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* [[Breaking the Fourth Wall]]: If you succeed at a bonus room puzzle while controlling him, he'll turn to applaud you and give you a thumbs-up for succeeding.
* [[Brought to You by The Letter "S"]]: The DK on his tie.
* [[Catchphrase Spouting Duo]]: DK and Diddy in the ''Donkey Kong Cartoon'' cartoon; they also give off this vibe in the games, though they never actually speak.
* [[Defeat Means Friendship]]: The end of ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'', in which Mario beats DK, scolds him good, and gives him a Mini-Mario like he wanted all along.
* [[The Determinator]]: Shigeru Miyamoto called him "Donkey" because he's as stubborn as one. Depending on [[Protagonist-Centered Morality|who you're playing as]], this is either a good thing or a bad thing.
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* [[Blue Eyes]]: During the [[Nintendo 64]] era.
* [[Breakout Character]]: Is as much of a mainstay of the series as DK himself is. Diddy has gotten starring roles in the second game and [[Diddy Kong Racing|his own spin-off]].
* [[Catchphrase Spouting Duo]]: Him and DK in the ''Donkey Kong Country'' cartoon; they also give off this vibe in the games, though they never speak intelligible words.
* [[Conjoined Eyes]]: He shares these with his girlfriend Dixie Kong.
* [[Edible Ammunition]]: The Peanut Popgun shoots peanuts; [[Metal Gear|Solid Snake]]'s comment on this in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]] Brawl'' is the [[Trope Namer]]. Then again, ''all'' of the guns in ''Donkey Kong 64'' shot fruits of some sort (except for Tiny, who inexplicably shot ''feathers''), so...
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{{quote|''"'Fatso', is it? I'd choose my last words more carefully if I were you."''
Debut: ''[[Donkey Kong Country (video game)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' }}
 
An obscenely rich (and fat) crocodile who lords over the Kremlings, just as Bowser does for the Koopas. K. Rool is Donkey Kong's [[Arch Enemy]] in the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (video game)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' games, much as Bowser is to Mario. Prone to adopting new personas (Kaptain K. Rool, Baron K. Roolenstein, etc.) at the drop of a hat. Given how stupid and short-sighted he is, it's a wonder that he keeps coming back for more.
 
Tropes associated with K. Rool:
* [[Acrofatic]]: Can outrun Donkey Kong and jump across the screen.
* [[Adipose Rex]]: He is clearly fat.
* [[Authority Equals Asskicking]]: He is the final boss in each game he appears in.
* [[Berserk Button]]: There was this time in the cartoon when Klump's video conference messed him up in the computer game he was playing. It angered him so much, he let out an epic [[Big No]] and smashed the computer.
* [[BFG]]: In the 2nd game.
* [[Big Bad]]
* BFG[[Big Bad]]: InOf all the 2ndgames he appears gamein.
* [[The Caligula]]
* [[Cold-Blooded Torture]]: {{spoiler|The first time you fight him on the Flying Krock in ''Donkey Kong Country 2'', he is seen beating Donkey Kong.}}.
* [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]]: He summons a fake credits roll after it seems like you beat him, therefore making the player think the game is over and not seeing the real ending.
* [[Determinator]]: The one consistent thing between his many personas is the fact that they all take immense amounts of effort to put down, usually being multi-stage bosses. In ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', he goes through multiple rounds of being hammered by ''every'' Kong, and it still takes high explosives to merely get rid of him.
* [[Evil Is Hammy]]: Particularly in the cartoon.
* [[Evil Sounds Deep]]: In ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''.
* [[Eye Squick]]: It's so bulgy and veiny...
* [[Fat Bastard]]: He might look like a silly overgrown lizard, but he's a ruthless villain who will resort to very evil actions to get what he wants, including kidnapping ''Donkey Kong himself'' in two games and planning to destroy DK Isles in ''Donkey Kong 64''.
* [[Fat Bastard]]
* [[Helicopter Pack]]: inIn the third game.
* [[Large and In Charge]]: Among the largest Kremlings, though some of the monster bosses are huge even compared to him.
* [[Lightning Bruiser]] / [[Mighty Glacier]]: See Bowser.
* [[Mad Scientist]]: In ''DKC3Donkey Kong Country 3''.
* [[Pirate]]: In ''DKC2Donkey Kong Country 2''.
* [[Politically-Incorrect Villain]]: In ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', he attempted to essentially commit genocide against the Kongs. If the Rare commentary is anything to go by, his stealing the banana hoard may have to do with starving the Kongs.
* [[Red Eyes]]: Mainly because they're bloodshot.
* [[Stout Strength]]: K. Rool is very fat, but also ''very'' strong. Oftentimes, he's even [[Fatter Than a Speeding Bullet|faster]] than DK is!
 
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Tropes associated with the Kremlings:
* [[Action Bomb]]: Kaboom, Klasp and TNT Knocka.
* [[Airborne Mook]]: Kloak, Kackle, and Kopter.
* [[Ascended Extra]]s: Klump and Krusha, two mooks in the first game, were made singular characters in the cartoon.
** The playable Kopter in ''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast''.
* [[Bash Brothers]]: Kuff 'n' Klout.
* [[BFG]]: Bazuka.
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* [[Dem Bones]]: The skeletal Kritters and Klaptraps in ''Donkey Kong 64''.
* [[Dual-Wielding]]: Kutlass and Krook, although Krook usually throws the hook from the same hand over again.
* [[Elite Mook]] / [[Smash Mook]]: Krusha, Kruncha, Krumple and Kasplat.
* [[Enemy Summoner]]: Kloak.
* [[Evil Laugh]]: Kloak and Kackle in ''[[DKCDonkey Kong Country 2]]''.
* [[Fat Bastard]]: Klump.
* [[Five-Bad Band]]: In ''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast'':
** [[Big Bad]]: K. Rool.
** [[The Dragon]]: Kopter.
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* [[Half-Dressed Cartoon Animal]]: In ''Donkey Kong Country 2'', most of the Kremlings wear pants but not shirts (due to the pirate theme).
* [[Hand Cannon]]: ''Literally'' in the case of Kannons.
* [[Heavily Armored Mook]]: Koin and Koindozer.
* [[Hook Hand]]s: Krook.
* [[Instant Awesome, Just Add Dragons]]: Dragon Kremling from ''DK: Jungle Climber''.
* [[Heavily Armored Mook]]: Koin and Koindozer.
* [[Instant Awesome, Just Add Dragons]]: Dragon Kremling from ''Jungle Climber''.
* [[Invincible Minor Minion]]: Rockkrocs (except in the remakes) and Kackle.
* [[Mad Bomber]]: Kuchuka.
* [[Mecha Mook]]: The Robotic Kritters in ''Donkey Kong 64''.
* [[Mono-Gender Monsters]]: Until ''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast''.
* [[Mooks]]: Of the original trilogy, ''Donkey Kong 64'' and Paon's games.
* [[Mooks]]
* [[Night of the Living Mooks]]: Kloak, Kackle, and the skeletal Kritters and Klaptraps.
* [[Off-Model]]: Krunch, compared to other Kritters, looks a little odd.
* [[One-Winged Angel]]: The ''DK: Jungle Climber'' bosses are regular Kritters, powered up by the Crystal Bananas.
* [[Pirate]]s: In ''Donkey Kong Country 2'' and ''Donkey Kong Land 2''.
* [[Real Men Wear Pink]]: Pink Krunchas and Skiddas.
* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]: Rockkrocs, Kloaks, Kackles, Dark Klobbers, and Robotic Kitters.
* [[Reptiles Are Abhorrent]]: They're both the main reptiles and the main villains in most of the series, and most of them are evil.
* [[Sssssnaketalk]]: In the GBA remakes.
* [[Top-Heavy Guy]]: Krusha, Kruncha, Kudgel, Klubba, and Krumple. [[Mook]]s with this appearance can only be defeated by a jump attack from the heavier Kong (or from Diddy and Dixie teamed up) without a barrel or Animal Buddy.
* [[Turns Red]]: Kruncha.
* [[Xtreme Kool Letterz]]: All Kremlings share the trait of having their names start with K, especially when a C would make more sense, ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'' style.
* [[Xtreme Kool Letterz]]
 
=== KAOS ===
 
{{quote|''Bzzzzt... Click... Kongs enemy. You must be... DESTROYED!!!''}}
The apparent new leader of the Kremlings in ''[[Donkey Kong Country (video game)|Donkey Kong Country]] 3'', and a killer robot intent on world conquest, it's found to be secretly under the control of K Rool in his latest guise and powered by the captured Donkey and Diddy Kong. Has multiple heads that appear when each is destroyed.
 
Tropes applying to KAOS:
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* [[Cyber Cyclops]]: His third head.
* [[The Dragon]]: To King K. Rool.
* [[Eye Beams]]: The first head fire these.
* [[Homemade Inventions]]: K. Rool apparently built him out of pots and pans.
* [[Human Resources]]: Was originally powered by the captured Donkey and Diddy's cerebral energies.
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* [[Alien Invasion|Alien Invader]]
* [[Badass Cape]]
* [[Big Bad]]: Invaded Timber's Island. Diddy has to confront and race his brainwashed friends to get a chance to race Wizpig and force him to leave.
* [[Big Bad]]
* [[Evil Laugh]]: You hear his nasty laugh when you prepare to confront him in both of his races.
* [[Evil Laugh]]
* [[Evil Sorceror]]: Capable of brainwashing the island inhabitants into the game's other bosses, and possesses a few magic tricks including making himself disappear.
* [[Evil Sorceror]]
* [[Eyes of Gold]]: Combined with...
** [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]
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* [[Lightning Bruiser]]
* [[Mass Hypnosis]]: Uses it to control some of the residents of Timber's Island.
* [[Messy Pig]]: He's a literal and metaphorical swine.
* [[Ninja Pirate Robot Zombie]]: He's a giant, a pig, a wizard, and an alien.
* [[Retro Rocket]]: Uses one in his second race.
* [[Smug Snake]]
* [[Space Fighter]]: Surprisingly never used as a racing vehicle.
* [[Trash Talk]]: Actually calls the group "little worms" both when he leaves and when they meet him again for the last race of the game.
* [[Trash Talk]]
 
=== The Cactus King ===
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* [[Giant Space Flea From Nowhere]]: He's not foreshadowed at all.
* [[Large and In Charge]]: He's much larger than the other evil Kongs you fight in the game. He is around the same size as the Rocs and Tusks though.
* [[Large and In Charge]]
* [[Plant Person]]
 
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* [[Action Bomb]]: Tiki Pops.
* [[Airborne Mook]]: Tiki Buzzes, Tiki Torks, Flaming Tiki Buzzes, and Tiki Zings (big and small).
* [[Animate Inanimate Object]]
* [[Attack Its Weak Point]]: The red spots on {{spoiler|Tiki Tong's}} hands and head.
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* [[Demonic Possession]]: The lieutenants possess monsters or random characters, which act as bosses.
* [[Elite Mook]]: Tiki Tanks.
* [[The Faceless]]: {{spoiler|Tiki Tong, whose silhouette face is replaced by a question mark if you lose a life in the Volcano before you meet him.}}.
* [[Flunky Boss]]: {{spoiler|Tiki Tong can summon Flaming Tiki Buzzes}}.
* [[Giant Hands of Doom]]: {{spoiler|Tiki Tong transforms his main followers into a pair}}.
* [[Giant Mook]]: Tiki Doom, Tiki Torks, Giant Tiki Zings, and Giant Screaming Pillars.
* [[Magic Music]]: The main servants of {{spoiler|Tiki Tong}} play themselves as instruments to hypnotize the animals, complete with [[Hypnotic Eyes]].
* [[Leitmotif]]: The instrument Tikis. They use their leitmotif to hypnotize the animals.
* [[The Goomba]]: Tiki Goons.
* [[Leitmotif]]: The instrument Tikis. They use their leitmotif to hypnotize the animals.
* [[Magic Music]]: The main servants of {{spoiler|Tiki Tong}} play themselves as instruments to hypnotize the animals, complete with [[Hypnotic Eyes]].
* [[Man On Fire]]: Tiki Torches, Tiki Bombers and Flaming Tiki Buzzes.
* [[No Name Given]]: The Tiki bosses.
** [[Fan Nickname]]: You'll usually see them referred to by the instrument they resemble (Kalimba, Maracas, Gong, Lute, [Pan]Flute, Xylophone, and Accordion).
* [[No Ontological Inertia]]: After {{spoiler|Tiki Tong}} is defeated, his followers are destroyed, and the hypnotized animals are restored to normal.
* [[Oh Crap]]: The expression given by the lead Tikis before being made a [[Twinkle in The Sky]] by DK.
* [[Outside Context Villain]]: The Tikis kinda show up from nowhere, from an ancient Tiki statue that rose from the local volcano. Why they've waited this long to act is a mystery.
* [[Outside Context Villain]]
* [[Pass the Popcorn]]: Random Tiki mooks act as spectators during boss battle, booing the Kongs and cheering for their leaders.
* [[Power Floats]]: Tiki Tong and his lieutenants are all capable of levitating, which is not the case with most of the Tiki [[Mooks]].
* [[Power Floats]]
* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]: Screaming Pillars {{spoiler|and Tiki Tong}}.
* [[Sealed Evil in a Can]]: They were apparently "hibernating" in the volcano on DK Island, and were awakened by it erupting.
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* [[Large Ham]]
* [[Miles Gloriosus]]
* [[Momma's Boy]]
* [[Mistaken for Dying]]: Happens with him in the episode "From Zero to Hero".
* [[TedMomma's BaxterBoy]]
* [[Odd Name Out]]: Out of the Kongs' [[Theme Naming]].
* [[BigTed BadBaxter]]
 
=== Kaptain Skurvy ===
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Tropes associated with Polly:
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
 
* [[Expy]]: of Squawks, only evil. Possible a combination of Screech from ''[[Donkey Kong Country (video game)|Donkey Kong Country]] 2'' and Squawks.
* [[Heel Face Revolving Door]]: In Raiders of the Lost Banana, he claims he's turning good...only to turn back at the end of the episode.
{{quote|'''Polly''': You want loyalty? Get a cockerspaniel!}}
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Expy]]: of Squawks, only evil. Possible a combination of Screech from ''[[Donkey Kong Country (video game)|Donkey Kong Country]] 2'' and Squawks.
* [[Jerkass]]
* [[Pirate Parrot]]
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