An Ode To King K. Rool

[@StrumstarHammer]

My idea for a new K. Rool theme is always Mafia. Picture the boss himself in a pinstripe suit, calling himself Don K. Rooleone and trading in his blunderbuss for a tommy gun. Plus it'd be a fun theme for the rest of his kremling krew, with Krusha breaking out some brass knuckles and Klump stuffing his fat gut into a three piece suit and tie.

[@TheJadeFist]

Damn that's actually a good one. Smoking a banana instead of a cigar or something. I really like the Mafioso theme idea, it would be easy to fit his crew with matching attire.

[@mr.wigglesworth7428]

having a theme that could parody other mario titles would be cool too, like a wizard theme (Yoshi's Island) or a space theme (Mario Galaxy)

[@diegocalderon5190]

For years I thought the western idea was the better one but now I'm torned, Don K. Rooleone is too good!!

[@andymcclurg9916]

OH MY GOSH THAT WOULD BE AMAZING

[@beenthestank2971]

my idea was always Kount K Rool, in a hypothetical dkc4 on the SNES, the next game would be kiddy with someone else, who better than kiddy’s brother chunky. Chunky is afraid of basically anything so a horror themed k rool and kremling krew would be perfect for him, Kount K rool would be dressed as a vampire and he could teleport around or use metal bats to swoop at you.

[@papaG6423]

DKC: King on a Ship DKC2: Captain in a Mechanical Airship DKC3: Scientist in a Castle

[@Crazybark]

DKC4: Cowboy in a hospital?

[@scarfyoid8192]

DKC4: knight in a lab

[@fatmario8244]

Ship -> Captain, Mechanical airship -> Scientist, Castle -> King,

[@cristinagomez3283]

Dkc4: basketball player in a nuclear research facility

[@melindaberlincourt7820]

DK64: King in a boxing match

[@AirFriedShrimp]

I honestly feel like a japanese samurai would be a pretty cool identity for k roll. I can see a lot of possibilities for that to work

[@mebamme]

A Wild West theme would honestly fit Donkey Kong really well, dang.

[@gromczar1589]

Not a weeb but asian theme too. David wise using asian instruments broo

[@RPG_Hacker]

Oh, hi WYE! The internet is a tiny place. EDIT: A wild west theme for a DKC game would fit perfectly.

[@Ninjaananas]

Indeed. Especially with minecarts.

[@mattb6522]

Yeah, a Wild West theme does actually seem like a natural fit. I could see K. Rool with the stereotypical ten-gallon black cowboy hat and bandolier.

[@garveyneal1672]

@@mattb6522 Yeah that sounds awesome!! and I'd also like to see him as cross between Jenner from "the secret of NIMH" and Angel Eyes from "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" villains.fandom.com/wiki/Jenner villains.fandom.com/wiki/Angel_Eyes

[@AnotherLuckyStar]

Here before Razbuten talks about his Ode to Zelda 2.

[@Ninjaananas]

What is with Razbuten and Zelda 2?

[@lewis9s]

You called it lmao

[@usanyan3263]

About time someone recognizes how great k.rool is. I always thought the point of him stealing bananas was to starve the kongs

[@ItsRetroPlanet]

That's how I've always seen it. It makes the most sense, starve the Kong's off the land, and then just simply walk in. More land for the kremlings to thrive on, simple as that.

[@GrizbyK72]

Figured stealing the bananas was a way for him to get rich. Bananas are an important global commodity.

[@ItsRetroPlanet]

@@GrizbyK72 I mean with the common theory of starving the kongs, I don't see any reason why he wouldn't sell the bananas he just stole to get rich.

[@Bullboy_Adventures]

Nah, he stole them to feed his kremling army. DK is selfish to horde bananas all to himself.

[@SUPAHMARIOBOIII]

I'm pretty sure it was confirmed he wanted to starve the kongs so he could just take DK's tree house

[@razbuten]

I think they should have King K. Rool be Zelda 2 in the next game.

[@dustinthomas226]

Snoman would you just play this man's recommendation already? I want to see a new top comment for once. Make a review its a good game

[@wulfherecyning1282]

I, too, wonder what Snoman thinks of the best sidescrolling Zelda game

[@Dave_The_Musical_Fisherman]

When the video that is inspired by you finally comes to pass you better be mentioned

[@tannerboyle6540]

If zelda 2 is so good, why isn't there a zelda 3? Checkmate liberals

[@joshshrum2764]

I mean King K Rool, isn’t dead, he just got trapped inside that massive bird egg at the end of 3.

[@colin8802]

I was almost certain that it was a joke, but I had to Google to confirm that Kenneth was not actually his first name lol.

[@MrCocktaiI]

Would be a great fit though. It should convey some kind of grandeur, but it's so anachronistic that it's just goofy.

[@Blueniter]

I think his name is King krokodile rool or something close by if you think about the dc1 game fake ending credit.

[@sunsetlover123-y7c]

@@Blueniter King K(rusha) Rool.

[@Bullboy_Adventures]

So that's where one piece got the whole D thing from

[@HannahBanina]

According to Steve Mayles, there is a nonzero chance it could be.

[@ATalkingSock]

King K Rool as a Glam Metal Rockstar. That is all

[@shamroksoldier]

Okay that's actually really good

[@aloobyalordant]

King K Rock

[@ItsRetroPlanet]

Uhm, yes Id like to take YOUR ENTIRE STOCK, talking sock.

[@Falkuzrules]

You haven't been thinking about any robotic animals lately, have you?

[@ATalkingSock]

@@Falkuzrules just excitebots, baby

[@westoncarter7785]

I want to see king k. rool as a samurai or something that would be hilarious

[@gromczar1589]

Imagine the music

[@TheJadeFist]

Kabuki, or sumo K. Rool would be a perfect fit for his body type.

[@tvoltage]

My ridiculous K. Rool idea that would never happen is he takes up the mantle of Kringle K. Rool and is a Santa analogue, stealing all the banana's (or DK/Diddy/Dixie/any Kong) as a gift to himself (and his kremlings if he's feeling generous) during a Kremling focused Christmas-like holiday (Krem-mas?). You'd get stuff like K. Rool stealing Rambi to use as a Rudolf-esque sleigh puller. Another idea was a Warioware inspired game where K. Rool makes an addictive micro-transaction filled game studio to kon the kongs out of their bananas. Bonus points if uh, K. Rool is dressed as Wario. Could also be inspired by/working with Gruntilda, with where she left off after Nuts & Bolts, being tasked to create her own video game.

[@Arias3601]

I've always thought it would have been great if it turned out that King K. Rool was the one that was freezing everything with a magic horn he had found. Would have been a great plot twist with how little you get to see of Lord Fredrik before the boss fight.

[@awkwardsilence4427]

I was actually kinda expecting that to happen when I first played through Tropical Freeze. Just from the fact that they both have such similar body types, and how Lord Fredrik was silhouetted when you first saw him...to the point I was actually disappointed that he _wasn’t King K. Rool when I finally got to him.

[@scoopishere7881]

I wish Kaptain K. Rool was a costume in Smash. But the fact that he and the Donkey Kong series got the love they truly deserve in Ultimate is more than enough. I love this guy.

[@jclkaytwo]

still no tropical freeze music in smash so I can't really say the DK series has gotten the love it truly deserves yet :(

[@ItsRetroPlanet]

It is kind of nice that they at least give him the hat and the blunderbuss. Still wish you would Don the jacket to go with it.

[@MJSHappy]

Hear me out guys... What if we give K. Rool a Gundam?

[@PrettyKoolCrocodile]

I will never take my eyes off K. Rool, one of the most fun characters to play and win with in Ultimate in my eyes.

[@Skeemac]

K Rool in space would be the ultimate conclusion

[@maximus4765]

Kosmonaut k rool could be like kaptain k rool with a jetpack so he flies like in dkc3

[@misterzygarde6431]

I wonder why Retro Studios passed on using K. Rool for Returns.

[@GhrexSD]

Probably wanted to try something new, I'm still hoping for that third retro studios game to include the King somehow.

[@phari4820]

They said themselves that they just didn't want to. They wanted to make their own thing instead, which I think is comprehensible and helps separating the old games from the new ones, but honestly neither Lord Fredrik nor that weird ancient god thing from Returns get close to his charisma, if someday there is a DKC Returns 3 (which I'm not sure at this point tbh) I hope they bring him back

[@misterzygarde6431]

@@phari4820 Oh understandable

[@davidrummeney7598]

I thought the rights for the kremlins belong to rare and that's the reason why there are no kremlins in dkc returns

[@phari4820]

@@davidrummeney7598 actually no, if that was the case they would be allowed to use Diddy King since he and the whole DKC cast are Rare creations. They just wanted to make something new

[@MediaDukart]

Here’s an idea: bring Queen K. Rool in. Like, legitimately. And make Candy Kong a playable character. Have a couples showdown!

[@nathamiell]

He should come back as a Ringmaster. Think about it. His tricks, traps, confounding techniques, and otherwise treacherous tribulations fit perfectly for an evil ringmaster role.

[@jaketaller8567]

Karnival K. Rool

[@Nonjola]

I have an idea of a new K. Rool persona: Caveman-Cowboy! Most of KKR's army left him, and he tries to attack the Kongs from underground, which explains why we haven't seen him since because he spent years digging this tunnel. He discovers a prehistoric world underground, similar to Ice Age 3, and starts to enslave the prehistoric creatures and becomes a dinosaur riding caveman with a wild west bandit motive!

[@elliebee3520]

I feel bad for the king, if he defeated DK he could probably give up evil & spend time with his wife, but as long as there’s the Kongs he’ll always come back

[@Ray_2112]

yeah, the Kongs are the true evil.

[@MrDiana1706]

Perhaps that's what he's been up to in the later games and we'll soon fight Wif. E. Rool

[@garveyneal1672]

You know if king k rool did return in donkey kong country returns and tropical freeze I bet he be dressed as a spooky voodoo witch doctor and a viking warlord.

[@FlackNCoke]

I want it retconned that K. Rool orchestrated the events of both Returns and Tropical Freeze, with both the Tikis and Snowmads making reappearances alongside him and his Kremlings as the antagonists. The final world would end with a boss gauntlet with rematches against both Tiki Tong and Lord Frederick before finally facing off against the big man himself.

[@luliby2309]

That's the one thing that bugs me about DK Country Returns and Tropical Freeze. No K. Rool or Kremlings. Just like how comic characters have "their" villains that they fight, game characters have that too. Mario fights Bowser. Link fights Ganon. Samus...has a lot of enemies I suppose, but you can point to the Metroids cause that's what the series is called. Finally, Donkey Kong has K. Rool. Returns kinda disappointed me at first enemy-wise because they were just these general enemies (haven't finished it yet though, so it could change). Tropical Freeze has a great theme of icy and arctic enemies, but those games lacking the kremlings of the earlier entries was very noticeable.

[@Ninjaananas]

Imagine if K. Rool took a Bowser identity next time and we had a Mario and Donkey Kong mash up.

[@DonaldvsSephy]

I wanna see K.Rool and the Kremlings come back, but not as the main villains. I want K.Rool to be sort of a frenemy to the Kongs. DK’s a laid-back guy, he’d pal around with K.Rool in spite of past murder attempts. K.Rool would equally be a help and a health hazard.

[@nickk3077]

Is it wrong that I prefer the idea of the DKC series trying new thing and not sticking to the same main villain? It keeps things interesting and unpredictable. I don't think K. Rool should be axed entirely though. Maybe he can be thrown in as a bonus boss for 100% completion?

[@MrPotatoShed]

Make K. Rool the Krock Father with his goons terrorizing a 1920's-style city. DK and his friends would have to break into his Night Klub and defeat him in an ultimate rap vs. crooning battle. Maybe the protagonist should be Funky Kong?

[@tylerox9]

Im gonna go Queen K. Roolevere. No, not his wife. He taken so many hits to the head he thinks he a woman now, dressing in royal garbs and everything. He goes full Camelot-esque mythos with Croc Knights and a Round Table of bosses. The final boss begins a tamed phase 1 that homages the og king fight. After a final blow and a fakeout finish, the last bonk on the head knocks him back to sanity where he throws off the queen dress, rebecoming King K. Rool for a final showdown with all new tricks and attacks and style, including a magic Crocaliber sword.

[@gavinsiville9969]

K. Rool coming out! I’m so proud

[@josuepaulin625]

Maybe an astronaut would be cool. He could use rockets and asteroids as attacks. Plus there would be anti-gravity in the fight

[@FelixS.]

King K Rool will return in DKC6 I am pretty confident about that.

[@deoxxys]

I think he made this video just to spite me after saying that I dont really like his Donkey Kong videos. XD

[@bostin1472]

What if he moved to the moon and built a space ship to come back and steal all the bananas, and his fight would take place on the ship while it’s leaving orbit.

[@GameDevJosh]

Medieval Times King K Rool. The Black Knight would be dope

[@ChrisTheFields]

Honestly, given what K Roolenstein says in DKC3... I kinda want to see the antagonist of DKC Returns 3 to be QUEEN K. Rool. Come on, Retro. Expand the lore.

[@WolfmanArt]

Why not make King K. Rool a powerful wizard?

[@jclkaytwo]

honestly, this. the theme can be utilized in creative ways, and it lines up with his past fights where he turns invisible.

[@xidjav1836]

A space game where the prologue is a different game like Metroid but more slapstick comedy, by the end you are introduced to his first boss fight in a rocketship, samus gets bodied and are left with kongs who beats him but accidentally presses the launch button into a entirely different galaxy

[@shamroksoldier]

I want Mecha K. Rool and this would work perfectly with the Wild West theme. He could start with a classic pistol-slingin' boss fight, throwing tumbleweeds and whatnot, then for his final phase he'd hop in a massive steam engine mecha-suit thing and hang on the right side of the screen. Then, you'd hop on a train in pursuit and have to platform/dodge your way over to his steam engine and/or chuck barrels at the cockpit until it bombastically explodes and the ol' King gets blasted off into the sunset like Team Rocket.

[@Stario1Up]

Honestly, I've always said that K. Rool should be EVERY boss (or every other boss) for the next DKC so they can just keep costume swapping, ENDING on a 3 phase fight that's him going to his "greatest hits" but remixed or even combined (Wearing the backpack, pirate suit, boxing belt AND crown and cape? Horrifying.)

[@snomangaming]

THAT'S a great idea - it'd be like the opposite of Bowser, instead of a minion just acting like him and the princess is in another castle, he just keeps coming back to fight some more. I love it

[@mrpiranhas5405]

Rip dk month 2014-2021 😭😭😭

[@KbanjoK]

So sad honestly

[@hizersnizer]

RIP

[@Nefnoj]

One thing I'd love to see in a new Donkey Kong title is an all-star cast returning as villains: World 1 would have Lord Fredrik, World 2 would have Tiki Tong, World 3 would have the Ghastly King or Evil Kings from Jungle Beat, and then each subsequent world would be a K. Rool iteration. An homage to Donkey Kong history. And, naturally, each playable Kong would return in this Donkey Kong loveletter. I feel like the best gameplay loop would parallel Mario 3D World, having its linear platforming level design, but with Donkey Kong Country's fast technical movement, feeling more like a 3D Donkey Kong Country game than Donkey Kong 64 did.

[@maximus4765]

One of my favorite elements of k rool as a character is how he gets you to take his plans semi seriously but pulls off being a complete goof at the same time. He's intimidating, but fun, and that makes him cool. Also Crocodiles n alligators are badass.

[@Sjono]

King K Rool successfully kidnapped Donkey Kong & Diddy Kong twice I wouldn’t call him an ineffectual buffoon who barely succeeds

[@DwarfTroll]

My idea for a new DKC would be that it has a prison theme. Just imagine: a dark, dangerous and mysterious, caved island, surrounded by sharks, sharp cliffs, dangerous reefs and sunken ships. King K. Rool comes to this island as a prisoner and thinks: "Oh my God! It's perfect, this my Kremlings is our new home!" And whoosh he breaks his chains, the Kremlings have broken out and have taken over the island. King K. Rool would have something like a Count of Monte Cristo identity ... maybe (the title Count bites a little with its king title, I know... or another suitable prison identity, maybe like the boss from the movie No Escape. But actually I like Monte Cristo ...) The Kremlings could wear black and white striped or orange prison clothes. And some would still have handcuffed around their wrists with chains, some of them additionally attached with iron balls(iron balls like the cannon balls in DKC2 maybe ??? ;-D) There would be a reunion with the Kremling (I think from DKC3) who was orange and jumped on his tail . Now he's wearing a straitjacket and a mask like Hannibal Lecter. And of course there would also be a reunion with many others. There could be a cemetery / ghost world in which there would be a reunion with Neckys (maybe they wear as vultures, which they are, maybe the mask of a hangman / executioner or something) And of course there would also be an ice world with a boss we know very well who wears an IRON MASK!?! Why the iron mask? Now King K. Roll only accepts ONE King on his new island! And that's himself. I also think that with this prison theme in mind, David Wise could create a breathtaking soundtrack for a DKC that could overshadow everything that has come before. Dark, mysterious and powerful. So Nintendo, I gave you the tools and the marble, now make a David out of it (or better: let Retro do it!) And damn it, give us the zingers back!

[@MarkieMX]

One of the most underrated final bosses. In the DKC trilogy, K.Rool was both menacing, crazy, and comedic.

[@potomax]

"why does he want bananas, he's a crocodile". I've been asking that exact question for dozens of years now.

[@masonasaro2118]

To rasom for the crystal coconut, At least in the cartoon.

[@the3dluxe53]

Probably to starve DK so he can take DK island for himself.

[@stijngryp2589]

maybe a astronaut because everytime they make him higher in some way DKC 1: king: he rules over his race, DKC 2: pirate captain: same thing but with more skill, DKC 3:scientist: his intelligens is higher, DKC 64: bokser: he is a champion in a very valiont sport (sorry i don't know how to spell that word in english)

[@DontMindJoe]

K. Rool the kidd would be cool Personally id like to see K. Rool take on multiple personas in one game, imagine if you fight K. Rool at the end of each set of locations and his persona matches the theme, so yea mad dog K. Rool in a desert style area, Kount K. Rool (Dracula) in a spooky castle themed area, Czar K. Roolski in a icy area etc. I just think it would be hilarious to see him change constantly in one game

[@GhrexSD]

If K. Rool comes back in Donkey Kong Country 6, his personality should bear resemblance to his appearance in DK64 instead of the "haha I am so mean" bad guy.png in King of Swing and Jungle Climber. This time around K. Rool won't want to blow up the island, but instead he will personally want to destroy each and every Kong(taking up the identity of a hunter). The Kongs could pursue some other adventure while K. Rool tries to take them down one by one, which can create gameplay similar to Metroid Fusion where the S-A-X tries to hunt and kill you. There is so much potential and I hope Retro Studios puts that potential to the test.

[@theheroesofcrash311]

How about an evil sorcerer K. Rool? Or what if he kept his crown like in his boxer persona, but had knight's armor, like an evil take on King Arthur? Or Space Kommander K. Rool, ready to blast the Kongs from the depths of space? Btw, it's been suggested by Rare that K. Rool hates bananas... he merely stole them in the hopes of starving the Kongs and moving in on their turf.

[@porky1118]

What I liked most about the first Battle against King K. Rool is not the fake credits, but how suddenly he appears. First I saw the ship on the overworld and thought "Oh nice, a whole pirate ship wold. Must be the last world" But when I entered the world, I wasn't brought to a level select screen, but just entered a level. I thought "Oh, this must be the last level already" Then I went along, expecting a normal, difficult level, but then, K. Rool was just there without an introduction and the fight began.

[@mattb6522]

I hope K. Rool makes a comeback in a future Donkey Kong game. I mean, the Tikis and Lord Fredrik were kind of bland baddies compared to K. Rool. K. Rool had a more whimsical presence and I could see a grandiose final battle with him and the Kongs in a modern Donkey Kong game. I hope Retro Studios (or whoever makes a new Donkey Kong game) brings back the Kremlings for their long overdue return!

[@jarerarebear1765]

One idea I have is K. Rool being a criminal overlord called Kingpin K. Rool, where he's terrorizing New Donk City, so Mayor Pauline enlists the help of DK and Cranky to fight the Kremling Gang and end their reign of terror over the city.

[@ChaunceyGardener]

What's the deal with kings always being villains in Nintendo games? King Koopa, King K Rool, Wart, King Dedede, King Kong...

[@jelanistowers6504]

As someone who beat him for the first time yesterday in DKC2. It's not that scary. He's definitely challenging, but at that point there's so much that you've overcome that you're just prepared for a long battle. Plus, the bee fight was worse imo.

[@juanrodriguez9971]

I have one idea for a new theme, make it about superheroes, where he at first takes the role of a generic superhero, your typical parody of superman, and finish it with actual supervillain aesthetics, you know, the purple or red clothes, a giant robot, his minions holding futuristic but useless weapons, clouds of mysterious substances that does everything except for killing you (age-changing gas, size-changing gas, species-changing gas, you get it), maybe giving the stage some diverse comic book aesthetics from both manga and comics, both old and new, with thematic levels that changes the whole aesthetic of the level. Or what about a musical theme? With levels about manufacturing the instruments, taking inspiration from many countries, and the final battle changing between all the countries, maybe starting with classic jazz, then is a mariachi, then dances like a Hawaiian girl, becomes a reference to kiss, some Russian persecution, etc. With musical levels like in Rayman Legends but with the DK style.

[@baseddragoon2008]

A western K.Rool sounds really good honestly. Now I've give the idea of what K Rool should do next and I've took it in a different approach. I thought about the idea that K.Rool kidnaps Mario and rather than destroy DK isle he tries to eliminate the mushroom Kingdom. Now I don't know the cannon of sides games and where the timeline of mario and dk per say align but the idea of K.Rool causing havoc to Mario somebody the Kong family has a rough history with. I think it could be an interesting approach.

[@lordroy88]

K. Rool looks a lot like Wart from Super Mario Bros 2

[@jclkaytwo]

he looks just like king koopa from the mario cartoon tbh

[@dinogamer9133]

Astronaut k.rool may match, i mean... ...They sent only monkeys in space before the man?🎺🐊

[@evanthehuman1873]

Well I thought Nintendo could create a game for a sequel to tropical freeze and the name would be three bad bananas were the snow mads and tikis join forces but king K. Rool would come on a ship with a lot of kremlins and all the other bad guys and it’s the biggest game yet

[@crisisanagram3916]

Dunno why, but It would be hillarious if K. Rool did a jester theme if they brought him as a boss in DKC.

[@MoonSpiritChannel]

Maybe make King K. Rool into a tyrannical commader, becoming Kommander K. Rool. Or to be more on the nose or whatever, Komrade K. Rool, leader of the Krem-Land!

[@andrewnewell1142]

I want a western, but a weird western that covers all the places that fit a western tale. 7 samurai, spaghetti westerns, anything that has a conflict of bandits and Johnny Law

[@kassachap]

I love King.K.Rool he needs to come back! Great video by the way 🙂

[@Garryzilla]

Actually I say that the next that king k rool came back as a Dino croc filled with Dino enemies it would be fantastic

[@stijngryp2589]

maybe a movie director/game develepor it would trow of everyone with a twist villain as we find out or something

[@NukeOTron]

Personally, I'm the kind of guy who wants to see King K. Rool be a villain for a Wario game, to prove that there's nothing too strange about the Mario universe. Not to mention, they could make interesting rivals.

[@kinguskrewus]

Said this before and will continue to till the day I die. Hail to the King of the Kremlings!

[@cosmicXtropics]

He steals the bananas only to use the peels to polish his belly armour. Then he throws away the banana. The ultimate rotten deed to end the DK and the apes.

[@pyrrhickong]

I kind of love the spot K Rool is in now - clawing his way back to relevancy through sheer bravado and a desire to one-up Donkey Kong. So I'd say, play that bit up for his next appearance. Make him specifically there to counter the Kongs and make their lives living Hells. Give him a jetpack to fight against Diddy in a field of burning brambles to mock the famous bits of Donkey Kong Country 2. Have him fail to send robots with giant fruit weapons out against Funky. Have him throw barrels at Cranky Kong. And end it all with a big fight against DK - no gimmicks, just K Rool at his most feral and deranged, cape shredded, crown discarded, attempting to overpower the big ape in pure strength and speed. And give him a tie that he makes out of the scraps of his cape to really sell it. And then just as a final thing, do you remember the discarded concept for Banjo-Threeie that involved Gruntilda competing with Banjo to finish objectives in a level? I would LOVE if K Rool had a post-game challenge that was that - just reframe the already-existing time trials into races against K Rool. Maybe beat enough of them and unlock a secret final boss or a playable K Rool as a New Game Plus kind of bonus? Give me SOME incentive to do them! Thank you for propping the big ape up for so long!

[@Wario_B]

I want this so badly now! I loved the deranged and insane part of K. Rool’s character and to see that return and turned up to 11 would be the perfect way to bring him back

[@MrLeFilipfloppyvelarde]

mad scientist? mad king? mad pirate?! its time to get witj tje times...mad militar man...or mad president

[@beaniebooadventures4757]

Prehistoric theme and dr. Paleontologist k rool and dino Kremlings!

[@MsDarkz123]

What's that Gangplank Galleon remix called of?

[@MariotheAnimator]

I personally think the greatest comeback for K. Rool is as a KORPORATE KEO. K. Rool gets this giant TUBE to suck all the banana's out of the horde for profit. A BANANA REPUBLIC if you will. Donkey Kong must follow the pipe through the 8 worlds until he makes it to K. Rool's corporate tower, which is still being built with, get this, RED GIRDERS. His Kremlings would all be in suits and throw briefcases at you, and there'd be a bigger emphasis on technology vs. nature and how they two theme can coexist. Think the Wooded Kingdom in Mario Odyssey. I just wanna see K. Rool in a snazzy suit, I drew this a few years back instagram.com/p/BvrtcvShMh4/?

[@thesnatcher3616]

I always thought that the Dlkc2 adaptation should come back. K Rool in that game was ruthless, barbaric, cruel, and crazy all at the same time. It's implied that he beat Donkey Kong for fun before Diddy and Dixie came to the rescue. While his moves do have some sort of whimsicality to them, it doesn't stop it from being intense and dark. The spiky balls and sound effects all exemplify this attribute and I would love to see a modern rendition of it. I personally think He, along with every villain Dk has ever faced, will team up in Dkc Returns 3. Just think about the possible interactions between the Snomads and the Kremlings! Think about how the levels could combine the dark atmosphere of dkc2, and the sheer spectacle and grandiosity of Tropical Freeze! It would be the definitive Donkey Kong game and would not only be the ultimate homage to the character but an ultimate homage to the entire Dkc universe. A Mario Odyssey of Donkey Kong if you will.

[@Azureblue25]

I totally agree with all of this, and it’s probably part of the reason why Kaptain K. Rool has always been my favorite adaptation of the character, followed by his regular King adaptation of course.

[@guillaumelemieux7686]

I’d have K. Rool team up with Bowser that would be lit

[@pmerks]

Just 102% beat DKC2 again last night. Very excited to check out your race! Have always loved Donkey Kong Month and I’m sad to see it go. But I’m sure we’ll get some new content if a new game ever comes out!

[@wundervideo]

I think the Wild West theme is a good idea and fits well with an idea I had for DKR3: K. Rool uniting the previous two antagonists from DKCR and TF with the Kremlings, or in this case could be called something like the K Rool gang or Kremling gang, a band of outlaws under his leadership. I can imagine the Spaghetti western style cuts showing villains like Lord Fredrik in a weird cowboy Viking fusion costume.

[@gavinsiville9969]

It could be like Rango in a way

[@donkeyshspittle]

K. Rool's new theme is cavemen, and the Kremlings lead the Kongs to a Dinosaur Island filled with all sorts of prehistoric pests. He'd wear a red animal pelt resembling his red cape, and the fight is a chase through a bubbling tar pit as Cave K. Rool rides a giant Deinosuchus.

[@masonasaro2118]

Only if dk can ride yoshi

[@JoaoAgile]

I love King K. Rool and you can imagine my reaction when he was revealed to be in Smash! Also, props to the kongs mimicking K. Rool's jumps at 2:38 lol

[@Marsh388]

A Roman Emperor... K. Roolius Caesar or Kaligula K. Rool.

[@Ciara_Foxx]

K Rool was retired at the right time. I don't ever wanna see him as the Big Baddy in DK; It's been done enough. What I would be open to is something like Sonic Adventure 2; where DK and KR team up against a common antagonist. Half the game is DK levels, half the game is KR levels; they each play differently and completing their individual storylines unlocks the true final boss where they team up to protect whatever their mutual interest is.

[@JONATHANP1619]

That lizard has one of the best theme ever. Gank Plank Galleon is a pure masterpiece.

[@justaspectator9762]

LOL I'm playing donkey kong right now and this is uploaded

[@simonziiz]

What about a Circus King K. Rool

[@awkwardsilence4427]

I was so convinced that the final boss of Tropical Freeze would be King K. Rool in disguise. From the opening cutscene where the actual final boss was hidden in shadow, with a body shape very similar to Rool’s...I was expecting him to reveal himself as such once I finally got to the final boss. The fact that he wasn’t definitely deflated the excitement for the final boss for me a good bit.

[@boygame1955]

Two problems with that idea. 1; The KRool reveal wouldn't work bc you need to show the kremling krew. 2; K.Rool & his crew are reptiles, which can't handle the freezing cold.

[@awkwardsilence4427]

@@boygame1955 1. Not necessarily. It could be that the Kremlings finally had enough of his poor leadership resulting in them constantly being defeated by the Kongs and so ousted him as leader & outcasted him, hence why he’s now throwing in with the Snowmads. 2. Meh. Bit weird to want to throw in realism in this specific instance when there’s oh so many other unrealistic things that happen in the DKC games. Besides which, the Kremlings seemed to have had no problem being enemies in both DKC1’s & DKC3’s snow worlds.

[@Nilso2]

I really like watching your videos. :)

[@snomangaming]

Happy to hear that!

[@Medusa7700Siren]

Your mama’s Bowser lol 😂 cracked me up My other favorite video game villain reptile next to K.Rool himself 💕

[@NintenDopeman]

I always wanted him to come back as a ghost. Death would explain his long absence, the game could take on a horror theme, and it's not like the series is a stranger to killing off characters just to bring them back as phantoms cough cough Wrinkly.

[@goobrious7505]

I'm a big fan of the Cowboy K. Rool idea. If we go off the idea that every encounter with him he takes on another motif it would fit in perfectly. I also think it would be great to see him don the attire of a Samurai. Imagine your final encounter with him, instead of using all sorts of tricks and trinkets he just comes at you with a katana and it's DK who has to use the environment to get the upper hand this time.

[@ShadowWolfTJC]

Here are some of my ideas for K.Rool disguises: - Sir K.Rool the Black Knight - Don K.Rool the Mob Boss - K.Rool Khan the Marauding Mongolian Invader - Shogun K.Rool the Samurai Lord - Caliph K.Rool the Wicked Middle-Eastern Shah - Chief K.Rool the Bloodthirsty (or Bananathirsty) Mesoamerican Emperor (with a God Complex) - Jarl K.Rool the Viking Raider - Kaiser K.Rool / K.Rooleon Crocaparte the Warmongering General - Dr. K.Rool the Power-Hungry Evil Genius Supervillain (more akin to a typical superhero villain or superspy villain than the Frankenstein-like Baron K.Roolenstein) - First Citizen K.Rool the Big-Brother-Esque Totalitarian Dictator - CEO K.Rool the Megalomaniacal Head of a Monopolistic Megacorp (possibly with a cyberpunk theme) - Darth K.Rool the Sci-Fi Space Tyrant

[@LennyWhatever2]

Honestly they could've given K. Rool and his krew a viking theme rather than making an entirely new set of characters in Tropical Freeze and literally nothing would be different.

[@DetournementArc]

Instead of just one new gimmick, give him all of them. Each world in DKCR3 could be an homage to a different genre and a different new identity for K. Rool, menacing you throughout the world before skipping out after a miniboss-fight, but not before introducing the world's unique boss Yoshi's Story Kamek style. King K Rool and "Very Gnawty But Good" in a Jungle for world 1. Kaptain K. Rool and a mechanical shark/submarine/pirate ship for world 2. Baron Von Roolenstein chasing the Kongs through a steampunk London in a building-sized KAOS for world 3. A wild-west train fight against The Rool Gang in world 4. Kount Drac-Rool-a (I'm sorry) menacing them through world 5's horror themed zones. World 6 tops things off with Kosmonaut K. Rool's sci-fi moon base where he plans to launch Krooze missiles at DK Isle. Then you hit World 7. in the Moon's Kore, where you find that K. Rool hasn't been quickchanging costumes, he's been Kloning himself. Thus ensues a boss rush against all the K. Rools, who have to this point just been mini-boss esque preambles to the big fights but you now have to contend with two at a time. After defeating all of them, the true original K. Rool finally shows himself, with some properly Final Boss quality to him for a final match-up with the Kongs.

[@Kraziel797]

King K.Rool should comeback permanently since its official by the fans that he is the Bowser for Donkey Kong. Speaking of which if we can go nuts over a good Donkey Kong game how bout a massive crossover between the Mushroom Kingdom, Hyrule and Kongobong isle. The villains will switch the roles to give the three main Nintendo heroes a hard time. K.Rool can lead the airship fleet since Bowser has the tendency to steal his style, Bowser can deal with Hyrule since he's a dragon and Ganondorf can deal with Donkey Kong with Diddy Kong's nemesis as a decoy Wizpig (from Diddy Kong racing which we still didn't got a sequel to but maybe we can get the Canceled Donkey Kong racing maybe???)

[@cookiescream8628]

As I rewatch this video a year later and reading all the comments, I’m surprised nobody came up with my idea especially with how obvious it is. I do love everyone’s Western, Mafia, hell, I even read a comment of him being a Russia Kosmonaut or some KGB related thing. But that got me thinking. Mr. President Kenndy K. Rool His tagline is "Make Kongo Bongo Great Again" This works too because you can also uses the previous military theme from the first game, but also expand upon it by stuff like the secret service, fbi, cia, and etc. Plus it could be a mashup of some fan favorite characters with k Rool being a true supporter of second amendment rights and granting everyone in his army a coconut gun that fired in spurts. K Rool’s boss fight could be him making new laws and bs to try to kill you.

[@UncaDunca]

I think seeing K Rool attempt a “Cyberpunk-style” ship and armor. The comedy could come from the fact he lacks the knowledge, technology, or recourses to do so properly so all his minions and weapons come out looking goofy and they eventually fail him

[@ericwijaya2119]

K Rool is like DK's Bowser. DK Isle just isn't the same without him. Tiki Tong is basically just pre-Odyssey Knucklotec, and for a game about DK Isle being encased in ice, Fredrik is incredibly anticlimactic.

[@soulubilityofficial6635]

I don’t know if I would say that I believe it’s true, but a theory I thought up is that in Donkey Kong Country Donkey Kong‘s island is not in fact his land to begin with. There’s a lot of abandoned architecture on the island like statues of Kremlings as well as Kremkroc Industries Inc. Not to mention all the abandoned, rundown mine shafts. The Kremlings are just trying to take it back by starving him out by taking his banana hoard. During donkey Kong 64 there’s talk of the Great Ape War, and I believe that it was probably a turf war of some sort where the Kongs ended up taking part of the Kremlings’ land. By DK64 K. Rool has completely lost it and decided that if he can’t have his home turf which he lost in Donkey Kong Country 2 and knowing he can’t get back the land he and his people lost control of because of all the times DK has bested him, then he might as well have the last laugh by destroying it with a giant laser.

[@stanstanstan2597]

What timing! I happened to stumble across the DK Wiki a few days back and I made this post about K Rool there. Here it is if you’re interested. And yeah, he’s a pretty great comic relief villain, and had a lot more personality that Tiki Tong. Frederick was a step in the right direction, but K Rool still hasn’t been beat. Hey there. In this here post, I’ll be going over what I would consider the ideal structure of a hypothetical future bossfight featuring King K Rool, should he ever return. This, obviously, isn’t some sort of prediction or anything of the sort, as clearly Retro doesn’t want to reuse ALL of what Rare left them, which I don’t blame them for-creative liberty is important. But to the next developer to take the reins of the series, or whoever else might want to join me in my musings, here’s what I think. Ok, so the basic outline for this fight is that a feral, crazy K Rool, who has been living alone on a brutal and savage island since his defeat at the end of DK64, will attempt to get vengeance on the Kongs one final time, using all his previous tricks. This may seem like over-reliance on the character’s past, but it makes sense in this context. Think about it. Our favorite royal alligator agitator has been alone with his thoughts, desperately attempting to survive, for just about 20 years. He’s been able to do nothing but ruminate on his previous defeats, and drive himself mad with rage over the futility of trying to defeat the Kongs all these years. Specifically, my idea is that he would switch personalities on the fly over the course of multiple phases, using a new version of his old attacks each time. The fight would feature 3 phases for the main part, and a fourth (possibly limited to if you’ve fully completed the game???) to cap it off. Phase One: For this phase, he would use his original King personality. His attacks would consist of: A: The Krown-arang. He would throw his crown, now dented and with a tip having fallen off, attempting to hit the Kongs. It would get faster for every successful hit, and for the final throw, it would act as a homing missile through strange magic-and the Kongs have to roll between his legs to use it against him. B: Belly-flopping. He would use this between iterations of Attack A, in an attempt to hurt the Kongs without getting hurt himself. The goal is simply to survive the attack and try to reach the next Krown throw. It would increase in speed every time as well, at first being quite slow, and then speeding up to the point where it’s a serious test of your reaction time. Phase Two: This would feature the Kaptain personality, and the attacks would consist of: A: Blunderbuss I can’t decide if this would be a brand-new Blunderbuss, or the original in a state of disrepair after enduring the harsh conditions of the island K Rool was stuck on. Regardless, the gun would be similar to its use in DKC2. It would alternate between shooting spike balls, and balls that could be grabbed and used against him when he attempted to vacuum the Kongs in. This time, however, the goal is to push him back into spikes on either side of the arena. He no longer simply takes damage from the backfire of the gun, but it gives him a lot of knock back. This would take three successful Kannonball throws, but getting vacuumed in would result in the Kaptain gaining ground. Once he hits the spikes, the phase immediately switches to the next one. B: Status Effects. This attack revolves around the Kongs’ ability to avoid blasts of status-causing gasses from the Blunderbuss, while remaining away from the left and right sides of the arena due to the spikes. The status effects might reverse controls, make the Kongs slow, make the Kongs way too fast, or things like that, that make it much more difficult to succeed in the fight. Phase Three: This phase uses the Baron K Roolenstein persona. DKC3 isn’t a very popular game (sssshhhhhh, don’t tell Dogleader), but I think I can work with adapting its final boss. The attacks featured would be: A: Electrical Shock Floor Though the Baron’s old propeller pack has seen better days, it can still manage to keep him aloft-and that it does. He’s able to throw down electricity generators, which make an electrical link between each other, which he will activate once he notices the Kongs on the ground. The object is to drop down for just a split second, causing him to use the generators, before going to a higher platform within one second in order to avoid a shock. The generators can only be used three times, however, and once that happens, the Baron will drop down to recharge them with a zappy stick thing. This is when the Kongs should jump on his head. However, he runs quicker each phase, so timing is important. B: Items from the ceiling. I’m not sure about where this battle would be fought, but I want there to be something loosely attacked to the ceiling-or for the ceiling to be able to crumble apart. This is because, between phases of Attack A, the King will disregard the electrical floor, and will instead punch the ceiling above the Kongs, raining down [INSERT OBJECT HERE]. The Kongs should simply dodge this barrage, and move on. Before we move on to Phase 4, I would like to emphasize the essence of what I’m going for with K. Rool’s identity during the fight. Remember, though he was quite Krool (insert audience laugh track) and, honestly, unstable before, he’s now gone completely off the deep end. Theoretically, his animations while running about and attacking would have him frothing at the mouth, randomly laughing, looking around the room almost in a schizophrenic manner, and his body would be covered in scars and bandages. His eyes would have deep bags under them, and his outfits and props would be tattered, and definitely show the wear-and-tear they’ve been through. Additionally, you know how when you run into an enemy, you just take damage, and the Kongs do a little injured animation? For K. Rool, this would be different. Touching him during battle would result in him scratching, clawing, and most importantly, biting the Kongs with the ferocity expected of a reptile with the capacity for insanity. We clear on that? Good. Now let’s move on to the Final Phase. KRUSHA K ROOL The final persona established by K. Rool. A proud boxer, appealing to the King’s inner ego and self-obsession. He was a showboater, fitting for a boxer-somebody obviously proud of their strength. My idea is, after defeating the Baron K Roolenstein persona, the Kongs think the battle is over. They celebrate, and begin to leave, but then they hear a deep cackling. Just like in the olden days, K. Rool used a fake-out for the sake of gaining a moment to rest. He quickly switched to the Krusha persona and-here’s where I run into a dilemma. Are these battles taking place in a 2-D platformer, or a 3-D platformer? The ideas presented thus far, while technically doable in either dimension, are definitely skewed towards a 2D game-because they’re based on ideas from 2D games. I don’t know how well Krusha’s attacks might work in the second dimension, but regardless.... A: Punches. The Kongs would have to duck to avoid high punches, and jump over high punches. Eventually, Krusha would try to throw a powerful punch, but end up spinning himself around, getting dizzy, and falling on his tail. This is when the Kongs would jump on his exposed belly, breaking apart his belt buckle a little more each time. B: Tail whips. Since a lot of his attacks in DK64, from what I understand, are built around the previous Kongs’ abilities, (as I talked about in a recent post, I have not yet played it) and I don’t know what all characters would be playable in this hypothetical game, let alone what dimensions the game would be played in, I have to take some creative liberties. So for his secondary attack here, he’d spin his tail around, forcing the Kongs to outrun him over to the over side of the arena, and quickly shooting themselves over him in a barrel, repeating the process a few times before he goes back to punching. After the third jump on Krusha’s belly, his belt buckle is broken. All playable Kongs join together to give the Greater Gator a beat down, a button-mashing segment akin to that found in Returns and Tropical Freeze. I don’t know if I would want to open it up to his eventual re-return or not, I have mixed feelings on that. Should be be simply launched into the horizon? Should he be given a more permanent end, like being launched into DK Island’s volcano? Should he be explicitly preserved for a future game, via being frozen (or something to that effect)? Give me your thoughts on the post and the closing question in the comments

[@GoofballPaul]

Other themes the next K.Rool fight could have could be *Emperor* K. Rool (With a waay more over the top royal costume, maybe a cape that completely covers his body and hides two pegs he is standing on to be taller, over the course of the batle you destroy the costume making the pegs fall appart and dwarfing him back to his regular size, or perhaps a warlock/evil wizard theme could be neat. Maybe... maybe him piloting a mecha? Ooooh what about samurai theming.

[@theray4002]

Idk, but I think it would be kinda cool of he fired or maybe did something worse to his kremlin army and in there place employed a whole bunch of robots and when you’d fight him he’d be like some weird cyborg creature. Does it make sense? No. Is it fitting for the character? Idk. Is it awesome and intimidating? Uh, yeah!