Lanky Kong

Lanky Kong is a wacky looking orange orangutan and ally of Donkey Kong and the Kong family. His first appearence was in Donkey Kong 64.

Appearences

In Donkey Kong 64 Lanky is one of the many Kongs imprisoned by the Kremling Krew at the start of the game. Lanky is found in the Llama's temple in the area Angry Aztec, Donkey Kong and his Coconut Shooter are needed to release Lanky from his imprisonment by the Kremlings.

Once Lanky is released players become capable of collecting blue Bananas, coins and Blueprints.

Lanky Kong fights fights the boss of Gloomy Galleon, who is Puftoss, when he defeats him, he gains one of the keys to K. Lumsy cage, also in this level Lanky can transform himself into Enguarde. In Fungi Forest he has to race against a rabbit twice to gain a Golden Banana. Lanky Kong is the only character needed to enter with the boss of Creepy Castle, King Kut Out, Lanky Kong is the first one to try to defeat this boss.

Lanky in Donkey Kong Barrel Blast.

During the final battle against King K. Rool Lanky has to make use of the great reach to activate a switch and then a banana appears, Lanky next has to make use of the Trombone Tremor to make King K. Rool fall with a banana. In one of the cutscenes Lanky appears at Hideout Helm and starts walking around the walls with two kremlings going after him, at the end a kremling tries to walk in the wall and falls.

Throughout the game Lanky gains a variety of bizarre abilities from drinking Cranky Kong's various potions or buying to Funky and Candy. Lanky's weapon is the Grape Shooter. His instrument is trombone. Lanky Kong is the only character that can transform in Enguarde, similar to Donkey Kong transforming in Rambi.

Lanky Kong makes a return as a racer in the Wii game Donkey Kong Barrel Blast. In this game he is an unlockable character. In it he is considerably powerful, and is assigned a Klump as his rival. He has top speed, medium boost and poor agility. His drums are blue with white parts, which resemble the colors of his clothes. This marks his debut in spin-off games.

Other Appearences

Lanky briefly appears in one of Funky Kong's mini-games in the GameBoy Advance remake of Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble.

Although he did not appear in Super Smash Bros. Melee, there is a reference to Lanky on the Kongo Jungle stage, as the DK Rap plays, after Tiny Kong's part, Lanky is mentioned.

Lanky Kong appears as trophy and as a stiker in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Physical Appearence

Lanky Kong is an orangutan, he has orange fur, red nose and blue eyes. His clothing consists of blue overalls, with a white shirt, that is too small for him. In his recent appearence in Donkey Kong Barrel Blast he looks slightly bigger. Lanky looks very similar to Manky Kongs, but unlike them he is on the good side.

Abilities

Lanky mustly uses his long reach to attack enemies, he can also swing his arms while running to attack enemies. In one of his recent appearence he was given more strenght.

Abbilities he had in Donkey Kong 64:

• OrangStand: with this ability he can steep on his hands and can climb steep slopes.
• Baboon Ballon: with the help of his Kong Pad he can inflate like a ballon and can fly a short distance.
• OrangSprint: with the help of Crystal Coconuts he can steep on his hands and run extremely fast.
• Trombone Tremor: He uses a trombone which can defeat almost every enemy.
• Grape Shooter: he can shoot grapes to damage enemies and to activate switches.

Trophy Information from Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Name	Description	Image
Lanky Kong	One of the more eccentric Kong friends. He's probably the most laid back of the Kongs and has many comical expressions and mannerisms. He uses his long arms to take out baddies and can walk on his hands to climb steep slopes. Sweet! In the recent game Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast, Lanky appears for the first time in years.	File:Lanky kong trophy.jpg

Stats

Donkey Kong Barrel Blast

• Boost: *****
• Speed: *****
• Agility: *****

Trivia

• Lanky's exact relation to the Kong family is unknown. It is speculated by some that he may be a distant cousin of the family. Lanky may also be a member of the orangutan-like Kongs known as the Manky Kongs who are encountered in the game Donkey Kong Country. This is a logical assumption as Lanky does bare some resemblance to a Manky Kong.

• For an unknown reason, Lanky Kong is commonly asociated with water. In Donkey Kong 64, his color was blue, which is commonly asociated with water. He also was the only Kong who could become Enguarde in that game, and his only boss fight by himself was against a fish in a boat. In Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble, his only cameo is in the water, although most Kongs appeared in the water with him. Ironically, orangutans are known to have one of the worst swimming abilities amoung mammals.

• According to Donkey Kong 64, Lanky currently holds the record for the longest reach in the world, and it is shown that Lanky has a remarkable reach during his final battle against K. Rool. It is certainly much, much longer than the player can reach as Lanky throughout the rest of the game.