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|image=[[File:Candykongdkjc.PNG|150px]]<br>Candy Kong in ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''
|image=[[Image:Candykongdkjc.PNG{{!}}150px]] <br>Candy Kong's current appearance.
|full_name=Candy Kong
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[1994]])
|species=[[Kong]]
|species=[[Kong]]
|affiliation=[[Kong Family]]
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' (as a [[trophy]]) ([[2008]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' ([[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] cameo) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
|latest_portrayal=[[Joy Tanner]] (the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' animated series)
|latest_portrayal=[[Satsuki Tsuzumi]] ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
}}
}}
'''Candy Kong''' is a character from the ''Donkey Kong'' series. She is one of the members of the [[Kong Family]] and [[Donkey Kong]]'s rumored girlfriend. Her first appearance was in the game ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. She was the first female Kong character to appear in the ''Donkey Kong Series''. She has been a non-playable character ever since her first appearance.
{{quote|Yoo-hoo, [[Donkey Kong|Honey Kong]]! Now's a good time to save where you've gotten to!|Candy Kong|Donkey Kong Country}}
 
'''Candy Kong''' is a character from the [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''Donkey Kong'' franchise]] and a love interest of [[Donkey Kong]]. She first appeared in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. In most of her appearances, Candy hosts minigames for the [[Kong]]s to play, although she runs her own store in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''. She has mostly appeared in [[Rare Ltd.|Rare]]'s ''Donkey Kong'' games; aside from them, she has appeared in the [[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' television series]] and other tie-in media based on the games such as comics, as well as the games produced by [[Paon DP|Paon]].
She appears in almost all ''Donkey Kong'' games to date, she usually hosts mini-games or helps the Kongs by selling things to them. She has also appeared in comics and in the official [[Donkey Kong Country (show)|Donkey Kong Country cartoon]].  


==History==
==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country'' series===
===''Donkey Kong Country'' series===
[[Image:DKcountrysnescandy.PNG|thumb|left|90px|Candy in her first appearance.]]
[[File:Candy Kong DKC.PNG|thumb|upright=0.5|left|Candy's original design from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'']]
The first appearance of Candy Kong was in the game ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. Here, she managed [[Candy's Save Point]] where Donkey Kong and [[Diddy Kong]] can save their progress. She appeared in all levels and also appeared in the ending. She didn't appear in another game until ''Donkey Kong 64''.
====''Donkey Kong Country''====
In ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', Candy manages the [[Candy's Save Point]] where she allows the player to save their game progress. Her Save Point appears in every world, and she also appears in the ending's Cast of Characters. The instruction booklet calls Candy Kong the "banana of Donkey Kong's eye" and mentions that everyone assumes they will marry one day, although it is Candy's opinion that he is not ready to settle down yet. In the game, Candy frequently advises the Kongs to save their game "before it's too late" (which refers to if they were to lose their progress).
 
In the [[Game Boy Color]] and [[Game Boy Advance]] remakes, Candy no longer operates a Save Point, because the game progress can be saved from the world map. In the Game Boy Color version, Candy hosted [[Candy's Challenge]], where the active Kong must complete a challenge for a Banana Coin. Her establishment was changed again in the Game Boy Advance remake, to [[Candy's Dance Studio]], where she hosts a ''{{wp|Dance Dance Revolution}}''-type minigame in each world.
 
====''Donkey Kong Country 2''====
Candy is a background character in the [[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|Game Boy Advance version]] of ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. She is [[Swanky Kong|Swanky]]'s assistant at [[Swanky's Bonus Bonanza]], where she simply points out the option that [[Diddy Kong|Diddy]] and [[Dixie Kong]] walk to. Candy is later seen in [[Monkey Museum|Cranky's Hut]] during the ending "Cast of Characters" with the rest of the [[Kong]] family. She is wearing a flower in her hair and a dress, which is purple at Swanky's Bonus Bonanza but white during the end credits.


In the Game Boy Color remake of ''Donkey Kong Country'', she manages the game's various [[mini-game]]s. In the Game Boy Advance remake, Candy's occupation is once again changed. She now runs [[Candy's Dance Studio]], where the Kongs can play a dancing mini-game.
====''Donkey Kong Country 3''====
Candy is a background character in the [[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Game Boy Advance version]] of ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''. She is one of the Kongs to appear in the [[Funky Kong]] minigame [[Funky's Rentals (minigame)#Protect|Protect]], where the player characters have to protect her and the other Kongs from being abducted by [[Kremling]]s.


Aside from ''Donkey Kong Country'', Candy did not appear in any other games in the ''Donkey Kong Country'' series, though she does appear in the Game Boy Advance remake of ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. In this game, Candy cameos as [[Swanky Kong]]'s assistant in on his quiz show, one of her two  appearances in all the game, along with the ending.
====''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''====
Although Candy Kong does not physically appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'', her name appears in a mock Time Attack leaderboard on tab 18 of the electronic manual. She is ranked sixth in the leaderboard, above [[Lanky Kong]] and [[Tiny Kong]].<ref>{{cite|url=cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/wii_u_6/donkey_kong_country__tropical_freeze/ElectronicManual_WiiU_DonkeyKongCountryTropicalFreeze_EN.pdf|format=PDF|title=''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' electronic manual|publisher=nintendo-europe.com|accessdate=June 20, 2024|language=en-gb}}</ref>


She also appeared in the remake of ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3]]''. Candy briefly appears in one of [[Funky Kong]]'s mini-games. In the mini-game she appears in the water, along some other Kongs, and [[Dixie]] and [[Kiddy]] with help of their boat, had to save her from being taken away by Kremlings.
===''Club Nintendo''===
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Candy Kong made a brief appearance in the ''[[Club Nintendo (German magazine)|Club Nintendo]]'' comic "[[Donkey Kong Country (comic)|Donkey Kong Country]]". Like in the game of the same name, she was found at her Save Point, where Donkey and Diddy Kong decided to tell her about their journey. Candy, instead of letting Donkey and Diddy Kong "save" their progress, provides them with [[Squawks the Parrot|Squawks]] in order to make their journey easier. She is also briefly seen at the end of the comic "[[Donkey Kong in: Banana Day 24]]" from the same magazine, celebrating together with the other Kongs.
===''Club Nintendo===
She also made a brief appearance in the ''[[Club Nintendo]]'' comic "[[Donkey Kong Country (comic)|Donkey Kong Country]]". Like in the game of the same name, she was found at her Save Point. Donkey and Diddy decided to tell her about their journey. Candy, instead of letting Donkey and Diddy Kong "save" their progress; she provided them with [[Squawks the Parrot]] in order to make their journey easier. She is also briefly seen at the end of the comic "[[Donkey Kong in: Banana Day 24]]" from the same magazine, celebrating together with the other Kongs.


===''Donkey Kong Country'' television series===
===''Donkey Kong Country'' television series===
{{Appeared|Donkey Kong Country (television series)}}
[[File:DKCTVCandyKong.png|thumb|upright=1.2|Candy Kong on the TV show]]
[[Image:CartoonCandy.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Candy Kong as seen on the TV Show.]]
{{see also|Category:Episodes featuring Candy Kong}}
In the [[Donkey Kong Country (show)|''Donkey Kong Country'' cartoon]], Candy was drastically changed, more so than any other character. On the show, Candy had a completely different personality. On the show, Candy had somewhat of a temper, she was also apparently, the sole employee at [[Donkey Kong Island|Kongo Bongo Island]]'s (as Donkey Kong Island was called on the show) [[Bluster's Barrel Works|barrel factory]]. Like in the games, Candy was [[Donkey Kong]]'s girlfriend, much to the annoyance of her boss, [[Bluster Kong]], who wanted Candy all to himself.
Candy is a prominent character in the [[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' television series]], albeit with a drastic redesign, including a different hairstyle and outfit. Her personality is also very different from her portrayal in the games, with a particularly short temper. She appears to be the sole employee at [[Bluster Barrelworks]], where she appears to be the quality inspector. Candy and [[Donkey Kong]] are also actively dating in the series, much to the annoyance of her boss, [[Bluster Kong]], who is romantically interested in her.
 
Candy has a robotic clone named [[Candy Clone]], who was created by [[King K. Rool]].


===''Donkey Kong 64===
===''Donkey Kong 64''===
[[Image: CandykongDK64.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Candy in her ''Donkey Kong 64'' appearance.]]
[[File:CandyKong642.png|thumb|left|Candy's appearance in ''Donkey Kong 64'']]
Candy's second appearance is in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''. Candy reappears running [[Candy's Music Shop]], which is found in every area after [[Jungle Japes]] except [[Fungi Forest]] and [[Hideout Helm]]. Here, Candy sells the Kongs powerful musical instruments which can defeat foes and cause certain events to occur if used on a [[Music Pad]]. Candy will also give the Kongs an extra watermelon on occasion, increasing the amount of damage the Kongs can sustain. She also offers the Kongs music lessons with a Piano.
Candy reappears in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', where she runs [[Candy's Music Shop]], which is found in every area except [[Jungle Japes]], [[Fungi Forest]] and [[Hideout Helm]]. Here, Candy sells the Kongs powerful musical instruments which can defeat foes and cause certain events to occur if used on a [[Music Pad]]. Candy also gives the Kongs an extra watermelon on two occasions, increasing the amount of damage the Kongs can sustain. A picture of Candy Kong also appears behind the hammock in [[DK's Tree House]].
 
In the ending after [[Chunky Kong]] defeats King K. Rool, Candy appears and distracts King K. Rool with her beauty, which is surprising considering that K. Rool is enemies with the Kongs. While she does this, [[Funky Kong]] appears from behind and shoots him with a gun loaded with a big shoe, which sends him to where [[K. Lumsy]] is located. She also appears in the two endings where she is seen riding K. Lumsy, alongside all the Kongs, and in the second one she is seen sitting outside of Donkey Kong's house. In the secret ending, she appears three times. The first time she is seen, she gasps and then laughs, and the second time she appears she only laughs. The third time she appears, she is seen posing with [[Tiny Kong]] and the [[Mermaid]], as two [[Kritter]]s are watching them; the Candy's Music Shop theme plays during this segment.
 
===''Super Mario-kun''===
[[File:BlusterKong SMK .jpg|thumb]]
Candy Kong appears in one chapter in [[Super Mario-kun Volume 23|volume 23]] of the ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' manga, where she sports her look from the ''Donkey Kong Country'' television series.
 
On December 31, 1999, Candy proposes a challenge to both DK and her boss Bluster Kong: she will go on a date with whoever brings her the "first sunrise of 2000". The two go on top of the snowy mountains to get the sunrise as soon as possible, but having to fight against K. Rool, they miss the sunrise, but find another way to satisfy Candy's conditions: shave themselves so that their shiny heads will replicate the sunrise. Disappointed, Candy states that she just wanted a picture.


In the end after [[Chunky]] fights King K. Rool, Candy appears and distracts King K. Rool with her beauty, which is surprising considering how K. Rool hates apes.  While she does this, [[Funky Kong|Funky]] appears from behind and shoots him with a gun loaded with a big shoe, which sends him to where [[K. Lumsy]] is located. She also appears in the two endings were she is seen riding K. Lumsy, along all the Kongs, and in the second one she is seen eating outside of Donkey Kong's house. In the secret ending she appears various times, and every time she appears she laughs.
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===''DK'' series===
===''DK'' series===
====''DK: King of Swing====
====''DK: King of Swing''====
Candy returns in the game ''[[DK: King of Swing]]'', despite having official artwork for the game, Candy only briefly appears in the game itself, she can also be seen cheering the player. She and [[Cranky Kong]] were the only Kongs not playable in this game.  
Candy is a background character in ''[[DK: King of Swing]]''. She is only seen in the opening cutscene, but the game has official artwork of Candy nonetheless. Candy and [[Cranky Kong|Cranky]] are the game's only two unplayable Kongs.


====''DK: Jungle Climber====
====''DK: Jungle Climber''====
Her next appearance was in the DS game ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''. In this game she went with all the Kongs to vacations in  [[Sun Sun Island]]. She appears in the opening cutscene where she is seen sitting with an umbrella, for protection against the sun rays of the island, while enjoying the sighting.
Candy is a non-playable character in ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''. She is shown in the opening cutscene with the other Kongs on their vacation to [[Sun Sun Island]]. She also hosts the [[DK: Jungle Climber#Minigames|minigames]] and briefly describes each one before playing.


===''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast===
===''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast''===
[[Image:Candy's_Challenges.PNG|thumb|'''Candy's Challenges''']]
[[File:Candy's_Challenges.png|thumb|[[Candy's Challenges]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]'']]
Her first appearance in the [[Wii]] console was in the game ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]'', she is the only Kong that appears in this game who is not playable. In this game she has her own mode, [[Candy's Challenges]], in this mode she gives Donkey different challenges he must complete in order to unlock certain characters. She appears in the cutscene seen when the cursor is passed over the Candy Challenges options, she seems to be choosing who is going to participate in her challenges, although only Donkey can participate, she may be as well choosing rivals for Donkey.
Candy is a non-playable character in ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]''. She is the only Kong who is not playable, instead having her own mode, [[Candy's Challenges]], in which she gives Donkey Kong different challenges to complete in order to unlock certain characters. She appears in the cutscene which is shown when the cursor passes over the Candy's Challenges options.


===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl====
Candy Kong is featured in a few items throughout in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', there is a [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]] of Candy that can be randomly obtained in any of the single-player modes. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' / ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Wii U]]'', there is another trophy of her, and it uniquely states that Funky Kong has a crush on her as well as Donkey Kong, something that is not mentioned in any of the other games. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Candy is an Advanced-class support [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]], reusing her ''DK: Jungle Climber'' artwork. Her spirit battle uses a red palette swap of [[Bayonetta]] equipped with a [[Banana Gun]] on [[Kongo Falls]], with her spirit offering increased stats at critical health. In [[smashwiki:Adventure Mode: World of Light|World of Light]], the spirit is located in the [[smashwiki:DK Island (World of Light)|DK Island]] sub-world of [[smashwiki:The Light Realm|The Light Realm]], specifically in the spot that represents Candy's Save Point on the [[Kongo Jungle]] map in ''Donkey Kong Country''.
She had her own [[trophy]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', however, the trophy mentioned that she was only ''rumored'' to be Donkey Kong's girlfriend. Her trophy mentions Candy's last appearance as being ''Donkey Kong 64'' instead of ''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast'', it also mentions Candy's music shop from ''Donkey Kong 64'' and Candy's Challenges from ''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast''.


==Character Description==
===''Picross NP''===
[[Image:Candy_Kongkingofswing.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Candy Kong with her current appearance.]]
Candy Kong's face with her ''Donkey Kong Country'' design appears in ''[[Picross NP]] Vol. 8'' as one of the figures obtained by completing puzzles. When the puzzle is completed, she winks and kisses at the screen.
Candy has blue eyes, her hair is blond that on length goes slightly below her shoulders. She is the only female kong that uses makeup, she uses a pink lipstick and has blue eye shadows, she also has pink nails. Her clothing consists of pink bikini top, with her name in it, and pink mini-shorts with a belt on them. Her fur has shades of pink.


In her first appearance, her clothing was a pink swimming suit and wore a pink bow with white dots. Her eye shadows were pink. Her hair was shoulder-length and had a short bang with curly hair at the sides (similar to Dixie's current appearance). Her fur was brown.
===''Super Mario Odyssey''===
A store named "Candy's Cafe" appears in [[Metro Kingdom|New Donk City]] from ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''.


In ''Donkey Kong 64'', she had the same makeup as her current appearance. She wore a pink mini-short with a black belt and a pink short-sleeve top. She also wore headphones, and for the first and only time wore pink and white shoes. Her fur was brown.
===Unused appearances===
====''Diddy Kong Pilot''====
{{Multiframe|[[File:Candy DKP 2001 icon.png]][[File:Dog Fights DKP 2001.gif]]|align=right}}
Candy Kong was apparently intended to be a playable character in later builds of the canceled spin-off game ''[[Diddy Kong Pilot (2001)|Diddy Kong Pilot]]''. Some time after E3 2001, Candy was in the process of replacing Redneck Kong, and her placement in the sepia backdrop of the character selection menu is where Redneck was originally placed. Candy is also seen in the animated icon for the "Dog Fights" mode on the main menu, where she pilots a pink and white plane with a windshield. Candy also has a Dog Fights icon, although it is never loaded within the game, having yet to be implemented at the time.


In the remake of ''Donkey Kong Country 2'', she wore a purple dress.
==General information==
===Physical description===
{{quote|You call this a body? I eat pretzels fatter than this!|General Klump|The Big Switch-a-Roo}}
[[File:Candy Kong DKKoS art.png|thumb|left|upright=0.85|Candy Kong with her current appearance from ''DK: King of Swing'']]
Candy Kong has blue eyes with three eyelashes on each, and blonde hair which is just beyond shoulder length. She is one of the two Kongs that use makeup, the other being [[Tiny Kong]], with pink lipstick, purple (blue in ''DK: King of Swing'') eye shadow and pink nail varnish. She has light brown fur and pale skin similar to most of the other Kongs, however lacks the exposed belly section. Her physique is fairly similar to Tiny's, being more human-like. Candy is also quite tall, being among the tallest of the Kong family.


In the cartoons, she had orange short hair. Her clothing consisted of a white t-shirt, blue mini-shorts and a black belt. She also wore a light blue band and had light brown fur. She wore earrings and golden bracelets.
Candy wears a pink vest top which is torn off part way to create a crop top. The top has her name on it in a white font with darker pink outlining. She also wears dark pink shorts with a purple belt and a gold ring buckle.


==Game Appearances==
In her original appearance, her clothing consisted of a pink one-piece swimming suit and a pink bow with white dots. Her eye shadow was pink, and her hair was shoulder-length, had a short fringe with curls on the sides, similar to [[Dixie Kong]]'s current hairstyle. She also lacked her pink nail polish in this game, but had an exposed belly section like the other Kongs, as well as a fully exposed neck. This appearance was also used for her cameo in the remake of ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
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In the remake of ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', her appearance remained mostly the same as the first game, but instead of her usual clothing, she wore a purple floor-length dress and a purple flower on the right side of her hair. She also had her modern purple eyeshadow, but lacked her pink lipstick.
 
In ''Donkey Kong 64'', Candy had the same physical features as her future appearances, apart from the exposed neck and belly sections, but wore different clothing. She wore a pink crop top with her name written on it in purple writing and pink shorts with a black belt and silver buckle. Candy also wore pink and white trainers in this appearance, as well as a gold necklace. As she ran a music shop in the game, Candy wore a pair of blue headphones with a white "C" on either side, with the blue and gray attachment on the right of her belt.
 
[[File:CandyKongCard1.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Candy Kong trading card with her television series appearance.]]
Candy has an entirely different appearance in the cartoons, which differs more than that of any other Kong. On the show, Candy has ginger fur and slightly paler orange hair tied back with a turquoise headband. She has much smaller eyes and no eye shadow, and also lacks the fur on her upper face but has brown eyebrows instead. Her lipstick is closer to skin tone, and she lacks nail varnish in this appearance. She wears a white crop top and blue denim shorts with a black belt and square gold buckle, as well as a pair of turquoise sandals similar to Tiny Kong's. She also wears gold hoop earrings and a gold bangle on her right arm. This appearance is the one used for her appearance in the ''Super Mario-Kun'' manga.
 
===Development===
Early in the development of the original ''Donkey Kong Country'' game, the names "Blondie Kong" and "Honey Kong" were apparently considered as alternate names for Candy Kong.<ref>{{cite|author=Ghoulyboy|date=August 10, 2018|url=x.com/Ghoulyboy/status/1027946702270021638|title=Never expected this tweet <nowiki>https://t.co/3IpVWMAcDU</nowiki> about #KingKRool in #SmashBros to be so popular. As a moderately interesting bonus follow up, an early naming sheet shows K. Rool was going to be 'Kommander' and #DKC was going to be called 'Monkey Mayhem'|publisher=Twitter|accessdate=June 20, 2024|archive=web.archive.org/web/20190813010135/https://twitter.com/Ghoulyboy/status/1027946702270021638}}</ref> Candy Kong refers to Donkey Kong as "Honey Kong" in the first ''Donkey Kong Country'' game, perhaps as a reference to her rejected potential name.
 
During the development of ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', there were worries that the relationship of Donkey Kong and Candy Kong would clash with the relationship of Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong and detract from the game's character and clarity, so it was decided to replace her.<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/19980705000402/http://www.rare.co.uk/recent/games/dkc2|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2''|publisher=Rarewhere|language=en-gb|accessdate=August 2, 2020}}</ref> [[Wrinkly Kong]] effectively usurps her position, running the [[Kong Kollege]].<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/19980705012626/http://www.rare.co.uk/recent/games/dkc/castlist/cast_candy.html|title=Candy Kong - ''DKC Trilogy Cast List''|publisher=Rarewhere|language=en-gb|accessdate=June 20, 2024}}</ref>
 
===Personality and traits===
Candy Kong usually has a fairly easy going personality, and often uses affectionate terms to refer to the other Kongs, such as "Honey" and "Sugar", and is also seen blowing kisses in various appearances. Candy is also shown to have a keen interest in music and dance, as she owns a dance studio in the ''Donkey Kong Country'' remakes, and a music shop as well as wearing a pair of headphones and a cassette player in ''Donkey Kong 64''. Her profile on the German ''Donkey Kong 64'' website further reaffirms this, as well as suggesting that she puts a large amount of effort into her appearance and often trains at the fitness centre. She also is not above using her looks to her advantage, as demonstrated by her deliberately using her flirtatious nature on King K. Rool to distract him long enough for Funky Kong to deliver the coup de grace on the Kremling leader in the ending for ''Donkey Kong 64''. Her personality was completely changed for the animated series, however, as in this project she has a much shorter temper and a stubbornness not usually seen in the games.
 
===Relationships===
Candy is shown to be on good terms with most of the Kong family and against the Kremlings. Candy Kong is usually mentioned in various official descriptions to be Donkey Kong's love interest, and often expresses this through the games by using affectionate terms to address him. The instruction booklet that came with ''Donkey Kong Country'', her first appearance, stated that she is presumed to marry Donkey Kong someday and that she is the "[[banana]] of Donkey Kong's eye", but she does not think he is ready to settle down yet. In ''Donkey Kong 64'', Candy has a big carpet with the form of a heart with Donkey Kong's face on it as well as a small picture of him, and in both ''Donkey Kong Country'' and ''Donkey Kong 64'', Donkey Kong has a picture of her with hearts in his house. She is also shown to be actively dating him in the cartoons, though her ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' trophy description implies that their relationship is a rumor, and Donkey Kong is only stated to have a crush on her in her ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U'' trophy description. To explain Candy Kong's absence in later games, one official review of ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'' states that she broke up with Donkey Kong,<ref>{{cite|date=November 1996|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) #50|page=52|quote=You’d have thought that after retrieving his banana stash, Donkey Kong would be able to live out his days in peace and harmony with Candy Kong by his side. Unfortunately, she’s given him the push. And to make matters even worse, he’s been captured by those oh-so-pesky Kremlings!}}</ref> although the ''Donkey Kong 64'' manual suggests otherwise.<ref>{{cite|date=1999|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Donkey Kong 64'' instruction booklet|page=9|language=en|quote=That darn Donkey has all the luck! His girl Candy waits around in her hut, always willing to offer her musical help to that undeserving son of mine and his fancy polygonal friends. Pah!}}</ref> Candy is additionally described as a "kissing cousin" on the [[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|''Donkey Kong Country'' Game Boy Advance remake]] page on the Nintendo site.<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/Game-Boy-Advance/Donkey-Kong-Country-266551.html|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' for Game Boy Advance|publisher=Nintendo of UK|language=en-gb|archive=archive.today/2022.07.02-181339/https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Game-Boy-Advance/Donkey-Kong-Country-266551.html|quote=Great value cameos from surf dude Funky Kong and kissing cousin Candy Kong[...]}}</ref> The ''Donkey Kong Country'' section in the Italian ''[[Club Nintendo (Italian magazine)|Club Nintendo]]'' magazine states that she is Donkey Kong's best friend and, despite the rumors, they have not prepared a wedding yet.<ref>«Poi c'è Candy Kong, la miglior amica di Donkey; sebbene ci siano molte voci sul loro futuro, non hanno ancora progettato il matrimonio.» ("Then there's Candy Kong, Donkey's best friend; despite the rumors about their relationship, they have not organized the wedding yet.") – {{cite|date=1994|url=archive.org/details/ClubNintendo-1994-6/page/n3/mode/2up|title=''Club Nintendo'' - 6th issue|page=4|language=it|publisher=Linea GIG|website=Internet Archive}}</ref>
 
In the cartoons, Candy's boss Bluster Kong is in love with her, though she does not reciprocate his feelings, and is often quite angry towards him. Bluster is also shown to be very strict on Candy professionally. Funky Kong is also stated to have a crush on Candy in her ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' and ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' trophy description; in the games, this is limited to hints such as him saying "Say hi to Candy for me!" at Funky's Flights in the first game.
 
==Portrayals==
*[[Joy Tanner]] - ''[[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' television series
*[[Eveline Novakovic]] (1999-2002) - ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' and ''[[Diddy Kong Pilot (2001)|Diddy Kong Pilot]]'', where she also provides voice of Tiny Kong and Dixie Kong respectively.
*[[Satsuki Tsuzumi]] (2007) - ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]'' and ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''
 
==Voice samples==
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}}
 
==List of appearances==
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|-
! width=50% | Title
!width=40%|Title
! width=20% | Description
!width=20%|Description
! width=20% | Release Date
!width=20%|Release date
! width=10% | System/Format
!width=20%|System/format
|-
|-
| ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''
|''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''
| Non-Playable Character   
|Non-playable character
| '''North America''':<br>November 25, 1994
|North America:<br>November 21, 1994
| [[SNES]]
|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]
|-
|-
| ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''
|''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''
| Non-Playable Character   
|Non-playable character
| '''North America''':<br>November 24, 1999
|North America:<br>November 24, 1999
| [[Nintendo 64]]
|[[Nintendo 64]]
|-
|-
| ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' (remake)
|''[[Picross NP]] Vol. 8''
| Non-Playable Character   
|Cameo
| '''North America''':<br>November 4, 2000
|Japan:<br>June 1, 2000
| [[Game Boy Color]]
|[[Super Nintendo]]
|-
|-
| ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' (remake)
|''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' (remake)
| Non-Playable Character   
|Non-playable character
| '''North America''':<br>June 9, 2003
|Europe:<br>November 17, 2000
| [[Game Boy Advance]]
|[[Game Boy Color]]
|-
|-
| ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' (remake)
|''[[Diddy Kong Pilot (2001)|Diddy Kong Pilot]]''
| Non-Playable Character
|Playable character
| '''North America''':<br>November 15, 2004
|Unreleased<br>(Planned for March 4, 2002)
| [[Game Boy Advance]]
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|-
|-
| ''[[DK: King of Swing]]''
|''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' (remake)
| Non-Playable Character
|Non-playable character
| '''North America''':<br>September 19, 2005
|North America:<br>June 9, 2003
| [[Game Boy Advance]]
|Game Boy Advance
|-
|-
| ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' (remake)
|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' (remake)
| Non-Playable Character
|Cameo in [[Swanky's Bonus Bonanza]]
| '''North America''':<br>November 7, 2005
|Europe:<br>June 25, 2004
| [[Game Boy Advance]]
|Game Boy Advance
|-
|-
| ''[[DK Jungle Climber]]''
|''[[DK: King of Swing]]''
| Non-Playable Character
|Non-playable character
| '''North America''':<br>September 10, 2007
|Europe:<br>February 4, 2005
| [[Nintendo DS]]
|Game Boy Advance
|-
|-
| ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]''
|''[[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 3]]'' (remake)
| Non-Playable Character
|Cameo in [[Funky's Rentals]] mini-game
| '''North America''':<br>October 8, 2007
|Europe:<br>November 4, 2005
| [[Wii]]
|Game Boy Advance
|-
|-
| ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
|''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]''
| Cameo as ''[[Trophy]]''
|Non-playable character
| '''North America''':<br>March 9, 2008
|Japan:<br>June 28, 2007
| [[Wii]]
|[[Wii]]
|}
|-
 
|''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''
==Game Information==
|Non-playable character
===Trophy Information in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===
|Japan:<br>August 9, 2007
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|[[Nintendo DS]]
|-
|-
! width="1%" |#
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
! width="13%" |Name
|Cameo as [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]]
! width="15%" |Image
|Japan:<br>January 31, 2008
! width="21%" |Appearance(s)
|Wii
! width="50%" |Description
|-
|-
| align=center | 320
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]] / [[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Wii U]]''
| align=center | Candy Kong
|Cameo as trophy
| [[Image:Candy kong trophy.jpg|100px]]
|North America:<br>November 21, 2014
| align=center | '''SNES''' Donkey Kong Country<br> '''N64''' Donkey Kong 64
|[[Nintendo 3DS]], [[Wii U]]
| Donkey Kong's rumored girlfriend--although nobody is quite sure if the rumor is true. With Candy's looks and elegance, she would be quite the catch. There's a mode in Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast where Donkey Kong must compete according to Candy's requests. Candy is also known to have run a music shop.
|-
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|Cameo as [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]]
|Worldwide:<br>December 7, 2018
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|}
|}
==Profiles and statistics==
===''Donkey Kong Country''===
*'''Instruction booklet:''' ''Candy Kong is the banana of Donkey Kong's eye, and one of his closest friends. Although everyone assumes that they will be married some day, Donkey Kong's just not ready to settle down yet (in Candy's opinion). Candy is also very fond of Diddy, and would pinch his little cheeks at every opportunity, if she had the frames of animation to do it! Donkey and Diddy will meet up with Candy often as they search for their missing bananas. When they do, Candy will give them a chance to save their progress through the game so far. All you have to do to save is jump into Candy's save barrel!''<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' instruction booklet|page=26|date=1994|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en}}</ref>
*'''[[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]''': ''Donkey Kong’s “love interest,” Candy Kong, wants to help out and has taken the initiative to set up Save Points at strategic locations throughout the island. If DK and Diddy make a stop to chat with Candy, she’ll offer to save their progress. It’s a good idea to visit Candy whenever you complete a new stage.''<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' Player's Guide|page=9|date=1994|language=en|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref>
*'''Instruction booklet''' ([[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)|Game Boy Color version]]): ''Candy Kong is the banana of Donkey Kong’s eye. She’ll send DK and Diddy to bonus areas where they’ll have a chance to find extra Multiplayer games.''<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Color) instruction booklet|page=14|date=2000|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en}}</ref>
*'''Instruction booklet''' ([[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|Game Boy Advance version]]): ''Candy Kong is the banana of Donkey Kong's eye. She'll send DK and Diddy to her bonus areas where they'll be challenged to dance for extra items and rewards.''<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Advance) instruction booklet|page=19|date=2003|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en}}</ref>
*'''[[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]''' (Game Boy Advance version): ''Candy Kong likes to dance almost as much as she likes a certain heroic ape. Candy has set up a dance studio in each region. You can access her dancing challenges at any of the studios or by choosing Extra from the main menu. Dance with Candy to win prizes like bananas and cameras. Each region’s dance challenges are tougher than the last region’s.''<ref>{{cite|date=2003|language=en|author=Folsom, Jessica, and Steve Thomason|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' Player's Guide|page=9|publisher=Nintendo of America|isbn=1-930206-33-X}}</ref>
*'''[[Prima Games]] guide''' (Game Boy Advance version): ''Clad in a leotard and waiting for your arrival with a tapping toe, Candy Kong offers you sanctuary in her hut that doubles as a dance studio. Here (in one of the six different places) she allows you to groove with her, and if you're particularly good at keeping time to the beat, you're rewarded with items. Pay her a visit, and practice those twinkle-toed steps!''<ref>{{cite|author=Hodgson, David S. J.|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=June 17, 2003|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|language=en-us|page=12|isbn=0-7615-4334-1}}</ref>
===''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Action Special]]''===
''Candy Kong is the banana of Donkey Kong’s eye, and one of his closest friends. Although everyone assumes that they will get married some day, Donkey Kong’s just not ready to settle down yet (in Candy’s opinion). Candy is also very fond of Diddy, and tends to pinch his little cheeks at every opportunity. Needless to say this drives the little guy crazy; he wants to be taken seriously. Candy is thrifty and saves everything she thinks might come in useful one day.''<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Jungle Action Special''|page=18|publisher=Fleetway|language=en-gb|date=Summer 1995}}</ref>
===Rarewhere: DKC Trilogy Cast List===
''APPEARS IN: DKC 1''
''DK's sweetheart since early apehood and his possible future wife - though Candy takes this undying adoration in her stride, hoping he'll overcome his endless enthusiasm for adventure and general lack of table manners before even attempting to settle down. But she does have a great deal of affection for DK and his whole family, particularly Diddy and even, on occasion, miserable old Cranky, who no doubt has some choice comments to make about her dress sense when she's not around. Candy ran the Save Points in the original DKC before Wrinkly opened the doors of Kong Kollege to the public, leaving her free to return to far more worthwile{{sic}} pastimes like shopping and all-day sunbathing.''<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/19980705012626/http://www.rare.co.uk/recent/games/dkc/castlist/cast_candy.html|title=DKC Trilogy Cast List|publisher=Rarewhere|language=en-gb|accessdate=June 20, 2024}}</ref>
===''Donkey Kong 64''===
*'''Instruction booklet bio from [[Cranky Kong|Professor Cranky Kong]]''': ''That darn Donkey has all the luck! His girl Candy waits around in her hut, always willing to offer her musical help to that undeserving son of mine and his fancy polygonal friends. Pah!''<ref>{{cite|page=9|title=''Donkey Kong 64'' instruction booklet|date=1999|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en}}</ref>
*'''[[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]''': ''Combining her two chief loves—music and money—Candy offers to sell musical instruments to the Kongs. It’s too bad she doesn’t give them lessons. If they play on the right Music Pads, however, the Kongs can trigger something special, such as the opening of a hidden door. The music scares away groups of enemies, all for the price of just one Headphone. As an added bonus, Candy offers her chums upgrades including extra melons and more Music Energy.''<ref>{{cite|author=Bihldorff, Nate, et al.|title=''Donkey Kong 64'' [[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]|page=7|date=1999|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en}}</ref>
*'''[[Prima Games]] guide''': ''This alluring ape is Donkey Kong's girlfriend. She's got a musical ear and a shop full of devastating instruments. Tunes from Candy's wares will knock out every Kremling in earshot. Visit her in each level. She, too, offers upgrades as the game goes on. And she'll recharge your instrument's power if you step inside her shop.''<ref>{{cite|author=Barton, Jeff, et al.|title=''Donkey Kong 64'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=13|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=December 1, 1999|isbn=0-7615-2279-4|language=en-us}}</ref>
*'''German website''': ''Everything that [[Tiny Kong|Tiny]] dreams of has come true for Candy. With her long legs, her sweet pouting lips and her silky blond hair, she makes every ape heart beat faster. But she really puts a lot of effort into her beauty. Hours of training sessions in the fitness center are an integral part of her daily schedule. Apart from that she also has considerable musical talent. The Kongs can get various musical instruments from her. After short instruction by Candy they play these with such virtuosity that they literally knock over a [[Kremling]] once in a while.''<br>''Played on special boards, the instruments develop an even greater effect. Gates open, complex mechanisms are set in motion, and even the biggest sleepyhead is catapulted from dreamland. A visit with Candy is always worthwhile, because she always recharges the power of the musical instruments absolutely free of charge, and treats her visitors to an extension for the melon strip once in a while, too.''
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', Candy Kong's trophy claims that her relationship with Donkey Kong is rumored rather than confirmed, contrary to previous statements from Rare. Similarly, her trophy in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' and ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' implies that Donkey Kong's crush on her is unrequited.
====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''====
{{SSBB trophy
|name=Candy Kong
|image=[[File:BrawlTrophy319.png|100px]]
|appears_in='''SNES''' ''Donkey Kong Country''<br>'''N64''' ''Donkey Kong 64''
|unlock=Random
|desc=Donkey Kong's rumored girlfriend--although nobody is quite sure if the rumor is true. With Candy's looks and elegance, she would be quite the catch. There's a mode in Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast where Donkey Kong must compete according to Candy's requests. Candy is also known to have run a music shop.
|desc2=Donkey Kong's rumored girlfriend--although nobody is quite sure if the rumor is true. With Candy's looks and elegance, she would be quite the catch. There's a mode in Donkey Kong: Jet Race where Donkey Kong must compete according to Candy's requests. Candy is also known to have run a music shop.
}}
====''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''====
{{SSB4 trophy
|name=Candy Kong
|image='''3DS:'''<br>[[File:CandyKongTrophy3DS.png|100px]]<br>'''Wii U:'''<br>[[File:CandyKongTrophyWiiU.png|100px]]
|category=Series Related
|appears_in='''SNES''' Donkey Kong Country (11/1994)<br>'''N64''' Donkey Kong 64 (11/1999)
|trophy_box=17: Donkey Kong and His Friends
|unlock=([[File:3DS Logo.svg|32px|link=Nintendo 3DS]]) Random<br>([[File:Wii U Logo.svg|32px|link=Wii U]]) Clear the "[[smashwiki:The Jungle in Chaos|The Jungle in Chaos]]" event, and unlock [[smashwiki:Falco (SSB4)|Falco]].
|desc=It's no surprise she catches the eyes of Donkey Kong and Funky Kong. Just by glancing at them, she makes guys wonder if she likes them. You probably best remember her as the helpful lady who runs Candy's Save Point in Donkey Kong Country.
|desc2=You might remember Candy helping you save your game back in Donkey Kong Country. Both Donkey Kong and Funky Kong have just a little bit of a crush on her. Maybe one day, she'll notice one of them, and... Well, we're not writing a romantic novel here. Good luck to them both, though!
}}
====''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''====
{{Spirit
|no=142
|name=Candy Kong
|image=[[File:Candykongdkjc.PNG|x100px]]
|series=''Donkey Kong'' Series
|type=[[smashwiki:Support spirit|Support]]
|slots=1
|class=Advanced
|effects=Critical-Health Stats ↑
|obtain=[[smashwiki:Adventure Mode: World of Light|World of Light]] ([[smashwiki:DK Island (World of Light)|DK Island]]); [[smashwiki:Spirit Board|Spirit Board]]
|opponents=[[smashwiki:Bayonetta (SSBU)|Bayonetta]]
|conditions='''Rule:''' Item: Bananas
*The enemy starts the battle with a [[Banana Gun]]
*The enemy has increased move speed
|stage=[[Kongo Falls]]
|song=Mangrove Cove
}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Character Artwork===
{{main-gallery}}
<center><gallery>
<gallery>
Image:DKcountrysnescandy.PNG|<center>''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''
Candy Kong DKC sprite.png|''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''
Image:CandyKong64.jpg|<center>''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''
CandyKong64.png|''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''
Image:Candy_Kongkingofswing.jpg|<center>''[[DK: King of Swing]]''
DKKOSCandyKongSprite.png|''[[DK: King of Swing]]''
Image:Candykongdkjc.PNG|<center>''[[DK Jungle Climber]]''
CandyKong DKBB.png|''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]''
Image:CandyKong64Card.jpg|<center>Donkey Kong Card Game
DKJCCandyKongMugshot.png|''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''
Image:CandyKongCard1.jpg|<center>Donkey Kong Card Game
</gallery>
Image:CandyKongCard2.jpg|<center>Donkey Kong Card Game
 
Image:CandyKongCard3.jpg|<center>Donkey Kong Card Game
==Quotes==
</gallery></center>
{{Main|List of Candy Kong quotes}}
<br clear=all>
*"''Hi, I'm Candy Kong and this is [[Candy's Save Point|my Save Point]]!''" - ''Donkey Kong Country''
*"''If you want to save your current game, just jump into my spinning [[Star Barrel|save barrel]]!''" - ''Donkey Kong Country''
*"''Hello guys, got anything worth saving?''" - ''Donkey Kong Country''
*"''Well, hello, Donkey. You just take it easy and let Candy tell you how she's gonna make you feel real good. Why, for just a few little old coins, you can have my musical instruments and extra [[Watermelon|Melons]] too.''" - ''Donkey Kong 64''
*"''Welcome back! You did a great job with my challenges!''" - ''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast''
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=キャンディーコング
|JapR=Kyandī Kongu
|JapM=Candy Kong
|Fre=Candy Kong
|Fre2=Candy
|Fre2C=<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20001210101500/http://www.france2.fr/jeunesse/dktv/kongs.shtml#haut|title=Bienvenue sur DKTV|publisher=[[Donkey Kong Planet]] website|language=fr|accessdate=June 20, 2024}}</ref>
|Ger=Candy Kong
|Ita=Candy Kong
|Kor=캔디콩
|KorR=Kaendi Kong
|KorM=Candy Kong
|Rus=Кэнди Конг
|RusR=Kaendi Kong
|RusM=Candy Kong
|Spa=Candy Kong
}}
 
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Candy Kong
Candy Kong from DK: Jungle Climber.
Candy Kong in DK: Jungle Climber
Species Kong
First appearance Donkey Kong Country (1994)
Latest appearance Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (spirit cameo) (2018)
Latest portrayal Satsuki Tsuzumi (2007)
“Yoo-hoo, Honey Kong! Now's a good time to save where you've gotten to!”
—Candy Kong, Donkey Kong Country

Candy Kong is a character from the Donkey Kong franchise and a love interest of Donkey Kong. She first appeared in Donkey Kong Country. In most of her appearances, Candy hosts minigames for the Kongs to play, although she runs her own store in Donkey Kong 64. She has mostly appeared in Rare's Donkey Kong games; aside from them, she has appeared in the Donkey Kong Country television series and other tie-in media based on the games such as comics, as well as the games produced by Paon.

History[edit]

Donkey Kong Country series[edit]

Character artwork of Candy Kong wearing her pink bow with white polka dots and a pink maillot.Artwork © 1994 Nintendo
Candy's original design from Donkey Kong Country

Donkey Kong Country[edit]

In Donkey Kong Country, Candy manages the Candy's Save Point where she allows the player to save their game progress. Her Save Point appears in every world, and she also appears in the ending's Cast of Characters. The instruction booklet calls Candy Kong the "banana of Donkey Kong's eye" and mentions that everyone assumes they will marry one day, although it is Candy's opinion that he is not ready to settle down yet. In the game, Candy frequently advises the Kongs to save their game "before it's too late" (which refers to if they were to lose their progress).

In the Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance remakes, Candy no longer operates a Save Point, because the game progress can be saved from the world map. In the Game Boy Color version, Candy hosted Candy's Challenge, where the active Kong must complete a challenge for a Banana Coin. Her establishment was changed again in the Game Boy Advance remake, to Candy's Dance Studio, where she hosts a Dance Dance Revolution-type minigame in each world.

Donkey Kong Country 2[edit]

Candy is a background character in the Game Boy Advance version of Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. She is Swanky's assistant at Swanky's Bonus Bonanza, where she simply points out the option that Diddy and Dixie Kong walk to. Candy is later seen in Cranky's Hut during the ending "Cast of Characters" with the rest of the Kong family. She is wearing a flower in her hair and a dress, which is purple at Swanky's Bonus Bonanza but white during the end credits.

Donkey Kong Country 3[edit]

Candy is a background character in the Game Boy Advance version of Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!. She is one of the Kongs to appear in the Funky Kong minigame Protect, where the player characters have to protect her and the other Kongs from being abducted by Kremlings.

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze[edit]

Although Candy Kong does not physically appear in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, her name appears in a mock Time Attack leaderboard on tab 18 of the electronic manual. She is ranked sixth in the leaderboard, above Lanky Kong and Tiny Kong.[1]

Club Nintendo[edit]

Candy Kong made a brief appearance in the Club Nintendo comic "Donkey Kong Country". Like in the game of the same name, she was found at her Save Point, where Donkey and Diddy Kong decided to tell her about their journey. Candy, instead of letting Donkey and Diddy Kong "save" their progress, provides them with Squawks in order to make their journey easier. She is also briefly seen at the end of the comic "Donkey Kong in: Banana Day 24" from the same magazine, celebrating together with the other Kongs.

Donkey Kong Country television series[edit]

Candy Kong in Ape Foo Young.
Candy Kong on the TV show
See also: Category:Episodes featuring Candy Kong

Candy is a prominent character in the Donkey Kong Country television series, albeit with a drastic redesign, including a different hairstyle and outfit. Her personality is also very different from her portrayal in the games, with a particularly short temper. She appears to be the sole employee at Bluster Barrelworks, where she appears to be the quality inspector. Candy and Donkey Kong are also actively dating in the series, much to the annoyance of her boss, Bluster Kong, who is romantically interested in her.

Candy has a robotic clone named Candy Clone, who was created by King K. Rool.

Donkey Kong 64[edit]

Candy Kong
Candy's appearance in Donkey Kong 64

Candy reappears in Donkey Kong 64, where she runs Candy's Music Shop, which is found in every area except Jungle Japes, Fungi Forest and Hideout Helm. Here, Candy sells the Kongs powerful musical instruments which can defeat foes and cause certain events to occur if used on a Music Pad. Candy also gives the Kongs an extra watermelon on two occasions, increasing the amount of damage the Kongs can sustain. A picture of Candy Kong also appears behind the hammock in DK's Tree House.

In the ending after Chunky Kong defeats King K. Rool, Candy appears and distracts King K. Rool with her beauty, which is surprising considering that K. Rool is enemies with the Kongs. While she does this, Funky Kong appears from behind and shoots him with a gun loaded with a big shoe, which sends him to where K. Lumsy is located. She also appears in the two endings where she is seen riding K. Lumsy, alongside all the Kongs, and in the second one she is seen sitting outside of Donkey Kong's house. In the secret ending, she appears three times. The first time she is seen, she gasps and then laughs, and the second time she appears she only laughs. The third time she appears, she is seen posing with Tiny Kong and the Mermaid, as two Kritters are watching them; the Candy's Music Shop theme plays during this segment.

Super Mario-kun[edit]

Bluster Kong and Candy Kong in Super Mario-kun

Candy Kong appears in one chapter in volume 23 of the Super Mario-kun manga, where she sports her look from the Donkey Kong Country television series.

On December 31, 1999, Candy proposes a challenge to both DK and her boss Bluster Kong: she will go on a date with whoever brings her the "first sunrise of 2000". The two go on top of the snowy mountains to get the sunrise as soon as possible, but having to fight against K. Rool, they miss the sunrise, but find another way to satisfy Candy's conditions: shave themselves so that their shiny heads will replicate the sunrise. Disappointed, Candy states that she just wanted a picture.

DK series[edit]

DK: King of Swing[edit]

Candy is a background character in DK: King of Swing. She is only seen in the opening cutscene, but the game has official artwork of Candy nonetheless. Candy and Cranky are the game's only two unplayable Kongs.

DK: Jungle Climber[edit]

Candy is a non-playable character in DK: Jungle Climber. She is shown in the opening cutscene with the other Kongs on their vacation to Sun Sun Island. She also hosts the minigames and briefly describes each one before playing.

Donkey Kong Barrel Blast[edit]

Candy's Challenges in Donkey Kong Barrel Blast

Candy is a non-playable character in Donkey Kong Barrel Blast. She is the only Kong who is not playable, instead having her own mode, Candy's Challenges, in which she gives Donkey Kong different challenges to complete in order to unlock certain characters. She appears in the cutscene which is shown when the cursor passes over the Candy's Challenges options.

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

Candy Kong is featured in a few items throughout in the Super Smash Bros. series. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, there is a trophy of Candy that can be randomly obtained in any of the single-player modes. In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U, there is another trophy of her, and it uniquely states that Funky Kong has a crush on her as well as Donkey Kong, something that is not mentioned in any of the other games. In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Candy is an Advanced-class support spirit, reusing her DK: Jungle Climber artwork. Her spirit battle uses a red palette swap of Bayonetta equipped with a Banana Gun on Kongo Falls, with her spirit offering increased stats at critical health. In World of Light, the spirit is located in the DK Island sub-world of The Light Realm, specifically in the spot that represents Candy's Save Point on the Kongo Jungle map in Donkey Kong Country.

Picross NP[edit]

Candy Kong's face with her Donkey Kong Country design appears in Picross NP Vol. 8 as one of the figures obtained by completing puzzles. When the puzzle is completed, she winks and kisses at the screen.

Super Mario Odyssey[edit]

A store named "Candy's Cafe" appears in New Donk City from Super Mario Odyssey.

Unused appearances[edit]

Diddy Kong Pilot[edit]

Icon of Candy Kong from the 2001 Diddy Kong PilotDog Fights from Diddy Kong Pilot 2001.

Candy Kong was apparently intended to be a playable character in later builds of the canceled spin-off game Diddy Kong Pilot. Some time after E3 2001, Candy was in the process of replacing Redneck Kong, and her placement in the sepia backdrop of the character selection menu is where Redneck was originally placed. Candy is also seen in the animated icon for the "Dog Fights" mode on the main menu, where she pilots a pink and white plane with a windshield. Candy also has a Dog Fights icon, although it is never loaded within the game, having yet to be implemented at the time.

General information[edit]

Physical description[edit]

“You call this a body? I eat pretzels fatter than this!”
—General Klump, The Big Switch-a-Roo
Candy Kong's artwork from DK: King of Swing.
Candy Kong with her current appearance from DK: King of Swing

Candy Kong has blue eyes with three eyelashes on each, and blonde hair which is just beyond shoulder length. She is one of the two Kongs that use makeup, the other being Tiny Kong, with pink lipstick, purple (blue in DK: King of Swing) eye shadow and pink nail varnish. She has light brown fur and pale skin similar to most of the other Kongs, however lacks the exposed belly section. Her physique is fairly similar to Tiny's, being more human-like. Candy is also quite tall, being among the tallest of the Kong family.

Candy wears a pink vest top which is torn off part way to create a crop top. The top has her name on it in a white font with darker pink outlining. She also wears dark pink shorts with a purple belt and a gold ring buckle.

In her original appearance, her clothing consisted of a pink one-piece swimming suit and a pink bow with white dots. Her eye shadow was pink, and her hair was shoulder-length, had a short fringe with curls on the sides, similar to Dixie Kong's current hairstyle. She also lacked her pink nail polish in this game, but had an exposed belly section like the other Kongs, as well as a fully exposed neck. This appearance was also used for her cameo in the remake of Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!

In the remake of Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, her appearance remained mostly the same as the first game, but instead of her usual clothing, she wore a purple floor-length dress and a purple flower on the right side of her hair. She also had her modern purple eyeshadow, but lacked her pink lipstick.

In Donkey Kong 64, Candy had the same physical features as her future appearances, apart from the exposed neck and belly sections, but wore different clothing. She wore a pink crop top with her name written on it in purple writing and pink shorts with a black belt and silver buckle. Candy also wore pink and white trainers in this appearance, as well as a gold necklace. As she ran a music shop in the game, Candy wore a pair of blue headphones with a white "C" on either side, with the blue and gray attachment on the right of her belt.

Candy Kong trading card with her television series appearance.

Candy has an entirely different appearance in the cartoons, which differs more than that of any other Kong. On the show, Candy has ginger fur and slightly paler orange hair tied back with a turquoise headband. She has much smaller eyes and no eye shadow, and also lacks the fur on her upper face but has brown eyebrows instead. Her lipstick is closer to skin tone, and she lacks nail varnish in this appearance. She wears a white crop top and blue denim shorts with a black belt and square gold buckle, as well as a pair of turquoise sandals similar to Tiny Kong's. She also wears gold hoop earrings and a gold bangle on her right arm. This appearance is the one used for her appearance in the Super Mario-Kun manga.

Development[edit]

Early in the development of the original Donkey Kong Country game, the names "Blondie Kong" and "Honey Kong" were apparently considered as alternate names for Candy Kong.[2] Candy Kong refers to Donkey Kong as "Honey Kong" in the first Donkey Kong Country game, perhaps as a reference to her rejected potential name.

During the development of Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, there were worries that the relationship of Donkey Kong and Candy Kong would clash with the relationship of Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong and detract from the game's character and clarity, so it was decided to replace her.[3] Wrinkly Kong effectively usurps her position, running the Kong Kollege.[4]

Personality and traits[edit]

Candy Kong usually has a fairly easy going personality, and often uses affectionate terms to refer to the other Kongs, such as "Honey" and "Sugar", and is also seen blowing kisses in various appearances. Candy is also shown to have a keen interest in music and dance, as she owns a dance studio in the Donkey Kong Country remakes, and a music shop as well as wearing a pair of headphones and a cassette player in Donkey Kong 64. Her profile on the German Donkey Kong 64 website further reaffirms this, as well as suggesting that she puts a large amount of effort into her appearance and often trains at the fitness centre. She also is not above using her looks to her advantage, as demonstrated by her deliberately using her flirtatious nature on King K. Rool to distract him long enough for Funky Kong to deliver the coup de grace on the Kremling leader in the ending for Donkey Kong 64. Her personality was completely changed for the animated series, however, as in this project she has a much shorter temper and a stubbornness not usually seen in the games.

Relationships[edit]

Candy is shown to be on good terms with most of the Kong family and against the Kremlings. Candy Kong is usually mentioned in various official descriptions to be Donkey Kong's love interest, and often expresses this through the games by using affectionate terms to address him. The instruction booklet that came with Donkey Kong Country, her first appearance, stated that she is presumed to marry Donkey Kong someday and that she is the "banana of Donkey Kong's eye", but she does not think he is ready to settle down yet. In Donkey Kong 64, Candy has a big carpet with the form of a heart with Donkey Kong's face on it as well as a small picture of him, and in both Donkey Kong Country and Donkey Kong 64, Donkey Kong has a picture of her with hearts in his house. She is also shown to be actively dating him in the cartoons, though her Super Smash Bros. Brawl trophy description implies that their relationship is a rumor, and Donkey Kong is only stated to have a crush on her in her Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U trophy description. To explain Candy Kong's absence in later games, one official review of Donkey Kong Land 2 states that she broke up with Donkey Kong,[5] although the Donkey Kong 64 manual suggests otherwise.[6] Candy is additionally described as a "kissing cousin" on the Donkey Kong Country Game Boy Advance remake page on the Nintendo site.[7] The Donkey Kong Country section in the Italian Club Nintendo magazine states that she is Donkey Kong's best friend and, despite the rumors, they have not prepared a wedding yet.[8]

In the cartoons, Candy's boss Bluster Kong is in love with her, though she does not reciprocate his feelings, and is often quite angry towards him. Bluster is also shown to be very strict on Candy professionally. Funky Kong is also stated to have a crush on Candy in her Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U trophy description; in the games, this is limited to hints such as him saying "Say hi to Candy for me!" at Funky's Flights in the first game.

Portrayals[edit]

Voice samples[edit]

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List of appearances[edit]

Title Description Release date System/format
Donkey Kong Country Non-playable character North America:
November 21, 1994 		Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Donkey Kong 64 Non-playable character North America:
November 24, 1999 		Nintendo 64
Picross NP Vol. 8 Cameo Japan:
June 1, 2000 		Super Nintendo
Donkey Kong Country (remake) Non-playable character Europe:
November 17, 2000 		Game Boy Color
Diddy Kong Pilot Playable character Unreleased
(Planned for March 4, 2002) 		Game Boy Advance
Donkey Kong Country (remake) Non-playable character North America:
June 9, 2003 		Game Boy Advance
Donkey Kong Country 2 (remake) Cameo in Swanky's Bonus Bonanza Europe:
June 25, 2004 		Game Boy Advance
DK: King of Swing Non-playable character Europe:
February 4, 2005 		Game Boy Advance
Donkey Kong Country 3 (remake) Cameo in Funky's Rentals mini-game Europe:
November 4, 2005 		Game Boy Advance
Donkey Kong Barrel Blast Non-playable character Japan:
June 28, 2007 		Wii
DK: Jungle Climber Non-playable character Japan:
August 9, 2007 		Nintendo DS
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Cameo as trophy Japan:
January 31, 2008 		Wii
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U Cameo as trophy North America:
November 21, 2014 		Nintendo 3DS, Wii U
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Cameo as spirit Worldwide:
December 7, 2018 		Nintendo Switch

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Donkey Kong Country[edit]

  • Instruction booklet: Candy Kong is the banana of Donkey Kong's eye, and one of his closest friends. Although everyone assumes that they will be married some day, Donkey Kong's just not ready to settle down yet (in Candy's opinion). Candy is also very fond of Diddy, and would pinch his little cheeks at every opportunity, if she had the frames of animation to do it! Donkey and Diddy will meet up with Candy often as they search for their missing bananas. When they do, Candy will give them a chance to save their progress through the game so far. All you have to do to save is jump into Candy's save barrel![9]
  • Player's Guide: Donkey Kong’s “love interest,” Candy Kong, wants to help out and has taken the initiative to set up Save Points at strategic locations throughout the island. If DK and Diddy make a stop to chat with Candy, she’ll offer to save their progress. It’s a good idea to visit Candy whenever you complete a new stage.[10]
  • Instruction booklet (Game Boy Color version): Candy Kong is the banana of Donkey Kong’s eye. She’ll send DK and Diddy to bonus areas where they’ll have a chance to find extra Multiplayer games.[11]
  • Instruction booklet (Game Boy Advance version): Candy Kong is the banana of Donkey Kong's eye. She'll send DK and Diddy to her bonus areas where they'll be challenged to dance for extra items and rewards.[12]
  • Player's Guide (Game Boy Advance version): Candy Kong likes to dance almost as much as she likes a certain heroic ape. Candy has set up a dance studio in each region. You can access her dancing challenges at any of the studios or by choosing Extra from the main menu. Dance with Candy to win prizes like bananas and cameras. Each region’s dance challenges are tougher than the last region’s.[13]
  • Prima Games guide (Game Boy Advance version): Clad in a leotard and waiting for your arrival with a tapping toe, Candy Kong offers you sanctuary in her hut that doubles as a dance studio. Here (in one of the six different places) she allows you to groove with her, and if you're particularly good at keeping time to the beat, you're rewarded with items. Pay her a visit, and practice those twinkle-toed steps![14]

Donkey Kong Jungle Action Special[edit]

Candy Kong is the banana of Donkey Kong’s eye, and one of his closest friends. Although everyone assumes that they will get married some day, Donkey Kong’s just not ready to settle down yet (in Candy’s opinion). Candy is also very fond of Diddy, and tends to pinch his little cheeks at every opportunity. Needless to say this drives the little guy crazy; he wants to be taken seriously. Candy is thrifty and saves everything she thinks might come in useful one day.[15]

Rarewhere: DKC Trilogy Cast List[edit]

APPEARS IN: DKC 1

DK's sweetheart since early apehood and his possible future wife - though Candy takes this undying adoration in her stride, hoping he'll overcome his endless enthusiasm for adventure and general lack of table manners before even attempting to settle down. But she does have a great deal of affection for DK and his whole family, particularly Diddy and even, on occasion, miserable old Cranky, who no doubt has some choice comments to make about her dress sense when she's not around. Candy ran the Save Points in the original DKC before Wrinkly opened the doors of Kong Kollege to the public, leaving her free to return to far more worthwile[sic] pastimes like shopping and all-day sunbathing.[16]

Donkey Kong 64[edit]

  • Instruction booklet bio from Professor Cranky Kong: That darn Donkey has all the luck! His girl Candy waits around in her hut, always willing to offer her musical help to that undeserving son of mine and his fancy polygonal friends. Pah![17]
  • Player's Guide: Combining her two chief loves—music and money—Candy offers to sell musical instruments to the Kongs. It’s too bad she doesn’t give them lessons. If they play on the right Music Pads, however, the Kongs can trigger something special, such as the opening of a hidden door. The music scares away groups of enemies, all for the price of just one Headphone. As an added bonus, Candy offers her chums upgrades including extra melons and more Music Energy.[18]
  • Prima Games guide: This alluring ape is Donkey Kong's girlfriend. She's got a musical ear and a shop full of devastating instruments. Tunes from Candy's wares will knock out every Kremling in earshot. Visit her in each level. She, too, offers upgrades as the game goes on. And she'll recharge your instrument's power if you step inside her shop.[19]
  • German website: Everything that Tiny dreams of has come true for Candy. With her long legs, her sweet pouting lips and her silky blond hair, she makes every ape heart beat faster. But she really puts a lot of effort into her beauty. Hours of training sessions in the fitness center are an integral part of her daily schedule. Apart from that she also has considerable musical talent. The Kongs can get various musical instruments from her. After short instruction by Candy they play these with such virtuosity that they literally knock over a Kremling once in a while.
    Played on special boards, the instruments develop an even greater effect. Gates open, complex mechanisms are set in motion, and even the biggest sleepyhead is catapulted from dreamland. A visit with Candy is always worthwhile, because she always recharges the power of the musical instruments absolutely free of charge, and treats her visitors to an extension for the melon strip once in a while, too.

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Candy Kong's trophy claims that her relationship with Donkey Kong is rumored rather than confirmed, contrary to previous statements from Rare. Similarly, her trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U implies that Donkey Kong's crush on her is unrequited.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Trophy
Candy Kong
BrawlTrophy319.png
Appears in:
SNES Donkey Kong Country
N64 Donkey Kong 64
How to unlock: Random
Donkey Kong's rumored girlfriend--although nobody is quite sure if the rumor is true. With Candy's looks and elegance, she would be quite the catch. There's a mode in Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast where Donkey Kong must compete according to Candy's requests. Candy is also known to have run a music shop. (American English)
Donkey Kong's rumored girlfriend--although nobody is quite sure if the rumor is true. With Candy's looks and elegance, she would be quite the catch. There's a mode in Donkey Kong: Jet Race where Donkey Kong must compete according to Candy's requests. Candy is also known to have run a music shop. (British English)

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

Trophy
Candy Kong
3DS:
CandyKongTrophy3DS.png
Wii U:
Candy Kong trophy from Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Category: Series Related
(Applies only to the Wii U version) Appears in:
SNES Donkey Kong Country (11/1994)
N64 Donkey Kong 64 (11/1999)
(Applies only to the Wii U version) Trophy Box: 17: Donkey Kong and His Friends
How to unlock:
(Nintendo 3DS) Random
(Wii U) Clear the "The Jungle in Chaos" event, and unlock Falco.
It's no surprise she catches the eyes of Donkey Kong and Funky Kong. Just by glancing at them, she makes guys wonder if she likes them. You probably best remember her as the helpful lady who runs Candy's Save Point in Donkey Kong Country. (American English)
You might remember Candy helping you save your game back in Donkey Kong Country. Both Donkey Kong and Funky Kong have just a little bit of a crush on her. Maybe one day, she'll notice one of them, and... Well, we're not writing a romantic novel here. Good luck to them both, though! (British English)

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Spirit
#142 Candy Kong
Candy Kong from DK: Jungle Climber. Series/game Donkey Kong Series
Type Support
Slots 1
Class Advanced
Strength / effect(s) Critical-Health Stats ↑
How to obtain World of Light (DK Island); Spirit Board
Spirit battle Opponent(s) Bayonetta
Conditions

Rule: Item: Bananas

  • The enemy starts the battle with a Banana Gun
  • The enemy has increased move speed
Stage Kongo Falls
Song Mangrove Cove

Gallery[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Candy Kong.

Quotes[edit]

Main article: List of Candy Kong quotes
  • "Hi, I'm Candy Kong and this is my Save Point!" - Donkey Kong Country
  • "If you want to save your current game, just jump into my spinning save barrel!" - Donkey Kong Country
  • "Hello guys, got anything worth saving?" - Donkey Kong Country
  • "Well, hello, Donkey. You just take it easy and let Candy tell you how she's gonna make you feel real good. Why, for just a few little old coins, you can have my musical instruments and extra Melons too." - Donkey Kong 64
  • "Welcome back! You did a great job with my challenges!" - Donkey Kong Barrel Blast

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese キャンディーコング[?]
Kyandī Kongu 		Candy Kong
French Candy Kong[?] -
Candy[20]
German Candy Kong[?] -
Italian Candy Kong[?] -
Korean 캔디콩[?]
Kaendi Kong 		Candy Kong
Russian Кэнди Конг[?]
Kaendi Kong 		Candy Kong
Spanish Candy Kong[?] -

References[edit]

  1. ^ Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze electronic manual (PDF). nintendo-europe.com (British English). Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  2. ^ Ghoulyboy (August 10, 2018). Never expected this tweet https://t.co/3IpVWMAcDU about #KingKRool in #SmashBros to be so popular. As a moderately interesting bonus follow up, an early naming sheet shows K. Rool was going to be 'Kommander' and #DKC was going to be called 'Monkey Mayhem'. Twitter. Retrieved June 20, 2024. (Archived August 13, 2019, 01:01:35 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  3. ^ Donkey Kong Country 2. Rarewhere (British English). Archived July 5, 1998, 00:04:02 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  4. ^ Candy Kong - DKC Trilogy Cast List. Rarewhere (British English). Archived July 5, 1998, 01:26:26 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  5. ^ "You’d have thought that after retrieving his banana stash, Donkey Kong would be able to live out his days in peace and harmony with Candy Kong by his side. Unfortunately, she’s given him the push. And to make matters even worse, he’s been captured by those oh-so-pesky Kremlings!" – November 1996. Nintendo Magazine System (UK) #50. Page 52.
  6. ^ "That darn Donkey has all the luck! His girl Candy waits around in her hut, always willing to offer her musical help to that undeserving son of mine and his fancy polygonal friends. Pah!" – 1999. Donkey Kong 64 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (English). Page 9.
  7. ^ "Great value cameos from surf dude Funky Kong and kissing cousin Candy Kong[...]" – Donkey Kong Country for Game Boy Advance. Nintendo of UK (British English). (Archived July 2, 2022, 18:13:39 UTC via archive.today.)
  8. ^ «Poi c'è Candy Kong, la miglior amica di Donkey; sebbene ci siano molte voci sul loro futuro, non hanno ancora progettato il matrimonio.» ("Then there's Candy Kong, Donkey's best friend; despite the rumors about their relationship, they have not organized the wedding yet.") – 1994. Club Nintendo - 6th issue. Linea GIG (Italian) via Internet Archive. Page 4.
  9. ^ 1994. Donkey Kong Country instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (English). Page 26.
  10. ^ 1994. Donkey Kong Country Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (English). Page 9.
  11. ^ 2000. Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color) instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (English). Page 14.
  12. ^ 2003. Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance) instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (English). Page 19.
  13. ^ Folsom, Jessica, and Steve Thomason (2003). Donkey Kong Country Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (English). ISBN 1-930206-33-X. Page 9.
  14. ^ Hodgson, David S. J. (June 17, 2003). Donkey Kong Country Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-4334-1. Page 12.
  15. ^ Summer 1995. Donkey Kong Jungle Action Special. Fleetway (British English). Page 18.
  16. ^ DKC Trilogy Cast List. Rarewhere (British English). Archived July 5, 1998, 01:26:26 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  17. ^ 1999. Donkey Kong 64 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (English). Page 9.
  18. ^ Bihldorff, Nate, et al. (1999). Donkey Kong 64 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (English). Page 7.
  19. ^ Barton, Jeff, et al. (December 1, 1999). Donkey Kong 64 Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-2279-4. Page 13.
  20. ^ Bienvenue sur DKTV. Donkey Kong Planet website (French). Archived December 10, 2000, 10:15:00 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
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Kongs
Kong characters
Baby Kong • Bink • Bluster Kong (Leo Luster) • Candy Clone • Candy Kong • Chunky Kong • Cranky Kong (Young) • Cranky Kong's great grandfather • Diddy Kong • Dixie Kong • Donkey Kong (Baby, Robot) • Donkey Kong Jr. • Dread Kong • Driver • Eddie • Funky Kong • Ghastly King • Karate Kong • Kiddy Kong • Kong Fu • Lanky Kong • Mecha Donkey Kong • Mini Donkey Kong (Game & Watch) • Monkey Kong • Ninja Kong • Rabbid Cranky • Rabbid Kong (Mega) • Ringo • Snow Kong • Sumo Kong • Super Kong • Swanky Kong • Tiny Kong • Uncle Kong • Wrinkly Kong
Kong species
Chained Kong • Cyber Kong • Guerrilla • Helper Monkey • Kong • Manky Kong • Mini Diddy Kong • Mini Donkey Kong (toy) • Ninjape • Snow Ucky Kong • Uckykong
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Cannon Kong • Capture Kong • Catapult Kong • Circus Kong • Cool Kong • Crash Kong • Kongā
Kong groups
Donkey Kong's robots • Kong (boss group) • Kong Family
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Donkey Kong Country (SNES) / Donkey Kong Country (GBC) / Donkey Kong Country (GBA)
Protagonists Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Cranky Kong • Funky Kong • Candy Kong
Items and objects Animal token • Banana • Banana Bunch • Barrel • Barrel Cannon • Blast Barrel • Big Animal Token • Continue Barrel • Donkey Kong Balloon (red · green · blue) • DK Barrel • Exit • Fuel Canister • Jumbo Barrel • K-O-N-G Letters • Minecart • Mini Animal Token • On & Off Barrel • Steel keg • Stop & Go Barrel • Tire • TNT Drum
Animal Friends Rambi • Enguarde • Winky • Squawks • Expresso
Bosses Very Gnawty • Master Necky • Queen B. • Really Gnawty • Dumb Drum • Master Necky Snr. • King K. Rool
Enemies Army • Bitesize • Chomps • Chomps Jr. • Clambo • Croctopus • Gnawty • Klaptrap • Klump • Krash • Kritter • Krusha • Manky Kong • Mini-Necky • Necky • Rock Kroc • Slippa • Squidge • Zinger
Obstacles Black drum • Mincer • Oil drum
Worlds Kongo Jungle • Monkey Mines • Vine Valley • Gorilla Glacier • Kremkroc Industries, Inc. • Chimp Caverns • Gangplank Galleon
Other Create-N-Send A Donkey Kong Country Family Portrait • DK Attack • DK Jamz • Donkey Kong Country Trilogy • Gallery • Glitches • Kremling Krushin • Media • Pre-release and unused content • Read the unfinished Donkey Kong Country story...and finish the adventure! • Staff • Super Donkey Kong Game Music CD Jungle Fantasy
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Donkey Kong Country TV series
Characters Baby Kong • Bluster Kong (Leo Luster) • Candy Clone • Candy Kong • Cranky Kong (Young) • Diddy Kong • Dixie Kong • Donkey Kong (Robot) • Eddie the Mean Old Yeti • Funky Kong • General Klump • Green Kroc • Inka Dinka Doo • Jr. Klap Trap • Kaptain Skurvy • King K. Rool • Kong Fu • Krusha • Kutlass • Polly Roger
Locations Bluster Barrelworks • Cranky's Cabin • DK's Tree House • Forbidden Forest • Funky's Flights • Inka Dinka Doo's Temple • Kongo Bongo Island • Kongo Jungle • White Mountains
Episodes Season 1 Episode 1: "Bad Hair Day" • Episode 2: "Ape Foo Young" • Episode 3: "Booty and the Beast" • Episode 4: "Barrel, Barrel... Who's Got the Barrel" • Episode 5: "Kong for a Day" • Episode 6: "Raiders of the Lost Banana" • Episode 7: "From Zero to Hero" • Episode 8: "Buried Treasure" • Episode 9: "Cranky's Tickle Tonic" • Episode 10: "Get a Life, Don't Save One" • Episode 11: "Orangutango" • Episode 12: "Double Date Trouble" • Episode 13: "The Curse of Kongo Bongo"
Season 2 Episode 1: "Speed" • Episode 2: "Klump's Lumps" • Episode 3: "Bluster's Sale Ape-Stravaganza" • Episode 4: "Legend of the Crystal Coconut" • Episode 5: "Kong Fu" • Episode 6: "I Spy With My Hairy Eye" • Episode 7: "Bug a Boogie" • Episode 8: "Watch the Skies" • Episode 9: "Baby Kong Blues" • Episode 10: "Ape-Nesia" • Episode 11: "The Big Chill Out" • Episode 12: "To the Moon Baboon" • Episode 13: "A Thin Line Between Love & Ape"
Season 3 Episode 1: "Hooray for Holly-Kongo Bongo" • Episode 2: "The Kongo Bongo Festival of Lights" • Episode 3: "Speak No Evil, Dude" • Episode 4: "The Day the Island Stood Still" • Episode 5: "Monkey Seer, Monkey Do" • Episode 6: "Four Weddings and a Coconut" • Episode 7: "Follow That Coconut" • Episode 8: "Vote of Kong-Fidence" • Episode 9: "The Big Switch-a-Roo" • Episode 10: "Hunka Hunka Burnin' Bluster" • Episode 11: "Best of Enemies" • Episode 12: "It's a Wonderful Life" • Episode 13: "Just Kidding" • Episode 14: "Message in a Bottle Show"
Items and objects Banana • Banana Flip • Barrel • Barrel Copter • Coconut Chill • Curse of the Double Doubloon • Crystal Coconut • Funky Kong's plane • Golden Banana • Kaptain Skurvy's ship • Klap-Blaster • Kongo Bongo Gone Wrongo • Tin Banana Tu
Miscellaneous Annual Donkey Kong Challenge • Gallery • Quotes • Songs • Staff • Trading card gallery • Uho'uho Daishizen Gag: Donkey Kong
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Donkey Kong 64
Protagonists Playable characters Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Lanky Kong • Tiny Kong • Chunky Kong • Krusha* • Klaptrap† • Mario#
Non-playable characters B. Locker • Banana Fairy • Banana Fairy Princess • Beanstalk • Beetle • Buzzard • Candy Kong • Funky Kong • Ice Creature • K. Lumsy • Llama • Mermaid • Microphone • Mini-Car • Owl • Professor Cranky Kong • Rabbit • Scoff • Seal • Snide • Troff • Worm • Wrinkly Kong
Animal Friends Rambi • Enguarde • Squawks • Lightfish
Antagonists Bosses Army Dillo • Dogadon • Toy Monster • Mad Jack • Puftoss • Giant Spider • King Kut Out • King Krusha K. Rool
Enemies Barrel# • Bat • Block • Book • Buzzard • Cement tub# • Donkey Kong# • Fire# • Fireball# • Flame • Fly • Ghost • Giant Viking Kremling • Gnawty • Jack# • Kasplat • Klaptrap • Klobber • Klump • Kosha • Krash • Kremling cop • Kritter • Kroc • Mechanical Zinger • Mr. Dice • Oil drum# • Oyster • Puftup • Resident demon • Robokremling • Scubi • Shroom • Shuri • Sir Domino • Skeleton Kremling • Small Spider • TNT Bomber • Tomato • Zinger
Locations DK Isles Kong Isle • Banana Fairy Island • Crocodile Isle • K. Lumsy's Prison
Levels Jungle Japes • Angry Aztec • Frantic Factory • Gloomy Galleon • Fungi Forest • Crystal Caves • Creepy Castle • Hideout Helm
Other areas DK's Tree House • Funky's Store • Candy's Music Shop • Cranky's Lab • Troff 'n' Scoff • Wrinkly Door • Snide's H.Q. • Kremling craft • Boxing arena
Items 5-Banana Coin • Bananas (Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Green) • Banana Balloon • Banana Bunch • Banana Camera Film • Banana Coin • Banana Medal • Battle Crown • Blueprint • Boss Key • Candy's Headphones • Crystal Coconut • DK Coin • Golden Banana • Melon • Nintendo Coin • Orange • Rareware Coin • Supply Crate
Objects Barrels & crates Animal crate • Barrel • Bonus Barrel • Cranky's Kong Barrel • Metal keg • Tag Barrel • TNT Barrel • Training Barrel
Switches Kong Switch • Target Switch • Wall switch
Pads Bananaport Pad • Battle Arena Pad • Cranky's Kong Pad • Music Pad
Weapons Coconut Shooter • Peanut Popgun • Grape Shooter • Feather Bow • Pineapple Launcher • Orange grenade launcher*
Others Boulder • Cannon • Cannonball • DK Dirt Pile • DK Portal • Melon Crate • Minecart • Toxic waste
Minigames Bonus stages Batty Barrel Bandit! • Peril Path Panic! • Big Bug Bash! • Searchlight Seek! • Kremling Kosh! • Splish-Splash Salvage! • Speedy Swing Sortie! • Mad Maze Maul! • Minecart Mayhem! • Stealthy Snoop! • Teetering Turtle Trouble! • Busy Barrel Barrage! • Beaver Bother! • Krazy Kong Klamour! • Stash Snatch!
Others Donkey Kong • Enguarde Arena • Jetpac • Mine Cart Ride • Rambi Arena
Special moves From Cranky Baboon Balloon • Baboon Blast • Chimpy Charge • Gorilla Gone • Gorilla Grab • Hunky Chunky • Mini-Monkey • Monkeyport • OrangStand • OrangStand Sprint • Pony Tail Twirl • Primate Punch • Rocketbarrel Boost • Simian Slam • Simian Spring • Strong Kong
From Candy Bongo Blast • Guitar Gazump • Trombone Tremor • Saxophone Slam • Triangle Trample
Other Banana Fairy's Camera • Super Slam
Other Banana hoard • Blast-o-Matic • DK Rap • Donkey Konk • Gallery • DKTV • Glitches • DK Rap Attack • Kremling Krunch • Lore Quiz • Pre-release and unused content • Staff
* Multiplayer only
† Minigame only
# Donkey Kong arcade game only
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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 boatera • 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 • 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 Barrel-Blastapalooza • Donkey Kong Country Trilogy • Gallery • Glitches • Media • 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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DK: King of Swing
Playable characters Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Dixie Kong • Funky Kong • Wrinkly Kong • Kritter • King K. Rool • Bubbles
Non-playable characters Candy Kong • Cranky Kong
Levels Jungle World Banana Bungalow • Tropical Treetops • Contraption Cave • Puzzling Pyramid • Congazuma's Castle
Wild West World Necky's Canyon • Cactus Woods • Madcap Mine • Treacherous Twister • Fire Necky's Nest
Aqua World Risky Reef • Lockjaw Falls • Kremling Kamp • Ship of Souls • Davy Bones' Locker
Ice World Cold Cold Forest • Raging Ravine • Ice Castle • Underwater Ruins • Sassy Squatch's Lair
K. Kruizer III Booster Barrel Skyway • K. Kruizer III Artillery • K. Kruizer III Hull • K. Kruizer III Engine • King K. Rool
Jungle Jam Attack Battle • Barrel Blast • Climbing Race • Color Capture • Obstacle Race
Enemies Click-Clack • Flipflap • Flitter • Ghost • Lockjaw • Mini-Necky • Neek • Shuri • Zinger
Bosses Congazuma • Davy Bones • Fire Necky • King K. Rool • Sassy Squatch
Items and objects Banana • Banana Bunch • Barrel • Barrel Cannon • Bomb • Bonus Barrel • Booster Barrel • Cannon • Conveyor Belt • Crystal Coconut • Handle Peg • Jack Peg • Medal • Peg • Peg Board • Question Barrel • Rock • Rolling Barrel • Spike • Spinning Peg • Switch Peg • Tire • Wooden Crate
Miscellaneous Cranky's Lectures • Gallery • Going Bananas • Hurling for Distance • Media • Quotes • Staff
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Donkey Kong Barrel Blast
Playable
characters		 Kongs Donkey Kong (Ultra Barrel) • Diddy Kong • Dixie Kong • Lanky Kong • Tiny Kong • Funky Kong • Wrinkly Kong • Cranky Kong
Kremlings Kritter • Kip • Kass • Klump • Kalypso • Kludge • Kopter • King K. Rool
Non-playable character Candy Kong
Cups Topaz Cup DK Jungle • Salty Sea • Mt. Dynamite
Sapphire Cup Scorching Canyon • DK Jungle Falls • Shimmering Sea • Mammoth Glacier
Diamond Cup Open Ocean • Mt. Dynamite Remix • Parched Palace • Cranky's Temple
Platinum Cup Dynamite Run • DK Jungle Sunset • Alpine Peak • Temple Heights • Cosmic Highway
Other Gallery
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DK: Jungle Climber
Characters Playable Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Dixie Kong • Funky Kong
Non-playable Candy Kong • Cranky Kong • Wrinkly Kong • Xananab
Enemies and obstacles Bramble • Click-Clack • Flipflap • Flitter • Ghost • Klobber • Kritter • Lockjaw • Mini-Necky • Neek • Puftup • Shuri • Spike • Zinger
Bosses Banana Ship • Junklomp • Mega Amp • Draglinger • King K. Rool
Items Banana • Banana Bunch • Banana Coin • Crystal Banana • Crystal Star • DK Coin • Gem • Hammer • KONG Panels • Oil barrel • Torch • Wings
Objects Booster Barrel • Cannon Barrel • DK Barrel • Exit • Giant flower • Handle Peg • Iron Barrel • Jack Peg • Mine • Peg • Peg Board • Question Barrel • Rock • Spike • Spirowarp • Spinner Barrel • Spinning Peg • Switch Peg • TNT Barrel
Worlds Sun Sun Island • Lost Island • Ghost Island • Chill 'n' Char Island • High-High Island • Wormhole • Extra Stages
Minigames Rolling Panic • Banana Grab • Speed Climb • Throw 'n' Crush • Orange Picker • Booster Battle • Banana Bonanza
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