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'''Donkey Kong''' ({{ja|ドンキーコング}}, ''Donkī Kongu'') is the protagonist from the [[Donkey Kong (universe)|Donkey Kong]] series. In his first appearance, ''Donkey Kong'', he was the | '''Donkey Kong''' ({{ja|ドンキーコング}}, ''Donkī Kongu'') is the protagonist from the [[Donkey Kong (universe)|Donkey Kong]] series. In his first appearance, ''Donkey Kong'', he was the opponent of [[Mario]], but he soon starred in the [[Mario (universe)|Mario series]] games which depicted him as a protagonist, though he remains a featured character in Mario spinoff games. | ||
==Character description== | ==Character description== | ||
[[File:DonkeyPartyDS.png|thumb|left|125px|Official artwork of Donkey Kong from ''Mario Party DS''.]] | [[File:DonkeyPartyDS.png|thumb|left|125px|Official artwork of Donkey Kong from ''Mario Party DS''.]] | ||
A character named Donkey Kong made his first appearance in the [[Donkey Kong (game)|arcade game of the same name]]. Here, he was | A character named Donkey Kong made his first appearance in the [[Donkey Kong (game)|arcade game of the same name]]. Here, he was [[Mario]]'s first opponent who held his girlfriend, Pauline, captive over a construction building. Mario had to make his way to the top of the tower to rescue [[supermariowiki:Pauline|Pauline]] from Donkey Kong. Donkey Kong would later return in ''[[dkwiki:Donkey_Kong_Jr._(game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' which saw his [[dkwiki:Donkey_Kong_Jr.|young son]] rescuing him from the now antagonist Mario. He would once again be featured in ''[[dkwiki:Donkey_Kong_3|Donkey Kong 3]]'' which saw him go up against [[dkwiki:Stanley_the_Bugman|Stanley the Bugman]]. However, this Donkey Kong is generally thought of as a separate character to the Donkey Kong prominent in future games of his franchise, as well as ''Super Smash Bros.'' | ||
After this, Donkey Kong seemed to be largely forgotten in the video game industry aside from remakes of the arcade classic, until Rareware released ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' for the Super Nintendo. Donkey Kong Country saw the appearance of [[dkwiki:Cranky_Kong|Cranky Kong]], who claimed to be the original Donkey Kong from the Donkey Kong arcade games. The current Donkey Kong appearing from Donkey Kong Country onwards is the original Donkey Kong's grandson. Donkey Kong Country depicted Donkey Kong's first battle with his arch-enemy [[King K. Rool]], and was such a massive success that it helped the SNES take the lead in the 16-bit console war. The game was followed by two sequels in which Donkey Kong was kidnapped by King K. Rool. As such Donkey Kong was not playable, and was replaced by [[Dixie Kong]]. | After this, Donkey Kong seemed to be largely forgotten in the video game industry aside from remakes of the arcade classic, until Rareware released ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' for the Super Nintendo. Donkey Kong Country saw the appearance of [[dkwiki:Cranky_Kong|Cranky Kong]], who claimed to be the original Donkey Kong from the Donkey Kong arcade games. The current Donkey Kong appearing from Donkey Kong Country onwards is the original Donkey Kong's grandson. Donkey Kong Country depicted Donkey Kong's first battle with his arch-enemy [[King K. Rool]], and was such a massive success that it helped the SNES take the lead in the 16-bit console war. The game was followed by two sequels in which Donkey Kong was kidnapped by King K. Rool. As such Donkey Kong was not playable, and was replaced by [[Dixie Kong]]. | ||
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However, Donkey Kong would be featured in ''Super Smash Bros.'' which marked his first appearance in a fighting game. He would then finally be featured once again as a playable character in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' for the Nintendo 64. He would then be featured in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' before starring in the ''Donkey Konga'' series and ''[[Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat]]''. | However, Donkey Kong would be featured in ''Super Smash Bros.'' which marked his first appearance in a fighting game. He would then finally be featured once again as a playable character in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' for the Nintendo 64. He would then be featured in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' before starring in the ''Donkey Konga'' series and ''[[Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat]]''. | ||
While he has switched between appearing as a protagonist and as quite an antagonist, Donkey Kong has never | While he has switched between appearing as a protagonist and as quite an antagonist, Donkey Kong has always essentially been good and never really been evil. He remains a part of the [[Mario (universe)|Mario]] universe appearing in many of the Mario spinoff games. Donkey Kong also appeared as a [[dkwiki:Baby_Donkey_Kong|baby]] in ''{{S|MarioWiki|Yoshi's Island DS}}''; and in the [[supermariowiki:Mario vs. Donkey Kong (series)|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' series]], which brings back Mario and Donkey Kong's rivalry. | ||
==In ''Super Smash Bros.''== | ==In ''Super Smash Bros.''== | ||