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===''Donkey Kong Country'' series===

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Sometime after the battles between the old Donkey Kong and Mario played out, the old Donkey Kong took the name "[[Cranky Kong]]" and presumably retired. His grandson, the ''new'' Donkey Kong, forges lasting friendships with many of the other Kongs, including his eager friend 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 grandfather.

====''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''====

Donkey Kong is the main protagonist in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''. He retains his rolling ability from the previous games. In his latest adventure, the Kongs are celebrating Donkey Kong's birthday when suddenly, the [[Snowmads]] from the North Sea summon the Ice Dragon to blow away the Kongs so they could claim the island as their own. Eventually, when the Kongs return to their island, they challenge [[Lord Fredrik]] to a battle inside a volcano, and he is defeated. Donkey Kong later uses the horn to melt away the snow on [[Donkey Kong Island]]. DK's appearance has been updated in this game (due to the Wii U's HD visual), having more detailed fur (his gameplay model's fur also gained detailed texture) and being a lighter shade of brown.

===Club Nintendo===

He is also the main character in the [[Club Nintendo (magazine)|Club Nintendo]] comic "[[Donkey Kong Country (comic)|Donkey Kong Country]]", which tells the story of the game of the same name: with Diddy Kong, he tries (and manages) to fetch the Banana Hoard back from King K. Rool.

===''Donkey Kong Country: Rumble in the Jungle''===

In the 1995 novel ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Rumble in the Jungle]]'', Donkey Kong leaves his treehouse in the jungle with his friend [[Diddy Kong]] and grandfather [[Cranky Kong]], after discovering that [[Funky Kong]]'s plane has mysteriously crashed near [[Big Ape City]]. They traverse through the [[Tree Top Town]] on the edge of the forest, and Donkey Kong takes the lead in confronting and defeating a large group of [[Kremling]]s. Later, Donkey Kong uses his "extraordinary lung power" to cry for help from [[Squawks the Parrot]] when they find themselves trapped within a mountain cave. After reaching Big Ape City, Donkey Kong is angered to discover that the Kremlings are rebuilding a large factory which is releasing large amounts of pollution into the air. He finds a way for the Kongs to enter the factory by hiding in a [[cart]], and they locate Funky within a cell. Donkey Kong uses a mini [[TNT Barrel]] to break open the cell door, and later uses a powerful shoulder charge to break open the door to the factory's cargo room.

====''Mario Kart Wii''====

Donkey Kong also appears in the [[Wii]] game, ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''. He is classified as a large-sized character, along with [[Wario]], [[Waluigi]], [[Bowser]], [[King Boo]], [[Rosalina]], [[Funky Kong]], and [[Dry Bowser]]. He has three courses in this game (with two of them being retro courses): [[DK Summit]], [[DK's Jungle Parkway|N64 DK's Jungle Parkway]], and [[DK Mountain|GCN DK Mountain]].  Donkey Kong receives a small boost of weight, acceleration, and handling, along with a small mini-turbo boost in this game.

====''Super Smash Bros.''====

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In ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', DK is a default character. In one-player mode, the player must fight '''Giant Donkey Kong'''. This is the only fight in which the player is given two partners to help them instead of one. Giant Donkey Kong can withstand about 350% damage before being knocked off the stage.

===''Punch-Out!!''===

In the Wii title, ''[[wikipedia:Punch-Out!! (Wii)|Punch-Out!!]]'', an updated sequel of the classic NES game, Donkey Kong appears as a hidden bonus opponent, found initially in the game mode, Mac's Last Stand. If the player fights Donkey Kong in that game mode, they can fight him at any time in Exhibition mode.

A skeleton named [[Bink]] from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' strongly resembles Donkey Kong, although this quirk was not carried over to that game's [[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions|remake]]. Bink even throws barrels and eats bananas. While Donkey Kong himself doesn't appear in ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' and ''[[Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World]]'', a pattern based on him, named Donkey Kong Yoshi, is featured via [[amiibo]].

Donkey Kong also appears in ''[[Skylanders: SuperChargers]]'' under '''Turbo Charge Donkey Kong'''. He appears alongside [[Bowser]] with a special figurine sold exclusively on the Wii U starter pack. However, due to an agreement between Nintendo and [[wikipedia:Activision|Activision]], they are playable only on the Nintendo versions of the game. He also appears in the Wii U and Switch versions of ''[[wikipedia:Skylanders: Imaginators|Skylanders: Imaginators]]''.