Donkey Kong

Donkey Kong the Third, also known as Donkey Kong, DK, D. Kong, Star Child, King of the Jungle, Big Monkey, Bodacious Beast, Prime Primate, Thrilla Gorilla, King of Swing and Super Donkey Kong, is the main protagonist of the Donkey Kong series.
== Charactah Account ==
Donkey Kong is the laid-back, stubborn, yet trustworthy hero of Donkey Kong Island and the leader of the Kong Family. 
Donkey Kong, despite his carefree and lazy lifestyle, is a brave hero who highly cares for his friends and Banana Hoard. However, in spite of his laid-back demeanor, he will become enraged when his bananas are stolen or threatened in any way or when his friends are harmed.
Unlike most characters, who have some kind of special power, Donkey Kong relies mainly on his brute strength. He sometimes has the title of "The strongest of the Kongs", though this claim may refer to his combat abilities instead of strength alone, as some Kongs like Chunky Kong and Sumo Kong are clearly larger and stronger than Donkey Kong.
== Appearance ==
=== Cartoons ===
* Captain N: The Game Master
* Donkey Kong Country
* Saturday Supercade
=== Comics ===
* Donkey Kong Country
* Donkey Kong in: Banana Day 24
* Skylanders: Unexpected Allies
=== Manga ===
* Super Mario-kun
=== Video Games ===
* DK: Jungle Climber
* DK: King of Swing
* Donkey Kong
* Donkey Kong 3
* Donkey Kong 64
* Donkey Kong '94
* Donkey Kong Barrel Blast
* Donkey Kong Circus
* Donkey Kong Country
* Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
* Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
* Donkey Kong Country Returns
* Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
* Donkey Kong Jr.
* Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
* Donkey Kong Land
* Donkey Kong Land 2
* Donkey Konga
* Donkey Konga 2
* Donkey Konga 3
* Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games
* Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
* Mario Golf
* Mario Golf: Advance Tour
* Mario Golf: Super Rush
* Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
* Mario Golf: World Tour
* Mario Hoops 3-on-3
* Mario Kart 7
* Mario Kart 8
* Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
* Mario Kart 64
* Mario Kart Arcade GP
* Mario Kart Arcade GP 2
* Mario Kart DS
* Mario Kart Tour
* Mario Kart Wii
* Mario Kart: Double Dash!
* Mario Kart: Super Circuit
* Mario Party
* Mario Party 2
* Mario Party 3
* Mario Party 4
* Mario Party 5
* Mario Party 6
* Mario Party 7
* Mario Party 8
* Mario Party 9
* Mario Party 10
* Mario Party-e
* Mario Party Advance
* Mario Party DS
* Mario Party Superstars
* Mario Party: Island Tour
* Mario Party: Star Rush
* Mario Party: The Top 100
* Mario Power Tennis
* Mario Strikers Charged
* Mario Super Sluggers
* Mario Superstar Baseball
* Mario Tennis
* Mario Tennis Aces
* Mario vs. Donkey Kong
* Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis
* Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!
* Punch-Out!
* Skylanders: SuperChargers
* Super Mario Kart
* Super Mario Party
* Super Mario Strikers
* Super Smash Bros.
* Super Smash Bros. Brawl
* Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U
* Super Smash Bros. Melee
* Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
* Yoshi's Island DS
== Trivia ==
* Shigeru Miyamoto chose the first name "Donkey" because it invoked the idea that he sounded "stubborn/stupid/dopey" and the last name "Kong" because it invoked the idea that he was an ape.
* Donkey Kong also made a cameo as plush doll in the game Banjo-Tooie. It happened because the games of the original Donkey Kong Country trilogy, Donkey Kong Land series and Banjo-Kazooie series were developed by Rare.
* Donkey Kong the Third could be considered the Nintendo's equivalent to the character Sonic the Hedgehog from the Sonic the Hedgehog game series as they both share '90s attributes, they made their debut on 16-bit consoles and act like free-spirited young and hip teenagers with attitude, have child sidekicks (Diddy Kong and Tails, respectively) that have affinity for brains/wits/technology, capable of flight and become heroes themselves, and fight an obese antagonist (King K. Rool and Doctor Eggman, respectively) that has access to advanced technology.
* Donkey Kong when he was younger has a tail (albeit a tiny one) but it seems to have disappeared, making it possible that despite his ape appearance, Donkey Kong may also be a monkey type Kong.
** It should be noted that on multiple occasions Donkey Kong has been referred to as a monkey such as in Donkey Kong Country 2 by Kaptain K. Rool.
* Although he and Mario have a friendly rivalry, unlike his grandfather, the original Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong the Third appears to be well liked in the Mushroom Kingdom.
* Donkey Kong's head is shaped like a coconut, while his eyes/eyebrow shape was inspired by Zitz's eyes/eyebrow shape, one of the toad protagonists from the Battletoads game series, also created by Rare, the developer of Donkey Kong Country. Funky Kong's sunglasses are possibly taken from Rash, another main character from the same series.
* Cranky Kong, Wrinkly Kong, Donkey Kong Jr., and Diddy Kong have conjoined eyes whereas modern Donkey Kong does not.
* According to the game Donkey Kong 64, Donkey Kong weighs 800 pounds. His height is 6 feet and 1 inch when on his knuckles (7 ft. and 10 inches when standing fully upright).
* In the game Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, an undead/reanimated skeleton Kong named Bink bears an uncanny resemblance to Donkey Kong.
* Super Mario Strikers is the first game in which Donkey Kong has worn something other than the tie that he has worn since Donkey Kong Country.
* Donkey Kong's speech is changed throughout many games. During the game Donkey Kong Country, he spoke with good grammar and proper English. In the game Donkey Kong 64 he (like Chunky Kong) used improper grammar and broken English, and spoke in a third person view, for example saying "Donkey all confused....". In both games, he only has two lines, and speaks in the very beginning of the game. In all later games, Donkey Kong does not speak at all and just makes unintelligible noises. However, in the Mario Partyseries games released after Mario Party 4, he speaks with proper grammar, where all of the Mario Party games before that, as well as Donkey Kong Country Returns, Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze where he only made gorilla noises.
* In the game Donkey Kong Country Returns, if the player does not make any inputs inside a level, Donkey Kong will eventually pulls out a Nintendo DS and plays it. During a similar idle animation in the game Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze for the Nintendo Wii U, he pulls out a Nintendo 3DS. In the Nintendo Switch version of the same game, Donkey Kong plays a Nintendo Switch, instead.
* Donkey Kong, along with Birdo and a few others, were originally going to appear as playable characters in the game Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, but were scrapped before the final product was finished for unknown reasons.
* As seen in the episode "Bad Hair Day" from the Donkey Kong Country animated series, Donkey Kong's signature hair curl/cowlick/tuft is not really a curl at all, but rather a coconut shaped deformity in his head (i.e. his skull is shaped like that).
* According to the episode "Legend of the Crystal Coconut" from the Donkey Kong Country animated series, Donkey Kong says that King Kong is his idol.
* A monster truck based on Donkey Kong appeared in the event Monster Jam from December 2007 up until 2010. It was driven by Frank Krmel and Kreg Christensen. It appears to use most of Donkey Kong's facial features, with more protruding eyes, which also blinked with the windshield, as well as the truck having a big mouth on the front. The truck used the credits theme from the game Donkey Kong Jungle Beat as its theme song, which was fitting for the time.
* Donkey Kong appears in the game Nintendo Monopoly. He replaces Marvin Gardens, and costs $280.
* Donkey Kong in video games and other media has showcased various feats.
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== External Links ==
* Donkey Kong at Donkey Kong Wiki
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