Donkey Kong

A long time ago, an illegal pet gorilla now known as Cranky Kong – the first Donkey Kong – escaped from his cage, kidnapped a fair maiden named Pauline and battled the now-famous Mario atop a construction site, which culminated in the big ape's capture and then led to his son, Donkey Kong Jr., rescuing him. After escaping, the Kongs fled to a remote island and claimed it as their own, naming it "Donkey Kong Island." Years later, Donkey Kong Jr. would bear a child who was 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."

As the ruler of Donkey Kong Island, Donkey Kong typically spends his days relaxing in his treehouselocated in Kongo Jungle with his fellow Kongs, including his favorite nephew, Diddy, and protecting a large stash of bananas that he hoarded all to himself. However, Donkey Kong's life is not all fun and relaxation, for he has gone head-to-head with a number of foes who have attempted to either steal his banana hoard or conquer his home island, including Tiki Tong and the Tiki Tak Tribe, Lord Fredrikand the Snowmads, and perhaps most famously, King K. Rool and his Kremling Krew.

## **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

## Attack Techniques

* **Giant Punch:** Charges then releases a very powerful punch which can move mountain-sized moons
* **Sound Wave Attack:** Donkey Kong claps hard enough to create a sound wave to attack his opponents. The sound waves travel around him or in front of him. These attacks can be incredibly destructive, sometimes equaling nuclear bombs or hurricanes.
* **Barrels:** Donkey Kong can summon and throw barrels at his opponents.
* **Barrel Roll:** Donkey Kong will roll his entire body toward his opponents.
* **Barrel Cannon Blast:** Donkey Kong summons a barrel cannon and hops into it. The cannon will fire Donkey Kong at such force that anything hit by him during his course will be burnt by him.
* **Ground Pound:** Donkey Kong creates an earthquake by slapping the ground.
* **Strong Kong:** Donkey Kong jumps into a Donkey Kong Barrel and turns invincible for a few seconds.
* **Going Bananas:** After eating a certain amount of bananas, Donkey Kong becomes faster and invincible for a limited period of time. He has a similar variant called **Crystal Star** in DK: Jungle Climber, which also grant him flight. This version activates when he collected jewels.
* **Spinning Kong:** Whirls around like a helicopter, good for moving horizontal distances.
* **Simian Slam:** Donkey Kong jumps into the air and comes crashing down on his back side. It has stronger variations including the Super Simian Slam and Super Duper Simian Slam.
* **Thunder Wham:** Donkey Kong slams onto the ground, creating a dome-like shock wave that even tilts the field.
* **Ultra Barrel DK:** Donkey Kong is equipped with a special Ultra Barrel rockets that enables him to fly extremely fast into the point he causes fire to surround himself.
* **Wild Move:** While being equipped with rocket barrels, Donkey Kong performs a boost dash that destroys obstacles and attack enemies in his path.
* **Magic Weapon:** Donkey Kong forges a weapon of pure energy in shape of a hockey stick. It's only used once in Mario Sport Mix in a fight against the Behemoth.
* **Power Fist Strike:** Donkey Kong's Super Strike. He charges with green and yellow lightning then makes an electrical strike by punching the target with anger.
* **Thunder Blast:** Donkey Kong's Megastrike. He jumps into the air, and he gathers electricity in his arms and claps at the target with tremendous re-entry force.
* **Zone Speed:** Donkey Kong can make the flow of time slow from his view by focusing his energy.

## Durability

* Can survive an explosion strong enough to launch him into orbit.

## Strength

* Punched the moon out of orbit
* 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
* Physically superior to Mario and fought him several times

## **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