Donkey Kong

Donkey Kong III is the main protagonist of the Donkey Kong series and a protagonist from the Super Mario series. He appeared in the 51st episode of Death Battle, Donkey Kong VS Knuckles, where he fought against Knuckles the Echidna from the Sonic the Hedgehog series.
==History==
Donkey Kong is the grandson of a gorilla who, long ago, ran rampant in a city and did battle with the now-famous Mario atop a construction site, which culminated in the gorilla's capture and then led to his son rescuing him. After escaping, the apes fled to a remote island and claimed it as their own, naming it "Donkey Kong Island". Years later, the gorilla's son would bear a child destined to rule the island, and this particular ape would eventually grow up to become Donkey Kong III, one of the seven Star Children and the latest in a line of Kongs to be named "Donkey Kong". However, despite the responsibilities in front of him, DK is quite a slacker and something of a dimwit, only really reacting to threats on the island if his banana hoard is threatened. Should the motivation strike, though, Donkey Kong will make sure that his opponents feel his fury.
==Death Battle Info==
===Background===
*Height: 6'1" | 185 cm (on knuckles)
*Weight: 800 lbs | 363 kg
*Name was meant to translate to "Stupid Ape"
*According to the Crystal Coconut, is destined to rule his home island
*Can devour several dozen bananas in three seconds flat
*Greatly expanded his percussionist talents over the years
===Abilities & Weapons===
*Tremendous strength & durability
*Giant Punch
**If fully charged, unleashes a punch of significant power
*Hand Slap
**Causes small-scale earthquakes that can alter the environment
*Weaponry
**Coconut Shooter
***Holds up to 20 homing coconuts
**Orange Grenades
***Actual fruit turned into actual explosives
===Feats===
*Punched a giant walrus so high, he caused a small tsunami when he landed in the ocean
*Can deadlift pirate ships out of the ground... while standing on them
*Can tank point-blank cannonball fire
*Shatters flaming boulders by simply clapping his hands together
*Has survived atmospheric re-entry on at least two occasions
===Weaknesses & Stupidity===
*Immensely stupid
*As lazy as he is unintelligent
**Motivated exclusively by bananas... and sometimes his loved ones
*Should the hair on the top of his head be cut, he will lose all his strength
*Despite his extreme power, he's still susceptible to being kidnapped easily
==Gallery==
===Appearance===
Donkey Kong.gif|Sprite used in Death Battle(By AxKing, edited from Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes's SonSon)
===Arsenal and Abilities===
1200px-DKBarrelDKCR.webp|Barrel
Donkey Kong - Coconut Shooter copy.png|Coconut Shooter
Orange Grenade.png|Orange Grenade
Donkey Kong Neutral B SSBU.gif|Giant Punch
Donkey Kong Side B SSBU.gif|Headbutt
Donkey Kong Down B SSBU.gif|Hand Slap
Donkey Kong Up B SSBU.gif|Spinning Kong
Donkey Kong megastrike.gif|Mega Strike: Thunder Blast
DK Moon Punch.gif|Super Strength
Donkey Kong Super Durability.gif|Super Durability
==Trivia==
*Donkey Kong is the 16th Nintendo character to appear, after Samus Aran, Goomba, Koopa Troopa, Yoshi, Mario, Princess Zelda, Princess Peach, Link, Pikachu, Fox McCloud, Luigi, Venusaur, Blastoise, Charizard, and Kirby, and with the next 12 being Red, Bowser, Ganondorf, Mewtwo, Lucario, Pit, Wario, King Dedede, Captain Falcon, Machamp, Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd, and Ash Ketchum.
**He is the ninth Nintendo character to win, after Samus Aran, Yoshi, Princess Peach, Link, Fox McCloud, Blastoise, and Kirby, and with the next nine being Ganondorf, Mewtwo, Lucario, Mario, King Dedede, Captain Falcon, Machamp, Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd, and Bowser.
**He is the seventh Mario character to appear, after Goomba, Koopa Troopa, Yoshi, Mario, Princess Peach, and Luigi, and with the next two being Bowser and Wario.
***He is the third Mario character to win, after Yoshi and Princess Peach, and with the next two being Mario and Bowser.
*Donkey Kong is the last of the eight starter characters in the original Super Smash Bros. to appear.
==External Links==
*Donkey Kong on Wikipedia
*Donkey Kong on the Super Mario Wiki
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