Editing Lanky Kong

{{Character
|image=[[Image:Lanky.jpg|200px]]
|caption=Lanky Kong in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''
|bgcolor=#FF9900
|fgcolor=#FFFFFF
|name=Lanky Kong
|eyes=Blue
|species=Kong
|voice actor= [[Chris Sutherland]] (2000)<br />[[Kentaro Tone]] (2007)
|debut=''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''
|}}

'''Lanky Kong''' was one of the playable Kong characters introduced and featured in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''. He is the oddball of the Kong family, and not even [[Cranky Kong|Cranky]] knows who he's related to. He resembles an orangutan and wears a clown nose.

=Background=

In the [[Game Boy Advance]] version of ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble]]'', Lanky made a cameo appearance as one of the Kongs who were being held hostage until saved by [[Dixie Kong|Dixie]] and [[Kiddy Kong|Kiddy]] in one of [[Funky Kong|Funky's]] missions.

Lanky Kong was later captured by [[K. Rool]] in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' and imprisoned in the Angry Aztec. He remained in this prison until the other Kongs found and saved him. Afterwards Lanky used his abilities to aid [[Donkey Kong]] in his quest to recover all of the [[Golden Banana|Golden Bananas]] and thwart K. Rool. Like the other Kongs, Lanky had his own personal boss battle at one point against Pufftoss. Unlike the other boss battles, this was not a hand-to-hand boss battle, as Lanky drove a small motorboat in battle with the sea monster.

After being absent for several years, he reappeared as an unlockable racer in ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]'', with his Kremling rival being [[Klump]]. He was unlocked by completing the Topaz Cup with a Kong character.

=Abilities=

Lanky's long arms are very flexible. He is deadly in combat and has a longer reach with his arms. The special abilities he learns from Cranky Kong's potions throughout the game are:

*Orang Stand - With this move, Lanky can perform a handstand and walk around on his hands. This move is mostly used to climb steep slopes.
*Baboon Balloon - Lanky can perform this move by standing on a pad with his face on it. In this move, Lanky's body temporarily inflates like a balloon, allowing him to float to out-of-reach areas.
*Orang Sprint - This move can be activated by entering a barrel with Lanky's face on it, and it consumes [[Crystal Coconut|Crystal Coconuts]] as it is being used. With this move Lanky will enter Orang Stand mode and run on his hands at superspeed.

=Other Appearances=

==Video Games==

*Within the ''[[Portal: Super Smash Bros.|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series, Lanky has been represented by a trophy and sticker in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', a trophy in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U|Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' and an Advanced-rank Primary [[Spirit]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. When fought in a Spirit battle, Lanky's Spirit would possess a group of six copies of [[Diddy Kong]] in a battle involving various banana items.

==Canceled Appearances=

*Lanky was seen in leaked concept art for the canceled game ''Donkey Kong Racing'', implying that he could have appeared as a playable character.

=Trivia=

*Lanky's personal instrument is the Trombone, and his weapon is the Grape Pipe. He is also associated with the color blue.

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