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|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' (1981) ([[Cranky Kong|Original Donkey Kong]]) / ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' (1994) (current Donkey Kong)
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|latest_appearance=''[[The Super Mario
|latest_portrayal=[[Mark Betteridge]] (1994–1995)<ref>Shesez (November 22, 2019). [https://youtu.be/TwWHzilbQ34?t=3072 The Donkey Kong Country 25th Anniversary Interview Documentary]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved January 17, 2023.</ref><br>[[Chris Sutherland]] (1994, when failing a Bonus Level)<ref>[https://twitter.com/David_Wise/status/1083450138608193536 ''David Wise'' on Twitter (retrieved on January 10, 2019)]</ref><br>[[Grant Kirkhope]] (1999-2010)<br>[[Takashi Nagasako]] (2004–present)<br>[[Seth Rogen]] (English, 2023)
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{{quote|My [[banana]]s and my buddy, [[Diddy Kong|Diddy]], they are gone! The [[Kremling]]s will pay! I'll hunt them down through every corner of my island, until I have every last banana from [[Banana Hoard|my hoard]] back!|Donkey Kong|Donkey Kong Country}}
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Donkey Kong's goal is protect his [[Banana Hoard]], defend [[Kong Island]], and help his friends whenever they are in trouble. Most of the time, Donkey Kong is joined by Diddy, serving as his sidekick. Although he is the ''Donkey Kong'' franchise's main protagonist, some of the games have a premise of Donkey Kong being kidnapped, so a different Kong, specifically Diddy or [[Dixie Kong|Dixie]], is substituted as the main protagonist.
==Creation and Development==
Donkey Kong's character design was created by [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] for the ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' Arcade game, in which the big ape kidnaps [[Mario]]'s (or [[Jumpman]]'s) girlfriend, [[Pauline]]. Miyamoto says that he chose the name "Donkey" to reflect the character's stubbornness, while "Kong" was considered a generic term for large scary apes in Japan<ref>[http://www.snopes.com/business/misxlate/donkeykong.asp "Donkey Wrong" - An article about the origin of Donkey Kong's name]. Snopes.com. 2011. (Retrieved June 28, 2012)</ref>.
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Donkey Kong appears in ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'' as a playable character. His offensive power shot is the [[Barrel Cannon Blast]], and his defensive power shot is the [[Boomerang Banana Return]]. When Donkey Kong wins the championship, Toad brings him the trophy, and he grabs it with Toad still holding on. He waves it around, shaking up Toad in the process. When he finally stops, Toad faints, and DK scratches his head. Donkey Kong's taunt is showing muscles.
===''Donkey Kong
[[File:DonkeyDKC.png|thumb|150px|The modern Donkey Kong is both an agile and strong ape, capable of defending the island.]]
Sometime after the battles between Donkey Kong and Jumpman played out, the original Donkey Kong took the name Cranky Kong. The new Donkey Kong forges lasting friendships with many of the other Kongs, including his eager nephew Diddy Kong, [[Funky Kong]], and his girlfriend [[Candy Kong]]. He eventually begins his reign over the island's jungle. Much of the young ape’s time is spent collecting Bananas to add to his [[Banana Hoard]], and he lives a relatively laid back lifestyle as compared to his father figure, Cranky.
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However, a band of [[Kremling]]s known as the [[Kremling Krew]] forms during this time. Their acts of violence and thievery put them at odds with Donkey Kong constantly, forcing him to guard his Banana Hoard every night.
====Canon====
In ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', DK was charged with protecting the Banana Hoard until it was stolen by the
In ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]'', Donkey Kong with his nephew Diddy is tested by his grandfather Cranky to recover the Banana Hoard from K. Rool's hands.<ref>'''Cranky Kong''': ''I'll call old K. Rool and arrange everything. You'll wake up tomorow without your bananas.''" - ''Donkey Kong Land'' Instruction Booklet, Nintendo, 1995, p. 3</ref>
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In ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', DK had to recover the [[Golden Banana]]s, free his friends, find the [[Banana Fairy|Banana Fairies]] and mainly save his island from the Kremling Krew's bellicose power called [[Blast-O-Matic]]. It was on this journey that Donkey Kong received his [[Coconut Gun]] by [[Funky Kong]], he was allowed to use his [[Kong Pad|pad]] by Cranky Kong, received his [[Bongo Blast]] by [[Candy Kong]], received the [[Kong Barrel|Strong Kong]] by Cranky Kong, collecting various items with his color code which is yellow, defeating [[Army Dillo]] twice to win the keys to [[K. Lumsy]]'s cage and defeat K. Rool.
In ''[[DK: King of Swing]]'', Donkey Kong explore the whole island for second time to recover all [[DK Medal]]s which was stolen by K. Rool and save the [[Jungle Jam|Jungle Jam Tournament]]. As playable in the Jungle Jam, his '''Jump''' and '''Attack''' are 3 out of 5.
In ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]'', DK and his gang find a giant banana on top of [[Sun Sun Island]] first. Donkey Kong meet [[Xananab]] discovering that K. Rool and his minions stole the 5 crystal bananas from same. He with the help of his nephew Diddy explored the more 4 islands to recover all the Crystal Bananas and save the universe from K. Rool's hands.
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In ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' on his birthday, Donkey Kong and the [[Kong Family]] are expelled from own island by the [[Snowmad]]s and discovers that the islands are conquered by them too. So DK along with Diddy, [[Dixie]] and Cranky will have to remove the Snowmads from islands first to recover his home, kick out [[Lord Fredrik]] with his underlings and get the [[Relic]]s in the Key Temples from islands to activate the [[Secret Seclusion]].
====Spin-off====
In ''[[Donkey Konga]] series'', DK together with his friends make their performances on magic bongos that were found in the beach.
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In ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]'', DK is first playable character from selection in which his '''Boost''', '''Speed''' and '''Agility''' are 3 out of 5. His counterpart is a individual [[Kritter]]. If the player complete all 32 of '''Candy's Challenges''', the Ultra Barrel DK is unlocked where the '''Boost''', '''Speed''' and '''Agility''' are 5 out of 5.
In the [[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' television series]], Donkey Kong is the main protagonist where he finds the [[Crystal Coconut]] on [[Inka Dinka Doo]]'s temple and was predicted by the same that he would be the future ruler of the Kongo Bongo Island.<ref>"'''Kaptain Skurvy:''' ♫''A stupid ape just wandered by and snatched my treasured prize''♫" - ''Booty and the Beast''</ref> His job was to protect the coconut from K. Rool with his army and [[Kaptain Skurvy]] with his mates.▼
===Club Nintendo===
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He once again appears as the main character in "[[Donkey Kong in: Banana Day 24]]". The Kongs have to save the world from freezing, since a giant UFO is pulling the [[Earth]] away from the [[sun]]. Together with Diddy, Dixie, Kiddy, and Cranky, Donkey enters a space shuttle and flies into space in order to talk to the aliens. As it turns out, the reason for them pulling away the Earth is that they mistake the planet for a giant [[coconut]]. When the Kongs bring them some [[banana]]s, they agree to return the Earth to its original position. In the comic, Donkey appears as the bravest of the Kongs, as he is the one to start talking to the aliens.
===''Donkey Kong Country'' television series===
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Donkey Kong is invincible during the move. Unfortunately he is also unable to move, making the move very risky to use on scrolling stages that require the player to keep on moving (ironically, this is a requirement in one of Donkey Kong's very own stages in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', [[Rumble Falls]]).
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===''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' series===
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====''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem''====
In ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem]]'', Donkey Kong arrives at the newly-opened Mini-Land to desperately get a [[Mini Pauline]], only to find out that he is the 101st guest to arrive and it sold out after 100. Donkey Kong gets incredibly mad and, in his rage, kidnaps the real Pauline, forcing Mario and his force of Mini Marios to rescue her. In the end, its shown DK is given a Pauline doll by Mario and the trio rides the Ferris wheel together.
===''Mario Baseball'' series===
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In ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'', Donkey Kong is mostly unchanged. He still uses a boxing glove to bat. His Star Pitch and Star Swing are also altered to [[Barrel Ball]] and [[Barrel Swing]], which involve him throwing a barrel. He has also lost his Laser Ball ability. As for his stats, Donkey Kong has better batting, but with worse fielding and even worse running. His pitching also lost one point, but it remains above-average. In this game, DK has good chemistry with Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, [[Tiny Kong]], [[Funky Kong]] and [[Baby Donkey Kong]], and his chemistry with [[Kritter]] and [[King K. Rool]] is bad, which is odd considering that they are on DK's team. DK has the second highest batting stat in this game, only surpassed by [[Bowser]], King K.Rool and Petey Piranha.
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===''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast''===▼
===''Mario Strikers Series''===
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[[Donkey Kong (monster truck)|A Monster Truck]] based on Donkey Kong appeared at Monster Jam 2007.
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==Appearances in other media==
===Television===
▲In the [[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' television series]] from 1996, Donkey Kong is the main protagonist where he finds the [[Crystal Coconut]] on [[Inka Dinka Doo]]'s temple and was predicted by the same that he would be the future ruler of the Kongo Bongo Island.<ref>"'''Kaptain Skurvy:''' ♫''A stupid ape just wandered by and snatched my treasured prize''♫" - ''Booty and the Beast''</ref> His job was to protect the coconut from K. Rool with his army and [[Kaptain Skurvy]] with his mates.
==General information==
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Image:Ssbdonkeykong.jpg|<center>''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''
File:MKDS-Donkey Kong Artwork.png|<center>''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
File:DKJUNGLEDK.jpg|<center>''[[DK Jungle Climber]]''
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==Music themes==
{{main|DK Island Swing}}
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