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|latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]]) | |latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]]) | ||
|latest_portrayal=[[Toshihide Tsuchiya]] (2007–2008) | |latest_portrayal=[[Toshihide Tsuchiya]] (2007–2008) | ||
|member_of=[[Kremling Krew]] (leader)<br>[[DK Wilds]] | |member_of= | ||
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{{quote|I've been waiting a long time for this moment. Soon, [[Donkey Kong]] and his pretty little [[Donkey Kong Island|island]]... will be no more.|King K. Rool|[[Donkey Kong 64]]}} | {{quote|I've been waiting a long time for this moment. Soon, [[Donkey Kong]] and his pretty little [[Donkey Kong Island|island]]... will be no more.|King K. Rool|[[Donkey Kong 64]]}} | ||
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His name is a pun on the word "cruel," which often describes his actions and his personality, as well as an intentional misspelling of the word "rule." | His name is a pun on the word "cruel," which often describes his actions and his personality, as well as an intentional misspelling of the word "rule." | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===''Donkey Kong Country'' series=== | ===''Donkey Kong Country'' series=== | ||
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=====Classic Mode route===== | =====Classic Mode route===== | ||
King K. Rool's Classic Mode route has him fight against some of the heaviest characters in the game, including his arch-nemesis Donkey Kong and fellow ''Super Mario'' villain Bowser. The title of the route uses boxing terminology, referencing the final fight of ''Donkey Kong 64''. | King K. Rool's Classic Mode route has him fight against some of the heaviest characters in the game, including his arch-nemesis Donkey Kong and fellow ''Super Mario'' villain Bowser. The title of the route uses boxing terminology, referencing the final fight of ''Donkey Kong 64''. | ||
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!colspan="5"|Super Heavyweight Class | !colspan="5"|Super Heavyweight Class | ||
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A minor reference to King K. Rool is made in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', as a street in [[Metro Kingdom|New Donk City]] is named "KROOL Av." | A minor reference to King K. Rool is made in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', as a street in [[Metro Kingdom|New Donk City]] is named "KROOL Av." | ||
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===Other appearances=== | ===Other appearances=== | ||
[[File:Kremling Krunch Gameplay.png|200px|thumb|left|King K. Rool in ''Kremling Krunch'']] | [[File:Kremling Krunch Gameplay.png|200px|thumb|left|King K. Rool in ''Kremling Krunch'']] | ||
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In [[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|Kodansha's manga]], K. Rool meets an ancestor of his called [[Cranky Tenkai K. Rool]] who lived in Donkey Kong Island's depths for more than 500 years after the shame of losing at Picross against the Kongs. | In [[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|Kodansha's manga]], K. Rool meets an ancestor of his called [[Cranky Tenkai K. Rool]] who lived in Donkey Kong Island's depths for more than 500 years after the shame of losing at Picross against the Kongs. | ||
====Pets==== | ====Pets==== | ||
In ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong's Quest'', K. Rool's parrot is [[Screech (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Screech]], while in the cartoon, K. Rool takes the parrot, [[Polly Roger]], as a spy. | In ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong's Quest'', K. Rool's parrot is [[Screech (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Screech]], while in the cartoon, K. Rool takes the parrot, [[Polly Roger]], as a spy. | ||
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From ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]'' (2007) to ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'' (2008), King K. Rool was voiced by [[Toshihide Tsuchiya]], though in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', he is given bellows and roars similar to that of a real crocodile, as well as some guttural laughter. | From ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]'' (2007) to ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'' (2008), King K. Rool was voiced by [[Toshihide Tsuchiya]], though in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', he is given bellows and roars similar to that of a real crocodile, as well as some guttural laughter. | ||
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