Kong Family

Kong Family
The Kong Family's symbol.
Base of Operations	Donkey Kong Island (Kongo Jungle)
Member Species	Kongs
Enemies	Kremling Krew Tiki Tak Tribe Snowmads
Game(s)	Various games

The Kong Family (also known as the Kong Klan or DK Krew) is the name of all of Donkey Kong's family and friends with the patriarch being his grandfather Cranky Kong. Though they may share the Kong name ("Kong" is actually akin to a species title rather than a surname), not all of them are biologically connected nor directly related via actual blood/familial ties to one another but instead the name is a sign of their union as a species, like a clan and tribes; thus membership appears to be earned. "Kong" is generally used as a common term to describe the primate species. They are always at odds with the evil Kremling Krew, who are always attempting to either steal their Banana Hoard or kidnap them. In some games, they are playable or supporting characters.

Members

Donkey's Generational Family Lineage

• Cranky Kong's great-grandfather - Mentioned by Bazaar in DKC3 to have owned an antique mirror.
• Grouchy Kong - Is a character exclusively mentioned to the Donkey Kong Country animated TV series, based on the Super NES game of the same name. Cranky's great-grandaunt, she was the one that wrote his spellbook.
• Cranky Kong - Wrinkly Kong's husband and elder of the Kongs. He is the original Donkey Kong (aka Donkey Kong Sr./Senior) from the 1981 arcade game of the same name; now he goes by his nickname after becoming old and cranky. Donkey Kong Jr.'s father and the current Donkey Kong's grandfather. Diddy's great-grandfather. Resembles a gorilla and his beard references silver-back gorillas.
• Wrinkly Kong - Cranky Kong's now deceased wife; now she goes by her nickname after becoming old and wrinkly. DK Jr.'s mother, and the current Donkey Kong's grandmother. Diddy's great-grandmother. Now a gorilla ghost/spirit.
• Donkey Kong Jr. - Cranky and Wrinkly Kong's son and the current Donkey Kong's father. Diddy's grandfather. He is the Mini Alarm DK from Donkey Kong (Game & Watch). It's unknown what happened to him after Super Mario Kart, Mario Tennis (N64), and after his all grown up middle aged adult self comically punched his son in an official manga (some speculate that he may be the disguised Fedora Kong from the Donkey Kong Land sneak peek from Nintendo Power #69, since his pose is similar to Jr.'s default/forward facing sprite from his 1982 arcade game and Donkey Kong Jr. Math, has a resemblance to Donkey Kong, and the fedora symbolizing fatherhood, but there's no confirmation so far whether they're the same character or not). Resembles a gorilla.
• DK Junior's Wife - An unknown female Kong; Donkey Kong Jr.'s mate, the current Donkey Kong's mother, and Diddy's grandmother. For there's no actual information on who was Donkey Kong's mother, her identity, appearance, and if she is still alive is a mystery.
• Donkey Kong - The modern Donkey Kong from DKC onwards (aka Donkey Kong the Third/III), Cranky and Wrinkly Kong's grandson. Donkey Kong Jr.'s son. Diddy Kong's uncle and best friend. Candy Kong's boyfriend and the ruler of DK Island.
  • Baby Donkey Kong - The present day Donkey Kong's younger self; first appeared in Yoshi's Island DS and reappeared in Mario Super Sluggers. Born as one of the 7 Star Children and is either the second-youngest Star Child or the youngest. Resembles a gorilla with a monkey tail.
• Diddy Kong - Donkey Kong's nephew and little buddy. Dixie Kong's boyfriend. Cranky mentions him being Diddy's "great-grandpappy" in DKC2 which makes Diddy his great-grandson. DK Junior's grandson. Resembles a spider monkey.
• Baby Kong - Is a character exclusive to the Donkey Kong Country animated TV series, based on the Super NES game of the same name (he appears in the episodes Ape Foo Young and Baby Kong Blues). He does not appear in any of the games the show was based on. In the episode Ape Foo Young he was the current Donkey Kong's younger self but his identity was kept secret by Diddy Kong saying he was Donkey Kong's nephew; but in the episode Baby Kong Blues he is his own character, however throughout the episode, it never mentions if he is related to Donkey Kong (though some speculate he could be Donkey Kong's nephew, but in Ape Foo Young Cranky Kong tells Candy Kong that Donkey Kong does not have a nephew (excluding Diddy Kong)). Resembles a gorilla.

Dixie's Family

• Dixie Kong - Tiny Kong's older sister, Chunky and Kiddy Kong's older cousin, and Diddy Kong's girlfriend. Resembles a chimpanzee.
• Tiny Kong - Dixie Kong's younger sister, Kiddy and Chunky Kong's older cousin. Resembles a chimpanzee.
• Chunky Kong - Kiddy Kong's older brother, Tiny and Dixie Kong's younger cousin. Resembles a baboon.
• Kiddy Kong - The youngest clan member and 3-year-old baby baboon. Chunky Kong's younger brother, as well as Dixie and Tiny Kong's younger cousin.

Friends

• Funky Kong - One of Donkey Kong's closest friends and friend of the Kongs. Any direct relation is unknown (speculated to be an older brother of Donkey Kong due to an identical appearance). Resembles a gorilla and he calls himself a monkey.
• Candy Kong - Donkey Kong's girlfriend. Resembles a female bigfoot.
• Swanky Kong - Any direct relation is unknown (speculated to be an older brother of Donkey Kong due to an identical appearance, speculated to be Diddy's uncle). Resembles a gorilla.
• Lanky Kong - Described by Cranky as a non-biological distant cousin and "a twisted twig on a distant branch of the family tree" his name and Orange Sumatran Orangutan appearance is very similar to the Manky Kongs which he is related to.
• Redneck Kong - Was a character from the canceled Game Boy Advance game Diddy Kong Pilot. According to Rare he has been officially killed off and won't be making anymore appearances. Resembles a North American Southern Hillbilly Skunk Ape.
• Bluster Kong - Is a character exclusive to the Donkey Kong Country animated TV series, based on the Super NES game of the same name. He does not appear in any of the games the show was based on. He is the co-owner of the Barrel Works Factory and has an alter ego known as Leo Luster. Resembles a gorilla.
• Eddie the Mean Old Yeti - Is a character exclusive to the Donkey Kong Country animated series, based on the Super NES game of the same name. He does not appear in any of the games the show was based on. He lives in Gorilla Glacier. Resembles a yeti.
• Kong Fu - Is a character exclusive to the Donkey Kong Country animated TV series, based on the Super NES game of the same name. He does not appear in any of the games the show was based on. Kong Fu's first and only appearance was in the episode "Kong Fu". Here he was hired by K. Rool and the Kremling Krew to beat Donkey Kong in the annual Donkey Kong Challenge – a contest to see if anyone could defeat Donkey Kong in three challenges and become the new ruler of Donkey Kong Island. Resembles a gorilla.
• Helper Monkeys - A race of helpful and fun loving monkeys with white fur that aided Donkey Kong on his adventure in Donkey Kong Jungle Beat. They are shown playing instruments and helping Donkey Kong throughout levels. They also tally up the bananas at the Sacred Tree. Helper Monkeys have appeared as stickers in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Here, they are called Party Monkeys.
• Dread Kong - Ruler of the Banana Kingdom in Donkey Kong Jungle Beat. Resembles a gorilla.
• Karate Kong - Ruler of the Pineapple Kingdom in Donkey Kong Jungle Beat. Resembles a gorilla.
• Ninja Kong - Ruler of the Durian Kingdom in Donkey Kong Jungle Beat. Resembles a gorilla.
• Sumo Kong - Ruler of the Star Fruit Kingdom in Donkey Kong Jungle Beat. Resembles a gorilla.
• Bink - Is an undead skeleton Kong (resembling Donkey Kong) in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, and a member of the S.S. Chuckola.
• Rabbid Cranky - A Rabbid resembling Cranky Kong who teams up with Donkey Kong in Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle: Donkey Kong Adventure DLC.
• Rabbid Kong - A Rabbid resembling a larger version of Donkey Kong who acted as a boss in Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle: Donkey Kong Adventure DLC and later becomes friends with Rabbid Peach, Donkey Kong, and Rabbid Cranky.

Rejects

• Manky Kongs - Used to be members of the Kong Family but they were labeled rejected orangutans. They could have been kicked out of the family for being too mischievous or something far more sinister such as betrayal. As a result, they could be described as "Kong Reject Orangutans". They are drastically different in appearance from the Kongs despite their shared name.
• Minkeys - Like the Manky Kongs they are enemies and traitors to Kong Family. Minkeys physically resemble both gibbons and white chimpanzees. They first appeared in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! and Donkey Kong Land III.
• Ghastly King - Is the hidden true antagonist and actual final boss of Donkey Kong Jungle Beat. Resembles a horrifying cactus-like gorilla.
• Ba-Booms - Evidenced with the "no DK" tie signs in Bright Savannah. High-ranking Snowmad Generals, and the bosses of Bright Savannah (as well as the third bosses overall) in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. Resemble black baboons.

Unknown

• Chained Kongs - Presumed Kong Family members that work under the imprisonment of the Smithy Gang. There is also a sub-species known as "Guerillas".

Allies

• Animal Buddies
• Brothers Bear
• Banana Bird Queen
• K. Lumsy
• Snide
• Troff and Scoff
• Banana Fairy Queen
• Banjo & Kazooie
• Conker the Squirrel
• Timber
• Timber's Parents
• Taj
• T.T.
• Xananab
• Professor Chops

Gallery

Emblem

Flag

Group

DK Crew

Artwork of the DK Crew in DK64

Most of the major Kong Family members with K. Rool

DK Lineage from the 2017 Playing With Super Power- Nintendo Super NES Classics eGuide, Super Mario Kart 16 Bits Tab by Prima Games

Artwork of Junior's spirit appearing in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, a Kong representing Nintendo's arcade video game origins and establishing the presence/foundation of the Kong Klan

Donkey Kong Jr.'s cameo in the background at the end of Aqueduct Assault, held by the statue of the classic DK as a memorial to him

Theme

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The Kong Family's theme is the first part from the track known as DK Island Swing.

Title	Description	Composer	Game
DK Island Swing	First part from the jungle theme.	David Wise	Donkey Kong Country
Wrinkly's Save Cave	The theme that plays in Wrinkly's Save Cave.	David Wise	Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Kongo Jungle	An arrangement of the first part from DK Island Swing	Yasunori Mitsuda Kenta Nagata Koji Kondo	Super Smash Bros.
Jungle Japes	An arrangement of the first part from DK Island Swing	Hirokazu Ando Shogo Sakai	Super Smash Bros. Melee
DK Island Swing	First part from the jungle theme.	Minako Hamano Masaru Tajima Shinji Ushiroda Daisuke Matsuoka	Donkey Kong Country Returns
Palm Tree Grove	Shadow levels theme which is an arrangement of DK Island Swing.
Loading	The theme plays in the loading screen.	David Wise	Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Bopopolis	The theme plays in the Temple levels 2-K Bopopolis, 4-K Spinning Spines, and 6-K Slippy Spikes.