History Characters / DonkeyKongKongs

* TheHero: In his own games, he's the leader of the Kong family who defends their Island and food supply from villainous invaders. Zigzagged in that he's a Distressed Dude in DKC 2 and 3, and Temporarily A Villain in the Mario Vs. Donkey Kong entries, as a call back to the original Donkey Kong in the Arcade trilogy of games.

* TheHero: In ''[=DKC3=]''. While she and Kiddy are equal contributors to their adventure, Kiddy has no stake in anything and little opinion on the matter. It's Dixie who moves the plot.

* TheFool: He avoids being kidnapped by K. Rool in DK64 just by absent-mindedly working out to some tunes at home. He also retains the honor of being the only animal left unhypnotized in the entire jungle by the evil Tiki Tak Tribe [[TooDumbToFool simply by being too dense to be hypnotized]]. [[AccidentalHero He even thwarts Bowser's plan]] in VideoGame/Mario PartyDS just by being so laser focused on the [[TheCakeIsALie promise of food used to trick]] the rest of the heroes. His obliviousness seems to go hand in hand with his incredible strength when it comes to saving the day.

* OneTrackMindedHunger: All too dedicated to gathering and eating bananas. Plays a role in his story during DK Jungle Climber and Mario Party DS.

* RollingAttack: In the ''Donkey Kong Country'' series. An important aspect of the ''Country'' series is that it allows the Kongs to cover more horizontal distance as a pseudo- long jump, as they can roll off a ledge, then cancel it with a jump. ''Donkey Kong 64'' has him do a swinging kick by default but you can still make DK roll if want. If Diddy is on his back Donkey Kong can roll further too. Rolling became his new dash attack in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U''. It even shows up in games such ''Mario Golf: Super Rush'' and [[spoiler: ''VideoGame/PunchOut'' for the Wii]].

* ShowyInvincibleHero: Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, developed by Nintendo EAD, bases it's gameplay in DK being an unstoppable force of nature whose hit points are tied to the game's score system in the initial GameCube release, making a genuine Game Over highly unlikely (though the Wii re-release tries to correct this with a separate heart meter). He's also shown as unbeatably combat savvy and impossibly strong, taking on towering foes with a confident grin. This is largely averted in his other playable appearances, where his confidence and strength are still present but he's heavily aided in his quest by other Kongs with their own unique skills.

* DeathIsCheap: Downplayed. Wrinkly is legitimately ''dead'' and is one of the canonically dead main characters in the greater series, but that clearly hasn't stopped her.

* ShowyInvincibleHero: Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, developed by Nintendo EAD, bases it's gameplay in DK being an unstoppable force of nature whose hit points are tied to the game's score system in the initial GameCube release, making a genuine Game Over highly unlikely (though the Wii re-release tries to correct this with a separate heart meter. He's also shown as unbeatably combat savvy and impossibly strong, taking on towering foes with a confident grin. This is largely averted in his other playable appearances, where his confidence and strength are still present but he's heavily aided in his quest by other Kongs with their own unique skills.

* {{Expy}}: He [[VideoGame/DonkeyKong began]] as one for Franchise/KingKong, being a giant ape carrying a woman to the top of a skyscraper. The similarities were so apparent that Universal even unsuccessfully sued Nintendo out of alleged copyright infringement back in 1982. WordOfGod also cited Bluto from ComicStrip/Popeye and the Beast from "Beauty and the Beast" as inspiration for the original character. He would soon develop an identity of his own starting with ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'', where he's usually characterized as a Tarzan -like defender of the jungle, complete with a yell not unlike Tarzan.

** His original arcade incarnation was also inspired by ComicStrip/Popeye villain Bluto, but his own on-and-off rivalry with Mario ends much more amicably and he's been allowed to function as a protagonist in his own right, whereas Bluto remains a perennial thorn in Popeye's side regardless of their occasional friendship.

* VirtuousCharacterCopy: As stated above in the modern Donkey Kong's entry, Cranky Kong technically counts as this per his original identity as the Donkey Kong of the Arcade games. Not only was he a less menacing and more mischievous antagonist than King Kong, he also functioned as a more likable villain than his other inspiration, [[ComicStrip/Popeye Bluto]]. While he waxes nostalgically about his days as a smirking brutish villain, Cranky now is a completely different character whose brutishness and kidnapping tendencies are now occasionally present in his otherwise laidback grandson. and he's moved on from kidnapping to taking a wife and mentoring his family. Essentially, he's a version of Popeye's eternal rival who's has traded his brawn for wisdom in old age and put his famous rivalry behind him.

* BarrierMaiden: He was one of the [[ChosenOne "star children"]] sought out by a time-travelling Bowser to harness their innate power to conquer the universe in VideoGame/YoshisIslandDS, along with the other baby versions of the Mario cast in the game. Whatever this means for the characters as adults outside of a [[BecauseDestinySaysSo vague predestination]] of their heroic adventures in the present day [[AbortedArc isn't really clear]].

* EstablishingCharacterMoment: His first introduction as the modern Donkey Kong occurs in the intro cutscene for Donkey Kong Country, which has him dropping a boom box on his grandfather's victrola and knocking him off the girders from the [[VideoGame//DonkeyKong old arcade games]] to dance for the player and show off the new graphics, showcasing his friendliness, carelessness and status as the new DK.

* BarrierMaiden: He was one of the [[ChosenOne "star children"]] sought out by a time-travelling Bowser to harness their innate power to conquer the universe in VideoGame//YoshisIslandDS, along with the other baby versions of the Mario cast in the game. Whatever this means for the characters as adults outside of a [[BecauseDestinySaysSo vague predestination of their heroic adventures in the present day [[AbortedArc isn't really clear]].