The Super Mario Bros Movie has changed the Donkey Kong family tree
The Super Mario Bros Movie seems to have altered the Donkey Kong timeline and revealed that Cranky Kong is now Donkey Kong's father, not his grandfather.
On what looks like a Japanese promotional website for the upcoming movie (via Resetera (opens in new tab)), we get a character description for Donkey Kong. The description reads: "The successor and son of Cranky Kong, who leads the Jungle Kingdom and the Kong Army. He's a very powerful warrior, but he's also a little childish."
What's got fans scratching their heads is the fact that The Super Mario Bros Movie claims Donkey Kong is Cranky Kong's son. A quick look at the Donkey Kong Wiki (opens in new tab) reveals that usually Donkey Kong is labeled as Cranky Kong's grandson with Diddy Kong being Cranky's great-grandson.
As pointed out by a fan on Twitter, it seems Nintendo/Illumination has decided to erase Donkey Kong Jr. (who was previously thought of as Cranky's son and Donkey Kong's dad) from the Donkey Kong timeline, at least for the movie.
I see they're retconning the Rare era lore of modern DK being the grandson of Cranky and son of Jr. Makes me wonder if they're gonna show DK as Jr. at some point, maybe if DK gets his own spin off. https://t.co/dChKhQBT95March 28, 2023
You can't blame the studio really, considering the DK timeline is unexpectedly confusing with so many different versions of the barrel-throwing gorilla. At least now we know for sure that Cranky Kong is set to make more than a cameo in the upcoming movie. The father/grandfather figure to Seth Rogen's Donkey Kong will be voiced by actor Fred Armisen - who we recently saw as Uncle Fester in Netflix's Wednesday series.
Perhaps this is the start of Nintendo making Donkey Kong a more prominent
Read more on gamesradar.com
