giving it another audition after tweaking some settings or getting some distance from the mic, I'd love to hear it.

Diddy Kong
Voice Actor Voice Actor

Diddy Kong

closed
Unpaid
Role went to: NoahSegura

Video Examples:

Diddy is in almost every episode of the show, so feel free to explore the series on Yotuube. Some examples are  Kong for a Day , Raiders of the Lost Banana , Kong-Fu


Diddy's voice is shrill and almost annoying for lack of a better word. He's like a kid brother.

He is a very non-serious character in most instances. He acts silly, likes pranks, always helps DK out with banana gags, etc. 

He is also a fast talker, especially when he's excited or interested in something. When he's worked up, he leaves very little space between punctuations and the next parts of the speech. Example: in the third audition line below which starts with "So, what's our game plan today?" I imagine that each suggestion he speaks more quickly than the last, as if he's getting more excited the more he talks. 

In addition, his laugh is very chattery, like you'd expect from a monkey.

The sides they read from:
  • The last batch are various emotional lines.

     

    Greeting:

    "I have no idea what that means, but cool! Nice to meet you, I'm Diddy Kong!" 

     

    Playful/Teasing:

    "Even half a mind may be giving you too much credit, hehehehe." 

    Sad:

    "YH-Hey, big guy. You don't mean that, do you? You can't give up, you just can't..." 

     

    Reluctant:
     "Do we --have-- to?" 

  • Diddy is rather excitable, and has some enthusiastic lines:

    "Aw, coconuts! That's no fun! We should go in! Shouldn't we go in, DK? Don't you agree?"

    "So, what's our game plan today? A frightful foray into the Forbidden Forest? A swing at swashbuckling some scallywags on the salty seas?! A luxurious luau with a limbo line?!!"

    "SEE? The bog monster ate DK. *long pause* ACK! THE BOG MONSTER ATE DK!!!!"

    "T-T-The Crystal Coconut, i-i-it's...!! BROKEN!!!"

    "A UFO?! You mean the ones flown by interplanetary visitor dudes?!"