Sorry to bring this up, buuut its still disputed whether Cranky was the Donkey from the original arcade trilogy. I think this should be mentioned in the article. -- Sir Grodus
Gran'pa?
In the end of DKC2 GBA, Cranky calls DK his "grandson". 
3D, ???
He refers to Donkey Kong as son and granson almost interchangebly these days. -- Sir Grodus
Phhht. And here I thought I had stumbled on something revolutionary. 3D, &^()$.
- Both need to be explained, as DK Jr. could be the current DK's father. -- Son of Suns