Who is Donkey Kong's father?

The family is initially formed by Cranky Kong's great-grandfather. When Cranky married Wrinkly Kong, the family raised a son named Donkey Kong Jr.. DK Jr. became the father of Donkey Kong, the current family leader.
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Is DK Jr Donkey Kong's dad?

Donkey Kong Jr., also known as DKJ, DK JR. or Junior for short, is Donkey Kong Sr.'s son and the father of the modern DK, making him part of the second generation in the DK Lineage.
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Is Cranky Kong Donkey Kong's father?

He is the original Donkey Kong (also known as Donkey Kong Senior) from the 1981 arcade game of the same name; now he goes by his nickname after becoming old and cranky. He is Donkey Kong Jr.'s father, the current Donkey Kong's grandfather, and Diddy Kong's great-grandfather. Cranky resembles a gorilla.
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What is Donkey Kong's relation to Diddy Kong?

Diddy Kong is Donkey Kong's sidekick and best friend. Rare first referred to Diddy as DK's nephew in September 1999 on their website. This was followed in November 1999 where the manual for Donkey Kong 64 called him "Donkey's little nephew wannabe".
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What is Donkey Kong's brother?

Funky Kong – Donkey Kong's brother and friend of the Kongs.
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Who is Donkey Kong's grandfather?

Cranky Kong (also known as DK Senior, Donkey Kong I, or Donkey Kong the First) is Donkey Kong's crabby, rambling grandfather, the original Donkey Kong in the 1981 game, the widowed husband of Wrinkly Kong, and father of Donkey Kong Junior. Cranky has made numerous appearances throughout the Donkey Kong series.
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Who is Donkey Kong's son?

Donkey Kong Jr., also known as DK Jr. or simply Junior, is the protagonist of the 1982 arcade game of the same name and the son of the original Donkey Kong.
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Are all the Kongs related?

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.
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How is tiny Kong related to Donkey Kong?

Tiny Kong is a female Kong from the Donkey Kong series. She is Dixie Kong's younger sister and as such, she has two male cousins, baby Kiddy Kong and his older brother Chunky Kong. Like Lanky Kong, she first appeared in the game Donkey Kong 64 as a little girl, using her pigtails to accomplish different tasks.
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Is Jumpman Mario's dad?

Fan theories have suggested that Jumpman may actually be the father of Mario, however it is confirmed that Jumpman and Mario are the same character, and Cranky Kong, formerly known as Donkey Kong Sr., is also the grandfather of the current Donkey Kong.
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How many King Kongs are there?

Films. From 1933 through 2021, there have been 12 King Kong films produced, with 10 American productions and 2 Japanese productions.
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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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Who is Donkey Kong's parents?

When Cranky married Wrinkly Kong, the family raised a son named Donkey Kong Jr.. DK Jr. became the father of Donkey Kong, the current family leader. Dixie Kong also has her family, in which she is related to her younger sister Tiny Kong and cousins Chunky Kong & Kiddy Kong.
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Who Killed Donkey Kong Jr?

The Koopa was dead (this led to his species boycotting the Mario Kart games until over a decade later in Mario Kart: Double Dash) and a furious Mario locked up the “rogue” Thwomp in Bowser's Castle without a trial, as seen in Mario Kart 64. The end result of Mario's first attempt to kill Donkey Kong Jr.
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What happened to Kongs family?

Kong's parents were quite elderly when they were slaughtered by Gaw: a gigantic Deathrunner. When his juvenile son discovered his father's corpse, it was being eaten by a parent and child Meat-Eater, which Kong believed had killed him. The young Kong viciously attacked the Meat-Eater, but was easily defeated.
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What was Donkey Kong's original name?

While the 1980s games' Donkey Kong and the modern Donkey Kong share the same name, the manual for Donkey Kong Country and subsequent games portray the former as Cranky Kong, the latter's grandfather, with the exception of Donkey Kong 64, in which Cranky is depicted as his father.
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Are Donkey Kong and King Kong related?

So is Donkey Kong related to King Kong? Although some people think that Donkey Kong is the animated version of King Kong, that is not correct. Donkey Kong and King Kong have similar names, but they are not actually related in any way.
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Why is Cranky Kong old but Mario isnt?

As most gamers would know, Cranky Kong is actually just the aged version of the original 1981 arcade game's antagonist, Donkey Kong. Of course, everyone knows the hero in Donkey Kong, Mario (who was originally aliased as "Jumpman"), is in the same timeline as Cranky since both of them are actually in the game.
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Is Cranky Kong the old Donkey Kong?

He is the elderly form of the original Donkey Kong from the Donkey Kong arcade game and Donkey Kong Jr.'s father, and can be described as argumentative, old, and bad-tempered, but with a heart of gold underneath his grumpy exterior. Cranky has been playable in four games, including Japan-only games.
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Why is K Rool's eye red?

Rool's bloodshot eye represents his insanity. The Kremling King will stop at nothing to defeat the Kongs, and he's been driven mad by all of his failures. Just by looking at him, you can learn about his personality.
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