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{{quote2|I've been waiting a long time for this moment. Soon, [[Donkey Kong]] and his pretty little [[Donkey Kong Island|island]]... will be no more.|King K. Rool|[[Donkey Kong 64]]}}

His name is a pun on the word "cruel", which often describes his actions and his personality, as well as an intentional misspelling of the word "rule".

====''Donkey Kong Land 2''====

====''Donkey Kong Land III''====

===''Donkey Kong Country'' television series===

[[File:DKCTVKingK.Rool.png|thumb|left|King K. Rool, as he appears in the ''Donkey Kong Country'' television series]]

K. Rool is one of the main characters and the main antagonist in the [[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' animated series]], where his name is typically pronounced "Kuh-Rool"; "Kay-Rool" is only said once. In the show, his personality is relatively the same as in the games. He is bossy, loud, megalomaniacal, flamboyant, dramatic, and slightly clumsy; despite this, however, he is not without a soft side, as seen in episodes such as "[[Baby Kong Blues]]" and "[[Four Weddings and a Coconut]]".  

King K. Rool uses realistic crocodile grunts instead of his voice clips from previous games, similarly to [[Bowser]], Donkey Kong, and Diddy Kong. Unlike the other two ''Donkey Kong'' characters, King K. Rool has a unique victory theme, which is a rendition of the first few notes of "Gang-Plank Galleon" from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. Additionally, his Kaptain K. Rool and Baron K. Roolenstein identities appear in the game as [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirits]].

King K. Rool also has a role in [[Banjo]] and [[Kazooie]]'s debut trailer, which begins similarly to his own debut trailer: the same boss montage is displayed on the TV (with a new scene alluding to his rivalry with the Kongs) and he is seen sleeping in the Kongs' treehouse, only to be awoken by Diddy after the two Kongs notice a Jiggy pass them by. [[Duck Hunt (character)|Duck Hunt]] pull a similar prank to that of King Dedede from K. Rool's trailer by pretending to be Banjo and Kazooie, but they are ambushed by the real duo, much to the delight of K. Rool and the Kongs. K. Rool is later seen flying through the air at the end of the trailer after [[Banjo#The Mighty Jinjonator|The Mighty Jinjonator]] is used on him; he crashes through the ground, creating a hole in the shape of his silhouette which is covered by a falling boulder, referencing Gruntilda's defeat from ''Banjo-Kazooie''.

The King K. Rool Mii Fighter costume from the previous game also returns, now available in the base game and with a slightly different appearance to reflect his ''Ultimate'' design.

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[[File:Kremling Krunch Gameplay.png|200px|thumb|left|King K. Rool in ''Kremling Krunch'']]

King K. Rool has appeared in the different iterations of [[Camp Hyrule]]. In the 1999 version, he appears in only two minigames: ''[[Donkey Konk]]'', as one of the Kremlings who can appear from one of the six hatches in the wall, and must be bonked using the mouse; and in ''[[Kremling Krunch]]'', where the player instead has to avoid hitting him, otherwise they lose a heart. In the 2003 version, King K. Rool is the villain, and he caused chaos in Camp Hyrule by creating a massive earthquake.

==General information==

===Physical appearance===

[[File:KroolDKC.png|thumb|left|King K. Rool's most common appearance shows him wearing a crown, gold wrist bands and a red cape.]]

In King K. Rool's most common appearance, he wears a red cape and a gold crown, but he is fond of adopting many other looks and costumes as well. When he takes on the alias of Kaptain K. Rool, he trades in the cape for a brown trench coat and the crown for a pirate hat. When he becomes Baron K. Roolenstein, he wears a white lab coat and a tall prosthetic forehead with a small black wig resembling {{wp|Frankenstein's monster}}, and has a Propellerpack on his back. His outfit is based on a combination of Frankenstein's Monster as portrayed by {{wp|Boris Karloff}} in the {{wp|Universal Pictures|Universal}} horror movie ''Frankenstein'' and the character of Baron Victor von Frankenstein (played by {{wp|Peter Cushing}}) from the Hammer Horror ''Frankenstein'' series. In ''Mario Super Sluggers'', K. Rool wears an Ancient Egyptian-style collar and loincloth, much like a pharaoh. Cranky Kong mentions in the ''Donkey Kong 64'' instruction booklet that K. Rool had given up his silly disguises in that game. While he has not seriously gone incognito since Baron K. Roolenstein, for the final fight he goes by the moniker "King Krusha K. Rool" as a boxer. During this fight he sports a stereotypical one-piece as well as boxing gloves with a champion's belt.

K. Rool, as his name, a pun on "cruel," may imply, is brutal, ruling his minions through threats and intimidation, often punishing them severely when they fail. This is mentioned by [[Klubba]] in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', who says that K. Rool mistreats his minions.<ref>'''Klubba's words''': "''Kap'n K. Rool treats us rotten. I hope yer scupper his plans!''" - ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''</ref> This is also seen in ''Donkey Kong 64'', when he presumably executes a purple-haired [[Kasplat]] via a giant [[Klaptrap]] for calling him "fatso", not realizing that K. Rool was listening. Even his most powerful followers seem to fear his wrath, as displayed in ''Donkey Kong 64'', when his subtle display of anger results in [[Army Dillo]] fainting on the spot, and [[Dogadon]] ends up begging for mercy over his failure when admitting how his wings ended up singed by the Kongs (although K. Rool seems more shocked than angry at the failure regarding the latter). He does not seem to respect his henchmen, the Kritters, much better either. In ''Mario Super Sluggers'', he refers to brown Kritter as "the dirty under-belly of the Kremling Krew". In ''Donkey Kong 64'', he even has K. Lumsy locked up due to his gentle nature, with it being even more harsh in the Japanese version due to the latter being his younger brother. This abuse of his underlings has also worked against him, as demonstrated by Klubba openly rooting for Diddy and Dixie to ruin his boss's plans, and also K. Lumsy being implied to have supplied him with a massive beatdown before sending him flying again as revenge for locking him up after being sent flying by Funky Kong earlier. Despite all of this, however, he and the Kritters have good chemistry with each other in ''Mario Super Sluggers'' and the trophy bios of [[Kalypso]] and [[Kludge]] show he respects and trusts the former as a capable leader and is intimidated by latter's ferocious temper. K. Rool is also somewhat of a dirty fighter. He fakes defeat, often collapsing in the middle of combat and making it seem like he has been defeated, only to rise seconds later and begin fighting again. He has also shown himself to be negligent towards nature.<ref>M. Arakawa. ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' Player's Guide. Page 46. "'''''Jungle Jinx''' It looks like K. Rool hasn’t heard about preserving the rain forests. Here he’s dumping bunches of giant tires in Diddy and Dixie’s path!''"</ref>

Both ''Donkey Kong 64'' and ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' imply that K. Rool is somewhat insane and demented. The final battle of ''Donkey Kong 64'' also shows him to be somewhat of a showboater, constantly showing-off and making taunting gestures. He has bad chemistry with all of the Kongs in ''Mario Super Sluggers'', although he makes it clear that he is only teaming up with them when playing baseball, showing that he is capable of putting aside his hatred for them and will team up with them if needed, similarly to Bowser. He is also seen with Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong at their house sleeping in [[Banjo]] & [[Kazooie]]'s reveal trailer despite his hatred for them.

*In ''Donkey Kong Country'', King K. Rool boasts the ability to summon a barrage of large cannonballs to rain down on Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong.

*In ''Donkey Kong Country 2'', Kaptain K. Rool can teleport.

*In ''Donkey Kong Country 2'' and ''Donkey Kong 64'', King K. Rool displays his ability to turn invisible, though minor details still give away his position. In ''Donkey Kong Country 2'', his blunderbuss leaves smoke puffs behind him, and in ''Donkey Kong 64'', his shadow can still be seen on the ground when he is invisible.

*In ''DK: Jungle Climber'', King K. Rool, after being damaged in battle, can turn temporarily invincible (gaining a reddish coloration) and the ability to assume a ball shape and bounce off surfaces rapidly. After being empowered by a Crystal Banana, King K. Rool gains a multitude of different powers, such as manipulating the weather, summoning meteors, breathing a barrage of fireballs and exploding mines.

In [[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|Kodansha's manga]], K. Rool meets an ancestor of his called [[Cranky Tenkai K. Rool]] who lived in Donkey Kong Island's depths for more than 500 years after the shame of losing at Picross against the Kongs.

==Profiles and statistics==

===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' spirits===

*The enemy's neutral special has increased power

*Stamina battle

*The enemy is invisible after a little while

==Portrayals==

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.

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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