Within the movie, Cranky Kong is ruling Donkey Kong Island. He is obtained an extended white beard and a elaborate crown. You may consider him because the grandpa of the sport, and you are not unsuitable, although within the movie, he is Donkey Kong’s dad. Let me clarify.
Cranky was the unique Donkey Kong from the sport of the identical identify in 1981. He is typically referred to as Donkey Kong Sr. This grumpy man escaped from a circus in Massive Ape Metropolis, and in newer video games, he acts as a type of information. He loves his son DK Jr. however could be a bit surly in direction of his grandson DK III. Sure, buddies, like attempting to maintain observe of somebody named William or Edward in British historical past, these guys all have the identical identify, and it is complicated. Mainly, within the video games, he is the grandpa now. Within the film, he is the dad of Rogen’s Donkey Kong, so we’re coping with the primary and second generations right here, regardless of a number of the clothes cues, which I will discuss.
This can get extra complicated later due to one other look, however hey, nobody has defined how lengthy the Kongs dwell. Cranky was as soon as married to Wrinkly Kong (and one assumes that she had a earlier identify as effectively as a result of in any other case, her dad and mom have been simply jerks), who first appeared in “Donkey Kong Nation 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest.” She has since handed away and appeared as a ghost in “Donkey Kong 64.” RIP.