Donkey Kong
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| Donkey Kong | |
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 Mario's first enemy, DK | |
| First appearance | Donkey Kong |
| First Mario Party appearance | Mario Party |
| Appears in | All Mario Party games |
| Gender | Male |
| Homeland | DK Island |
| Species | Kong |
Donkey Kong, also referred to as DK, is a character that has appeared in many Mario series games. He is a powerful Kong that resides on Donkey Kong Island. He was one of the first enemies that Mario fought in the arcade game Donkey Kong. Since his original debut, Donkey Kong has appeared in his own series of games made by Nintendo, including the Donkey Kong Country series. He has also appeared in many spinoffs Mario games including the Mario Kart series and Mario sport titles. His trademark is the giant red tie that contains the letters "DK" on it.
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[edit] Character description
Donkey Kong is a power Kong that lives on Donkey Kong mountain with the other Kongs. The Kongs are a race of monkeys and apes that are capable of communicating with outsiders. There are many different kind of Kongs that reside on Donkey Kong Island including Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, and Crank Kong. Donkey Kong, however, is the most notable among the other group of Kongs. He is a giant ape that is depicted with large muscles and enourmous strength. He also wears a red tie with the initials "DK" embroidered on it. Despite his huge mass and fierce image, Donkey Kong is rather friendly and only turns violent when his friends are in danger. Donkey Kong is often associated with bananas and barrels.
Donkey Kong originally appeared in the arcade hit Donkey Kong. In this game, Donkey Kong is depicted as a villain. He kidnaps Pauline, the damsel in distress of the game, which requires Mario to rescure her. He takes Pauline to the top of a construction site, where Mario must avoid barrels and fireballs while climbing up ladders. Donkey Kong later appeared in his own set of games for the SNES called Donkey Kong Country. In these games, it is revealed that DK lives on an island called Donkey Kong Island. In the original Donkey Kong Country, the Kremlings steal DK's hoarde of bananas that were guarded by Diddy Kong. Donkey Kong Island appears again in Donkey Kong 64 for the Nintendo 64. In this game, DK Isle is rendered in 3-D for the first time.
Donkey Kong has appeared in numerous Mario sports titles and Mario Kart titles. He appears as a racer in the Mario Kart games, where his kart is heavy and slow. He also had his own race courses in these games. Donkey Kong also appears in the Mario Tennis and Mario Baseball games, where he is depicted in having great strength, but also a slow runner. Donkey Kong was also one of the few characters from the Donkey Kong series that appears in the Super Smash Brothers series. In these games, his attacks are powerful and his weight allows him to take a lot of damage. However, his jumps and speed are slow, which allows other character to avoid him more easily.
[edit] Mario Party series
Donkey Kong has played a major role in the Mario Party series. He has appeared as a playable character in the early Mario Party titles. However, with the debut of Mario Party 5, Donkey Kong became a supporting character. He usoally hosted his own space on the board maps that gave the characters extra coins and starts. However, in Mario Party 8, his role increased on the board maps.
[edit] Mario Party 1-4
Donkey Kong was one of the original six playable characters to appear in Mario Party. In this game, he gets his own board map called DK's Jungle Adventure, which requires the characters to travel around the board map and collect stars by paying Toad twenty coins. Donkey Kong appeared with the original six characters again in Mario Party 2. In this game, his favorite item is considered the Bowser Bomb. If a, item mini-game was initiated, the computer controlled version of Donkey Kong would try to go for this item. Donkey Kong appears again in Mario Party 3 as a playable character and an opponent in Story Mode. He was often associated with the Strength Stamp, and battled the player on the Pipesqueak board map. His beginning partner for Duel Mode was Whomp. Donkey Kong made his final appearance in Mario Party 4 as a playable character.
[edit] Mario Party 5-7
Starting with Mario Party 5, Donkey Kong was removed from the playable character line-up, which caused some controversy among the fanbase. He then became a host of the DK Space on the board maps in this game. At the start of the game before the players start their turns, one of the Star Spirits would reveal the location of the DK Space. When a character landed on this space, they would be able to collect coins or stars through different events. They also had a small chance of engaging in a DK Mini-game, where they would collect bananas and trade them in for coins. Before the DK Mini-game starts, a roulette wheel would be spun to determine the number of coins each banana was worth. DK would also appear to fend off Bowser when a player landed on a Bowser Space. When DK appears, Bowser would only take ten coins from the player. DK also appeared in Super Duel Mode as an unlockable playable character. In order to unlock him, the player must beat him in the hard difficulty of the tournament mode.
In Mario Party 6, DK continued his role of hosting a space on the board maps. He once again gives out coins, stars, or starts a DK mini-game when a character lands on a space. During day time it is a DK space while when it's nighttime DK space is replaced by Bowser space. His bigger role in this game is in Castaway Bay, where he will give a star to the characters that meet him at the the boat. He will switch positions with Bowser on this board map when a character visits him. His position can also be altered with the help of a happening space. DK reprises his role as a board space host again in Mario Party 7. This time, he appears with a whole new set of mini-games for the characters to play.
[edit] Mario Party 8
Donkey Kong's role as a helping character increased in Mario Party 8. In this game, he hosted his own board map called DK's Treetop Temple. This board took place on top of a giant Donkey Kong statue and is full of barrels, vines, and Ukikis. The method of collecting stars on this board map is similar to collecting stars on other board maps in past Mario Party games, in which the characters must chase a star and pay twenty coins in order to gain it. The Donkey Kong space appears in this game again. However, it will change into a Bowser Space the moment another character steps on this space. When the DK Space is activated, Donkey Kong would usually perform an event that would benefit the players. The type of event that he performed differed from each board. After the event is complete, Donkey Kong will disappear until another character lands on the DK Space again. Donkey Kong also appears as a computer-controlled racer in Moped Mayhem.
[edit] Board map appearances
The following list below describes Donkey Kong's appearance in each of the board maps that appear in Mario Party 8. The events that DK performs on this board was positive, in contrast with Bowser's evil antics.
- DK's Treetop Temple - When a player lands on the DK space, Donkey Kong will appear and toss the player to the star space, granting them the star.
- Goomba's Booty Boardwalk - Donkey Kong will require the player to place five coins in a barrel. The player will then shake the Wiimote to shake the barrel, causing them to earn more coins depending on the intensity of the shake. The maximum amount of coins a character can earn is twenty five.
- King Boo's Haunted Hideaway - Donkey Kong will place a platform over one of the pitfalls when a character lands on his space. When a player comes across his platform, he will reward them with a free star, and the haunted house becomes randomized again.
- Shy Guy's Perplex Express - Donkey Kong will replace the front car of the train with a car of his own. When a character reaches his car, he will reward them with a free star. The car will then be replaced with the regular one after he gives the star away.
- Koopa's Tycoon Town - Donkey Kong will appear at one of the character's hotel and invest a bundle of coins into it, increasing the star rate of the hotel. The coin amount ranges from twenty to thirty coins.
- Bowser's Warped Orbit - Donkey Kong will appear on his own satellite and reward the player with a free star when they land on his space.
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[edit] Trivia
- Donkey Kong was one of the two playable characters that was removed from the playable character roster. The second character was Koopa Kid.
- Many of the "Kongs"'s initials are "DK."
