Candy Kong

“Yoo-hoo, Honey Kong! Now's a good time to save where you've gotten to!”

—Candy Kong, Donkey Kong Country

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John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), commonly referred to by his initials JFK, was an American politician who served as the 35th President of the United States from January 1961 until his assassination in November 1963. He served at the height of the Cold War, and the majority of his presidency dealt with managing relations with the Soviet Union. As a member of the Democratic Party, Kennedy represented the state of Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate prior to becoming president.

Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, to Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. and Rose Kennedy. He graduated from Harvard University in 1940 and joined the U.S. Naval Reserve the following year. During World War II, he commanded a series of PT boats in the Pacific theater and earned the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for his service. After the war, Kennedy represented the 11th congressional district of Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1947 to 1953. He was subsequently elected to the U.S. Senate and served as the junior Senator from Massachusetts from 1953 to 1960. While in the Senate, he published his book entitled Profiles in Courage, which won a Pulitzer Prize for Biography. In the 1960 presidential election, Kennedy narrowly defeated Republican opponent Richard Nixon, who was the incumbent Vice President. At age 43, he became the youngest man to be elected as U.S. president as well as being the first (and only) Roman Catholic to occupy that office.

Kennedy's time in office was marked by high tensions with communist states in the Cold War. He increased the number of American military advisers in South Vietnam by a factor of 18 over President Dwight D. Eisenhower. In April 1961, he authorized a failed joint-CIA attempt to overthrow the Cuban government of Fidel Castro in the Bay of Pigs Invasion. He subsequently rejected Operation Northwoods plans by the Joint Chiefs of Staff to orchestrate false flag attacks on American soil in order to gain public approval for a war against Cuba. In October 1962, U.S. spy planes discovered that Soviet missile bases had been deployed in Cuba; the resulting period of tensions, termed the Cuban Missile Crisis, nearly resulted in the breakout of a global thermonuclear conflict. Domestically, Kennedy presided over the establishment of the Peace Corps and supported the civil rights movement, but he was largely unsuccessful in passing his New Frontier domestic policies.

On November 22, 1963, Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested for the state crime, but he was never prosecuted due to his murder by Jack Ruby two days later; Ruby was sentenced to death and died while the sentence was on appeal in 1967. Pursuant to the Presidential Succession Act, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as president later that day. Both the FBI and the Warren Commission officially concluded that Oswald had acted alone in the assassination, but various groups challenged the findings of the Warren Report and believed that Kennedy was the victim of a conspiracy. After Kennedy's death, Congress enacted many of his proposals, including the Civil Rights and the Revenue Acts of 1964. Kennedy continues to rank highly in historians' polls of U.S. presidents and with the general public. His average approval rating of 70% is the highest of any president in Gallup's history of systematically measuring job approval.*"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
• "Wow! You guys really came a long way! Save your game now, while you have the chance!" - Donkey Kong Country
• "Yoo-hoo, Honey Kong! Now's a good time to save where you've gotten to!" - Donkey Kong Country
• "It must have been hard work for you to come all this way! Why not save your game?" - Donkey Kong Country
• "Can I help you monkeys save your game?" - Donkey Kong Country
• "How would you like a quick spin in my save barrel?" - Donkey Kong Country
• "I don't think he is, sugar. Let's get off this manky ship." - Donkey Kong Country
• "Hi! I'm Candy Kong. This is my challenge shack." - Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color remake)
• "To try your luck, jump into my nice Spin Barrel" - Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color remake)
• "Hello, guys, do you want to earn any bonus games?" - Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color remake)
• "Can I help you monkey boys find bonuses?" - Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color remake)
• "How would you like a quick ride in my little Spin Barrel?" - Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color remake)
• "Yoo-hoo, Honey Kong! It's a good time to try your luck!" - Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color remake)
• "If you fancy a challenge, why not hop in for a spin!" - Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color remake)
• "You guys are really good! I bet you're up to my challenge!" - Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color remake)
• "See ya later, boys. You've beaten this challenge already!" - Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color remake)
• "Hi there! Do you want to try out my dance studio?" - Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance remake)
• "Just jump in the barrel to begin!" - Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance remake)
• "Want some dance fun? Just jump in the barrel." - Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance remake)
• "Have you come to get in the groove?" - Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance remake)
• "Ok, here's how we do it! You will see a line of buttons and directions scrolling across the screen. Hit that button or direction just as it passes through the square box. You will then see hit, miss or, if you are really good, perfect. Both hit and perfect will add to the prize bar at the bottom of the screen, while a miss will cause the prize bar to decrease. Simply repeat the process until the tune stops. I will then reward you based on your final position on the prize bar. Good luck! - Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance remake)
• "Let's make this easy for you. I will only do a couple of different moves this time." - Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance remake)
• "This time I'll make it a bit trickier by adding a few more moves. Try to keep up." - Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance remake)
• "You keep coming back for more. Let's see if you can keep up with me this time." - Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance remake)
• "Come on, let's dance! I can't wait to se you do the splits." - Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance remake)
• "This is going to be very tricky. Keep an eye on the speed of the instructions." - Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance remake)
• "This is the last challenge. Let's see if you're up to it. Good luck." - Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance remake)
• "Cool! You sure know how to hit the moves. Here you go, take this!" - Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance remake)
• "Oh dear, you seem to have two left feet, you crazy fool. Why not try again?" - Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance remake)
• "Oh, my! You sure can dance. Here, take this special prize. It's a photo of me. Take goo care of it." - Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance remake)
• "Come back soon!" - Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance remake)
• "Leaving already?" - Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance remake)
• "The exercise too much?" - Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance remake)
• "For just 3 coins, I'll let you play with my instrument anytime you want." - Donkey Kong 64
• "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
• "Come on now, Donkey. For just 3 coins I'll show you my musical instrument and throw in an extra melon for free! Let's give it a try, shall we?" -Donkey Kong 64
• "Stand a little closer, Donkey, and I'll show you how to use your instrument. Press and hold then press its sound wave blast will deafen most Kremlings, but will also reduce the instrument's energy. Top up its energy by finding some headphones. You won't lose any energy if it is played when you are standing on a music pad, and all sorts of amazing things are likely to happen too!" - Donkey Kong 64
• "You've all got another melon too. It'll hopefully make things a little easier." - Donkey Kong 64
• "You have all the latest stuff from me. Come see me later, okay?" - Donkey Kong 64
• "Jump over the logs rolling down the hill, and avoid the boulders! Wanna give it a try?" - DK Jungle Climber
• "Hi!" - DK Jungle Climber, Donkey Kong Barrel Blast
• "Yay!" - DK Jungle Climber
• "Catch as many bananas as you can! Think you can catch all of them?" - DK Jungle Climber
• "Climb the pegs as fast as you can. Try to reach the top before time runs out!" - DK Jungle Climber
• "Throw rocks to smash barrels and destroy boulders. Got what it takes to smash 'em all? - DK Jungle Climber
• "Grab on to the wobbly oranges and watch them drop. How many can you grab?" - DK Jungle Climber
• "Get in the Booster Barrel and race! Are you fast enough to beat your opponent?" - DK Jungle Climber
• "Jump over the rolling logs! Get 100 points to move on. Jump over a bunch to earn bonus points!" - DK Jungle Climber
• "Well, hi there! Feel like taking on some of my challenges?" - Donkey Kong Barrel Blast
• "Win the race without hitting any obstacles." - Donkey Kong Barrel Blast
• "No hurry! Take your time!" - Donkey Kong Barrel Blast
• "Good luck! I know you can do it! Oh, and you can view my challenge anytime on the pause menu." - Donkey Kong Barrel Blast
• "Welcome back! You did a great job with my challenges!" - Donkey Kong Barrel Blast

Name in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	キャンディーコング Kyandī Kongu	Candy Kong
German	Candy Kong	Candy Kong
Russian	Кэнди Конг Kaendi Kong	Candy Kong