DKC crew complete!!
Kiddy Kong was such a crybaby I spent most of the game killing him on purpose. (Learned not to have kids early in life, thanks DKC3)
Great game still though! Super underrated - that lightning level and backwards controls poison sewer were high points of the series.
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So this is probably really stupid to find interesting, but I watched a video about the evolution of King K. Rool over the years, and it's pretty clear to see that his golden belly armour being just that, armour, and not a part of his body is a pretty recent thing, which was seemingly introduced in Smash Ultimate. In his debut appearance in DKC, it does seem to be made of gold:
That's pretty clearly the same material on his crown, cuffs and belly, right? And as his cuffs and crown are clearly just accessories and not part of his body, it would be natural to assume that so is his belly armour. I'm actually not sure if this is the case, however, since I've never read the manual the game clearly expects you to have read, can't find a video of someone hitting him from the front to see what kind of sound effect it makes, and haven't gotten to the final boss of DKC myself yet (I'm stuck on Chimp Caverns, lol). So as far as this installment goes, with my limited knowledge, I could go either way (K. Rool experts, feel free to weigh in).
From this point forth, his belly armour remains golden for some time, and I don't believe an answer to whether it's part of him or not is given in any of the several games he appears in up until Smash Melee.
Then, suddenly, in DK King of Swing on the GBA, his belly armour is made of skin.
This change then remains consistent from this point up until Smash Ultimate, and K. Rool actually does appear in a surprising amount of games up until then, featuring in Barrel Blast, Super Mario Sluggers, and even in Brawl as a trophy.
Finally, after Brawl, his next appearance is in Smash Ultimate, in which we finally get a solid answer: it's a metal chestplate. Apparently. Despite the long string of games before in which it was clearly flesh. In Ultimate, this is even of mechanical importance, as it can be worn down and eventually broken by attacks, which stuns K. Rool and leaves him vulnerable. He can also use it to parry attacks, so it has multiple associated mechanics. This cracked texture would be kind of gross if it was made of tough skin instead of metal, so maybe that's why they made the change.
I also discovered that whether or not he has a tail, and how long it is, is wildly inconsistent. In Melee he has a short tail, in Brawl he does not, in Ultimate he has a nubby one yet again, and in DK64 he has a properly long crocodile tail longer than his legs. Weird.
idk why I thought this was interesting I just did.
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🐵🍌🐵Some DKC3 Fanart!✨
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I'm feeling nostalgic and cuz DKC3 doesn't get as much love as the other 2 snes entries lol. It's a gg i swares!🐶👍
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Vinny realizes Gormles [2023]
The moment Vinny realized Gormless.
Posted using PostyBirb
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I am so mad about this spambot follower I got. Why, you ask?
Because... they are SO CLOSE to being my comrade in being named after a Donkey Kong Country level... I honestly thought this was gonna be a DK fan account when I saw them pop up in my notifications.
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"Restless ponytail syndrome" is a REAL condition affecting REAL fictional apes all over the world.
#DixieKongFacts
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OH YEAH WE STREAM GAMES SOMETIMES
We're going to try very berry hard to beat donkey kong country 3 tonight! god have mercy on our souls!
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