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 '''Donkey Kong''', also known simply as '''DK''', '''D.K.''', or '''D. Kong''',<ref>[https://themushroomkingdom.net/mk64_j-e.shtml#pselect ''Mario Kart 64'' (From Japanese to English)] The Mushroom Kingdom (Retrieved August 15, 2018)</ref><ref>[http://www.themushroomkingdom.net/ssbm_j2e.shtml#cselect ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' (From Japanese to English)] The Mushroom Kingdom (Retrieved May 29, 2010)</ref> is a major character in the [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' franchise]] and the main protagonist of the [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''Donkey Kong'' franchise]]. He is a powerful and carefree [[Kong]] that lives in [[Donkey Kong Island]], and he likes to collect [[banana]]s and spend time with his friends, particularly his best friend [[Diddy Kong]]. However, he has also been portrayed as an antagonist on multiple occasions, mainly in the [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (series)|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' series]].
-The [[Donkey Kong Country (series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' series]] [[Cranky Kong#Identity confusion|establishes that Donkey Kong is a "title" rather than a singular character]], and that two separate Kongs have bore it. This includes [[Cranky Kong]] and [[Donkey Kong Jr.]]; after Cranky Kong retired the usage of the name after the 1994 [[Game Boy]] ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'', he passed it on to his grandson, Donkey Kong Jr. to use in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' and onward.<ref>「1994年に発売された『ドンキーコング』（ゲームボーイ）を最後に、孫に“ドンキーコング”の名を譲り渡す。」 ("''After the release of 'Donkey Kong' (Game Boy), he turned over the Donkey Kong name to his grandchild.''") - Nintendo Online Magazine</ref> Several pieces of officially published media have retconned or contradicted this identity convention, while others have otherwise confirmed it.
+The [[Donkey Kong Country (series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' series]] [[Cranky Kong#Identity confusion|establishes that Donkey Kong is a "title" rather than a singular character]], and that two separate Kongs have bore it. This includes [[Cranky Kong]] and the current Donkey Kong. After the 1994 [[Game Boy]] ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'', Cranky Kong retired the usage of the name, passing it on to his grandson, Donkey Kong to use in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' and onward.<ref>「1994年に発売された『ドンキーコング』（ゲームボーイ）を最後に、孫に“ドンキーコング”の名を譲り渡す。」 ("''After the release of 'Donkey Kong' (Game Boy), he turned over the Donkey Kong name to his grandchild.''") - Nintendo Online Magazine</ref>
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 [[File:DKJ Arcade Stage 1 Screenshot.png|thumb|Donkey Kong Jr. attempting to rescue Donkey Kong in the game ''Donkey Kong Jr.'']]
-In ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'', Donkey Kong is trapped by Mario as a punishment for kidnapping Pauline and stands guard next to his cage with a whip, and sends various enemies like [[Snapjaw]]s and [[Nitpicker]]s to prevent his son, [[Donkey Kong Jr.]], from freeing him. In the end, Donkey Kong Jr. defeats Mario and frees Donkey Kong. As aforementioned, later games starting with ''Donkey Kong Country'' [[Cranky Kong#Identity confusion|retcon the identity]] of the characters in this game, with Donkey Kong growing up to become Cranky Kong, and Donkey Kong Jr. growing up to become the current and modern Donkey Kong seen in ''Donkey Kong Country'' and onward. The relationship between the two characters is also altered, as later games state that they are grandfather and grandson rather than father and son.
+In ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'', Donkey Kong is trapped by Mario as a punishment for kidnapping Pauline and stands guard next to his cage with a whip, and sends various enemies like [[Snapjaw]]s and [[Nitpicker]]s to prevent his son, [[Donkey Kong Jr.]], from freeing him. In the end, Donkey Kong Jr. defeats Mario and frees Donkey Kong.
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-In ''[[Donkey Kong 3]]'', Donkey Kong returns as the main villain. In this game, Donkey Kong goes on a rampage inside a greenhouse, where a local exterminator named [[Stanley]] is called in to defeat him. Donkey Kong uses a system of ropes to lower himself to the greenhouse floor. When he reaches the floor, Donkey Kong can destroy the rest of the greenhouse and the [[Game Over|game ends]]. If Stanley sprays Donkey Kong with insecticide three times, he runs away. In the final stage, Donkey Kong gets his head stuck in a beehive while running away. In the arcade version, upon getting his head stuck in a beehive, he tries to get the beehive off, but the beehive breaks in half, revealing his sting-swollen face. As aforementioned, the Donkey Kong appearing in this game is alleged to actually be Cranky Kong, which is established in ''Donkey Kong Country'' and onward.
+In ''[[Donkey Kong 3]]'', Donkey Kong returns as the main villain. In this game, Donkey Kong goes on a rampage inside a greenhouse, where a local exterminator named [[Stanley]] is called in to defeat him. Donkey Kong uses a system of ropes to lower himself to the greenhouse floor. When he reaches the floor, Donkey Kong can destroy the rest of the greenhouse and the [[Game Over|game ends]]. If Stanley sprays Donkey Kong with insecticide three times, he runs away. In the final stage, Donkey Kong gets his head stuck in a beehive while running away. In the arcade version, upon getting his head stuck in a beehive, he tries to get the beehive off, but the beehive breaks in half, revealing his sting-swollen face.
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 Eventually, he is cornered at the [[Tower (world)|Tower]] and falls off upon defeat; however, he is then enlarged by several [[Super Mushroom]]s, forcing Mario to defeat him by throwing barrels at his face. Donkey Kong then begs for help, with Donkey Kong Jr. rushing to his father's aid. The final credits photograph shows Pauline, Mario, Donkey Kong, and Donkey Kong Jr. at [[Rocky-Valley]], indicating that they had become friends.
-As aforementioned, the Donkey Kong appearing in this game is alleged to actually be Cranky Kong, which is established in ''Donkey Kong Country'' and onward. This marks the last appearance of Cranky Kong bearing the "Donkey Kong" title until it is passed on to his grandson, outside of miscellaneous spin-off appearances such as ''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]'' which do not officially establish their identities.
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 :''Main articles: [[Cranky Kong#Identity confusion]] and [[Donkey Kong Jr.]]''
-According to various pieces of official media, starting with ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', the Donkey Kong that appears in the titles ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'', ''[[Donkey Kong Jr.]]'', ''[[Donkey Kong 3]]'' and the [[Game Boy]] ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'' goes on to grow up and become [[Cranky Kong]] while the [[Donkey Kong Jr.]] that appears in ''Donkey Kong Jr.'', ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. Math]]'' and the Game Boy ''Donkey Kong'' goes on to grow up and become the current and modern Donkey Kong who is the grandson to Cranky Kong. The title of "Donkey Kong" is said to have been passed down from Cranky Kong to his grandson during this time.
+According to various pieces of official media, starting with ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', the Donkey Kong that appears in the titles prior to ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', such as ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'', ''[[Donkey Kong Jr.]]'', ''[[Donkey Kong 3]]'' and the [[Game Boy]] ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'' goes on to age and become [[Cranky Kong]], while passing down his name to the current and modern Donkey Kong, his grandson.
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