King K. Rool: Difference between revisions

:''For fighter info, see [[King K. Rool (SSBU)]].''

|image=[[File:KRool DK64.png|250px]]

|caption=[[File:DKSymbol.svg|50px]]

Official artwork of King K. Rool from ''{{s|mariowiki|Donkey Kong 64}}''.

|universe=''{{uv|Donkey Kong}}''

|species=Kremling

|placeoforigin=Crocodile Isle

'''King K. Rool''' ({{ja|キングクルール|Kingu Kurūru}}, ''King K. Rool'') is the main antagonist of the {{uv|Donkey Kong}} series and the archenemy of Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong.

[[File:King K. Rool DKJC.png|thumb|left|145px|King K. Rool's artwork from ''{{s|mariowiki|DK: Jungle Climber}}''.]]

King K. Rool is the leader of the {{s|mariowiki|Kremling Krew}}, and King of the {{s|mariowiki|Kremling}}s. He is the main antagonist of most games in the ''Donkey Kong'' series and the archenemy of Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong, making his debut in ''{{s|mariowiki|Donkey Kong Country}}'' as the final boss. In that game, he steals Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong's banana hoard for unknown reasons, but two official reasons given are either that he likes bananas, or he's stealing them in order to starve Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong and occupy their treehouse<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20020805184158/rareware.com/the_site/talk_to_us/scribes/aug25_99/aug25_99.html</ref>. He made his return again in ''{{s|mariowiki|Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest}}'' as pirate captain "Kaptain K. Rool", where he kidnaps Donkey Kong and demands the Kongs' banana hoard for ransom, but Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong instead go to his home island, Crocodile Isle, to rescue him. ''{{s|mariowiki|Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!}}'' has him assume the alias of mad scientist "Baron K. Roolenstein", as well as kidnap both Donkey and Diddy to power his robot KAOS, in a bid to control the Northern Kremisphere; Dixie and Kiddy stop these plans and free Donkey and Diddy. In ''{{s|mariowiki|Donkey Kong 64}}'', he reappears in a new mechanical version of his old island, plotting to destroy DK Island with his [[Blast-O-Matic]], but it gets damaged on arrival. He thus has Diddy, Lanky, Tiny, and Chunky captured, as well as Donkey and Diddy's banana hoard stolen again, to buy time to repair the weapon. Once the Kongs disable it, K. Rool flees, but crashes his airship on DK Island, where the final battle, an extended boxing match where he goes by "King Krusha K. Rool" (with a typical champion boxer getup), takes place. He also appears in the ''{{s|mariowiki|Donkey Kong Land}}'' series, in similar roles to their SNES counterparts. However, he did not appear in either game of the revived ''Donkey Kong'' series (''{{s|mariowiki|Donkey Kong Country Returns}}'' and ''{{s|mariowiki|Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze}}''), and neither do his Kremlings.

===Trophy information===

[[File:King K. Rool Trophy Melee.png|100px|thumb|left|King K. Rool trophy in ''Melee''.]]

:''The demented head of the Kremlings and big boss in the Donkey Kong series. K. Rool is a giant, greedy glutton with a serious eye tic. While he fits the evil boss mold nicely, he's just enough of a bumbler to have gained a few fans over the years. His plan to blow up the {{s|mariowiki|DK Isles}} with his {{s|mariowiki|Blast-o-Matic}} shows how unbalanced he is.''

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===As a trophy===

[[File:King K. Rool - Brawl Trophy.png|150px|left|thumb|King K. Rool trophy in ''Brawl''.]]

:''The supreme commander of the Kremling Krew. King K. Rool steal bananas from Donkey Kong and ends up kidnapping Diddy Kong. He is so good at playing dead that sometimes the credits even roll as he lies there, feigning defeat. His brother^[sic], Kaptain K. Rool, made an appearance in the game Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest.''

{{Trophy games|console1=SNES|game1=Donkey Kong Country|console2=N64|game2=Donkey Kong 64}}

===As a sticker===

!Characters

King K. Rool is the basis for a paid [[downloadable content]] [[Alternate costume (SSB4)#Wave 3|costume]] for {{SSB4|Mii Brawler}}s, released as part of the third wave of costumes. The costume mixes elements from his older and newer designs.

===As a trophy===

[[File:K.RoolTrophyWiiU.png|thumb|left|100px|King K. Rool trophy in {{forwiiu}}.]]

[[File:K.RoolTrophy3DS.png|thumb|right|100px|King K. Rool trophy in {{for3ds}}.]]

{{Flag|North America}} ''Whereas Mario often squares off against Bowser, Donkey Kong must fight against King K. Rool. He's a big croc with a big attitude...and a tiny crown. He probably could have been Donkey Kong's most trustworthy animal friend. Think he'll ever have a change of heart? Not likely.''<br>

{{Flag|Europe}} ''This guy is to Donkey Kong what Bowser is to Mario. This crowned Kremling has a serious attitude problem. If only he could have been one of DK's Animal Friends instead... Maybe with just a little change of heart, he still could be! On second thoughts...nope. Never gonna happen.''

{{Trophy games|console1=SNES|game1=Donkey Kong Country (11/1994)|console2=N64|game2=Donkey Kong 64 (11/1999)}}

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{{future release}}

{{Main|King K. Rool (SSBU)}}

King K. Rool was announced as a playable fighter for the first time in an ''Ultimate''-centric [[Nintendo Direct]] on August 8, 2018. He will use many moves from his appearances in the ''Donkey Kong Country'' games, including his crown throw from the original, his [[Blunderbuss]] from ''Donkey Kong Country 2'', his helicopter backpack from ''Donkey Kong Country 3'', and his [[Blast-O-Matic]] and boxing gloves from ''Donkey Kong 64''.

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*While King K. Rool has had a voice actor in his own series, with his current voice actor being {{s|mariowiki|Toshihide Tsuchiya}}, ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' does not give King K. Rool a voice actor, instead giving him crocodile roars, similar to his appearances in some ''Donkey Kong'' games such as ''{{s|mariowiki|DK: King of Swing}}'' for the Game Boy Advance. The same thing happens to [[Donkey Kong]], who is given relatively realistic gorilla grunts rather than using {{s|mariowiki|Takashi Nagasako}}'s voice clips from other games; [[Diddy Kong]], who uses realistic chimpanzee screeches instead of using voice clips from his current voice actor {{s|mariowiki|Katsumi Suzuki}}; and [[Bowser]], who uses realistic roars instead of his current voice actor in the ''Mario'' games, {{s|mariowiki|Kenny James}}.

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