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| “ | 🎶Now that I have the power, this is my finest hour! Nothing on this Earth can stop me NOW!🎶 | „ |
| ~ King K. Rool's most famous quote in his song "Finest Hour". |
| “ | KLUMP!!! | „ |
| ~ King K. Rool when summoning Klump. |
King K. Rool, or simply K. Rool , is the main antagonist of the Donkey Kong Country Cartoon series, the adaptation of the Donkey Kong franchise.
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. During his quest, he is often rivaling and scheming against the Kongs, plotting on stealing the Crystal Coconut, spread propaganda to his Kremlings army and is often being shamelessly evil as well as an sadistic leader.
He was voiced by Benedict Campbell in English, while in Japanese, he was voiced by Jūrōta Kosugi (who also voiced various characters like Dōgen and Pale Bayleaf).
Appearance[]
King K. Rool as seen on a trading card manufactured by Rare and Ahomaro Games
Although very similar to his game counterpart, there are some notable differences. Much like in the games, King K. Rool is a green obese Crocodile, however his sometimes large and other times short tail is entirely absent here and he also doesn't have his iconic bloodshot eye either (though he briefly gets one in the episode 2 "Ape Foo Young" after being punched by Donkey Kong). His main outfit is a large gold crown with small green balls, gold chestplate, gold wrist bands and a red cape that is much shorter than in the games.
Personality[]
| “ | K. Rool: Mwahahahah!!! WHAT will I do first? Herd the apes over a cliff? PLOW DOWN the banana fields? Mahahehehe!!! Klump: Yes SIR! You FINALLY outsmarted those smart-aleck chimpanzees, a FINE victory indeed! Krusha: But uh general, Donkey Kong just GAVE us the coconut... K. Rool: WHAT?! Klump: But that is NOT the way it's going down the history books Krusha! K. Rool: He just, "gave it", to you? Klump, nervous: Well uh, yeah, kinda... K. Rool, enraged: You, MASSIVE LUNK of WASTED BRAIN MATTER!! 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! Klump: But, but SIR! It's been your life-long paddle to get the Crystal Coconut- K. Rool: JUST DO IT!!!! |
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| ~ K. Rool to Klump and Krusha "The Legend Of The Crystal Coconut". |
He takes the role of a comedic villain throughout the series; where he is a very persistent king with a British accent 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, underhanded, calculating and refined in manner, but happens to be narcissistic, a little childish, silly, hammy, over-the-top, downright melodramatic and has quite the quick temper. Despite his incompetence and shortcomings as a villain, 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 deeply hates the idea of being 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, and he showed himself to be an overthinker who overanalyzed the moment by assuming the Kongs were trying to outsmart him with a fake coconut when the reality was that the coconut was actually handed over to him.
| “ | 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!! K. Rool, sarcastically: Oh great. Donkey Kong: Uh, I want the Crystal Coconut back uh, please. K. Rool: You want it back?? You? Want? It?? BACK!?! *gasps* Oh all the ssstupid! You mean I had the Coconut and I! I cannot believe oh! Is there no justice!? |
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| ~ K. Rool realizing his mistake of thinking he recieved a fake coconut, ruining his own victory, and a perfect example of K. Rool being too clever for his own good in "The Legend Of The Crystal Coconut". |
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.
Despite this, he can be quite intimidating when he has power and resources utilized and putting his mind into it. Such as the episode "Curse of the Crystal Coconut", where he had threatened to sink Kongo Bongo into the ocean by reading the cursed letter twice unless Cranky lets him have the Crystal Coconut and does, causing the island to sink before Donkey Kong stops him, which is unique enough to stand out from the traitorous Polly Roger.
Quotes[]
| “ | I’ll be back. | „ |
| ~ K. Rool quoting The Terminator before his defeat in “Double Date Trouble”. |
| “ | K. Rool: Well it's OBVIOUS, General Klump! Isn't it?! One ape, is a pain, TWO apes is, against spiriting! A scheme a plot! And we KNOW who they're wangling against, don't we? Klump: Uhm... K. Rool: MEEEE!! You unthinking tad poles! Me me! MMEEEEEE!!!!! (Song begins) K. Rool: 🎶Everyone is plotting against me🎶 🎶They're muttering behind me I smell a scam!🎶 🎶Donkey Kong and Bluster working together,🎶 🎶How naive do they think I am?🎶 🎶No one's going to make, a monkey out of me!🎶 🎶No one gets this diabolical sipping tea!🎶 🎶I'm the rightful ruler🎶 🎶Anyone can see!🎶 🎶No one's going to make, a monkey out of ME!!!!🎶 🎶They must be building a top-secret weapon,🎶 🎶Mounting an army as fast as they can,🎶 🎶The nerve of those two impudent apes,🎶 🎶What kind of fool do they think I am?! 🎶I'm hearing voices in my head!🎶 🎶What should I DO?!🎶 🎶I've got to break this rebellious PLOT in two!!🎶 🎶They're working on counter-intelligence after all!🎶 🎶What kind of intelligence do apes have in brains that SMALL?!? 🎶No one's going to make, a monkey out of ME!🎶 🎶No one gets this diabolical sipping tea!🎶 🎶I'm the rightful ruler!🎶 🎶Anyone can SEE!🎶 🎶No one's going to make, a monkey out of ME!!!!!🎶 K. Rool: Got it, Klump? |
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| ~ K. Rool's song "No Ones Gonna Make a Monkey Out of Me". |
| “ | 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 then firing General Klump for the latter's incompetence 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's cowardly retreat in episode 1. |
| “ | 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's plan in "Ape Fool Young". |
| “ | 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 being defeated once again. |
| “ | 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 questioning and evaulating younger Cranky. |
| “ | At lasst, I'm all-powerful, the supreme leader! The grand poobah, of evil!! | „ |
| ~ K. Rool upon obtaining the crystal coconut. |
| “ | 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 and trying to make a deal before getting punched in the face. |
| “ | 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 to Krusha. |
| “ | 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 evaluating Donkey Kong. |
| “ | GET THAT! IDIOT!! | „ |
| ~ K. Rool |
| “ | My army.. My precious critters... time to slither one root. | „ |
| ~ K. Rool witnessing his army being manhandled. |
| “ | One minute you're up, the next minute you're, down. | „ |
| ~ K. Rool upon getting defeated again. |
| “ | Lunkhead! Ninny! Nute!! You just tossed the coconut! | „ |
| ~ K. Rool to Klump throwing the coconut at Bluster. |
| “ | 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 questioning his own motives and goals given how many times he fails to obtain the coconut. |
| “ | He does have his moments. | „ |
| ~ K. Rool achknowledging Krusha sometimes being smart. |
| “ | 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 Polly 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 regarding Polly Roger. |
| “ | 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 regarding the Kongs. |
| “ | 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 Neanderthal 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 regarding the Kongs not inviting him. |
| “ | Those arrogant apes, will soon discover that if I'm not invited to their wedding; there won't BE any wedding. | „ |
| ~ 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 |
| “ | I 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 regarding Klump and Krusha. |
| “ | Oh well have I failed? You walking wallets, it's not so painfully obvious. Not rocks, not rocks, the treasure contains a secret doomsday device capable of destroying the whole island, any fool can see that! DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS?! | „ |
| ~ King K. Rool venting to his henchman in "Buried Treasure". |
Relationships[]
Friends/Allies[]
- General Klump (right-hand man, army general and sidekick)
- Krusha (bodyguard and sidekick)
- Kritters (soldiers)
- Klaptraps (soldiers)
Enemies[]
| “ | 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”. |
- 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 in the English versions of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Donkey Kong Bananza.
- 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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