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| |image=[[File:DKISWii.png|200px]]<br>'''Donkey Kong''', as he appears in ''[[Fortune Street]]''. | | |image=[[File:DKISWii.png|200px]]<br>'''Donkey Kong''', as he appears in ''[[Fortune Street]]''. |
| |full_name=Donkey Kong III | | |full_name=Donkey Kong III. |
| |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong (video game)|Donkey Kong]]'' ([[1981]]) | | |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[1994]]) |
| |species=[[Kong]] | | |species=[[Kong]] |
| |latest_appearance=''[[Mario Tennis Open]]'' ([[2012]]) | | |latest_appearance=''[[Mario Tennis Open]]'' ([[2012]]) |
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| During Baby Donkey Kong's infancy, he is stolen from his treetop home by [[Kamek]] and his [[Toady]] army during their massive kidnapping spree. However, Baby DK meets the [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshis]] and greatly helps them in their quest to defeat the [[Koopa Troop]]. When riding on a Yoshi's back, Baby Donkey Kong helps the Yoshis perform many special moves, such as climbing vines and charging. Baby DK is one of the seven [[Star Children]]. | | During Baby Donkey Kong's infancy, he is stolen from his treetop home by [[Kamek]] and his [[Toady]] army during their massive kidnapping spree. However, Baby DK meets the [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshis]] and greatly helps them in their quest to defeat the [[Koopa Troop]]. When riding on a Yoshi's back, Baby Donkey Kong helps the Yoshis perform many special moves, such as climbing vines and charging. Baby DK is one of the seven [[Star Children]]. |
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| ===''Donkey Kong'' arcade series===
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| ====''Donkey Kong''====
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| [[File:Donkey2.jpg|thumb|The Original Donkey Kong with Pauline.]]
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| Donkey Kong's first appearance is in the Arcade game of the same name, where he is the main villain. In the game, Donkey Kong was the pet gorilla of "Jumpman" (later renamed [[Mario]])<ref>[http://themushroomkingdom.net/interview_miyamoto_nom18_feb2000.shtml Shigeru Miyamoto Interview]. The Mushroom Kingdom. (Retrieved July 1, 2012)</ref>, but he escapes and angrily carries [[Mario]]'s girlfriend [[Pauline]] to the top of a high construction site. He is pursued by Mario and attacks him by throwing [[Barrel]]s and creating living [[Fire]]. He is eventually pursued to the top of the construction site, where Mario causes the bars supporting him to crash, sending him to the ground.
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| Donkey Kong tries to kidnap Pauline yet again in the [[Game Boy]] game ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'', and this time he's accompanied by his son, [[Donkey Kong Jr.]]. Donkey Kong's tactics in this game remain virtually the same, attacking mainly by throwing a variety of objects at the hero.
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| ====''Donkey Kong Jr.''====
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| [[File:Donkey kong jr.png|thumb|left|Donkey Kong Jr. trying to save [[Cranky Kong]].]]
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| Donkey Kong takes the role of damsel-in-distress during ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' In this game, Mario actually kidnaps Donkey Kong and stands guard next to his cage with a whip, sending various enemies like [[Snapjaw]]s and [[Nitpicker]]s to attack [[Donkey Kong Jr]]. In the end, Donkey Kong Jr. defeats Mario to free Donkey Kong.
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| ====''Donkey Kong 3''====
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| In ''[[Donkey Kong 3]]'', Donkey Kong is a main villain once again, although this time, he does not fight Mario (who had gone on to star in his own series and would not meet with Donkey Kong again until much later). In this game, Donkey Kong goes on a rampage inside a greenhouse, and a local exterminator called [[Stanley the Bugman]] is called in to defeat him (along with various insects that are destroying plants in the greenhouse). Donkey Kong uses a system of ropes to lower himself to the greenhouse floor. When he reaches the floor, the game ends, and Donkey Kong is able to destroy the rest of the greenhouse. After Stanley sprays Donkey Kong with insecticide three times to keep him off of the greenhouse floor, he runs away. In the final stage (though after this the first stage follows again, tougher than before), Donkey Kong is forced back and gets his head stuck in a beehive.
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| ===''The Saturday Supercade''===
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| Donkey Kong, along with Mario and Pauline appears in several episodes of ''[[The Saturday Supercade]]''. Here, Donkey Kong is a circus escapee and is now traveling across the country, Mario and Pauline on his tail. [[Donkey Kong Jr.]] is also featured in a few of The Saturday Supercade's episodes. On the show, DK Jr., along with his pal [[Bones]], travels across the globe searching for Donkey Kong.
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| ===''Captain N: The Game Master''===
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| [[File:CaptainN QotA DK 2.png|thumb|left|Donkey Kong as seen in ''Captain N: The Game Master'']]
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| Donkey Kong makes occasional appearances on ''[[Captain N: The Game Master]]''. Here he is more or less a giant, bestial, monster. Oftentimes on the show, Donkey Kong is manipulated by Mother Brain and her minions to do their bidding. Donkey Kong also appears in the ''Captain N'' comics.
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| ===''[[Nintendo Adventure Book]]s''===
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| Donkey Kong appears in the sixth ''Nintendo Adventure Book'', ''[[Doors to Doom]]'', in a recreation of the original game (though Mario and Luigi are trying to reach the top to rescue [[Princess Peach]] instead of [[Pauline]]). Assuming the Mario Bros. successfully reach the top of the tower, Donkey Kong is ultimately sent plummeting out of sight when Peach jabs him in the backside with her crown.
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| ===''Mario'' sports games===
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| [[File:mt64dk.png|thumb|right|Donkey Kong as he appears in ''Mario Tennis''.]]
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| He is also playable in all of the golf, tennis and other sports titles. He is usually portrayed as a slow but powerful character. He often takes unconventional approaches to certain sports, like swinging a [[Golf Club]] one-handed or using a Boxing Glove for a Baseball Bat. The most interesting of these is the fact that he regularly uses his hands when playing soccer, to the point of holding the ball in one hand as he prepares to punch it with the other.
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| ====''NES Open Tournament Golf''====
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| Donkey Kong appears in various ''Mario'' sub-series. In ''[[NES Open Tournament Golf]]'', a gorilla looking exactly like Donkey Kong, except for the fact that it was wearing white clothes, appears. It is presumed that this gorilla is Donkey Kong. This gorilla tells the player how much money he or she has. In later ''golf'' games, he appears as a playable character.
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| ====''Mario Tennis'' series====
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| Donkey Kong appears in ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'' as a playable character. His offensive power shot is the [[Barrel Cannon Blast]], and his defensive power shot is the [[Boomerang Banana Return]]. When Donkey Kong wins the championship, Toad brings him the trophy, and he grabs it with Toad still holding on. He waves it around, shaking up Toad in the process. When he finally stops, Toad faints, and DK scratches his head. Donkey Kong's taunt is showing muscles.
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| ===''Donkey Kong Country'' series=== | | ===''Donkey Kong Country'' series=== |
