Donkey Kong

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**Donkey Kong**, also known simply as **DK** or **D. Kong**, is a major character in the *Mario* franchise and the main protagonist of the *Donkey Kong* franchise.

Donkey Kong is the grandson of Mario's original nemesis that bore the same name as his. He's a big hulking ape with a penchant for tossing barrels and eating bananas.

In the AWA fics, Donkey Kong is a student at the AWA Academy.

In the XP4 fics, Donkey Kong debuted in XP4 Heroes of the Multiverse - All-Star Adventures.

## **Appearance**

Donkey Kong is a Kong who sports a burly physique; in addition to having particularly large pecs, biceps and triceps, he is noted to weigh 800 pounds (363 kg) according to Microbuffer, the talking microphone that serves as the announcer for the fight against K. Rool in *Donkey Kong 64*. Donkey Kong also has brown fur, with the fur on his head being distinctly shaped to the point of looking like a hairstyle. As of *Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze*, his fur has also consistently sported a realistic texture. The shade of brown his fur is colored, however, has been inconsistent between games, being either a lighter shade or its original darker shade. Donkey Kong wears only a single item of clothing: a red necktie with the "DK" logo printed on it in yellow.

## **Personality**

In the games, 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. He is also sometimes depicted as somewhat dimwitted; in *Fortune Street*, this is referenced by Toad remarking how Donkey Kong is the brawn and Diddy Kong is the brains. Despite this, his intelligence has been portrayed inconsistently: DK speaks fluent English much like the other Kongs (particularly during the *Donkey Kong Country* series), yet speaks in broken, third-person English for his few lines in *Donkey Kong 64*.

In the TV series, Donkey Kong's personality is largely the same, albeit depicting him as lazy instead of carefree. Between himself and Diddy Kong, Donkey Kong is shown to have much more common sense when it comes to morality, as shown in I Spy with My Hairy Eye where he was at first against using the Crystal Coconut to wish for more bananas until Diddy manipulated him into doing it. Donkey Kong also seems to get startled much easier and is more sensitive, with an aggressive disposition to King K. Rool, Kaptain Skurvy and their goons.

## **XP4 Fanfics**

Donkey Kong is a member of the Heroes Coalitions as a Solo Hero. He also attends the Vanguard Academy as a student.

### **XP4 Heroes of the Multiverse - All-Star Adventures**

In Chapter 7, Donkey Kong alongside Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi and Toadsworth gathered at the courtyard of Princess Peach's castle when The Unlikely Heroes met up with them. DK and the others told them when some strange figures arrives and kidnapped Princess Peach, Princess Daisy and Rosalina. DK and everyone decided to create a plan to save them.

In Chapter 8, Donkey Kong alongside everyone are making their way towards Bowser's Dominion. On their way there, DK had a conversation with Kennedy "Kenny" MacIntosh, Patchouli Knowledge, Meiling Hong, Sakuya Izayoi and Remilia Scarlet. After arriving at their destination, DK and everyone confronted Bowser whom denied kidnapping Princess Peach and the others. DK and the others decided to head back with Bowser and Kamek joining them.

In Chapter 9, Donkey Kong alongside Alice Margatroid and Ruderford "Rudy" Tucker watching Youmo Konpaku praticing her sword skills. After that, DK and the others prepared themselves to rescue Princess Peach and the others.

In Chapter 10, Donkey Kong and the others infiltrated the Terrible Trio's campsite and fought them. After the crooks retreated in defeat and saving Princess Peach and the others, DK was horrified when Kennedy "Kenny" MacIntosh got accidentally blasted to pieces by Helmsley "Helmz, Helmet" D. Heyman and Flandre Scarlet with their tank.

In Chapter 11, Donkey Kong and the others went back to Princess Peach's castle and mourns for Kennedy "Kenny" MacIntosh's death but was later surprised to see him alive as a spirit. Later, it is revealed that DK alongside Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, Bowser and Kamek joined the group.

In Chapter 20, Donkey Kong, alongside Bowser and Kamek, are seen watching Wario and Waluigi playing a game of badminton at the Hakurei Shrine and later witnessed Darius Greg attempting to eat Sunny Milk, Luna Child and Star Sapphire.

In Chapter 22, Donkey Kong took part of fighting a group of Nightmares in the Human Village when Marth and Zed Irysh arrives, and after the battle, they decided to have a conversation in Keine Kamishirasawa's school.

In Chapter 23, Donkey Kong is present inside a classroom of Keine Kamishirasawa's school in the Human Village where they had a conversation with Marth and Zed Irysh about how the two met before teaming-up with them in hunting down the Curse Maker.

In Chapter 36, Donkey Kong, alongside everyone, took part in a task in Durgas City where they are tasked by the Heroes Coalitions to take out the Emotionless and as well as find traces of the Curse Maker.

In Chapter 37, Donkey Kong, alongside everyone, are seen gathered around somewhere in the city of Durgas after finishing up with their tasks. Taking notice of their absent members, everyone to search for them and later found the gravely wounded Darius Greg, Gino Samuels, Kennedy "Kenny" MacIntosh and Ruderford "Rudy" Tucker, and later witnessed the tragic passing of Helmsley "Helmz, Helmet" D. Heyman.

In Chapter 38, Donkey Kong, alongside everyone, is present in the main bridge somewhere inside the GS Hustle Fleet where Darius Greg, Gino Samuels, Kennedy "Kenny" MacIntosh and Ruderford "Rudy" Tucker said their farewells to everyone. After the losers left via portal, everyone decided to make their way back to Neo-City.

### **XP4 Heroes Coalition - Neo-City Diaries**

In Chapter 119, Donkey Kong, alongside rest of the Unlikely Heroes, are seen present inside an office somewhere in the Training Camp where Anna Maymorie, Eddward "Double D, Edd" Marion Smith, Emiri YamanakaMario Martinez and Minna-Dietlinde Wilcke announced that they are now official members of the Heroes Coalitions.

## **Abilities**

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. In the original *Donkey Kong* he had a seemingly unlimited supply of Barrels, and could throw them easily. This carried on to the *Donkey Kong Country* games, where he can pick up and throw Barrels with ease. Also in *Donkey Kong Country*, he can destroy certain enemies that Diddy Kong cannot hurt with a single jump. In *Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat*, his strength is shown yet again, it makes him so strong that when he claps, a sound-wave is produced. This is his main attack throughout the game. In the ending of *Donkey Kong Country Returns*, Donkey Kong is shown to be strong enough to knock the moon out of its orbit and into the planet's atmosphere with a single punch (though the fact he was falling towards it at an alarming speed may have helped with it).

Donkey Kong also appears to either immune or highly resistant to hypnosis since the Kalimba Tiki was unable to hypnotize him when it was easily able to do so to other animals on the island. In *Donkey Kong 64*, he has a personal weapon, the Coconut Shooter, and has a special ability called Strong Kong which allows him to become invincible and use up more Crystal Coconuts the longer he maintains the form. Donkey Kong is also talented in playing bongos, demonstrated in *Donkey Kong 64*, where he uses it to solve puzzles and attack surrounding enemies; the ability of playing bongos is also shown in the *Donkey Konga* games.

Though his size and weight may suggest otherwise, Donkey Kong is deceptively fast and agile. In *Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat* he's shown to very proficient in hand to hand combat, delivering a vast amount of fast punches and kicks in a few seconds and is quick in countering the attacks he dodges. DK's speed and agility have also been consistently demonstrated throughout his appearances in the *Super Smash Bros.* franchise. Donkey Kong also has some skill with musical instruments, to the point that he can even weaponize music and song in combat, most notably via Konga Beat.

## **Trivia**

* DK appears in Nintendo Monopoly. He replaces Marvin Gardens, and costs $280.
* In *Goldeneye 007*, a game developed by Rare, Donkey Kong's face can be seen on a mountain in the first mission of the game, the Dam. In both this game and *Perfect Dark*, both games created by Rare, there is an unlockable cheat called "DK Mode". This cheat will make it so that all characters in those games will have a similar body shape to Donkey Kong, with a larger head.
* In *Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga*, a skeleton monkey named Bink bears an uncanny resemblance to Donkey Kong.
* Chained Kong, an enemy in *Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars*, as well as his stronger variant, Guerilla, look very similar to Donkey Kong. In one of the challenge rooms of Bowser's Keep, he even tosses barrels exactly like Donkey Kong's way of throwing barrels in the original *Donkey Kong*.
* Donkey Kong's emblem in various games is his *DK logo*.
* Donkey Kong's speech is changed throughout many games. In *Donkey Kong Country* he spoke with good grammar and proper English. In *Donkey Kong 64*, he 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 doesn't speak at all and just makes ape noises. However, in the *Mario Party* games released after *Mario Party 4*, he spoke with proper grammar, and all *Mario Party* games before that, he only made monkey noises.
* A Monster Truck based on Donkey Kong appeared at Monster Jam 2007.
* Donkey Kong, along with Birdo and a few others, were originally going to appear as playable characters in *Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games*, but were scrapped before the final product was finished for unknown reasons.
* There has been some confusion over the years as to whether the current Donkey Kong is Donkey Kong Jr. or his son. Cranky Kong has been referred to as Donkey Kong's grandfather and Jr. his father in the past, but Rare seems to have entirely retconned this (their statement is now invalid since Rare left Nintendo) while Retro and Nintendo seems to still support the original idea thus making it canon.
* In the video game, *War of the Monsters*, a parody of Donkey Kong called "Congar" appears as a character. This is hinted due to the fact that Congar throws large boulders **exactly** like Donkey Kong's way of throwing barrels.