Is Donkey Kong Mario's first enemy?

According to the dialogue in the Donkey Kong Country games, as well as Snake's codec calls in the Super Smash Bros. series, Mario's original enemy was Cranky Kong. The original version of Donkey Kong was Cranky Kong, and he faced both Mario and Stanley the Bugman in various games.
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Is Donkey Kong an enemy of Mario?

Donkey Kong (also commonly referred to as DK) is a major character in the Mario series. He is the first Mario antagonist who premiered alongside Mario (then called Jumpman) and Pauline (then called Lady in Donkey Kong on the arcade). Donkey Kong was an antagonist before Bowser existed.
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Was Mario or Donkey Kong first?

It was actually in the origins Donkey Kong game that Mario made his first appearance. Although in the original Donkey Kong game, Mario was actually called Jumpman. It was not until Donkey Kong Jr. that Jumpman's name was changed to Mario.
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Who is Donkey Kong's villain?

King K. Rool is a hot-tempered, authoritarian and baleful green Kremling who is the main antagonist of many Donkey Kong games and has been Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong's archenemy ever since his creation during the era of Rare development.
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Is Donkey Kong Good or Evil?

Donkey Kong can be mistaken for a bad guy for many different reasons, but in all reality he just has a hard time controlling his emotions sometimes. Donkey Kong is not a bad guy at all but in reality a good guy.
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Is Mario evil?

In all the Mario games, it's implied that Mario is the good guy, and that Bowser and his “minions” are evil.
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What is Mario's biggest enemy?

No matter what game the player chooses to try, Mario will face a number of tough opponents who are working for his biggest enemy, Bowser.
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Who is Mario's best friend?

Yoshi is actually Mario's best friend.
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Is Donkey Kong Diddy Kong's dad?

Diddy Kong: He is Donkey Kong's nephew and his little buddy, and Dixie Kong's boyfriend. In the games Donkey Kong Country and Donkey Kong Country 2, Cranky is mentioned as being related to him which makes Diddy Kong his great-grandson, and presumably, Donkey Kong Jr.'s grandson.
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Are Donkey Kong and Bowser friends?

Rivals Or Friends

For emphasis, Donkey Kong and Bowser are not friends. They haven't fought together in any series. However, they have not battled each other in the series as well. One thing is for sure, they both have battled the same enemy, and have been portrayed as villains in many editions of the game series.
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Is Jumpman Mario's dad?

A popular fan theory states that Jumpman is actually Super Mario's father, but one Reddit user has soundly debunked this... based on Donkey Kong's age.
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How is Donkey Kong related to Mario?

Donkey Kong the Third, or just Donkey Kong, is the grandson of Mario's old arch-enemy from the original Donkey Kong game, in which the younger Cranky Kong kidnapped Pauline for revenge. But unlike his grandfather, Donkey Kong appears to be on good terms with Mario and his friends and will often help Mario.
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Does Mario like Donkey Kong?

Since the 1981 release of Donkey Kong, Mario and his pet gorilla have battled it out, turning their once loving relationship into hatred. It's in the 1982 Donkey Kong Jr. that Donkey Kong takes the role of damsel in distress when Mario holds the gorilla hostage while Donkey Kong's son has to rescue him.
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How do you beat Growmeba?

A useful tool is the Fire Blast or an Ice Storm. Letting Growmebas multiply over and over and then destroying them all is a good method for leveling up. Growmebas are rare and they have no attack besides moving into the player, making them weak enemies.
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What is a thwomp Mario?

Thwomps, also known as Thwomp Traps, are giant stone faces found mostly in the Mushroom Kingdom. They are normally depicted as spike-encrusted living stones that are usually rectangular in shape and made their first appearance in the game Super Mario Bros. 3.
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Who is Luigi's enemy?

Waluigi is a fictional character in the Mario franchise. He plays the role of Luigi's arch-rival and accompanies Wario in spin-offs from the main Mario series, often for the sake of causing mischief and problems.
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Is Mario Wario?

The most popular one was that Wario and Mario were cousins. But that's not the case. Wario and Mario were actually just childhood rivals, and the two share no blood relation.
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Who is the most popular Mario character?

According to a survey conducted in May 2021, Yoshi was the most popular character of the Super Mario franchise in Japan, with more than 18 percent of respondents stating to like this character the most. The survey was conducted due to the 35th anniversary of the release of Super Mario Bros.
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Is Mario an animal abuser?

On top of bullying, vanity, murder and animal cruelty, it only makes sense that Mario would diversify his villainy. Instead, he goes right back to animal cruelty. Every time he earns a Yoshi, ready and willing to help him, he's always doing something to get it killed.
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Who is Dread Kong?

Dread Kong is a large, intimidating Kong and the first Kong boss, and is overall, the very first boss fight in the game Donkey Kong Jungle Beat. He is the ruler of the Banana Kingdom, which is the first kingdom Donkey Kong ventures through.
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