List of Donkey Kong characters

References

1. Japanese: ドンキーコング, Hepburn: Donkī Kongu
2. Japanese: クランキーコング, Hepburn: Kurankī Kongu
3. Japanese: ドンキーコングJR., Hepburn: Donkī Kongu Junia
4. Japanese: ディクシーコング, Hepburn: Dikushī Kongu
5. Japanese: ディンキーコング, Hepburn: Dinkī Kongu
6. Japanese: タイニーコング, Hepburn: Tainī Kongu
7. Japanese: チャンキーコング, Hepburn: Chankī Kongu
8. Japanese: キャンディーコング, Hepburn: Kyandī Kongu
9. Japanese: ファンキーコング, Hepburn: Fankī Kongu
10. Japanese: スワンキーコング, Hepburn: Suwankī Kongu
11. Japanese: ランキーコング, Hepburn: Rankī Kongu
12. Japanese: マリオ, Hepburn: Mario
13. Japanese: ジャンプマン, Hepburn: Janpuman
14. Japanese: ポリーン, Hepburn: Porīn
15. Japanese: レディ, Hepburn: Redi
16. Japanese: スタンリー, Hepburn: Sutanrī
17. Japanese: クレムリン, Hepburn: Kuremurin
18. Japanese: クランプ, Hepburn: Kuranpu
19. Japanese: クラッシャ, Hepburn: Kurassha
20. Japanese: カリプソ, Hepburn: Karipuso
21. Japanese: クリッター, Hepburn: Kurittā
22. Japanese: クラップトラップ, Hepburn: Kurapputorappu
23. Non-player character in original version
24. Absent in original version
25. Present only in original version
26. Diddy's words: "I am the king of Kong, the simian number one". - Kong for a Day from Donkey Kong Country TV series
27. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong's Quest Instruction Booklet Archived 2021-07-09 at the Wayback Machine, Nintendo, 1995
    https://www.gamesdatabase.org/Media/SYSTEM/Nintendo_SNES//Manual/formated/Donkey_Kong_Country_2-_Diddy-s_Kong_Quest_-_1995_-_Nintendo.pdf
28. Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble Instruction Booklet Archived 2020-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, Ninte
    https://www.retrogames.cz/manualy/SNES/Donkey_Kong_Country_3_-_SNES_-_Manual.pdf
29. Archive.org
    http://archive.org/details/Nintendo_Players_Guide_SNES_Donkey_Kong_Country_3_Dixie_Kongs_Double_Trouble_199
30. DK Rap singer: "He's the first member of the DK crew!" - Donkey Kong 64
31. Donkey Kong Country Instruction Booklet Archived 2020-12-25 at the Wayback Machine, Nintendo, 1994, p. 29 (PDF)
    https://www.nintendo.co.jp/clvs/manuals/common/pdf/CLV-P-SAALE.pdf
32. Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! Player's Guide, Nintendo, 1996, p. 13
33. [1] [dead link]
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34. "Was the Name 'Donkey Kong' the Result of a Mistranslation?"
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35. Donkey Kong Country North American Intruction Booklet, Nintendo, p. 6 - "It was a dark and stormy night. One swift blow
36. Polygon
    https://www.polygon.com/2013/12/18/5201940/donkey-kong-country-tropical-freeze
37. Game Over: Press Start to Continue: The Maturing of Mario
38. Power-up: How Japanese Video Games Gave the World an Extra Life
39. "Nintendo Online Magazine"
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40. "Miyamoto interview, E3 2001"
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41. Snopes
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42. "He groggily rolled over to see the familiar wrinkled, white-bearded, grouchy face of his old granddad "Cranky Kong" pee
43. "Images & Sounds of Voice over Actors / Seiyuu and the Characters they play on TV Shows, Animated Movies and Video Games"
    https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Donkey-Kong-Country/Cranky-Kong/
44. behindthevoiceactors.com
    https://web.archive.org/web/20190421011734/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Donkey-Kong-Country/cast/
45. Metacritic
    https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-king-of-kong-a-fistful-of-quarters
46. Philstar.com
    http://www.philstar.com/movies/2014/07/23/1349432/classic-video-game-characters-unite-film-pixels
47. behindthevoiceactors.com
    https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Donkey-Kong-Jr/Donkey-Kong-Jr/
48. Part of Rareware.com's former "scribes" column
    https://web.archive.org/web/20020805184158/http://rareware.com/the_site/talk_to_us/scribes/aug25_99/aug25_99.html
49. "Well if it isn't my lazy, good for nothing son". - Donkey Kong 64
50. "His girl Candy waits around in her hut, always willing to offer her musical help to that undeserving son of mine". Donk
51. "Well, you've amazed your old Grandpa by getting this far!" - Cranky in the Donkey Kong Country Game Boy Advance remake
52. "The king of swing... the thrilla gorilla... the prime primate... It's Donkey Kong! Although he is a relative of the cla
53. "Cranky Kong, aging video game pioneer and primate patriarch, swayed back and forth in his rocking chair, as he harassed
54. "You've rescued that lazy grandson of mine, and dumped K. Rool in his own filthy swamp. Not bad for a novice!" - Cranky
55. "Super Mario Kart is the only Mario Kart game to feature Donkey Kong Jr. Due to the success of Donkey Kong Country, all
56. Super Smash Bros. Brawl
57. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
58. "Glad I could help my grandson overcome this deadly challenge in exchange for a little cash money!" - Cranky in Donkey K
59. "Donkey Kong's grandfather Cranky Kong really lives up to his name!" - Nintendo's Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze -
    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bw2FGSAsz8s
60. "I'm pretty sure when I made this stuff up nearly 25 years ago that he was his grandson. By DK64 he was so senile that h
    https://mobile.twitter.com/Ghoulyboy/status/859502066225606656
61. The Super Mario Bros. Movie
62. "It's about time you visited your frail, old grandpa!" - Cranky in Donkey Kong Country HD
63. "A certain Kong in the prime of his youth. His amazing skill at handling barrels has been passed down to his descendants
64. Retro Gamer, The Making of Donkey Kong Country, p. 69, Vol. #43
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65. www.nintendo.co.jp
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66. Mentioned by Otacon in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
67. Gregg Mayles
    https://twitter.com/Ghoulyboy/status/859502066225606656
68. "The Mario Toy Company's hairiest employee. He instantly fell in love with Pauline as soon as he saw her at the theme pa
69. Video Games Chronicle
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70. Behindthevoiceactors.com
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71. "A wilful and adventurous young chimp", - Rareware: DKC Trilogy Cast List Official Website
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72. "Dixie Kong: a heroic little monkey with a dangerous ponytail- Official Nintendo Website - Wii (US)
73. "Images & Sounds of Voice over Actors / Seiyuu and the Characters they play on TV Shows, Animated Movies and Video Games"
    https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Donkey-Kong-Country/Dixie-Kong/
74. Screen Rant
    https://screenrant.com/super-mario-bros-movie-kong-characters-hidden/
75. Nintendo.co.jp
    https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/ad3j/dinkey/index.html
76. Retrogames.cz
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77. "Many of the Kongs find it alarming that Kiddy has reached such a size at the tender age of three" .. "It was Dixie who
    https://web.archive.org/web/20010422021142/http://www.rare.co.uk/recent/games/dkc/castlist/cast_kiddy.html
78. Hobby Consolas
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79. Behindthevoiceactors.com
    https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Donkey-Kong-Barrel-Blast/Tiny-Kong/
80. Gonintendo.com
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81. Comic BomBom. KC Mario Vol. 31: Super Donkey Kong with Mario Part 1. Page 13.
82. Nintendo Life
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83. TheGamer
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84. "Images & Sounds of Voice over Actors / Seiyuu and the Characters they play on TV Shows, Animated Movies and Video Games"
    https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Donkey-Kong-Country/Candy-Kong/
85. "Images & Sounds of Voice over Actors / Seiyuu and the Characters they play on TV Shows, Animated Movies and Video Games"
    https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Donkey-Kong-Country/Funky-Kong/
86. Donkey Kong Country Archived 2018-03-08 at the Wayback Machine Instruction Booklet, Nintendo, 1994, p. 29
    https://www.gamesdatabase.org/Media/SYSTEM/Nintendo_SNES/manual/Formated/Donkey_Kong_Country_-_1994_-_Nintendo.pdf
87. "Donkey Kong Rap"
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcP91tQ4ZSM
88. Behindthevoiceactors.com
    https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Donkey-Kong-Barrel-Blast/Lanky-Kong/
89. Nintendo.vo.uk
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90. YouTube
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPR-A0m658E
91. YouTube
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7oJzJlnFp0
92. Cheats.ign.com
    http://cheats.ign.com/objects/017/017317.html
93. Gameboy.ign.com
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94. Gender inclusive game design ... - Google Books
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95. Text technology: the journal of ... - Google Books
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96. Race, gender, media: considering ... - Google Books
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97. M. Arakawa. Donkey Kong Country Player's Guide, Nintendo, 1994, p. 12 - "KRITTER: Kritters come in several colors, but o
98. M. Arakawa. Donkey Kong Country Player's Guide, Nintendo, 1994, p. 13 - "KLAPTRAP: Small in comparison to other baddies,
99. M. Arakawa. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Player's Guide, Nintendo, 1995, p. 15 - "KROCKHEAD: These primitiv
100. M. Arakawa. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Player's Guide, Nintendo, 1995, p. 50 - "BARREL BAYOU: What is it
101. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest German Player's Guide. p. 46
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102. Gregg Mayles in Twitter (retrieved January 2, 2019)
     https://web.archive.org/web/20210531043854/https://twitter.com/Ghoulyboy/status/1080388725320884226
103. Nintendo Power, Vol. 76, September, 1995 Archived 2023-05-30 at the Wayback Machine, page 26 "CAPTURED: Keep a watch out
     http://www.dkc-atlas.com/gallery/media/magazines/nintendo-power/donkey-kong-country-2-snes-/issue76-dkc2-snes-h.jpg
104. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Instruction Booklet, Nintendo, 1995, p. 22 - "GLOOMY GULCH: This spooky area i
105. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest German Player's Guide. p. 84
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106. Gregg Mayles in Twitter (retrieved May 4, 2018)
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107. "Bazooka: I fought in the Kremean War, don't you know, but I've retired from the service along with 'Big Bessie' ". - Do
108. Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble Player's Guide, Nintendo, 1996, p. 123 - "BRIGADIER BAZOOKA BEAR: Kre
109. "K. Lumsy: Sniff... K. Rool says I'm too soft to be a Kremling and I'm to stay in here until I've toughened up.." - Donk
110. Nintendo Power Magazine Vol. 126, November, 1999, p. 22 - "MEET K. LUMSY: The giant Kremling has been booted out of K.
111. Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble Player's Guide, Nintendo, 1996, p. 64 - "LOW-G LABYRINTH: The Kremlin
112. Donkey Kong 64 Instruction Booklet, Nintendo, 1999, p. 6 - "STORY: Klump waddled over and put a consoling arm around his
     https://archive.org/details/manual-nintendo-64-donkey-kong-64-en/page/n3/mode/2up
113. M. Arakawa. Donkey Kong Country Player's Guide, Nintendo, 1994, p. 13 - "KLUMP: Klump is quite a character. He's like a
     https://archive.org/details/manual-nintendo-64-donkey-kong-64-en/page/n3/mode/2up
114. Donkey Kong 64 Instruction Booklet, Nintendo, 1999, p. 5 - "STORY: Deep within the gloomy bowels of his latest creation,
     https://archive.org/details/manual-nintendo-64-donkey-kong-64-en/page/n1/mode/2up
115. KALYPSO: A cool beauty with chic make-up and groovy hair. A strong leader figure, she has full trust of all the Kremling
116. Donkey Kong Country Instruction Booklet, Nintendo, 1994, p. 28 Archived 2020-12-25 at the Wayback Machine - "KRUSHA: Thi
     https://www.nintendo.co.jp/clvs/manuals/common/pdf/CLV-P-SAALE.pdf#page=27
117. M. Arakawa. Donkey Kong Country Player's Guide, Nintendo, 1994, p. 12 - "KRUSHA: Check out the big guns on this crazy Kr
     https://archive.org/details/manual-nintendo-64-donkey-kong-64-en/page/n3/mode/2up
118. M. Arakawa. Donkey Kong Country Player's Guide, Nintendo, 1994, p. 116 - "PLATAFORMS PERILS: Might as well save the hard
     https://archive.org/details/Nintendo_Players_Guide_SNES_Donkey_Kong_Country_1994/page/n69/mode/2up
119. M. Arakawa. Donkey Kong Country Player's Guide, Nintendo, 1994, p. 12 - "THE BADDIES: All baddies on the island are unde
     https://archive.org/details/manual-nintendo-64-donkey-kong-64-en/page/n3/mode/2up
120. M. Arakawa. Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! Player's Guide Player's Guide, Nintendo, 1996, p. 54 - "
121. M. Arakawa. Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! Player's Guide Player's Guide, Nintendo, 1996, p. 76 - "
122. Donkey Kong Country 3 Instruction Booklet, Nintendo, 2005, p. 6 - "STORY INTRO: Months after their most recent victory a
123. Donkey Kong Country 3 Instruction Booklet, Nintendo, 2005, p. 7 - "STORY INTRO: So it was that the two of them set out o
124. Unseen64.net
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125. Archive.org
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126. Donkey Kong 64 Archived 2018-08-22 at the Wayback Machine Instruction Booklet, Nintendo, 1999, p. 5
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127. Nintendo Power trading cards Archived 2023-06-22 at the Wayback Machine - "KLUMP: Kommander Krem"
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128. Donkey Kong Country Archived 2018-03-08 at the Wayback Machine Instruction Booklet, Nintendo, 1994, p. 5
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129. Donkey Kong Country Player's Guide, Nintendo, 1994, p. 88
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130. Steve Mayles in Twitter (June 6, 2024)
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131. Adrian Smith
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132. Ssbwiki.com
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133. Mariowiki.com
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134. Docs.wixstatis.com
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135. Donkey Kong Country Archived 2018-03-08 at the Wayback Machine Instruction Booklet, Nintendo, 1994, p. 29
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136. Instruction manuals for Atari 2600, ColecoVision, Intellivision, and Coleco Adam ports of Donkey Kong Jr.
137. Instruction manual for Atari 7800 port of Donkey Kong Jr.
138. Donkey Kong Junior manual. https://www.nintendo.co.jp/clv/manuals/en/pdf/CLV-P-NAAFE.pdf Archived 2022-12-04 at the Wayb
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139. Diddy Kong Racing manual
     https://archive.org/details/diddy-kong-racing-n64-manual-nus-ndye-usa/mode/2up
140. "Timber got tired of waiting, went all Joaquin Phoenix on us, grew a scraggly beard and went off to make it big in hip-hop instead"
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141. Nuts About Squirrels: The Rodents That Conquered Popular Culture
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142. The Next Level. Accessed November 25, 2022.
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143. In an updated Scribes post on the official Rare Ltd. website, the editor confirms that Krunch is still owned by Nintendo
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144. RareGamer.co.uk Archived 2019-10-27 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed on 01-14-14)
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145. Rare Mini-Scribes: May 18, 2012. Accessed December 3, 2017.
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146. "Oh, Bumper's been a free badger (well, on parole) for a while now and he's superficially sorry for all those bad things
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147. "Scribes - August 30, 2007". Rareware. Retrieved on August 5, 2011.
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148. Super Mario Wiki
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149. YouTube
     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8VnhfxTAb4
150. YouTube
     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOQn987UU74
151. Donkey Kong Country (SNES) Manual
152. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest cast roll
153. Nintendo of Europe GmbH
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154. New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat instruction booklet
155. "Nintendo: Donkey Kong 64"
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156. "Bazaar: Are you sure? Some cheeky lad called Link was in just last week and he asked about the castle too. - Donkey Kon
157. "Barnacle: Yes, I used to be a scuba diver but I've given it up". - Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble
158. Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble Player's Guide, Nintendo, 1996, p. 122 - "BARNACLE BEAR: The old salt
159. Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble Player's Guide, Nintendo, 1996, p. 122 - "BRASH BEAR: Brash doesn't w