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The Donkey Kong Jungle Action Special states that Shigeru Miyamoto claims that Donkey Kong's character was inspired by the Beauty and the Beast fairy tale, though no further source or statement has been provided. It was either Gunpei Yokoi or Hiroshi Yamauchi who gave the final approval for the name. Export manager Shinichi Todori's deposition revealed that he came up with the first name after trying to translate 「頓馬」 ( tonma) into English. He stated that his proposals for Kong's first name were rejected and that he was unaware of who came up with it. However, this is contradicted by the deposition he gave during Universal Studio's lawsuit against Nintendo. Miyamoto was later informed by Nintendo of America staff that the word 'donkey' is not a synonym for 'idiot' in English, but he decided to ignore this because he liked the name 'Donkey Kong'. Miyamoto says that he chose the name 'Donkey' to reflect the character's stupidity, while 'Kong' was considered a generic term for large apes in Japan. 7.2 Donkey Kong Country: Rumble in the Jungleĭonkey Kong's character design was created by Shigeru Miyamoto for the Donkey Kong arcade game, in which Donkey Kong kidnaps Mario's original girlfriend, Lady.2.36 Other appearances, cameos, and references.2.27.5 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.2.27.4 Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.2.27.3 Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.

2.27.2 Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games.2.27.1 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games.2.20.5 Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move.2.14.10 Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

Big time donkey power series#

2.13 Donkey Kong Country television series.2.12 Donkey Kong Country: Rumble in the Jungle.2.9.6 Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.2.9.3 Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!.2.9.2 Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest.2.3 Donkey Kong (coloring/activity books).This has caused confusion and continuity issues, with certain games or miscellaneous pieces of media contradicting the identity of Donkey Kong in early titles. After the 1994 Game Boy Donkey Kong, Cranky Kong retired the usage of the name, passing it on to his grandson, Donkey Kong to use in Donkey Kong Country and onward. This includes Cranky Kong and the current Donkey Kong, who was originally written to be a grown up Donkey Kong Jr.

The Donkey Kong Country series establishes that Donkey Kong is a 'title' rather than a singular character, and that two separate Kongs have bore it. However, he has also been portrayed as an antagonist on multiple occasions, mainly in the Mario vs. He is a powerful and carefree Kong that lives in Donkey Kong Island, and he likes to collect bananas and spend time with his friends, particularly his best friend and sidekick Diddy Kong. Kong, is a major character in the Mario franchise and the main protagonist of the Donkey Kong franchise. “My bananas and my buddy, Diddy Kong, they are gone! The Kremlings will pay! I'll hunt them down through every corner of my island, until I have every last banana from my hoard back!” - Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Countryĭonkey Kong, also known simply as DK, D.K., or D. Donkey KongĪrtwork of Donkey Kong for Mario Party Superstarsĭonkey Kong ( as the original Donkey Kong) ( 1981)ĭonkey Kong Country (as the current Donkey Kong) ( 1994) For other uses of the moniker 'DK', see DK (disambiguation). For other uses of the name 'Donkey Kong', see Donkey Kong (disambiguation). This article is about the character Donkey Kong. Reason: Bad writing (tagged on 18:13, 26 July 2017 (EDT)) It has been requested that this article be rewritten.