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 When asked what the K in "K. Rool" stands for, Gregg Mayles replied "''Nothing! It was just a way of making him seem more important, that he'd added it to inflate his ego. In hindsight, it could have been something tonal like 'Kremling', or something deliberately out of character like Keith. What do you reckon it should stand for?''"<ref>Chris_Costy (August 8, 2018). "[https://twitter.com/Chris_Costy/status/1027413934100250624 ''What's the "K" stand for?'']" ''Twitter''. Retrieved October 10, 2019.</ref>
-His Baron K. Roolenstein alter-ego was designed by [[Mark Stevenson]].<ref>[https://youtu.be/1TDcFCu4rJs?t=1843 Mark Stevenson talking about Baron K. Roolenstein]</ref>
+His Baron K. Roolenstein alter ego was designed by [[Mark Stevenson]].<ref>[https://youtu.be/1TDcFCu4rJs?t=1843 Mark Stevenson talking about Baron K. Roolenstein]</ref>
 ===Physical appearance===
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 In the initial versions of ''Donkey Kong Country'' as well as its sequels, his voice clips were reused from [[Krusha]] and [[Rambi]] provided by [[Chris Sutherland]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/David_Wise/status/1083450138608193536 David Wise on Twitter, retrieved January 10, 2019]</ref> In the ''Donkey Kong Country'' animated series, King K. Rool was voiced by [[Ben Campbell]], while in the Japanese dub of the television series he was voiced by Jūrōta Kosugi.
-In ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', King K. Rool possesses an ominous and low [[Wikipedia:Darth Vader|Darth Vader-like]] voice provided by Chris Sutherland again, complete with loud, emphasized breathing similar to Vader's. This was also done in ''[[Diddy Kong Pilot (2001)|Diddy Kong Pilot]]''. K. Rool's evil laughter is a pitch-down stock sound effect from the Cartoon Trax Volume 1 sound effects library by The Hollywood Edge and has also been used by [[Rare Ltd.]] in other ''Donkey Kong'' games. In his boxing guise, K. Rool adopts a more showy and boisterous tone of voice. Many of these voice clips are re-used by [[Krusha]] in the game's multiplayer mode. According to Gregg Mayles, this change in persona to a boastful prize fighter was intentionally done because he felt it would lead to a more fun boss fight than one with K. Rool's {{wp|Ernst Stavro Blofeld}}-inspired alter-ego.<ref> Gregg Mayles (November 23, 2019). " [https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/11/feature_donkey_kong_64_devs_on_bugs_boxing_and_20_years_of_the_dk_rap ''"The boxing theme certainly wasn’t planned until the very end. In fact, K.Rool is wearing a crown in the opening story and acts more like Blofeld from the James Bond movies. I didn’t think fighting K.Rool as Blofeld would be much fun, hence him changing his persona to a champion boxer at the end.'']" ''nintendolife''. Posted November 23, 2019.</ref>
+In ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', King K. Rool possesses an ominous and low [[Wikipedia:Darth Vader|Darth Vader-like]] voice provided by Chris Sutherland again, complete with loud, emphasized breathing similar to Vader's. This was also done in ''[[Diddy Kong Pilot (2001)|Diddy Kong Pilot]]''. K. Rool's evil laughter is a pitch-down stock sound effect from the Cartoon Trax Volume 1 sound effects library by The Hollywood Edge and has also been used by [[Rare Ltd.]] in other ''Donkey Kong'' games. In his boxing guise, K. Rool adopts a more showy and boisterous tone of voice. Many of these voice clips are re-used by [[Krusha]] in the game's multiplayer mode. According to Gregg Mayles, this change in persona to a boastful prize fighter was intentionally done because he felt it would lead to a more fun boss fight than one with K. Rool's {{wp|Ernst Stavro Blofeld}}-inspired alter ego.<ref> Gregg Mayles (November 23, 2019). " [https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/11/feature_donkey_kong_64_devs_on_bugs_boxing_and_20_years_of_the_dk_rap ''"The boxing theme certainly wasn’t planned until the very end. In fact, K.Rool is wearing a crown in the opening story and acts more like Blofeld from the James Bond movies. I didn’t think fighting K.Rool as Blofeld would be much fun, hence him changing his persona to a champion boxer at the end.'']" ''nintendolife''. Posted November 23, 2019.</ref>
 From ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]'' (2007) to ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'' (2008), King K. Rool was voiced by [[Toshihide Tsuchiya]], though in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', he is given bellows and roars similar to that of a real crocodile, as well as some guttural laughter.
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 ==Trivia==
 [[File:KingKoopaWearingRedCapeandlooklikesKRool.png|200px|thumb|[[Bowser|King Koopa]] wearing a red cape and resembling King K. Rool]]
-*In the ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3|Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' episode "[[Never Koop a Koopa]]", [[Bowser|King Koopa]] wears a red cape, giving him a passing resemblance to King K. Rool. However, this is coincidental, as King K. Rool debuted four years after the episode aired. Incidentally, aside from the similar appearance, the two characters have a similar habit of [[King Koopa's alter-egos|assuming thematic identities]].
+*In the ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3|Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' episode "[[Never Koop a Koopa]]", [[Bowser|King Koopa]] wears a red cape, giving him a passing resemblance to King K. Rool. However, this is coincidental, as King K. Rool debuted four years after the episode aired. Incidentally, aside from the similar appearance, the two characters have a similar habit of [[King Koopa's alter egos|assuming thematic identities]].
 **Bowser and his Koopa Troop would later take up King K. Rool and his Kremlings' usual role in stealing the Kongs' banana hoard in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.
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