Kong Fu (character)
| Kong Fu | |
|---|---|
| |
| Species | Kong |
| First appearance | Donkey Kong Country - "Kong Fu" (1998) |
| Latest appearance | Donkey Kong Country - "Message in a Bottle Show" (cameo) (2000) |
| Portrayed by | Richard Newman |
- “Now what was that about? A spine-a-less worm?! Yellow-bellied?! Find another chump to do your dirty work. I forfeit!”
- —Kong Fu, Kong Fu
Kong Fu is a Kong from the Donkey Kong Country television series episode "Kong Fu". He was voiced by Richard Newman. His name is a portmanteau of "Kong" and "kung fu".
In the episode, he was hired by King K. Rool and the lizards to beat Donkey Kong in the Annual Donkey Kong Challenge – a contest to see if anyone could defeat Donkey Kong in three challenges and become the new ruler of Kongo Bongo Island.
Though Kong Fu managed to beat Donkey Kong in the Mind challenge and was dominating him in the Body challenge, Kong Fu lost the Heart challenge to Donkey Kong; it seems Kong Fu was afraid of the dark and while Kong Fu was panicking during a solar eclipse Donkey Kong refused to hit him, showing true virtue.
As the Body challenge was to continue, Kong Fu forfeited the contest to Donkey Kong after he hearing K. Rool, Krusha and General Klump mocking his fear of the dark and calling him a wuss, much the king’s ire and the Kongs’ rejoice.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | コンフー[?] Kon Fū |
Kong Fu |
Trivia[edit]
- Kong Fu shares his name with the French name of Karate Kong and the Italian name of Ninja Kong from Donkey Kong Jungle Beat and the Spanish name of the Kong POW technique from Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.
- Kong Fu is the only character that appeared exclusively in one episode (not counting the flashbacks in Message in a Bottle Show).
| Kongs | |
|---|---|
| Kong characters | |
| Baby Kong • Bink • Bluster Kong (Leo Luster) • Candy Clone • Candy Kong • Chunky Kong • Cranky Kong (Young) • Cranky Kong's great grandfather • Diddy Kong • Dixie Kong • Donkey Kong (Baby, Robot) • Donkey Kong Jr. • Dread Kong • Driver • Eddie • Funky Kong • Ghastly King • Karate Kong • Kiddy Kong • Kong Fu • Lanky Kong • Mecha Donkey Kong • Mini Donkey Kong (Game & Watch) • Monkey Kong • Ninja Kong • Rabbid Cranky • Rabbid Kong (Mega) • Ringo • Snow Kong • Sumo Kong • Super Kong • Swanky Kong • Tiny Kong • Uncle Kong • Wrinkly Kong | |
| Kong species | |
| Chained Kong • Cyber Kong • Guerrilla • Helper Monkey • Kong • Manky Kong • Mini Diddy Kong • Mini Donkey Kong (toy) • Ninjape • Snow Ucky Kong • Uckykong | |
| Donkey Kong's robots | |
| Cannon Kong • Capture Kong • Catapult Kong • Circus Kong • Cool Kong • Crash Kong • Kongā | |
| Kong groups | |
| Donkey Kong's robots • Kong (boss group) • Kong Family | |
