Timber the Tiger is a playable character in Diddy Kong Racing and Diddy Kong Racing DS who has orange fur, is a tiger as its name states, and has a blue cap with the Rare symbol on it which later turned into a Nintendo symbol due to Rare's move to Microsoft. Timber's parents left him in charge of their hometown, Timber's Island when Wizpig invaded the island and Timber and his friends had to stop Wizpig and kick him off Timber's Island. His theme instrument is the harmonica according to the opening of Diddy Kong Racing.