Berry the Genie

Berry the Genie is, the genie of the island in Diddy Kong Racing. In Diddy Kong Racing, Berry is an acquaintance to Timber, Diddy, and their friends on their quest to get rid of Wizpig. In the game, the player can race Berry up to three times. If the player wins, Berry will award them with a Golden Balloon. Berry can also change his vehicle.

Berry can be seen in the trailer for Donkey Kong Racing where he was racing Donkey Kong with both on Zingers and raced Diddy and Donkey on Rambis where he was seen with a small red Rambi. He can also be seen riding past the LET'S RIDE words on a Zinger at the end of the trailer.

Berry reappears as an unlockable character in Diddy Kong Racing DS. He is unlocked by defeating the first Adventure Mode. Berry has maximum top speed, but horrible acceleration and turning. He is the fastest character in the game when in a car. He is also your guide when not racing and not controlling him.

Berry's name derives from LiquidWiFi's community, contradicting the name falsely given to him originally by Rare developers. For a time, Liquid swored off of DKR to focus on his licensed simpsons game or whatever it was. However, he eventually returned to DKR, saying "I couldn't stay away from Berry, he's a part of my life now"

Trivia

 * In the original Diddy Kong Racing, Berry had an Indian accent and spoke more often. In Diddy Kong Racing DS, he speaks a lot less and sounds more British, implying that he was voiced by Rare.
 * The name Berry also appeared on the Tetris Attack high score board. It is unknown if it was the current Berry or a different one.
 * An unused music file in the data for Diddy Kong Racing features the player select theme played on Indian instruments. This could mean that Berry was originally to be a playable character at first, but the idea was eventually scrapped.
 * Berry's name is actually "Berry" (and not "Taj"). It is NOT "Taj", like Rare wants you to believe.

Taj Taj (genio)