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| |image=[[File:Super Kong.png|220px]]<br>Super Kong's in-game model | | |image=[[File:Super kong.png|220px]]<br>'''Super Kong''' |
| |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' ([[List of games by date#2010|2010]]) | | |full_name=Super Kong |
| |latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'' ([[List of games by date#2013|2013]]) | | |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' ([[2010]]) |
| |species=[[Kong]] | | |species=[[Kong]] |
| | |affiliation=[[Kong Family]] |
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| {{quote|Super Kong? Bah, fiddlesticks. I could do a better job with my eyes tied behind my back! Now where did my cane get off to?|[[Cranky Kong]], ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' manual}}
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| The '''Super Kongs''' are clones of [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]], and represent them during the [[Super Guide]] mode of ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]''. Much like the Super Guides in other ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series installments, the Super Kongs assist the player with navigating levels, and feature slightly modified designs of their normal counterparts.<ref>Newton, James (November 9, 2010). [https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2010/11/if_donkey_kong_country_returns_is_too_hard_use_super_guide If Donkey Kong Country Returns is Too Hard, Use Super Guide]. ''Nintendo Life''. Retrieved March 13, 2020.</ref>
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| ==History==
| | '''Super Kong''' is a character similar to [[Donkey Kong]] that appears in the [[Wii]] game ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]''. Super Kong only appears in the [[Super Guide]] mode, and his role is very similar to the Super Guide seen in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' and the [[Cosmic Spirit]] in [[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]. If the player loses eight [[life|lives]] in a level, a [[Tutorial Pig]] appears and asks Donkey Kong if he would like to activate the Super Guide. If the player says yes, then Super Kong appears and completes the level for him. |
| ===''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' / ''Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D''===
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| In ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'', if the player loses eight [[Extra life|lives]] in a level (or five in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]''), the [[Professor Chops|Tutorial Pig]] appears and offers to activate Super Guide. If the player activates Super Guide, Super Kong appears and completes the level for the player. Any items collected by Super Kong, such as [[banana]]s, [[Banana Coin]]s, or [[Puzzle Piece (Donkey Kong Country series)|Puzzle Piece]]s, are not kept by the Kongs themselves. Super Kong always goes on a predetermined path to the end goal, meaning he does not access hidden areas or any [[bonus room]]s. The player can press the {{button|wii|+}} button while Super Guide is activated to take control of Super Kong until the player reaches the goal or loses a life. In the sunset levels of the game, where characters are mainly silhouettes, the Super Kongs remain visually distinct, as they wear blue clothing instead of red.
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| While Super Kong can be activated during the final boss level, [[Tiki Tong Terror]], the ending cutscene still shows the normal Kongs as opposed to the Super Kongs, who appear in most other cutscenes. This is likely because [[Tiki Tong]]'s boss introduction is pre-rendered. | | While Super Kong travels throughout the level towards the goal, anything that he collects, such as [[bananas]] or other [[items]], will not be counted towards the player's total. He does not access any of the secret paths that lead him into the hidden parts of the level (i.e. Bonus Levels). |
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| ===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
| | All of his powers and abilities appear to be identical to [[Donkey Kong]]'s abilities, including his Power, Speed, Defense, and Stamina. |
| A white-furred variant of Donkey Kong appears as a playable skin throughout the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series. While this alternate color scheme predates Super Kong, it is used as an explicit reference to Super Kong in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' during Professor Chops' [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] battle. Aside from alluding to the connection between Professor Chops and Super Kong in ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'', the white-furred Donkey Kong in this spirit battle references Super Kong's invincibility by being able to escape from movement-disabling moves.
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Physical Appearance== |
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| | Super Kong is an ape that looks almost exactly like Donkey Kong, except with a few differences. Instead of having brown fur like Donkey Kong, he instead has white fur. He also has a blue tie instead of a red one like his counterpart. |
| Super kong.png|Super Kong in a temple | |
| SuperDuo.png|Super Kongs in a silhouette level
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| Super Diddy Kong.png|Model of Super Kong (Diddy Kong version)
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| </gallery>
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| ==Names in other languages==
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| |Jap=スーパードンキー
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| |JapR=Sūpā Donkī
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| |JapM=Super Donkey
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| |Ita=Super Kong
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| | ==Trivia== |
| | *Super Kong may have been inspired by one of Donkey Kong's color schemes in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', with the exception of the color of their ties, with Donkey Kong's being red, and Super Kong's being blue. It has been mentioned that the choice for Super Kong's tie to be blue instead of red was caused by the sunset levels of the game, which have Donkey Kong in silhouette and, therefore, required Super Kong's tie, as the only thing shown in those levels, to be a different color to differentiate the two. |
| | *Additionally, Super Kong looks a lot like [[Fire Mini Donkey Kong]]. It may have served as inspiration for Super Kong's color scheme. |
| | *Super Kong also resembles [[Eddie the Mean Old Yeti]], a character from the ''Donkey Kong Country'' TV series. |
| | *Like Donkey Kong, Super Kong has the ability to get [[Diddy Kong]] as a partner. He looks very similar to Super Kong. |
| ==References== | | ==References== |
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| [[Category:Donkey Kong allies]] | | [[Category:Items]] |
| [[de:Super Kong]] | | [[Category:Donkey Kong Allies]] |
| | [[Category:Primates]] |
