Lanky Kong

Lanky Kong is a wacky looking orange orangutan and ally of Donkey Kong and the Kong family.

Lanky's first appearance was in the Nintendo 64 game Donkey Kong 64. In this game Lanky is one of the many Kongs imprisoned by the Kremling Krew at the start of the game. Lanky is found in the Llama's temple in the area Angry Aztec, Donkey Kong and his Coconut Shooter are needed to release Lanky from his imprisonment by the Kremlings.

Once Lanky is released players become capable of collecting blue Bananas, coins and Blueprints.

Throughout the game Lanky gains a variety of bizarre abilities from drinking Cranky Kongs various potions. Some of these abilities include Lanky walking on his hands, inflating himself like a balloon and walking on his hands at super-fast speeds. Lanky's weapon is the Grape Shooter, a long blow tube that shoots large grapes. His instrument is trombone, which allows him to use the powerful Trombone Tremor attack.

Lanky briefly appears in one of Funky Kong's mini-games the GameBoy Advance remake of Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble. Lanky Kong will be appearing in the upcoming Wii game, Donkey Jet.

Lanky's exact relation to the Kong family is unknown. It is speculated by some that he may be a distant cousin of the family. Lanky may also be a member of the orangutan-like Kongs known as the Manky Kongs who are encountered in the game Donkey Kong Country. This is a logical assumption as Lanky does bare some resemblance to a Manky Kong.