Editing Donkey Kong (character) (section)

===Cranky Kong===
[[File:Cranky_Kong.jpg|thumb|upright|right|Artwork of Cranky Kong, the elderly incarnation of Donkey Kong from the arcade games, from ''[[Donkey Konga]]'' (2003)]]

''Donkey Kong Country'' establishes that "Donkey Kong" is a [[hereditary title]] and that the Donkey Kong introduced in the Rare games is separate from the arcade games.<ref name="KotakuTimeline" /> The original Donkey Kong appears as {{nihongo foot|'''Cranky Kong''',|クランキーコング|Kurankī Kongu|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} a grumpy, elderly gorilla.<ref name="NWR: FavPt2" /> Cranky Kong provides scathing, [[fourth wall]]-breaking humor, unfavorably comparing games to older ones such as the original ''Donkey Kong''.<ref name="GRadar: Trivia">{{cite web |last1=Gilbert |first1=Henry |title=Nintendo trivia - 64 little known facts about the gaming giant |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/nintendo-trivia-20-little-known-facts-about-gaming-giant/ |website=[[GamesRadar+]] |access-date=November 15, 2023 |date=September 23, 2014 |archive-date=November 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231115133612/https://www.gamesradar.com/nintendo-trivia-20-little-known-facts-about-gaming-giant/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Irving |first1=Mike |title=Cranky Kong works out that new-fangled Twitter thing |url=https://www.vg247.com/cranky-kong-works-out-that-new-fangled-twitter-thing |website=[[VG247]] |access-date=June 19, 2022 |date=June 19, 2022 |archive-date=June 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629094540/https://www.vg247.com/cranky-kong-works-out-that-new-fangled-twitter-thing |url-status=live}}</ref> His wife, [[Wrinkly Kong]], was introduced in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' (1995) and is [[Killing off|killed off]] as a joke in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' (1999), appearing in subsequent games as a ghost.<ref name="NWR: FavPt2" />

In most games, Cranky appears as a [[non-player character]] who provides hints or sells items.<ref name="NWR: FavPt2" /><ref>{{cite web |last1=Veloria |first1=Lorenzo |title=Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D preview - New screens and details |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/donkey-kong-country-returns-3d-preview-screens-details/ |website=[[GamesRadar+]] |access-date=May 20, 2024 |date=April 18, 2013}}</ref> He is playable in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' (2014), in which he can use his cane to bounce on enemies and obstacles.<ref name="GRadar: Cranky">{{cite web |last1=Sullivan |first1=Cranky |title=Cranky Kong's still got it in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/cranky-kongs-still-got-it-donkey-kong-country-tropical-freeze/ |website=[[GamesRadar+]] |access-date=January 28, 2025 |date=December 18, 2013}}</ref> Cranky also appears in spin-offs such as the ''[[Donkey Konga]]'' games and ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]'' (2007),<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gantayat |first1=Anoop |title=Donkey Konga 3 Playtest |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/03/18/donkey-konga-3-playtest |website=[[IGN]] |access-date=February 22, 2025 |date=March 18, 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Gapper |first1=Michael |title=Donkey Kong Barrel Blast review |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/dk-barrel-blast-review/2/ |website=[[GamesRadar+]] |access-date=February 22, 2025 |date=October 8, 2007}}</ref> as a supporting character in ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'',<ref name="SyFy: SMBMovie" /> and as an [[animatronic]] at Super Nintendo World.<ref name="IGN: SNW" /> On February 20, 2014, to promote ''Tropical Freeze'', Nintendo pretended to have Cranky take over its [[Twitter]] account, tweeting wisecracks and [[image macro]]s.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Whitehead |first1=Thomas |title=Feature: When Cranky Kong Took On Twitter |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/02/feature_when_cranky_kong_took_on_twitter |website=[[Nintendo Life]] |access-date=January 30, 2025 |date=February 21, 2014}}</ref>

The Rare ''Donkey Kong'' games referred to Cranky Kong as both Donkey Kong's father and grandfather,<ref name="GRadarHistory" /> which the developer [[Gregg Mayles]] suggested was due to his senility.<ref>{{cite tweet|title=I'm pretty sure when I made this stuff up nearly 25 years ago that he was his grandson. By DK64 he was so senile he couldn't remember
|last=Mayles|first=Gregg|author-link=Gregg Mayles|date=May 2, 2017|access-date=January 28, 2025|user=Ghoulyboy|number=859502066225606656}}</ref> While Nintendo often referred to Cranky as Donkey Kong's grandfather after Rare's acquisition by Microsoft,<ref name="GRadarHistory" /> ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'' identifies him as Donkey Kong's father.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bellingham |first1=Hope |title=The Super Mario Bros Movie has changed the Donkey Kong family tree |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/the-super-mario-bros-movie-has-changed-the-donkey-kong-family-tree/ |website=[[GamesRadar+]] |access-date=January 28, 2025 |date=March 28, 2023}}</ref> Journalists have noted that the inconsistency makes it unclear if the modern Donkey Kong is intended to be an adult Donkey Kong Jr., who does not appear in the ''Country'' games.<ref name="GRadarHistory" /><ref name="KotakuTimeline" />