Death Battle Combatant | |
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The King of the Jungle | |
Donkey Kong | |
Origin | Donkey Kong |
Company | Nintendo |
Appearance(s) | Donkey Kong VS Knuckles |
“ | My bananas and my buddy, Diddy, they are gone! The Kremlings will pay! I'll hunt them down through every corner of my island, until I have every last banana from my hoard back! | „ |
~ Donkey Kong |
Donkey Kong is the main protagonist of the video game series of the same name, as well as a recurring character in the Super Mario series. He appeared in the 51st episode of Death Battle, Donkey Kong VS Knuckles, where he fought against Knuckles the Echidna from the Sonic the Hedgehog series.
History
Donkey Kong is the grandson of Cranky Kong and the son of Donkey Kong Jr. He is the leader of the DK crew and resides in Kongo Jungle, where he protects a large stash of bananas.
Death Battle Info
Background
- Height: 6'1" | 185 cm (on knuckles)
- Weight: 800 lbs | 363 kg
- Name was meant to translate to "Stupid Ape"
- According to the Crystal Coconut, is destined to rule his home island
- Can devour several dozen bananas in three seconds flat
- Greatly expanded his percussionist talents over the years
Abilities & Weapons
- Tremendous strength & durability
- Giant Punch
- If fully charged, unleashes a punch of significant power
- Hand Slap
- Causes small-scale earthquakes that can alter the environment
- Weaponry
- Coconut Shooter
- Holds up to 20 homing coconuts
- Orange Grenades
- Actual fruit turned into actual explosives
- Coconut Shooter
Feats
- Punched a giant walrus so high, he caused a small tsunami when he landed in the ocean
- Can deadlift pirate ships out of the ground... while standing on them
- Can tank point-blank cannonball fire
- Shatters flaming boulders by simply clapping his hands together
- Has survived atmospheric re-entry on at least two occassions
Weaknesses & Stupidity
- Immensely stupid
- As lazy as he is unintelligent
- Motivated exclusively by bananas... and sometimes his loved ones
- Should the hair on the top of his head be cut, he will lose all his strength
- Despite his extreme power, he's still susceptible to being kidnapped easily
Gallery
Trivia
- Donkey Kong is the 16th Nintendo character in Death Battle, after Samus Aran, Goomba, Koopa Troopa, Yoshi, Mario, Princess Zelda, Princess Peach, Link, Pikachu, Fox McCloud, Luigi, Venusaur, Blastoise, Charizard and Kirby, and with the following six being Red, Bowser, Ganondorf, Mewtwo, Lucario and Pit.
- Donkey Kong is the first Donkey Kong character to appear on Death Battle.
- Donkey Kong is the seventh Mario character in Death Battle, after Goomba, Koopa Troopa, Yoshi, Mario, Princess Peach and Luigi, and with the next one being Bowser.
- Donkey Kong is the third Mario character to win a Death Battle, the first two being Yoshi and Princess Peach.
- Donkey Kong is the fourth Death Battle champion to roar in victory, the first three were Blastoise, Godzilla and Goliath, and with the next one being Doomsday.