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K. Rool (a pun on the word "cruel") is a fictional villain who appears in a number of video games by numerous developers (primarily Rareware and Nintendo) featuring Donkey Kong. He is the primary antagonist of the Donkey Kong Country series of games and acts as the recurring final boss for several of them, making him analogous to Bowser from the Mario series. Image File history File links Emblem-important. ... Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Donkey Kong is a video game series created by Shigeru Miyamoto, featuring a gorilla called Donkey Kong. ... For the television series, see Donkey Kong Country (TV series). ... Jūrōta Kosugi ) is a veteran seiyū born December 19, 1957 in Yokohama, Japan. ... For other uses, see Pun (disambiguation). ... Alice, a fictional character based on a real character from the work of Lewis Carroll. ... Bad guy redirects here. ... Computer and video games redirects here. ... Rare Ltd. ... Nintendo Company, Limited (任天堂 or ニンテンドー Nintendō; NASDAQ: NTDOY, TYO: 7974 usually referred to as simply Nintendo, or Big N ) is a multinational corporation founded on September 23, 1889[1] in Kyoto, Japan by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade hanafuda cards. ... For the video game, see Donkey Kong (video game). ... Donkey Kong is a video game series created by Shigeru Miyamoto, featuring a gorilla called Donkey Kong. ... Last boss (or final boss) is a term in video and computer games for the final antagonist of the story. ... This article or section may contain excessive or improper use of copyrighted images and/or audio files. ... Mario ) is a video game character created by Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto and the official mascot of Nintendo. ...

K. Rool is the psychotic king of the Kremlings, a massive army of crocodile-like creatures who enjoy causing trouble for Donkey Kong and his friends. A master of disguise, he assumes many different personas. His most distinguishing features are the tic in his left eye and his golden belly, which may or may not be armor-plated. For other uses, see Crocodile (disambiguation). ... Not to be confused with Tick. ... For other uses, see Eye (disambiguation). ...

His name is officially pronounced "Ka-Rool".^{[citation needed]}

Characteristics

K. Rool is the demented leader of the Kremling Krew, a group of reptilian creatures who live on Donkey Kong Island's neighbor, Crocodile Isle. Over the years since the original Donkey Kong Country, K. Rool has developed a deep hatred against the Kongs. Initially he just wanted Donkey Kong's banana hoard (which has raised the question among many as to why would crocodiles want bananas to begin with), but his failure to obtain it led him to try and hurt the Kongs directly. King K. Rool also has a tendency to be "down but not out" as seen in Donkey Kong Country (falls as if defeated, even fake credits of the game with the names of Kremlings start to roll then gets back up), Donkey Kong Country 2 (falls several times and gets back up), and Donkey Kong 64 (once the fights are over, he suddenly becomes conscious and tries to take down Chunky Kong). Another characteristic worth noting is his tail, which seems to often change size (along with his body size). In the SNES games, along with the N64 game, his tail is rather long, but in other appearances it is either short or he simply does not possess one. He also seems to have an eye for Candy Kong, according to Donkey Kong 64, though this has been thus far unsubstantiated.He is the emperor and ruler af the congo bomgo Spoiler warning: Crocodile Isle was the home of the Kremlings before it was destroyed by Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong over the span of Donkey Kong Country 2 and Donkey Kong Land 2. ... Chunky Kong as he appeared in Donkey Kong 64 Chunky Kong is a character who debuted in Donkey Kong 64 for the Nintendo 64. ...

Abilities

K. Rool has several vehicles he uses for transport. These include the Gangplank Galleon in Donkey Kong Country, the Flying Kroc airship in Donkey Kong Country 2, the Knautilus in Donkey Kong Country 3, the Crocodile Isle and an unnamed airship in Donkey Kong 64, and the c. cruizer III and a hovering pod in DK: King of Swing.

During the final boss battle in Donkey Kong Country, K. Rool attacks Donkey and Diddy Kong directly by jumping repeatedly (he can even jump from one side of the stage to another in a single jump) in an attempt to crush them with his weight, charging at them with tremendous strength and speed, (faster than the Kongs themselves) throwing his crown which comes back as a boomerang, and making cannonballs fall from the sky at the Kongs. This article is about the wooden implement. ...

In Donkey Kong Country 2, K. Rool, who is now dressed as a pirate, uses a Blunderbuss that can fire cannonballs. He can shoot normal cannonballs, spiked cannonballs, purple clouds that reverse the movements of left and right, blue clouds that temporarily freeze, and red clouds that slow the target's movements. In addition, he has the ability to turn invisible (his location can still be pinpointed by the smoke he makes as he moves). During the fight in The Lost World, his attacks are basically the same, but now the clouds have the same patterns as the cannonballs. An English flintlock blunderbuss A blunderbuss is a muzzle-loading firearm with a flared, trumpet-like barrel and is the predecessor to the shotgun. ...

Taking into consideration his physique, as his body may be composed of more muscle than fat, his attacks and athletic abilities from the first Donkey Kong Country and Donkey Kong 64, he is capable of inflicting considerable damage with physical strength alone. The brute strength that he possesses may rival or perhaps even surpass that of Donkey Kong and Chunky Kong (while not taking into account his appearance from the television series, which the show itself, is not considered canon).

History

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While hardly anything is known about K. Rool's past, there have been some certain rumors about the existence of K. Rool's wife. In fact, in Donkey Kong Country 3, after Dixie and Kiddy Kong defeat KAOS, K. Rool mentions that KAOS was constructed by his wife's best pots and pans. However, in the Scribes section of Rare's website, Leigh Loveday revealed that K. Rool's "my wife is going to kill me" line was merely "a typically throwaway Reeves and Mortimer reference".^[1] Image File history File links Gnome_globe_current_event. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Vic Reeves (born 24 January 1959, real name Jim Moir) and Bob Mortimer (born 23 May 1959), more commonly known simply as Vic and Bob or Reeves and Mortimer, are a British comedy double act. ...

In Donkey Kong Country (1994), for the SNES, King K. Rool steals Donkey Kong's bananas, but is foiled by Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong. Donkey Kong Land (1995) for the Game Boy has a similar plot where Cranky Kong bets the two heroes they cannot get the bananas back on an 8-bit system. Cranky even calls K. Rool to help with the bet. For the television series, see Donkey Kong Country (TV series). ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... The Super Nintendo Entertainment System or Super NES (also called SNES and Super Nintendo) was a 16-bit video game console released by Nintendo in North America, Europe, Australasia, and Brazil between 1990 and 1993. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Diddy Kong is a fictional character in the Donkey Kong series of video games. ... Donkey Kong Land is a video game developed by Rareware for the Game Boy. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... For the entire Game Boy series of handheld consoles, see Game Boy line. ... Cranky Kong Cranky Kong is a character from the Donkey Kong series of video games. ... 8-bit refers to the number of bits used in the data bus of a computer. ...

In Donkey Kong Country 2 (1995), K. Rool kidnaps Donkey Kong and takes him back to his home of Crocodile Isle. He is foiled by Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong. This time around there is a more pronounced pirate setting, and King K. Rool goes under the name Kaptain K. Rool. This is also similar to the plot of the Game Boy's Donkey Kong Land 2, released in 1996. The first level of gameplay. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Spoiler warning: Crocodile Isle was the home of the Kremlings before it was destroyed by Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong over the span of Donkey Kong Country 2 and Donkey Kong Land 2. ... Dixie Kong is a fictional video game character in the Donkey Kong series. ... Look up pirate and piracy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Donkey Kong Land 2 was the sequel to 1995s Game Boy hit, Donkey Kong Land. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...

In Donkey Kong Country 3 (1996), King K. Rool is going by the name of Baron K. Roolenstein. Working in the shadows, he captures a vacationing Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong in the Northern Kremisphere part of the DK Isles, stuffs them in the cybernetic body of what was believed to be the new Kremling king, KAOS, and uses their brain power to control it behind the scenes. He is foiled by Dixie Kong and Kiddy Kong. Baron K. Roolenstein would appear again in 1997 in Donkey Kong Land III for the Game Boy, where he attempts to be the first to discover the game's Lost World in a contest that also includes Dixie and Kiddy, and Donkey and Diddy (although the two never appeared in the game). A screenshot depicting one of Donkey Kong Country 3s protagonists, Kiddy Kong. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Kiddy Kong Kiddy Kong (known as Dinky Kong in Japan) was created by Rareware to be partnered up with his cousin Dixie Kong in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kongs Double Trouble! for the game. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Donkey Kong Land III is the third and final entry in the Donkey Kong Land trilogy of games for the original Game Boy. ...

The following link [1] shows K. Rool's appearances mentioned above in order from left to right, respectively: King K. Rool, Kaptain K. Rool, Baron K. Roolenstein.

King K. Rool from Donkey Kong 64

In Donkey Kong 64 (1999), for the N64, King K. Rool steals Donkey Kong's golden banana hoard as a distraction for the Kongs while he attempts to fix his Blast-O-Matic laser that is going to destroy Donkey Kong Island. Meanwhile, he has his men lock away four Kongs (Diddy Kong, Tiny Kong, Lanky Kong, and Chunky Kong, Donkey Kong was not captured). They are freed one by one and in the final battle where they foil K. Rool's plans once again. King K. Rool dresses as a boxer by the name of King Krusha K. Rool; incidentally, the name Krusha was also used for one of the enemies in Donkey Kong Country and even as the name of the hidden playable character of the game's multiplayer mode. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Donkey Kong 64 is a 3D platformer video game developed by Rare for the Nintendo 64. ... This article is about the year. ... The Nintendo 64 ), often abbreviated as N64, is Nintendos third home video game console for the international market. ... For other uses, see Laser (disambiguation). ... Diddy Kong is a fictional character in the Donkey Kong series of video games. ... Tiny Kong is a fictional character in the Donkey Kong series, who first appeared in Donkey Kong 64 for the Nintendo 64. ... Officially released art depicting Lanky Kong Lanky Kong is a fictional character in the Donkey Kong series of video games, and is one of the main playable characters in the 1999 Nintendo 64 game, Donkey Kong 64. ... Chunky Kong as he appeared in Donkey Kong 64 Chunky Kong is a character who debuted in Donkey Kong 64 for the Nintendo 64. ... For the television series, see Donkey Kong Country (TV series). ...

King K. Rool appears in DK King of Swing. In it, he plots to steal the medals from the upcoming Jungle Jam competition to become the jungle hero. Without the medals, there would be no tournament. Donkey Kong set out to recover the medals and defeat K. Rool. . The article title conflicts with an existing namespace. ...

K. Rool's most recent appearance is in DK Jungle Climber, where he is up to no good again. He first appears on top of Sun Sun Island with five Kremling Advisors, having just recently stolen the several Crystal Bananas belonging to an alien named Xananab. The crystals appear to possess unimaginable power, and with it, K. Rool and his Kremlings plan to use them for conquest. But just as King K. Rool and his Kremlings were making off with the Crystal Bananas, they were spotted by Donkey Kong and friends. DK agrees to help Xananab get the Crystals back, thus starting off the adventure. DK Jungle Climber is a platforming video game developed by Paon and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console. ...

K. Rool travels through several islands, being constantly chased by the Kongs. At the end of the last level of each island, K. Rool sends a Kremling Advisor (powered and mutated with a Crystal banana) to fight Donkey Kong as a boss. Each powered Kremling had unique abilities, and used a form of machinery to battle DK, two of which were apparently built by K. Rool himself called the Mega Amps, although the first one was incomplete. After Chill 'n' Char Island, K. Rool and his final Kremling make way to the King Kruizer IV to travel to Xananab's homeplanet. The Kongs are able to enter the ship and defeat the final Advisor. K. Rool then flees with a warp device, and lands on Planet Plataen. When the Kongs catch up to him, he is fought twice, first in his normal state and afterwards uses the final Crystal Banana to mutate and become gigantic. After being beaten, the Kongs eventually head home, and humorously tie K. Rool to the back of the Banana Spaceship.

He also appears in the game Donkey Kong Barrel Blast as a secret playable racer. He is a very overpowered character, possibly due to his unique vehicle. Donkey Kong Barrel Blast , lit. ...

Other appearances

King K. Rool as seen in the TV cartoon on his "throne".

King K. Rool was also a regular on the Donkey Kong Country TV cartoon where he was voiced by Ben Campbell. His appearance was slightly altered, as he did not have an eye tic (although his right eye often bulges) and the cape was made into a small kerchief. Most of the time, he was attempting to steal the legendary wish-granting Crystal Coconut, which Donkey Kong, whom the Coconut had chosen to be the island's future ruler, guarded. King K. Rool wanted to rule Kongo Bongo Island (as DK Island was called on the show), and he figured that if he had the Coconut, he could rule the island with it. Often, King K. Rool was accompanied by an army of Kritters and his general, Klump (an enemy from the first game), and sometimes his bodyguard, Krusha (also from the first game). Although he was the main villain of the show, and a very evil tyrant at that, K. Rool was sometimes capable of showing his soft side, as seen in episodes such as "Baby Kong Blues" and "Four Weddings and a Coconut". He has a very low tolerance for the incompetence of both Krusha and Klump, to the point where, in one episode, he mutters to himself "Do I really want the Crystal Coconut this badly?" while Krusha and Klump try to decode a message they themselves wrote (and forgot the code to). When not scheming to take the Coconut, he otherwise plans to eliminate Donkey Kong, who is the Coconut's main protector, or to take over the Barrel Works to manufacture exploding barrels. His various other plans varied from episode to episode: for example, during a heatwave, he plotted to take over Donkey Kong's "Coconut Chill" business to keep himself cool. Image File history File links King K. Rool as he appeared in the DKC cartoon. ... Image File history File links King K. Rool as he appeared in the DKC cartoon. ... ... The Crystal Coconut is a fictional item in the Donkey Kong Country video game series. ... Klump in Donkey Kong Country Klumps are enemies in the Donkey Kong Country series. ...

K. Rool was also featured as the main villain of two obscure Donkey Kong comics. One of these comics, released only in Germany in the now defunct Nintendo Fun Vision magazine has Kaptain K. Rool and his minions steal all the bananas on Donkey Kong Island. The other comic, released in an issue of Disney Adventures was a loose adaptation of Donkey Kong 64; the comic had Donkey Kong and his Kong allies from Donkey Kong 64 tracking down K. Rool and several Kritters who had stolen all their Golden Bananas. Donkey Kong 64 is a 3D platformer video game developed by Rare for the Nintendo 64. ...

King K. Rool has a cameo in 2004's Donkey Konga for the Nintendo GameCube (the game was released in 2003 in Japan). In one mini-game, the player bashes K. Rool in the head with a steel keg as he tries to evade the player, à la Whack-a-mole. He also appears in the Jam Session mode, dancing with Cranky, Diddy, Rambi, Ellie, and the Banana Birds. A cameo role or cameo appearance (often shortened to just cameo) is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the performing arts, such as plays, films, video games and television. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Nintendo GameCube (GCN) is Nintendos fourth home video game console, belonging to the sixth generation era. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A minigame is a (usually short) segment of a video game that uses a different style of gameplay than the rest of the game. ... For other uses, see Steel (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Whac-A-Mole is a popular arcade redemption game invented in 1971 by Bobs Space Racers Inc. ...

King K. Rool also appears as an unlockable trophy in Super Smash Bros. Melee. He is described as The demented king of the Kremlings. Super Smash Bros. ...

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