Damn. From IGN:
They couldn't even bother to have a returning character like Funky carry out this function, so they palette swapped bloody DK?
if you die eight times in a level your friendly checkpoint pig will pop up and suggest using this function. Designed for levels that are really, really, ridiculously hard for you to conquer, the Super Guide will have Super Kong, a white version of Donkey Kong, play through the level for you.
They couldn't even bother to have a returning character like Funky carry out this function, so they palette swapped bloody DK?