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==Appearances==
==Appearances==
===''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''===
===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
[[File:SwankyKong.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Swanky's appearance in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''.]]
[[File:SwankyKong.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Swanky's appearance in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''.]]
In ''Donkey Kong Country 2'', he hosts a game show called [[Swanky's Bonus Bonanza]]. [[Diddy Kong]] and [[Dixie Kong]] can pay Swanky, the game show’s host, some [[Banana Coin|money]] and attempt to answer trivia questions about the game. If they answer correctly, they are rewarded with [[Extra Life Balloon|extra lives]]. In the [[Game Boy Advance]] version, Swanky's role remains relatively the same, except now he has [[Candy Kong]] as his assistant on the show.
In ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'', he hosts a game show called [[Swanky's Bonus Bonanza]]. [[Diddy Kong]] and [[Dixie Kong]] can pay Swanky [[Banana Coin]]s and attempt to answer trivia questions about the game. If they answer correctly, they are rewarded with [[Extra Life Balloon|extra lives]]. In the [[Game Boy Advance]] version, Swanky's role remains relatively the same, except now he has [[Candy Kong]] as his assistant on the show.


===''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''===
===''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''===
After [[Crocodile Isle]] was destroyed, Swanky decided to seek a new venture. In ''Donkey Kong Country 3'', Swanky hosts an on-the-road throwing contest in a circus tent called [[Swanky's Sideshow]]. Travelers can pay Swanky a certain number of [[Bear Coin]]s to compete in a variety of throwing contests against a skilled competitor - [[Cranky Kong]]. If a contestant can best the elderly [[Kong]], Swanky will reward them with [[Banana]]s and Bear Coins. In the Game Boy Advance version, Swanky opens up a virtual reality dome where Dixie Kong (and only Dixie Kong - [[Kiddy Kong]] cannot participate, as he is not old enough) can compete in a gold star collecting [[minigame]].
After [[Crocodile Isle]] was destroyed, Swanky decided to seek a new venture. In ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'', Swanky hosts an on-the-road throwing contest in a circus tent called [[Swanky's Sideshow]]. Travelers can pay Swanky a certain number of [[Bear Coin]]s to compete in a variety of throwing contests against [[Cranky Kong]]. If a contestant can best the elderly [[Kong]], Swanky rewards them with [[Banana]]s and Bear Coins. In the Game Boy Advance version, Swanky opens up a virtual reality dome where Dixie Kong can compete in a gold star collecting [[minigame]].
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===''Mario Superstar Baseball''===
[[File:SwankyKonginMSB.png|thumb|Swanky as seen in the billboard]]
Swanky’s tent from the Super Nintendo version ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' makes a cameo appearance in Donkey Kong's field in ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]''. Swanky himself can be seen on a wooden billboard in the game as well.
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==List of Appearances by Date==
==List of Appearances by Date==
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| ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2]]''
| ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''
| Non-Playable Character
| Non-Playable Character
| 1995
| 1995
| [[SNES]]
| [[SNES]]
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| ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3]]''
| ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''
| Non-Playable Character
| Non-Playable Character
| 1996
| 1996
| [[SNES]]
| [[SNES]]
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| ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' (remake)
| ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' (remake)
| Non-Playable Character
| Non-Playable Character
| 2004
| 2004
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| [[Nintendo GameCube]]
| [[Nintendo GameCube]]
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| ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3]]'' (remake)
| ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' (remake)
| Non-Playable Character
| Non-Playable Character
| 2005
| 2005
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
[[File:SwankyKonginMSB.png|thumb|Swanky as seen in the billboard]]
*Swanky’s tent from the Super Nintendo version ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' makes a cameo appearance in Donkey Kong's field in ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]''. Swanky himself can be seen on a wooden billboard in the game as well.
*In the Game Boy Advance remake of ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'', Swanky wears the same blue coat as he does in ''Donkey Kong Country 2''. In the original version of ''Donkey Kong Country 3'', Swanky wears a yellow vest with a diamond-topped cane.
*In the Game Boy Advance remake of ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'', Swanky wears the same blue coat as he does in ''Donkey Kong Country 2''. In the original version of ''Donkey Kong Country 3'', Swanky wears a yellow vest with a diamond-topped cane.
*Swanky and Candy are the only [[Kong]]s from the Donkey Kong video game series who have yet to become playable.
*Swanky and Candy are the only [[Kong]]s from the Donkey Kong video game series who have yet to become playable.

Revision as of 05:09, December 13, 2015

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“Give them a big hand folks! Good evening, I'm Swanky Kong and you're tonight's contestants on my Bonanza! It's easy to play! Just pick a game and you're away!”
—Swanky Kong, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

Swanky Kong is a member of the Kong Family, and a game show host. He is notable for being a flashy entrepreneur; he wears a fancy suit and has an afro hair style. In his second appearance, however, he wears a hat instead.

Appearances

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

Swanky's appearance in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest.

In Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, he hosts a game show called Swanky's Bonus Bonanza. Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong can pay Swanky Banana Coins and attempt to answer trivia questions about the game. If they answer correctly, they are rewarded with extra lives. In the Game Boy Advance version, Swanky's role remains relatively the same, except now he has Candy Kong as his assistant on the show.

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!

After Crocodile Isle was destroyed, Swanky decided to seek a new venture. In Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Swanky hosts an on-the-road throwing contest in a circus tent called Swanky's Sideshow. Travelers can pay Swanky a certain number of Bear Coins to compete in a variety of throwing contests against Cranky Kong. If a contestant can best the elderly Kong, Swanky rewards them with Bananas and Bear Coins. In the Game Boy Advance version, Swanky opens up a virtual reality dome where Dixie Kong can compete in a gold star collecting minigame.

Mario Superstar Baseball

File:SwankyKonginMSB.png
Swanky as seen in the billboard

Swanky’s tent from the Super Nintendo version Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! makes a cameo appearance in Donkey Kong's field in Mario Superstar Baseball. Swanky himself can be seen on a wooden billboard in the game as well.

List of Appearances by Date

Title Description Release Date System/Format
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Non-Playable Character 1995 SNES
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! Non-Playable Character 1996 SNES
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (remake) Non-Playable Character 2004 Game Boy Advance
Mario Superstar Baseball Cameo 2005 Nintendo GameCube
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (remake) Non-Playable Character 2005 Game Boy Advance

Names in other languages

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Trivia

  • In the Game Boy Advance remake of Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Swanky wears the same blue coat as he does in Donkey Kong Country 2. In the original version of Donkey Kong Country 3, Swanky wears a yellow vest with a diamond-topped cane.
  • Swanky and Candy are the only Kongs from the Donkey Kong video game series who have yet to become playable.

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Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (SNES) / Donkey Kong Country 2 (GBA)
Protagonists Cranky Kong • Diddy Kong • Dixie Kong • Donkey Kong • Funky Kong • Swanky Kong • Wrinkly Kong
Animal Friends Clapper • Enguarde • Expresso • Glimmer • Quawks • Rambi • Rattly • Squawks • Squitter
Bosses Krow • Kleever • Kudgel • King Zing • Kreepy Krow • Kerozene • Kaptain K. Rool
Enemies Cat O' 9 Tails • Click-Clack • Flitter • Flotsam • Kaboing • Kaboom • Kackle • Kannon • Klampon • Klank • Klinger • Kloak • Klobber • Klomp • Klubba • Krockhead • Krook • Kruncha • Kutlass • Lockjaw • Mini-Necky • Neek • Puftup • Screech • Shuri • Snapjaw • Spiny • Zinger
Levels Gangplank Galleon Pirate Panic • Mainbrace Mayhem • Gangplank Galley • Lockjaw's Locker • Topsail Trouble • Krow's Nest
Crocodile Cauldron Hot-Head Hop • Kannon's Klaim • Lava Lagoon • Red-Hot Ride • Squawks's Shaft • Kleever's Kiln
Krem Quay Barrel Bayou • Glimmer's Galleon • Krockhead Klamber • Rattle Battle • Slime Climb • Bramble Blast • Kudgel's Kontest
Krazy Kremland Hornet Hole • Target Terror • Bramble Scramble • Rickety Race • Mudhole Marsh • Rambi Rumble • King Zing Sting
Gloomy Gulch Ghostly Grove • Haunted Hall • Gusty Glade • Parrot Chute Panic • Web Woods • Kreepy Krow
K. Rool's Keep Arctic Abyss • Windy Well • Castle Crush • Clapper's Cavern • Chain Link Chamber • Toxic Tower • Stronghold Showdown
The Flying Krock Screech's Sprint • K. Rool Duel
Lost World Jungle Jinx • Black Ice Battle • Klobber Karnage • Fiery Furnace • Animal Antics • Krocodile Kore
Funky's Flights missions Aerial Loop • Submerged Stint • Kongstruction • Kongnapped • Cool Sounds • Kongnapped 2 • Toxic Kongstruction
Barrels Animal Barrel • Regular Barrel • Barrel Kannon • Biplane Barrel • Blast Barrel • Bonus Barrel • Diddy & Dixie Barrels • DK Barrel • Exclamation Point Barrel • Golden Barrel • Krockhead Barrel • Plus and Minus Barrels • Rotatable Barrel • Star Barrel • Steerable Barrel • TNT Barrel
Other items and objects Banana • Banana Bunch • Banana Coin • Extra Life Balloon (red · green · blue) • Hanging vine • Hook • KONG Letters • Kremkoin • Roller Coaster • Rope • Star • Toxic waste
Miscellaneous Ask Uncle Tusk • Cold Crossword Challenge • Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Original Soundtrack • Donkey Kong Country Trilogy • Gallery • Glitches • Media • Nintendo Music • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Staff • Super Donkey Kong 2 Guide Book • Uncle Kong
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Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (SNES) / Donkey Kong Country 3 (GBA)
Characters Protagonists Dixie Kong • Kiddy Kong • Funky Kong • Wrinkly Kong • Swanky Kong • Cranky Kong
Prisoners Banana Birds • Banana Queen • Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Candy Konga • Lanky Konga • Tiny Konga • Chunky Konga
Animal Friends Ellie • Enguarde • Parry • Squawks • Squitter • Quawks
Brothers Bear Bachelora • Baffle • Barnacle • Barter • Bazaar • Bazooka • Benny • Björn • Blizzard • Blue • Blunder • Boomer • Bramble • Brash
Bosses Belcha • Arich • Squirt • KAOS • Bleak • Barbos • Kroctopusa • Baron K. Roolenstein
Enemies Bazuka • Bazza • Booty Bird • Bounty Bass • Bristles • Buzz • Gleamin' Bream • Karbine • Killer bees • Klasp • Knik-Knak • Knocka • Kobble • Koco • Koin • Koindozer • Kopter • Krackaa • Kremling (boater)a • Krimp • Kroc • Krumple • Kuchuka • Kuff 'n' Klout • Lemguin • Lurchin • Minkey • Missile shell • Nibbla • Nid • Re-Koil • Skidda • Sneek • Swoopy
Items Banana • Banana Bunch • Bowling ball • Bear coin • Bonus Coin • Box of chocolatesa • Cog • DK Coin • Extra-Life Balloon (red · green · blue) • Flupperius Petallus Pongus • Green banana • K-O-N-G Letters • Mirror • No.6 wrench • Patch • Present • Rosea • Shell • Ski • Star
Objects Animal Barrel • Animal crate • Auto-Fire Barrel • Barrel • Barrel Shield • Bonus Barrel • Boo Barrel • Booster Barrel • Bubbling cauldron • Chairlift • Crate • DK Barrel • Fuel Drum • Handle • Ignition Barrel • Invincibility Barrel • Metal door • Minea • Propellerpack • Ripsaw • Rocket Barrel • Star Barrel • Steel Barrel • Switch Barrel • TNT Barrel • Toboggan • Tracker Barrel • Trapdoor • Tumbling barrel • Warp Barrel • Wheel
Levels Lake Orangatanga Lakeside Limbo • Doorstop Dash • Tidal Trouble • Skidda's Row • Murky Mill • Belcha's Barn
Kremwood Forest Barrel Shield Bust-Up • Riverside Race • Squeals on Wheels • Springin' Spiders • Bobbing Barrel Brawl • Arich's Ambush
Cotton Top Cove Bazza's Blockade • Rocket Barrel Ride • Kreeping Klasps • Tracker Barrel Trek • Fish Food Frenzy • Squirt's Showdown
Mekanos Fire-Ball Frenzy • Demolition Drain-Pipe • Ripsaw Rage • Blazing Bazukas • Low-G Labyrinth • Kaos Karnage
K3 Krevice Kreepers • Tearaway Toboggan • Barrel Drop Bounce • Krack Shot Kroc • Lemguin Lunge • Bleak's House
Razor Ridge Buzzer Barrage • Kong-Fused Cliffs • Floodlit Fish • Pot Hole Panic • Ropey Rumpus • Barbos's Barrierb • Kroctopus Krusha
Pacificaa Dingy Drain-Pipea • Stormy Seasa • Sunken Sprucea • Cliffside Blasta • Ripcurl Reefa • Surf's Upa • Barbos's Barrier
Kaos Kore Konveyor Rope Klash • Creepy Caverns • Lightning Lookout • Koindozer Klamber • Poisonous Pipeline • Kastle Kaos
Krematoa Stampede Sprint • Criss Kross Cliffs • Tyrant Twin Tussle • Swoopy Salvo • Rocket Rush • Knautilus
Miscellaneous Ask Uncle Tusk • Barrel-Blastapalooza • Cold Crossword Challenge • Donkey Kong Country Trilogy • Gallery • Glitches • Media • Nintendo Music • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Staff
a Exclusive to the Game Boy Advance version
b Barbos's Barrier was moved to Pacifica in the Game Boy Advance version
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