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| {{character infobox | | {{character-infobox |
| |image=[[File:Karate Kong.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' | | |image=[[Image:Karate Kong.png|200px]] |
| |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]]) | | |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'' ([[2004]]) |
| |species=[[Kong]] | | |species=[[Kong]] |
| |latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' ([[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] cameo) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]]) | | |latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat#New Play Control!|New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'' ([[2008]]) |
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| '''Karate Kong''' is an elderly member of the [[Kong (boss group)|Kong boss group]] and the sixth boss in ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]''. As his name suggests, Karate Kong is skilled with the ancient art of karate. Karate Kong wears a purple martial arts outfit, and he is the only other Kong boss aside from [[Sumo Kong]] to wear clothing. Karate Kong is the ruler of the [[Pineapple Kingdom]], and [[Donkey Kong]] fights him on a log drifting across the river as a raft. Despite his old age, Karate Kong is still a skilled fighter, and is capable of performing powerful flying kicks and karate chops. Donkey Kong eventually manages to defeat Karate Kong. Karate Kong and the other Kong bosses later appear at the end of game ceremony, in celebration of Donkey Kong's victory over the [[Ghastly King]]. | | '''Karate Kong''' is an old, yet powerful [[Kong]] and the sixth boss faced in the game ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]''. |
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| In the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]], Karate Kong makes a cameo appearance in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' as a [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|sticker]] and in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' as a [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]].
| | Karate Kong is the ruler of the [[Pineapple Kingdom]], the sixth kingdom [[Donkey Kong]] ventures through. Despite his age Karate Kong is a skilled fighter, capable of doing powerful flying kicks and karate chops. Despite his skill, Donkey Kong still managed to defeat Karate Kong on the log raft they were battling on. |
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| ==Profiles and statistics==
| | Karate Kong later appears at the end of game ceremony, along with the other Kongs faced in the game to honor Donkey Kong's victory against the [[Ghastly King]]. |
| ===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===
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| {{SSBB sticker
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| |name=Karate Kong
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| |image=[[File:Karate Kong Sticker.png|100px]]
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| |game=''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat''
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| |effect=Battering Resistance +25
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| |usable_by=Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong
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| ===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
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| |no=170
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| |name=Karate Kong
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| |image=[[File:Karate Kong.png|100px]]
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| |series=''Donkey Kong'' Series
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| |type={{iw|smashwiki|Primary spirit|Primary}}
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| |slots=1
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| |class=Ace
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| |effects='''{{color|red|Attack}}'''<br>Fist Attack ↑
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| |obtain=Anna's Emporium; {{iw|smashwiki|Spirit Board}}
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| |opponents={{iw|smashwiki|Ryu (SSBU)|Ryu}}
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| |conditions='''Rule:''' Hard to Launch<br>'''Hazard:''' High Gravity
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| *The enemy's physical attacks have increased power
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| *Timed Stamina battle
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| *All fighters have reduced jump ability
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| |stage=[[Kongo Falls]] ({{iw|smashwiki|Omega form|Ω}})
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| |song=Battle for Storm Hill
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| }}
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| ==Gallery==
| | He appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' as a sticker. |
| <gallery>
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| DKJB Karate Kong silhouette.png|Silhouette of Karate Kong.
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| Karate Kong DKJB battle.jpg|The boss fight against Karate Kong.
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| </gallery>
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| ==Names in other languages== | | ==Trivia== |
| {{foreign names
| | *The name Karate Kong is obviously derived from the fighting style, karate. |
| |Jap=コンフーコング
| | *Also, Karate Kong is the only Kong (besides [[Sumo Kong]]) encountered in ''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' who wears any type of clothing. |
| |JapR=Konfū Kongu
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| |JapM=Konfu Kong;「コンフー」being a portmanteau of "[[Kong]]" and「功夫」(''kanfū'', "kung fu")
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| |Spa=Kung-Fu Kong
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| |SpaM=Kung-Fu Kong
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| |Fre=Kong-Fu
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| |FreM=Pun on "Kong" and "kung fu"; coincidentally shared with [[Kong Fu (character)|Kong Fu]] from the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' animated series
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| |Ita=Kong Lee
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| |ItaM=Referring to {{wp|Bruce Lee}}
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| |Rus=Карате Конг
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| |RusR=Karate Kong
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| |RusM=Karate Kong
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| {{Kongs}} | | ==References== |
| | {{NIWA|DKWiki=1}} |
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| {{DKJB}} | | {{DKJB}} |
| | {{Kong}} |
| | [[Category:Donkey Kong Bosses]] |
| | [[Category:Donkey Kong Characters]] |
| [[Category:Kongs]] | | [[Category:Kongs]] |
| [[Category:Martial artists]]
| | [[Category:Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]] |
| [[Category:Donkey Kong Jungle Beat bosses]] | | [[Category:Royalty]] |
| [[Category:Super Smash Bros. Brawl stickers]] | | [[Category:Super Smash Bros. Stickers]] |
| [[Category:Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spirits]] | | [[Category:Primates]] |
| [[de:Karate Kong]] | |
