Editing Ghastly King

{{character infobox
|image=[[File:DKJB King Ghastly Cactus art.jpg|250px]]
|species=[[Kong]]
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|latest_appearance=''[[New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'' ([[List of games by date#2008|2008]])
|latest_portrayal=[[Toshihide Tsuchiya]]
}}
'''Ghastly King''' is the supreme king and main antagonist of ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]''. He first appears as '''Cactus King''' in the game, although their shared appearance and Japanese name indicates that they are the same being. He appears as a monstrous, unnaturally colored [[Kong]] several times larger than the others. In ''[[New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'', an eavesdropping [[Helper Monkey]] says he plans on taking over the world.

Before reaching him, [[Donkey Kong]] must go through a gray cavern. Once he enters the King's lair, Donkey Kong sees Cactus King on [[Boss Pig Poppo]]. Once the battle begins, Boss Pig Poppo begins to breathe out fire. Donkey Kong must [[clap]] at the fire until he can approach Boss Pig Poppo and stun it, allowing him to attack it. Once Donkey Kong has landed enough blows on Boss Pig Poppo, Cactus King will jump and crush it. Donkey Kong must fight Cactus King by wall jumping at him, swinging his legs, or knocking him forward. If he is knocked down, the player can pound on him. During the second fight, however, the level is much harder. The new attacks include the ability to spit balls of energy out of his mouth at Donkey Kong, as well as being able to kick him in midair. However, the balls of energy can be destroyed by using the [[Sound Wave Attack]].

Like the other bosses, Ghastly King has 500 HP in both fights. He can be attacked by either encountering him face to face, or by throwing him into the walls, which momentarily knocks him out and allows the player to punch him. If the player attacks him face to face, Ghastly King attacks Donkey Kong with a backhand slap, throwing him into the wall. If Ghastly is attacked enough times, he flies into the wall and is momentarily knocked out.

When Ghastly King is defeated both times, Donkey Kong receives 800 beats.
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
Ghastly King.png|Ghastly King's in-game model
DKJB Ghastly King silhouette.png|Silhouette of Cactus King
Ghastly King Mount.png|Ghastly King riding the Boss Pig Poppo
Ghastlyking.png|Ghastly King after Donkey Kong defeats the Boss Pig Poppo
Cactus King and DK.png|Donkey Kong and Ghastly King
Ghastly King Defeated.png|Ghastly King defeated
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ファイナルコング
|JapR=Fainaru Kongu
|JapM=Final Kong
|Jap2=ファイナルコング（覇王）<ref>''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' Shogakukan book, enemies section, {{media link|DKJB Shogakukan pages 174-175.jpg|page 175}}</ref>
|Jap2R=Fainaru Kongu (Haō)
|Jap2M=Final Kong (Supreme King)
|Ita=Egemone
|ItaM=Italian word for "hegemonic", someone who has control over someone else. It is also similar to the word "demone" (demon).
|Fre=Le Despote
|FreM=The Despot
}}

==Trivia==
*At the very beginning of both fights against Ghastly King, there is an arrangement of the song that plays when Donkey Kong is climbing up the construction site in the original ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''.
*He appears as an [[list of Super Mario Galaxy pre-release and unused content|unused model]] under the name '''BlackMistCreature''' in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', missing all but his "action" animation directory from ''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat''.<ref>TCRF. [[tcrf:Super Mario Galaxy#Jungle Beat Leftovers|tcrf:Super Mario Galaxy § Jungle Beat Leftovers]]. ''The Cutting Room Floor''. Retrieved March 3, 2018.</ref>

==References==
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