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|image=[[File:DCKTFGroup artwork transparent.png|260px|Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong and Cranky Kong]]{{br}}The main Kongs of ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'': clockwise from top, [[Donkey Kong]], [[Dixie Kong]], [[Cranky Kong]], and [[Diddy Kong]] | |image=[[File:DCKTFGroup artwork transparent.png|260px|Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong and Cranky Kong]]{{br}}The main Kongs of ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'': clockwise from top, [[Donkey Kong]], [[Dixie Kong]], [[Cranky Kong]], and [[Diddy Kong]] | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' ([[List of games by date#1981|1981]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' ([[List of games by date#1981|1981]]) | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[ | |latest_appearance=''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]]) | ||
|variants=[[Chained Kong]]<br>[[Cyber Kong]]<br>[[Guerrilla]]<br>[[Manky Kong]]<br>[[Mini Donkey Kong]]<br>[[Uckykong]] | |variants=[[Chained Kong]]<br>[[Cyber Kong]]<br>[[Guerrilla]]<br>[[Manky Kong]]<br>[[Mini Donkey Kong]]<br>[[Uckykong]] | ||
|relatives=[[Helper Monkey]] | |relatives=[[Helper Monkey]] | ||
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{{quote2|I'm the king of the Kong, the simian Don Juan.|[[Diddy Kong]]|</span>"[[Kong for a Day]]"<span>}} | {{quote2|I'm the king of the Kong, the simian Don Juan.|[[Diddy Kong]]|</span>"[[Kong for a Day]]"<span>}} | ||
'''Kongs''' (also known as '''Apes''' in production literature for the [[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' television series]])<ref>''Computer Animation: A Whole New World'' (1998, Rockport Publishers). "''Medialab'' Donkey Kong Country". P. 87</ref> are sapient primates that make up much of the cast of the ''[[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong]]'' franchise, with the [[Donkey Kong|eponymous character]] himself being one. They are capable of actions such as speech and building houses and typically wear clothing, though the amount varies drastically with the individual, with Donkey Kong himself wearing only a tie, while many others wear full outfits. They seem to be native to [[Donkey Kong Island]], and they share an animosity with much of the crocodilian [[Kremling]] race. While most of them share the surname "Kong, | '''Kongs''' (also known as '''Apes''' in production literature for the [[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' television series]])<ref>''Computer Animation: A Whole New World'' (1998, Rockport Publishers). "''Medialab'' Donkey Kong Country". P. 87</ref> are sapient primates that make up much of the cast of the ''[[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong]]'' franchise, with the [[Donkey Kong|eponymous character]] himself being one. They are capable of actions such as speech and building houses and typically wear clothing, though the amount varies drastically with the individual, with Donkey Kong himself wearing only a tie, while many others wear full outfits. They seem to be native to [[Donkey Kong Island]], and they share an animosity with much of the crocodilian [[Kremling]] race. While most of them share the surname "Kong", they are not all directly related to one another. Kongs can resemble any number of real-life primates, with Donkey Kong, [[Funky Kong]], and several others being gorillas; [[Diddy Kong]] being a monkey; [[Dixie Kong]] and [[Tiny Kong]] being chimpanzees; and [[Lanky Kong]] being an orangutan. | ||
In the ''Donkey Kong Country'' cartoon and ''[[Saturday Supercade]]'', Kongs are never referred to as such outside their individual names. Instead, generic names of various real-life types of primates, such as "monkeys," " | In the ''Donkey Kong Country'' cartoon and ''[[Saturday Supercade]]'', Kongs are never referred to as such outside their individual names. Instead, generic names of various real-life types of primates, such as "monkeys", "chimps", "gorillas", and "apes", are used fairly interchangeably to describe them. However, the term "baboon" seems to be reserved as an insult, potentially due to it sounding similar to the word "buffoon", and is even used against other species, such as [[Cranky Kong]] using it against [[Krusha (character)|Krusha]] in "[[From Zero to Hero]]". | ||
The word "Kong" is a Japanese slang word for "gorilla. | The word "Kong" is a Japanese slang word for "gorilla".<ref>De Maria, Rusel, and Wilson, Johnny L. (2004). ''High Score!: The Illustrated History of Electronic Games''. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill/Osborne.</ref> | ||
==Kong Family== | ==Kong Family== | ||
[[File:DK family Emblem.png|thumb|left|80px|Donkey Kong's [[emblem]]]] | [[File:DK family Emblem.png|thumb|left|80px|Donkey Kong's [[emblem]]]] | ||
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|Ger=Kong-Familie | |Ger=Kong-Familie | ||
|GerM=Kong Family | |GerM=Kong Family | ||
| | |Fre=Famille Kong | ||
| | |FreM=Kong Family | ||
}} | }} | ||