- —Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong III is the main protagonist of the Donkey Kong series and a protagonist from the Super Mario series. He appeared in the 51st episode of Death Battle, Donkey Kong VS Knuckles, where he fought against Knuckles the Echidna from the Sonic the Hedgehog series.
History
Donkey Kong is the grandson of a gorilla who, long ago, ran rampant in a city and did battle with the now-famous Mario atop a construction site, which culminated in the gorilla's capture and then led to his son rescuing him. After escaping, the apes fled to a remote island and claimed it as their own, naming it "Donkey Kong Island". Years later, the gorilla's son would bear a child destined to rule the island, and this particular ape would eventually grow up to become Donkey Kong III, one of the seven Star Children and the latest in a line of Kongs to be named "Donkey Kong". However, despite the responsibilities in front of him, DK is quite a slacker and something of a dimwit, only really reacting to threats on the island if his banana hoard is threatened. Should the motivation strike, though, Donkey Kong will make sure that his opponents feel his fury.
Death Battle Info
Background
- Height: 6'1" | 185 cm (on knuckles)
- Weight: 800 lbs | 363 kg
- Name was meant to translate to "Stupid Ape"
- According to the Crystal Coconut, is destined to rule his home island
- Can devour several dozen bananas in three seconds flat
- Greatly expanded his percussionist talents over the years
Abilities & Weapons
- Tremendous strength & durability
- Giant Punch
- If fully charged, unleashes a punch of significant power
- Hand Slap
- Causes small-scale earthquakes that can alter the environment
- Weaponry
- Coconut Shooter
- Holds up to 20 homing coconuts
- Orange Grenades
- Actual fruit turned into actual explosives
- Coconut Shooter
Feats
- Punched a giant walrus so high, he caused a small tsunami when he landed in the ocean
- Can deadlift pirate ships out of the ground... while standing on them
- Can tank point-blank cannonball fire
- Shatters flaming boulders by simply clapping his hands together
- Has survived atmospheric re-entry on at least two occasions
Weaknesses & Stupidity
- Immensely stupid
- As lazy as he is unintelligent
- Motivated exclusively by bananas... and sometimes his loved ones
- Should the hair on the top of his head be cut, he will lose all his strength
- Despite his extreme power, he's still susceptible to being kidnapped easily
Gallery
Appearance
Arsenal and Abilities
Trivia
- Donkey Kong is the 16th Nintendo character to appear, after Samus Aran, Goomba, Koopa Troopa, Yoshi, Mario, Princess Zelda, Princess Peach, Link, Pikachu, Fox McCloud, Luigi, Venusaur, Blastoise, Charizard, and Kirby, and with the next 11 being Red, Bowser, Ganondorf, Mewtwo, Lucario, Pit, Wario, King Dedede, Captain Falcon, Machamp, and Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd.
- He is the ninth Nintendo character to win, after Samus Aran, Yoshi, Princess Peach, Link, Fox McCloud, Blastoise, and Kirby, and with the next eight being Ganondorf, Mewtwo, Lucario, Mario, King Dedede, Captain Falcon, Machamp, and Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd.
- He is the seventh Mario character to appear, after Goomba, Koopa Troopa, Yoshi, Mario, Princess Peach, and Luigi, and with the next two being Bowser and Wario.
- He is the third Mario character to win, after Yoshi and Princess Peach, and with the next one being Mario.
- Donkey Kong is the last of the eight starter characters in the original Super Smash Bros. to appear.