King K. Rool

King K. Rool is the primary antagonist of the Donkey Kong franchise. He is the arch-enemy of Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong and their friends and the ruler of the Kremlings. King K. Rool has on various occasions stolen the Kongs' Banana Hoard seemingly unknown reason, although it has been theorized that he steals the hoard because he wants to starve the Kongs, alongside personally liking bananas. He has even gone as far as kidnapping members of the Kong Family on certain occasions.

While he is considered the main villain of the series, he has in later years been replaced by other villains, such as the Tiki Tak Tribe and Lord Fredrik. He hasn't appeared in any of Retro Studios Donkey Kong games yet, maybe he will appear as a prominent character in the next game.

Donkey Kong Country
King K. Rool makes his first appearance in the SNES game Donkey Kong Country as the main antagonist and final boss. He and his Kremling Krew come to Donkey Kong Island to steal their Banana Hoard. The Kremlings did encounter very little resistance, as Diddy Kong was the only one who actually guarded the Banana Hoard, and he got captured in a DK Barrel.

After adventuring through several islands, Donkey Kong and his nephew Diddy Kong reached King K. Rool's ship, the Gangplank Galleon. It is here the final battle takes place. His attacks vary from using his chrown as a boomerang and running into the Kongs. If the Kongs manages to hit him a total of four times, he makes cannonballs fall straightly from the sky. When he is hit 7 times, the fake credits pops up on the screen, stating that the game was created by the Kremling Krew. After the fake credits are done, King K. Rool jumps and attempts to stomp on the Kongs by jumping straightly at them. After he is hit 10 times he is defeated. The cast of the game appears and the real credits roll.