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See also [[Super Mario Bros./Characters|Mario]]'s and [[Super Mario Bros./Characters/Wario and Company|Wario]]'s casts, who both share a loosely defined universe with DK and company.
== The Kongs ==
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* [[Big Good]]: In [[Mario Party]] 5 and onward, he acts as an exact opposite of Bowser, having Minigames where everyone always gets coins, and sometimes even gives stars to people.
* [[Boisterous Bruiser]]
* [[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 ''DKC'' cartoon; they also give off this vibe in the games, though they never actually speak.
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* [[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.
* [[Everything's Better with Monkeys]]
* [[Face Palm]]: He'll do this if you screw up in a bonus room puzzle while controlling him.
* [[Full-Name Basis]]: He's never referred to as just Donkey. It's always Donkey Kong, DK or D.Kong in Japan. (With the few exceptions being Cranky in Donkey Kong Country 2 during one of his speeches in his museum hint shop, Diddy during the ending of Donkey Kong Country 3, and almost the entirety of [[Donkey Kong 64]] .)
* [[Go-Karting with Bowser]]
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** Perhaps as some [[Fridge Brilliance]], Donkey Kong is already known to be the offspring of Cranky Kong (who originally bore the moniker in his battles with Mario). So his less antagonistic attitude towards Mario and his cohorts could be an attempt to patch up the bad blood between his old man and Mario.
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: DK and Diddy again.
* [[Large Ham]]: Usually when something awesome happens, but also when riled up (as with real life apes). A good example is right before the final boss in DKC ''Returns''. Donkey Kong and Diddy are ''pissed''.
* [[Legacy Character]]: As mentioned above, Cranky Kong was the first Donkey Kong before giving the title to the current one.
* [[Lightning Bruiser]]: Despite his size, he actually quicker than one might think. This classification is even [[Lampshade Hanging|pointed out]] in a ''[[Super Smash Bros.]] Melee'' trophy.
** And the obvious inferences from the fact that the games are intense platformers, and DK's primary attack is a ''somersault''.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: His name is meant to indicate both his stubborn behavior (Donkey), and his massive size (Kong). Likely started out as a bit of an insult, but has since morphed into something between [[Awesome McCoolname]] and [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]].
* [[Mighty Glacier]]: In ''[[Mario Kart]]'' and the sports games.
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* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: Donkey Kong is a veritable '''beast''' in ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat|Jungle Beat]]''. Seriously, the guy isn't above fighting dirty and pulls no punches at all. He's almost like a more kid-friendly [[God of War (series)|Kratos]]. Unfortunately....
* [[Took a Level In Dumbass]]: Ever since Donkey Kong 64, he has been falling into this. It only gets worse in the Mario series.
** [[Too Dumb to Fool]]: It does verge on [[Cursed with Awesome]] in Donkey Kong Country Returns. One of the Tikis tries to hypnotize Donkey Kong and make him a brainwashed slave like all the other animals they're controlling. All it does is make Donkey Kong mad.
* [[Trademark Favorite Food]]: Bananas, of course!
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Debut: ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' }}
Junior is a mystery. He first appeared when Mario flew off the handle and locked up his father, the original Donkey Kong, rescuing DK and apparently setting Mario back on the straight-and-narrow. He popped up a handful of times after that, most notably in a [[Mario Kart|kart race]] and [[Mario Tennis|tennis tournament]], and then just fell off the map. If the story that Cranky Kong was the original DK is true, then Donkey Kong Jr. could be the modern DK's father--or even DK himself (except that they both appear in ''[[Mario Tennis]]''...<ref>And so do Mario and Baby Mario. [[MST3K Mantra|Don't look too deep into this]]. DK Jr. was in because, at the time, Nintendo wasn't sure they could use Diddy, as he was owned by Rare.</ref>).
Tropes associated with Donkey Kong Jr.:
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** [[Jack of All Stats]]: In ''DK 64''.
* [[Guns Akimbo]] (Peanut Popguns) and [[Jet Pack]] (Rocketbarrels), both made from [[Bamboo Technology]].
** [[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 DK64 shot fruits of some sort (except for Tiny, who inexplicably shot ''feathers''), so...
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]
* [[Nice Hat]]: If you succeed at a bonus room puzle while controlling him in the original ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' he'll toss his hat into the air while smiling at the player. If you fail at the puzzle, he'll throw his hat on the ground and stomp on it.
* [[Official Couple]]: Him and Dixie.
* [[Product Placement]]: His cap has the Nintendo logo on it.
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* [[Crying Little Kid]]: Whenever he takes damage. Overlaps with [[Berserker Tears]], since he seems to be throwing an epic fit.
* [[Cute Bruiser]]: For a given value of "cute"...
** He's a ''baby Gorilla''.
* [[Cute but Cacophonic]]: He's a crybaby, no doubt about it.
* [[Dream Team]]: Gameplay-wise with Dixie in DKC 3. As a team, Kiddie and Dixie together make up for many of Donkey Kong's and Diddy's smaller weaknesses (mostly speed), and retain Dixie's high mobility.
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* [[The Load]]: Hilariously subverted. In DKC 3 Funky Kong palms him off on Dixie because he's tired of baby-sitting. While Kiddy Kong is barely even a toddler (he still prefers crawling to walking), it's also immediately apparent that he's also twice Dixie's size and as strong as Donkey Kong.
* [[Odd Couple]]: A baby and his babysitter. They're nevertheless equal partners on their journey.
* [[Refuge in Audacity]]: There's no real way to justify putting a baby in mortal danger. Repeatedly. His ''babysitter'' Dixie did it anyway.
** Really his whole character. Rare needed to design a viable replacement for Donkey Kong. Their choice: A baby. That's built like a truck.
* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: He and Dixie like to prank the hell out of each other.
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=== Timber the Tiger ===
An anthropomorphic preteen tiger who lives on a tropical island (presumably not far from DK Isle). When his parents went on vacation, Timber's island was invaded by the <s>evil</s> super-[[Jerkass]] sorcerer Wizpig, so he called on Diddy Kong and a bunch of other friends (including [[Banjo-Kazooie|Banjo]] and [[
* [[Standardized Leader]]: He was supposed to be the leader of the good guys.
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* [[Fat Bastard]]
* [[Helicopter Pack]]: in the third game.
* [[Large and In Charge]]
* [[Lightning Bruiser]] / [[Mighty Glacier]]: See Bowser.
* [[Mad Scientist]]: In ''DKC3''.
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Tropes associated with Bluster:
* [[Accidental Hero]]: One episode has him get the drop on K. Rool only because he was hiding the mine kart K. Rool would use to escape. He also only rescued the Crystal Coconut because Klump threw it at him.
* [[Large Ham]]
* [[Miles Gloriosus]]
* [[Momma's Boy]]
* [[Mistaken for Dying]]: Happens with him in the episode "From Zero to Hero".
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