93,881
edits
Manky Kong: Difference between revisions
Name source isn't needed but it can still be useful as a reference.
(Manky Kongs also appear in Ice Age Alley) |
LinkTheLefty (talk | contribs) (Name source isn't needed but it can still be useful as a reference.) |
||
| Line 6: | Line 6: | ||
|parent_species=[[Kong]] | |parent_species=[[Kong]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{quote2|These Kong reject orangutans sure know how to roll out the barrel!|''Donkey Kong Country'' | {{quote2|These Kong reject orangutans sure know how to roll out the barrel!|''Donkey Kong Country'' instruction booklet, page 29}} | ||
'''Manky Kongs''' | '''Manky Kongs''' are [[Kong]] reject orangutans and enemies in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. Their name derives from the primarily-British slang term "manky", meaning "dirty", while also playing on the word's similarity to "monkey". The former refers to the enemy's ragged appearance, with bad teeth and unkempt fur that seems to be falling out in places, notably the head. | ||
== History == | ==History== | ||
=== ''Donkey Kong Country'' === | ===''Donkey Kong Country''=== | ||
[[File:Orang-utan Gang.png|thumb|left|A Manky Kong throwing a Barrel in Orang-utan Gang.]] | [[File:Orang-utan Gang.png|thumb|left|A Manky Kong throwing a Barrel in Orang-utan Gang.]] | ||
[[File:J-Manky Kong.png|thumb|Manky Kong holding the letter J in the Game Boy Color port.]] | [[File:J-Manky Kong.png|thumb|Manky Kong holding the letter J in the Game Boy Color port.]] | ||
| Line 21: | Line 21: | ||
In the [[Game Boy Advance]] port, a [[photograph]] of a Manky Kong is obtainable by throwing a Steel Keg at one. | In the [[Game Boy Advance]] port, a [[photograph]] of a Manky Kong is obtainable by throwing a Steel Keg at one. | ||
=== ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' === | ===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''=== | ||
Manky Kong later appears as a collectible [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|sticker]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. In [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl#The Subspace Emissary|The Subspace Emissary]], the sticker is only usable by Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong, and it boosts the strength of arm attacks by 10 points. | Manky Kong later appears as a collectible [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|sticker]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. In [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl#The Subspace Emissary|The Subspace Emissary]], the sticker is only usable by Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong, and it boosts the strength of arm attacks by 10 points. | ||
| Line 62: | Line 62: | ||
*Unlike most of the other Kongs, they are shown having four fingers and toes instead of five. [[Chunky Kong]] (as well as [[Lanky Kong]], [[Diddy Kong]] and [[Tiny Kong]] in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''), also have this distinction. | *Unlike most of the other Kongs, they are shown having four fingers and toes instead of five. [[Chunky Kong]] (as well as [[Lanky Kong]], [[Diddy Kong]] and [[Tiny Kong]] in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''), also have this distinction. | ||
*In the Japanese version of ''Donkey Kong Country'', [[Diddy Kong]] must hit a Manky Kong twice to defeat it. However, in the game's international releases, Diddy Kong can defeat them in a single hit. | *In the Japanese version of ''Donkey Kong Country'', [[Diddy Kong]] must hit a Manky Kong twice to defeat it. However, in the game's international releases, Diddy Kong can defeat them in a single hit. | ||
*Due to the word "manky" being regional slang, the SNES [[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]] explains it as seemingly derived from the words "mangy" and "skanky".<ref>M. Arakawa. ''Donkey Kong Country'' Player's Guide. [[Media:DKC Guide 16-17.jpg|Page 16]].</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||