One stormy night, while the jungle was thick with fog, a sinister group of pirates known as the crept onto the island. Led by the greedy King K. Rool , they didn't want gold or jewels; they wanted every single banana Donkey Kong owned. They believed that by stealing the island's food supply, they could starve the Kongs and take over the jungle for themselves.
Deep in the heart of the jungle, on an island shaped like a giant gorilla’s head, lived . He spent most of his days napping on a literal mountain of bananas—his prized "Banana Hoard"—or hanging out with his quick-witted nephew, Diddy Kong .
Donkey Kong’s name comes from creator Shigeru Miyamoto wanting to convey "stubborn" (Donkey) and "gorilla" (Kong).
The cool surfer who provided barrel-plane flights across the island.
