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|image=[[File:DCKTFGroup artwork transparent.png|260px|Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong and Cranky Kong]]{{br}}The main Kongs of ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'': clockwise from top, [[Donkey Kong]], [[Dixie Kong]], [[Cranky Kong]], and [[Diddy Kong]] | |image=[[File:DCKTFGroup artwork transparent.png|260px|Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong and Cranky Kong]]{{br}}The main Kongs of ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'': clockwise from top, [[Donkey Kong]], [[Dixie Kong]], [[Cranky Kong]], and [[Diddy Kong]] | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' ([[List of games by date#1981|1981]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' ([[List of games by date#1981|1981]]) | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[ | |latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]]) | ||
|variants=[[Cannon Kong]]<br>[[Capture Kong]]<br>[[Catapult Kong]]<br>[[Chained Kong]]<br>[[Circus Kong]]<br>[[Cool Kong]]<br>[[Crash Kong]]<br>[[Cyber Kong]]<br>[[Guerrilla]]<br>[[Kongā]]<br>[[Manky Kong]]<br>[[Mini Diddy Kong]]<br>[[Mini Donkey Kong]] | |variants=[[Cannon Kong]]<br>[[Capture Kong]]<br>[[Catapult Kong]]<br>[[Chained Kong]]<br>[[Circus Kong]]<br>[[Cool Kong]]<br>[[Crash Kong]]<br>[[Cyber Kong]]<br>[[Guerrilla]]<br>[[Kongā]]<br>[[Manky Kong]]<br>[[Mini Diddy Kong]]<br>[[Mini Donkey Kong]] | ||
|relatives=[[Helper Monkey]]<br>[[Snow Ucky Kong]]<br>[[Uckykong]]<br>[[Manky Kong]] | |relatives=[[Helper Monkey]]<br>[[Snow Ucky Kong]]<br>[[Uckykong]]<br>[[Manky Kong]] | ||
|notable=[[Baby DK]]<br>[[Baby Kong]]<br>[[Bink]] (originally)<br>[[Bluster Kong]]<br>[[Candy Clone]]<br>[[Candy Kong]]<br>[[Chunky Kong]]<br>[[Cranky Kong]]<br>[[List of implied characters#Cranky Kong's great grandfather|Cranky Kong's great grandfather]]<br>[[Diddy Kong]]<br>[[Dixie Kong]]<br>[[Dread Kong]]<br>[[Driver (The Super Mario Bros. Movie)|Driver]]<br>[[Donkey Kong]]<br>[[Donkey Kong Jr.]]<br>[[Eddie the Mean Old Yeti]]<br>[[Funky Kong]]<br>[[Ghastly King|Ghastly King/Cactus King]]<br>[[Karate Kong]]<br>[[Kiddy Kong]]<br>[[Kong army]]<br>[[Kong Fu (character)|Kong Fu]]<br>[[Lanky Kong]]<br>[[Leo Luster]]<br>[[Mecha Donkey Kong]]<br>[[Mega Rabbid Kong]]<br>[[Mini Donkey Kong (Game & Watch)|Mini Donkey Kong]]<br>[[List of implied characters#Monkey Kong|Monkey Kong]]<br>[[Ninja Kong]]<br> | |notable=[[Baby DK]]<br>[[Baby Kong]]<br>[[Bink]] (originally)<br>[[Bluster Kong]]<br>[[Candy Clone]]<br>[[Candy Kong]]<br>[[Chunky Kong]]<br>[[Cranky Kong]]<br>[[List of implied characters#Cranky Kong's great grandfather|Cranky Kong's great grandfather]]<br>[[Diddy Kong]]<br>[[Dixie Kong]]<br>[[Dread Kong]]<br>[[Driver (The Super Mario Bros. Movie)|Driver]]<br>[[Donkey Kong]]<br>[[Donkey Kong Jr.]]<br>[[Eddie the Mean Old Yeti]]<br>[[Funky Kong]]<br>[[Ghastly King|Ghastly King/Cactus King]]<br>[[Karate Kong]]<br>[[Kiddy Kong]]<br>[[Kong army]]<br>[[Kong Fu (character)|Kong Fu]]<br>[[Lanky Kong]]<br>[[Leo Luster]]<br>[[Mecha Donkey Kong]]<br>[[Mega Rabbid Kong]]<br>[[Mini Donkey Kong (Game & Watch)|Mini Donkey Kong]]<br>[[List of implied characters#Monkey Kong|Monkey Kong]]<br>[[Ninja Kong]]<br>Poppa<br>[[Rabbid Cranky]]<br>[[Rabbid Kong]]<br>[[Ringo]]<br>[[Sumo Kong]]<br>[[Super Kong]]<br>[[Swanky Kong]]<br>[[Tiny Kong]]<br>[[Uncle Kong]]<br>[[Wrinkly Kong]] | ||
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==Kong Family== | ==Kong Family== | ||
[[File:Kong Family DKC2 GBA Credits.png|thumb|left|The Kong Family | [[File:Kong Family DKC2 GBA Credits.png|thumb|left|The Kong Family]] | ||
The '''Kong Family'''<ref>{{cite|date=1995|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' Instruction Booklet|page=21|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> (alternatively '''Kong family'''),<ref>{{cite|author=Cranky Kong|quote=Have you been to see the other members of the Kong family? They're not as useful as me of course, but they might be able to help.|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''}}</ref> also known as the '''Donkey Kong Family''',<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|url=archive.org/details/Nintendo_Players_Guide_SNES_Donkey_Kong_Country_1994/page/n5|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' Player's Guide|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1994|page=5}}</ref> '''Kong Klan''', | The '''Kong Family'''<ref>{{cite|date=1995|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' Instruction Booklet|page=21|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> (alternatively '''Kong family'''),<ref>{{cite|author=Cranky Kong|quote=Have you been to see the other members of the Kong family? They're not as useful as me of course, but they might be able to help.|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''}}</ref> also known as the '''Donkey Kong Family''',<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|url=archive.org/details/Nintendo_Players_Guide_SNES_Donkey_Kong_Country_1994/page/n5|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' Player's Guide|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1994|page=5}}</ref> '''Kong Klan''',<ref>{{cite|url=archive.org/details/Nintendo_Players_Guide_SNES_Donkey_Kong_Country_3_Dixie_Kongs_Double_Trouble_199/page/n7|title=''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' Player's Guide|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=1996|page=8|author=Munson, Terry and Paul Shinoda}}</ref> '''DK Crew''',<ref>{{cite|author=DK Rap singer|quote=He's the first member of the DK crew!|title=''Donkey Kong 64''}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Narrator|quote=The DK Crew came to his tropical paradise for a little R&R.|title=''DK: Jungle Climber''}}</ref> and '''DK Krew''',<ref>{{Cite|quote=The DK Krew is Counting on You!|author={{file link|DKC2 GBA back cover.jpg|Back cover}}|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (Game Boy Advance)}}</ref> is the main group of Kongs, being [[Donkey Kong]]'s family and close friends. The patriarch of the family is Cranky Kong, the original Donkey Kong. In the ''Donkey Kong'' franchise of video games, members of the Kong Family are either playable characters or supporting characters that aid the main heroes on their journey, although they also receive help from allies outside the family, including the [[Animal Friends]] and the [[Kremling]] [[K. Lumsy]]. | ||
Though only officialized in ''Donkey Kong Country'', the concept of a family of Kongs dates back to ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' | Though only officialized in ''Donkey Kong Country'', the concept of a family of Kongs dates back to ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' | ||
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According to [[Gregg Mayles]], the characters were loosely intended to be an actual family, but the extended relations were left deliberately vague by the release of ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' due to uncanny details such as [[Diddy Kong]] having a tail and [[Candy Kong]] looking humanoid, as more priority was put in diversifying the designs rather than fitting it into a cohesive family tree background.<ref>{{cite|author=GameXplain|date=November 16, 2019|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX3g9Z3JF9k&t=1626s|timestamp=27:06|title=Talking with Rare's Creative Director for DKC's 25th Anniversary! (Cut Content, Wario Plot, & More)|language=en|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=June 3, 2024}}</ref> | According to [[Gregg Mayles]], the characters were loosely intended to be an actual family, but the extended relations were left deliberately vague by the release of ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' due to uncanny details such as [[Diddy Kong]] having a tail and [[Candy Kong]] looking humanoid, as more priority was put in diversifying the designs rather than fitting it into a cohesive family tree background.<ref>{{cite|author=GameXplain|date=November 16, 2019|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX3g9Z3JF9k&t=1626s|timestamp=27:06|title=Talking with Rare's Creative Director for DKC's 25th Anniversary! (Cut Content, Wario Plot, & More)|language=en|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=June 3, 2024}}</ref> | ||
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==List of Kongs== | ==List of Kongs== | ||
===Donkey Kong's family=== | ===Donkey Kong's family=== | ||
*[[List of implied characters#Cranky Kong's great grandfather|Cranky Kong's great grandfather]] – Was said to have once owned an antique | *[[List of implied characters#Cranky Kong's great grandfather|Cranky Kong's great grandfather]] – Was said to have once owned an antique mirror in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''<ref>{{cite|quote=Yes, but it's no ordinary one though! It was Cranky's great grandfather's! I can't let it go for less than 50 coins.|author=Bazaar|title=''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''}}</ref> | ||
*[[List of implied characters#Great Aunt Grouchy|Great Aunt Grouchy]] – Cranky Kong's great aunt who owns a spell book that can reverse the [[Curse of the Double Doubloon]]. | *[[List of implied characters#Great Aunt Grouchy|Great Aunt Grouchy]] – Cranky Kong's great aunt who owns a spell book that can reverse the [[Curse of the Double Doubloon]]. | ||
*[[Cranky Kong]] – The original Donkey Kong, the paternal figure of Donkey Kong Jr. and Donkey Kong, and Wrinkly Kong's husband. | *[[Cranky Kong]] – The original Donkey Kong, the paternal figure of Donkey Kong Jr. and Donkey Kong, and Wrinkly Kong's husband. | ||
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*[[Diddy Kong]] – Donkey Kong's sidekick and Dixie Kong's boyfriend. | *[[Diddy Kong]] – Donkey Kong's sidekick and Dixie Kong's boyfriend. | ||
*[[Wrinkly Kong]] – Cranky Kong's late wife. She appeared alive prior to ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''; from then onwards, she has been deceased and appears as a spirit. | *[[Wrinkly Kong]] – Cranky Kong's late wife. She appeared alive prior to ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''; from then onwards, she has been deceased and appears as a spirit. | ||
In addition, Donkey Kong Jr. has a relative referred to as [[Uncle Julius]], | In addition, Donkey Kong Jr. has a relative referred to as [[Uncle Julius]], albeit he has not been shown to be a part of the Kong clan. | ||
===Dixie Kong's family=== | ===Dixie Kong's family=== | ||
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===Other members=== | ===Other members=== | ||
*[[Baby Kong]] – A baby that was under the care of Candy Kong and Dixie Kong in the | *[[Baby Kong]] – A baby that was under the care of Candy Kong and Dixie Kong in the [[Baby Kong Blues]] episode of the ''Donkey Kong Country'' television series. | ||
*[[Bink]] – A deceased Kong-like character in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''. In the [[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions|Nintendo 3DS remake]], his appearance is the same as the rest of the skeleton sailors of the [[S.S. Chuckola]]. | *[[Bink]] – A deceased Kong-like character in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''. In the [[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions|Nintendo 3DS remake]], his appearance is the same as the rest of the skeleton sailors of the [[S.S. Chuckola]]. | ||
*[[Bluster Kong]] – A rich arrogant Kong that runs [[Bluster Barrelworks]] on Kongo Bongo Island. | *[[Bluster Kong]] – A rich arrogant Kong that runs [[Bluster Barrelworks]] on Kongo Bongo Island. | ||
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*[[Eddie the Mean Old Yeti]] – A Kong that lives in the mountains of Kongo Bongo Island. | *[[Eddie the Mean Old Yeti]] – A Kong that lives in the mountains of Kongo Bongo Island. | ||
*[[Funky Kong]] – Donkey Kong's friend. | *[[Funky Kong]] – Donkey Kong's friend. | ||
*[[Donkey Kong Jr.#Donkey Kong Jr. Math|Junior (II)]] – A pink variant of Donkey Kong Jr. | *[[Donkey Kong Jr.#Donkey Kong Jr. Math|Junior (II)]] – A pink variant of Donkey Kong Jr. | ||
*[[Kong Fu (character)|Kong Fu]] – A Kong that challenges Donkey Kong in the television show. | *[[Kong Fu (character)|Kong Fu]] – A Kong that challenges Donkey Kong in the television show. | ||
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*[[Super Kong]] – A powerful version of Donkey Kong that appears to help the player get through levels. Super Kong also has the ability to get a white-furred Diddy Kong as a partner. | *[[Super Kong]] – A powerful version of Donkey Kong that appears to help the player get through levels. Super Kong also has the ability to get a white-furred Diddy Kong as a partner. | ||
*[[Swanky Kong]] – A Kong that hosts a game show and is very fashionable. | *[[Swanky Kong]] – A Kong that hosts a game show and is very fashionable. | ||
* | *Poppa – An implied Kong who is the father of [[Sonny (Saturday Supercade)|Sonny]] who disappeared. | ||
*[[Uncle Kong]] – A Kong similar in design to Bluster who appears in the ''[[Famitsu]]'' [[Super Donkey Kong 2 Guide Book|guide book]] for ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''. | *[[Uncle Kong]] – A Kong similar in design to Bluster who appears in the ''[[Famitsu]]'' [[Super Donkey Kong 2 Guide Book|guide book]] for ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''. | ||
*Various generic, unnamed Kong characters seen at the starting line of [[DK Jungle (Mario Kart Arcade GP DX)|DK Jungle]] and [[Bananan Labyrinth]] in ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]''. | *Various generic, unnamed Kong characters seen at the starting line of [[DK Jungle (Mario Kart Arcade GP DX)|DK Jungle]] and [[Bananan Labyrinth]] in ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]''. | ||
*Various generic, unnamed Kong characters in ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''. | *Various generic, unnamed Kong characters in ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'', including the [[Kong army]]. | ||
===Evil Kongs=== | ===Evil Kongs=== | ||
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====Emblem==== | ====Emblem==== | ||
<gallery widths=150> | <gallery widths=150> | ||
DKBarrelDKCR.png| | DKBarrelDKCR.png|Barrel | ||
DKCoin DKC2.png| | DKCoin DKC2.png|Coin | ||
LevelFlag.png|[[Level Flag|Pennant]] | LevelFlag.png|[[Level Flag|Pennant]] | ||
Kong Family (portal).png|Portal | |||
Kong Family (dirt pile).png|Dirt pile | |||
Kong Family (star).png| | Kong Family (star).png|Star | ||
Kong Family (flag).png|Flag | Kong Family (flag).png|Flag | ||
Kong Family (switch).png|Switch | Kong Family (switch).png|Switch | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Trivia== | |||
*In Donkey Kong's {{file link|TSMBM poster DK.jpg|character poster}} for ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' set in the [[Great Ring of Kong]], in addition to depicting Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, Swanky Kong, and Cranky Kong, there are also several other unnamed Kongs, including one who wears sunglasses that resembles Funky Kong. | |||
==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
===Kong=== | ===Kong=== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
| | |Jap=コング | ||
| | |JapR=Kongu | ||
| | |JapM=Kong | ||
}} | }} | ||
===Kong Family=== | ===Kong Family=== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
| | |Jap=コングファミリー | ||
| | |JapR=Kongu Famirī | ||
| | |JapM=Kong Family | ||
|Cat=Família Kong | |Cat=Família Kong <small>(''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'') | ||
|CatM=Kong Family | |CatM=Kong Family | ||
|ChiS=刚家族 | |ChiS=刚家族 | ||
|ChiSR=Gāng Jiāzú | |ChiSR=Gāng Jiāzú | ||
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|ChiTR=Gāng Jiāzú | |ChiTR=Gāng Jiāzú | ||
|ChiTM=Kong Family | |ChiTM=Kong Family | ||
|Spa=Familia Kong | |||
|SpaM=Kong Family | |||
|Ita=Famiglia Kong | |||
|ItaM=Kong Family | |||
|Ger=Kong-Familie | |||
|GerM=Kong Family | |||
|Fre=Famille Kong | |Fre=Famille Kong | ||
|FreM=Kong Family | |FreM=Kong Family | ||
}} | }} | ||