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'''K. Rool''' is the evil leader of the [[Kremling]]s who has appeared as one of the most prominent villains of the ''[[Portal: Donkey Kong|Donkey Kong]]'' series. Though he is most often known as King K. Rool, he is known for having several appearances where he changed his look and took on different themed personas, such as Kaptain K. Rool and Baron K. Roolenstein.
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'''K. Rool''' is the evil leader of the [[Kremling]]s who has appeared as one of the most prominent villains of the ''[[Portal: Donkey Kong|Donkey Kong]]'' series. Though he most often appears as King K. Rool, he is known for having several appearances where he changed his look and took on different themed personas.
 
 
 
=Background=
 
=Background=
  
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==Post-Rare Appearances==
 
==Post-Rare Appearances==
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King K. Rool made a minor appearance in one of the minigames of ''[[Donkey Konga]]'', in which he was jumped by a bongo-wielding Donkey Kong as Rool tried to hide in a series of interconnected holes.
  
 
King K. Rool once again tried terrorizing the Kong family in ''[[DK: King of Swing]]''. Riding a small hovering vehicle, he stole all of the medals from the island's Jungle Jam competition so that he would be named Jungle Hero instead of Donkey Kong. He accidentally dropped the medals at various locations across the island and retreated to his K. Kruizer III. Donkey Kong encountered K. Rool at the end of the fourth world. K. Rool first raced again Donkey Kong, and then they battled. After K. Rool was beaten, Donkey Kong received the last of the stolen DK coins. He was also an unlockable playable character in the game.
 
King K. Rool once again tried terrorizing the Kong family in ''[[DK: King of Swing]]''. Riding a small hovering vehicle, he stole all of the medals from the island's Jungle Jam competition so that he would be named Jungle Hero instead of Donkey Kong. He accidentally dropped the medals at various locations across the island and retreated to his K. Kruizer III. Donkey Kong encountered K. Rool at the end of the fourth world. K. Rool first raced again Donkey Kong, and then they battled. After K. Rool was beaten, Donkey Kong received the last of the stolen DK coins. He was also an unlockable playable character in the game.
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Donkey Kong and his companions eventually caught up with him on that alien world. K. Rool had already sent all his minions against Donkey Kong, so he attacked Donkey Kong in a battle very reminiscent to their battle in ''King of Swing''. When K. Rool was defeated, he used his last remaining Crystal Banana to transform into a gigantic version of himself. In this form, he could breathe fire and used his large hands to seize Donkey Kong in attempts to crush him. However, he was still defeated and following the Kong's victory feast, he was towed back to their original world.
 
Donkey Kong and his companions eventually caught up with him on that alien world. K. Rool had already sent all his minions against Donkey Kong, so he attacked Donkey Kong in a battle very reminiscent to their battle in ''King of Swing''. When K. Rool was defeated, he used his last remaining Crystal Banana to transform into a gigantic version of himself. In this form, he could breathe fire and used his large hands to seize Donkey Kong in attempts to crush him. However, he was still defeated and following the Kong's victory feast, he was towed back to their original world.
 
K. Rool has been absent from ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and [[Donkey Kong Country Returns: Tropical Freeze|its sequel]], in favor of pitting Donkey Kong against new enemies instead.
 
  
 
==Sports==
 
==Sports==
  
King K. Rool made a minor appearance in one of the minigames of ''[[Donkey Konga]]'', in which he was jumped by a bongo-wielding Donkey Kong while trying to hide in a series of interconnected holes. In ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]'', he appeared as a playable character who was unlocked by beating him in Candy's Challenge 31, and [[Cranky Kong]] was his designated rival.
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In ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]'', he appears as a playable character who is unlocked by beating him in Candy's Challenge 31, and [[Cranky Kong]] is his designated rival.
  
He made his ''[[Portal: Mario Brothers|Mario]]'' spots debut in ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'' as an unlockable team player. He was found in the DK Jungle area of the game's Challenge Mode, where he was sleeping behind a waterfall until his Kritter minions were defeated. Their defeat activated switches which stopped the waterfall and revealed K. Rool. This also woke him up and caused him to angrily engage Mario's team in a baseball game. After being defeated, he would be amused by their style and joined the baseball team with his Kritters, but he was quick to assure them that this alliance did not extend beyond baseball games.
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He made his ''Mario'' spots debut in ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'' as an unlockable team player. He is found in the DK Jungle area of the game's Challenge Mode, sleeping behind a waterfall until his Kritter minions are defeated and activate switches which stop the waterfall and reveal K. Rool. This also awakens him and causes him to angrily engage Mario's team in a baseball game. After being defeated, he would be amused by their style and join the baseball team with his Kritters, but he is quick to assure them that this alliance does not go beyond baseball games.
  
 
=Other Appearances=
 
=Other Appearances=
 
==Video Games==
 
 
*In the ''[[Portal: Super Smash Bros.|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series, K. Rool costume was made available for [[Mii|Mii Brawlers]] starting in in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U]]'' (where it was initially DLC), and K. Rool himself later was added as a playable fighter in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. He appeared as King K. Rool, but some of his moves used accessories from his disguises such as Kaptain K. Rool's blunderbuss, Baron K. Roolenstein's propeller and Krusha K. Rool's boxing gloves. He is known as the second-heaviest of the fighters, behind [[Bowser]].
 
**In ''Ultimate'', he was an unlockable character who could be unlocked through the game's variable-based system of unlocking characters or by awakening him in Adventure Mode (where he is found in part of the Mysterious Dimension). His Classic Mode route, "Super Heavyweight Class", features K. Rool fighting the game's other heaviest characters, with the boss fought at the end of the route being [[Galleom]].
 
**Throughout the series, K. Rool has also been represented by a trophy in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', a trophy and a sticker (from ''Donkey Kong 64'') in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', a trophy in the 3DS/Wii U game and three [[Spirit|Spirits]] in ''Ultimate''. One Spirit is King K. Rool's Fighter Spirit, which is gained through his completion of Classic Mode, and the other two are Primary Spirits for Kaptain K. Rool and Baron K. Roolenstein. K. Rool's boss theme from ''Donkey Kong Country'' is also part of the soundtrack for several of the games.
 
  
 
==In Other Media==
 
==In Other Media==
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==Canceled Appearances==
 
==Canceled Appearances==
  
*He was also set to appear in ''Diddy Kong Pilot'' as a playable racer prior to its cancellation. In a screenshot from an early build of the game, he was seen wearing an old-fashioned aviator's uniform, continuing the trend of his wearing different costumes in most of his appearances. However, the last-known build of the game depicted him in his standard king garb instead. In that build, he was the leader of Team Krem, which contained the game's Kremling characters.
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*He was also set to appear in ''Diddy Kong Pilot'' as a playable racer prior to its cancellation. This game would have continued K. Rool's trend of wearing various disguises by giving him an old fashioned pilot's uniform.
  
 
=Trivia=
 
=Trivia=
  
*K. Rool's name is a simple pun on the word "cruel".
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*K. Rool's name is a simple pun on "cruel".
*[[Gregg Mayles]], one of the designers who created K. Rool, has stated that the "K." was never intended to stand for any specific name, and that from an in-universe perspective, K. Rool most likely added it to his name in order to inflate his ego. He also remarked that it could easily stand for "something tonal like 'Kremling', or something deliberately out of character like Keith".
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*He may have been inspired by [[Bowser|King Koopa]] from the 'Super Mario Bros. Super Show''. The two share a physical resemblance, and King Koopa also has a variety of costume changes in the same vein as K. Rool.
*He went through several changes in early stages of development of ''Donkey Kong Country''. The original proposal for the game featured [[Wario]] as the villain, but Nintendo wanted a new villain to be used instead. The first concept of a Kremling villain was a lanky blue one named Korporal Krizzle who stole Donkey Kong's [[Golden Banana]]. The villain was later replaced by K. Rool,, but he was initially known simply as Krudd and then was called Kommander K. Rool before the developers settled on King K. Rool.
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*King K. Rool appeared as a trophy in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for the Nintendo 3DS/Wii U]]''. His trophy description in ''Brawl'' makes the strange error of calling Kaptain K. Rool the brother of King K. Rool. K. Rool's boss theme from ''Donkey Kong Country'' is also part of the game's soundtrack.
*He may have been inspired by [[Bowser|King Koopa]] as seen in the ''Super Mario Bros. Super Show''. The two share a physical resemblance, and King Koopa also has a variety of costume changes in the same vein as K. Rool.
 
 
*King K. Rool was playable for the first time in the Jungle Jam mode of ''[[DK: King of Swing]]'', where he could be unlocked by collecting all of the gold medals.
 
*King K. Rool was playable for the first time in the Jungle Jam mode of ''[[DK: King of Swing]]'', where he could be unlocked by collecting all of the gold medals.
 
*K. Roolenstein briefly mentions having a wife in ''Donkey Kong Country 3'', with the implication that she is a housewife. However, it is uncertain if that is supposed to be canon as the line exists as a comedy reference.
 
*K. Roolenstein briefly mentions having a wife in ''Donkey Kong Country 3'', with the implication that she is a housewife. However, it is uncertain if that is supposed to be canon as the line exists as a comedy reference.
 
*In ''Jungle Climber'', K. Rool claims to not even like bananas.
 
*In ''Jungle Climber'', K. Rool claims to not even like bananas.
 
*In ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', he is referenced in the form of a street name in [[Metro Kingdom|New Donk City]] called "Krool Street".
 
*In ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', he is referenced in the form of a street name in [[Metro Kingdom|New Donk City]] called "Krool Street".
*His trophy description in ''Brawl'' makes the strange error of calling Kaptain K. Rool the brother of King K. Rool.
 
  
 
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