Former Rare Devs Playtonic Want Donkey Kong Country Villain K. Rool In Super Smash Bros.

Many people would agree with them since it's King K. Rool. But I don't care anyways.

Yes! Bring on King K. Rool!

Allready voted for Hershel Layton, but I hope K Rool makes the cut too

It's who I voted for!

I'm not sure why everybody want King K Rool in Smash. I'm sure he would be good but there are many other players I'd rather see like Waluigi, Toad, and Rayman(?). Maybe it's just because I never was into Donkey Kong.

It's turning into a freakin presidental election!

I wouldn't mind it if he made the cut. For me personally though, I cannot stray away from how fantastic Shovel Knight would be to the line up.

I have no objections to it.

But I want Candy Kong =P

Seriously, though, this is crazy what happens here. I mean, even if we get a new chara for SSBU, it will take months for them to make the chara and then, we have to pay for it. In the end, there will be a lot of people, who will say "THAT IS NOT THE CHARA I WANTED!!!! F U NINTENDO" and people will cry even more and drama will drown the whole crap.

So... I have the feeling that this is end REALLY BADLY!

Captain K. Rool and Baron K. Roolenstein should be costume skins for King K. Rool if he makes it in.

There is also a big forum thread dedicated to King K Rool

http://smashboards.com/threads/k-rools-kremling-kutthroats-get-onto-smashbros-com-and-krocthevote-time-for-our-finest-hour.324259/

and it is great to see someone analyze each and every possible element that can be translated into various moves for our Krazy Kutthroat

I want Toadette (or Toad with Toadette being and alternate)

All of my yes.

As for newcomers, K Rool would be perfect.

Hell yeah i want King K. Rool in this game! He would totally be my new main!

He ain't midna.

Oh Nintendo... you opened the Box of Pandora with this poll XD
Now, there is only one thing to say:

LET THE MADNESS BEGIN!!! HAHAHAHAHA!!!

@erv Yeah that ain't Falco!

I like Dixie Kong... I wonder if she has a chance... she was my favourite character in the Donkey Kong Country games...
I'm know if they would make two DK characters as DLC and everyone seems to be giving K Rool attention.
I'd be happy to see K Rool too, but both would be good.

This is who I voted for. Would much rather have a classic, well known character like him instead if some of this other random anime characters I've seen being voted for.

I did my duty, I voted for King Rool!

This was who I voted for! We need K. Rool!

Yeah! Bring on K. Rool!

@whodatninja This is more important than the orange chicken president elections

Funny how Nintendo Life didn't include K. Rool in their poll, now publishes this as if it's coming out of nowhere. He's pretty much one of the top vote getters everywhere I look.

I'm pretty sure King K. Rool's already going to be in based on nearly everyone I see voting for him. All of the former Rare employees should just vote for him. Then it would be a guarantee.

I hear he's actually in the lead right now, so he seems pretty likely.

I surely wouldn't mind his inclusion, though he won't be getting my vote, since I never play with the 'heavy' characters in Smash.

no thanks.

The game could use more heavy weighted characters, so sure.

Retro created better villains with the Snomads...King K.Rool is kinda stupid...but the original games were pretty good.

Honestly the more I think about it, the more I think a monster Hunter would be ideal. It's a character that would draw people to other exclusive Nintendo content, something that would be entirely unique and fun, and something that would be easy (legally) to get into the game.

Oh heck yeah. I had being wanting K. Rool of DKC to be in Super Smash Bros. since even before the release of Super Smash Bros. Brawl. We definitely need more Nintendo villains, also Tatanga, Wart, Nergal, Girahim, Vaati, one of the space hunter from Metroid Prime Hunters, Fawful, Cackletta, etc., would be awesome too.

It must be a day that ends in Y. There's an article about someone wanting some character in Smash Bros.

Why do you people keep voting for Waluigi?! If you're going to vote for an assist at least vote for Dark Samus instead! Much better! Also a lot more sense too! We need more Metroid characters!

I played the trilogy back in the day and I find him as boring and uninspired as Waluigi. That's saying a lot.

I would rather have Pauline as another DK character.

No no no no no no no no no no no no no no

His design is so terribly bad, and he'd make an awful fighter. It would bum me out to see him getting in rather than an interesting character. I wouldn't buy him. Agree 100% with @sinalefa

Yes! I vote King K.Rool! He is one of the coolest DK characters ever!

Abso-freaking-lutely. I argued for K. Rool back in Brawl. DK as a series has gotten the shaft so many times in SSB that it's not funny. Only two characters from a series with tons of people to choose from (Dixie would be a close second, she practically writes herself). A series that practically cemented Nintendo as a video game company. They've historically gotten some of the worst stages in Smash Bros. Congo/Kongo Jungle was okay, Jungle Japes was (and still is) pretty crummy. Rumble Falls... Well, let's not go there. And now we have Jungle Hijinx which is a neat idea, but terrible in execution. Fighting in the background for any extended period is a literal eye-strain.

@arronishere please tell me you're joking

I personally don't want King K Rool for Smash Bros. His design is somewhat... Odd. Maybe if they re-designed him, it might look good, but I honestly don't see him making an appearance in Smash anytime soon. The characters I hope to make it into Smash are Ghirahim (Skyward Sword), Waluigi (Mario Party Series), or Dixie Kong (DK Series)

Wasn't these guys already backing Banjo-Kazooie? Doesn't matter to me, chose Simon Belmont.

I want K. Rool in Smash too!

Please, someone tell me, why is King K rool is so popular. I played DCK2 and on its other games he does the same. How is this guy memorable?

While im usually open to pretty much any newcomer, I rather not have King K rool, and the worst part is, he will probably get in.

@sp_initiate-001
Well these guys are former Rare devs. Anyway, K. Rool stands a much bigger chance than Banjo Kazooie considering he is owned by Nintendo and all, plus he is the iconic DK villian.

I don't mind getting K. Rool in the game, the guy deserves a chance + DK deserves more reps. Isaac first though

Now I just want Camelot to come out and say that they want Isaac to be in the game.

@ikki5

I voted for Captain Toad. That way you could easily get Toadette as a skin since she exists in Treasure Tracker and is functionally identical to Toad anyways.

I've been voting for King K. Rool and please send your votes for him! He is too awesome not to be in this game!!

"Beautiful children"...Pah! He's ugly as sin.

If I'm gonna vote for a DKC character, it's gonna be Cranky. K. Rool was a pretty neat villain, but that was ages ago, and he's been removed from his position as final baddy since Retro started making the DKC games. Now he'd only be another obscure addition to the roster (Lord knows he was in Mario Super Sluggers!)

Already went with Lest/Frey, but yeah, Smash needs more villains. Meta Knight and Dedede aren't really considered actual villains when you think about it. Same for Dark Pit.

@Tobias95 Yes! I hope Layton makes it

voting doesn’t guarantee that a character will be added to Smash Bros., only that Nintendo will consider it, although any characters that makes it through the approval process will appear on both the Wii U and the Nintendo 3DS. Sakurai has a complicated and in-depth process he uses to choose which characters go into Smash games, and that isn’t likely to change any time soon.

Obviously, there are a number of characters that fans would still like to see added to Smash Bros. WhileMetroid villain Ridley might never make his way to the main roster.

If King K. Rool got in, I wouldn't care if I didn't like any of the other choices

Good!

I think donkey Kong should get more attention. I'll vote for k. Rool cuz I think we need more villains. Platonic will be a legendary developer and I hope that because they want k. Rool in smash bros it points to them working with nintendo. We can hope.

I voted for King K. Rool when they announced it. I thought I'd be the only one. I had no idea how popular he was going to be.

I would laugh so hard and loud if Nintendo put up this ballot not to determine a character for DLC in Smash, but to get everyone groveling to put their character in. It makes Nintendo the "king" again, like in the old days, and that's exactly what they did with amiibo. It would be absolutely delicious.

I mean, this can only end badly, but in a very entertaining way.

They also said they'd like to see Banjo & Kazooie, and that's who I voted for. I'm not that big a K. Rool fan to be honest, but I'd be incredibly stoked to see the Bear & Bird in there. =)

Seeing as I myself voted for him as well you can bet he is one of my most wanted new characters! All this publicity that he is getting is making me hopeful that it will happen! Have him and Banjo Kazooie in the game and I will be complete.

@Tasuki

Not at all. Nintendo owns all rights to K. Rool AND the Kremlings, which is why they appeared in DK: King of Swing, DK Jungle Climber, Barrel Blast on the Wii and Super Mario Sluggers. Any DKC characters created by Rare are now Nintendo property and have been forever.

As a side note, people; K. Rool and krew are in all of the DKC, Donkey Kong Land games and DK64 all of which are now (or will be soon in the US, for DK64) on the Wii U or 3DS virtual console. Kids who grew up in the buyout era get to actually see K. Rool aside from him being a trophy in Brawl or Sm4sh.

I've been wanting K. Rool in Smash ever since BRAWL! It sure disappointed me once we learned the full roster of Smash Wii U. Two DKC games where he was a no-show and then he was left out of Smash yet again.

I never could have imagined K Rool getting this much praise now though! I sure hope he gets in, it'll make me buy Smash instantly! (No I haven't bought it yet!)

@Tasuki Definitely not. The Kremlings were going to be used for a Battletoads game that was in the works at the same time as DKC, but Rare decided to use them as the villains in DKC instead because they found them a good fit for the game.

All characters in the DKC games belong to Nintendo.

I say meh to King K. Rool.
Captain K. Rool, on the other hand, I'm perfectly OK with.

We need some K.Rool in this house. With a Kaptain K.Rool and Baron K.Roolenstein alt skin.

@allav866: Neither Tiki Tong or Lord Fredrik are seen by most people as memorable. King K. Rool in comparison is very fondly remembered, given the fact that he has been the antagonist for nine games (DKC 1-3, DK64, Donkey Kong Land 1-3, Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong: Jungle Climber, and Donkey Kong: King of Swings); all of which except Jungle Climbers are already available in either the Wii U or 3DS for purchase so it's not like people can't experience him. Plus Retro's Michael Kelbaugh (who is the president of the company) is following the Kremling Kampaigner Twitter which shows that they have not ruled out the concept of bringing them back. Odds are good that they (or someone else) will bring King K. Rool back for Donkey Kong Country Returns 3. The fans have been clamoring for King K. Rool's return; whenever that is in the Donkey Kong franchise or in Super Smash Bros. and he is probably the most wanted newcomer that has a chance to get in.

Also worth noting that DKC 1-3 and DK64 were multi-million sellers and Donkey Kong Country was the reason why the SNES won in North America. The fact that fans still remember him so fondly after all of these years and are doing everything they can to bring him back is not a sign of an obscure character.

I wouldn't mind having King K. Rool in SSB4, though I'd prefer to have someone like Dixie Kong if we're gonna have another DK rep.

WHY HAS THIS NOT HAPPENED YET!!!???

I'd rather have General Scales. Aesthetically he is far more interesting while still retaining the character.

@astarisborn94 Maybe it's because I didn't grow up with a SNES. I skipped a generation from NES to N64. Even so, I didn't say I would vote for Tiki Tong or Fredrik, I'd vote for Cranky. If K. Rool does make it instead, my reaction will be similar to Duck Hunt's reveal; I'll disagree with it at first, but will eventually be taken in by his charm and accept that he's a viable roster addition.

Despite coming from some of the very best games from my childhood (with memorable boss battles)
Even I don't care enough to support him o ,o; ~Scurvy, I can get behind tho.

Perhaps because I only see him becoming another heavy-set character I wouldn't have the patience to use.

Of course I wouldn't mind seeing him making it in over certain other questionable/redundant requests ::cough::

~ Why wasn't he in DKC2? (I mean whats a Pirate game without a Piratey boss?)

K. Rool ♥ If they install K-Rool I might just buy an WiiU................An brand new WiiU.

Seriously make K-Rool a character you have to purchase.