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|image=[[File:MPS Donkey Kong Artwork.png|300px]]<br>Artwork of Donkey Kong for ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]'' | |image=[[File:MPS Donkey Kong Artwork.png|300px]]<br>Artwork of Donkey Kong for ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]'' | ||
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|species=[[Kong]] | |species=[[Kong]] | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' ([[Cranky Kong|as the original Donkey Kong]]) ([[List of games by date#1981|1981]])<br>''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' (as the current Donkey Kong) ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' ([[Cranky Kong|as the original Donkey Kong]]) ([[List of games by date#1981|1981]])<br>''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' (as the current Donkey Kong) ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]]) | ||
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The [[Donkey Kong Country (series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' series]] establishes that Donkey Kong is something of a title rather than a singular character, and that at least two separate Kongs have bore it. This includes [[Cranky Kong]] and the current Donkey Kong. After the 1994 [[Game Boy]] ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'', Cranky Kong retired the usage of the name, passing it on to his grandson to use in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' and onward.<ref>「1994年に発売された『ドンキーコング』（ゲームボーイ）を最後に、孫に“ドンキーコング”の名を譲り渡す。」 ("''After the release of 'Donkey Kong' (Game Boy), he turned over the Donkey Kong name to his grandchild.''") - Nintendo Online Magazine</ref> [[Cranky Kong#Identity confusion|This has caused confusion and continuity issues]], with certain games and miscellaneous pieces of media contradicting the identity of Donkey Kong in early titles and his relationship with Cranky Kong. | The [[Donkey Kong Country (series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' series]] establishes that Donkey Kong is something of a title rather than a singular character, and that at least two separate Kongs have bore it. This includes [[Cranky Kong]] and the current Donkey Kong. After the 1994 [[Game Boy]] ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'', Cranky Kong retired the usage of the name, passing it on to his grandson to use in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' and onward.<ref>「1994年に発売された『ドンキーコング』（ゲームボーイ）を最後に、孫に“ドンキーコング”の名を譲り渡す。」 ("''After the release of 'Donkey Kong' (Game Boy), he turned over the Donkey Kong name to his grandchild.''") - Nintendo Online Magazine</ref> [[Cranky Kong#Identity confusion|This has caused confusion and continuity issues]], with certain games and miscellaneous pieces of media contradicting the identity of Donkey Kong in early titles and his relationship with Cranky Kong. | ||
==Creation== | ==Creation== | ||
[[File:DK Popeye.jpg|thumb|left|{{wp|Bluto}} throwing [[barrel]]s at {{wp|Popeye}} in early concept art of the arcade game that would develop into ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''.]] | [[File:DK Popeye.jpg|thumb|left|{{wp|Bluto}} throwing [[barrel]]s at {{wp|Popeye}} in early concept art of the arcade game that would develop into ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''.]] | ||