Rumour: Cranky Kong to be Fourth Playable Character in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

that`s cool i wonder how he play`s like in this game.

Weird. I expected Kiddy Kong Because he's been in DKC3.

Well, More playable characters isn't bad, though there's never been a time playing through previous DKC games where I said to myself "I sure wish I could play as Cranky!"

can we use his cane as a weapon??

@MrMario02 I was expecting and kind of hoping for him considering that was my favorite Donkey Kong for the SNES.. let's hope he still makes an appearance as a playable character. It's cool that Cranky will be playable though.. I'm betting his character "gimmick" (for lack of a better word) will be his beard.

...Can't...really see him running or doing anything DK-like...lol

I was hoping for Lanky Kong.

His power is yelling at enemies to "get off his lawn" and then beating them with his cane.

That's something I like to see, though I imagine it being a little odd.

Worst idea ever. I'd rather have Funky Kong than an old ape that can't even stand up straight.

The VGX announcement? Timing seems peculiar and it is the next big release, so a related trailer/announcement seems most likely.

I'd personally rather have Funky Kong (since he's always who I would play as in Mario Kart Wii) but this works too.

At this point, I really don't care too much about Wii U sales as long as the console sells enough to stay afloat. I'm just so happy with the games that Wii U has already and so excited for the games that will be coming in the future to Wii U. Haters can shut it.

As long as they keep it mostly the same as before in terms of difficulty I think this will be worth it for me.

Bet Super Kong is still in. (Not that I have ever actually used him only seen him referred to).

Hmm, if this is true then will Funky be running the shops?

This is actually a milestone as we never got to play as OG DK before.

@Radbot42 As long as it's not like the cane in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde!

This can't not be awesome. Go Cranky!

But yeah, I won't be truly doing a dance of joy until they confirm multiple animal buddies. Come on, Retro!

Unlikely, but FREAKIN' AWESOME! I love Cranky Kong as a character, and him being playable would be so sweet.

Wow! So awesome looks ligit to me!!!

This seems plausible

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
THIS IS THE GREATEST DAY EVER.
(then I realize it is April 1st)
If this is true, I might have to buy a Wii U for this sole reason.

I bet his primary method for defeating enemies is a string of ramblings about how their graphics look "too realistic", causing them to disappear in a mass of 8-bit pixels!

So much win! IMO. Funky Kong would have been cool too. I just wish they could bring all the Kongs back in some way.

I predict four player multiplayer...

If this is true, it would make sense if he was slower and weaker, effectively making the game harder so only pros could use him. And he wouldnt expect less, as arrogant as he is

I'd still like to see Diddy, Dixie, and Cranky be playable in the 1P mode and not just power-ups for Donkey Kong, y'know?

Hope they start releasing the donkey Kong country VCseries in January to build the hype...

I never even considered playing as him but now I feel like I just have to xD

@BigDaddysPizza Wow.. Cranky sells systems lol

And there I was speculating it could have been Wonder Green, Parappa the Rapper or Jessie Wallace from Eastenders!

I already plan on getting this game, but if crankys in it I will want it 1000 times more than I already do!

I get the feeling Cranky will be a Nabbit-like character, but that's just me.

Isn't Cranky Kong the Donkey Kong who kidnapped Pauline?

Yeah, Cranky could be fun! As someone said earlier, he could hit enemies with his cane!

@Knuckles_Claus,

That's the legend! But as far as I know it has never been 100% confirmed!

I for one love the idea! Cranky always claims he's better than DK, but it's hard to imagine him being able to get around like Donkey Kong...either way, I hope he makes it in as a playable character.

@NbaJunkie Unfortunately, that probably won't happen any time soon as they were removed from the Wii VC.

If you lose a life as Cranky Kong, he should have some... choice words for you, lol.

Hooray! I can't wait to play this, now!

I kinda wanted Donkey Kong Jr (aka DK's dad) in his adult form but Cranky will probably be fun to play as.

Regardless of who the fourth character is, I'm happy Nintendo is using their stable of characters and placing them into games. Kirby's Return to Dreamland, Super Mario 3D World and now Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze. I wouldn't mind this spreading to, say, Zelda or Metroid in some way.

Kiddy Kong or no buy. jk, but this would be cool.

@B-Squared In Zelda Wii U, you won't actually play as Link at all. You'll be playing Tingle. On a serious note, I agree with you. The more characters they bring into action, the better. As long as it doesn't become to convoluted, which I don't think is something you'd have to worry about.

I expected Kiddy because it would balance the four characters into two sets of two, each having a heavyweight and lightweight. This would counter that logic, however, nowhere are there any written rules that says there HAS to be a balance between the four characters.

In all honesty, I cant think of anyone I'd like to see more. Kiddy was notoriously unpopular, although some purists may favor his return for the sake of tradition.

Hopefully he will use a cane a-la Ducktales.

I won't get this then. I was hoping for King K. Rool, but oh well. It won't even sell a million copies anyways even with King K. Rool.

Starting to sound like 4 player simultaneous multiplayer will be announced..... That's gotta be a REALLY hard game.

Please let this be just a rumour/bad photo shop. I want Kiddy Kong to be that 4th playable character. It should be the original 4 playable Kongs from the SNES trilogy.

Very cool if true! Can't wait to get this game, next year is going to have alot of good games!

I don't think Cranky Kong fits into the box art.

Fans of the original DKC will know that Cranky will obviously be the best character in the game. As soon as anybody chooses him, he will complete the stage automatically. His Kong-Pow bonus will involve boring the enemies to death with rants about the game's HD graphics.

I always thought Cranky was funny, so I would welcome him as a playable character. I feel like he is probably just a supporting character or maybe a bigger part of the story, just not playable, hopefully we find out soon!

There would need to be a Mario cameo to take full advantage of Cranky.

I'm not sure if I should be happy about this or not. I've never really wanted to play as Cranky. I was expecting either Funky or even K. Rool, considering the storyline possibilities. I mean, just think about it: DK and his long time rival join forces to defeat a common enemy... But, before I get ahead of myself, I suppose Cranky will do.

Hey, where is Cranky Kong in the American cover box!? D:

I wanted/thought it would be Funky Kong since he is relatively equal to Donkey Kong as Dixie Kong is relatively equal to Diddy Kong. I thought it would be 2 small & 2 large characters. But cranky kong?!... I don't know how I feel about him, but I guess I'll have to see him in action to judge. I'd love it if by some miracle it was released in Europe/Australia on or before January 4th. We'll see I guess.

I hope this wasn't the reason why the game was delayed.

Cranky Kong was probably the reason they had to delay the game. Add him in as DLC? LOL, nope, he's too good for that. If this were the days of the SNES, where DLC wasn't available for the SNES (and Nintendo didn't want to copy Sega's lock-on technology) then they would have to delay the game, just like that.

Anything's better than Kiddy Kong.

If Cranky is in the game he'll probably go all Master Roshi turtle hermit and kick some serious butt. Maybe while wearing a phony moustache disguise.

Might be some news on Saturday during the VGAs

@vamkar play donkey kong 64. its way too much like banjo kazoie. you will love it if you loved bj.

Watch this be Reggie's announcement at VGX.

I rather have funky...

Guess DK finally told cranky to put up or shut up.

If this is true then it is a nice twist, I wouldn't have expected Cranky as a playable character

I'd love this. Caranky would be awesome to play as!

Bonus points if he chucks barrels as some kind of special attack.

@Morpheel That would be awesome

I'm totally down with this idea.

yeah! they actually couldnt have picked a better character in my opinion.
keep it old school, none of this kiddie kong malarkey.

@LDXD I agree you agree and "hope they keep the difficulty kinda high again"

i was hoping for kiddy kong, but cranky kong is fine by me too.

Whether its true or not,that bow art looks like cranky's face has just been overlaid the original box,and badly!

it's easy to lose sight of the fact that Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is coming in early 2014,

Believe me i haven't forgotten, for my Wii U this is my most anticipated Wii U game.

Looks a little too well made to be fake.

I would suppose using him makes the game super old-school difficult.

Seems legit. A nice touch of humour.

of course i assume its not real maybe he is in the game like he was in the others but hes always been a supporting character never a playable which would be weird if he was playable to begin with so yeah

Waitaminute!

Donkey Kong's tie still says DK, Diddy's cap still says Nintendo, but the golden Rare pin in Dixie's beret is gone. Of course this is not surprising, if still a bit saddening.

I'm really hoping I can play this on the Gamepad with Super Nintendo style controls. (No waggle.)

Would be awesome to see Cranky come back! Since he's supposed to be the original DK from the first game, I'd love to see him bring some madness! Haha. Maybe a cane smash or something?

Personally I'd like to see Kiddy Kong so we'd have the original crew complete but this would be fun too.

Cranky Kong as a playable character.

Sweet Jesus yes.

Coming out of retirement, I see!