Every time he sees any such thing he seems to fondly recall his heyday in which he was an 8-bit character.
He is mostly angry about the state of modern video games, once going so far as to complain about how many bits and bytes are used up to simply animate his swinging beard. As his name implies, Cranky is perpetually bitter about many things and complains about them to anyone who gives him even the slightest acknowledgment. He is currently voiced by Takashi Nagasako. The character retains his stubborn nature and has become an aged, sharp-minded, and disparaging video game veteran who throughout the games distributes advice and useful items. The name was derived by Miyamoto from "stubborn ape": Miyamoto used " donkey" to convey "stubborn" in English while "Kong" was simply to imply him being a "large ape." ĭonkey Kong Country portrays Cranky as the original Donkey Kong character featured in the 1981 arcade game. Miyamoto has also named " Beauty and the Beast" and the 1933 film King Kong as influences for the character. The original Donkey Kong is a large, enraged gorilla, which Miyamoto said was "nothing too evil or repulsive", and Mario's pet. His moveset is based around his cane, which allows him to bounce on spikes. In Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Cranky becomes playable in the main campaign of a Donkey Kong platformer for the first time. In Donkey Kong Country Returns and its 3DS remake, he runs various shops that sell items and helps the player by giving hints and tips when they leave his shop. He is playable in Donkey Kong Barrel Blast. He made appearances dispensing tips in DK: King of Swing and DK: Jungle Climber. Ultimate on the Jungle Japes stage, as well as appearing in Donkey Konga and its sequels. Cranky has also made cameo appearances in Super Smash Bros. He also hosts the Jetpac game, and will grant the player access to it in exchange for 15 Banana Medals. Donkey Kong 64 sees Cranky deal out potions that grant each of the five playable Kongs special abilities and can be purchased at Cranky's Lab.
In Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, he is the player's opponent in a throwing mini game at Swanky's Sideshow in the GBA versions of Donkey Kong Country 2 and Donkey Kong Country 3, he hosts several minigames, and is briefly playable in the Dojo minigame of the latter. Donkey Kong Country 2 saw him play a similar role, although this time the player would have to provide enough banana coins to buy specific hints. His main purpose in Donkey Kong Country is to distribute helpful hints about the game's many stages to the modern Donkey Kong and his sidekick Diddy Kong whenever they drop by his cabin. He has appeared as Cranky Kong in a number of Donkey Kong games, primarily as a boastful adviser to Donkey Kong and his various simian friends (in-game and in the instruction manuals), as well as running minigames and tutorials. In 1994's Donkey Kong Country, a new, different-looking Donkey Kong was introduced, said to be the grandson of the original arcade character, who is now the elderly Cranky Kong (also known as Donkey Kong Sr.), a grumpy elderly gorilla, known for his scathing fourth wall-breaking commentary. In the Game & Watch game Donkey Kong Hockey, he served as a playable character for the first time. In Donkey Kong 3, he terrorises a greenhouse. Donkey Kong is held captive by Mario in Donkey Kong Jr. The player must take the role of Mario and rescue her. The first character named Donkey Kong is introduced in the original 1981 arcade game as the computer-controlled antagonist who abducts Pauline. Donkey Kong's family Donkey Kong (original)/Cranky Kong Game appearances ĭonkey Kong, also known as DK, is a male gorilla.
They have numerous non-Kong allies who appear throughout the series, and are commonly antagonized by the Kremling Krew, who steal their valuables (and sometimes kidnap members of the Kong family) to further their nefarious goals. The Kong Family (also known as the Kong Klan and the DK Crew ) is a group led by Donkey Kong comprising his family and friends. Kongs are a group of various primates (particularly apes and monkeys) that live on Donkey Kong Island. This article only lists the characters that have appeared in titles that include "Donkey Kong" or "DK". Other characters have included other Kongs, the crocodilian villain King K.
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From left to right: Diddy Kong, Donkey Kong, Dixie Kong, Funky Kong, Cranky Kong, Wrinkly Kong and Swanky Kong.ĭonkey Kong is a series of video games published by Nintendo since 1981 and created by game designer Shigeru Miyamoto.ĭonkey Kong and Mario have both had the roles of protagonist and antagonist in the series. Promotional image for Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest.
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