I'll raise you all with either a Donkey Kong sitting on rambi or better yet a Donkey Kong with Diddy sitting on his back.
The visual image of Link on Epona is nowhere as near and dear to me as DK on rambi or Diddy on him.
I feel an individual Cranky/Dixie wouldn't be popular enough in sales. Diddy could maybe work as an individual release but is probably better paired with DK. That being said I'm guessing more people would want a DK by himself but a man can dream
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