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|full_name=
|first_appearance= ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' (1994)
|latest_appearance=
|homeland= [[Crocodile Isle]]
|aliases= King K. Rool<br>Kaptain K. Rool<br>Baron K. Roolenstein<br>King Krusha K. Rool
|residence=[[K. Rool's Keep]] (original home)
|family= [[K. Lumsy]] (younger brother)<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_ndoj/chara/page02.html Character page]. ''Nintendo.co.jp''. Retrieved April 22, 2012.</ref><br>[[List of implied characters#K. Rool's wife|Unnamed wife]]
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|gender= Male
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K. Rool is a green, obese [[Kritter]] with yellow belly, muscular arms, jagged teeth, bloodshot left eye and use a golden front armor.<ref>[https://twitter.com/WinkySteve/status/617951129406574593 ''Steve Mayles'' on Twitter (retrieved on July 6, 2015)].</ref>
K. Rool's regular alias is '''King K. Rool''', who wears a red cape, golden wristbands and gold crown. As
==History==
===Background information===
In his early life, K. Rool is a descendant of [[Kremlantis]]' former residents who fled from pirate [[Snap]]s which invaded the [[Crocodile Isle]].<ref>''Donkey Kong Land'' Nintendo Magazine System, page 13. "'''''KREMLANTIS''' Rock hewn and rock solid is Kremlantis, ancient home of K. Rool's masterful predecessors. Slight worse off for water than the good ship Gangplank, seeking as the entire kingdom is submerged! The majority of Kremlantis' wards have survived through being trapped in air pockets, though mutant winds roam freely about so beware! Of course it's inevitable that some areas are flooded by ice-water too, and it is here that DK and Diddy encounter the worst of their fears...''"</ref><ref>{{media link|Like of Adrian Smith in Twitter (12, 25, 2023).png|''Adrian Smith'''s like on Twitter (December 25, 2023)}}</ref> But in his origins,
===''Donkey Kong'' franchise===
====Main series====
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In ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]'', K. Rool and four Kritters volunteers assaulted the [[Xananab]]'s spaceship stealing five [[Crystal Banana]]s, but are discovered by Kong Family and he with his minions quickly escape using a dimensional portal device known as a [[Spirowarp]] (also stolen from spaceship). After this encounter, K. Rool is encountered several more times on the various islands (some are of his property as [[Ghost Island]] and [[Chill 'n' Char Island]]) and dimensions of the game, usually appearing to taunt Kongs before having one of his Kritter followers power-up with a Crystal Banana and battle them. Chased to a dead end, K. Rool battles with Donkey Kong attacking by jumping at him, charging into him, and throwing mines until be defeated. Don't giving up, K. Rool uses the last Crystal Banana where attacks with exhaling, exploding mines, summoning meteors in various sizes, gales of wind and trying to crush the Kongs with his claws until be defeated completely. K. Rool is last seen dragged through space by a rope attached to the back of a Xananab's spaceship.
====Spin-offs====
In ''[[Donkey Konga]]'', K. Rool appears on '''Bash K.Rool''' as good target and '''Jam Session''' as dancer.
In ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]'', K. Rool is sixteenth playable character from selection in which his '''Boost''', '''Speed''' and '''Agility''' are 4 out of 5. His counterpart is the Cranky Kong. If the player complete the Challenge 31 of '''Candy's Challenges''', he will be unlocked.
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In ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'', K. Rool appears in Challenge Mode where he tries to stop the baseball heroes in [[DK Jungle]] along with common [[Kritter]]s (green, blue, red and brown). He also appears as an unlockable character if the player beats him.
In ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', a minor reference to K. Rool is made as a street in [[New Donk City]] is named '''KROOL Av.'''
===''Super Smash Bros.'' franchise===
K. Rool only represented as [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophies]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl|Brawl]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS|3DS]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Wii U]]''. In ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' & ''Wii U'', K. Rool appear as [[Mii Brawler]] [[List of Mii Fighter Outfits|costume]]. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', K. Rool appears as unlockable playable and [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]].
==Appearances in other media==
In [[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|animated series]] from 1996, K. Rool is the main antagonist along with his Kremling army. His ambition is to steal the [[Crystal Coconut]] to be the supreme leader of Kongo Bongo Island. But he has two problems: The coconut is protected by Donkey Kong and immense competition with [[Kaptain Skurvy]] who also wants to get the Crystal Coconut.
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K. Rool (DKBB).png|''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]''
K. Rool (DKJC).png|''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''
K. Rool (MSS).png|''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]''
K. Rool (SSBU).png|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
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==Music themes==
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==List of appearances by date==
{|class="wikitable sortable" width=100%
!width=40%|Title
!width=25%|Description
!width=10%|Release date
!width=25%|System/format
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''
|Main antagonist, final boss
|1994
|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong Land]]''
|Main antagonist, final boss
|1995
|[[Game Boy]]
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''
|Main antagonist, final boss
|1995
|Super Nintendo Entertainment System
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''
|Main antagonist, final boss
|1996
|Game Boy
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''
|Main antagonist, final boss
|1996
|Super Nintendo Entertainment System
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''
|Main antagonist, final boss
|1997
|Game Boy
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''
|Main antagonist, final boss
|1999
|[[Nintendo 64]]
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)|Donkey Kong Country]]''
|Main antagonist, final boss
|2000
|[[Game Boy Color]]
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''
|Cameo as a trophy
|2001
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|-
|''[[Donkey Konga]]''
|Non-playable character
|2003
|Nintendo GameCube
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country]]''
|Main antagonist, final boss
|2003
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 2]]''
|Main antagonist, final boss
|2004
|Game Boy Advance
|-
|''[[DK: King of Swing]]''
|Boss/unlockable playable character
|2005
|Game Boy Advance
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 3]]''
|Main antagonist, final boss
|2005
|Game Boy Advance
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]''
|Unlockable playable character
|2007
|[[Wii]]
|-
|''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''
|Main antagonist, final boss
|2007
|[[Nintendo DS]]
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
|Cameo as a trophy and sticker
|2008
|Wii
|-
|''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]''
|Unlockable playable character
|2008
|Wii
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''
|Cameo as a trophy
|2014
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''
|Cameo as a trophy
|2014
|[[Wii U]]
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|Unlockable playable character, spirit
|2018
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|}
==Trivia==
*His name is a pun of the word '''Cruel'''.
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