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Encyclopedia > Lanky Kong
Officially released art depicting Lanky Kong
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. He is a distant cousin to Donkey Kong and the rest of the Kong clan and is an orangutan. His representative colour throughout the game is blue and he first appears in the Angry Aztec level, locked inside a cage. It is Donkey Kong himself who must rescue him using his Coconut Cannon. He might be related to the oranguatan enemy Manky Kong from Donkey Kong Country. Image File history File links Lanky. ... Image File history File links Lanky. ... Donkey Kong is a video game series created by Shigeru Miyamoto, featuring a gorilla called Donkey Kong. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Old Farts by the Sometimes-United Nations. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section can be improved by converting lengthy lists to text. ... Donkey Kong 64, often abbreviated DK 64, is a 3D platformer video game developed by Rare for the Nintendo 64. ... Type Species Simia pygmaeus Linnaeus, 1760 Orangutan distribution Species Pongo pygmaeus Pongo abelii The orangutans are two species of great apes with long arms and reddish, sometimes brown, hair native to Indonesia and Malaysia . ... Donkey Kong ) (or sometimes referred to simply as DK) is a character from Nintendo that has appeared in many video games since 1981. ... This is an article about enemies from the Donkey Kong series of video games other than Kremlings. ...

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Background

Personality

Lanky has mostly a fun-loving silly behavior. Known for his increadible elastic limbs and ability to inflate himself, Lanky often achieves goal or solves problems in a most humorous way. Look up Elastic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...


Techniques

Throughout the course of the game, in order to reach more Golden Bananas, Lanky can purchase potions and upgrades (among other things) for blue coins from Cranky Kong, Funky Kong and Candy Kong. In addition to these techniques and weapons, Funky will offer varying upgrades to Lanky's Grape Shooter - increasing its normal ammunition capacity from 50 grapes to 200, and introducing Homing Grapes. Candy can also increase the amount of times which Lanky may play the Trombone. Both characters will fill up Lanky's respective gauges if he's low on supplies when he reaches them. One of his abilities is the ability to run at a very high speed (with the use of [[#REDIRECT Crystal Coconuts]]). This ability is particularly useful, and sometimes necessary, in timed missions and mini-games. Cranky Kong Cranky Kong is a character from the Donkey Kong series of video games. ... Funky Kong is a fictional character created by Rare, and added to the Donkey Kong franchise in Donkey Kong Country. ... Candy Kong as she appears in the promotional art for Donkey Kong SNES and GBA games. ...


DK Rap Verse

He has no style, he has no grace
This Kong has a funny face
He can handstand when he needs to
And stretch his arms out, just for you
Inflate himself, just like a balloon
This crazy Kong just digs this tune
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GameSpot Presents: The History of Donky Kong (233 words)
A suspenders-wearing ape, Lanky Kong had stretching abilities that he used to get a leg up on the rest of the Kong clan.
Lanky was the gymnast of the new generation, able to walk on his hands, puff up like a balloon, and climb the steepest of hills.
Chunky Kong was the powerhouse of the Donkey Kong family.
Lanky Kong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (335 words)
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.
He is a distant cousin to Donkey Kong and the rest of the Kong clan and is an orangutan.
It is Donkey Kong himself who must rescue him using his Coconut Cannon.
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