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{{character-infobox
|image=[[Image:Lanky_Kong.jpg{{!}}200px]] <br>'''Lanky Kong's''' original and first appearance.
|full_name=Lanky Kong
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''
|species=[[Kong]]
|affiliation=[[Kong Family]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]''
}}

{{quote|Who’s there? Can you come in here and give me a hand?|Lanky Kong|Donkey Kong 64}}

'''Lanky Kong''' is a character from the ''Donkey Kong'' series. He is wacky looking orange orangutan and ally of [[Donkey Kong]] and the [[Kong]] family. His first appearance was in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''.

==Appearances==

===Debut===
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.

[[Image:Lanky.png|thumb|left|Lanky in ''Donkey Kong 64''.]]
Once Lanky is released players become capable of collecting blue [[Banana]]s, coins and [[Blueprint]]s.
Lanky Kong 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. 

During the final battle against [[King K. Rool]] Lanky has to make use of the great reach to activate a switch and then a barrel with a banana appears, Lanky next has to throw the barrel so the banana comes out and 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. His first individual ability is ''Baboon Balloon'', while the second is ''OrangStand'', and the third one is ''OrangSprint''. Lanky's weapon is the [[Grape Shooter]]. His instrument is trombone; with this he can use the ''Trombone Tremor''. Aside from this he can learn ''Simian Slam'', ''Super Simian Slam'' and ''Super Duper Simian Slam'', which all Kongs use. Lanky Kong is the only character that can transform in Enguarde, similar to Donkey Kong transforming in Rambi.

===Mini-Game Kong===

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]]''. Here he appears in the water, along other Kongs, and has to be protected from being taken away by boats with Kremlings on them.

===Lanky Blast===

After eight years of not appearing in games, except for remakes, 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. As all playable characters he had the ability of doing [[Wild Move|Wild Moves]].  

In the Single Race cutscene he can be seen, along Donkey, Tiny and Dixie, standing in front of their rivals, Kass, Kalypso, Klump and Kritter. His bongos are blue with white parts, which resemble the colors of his clothes. This marks his debut in spin-off games. This game was his first appearance in the Wii console.

==Other Appearances==

===Smash cameos===
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 in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', his trophy mentions his playable appearance in ''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast'' after years of not appearing in games. He also has his own sticker based on his appearance from ''Donkey Kong 64'', it increases a throwing attack by six and can only be used by Donkey Kong or Diddy Kong.

==Appearances in Other Media==
===Comics===
He appeared in the comic [[Donkey Kong in When the Banana Splits]], were the golden bananas are stolen, again by the kremlings. Unfortunately for King K. Rool, the kremling he sent stole the golden bananas in bad time, as Lanky Kong and the other Kongs were home. Lanky Kong, along all the playable Kongs from Donkey Kong 64, track King K. Rool easily through the jungle and after passing all kremling's traps and beating all the enemies, they have a final showdown against King K. Rool and the Kremling in which the Kongs win and get their golden bananas back. 

He also appeared in the [[N-Gang]] comic series, but only had minor roles. In the N-Gang comic, ''N-Gang vs. Nintendo'', he teamed up with Banjo, Kazooie, Wario, Yoshi, Peach, and Donkey Kong, to play a soccer match against the N-Gang.

These were his only appearances in comics and were also his only appearances out of games.

==Character Description==
[[Image:Lankyblast.jpg|thumb|right|Lanky with his updated look of ''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast.]]
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 back he has a red and white patch. The buttons on his overalls are yellow. 

In his recent appearance in ''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast'', aside from being updated graphically he looks slightly bigger and his hair style was changed. In this game his voice sounds different. Lanky looks very similar to [[Manky Kongs]], but unlike them he is on the good side.

==Abilities==

Lanky mostly uses his long reach to attack enemies, he can also swing his arms while running to attack enemies. In his ''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast'' appearance he was given more strength and had the ability to perform [[Wild Move|Wild Moves]].

Abilities he had in ''Donkey Kong 64'':
*From Cranky's potions:
**'''Simian Slam''': he can press green buttons with his face on them.
**'''Super Simian Slam''': he can press blue buttons with his face on them.
**'''Super Duper Simian Slam''': he can press red buttons with his face on them.
**'''OrangStand''': with this ability he can steep on his hands and can climb steep slopes.
**'''Baboon Balloon''': with the help of his [[Cranky's Kong Pads|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.
*From other Kongs:
**'''Trombone Tremor''': He uses a trombone which can defeat almost every enemy and could also make special things happen is he used it in a [[Music Pad]]
**'''Grape Shooter''': he can shoot grapes to damage enemies and to activate switches.

==Game Appearances==

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! width=50% | Title
! width=20% | Description
! width=20% | Release Date
! width=10% | System/Format
|-
| ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''
| Playable Character    
| '''North America''':<br>November 24, 1999
| [[Nintendo 64]]
|-
| ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! ]]'' (remake)
| Non-Playable Character
| '''North America''':<br>November 7, 2005
| [[Game Boy Advance]]
|-
| ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]''
| Unlockable Playable Character
| '''North America''':<br>October 8, 2007
| [[Wii]]
|-
| ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
| Cameo as [[Trophy]] and [[Sticker]] 
| '''North America''':<br>March 9, 2008
| [[Wii]]
|}

==Game Information==

===''Donkey Kong 64''===
*'''Potions''':
**'''Pad Move''': Baboon Balloon
**'''Barrel Move''': OrangSprint
**'''Special Move''': OrangStand
*'''Weapon''': Grape Shooter 
*'''Instrument Ability''': Trombone Tremor 
*'''Color''': Blue
*'''Boss''':
**'''Name''': Puftoss
**'''Location''': Gloomy Galleon

===''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast''===
*'''Boost''': '''**'''***
*'''Speed''': '''*****'''
*'''Agility''': '''*'''****

===Trophy Information in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===
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! width="13%" |Name
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! width="50%" |Description
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| align=center | 320
| align=center | Lanky Kong
| [[Image:Lanky kong trophy.jpg|100px]]
| align=center | '''N64''' Donkey Kong 64<br> '''Wii''' Donkey Kong Barrel Blast
| 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. 
|}

==Quotes==
*''"Cool move, DK! Gotta get some fresh air. I’ll help you by collecting blue bananas."'' &ndash; ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]
*''"Come and find me in the Tag Barrel!"'' &ndash; ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]

== 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 Kong]]s 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 among 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.

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