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| “ | Now that I have the power, this is my finest hour! | „ |
| ~ King K. Rool's most famous quote. |
| “ | KLUMP!!! | „ |
| ~ King K. Rool when summoning Klump. |
| “ | He didn’t invite me? That’s so unfair! What’s wrong with me? Haven’t I always tried to be a good enemy to Donkey Kong? | „ |
| ~ King K. Rool when he discovers Donkey Kong didn’t invite him to his wedding in “Four Weddings and a Coconut”. |
King K. Rool or simply K. Rool is the main antagonist of the Donkey Kong Country Cartoon series. He is the tyrannical king of the Kremlings, the self-made monarch of the Kremling Krew, and the persistent archenemy of Donkey Kong and his family of Kongs.
He seeks to take the Crystal Coconut and have it to himself so he can use its power to become the ruler of Kongo Bongo Island because of being greedy, abusive, sadistic and power-hungry to his own avail.
He was voiced by Benedict Campbell, while in the Japanese dub, he was voiced by Jūrōta Kosugi.
Biography[]
In all his appearances, he orders his minions to kill Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong for trying to stop him in his plans of obtaining the Crystal Coconut. As a result, he'd abuse and belittle his minions for their failures, even firing General Klump at least once.
Most notably, in the Curse of the Crystal Coconut, he threatened the Kongs by sinking Kongo Bongo into the ocean by reading a cursed letter twice unless Cranky gives him the Crystal Coconut. Once the Cranky refused, K. Rool got the island sinking for a moment, but is foiled by Donkey Kong.
Personality[]
He is a very persistent king who seeks to steal the Crystal Coconut and conquer all of Kongo Bongo Island. He is also a cunning mastermind who relies on his troops to attack the Kongs and orders his dimwitted duo of Kremlings to steal the coconut by yelling and throwing fits.
He also acts sophisticated, posh and refined in manner, but happens to be a little childish, silly, hammy, over-the-top, melodramatic and have a short temper. Despite his incompetence, he'll go to greater extents of his plans and making backup plans in order to succeed at his plans that usually backfire on himself. He also hates when he is underestimated by others, as he has a full song dedicated to how "Nobody Is Gonna Make A Monkey Outta Me"; showcasing how he can see the complexity in the Kongs' plans and sees them as inferior to himself.
His plans are often very complex and devious, sometimes foolish by occasion, but K. Rool manages to find the brilliance and usefulness to manipulate any opportunity in order to make his plans of conquest work, even in predicaments he spots for the Kongs or some of his plans that can be considered potentially dumb and useless to begin with. He nearly succeeds at his plans but often gets carried away and often lets his ego get the better of him.
Quotes[]
| “ | I’ll be back. | „ |
| ~ K. Rool quoting The Terminator before his defeat in “Double Date Trouble”. |
| “ | Krusha, abort the mission and return to headquarters IMMEDIATELY! (Krusha: “I can’t…”) WHY NOOOOTTTT?!?!?!?!?'' | „ |
| ~ K. Rook’s breakdown in “Bug a Boogie”. |
| “ | Oh, you should be! You’ll be punished! You’re GROUNDED! Off with the dungeon with her! | „ |
| ~ K. Rool imprisoning Candy Kong when she refuses to give the Golden Banana to him in “Raiders of the Lost Banana”. |
| “ | K. Rool: “YOU INSUFFERABLE INVERTEBRATE! You are FINISHED! GONE! OUT OF HERE!! Klump: You want me to, um…leave? K. Rool: I want you…to abrogate!! Klump: Great, get out the dictionary. K. Rool: You are RELIEVED of your duty, STRIPPED of your rank! Cast out FOREVER! Most specifically, General Klump: You are…DE-GENERALIZED! Klump: But the military! Serving you, King K. Rool, it’s my LIFE! Where will I go?! K. Rool: That is no concern of mine! From this day forward, you are no longer…a lizard! You. Do not. Exist! And I forbid the name of Klump to be EVER! SPOKEN! AGAIN!! YOU ARE EXILED FOREVER!!! |
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| ~ K. Rool raging and firing General Klump in “Klump’s Lumps. |
| “ | Donkey Kong, Diddy uhm, it was good match, you won and I lost, good sportsmanship and all that (chuckles) I'm just an underprivileged reptile. It's been under my jeans with uh (screams) | „ |
| ~ K. Rool |
| “ | But what if we cast a spell, a curse. | „ |
| ~ K. Rool |
| “ | That's it! Cut Donkey Kong's hair, and before it grows back, I'll have the coconut!. | „ |
| ~ K. Rool |
| “ | You wouldn't know a good plan if it'd hit you on the head!. | „ |
| ~ K. Rool to Krusha |
| “ | We bad guys, never get a break. | „ |
| ~ K. Rool |
| “ | Surrender Cranky! Hand over the coconut you sssspineless ssimian! | „ |
| ~ K. Rool to Cranky |
| “ | This is our strategy: We are here, and the Crystal Coconut is there. Here, there, here, there. Get it? | „ |
| ~ K. Rool to Klump |
| “ | A stray? A marauder? A vigliante? Or just a dumb ape. | „ |
| ~ K. Rool |
| “ | At lasst, I'm all-powerful, the supreme leader! The grand poobah, of evil!! | „ |
| ~ K. Rool |
| “ | Donkey Kong (laughs), good match, once again you win, I lose, no harm, no foul, let's call it a day, what do say? | „ |
| ~ K. Rool being caught by Donkey Kong |
| “ | Yes! Oh ssplendid, oh the power, you little beauty, you will be all mine!! | „ |
| ~ K. Rool |
| “ | Because it wouldn't be a surprise you numbssskull! | „ |
| ~ K. Rool |
| “ | Of course it's bad, WE are bad you lunkhead! | „ |
| ~ K. Rool |
| “ | You're so right. I don't know what came over me, now get the board smarty-pants! | „ |
| ~ K. Rool |
| “ | Is this the fiendishly brilliant plan for a master strategist? Or is he simply the stupidest ape on two feet? | „ |
| ~ K. Rool |
| “ | GET THAT! IDIOT!! | „ |
| ~ K. Rool |
| “ | My army.. My precious critters... time to slither one root. | „ |
| ~ K. Rool |
| “ | One minute you're up, the next minute you're, down. | „ |
| ~ K. Rool |
| “ | Lunkhead! Ninny! Nute!! You just tossed the coconut! | „ |
| ~ K. Rool |
| “ | It's at times like this that I find that I must ask myself, again and again, do I really want the Crystal Coconut this badly? | „ |
| ~ K. Rool |
| “ | He does have his moments. | „ |
| ~ K. Rool |
| “ | Daaoow! Doh, watch where you're sanding, you mindless cretin!! | „ |
| ~ K. Rool |
| “ | This dream was special. I had conquered the apes, I was victorious but- I don't remember how I did it, so be quiet! | „ |
| ~ K. Rool |
| “ | Well, if it isn't Pali Roger, the brainless buzzard, everyone knows you're a double-crossing, pube-ling parrot, who'd sell his own mother to get a single cracker. | „ |
| ~ K. Rool |
| “ | The ape is out like a light, I think I like where this is going! | „ |
| ~ K. Rool |
| “ | Well well, it seems the big ape has gone with a big sleep, which just goes to show if you snooze, you lose. The Crystal Coconut that is (laughs) | „ |
| ~ K. Rool |
| “ | Very interesting! Yes, just as I thought. For an unevolved species, they're clever, but not as clever as, King K. Rrrool!! Donkey Kong is asleep at the switch. | „ |
| ~ K. Rool |
| “ | Clearly you underestimated the necessity and skill of a mystic oracle translator. | „ |
| ~ K. Rool |
| “ | Get me someone who's linguistically adept, at lamp lingo! | „ |
| ~ K. Rool |
| “ | Hand over the lamp or it's, hasta la vista, baby!K. Rool | „ |
| “ | (laughs) I will have screen power over you Neathrendal throwbacks! With the mystical oracle at my fingertips, I shall know everything before it happens. Mark my words, you will never, EVER, get the better of me again! | „ |
| ~ K. Rool |
| “ | How, DARE you enter my private inner sanctum with an invitation! | „ |
| ~ K. Rool |
| “ | They didn't invite me? That's so unfair, what's wrong with me? Haven't I always tried to be a good enemy to Donkey Kong?? | „ |
| ~ K. Rool |
| “ | Those arrogant apes, will soon discover that if I'm not invited to their wedding; there won't BE any wedding. | „ |
| ~ K. Rool |
| “ | You, massive LUNK OF WASTED BRAIN MATTER!! | „ |
| ~ K. Rool |
| “ | I knew there was something odd about this victory. Don't you see? It's a trick, a setup, a scheme! a SCAM!!! Those monkeys are up to something! But whatever it is, I'M going to outsmart them! Klump!! Return the Crystal Coconut, immediately! | „ |
| ~ K. Rool |
| “ | I hope those two Homespun idiots, have finally got rid of that cursed Crystal Coconut... It's already been a BAD villain day. (Donkey Kong): Banana! Slamma!! Oh great. |
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| ~ K. Rool |
| “ | You want it back?? You? Want? It?? BACK!?! Oh all the ssstupid! You mean I HAD the Coconut and I! I cannot believe oh! Is there no justice!? | „ |
| ~ K. Rool |
| “ | Oh you're not going anywhere Donkey Kong, but not to worry, I'll be sure to send your regrets to the wedding party. | „ |
| ~ K. Rool |
| “ | Will you, disco dunces stop that!? | „ |
| ~ K. Rool |
| “ | I don't believe it, after my years of malik-en mouthpieces have paid off (laughs and chortles), and you two little pipper snappers, playing a little trick on Uncle K. Rool, well pretending this precious little beauty was a soccer ball (laughs) | „ |
| ~ K. Rool |
| “ | should've known better you two leather lunkheads, couldn't mastermind your way out of bed! Let alone figure a way to steal the Crystal Coconut on your own. | „ |
| ~ K. Rool |
Relationships[]
Friends/Allies[]
- General Klump (right-hand man, army general and sidekick)
- Krusha (bodyguard and sidekick)
- Kritters (soldiers)
- Klaptraps (soldiers)
Enemies[]
- Donkey Kong(arch-nemesis)
- Diddy Kong
- Cranky Kong
- Funky Kong
- Candy Kong
- Bluster Kong
- Polly Roger
- Kaptain Skurvy
- Kutlass
- Green Krock
Trivia[]
- Interestingly, K. Rool's name is pronounced two different ways during the first episode. First, he was referred to as "King Kay-Rool" and then "King Kuh-Rool" shortly afterwards. However, after that episode, the former pronunciation was never used again.
- According to Rare Ltd. (Developer of many Donkey Kong video games and creators of King K. Rool), "King Kay-Rool" is the correct pronunciation. This was reaffirmed with his appearance in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
- K. Rool does not have his bloodshot eye. However, one of his eyes does sometimes bulge out in the series, and he even briefly gains a bloodshot eye in the episode 2 "Ape Foo Young" after being punched in the face by Donkey Kong.
- Surprisingly, in the episode "Baby Kong Blues", King K. Rool has a soft spot for children and babies, particularly Baby Kong. He calls him "Prince Junior Croc" much to Baby Kong's accepting delight, laughs at Baby Kong wreaking havoc in his lair, frightening Klump and Krusha and reads to him bedtime stories of K. Rool's memoirs. He even sings the lullaby to Baby Kong while he sleeps called "My Wittle Evil One".
- His voice actor, Benedict Campbell, returned to voice him in the 2023 fanmade sequel short "DKC: Return to Krocodile Isle" by Alex Henderson.
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