Cranky Kong

Cranky Kong (also known as DK Senior, Donkey Kong I, or Donkey Kong the First) is Donkey Kong's crabby, rambling grandfather, the original Donkey Kong in the 1981 game, the widowed husband of Wrinkly Kong, and father of Donkey Kong Junior. Cranky has made numerous appearances throughout the Donkey Kong series. He usually acts as a guide in the games to help his grandson Donkey Kong or the other Kongs along their journey as he has had some enlightening experiences.
In the original Donkey Kong Country trilogy and other appearances, he is heavily implied to be the violent, bad tempered, and clumsy original Donkey Kong an escaped circus animal from Big Ape City in the classic Donkey Kong Arcade game, making him the main adversary of Mario (Jumpman) and Stanley the Bugman in those games. Cranky considers them to be arch enemies in the same way present DK considers K. Rool his archenemy.
As part of the first generation in the DK Lineage, he now goes by his nickname Cranky after becoming old and retired. While he is proud and loving towards his loyal son, he often looks down on his grandson and breaks the fourth wall by saying that Donkey Kong will never be as great a character as he was during his prime and that his DK knows nothing about the 8-bit gaming days. Cranky is also speculated to be Funky Kong's grandfather.
== Theme songs ==
Cranky's Cabin (DKC)
Cranky's Conga (DKC2)
Cranky's Lectures (DK: King of Swing)
Cosmic Highway (DK Barrel Blast)
Cranky's Theme (DK Jungle Climber)
Cranky Kong Shop (DKC Returns)
== Trivia ==
* Cranky may be considered for Ikran's Top 12 Abhorrent Characters in Video Games.
== Gallery ==
Cranky Kong (Mario Movie 2023).jpg|Cranky Kong (Mario Movie 2023)
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