Donkey Kong

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Donkey Kong
Information Game Series Donkey Kong series 1st Appearance Donkey Kong (game) 1981 Alias: DK Alter Ego: Japanese Name: ドンキーコング, Donkī Kongu Status: Affiliation: Occupation: Position: Rank: Nationality: Species gorilla Age: Height: Weight: Gender: Male Blood Type: Birthdate: Birthplace: Likes: Bananas Dis-Likes: Hobbies: Family: Home: Power: Fighting Style: Weapon(s): Coconut Gun Skill(s): Special Skill(s): Creator(s): Voice Actor(s): Trademark: Red DK Tie Notes:

This article is about the character Donkey Kong. For the game, see Donkey Kong (game)

Donkey Kong is a gorilla character from Nintendo that appeared in many video games since 1981. He is also the star of the Donkey Kong series of games. Like many characters in Nintendo franchises, Donkey Kong was created by Shigeru Miyamoto.

The exact origins of the name "Donkey Kong" are unclear and debated. The most common explanation of the name is that it was created by Shigeru Miyamoto as a combination of the word "Kong" from King Kong, and "Donkey", a word which Miyamoto (with his loose understanding of English) believed was a general synonym for "stupid." Another similar version of the story said that Miyamoto used the word "Donkey" to represent the stubborn aspect of the ape's personality. It is believed by many that the name "Donkey Kong" was the result of a typo on the original cabinet's art work for "Monkey Kong", but this has been denied by Miyamoto and others.

DK first appeared in a self-titled game (Donkey Kong) that featured him as the main villain. He was originally designed as just a large, cartoony gorilla, until Rareware got hold of the license and gave him a redesign. This redesign featured a much more distinct looking gorilla with a strange tuft of hair at the top of his head, along with a red tie bearing his logo. It has been confirmed that this redesigned Donkey Kong is Donkey Kong Jr., the son of Cranky Kong.

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Donkey Kong (game) Donkey Kong Jr. Donkey Kong 3 Donkey Kong Jr. Math Donkey Kong Classics Donkey Kong 94 Donkey Kong Country Donkey Kong Land Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Donkey Kong Land 2 Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! Super Mario Kart Donkey Kong Land III Super Smash Bros. Mario Kart 64 Donkey Kong 64 Mario Golf Mario Tennis Donkey Kong Country

Donkey Kong Country Barrel Maze Super Smash Bros. Melee Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour Mario vs. Donkey Kong Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Donkey Konga Mario Power Tennis Donkey Kong Jungle Beat Donkey Konga 2 DK King of Swing Donkey Konga 3 Super Mario Strikers Mario Superstar Baseball Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast

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• Donkey Kong on Wikipedia

Donkey Kong series
Main series
Donkey Kong | Donkey Kong Jr. | Donkey Kong Jr. Math | Donkey Kong 3 Donkey Kong Country | Donkey Kong Country 2 | Donkey Kong Country 3 | Donkey Kong 64 | Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
Handheld series
Donkey Kong (1994) | Donkey Kong Land | Donkey Kong Land 2 | Donkey Kong Land III
Donkey Kong Racing Spin-off
Diddy Kong Racing | Donkey Kong Racing | Donkey Kong Barrel Blast | Diddy Kong Racing DS
Donkey Kong Music Spin-off
Donkey Konga | Donkey Konga 2 | Donkey Konga 3: All You Can Eat! Spring 50 Song Mix
Donkey Kong Puzzle Spin-off
Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers | DK King of Swing | DK King of Swing DS Mario vs. DK | Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis
Characters
Donkey Kong - Donkey Kong Jr. - Diddy Kong