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'''Klump:''' I said "in memoriam" of, not "in celebration" of! And that's "absence", ya bone-headed halfwit.

* ImagineSpot: [[spoiler:The entire song from K. Rool's introduction to him undergoing his plan to set Donkey Kong Island on fire, steal and destroy the banana horde and face off against DK in one final duel was just K. Rool imagining it in his isolation-induced madness before he breaks down into a fit of [[LaughingMad maddened]] and [[CryLaughing sorrowful laughter.]] Midway through the song, dummies of the crew appear in the tavern for no reason and at the end it's implied that K. Rool was only found ''after'' he set the basement on fire.]]

* NotQuiteDead: Despite what his Krew thinks, K. Rool is in fact, alive.

-->'''K. Rool:''' (gently) Klump, my dearly, dauntless Klump. Remind me if I ever were to kill myself, I could scale to the heights of your blind devotion... ''[[SuddenlyShouting AND LEAP DOWN TOWARDS YOUR IQ!]]''\\

** In TheStinger, [[spoiler: The letter addressed to K.Rool is revealed to have a certain seal on it, and reacts to what's inside with a smile on his face...]]

** In TheStinger, [[spoiler: The letter addressed to K.Rool has a certain seal on it, and seems rather pleased with what he finds inside...]]

* TruerToTheText: While largely meant to be the animated series' take on the character, K. Rool takes more cues from his mainline game inspiration than before. He's mentally unhinged, his [[spoiler:imaginary]] attack on Donkey Kong consists of stealing his banana hoard while freely admitting he doesn't even like them, arms his himself with his blunderbuss, and makes it clear he wants to outright ''kill'' Donkey Kong, with no mention of a Crystal Coconut.

* DarkerAndEdgier: Not by ''much'', mind, but the short goes ''much'' further than the source cartoon. This, in turn, allows things like K. Rool alluding to Hell, using realistic weapons such as FlamingArrows and his blunderbuss, openly alluding to alcohol and suicide, and flat-out wanting to ''kill'' DK instead of just steal his island's Crystal Coconut.

* HiddenDepths: Klubba's criticisms in the song suggests that [[spoiler:King K. Rool is aware of his failings as a leader, as he could just as easily had Klubba be just as sycophantic as everyone else in his ImagineSpot.]]

** During the song's beginning, King K. Rool mentions says that insanity is "Rare", a reference to the [[{{Creator/Rare}} company of the same name]] that made the ''Donkey Kong Country'' games that created Rool and the Kremlings, and the subtitles for the video noticeably capitalize the word.

* HiddenDepths: Klubba's criticisms in the song suggests that [[spoiler: King K. Rool is aware of his failings as a leader, as he could just as easily had Klubba be just as sycophantic as everyone else in his ImagineSpot.]]

* DarkerAndEdgier: Not by ''much'', mind, but the short goes ''much'' further than the source cartoon. This in turn allows things like K. Rool alluding to hell, using realistic firearms, referencing alcohol and suicide, and flat out wanting to ''kill'' DK.

** The player piano K. Rool starts the song on has sheet music for [[WesternAnimation/DonkeyKongCountry "Pirate's Scorn", "Bluster the Benevolent", "Our Love is Stronger Than a Golden Banana",]] [[WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie "Peaches",]] [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers and]] [[Music/{{Aha}} "Take On Me"]].

* StrippedToTheBone: When the Kremling Krew begin to speculate about what happened to K. Rool, Kaboom says he heard that K. Rool was "Picked to the bone by a bunch of bloody sharks." This doubles as a MythologyGag, because the standard ending for ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry2'' has K. Rool being attacked by sharks as he flails in the ocean after Donkey Kong punches him out of his CoolAirship.

* FoeRomanceSubtext: K. Rool ''hates'' DK for always thwarting his plans, but seems to hate him ''even more'' after losing his spot as the DK series' BigBad and being forgotten. His lines during the part of his song where he meets DK again almost coming off as a ''jilted lover.''

-->'''K. Rool:''' (gently) Klump, my dearly, dauntless Klump. Remind me if I ever were to kill myself, I could scale to the heights of your blind devotion ([[SuddenlyShouting suddenly furious]]) ''and leap down towards your IQ!''\\

It's been a full decade since the last time anyone in the Kremling Krew has seen K. Rool, leading them to think he's dead and gone. But on the eve of their tenth memoriam of his seeming passing, the mad pirate king might not be as gone as they think...

[[caption-width-right:350:Put your claws together for a villain, most cruel.]]

-->'''Announcer:''' [[HesBack So he's finally back]], performing for you. If you know your place, you can join him too. [[CardCarryingVillain Put your claws together for a villain, most cruel.]] [[ElectronicSpeechImpediment C-C-'Cause this time...]]\\
'''K. Rool''': ...He's here to ''rule.''

-->'''Krusha:''' ''(raising hand)'' Ooh, ooh, but Klump! Why are we celebrating a decade-long [[{{Malaproper}} abscess]]?\\

-->'''K. Rool:''' I knew you'd be back, fate entangled, destined forever! Yin and Yang, I did this all for you. Wanna know the funny part? ''I don't even like bananas!'' (blows up the Banana Horde with TNT) [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything Am I enough for you now?]] ''AM I!?!''

-->''"Uh, I heard that a higher power determined that he, and by proxy us, were unfit to continue coexisting with our Kong rivals, forcibly removing all contact with them, and thus leading to a life of hiding."''

-->'''K. Rool''': Lest you fancy your death by my jaws or my breath, don't smile at this crocodile.

--->'''Klubba:''' (derisive grunt) Roaches. They be hard to kill. [[DirtyCoward He probably tucked his feelers under whatever rock was big enough to seclude Sobek.]]

-->'''K. Rool:''' (gently) Klump, my dearly, dauntless Klump. Remind me, if I ever were to kill myself, I could scale to the heights of your blind devotion ([[SuddenlyShouting suddenly furious]]) ''and leap down towards your IQ!''\\

-->'''Klampon:''' Ten years. That cellar-dweller was in the basement ''for ten years?!''\\
'''Klubba:''' [[ThisExplainsSoMuch Well that]] ''[[ThisExplainsSoMuch does]]'' [[ThisExplainsSoMuch explain all the missing food.]]

** As the Kremlings are rowing to Donkey Kong Island, [[DumbMuscle Krusha is holding his oar upside-down]].

* TranquilFury: K. Rool starts getting his rage induced mental distortion before calmly and affably threatening Klump after he realizes that [[spoiler:Klump not knowing his full name has led to him missing out on ''years'' of Smash Bros. invitations.]]

* TheStinger: As shown during a mid-credits sequence, [[spoiler:it turns out the Krew didn't find K. Rool until ''after'' he set the basement on fire. In addition, [[IdiotHero Donkey Kong can't even remember who K.Rool is after ten years]] and General Klump and Krusha have been throwing away invitations to ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' because they were addressed to Keith "Krudd" Rool and he never told Klump and Krusha his full name. King K. Rool then scares the duo off and reading the invitation, plots his showdown against Donkey Kong once again]].
* StrippedToTheBone: When the Kremling Krew begin to speculate about what happened to K. Rool, Kaboom says he heard that K. Rool was "Picked to the bone by a bunch of bloody sharks." This doubles as a MythologyGag, because the standard ending for ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry2'' has K.Rool being attacked by sharks as he flails in the ocean after Donkey Kong punches him out of his CoolAirship.

* StrippedToTheBone: When the Kremling Krew begin to speculate about what happened to K. Rool, Kaboom says he heard that K. Rool was "Picked to the bone by a bunch of bloody sharks."

* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Klampon is absolutely flabbergasted when he learns where K. Rool's been the past 10 years.
-->'''Klampon:''' 10 years. That cellar-dweller was in the basement ''for 10 years?!''\\

** All of K. Rool's prior plans from the games are shown, crossed out, in a sequence detailing his plan to burn Kong Island to the ground.
*** The page said plans are written on contains the trophy text for various Donkey Kong characters in ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU Super Smash Bros For Wii U]].''

* GeniusDitz: Krusha's got a surprising vocabulary for a rampaging idiot, and he even nails on the head why the Kremlings had been DemotedToExtra in the Donkey Kong franchise in his theory about what happened to K. Rool.

A fan {{Continuation}} of ''WesternAnimation/DonkeyKongCountry'' by [[https://www.youtube.com/@AlexHendersonAnimation Alex Henderson Animation]] and [[https://twitter.com/BootlegDubProd Bootleg Dubs]].

Can be viewed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eggzBAzCZg here.]]