Species: Chicken

Drumstick lives on Timber's Island and is well-known among the locales for his racing skills. Constantly training on the island's many tourist-trap racetracks, Drumstick has honed his ability to become one of the greatest racers on the island. While his mastery of speed isn't in question, it was because of the confidence that stemmed from this that he was punished at the hands of an intergalactic pig.

When Wizpig took over the island in 1997's Diddy Kong Racing, Taj, T.T., and Timber planned an immediate counter-offensive. They went to Drumstick and asked him to face down Wizpig in a race, with the stipulation that if Drumstick won, Wizpig would leave the island. Drumstick agreed, and all doubted that Wizpig would come out on top as the victor. However, some time passed and Drumstick never returned. It was after this failure that Timber sent out a plea of help to his old friend Diddy Kong which led to a slew of racers both native and from elsewhere to help race Timber's Island to freedom.

In the midst of the racing adventure led by Diddy and Timber that would liberate the island, the slow defeat of Wizpig's magic also led to a reveal of sorts in the main meadow of the island. In the pool of water where the island's waterfalls came crashing down over the mountainside lived many frogs. One of these frogs was unusually sporting red plumage sprouting from its head. On a hunch, one of the racers ran over it with their vehicle, and in a brilliant flash of gold, Drumstick appeared. Wizpig had turned him into a frog, and it wasn't until his frog form was destroyed that he was able to be free. He immediately joined with the others in the fight, staying with them until the end.

Drumstick is believed to still be living on Timber's Island, spending his days (and nights) perfecting his skills on the track.

-Featured in: Diddy Kong Racing