Talk:Cranky Kong

Controversy

Sorry to bring this up, buuut its still disputed whether Cranky was the Donkey from the original arcade trilogy. I think this should be mentioned in the article. -- Sir Grodus

True. Paper Jorge

It really shouldn't be disputed, since it was stated by Solid Snake in the Super Smash Bros Brawl codec. - Buddy

But the Mario vs Donkey Kong series state otherwise. - Jellyfloater

Gran'pa?

In the end of DKC2 GBA, Cranky calls DK his "grandson". 3D, ???

He refers to Donkey Kong as son and granson almost interchangebly these days. -- Sir Grodus

Phhht. And here I thought I had stumbled on something revolutionary. 3D, &^()$.

Both need to be explained, as DK Jr. could be the current DK's father. -- Son of Suns

The current Donkey Kong is the grandson of the original Donkey Kong (aka Cranky Kong). Nintendo has actually gone back and forth (see [1]), but the current stance seems to be that he is the grandson. This means that he is the son of Donkey Kong Jr. (who has been absent for quite some time, other than the occasional sports appearance). TJ Spyke 17:15, 15 March 2008 (EDT)

Hmm... that does complicate things. Well, until Nintendo gets its act together regarding this, I suggest we post that according to all of the sources listed on TMK saying one way he is DK's grandfather/father. It's obvious to everyone, so I don't know why I'm saying this, but we should feel more welcome to point out inconsistencies than try to guess at what Nintendo is saying. Stumpers! 00:46, 17 March 2008 (EDT)

Snake's codec conversation on Donkey Kong in Brawl confirms that Donkey kong's grandfather was the Kong that kidnapped pauline and fought Mario, and cranky Kong has previously been confirmed to fill this role. This effectively makes Cranky kong the original Donkey kong, and DK's grandfather, while Donkey Kong Jr. is now officially DK's dad.

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Meanwhile, Melee confirms that Daisy appeared in Mario Golf. What I mean to say is, the trophies might be wrong. Paper Jorge ( Talk·Contributions)·

Merge

Well, you could mention the great-grandfather here, but regardless he still belongs on the list of implied characters. Stumpers! 20:11, 1 December 2007 (EST)

Baby DK

It really wouldn't make sense for Baby DK to be Cranky Kong. Even given Gorillas' faster aging, Cranky would still need to be at least in his fifties or sixties to look the way he does in modern games. Whereas Mario, Peach, and the others look no older than in their thirties. On the other hand, there really is nothing saying that DK Jr. isn't the same age as Mario (he's actually bigger than Mario is in the original DK Jr. arcade, so he may have been older than we thought he was). - Buddy

True, and since we are not lead to believe that this DK was Cranky, as we were with the DK in Donkey Kong, to have that section is technically point-of-view. Stumpers! 20:59, 10 March 2008 (EDT)

Thanks to Donkey Kong Country Returns, there's now even more confusion.

Take a look at this quote from the manual: "Here's a tip from my days as a beloved hero: try rolling off a ledge and jumping in mid-air. That'll get your blood moving!" (p.14)

So on top of the fact that we can't get it straight whether Cranky is DK's father or grandfather, Retro's Cranky may possibly be an aged version of Rare's DK. LinkTheLefty 22:03, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

That doesn't mean anything. Just because Cranky Kong claims to know how to pull off a technique in DKC doesn't mean he was the playable Kong in DKC. His days as a beloved hero doesn't necessarily mean DKC either.--Knife (talk) 22:31, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

He probably did something like DK does when he was DKs age --Dry Bob-omb 23:21, 21 November 2010 (UTC)