K. Rool's Kremling Kutthroats: PM BKupa666 for an Invite to the New K. Rool Thread

[BowserK.Rool]

It means Nintendo actually realize that King K. Rool exist. Plus, if that does happen he could be a playable character in Smash, Mario Kart, and maybe Mario Party.

Mario Tennis too. I just like seeing two of Nintendo's greatest villains go up against eachother(Bowser vs K. Rool), it's like the alt. version of Mario vs Donkey Kong.

 

[Llort A. Ton]

It means Nintendo actually realize that King K. Rool exist. Plus, if that does happen he could be a playable character in Smash, Mario Kart, and maybe Mario Party.

K. Rool should also be in Mario Strikers. The game is already over the top and Krazy, like the King himself. The Kritters are already goalies, so K. Rool being one of the Kaptains would be very fitting. Heck, maybe even replace the Kritters with Krusha or Klump as the goalies and make the Kritters one of the sidekick classes.

 

[FalKoopa]

The darker and edgier nature of the Strikers game makes it really fit for K. Rool. We can see him rage in all his deranged glory, as well as the crazy awesome shots which team captains have.

 

[Wintropy]

The darker and edgier nature of the Strikers game makes it really fit for K. Rool. We can see him rage in all his deranged glory, as well as the crazy awesome shots which team captains have.

I can see him using his blunderbuss to shoot the ball into the net.

Because rules, am I right~? ;3

EDIT: Shoot, missed a perfect opportunity to make a "Rools" joke.

 

[MandoBardanJusik]

Say you guys, what if there is a new Donkey Kong Country cartoon? Of course K.Rool needs to be the main villain, the other two really don't work as long term villains that a tv show needs. Though despite working with a comedy vibe, a DK cartoon has a lot of action which means there's only one network(in the states at least) that would work, and that would be Disney XD.

 

[FalKoopa]

I can see him using his blunderbuss to shoot the ball into the net.

Because rules, am I right~? ;3

EDIT: Shoot, missed a perfect opportunity to make a "Rools" joke.

The Boxing Ring could be a stage. With electrified fences.
Or the Galleon which lurches randomly (or floods. )

So many possibilities.

 

[DJ3DS]

I would be 110% down for another Strikers game. I loved the Wii game, and a sequel is long overdue. You could get a character roster something like this:

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1) Mario
2) Luigi
3) Peach
4) Daisy
5) Wario
6) Waluigi
7) Yoshi
8) Donkey Kong
9) Bowser
10) Bowser Jr
11) Diddy Kong
12) Petey Piranha
13) Rosalina (NEW)
14) Kamek (NEW)
15) Dixie Kong (NEW)
16) King K. Rool (NEW)

Mostly I am for the continuation of the many good Mario spinoffs that have got the short end of the straw; Strikers and Mario Hoops being my main two examples. I also fully support more integration of the DK series into them as it gives them more interesting and memorable characters to include rather than creating unnecessary baby clones of every other character.

 

[Tortilla Noggin]

Say you guys, what if there is a new Donkey Kong Country cartoon? Of course K.Rool needs to be the main villain, the other two really don't work as long term villains that a tv show needs. Though despite working with a comedy vibe, a DK cartoon has a lot of action which means there's only one network(in the states at least) that would work, and that would be Disney XD.

This is one of those things that I would not only love to see, but also know is important for brand-exposure (I feel the same way about a more game-accurate Kirby show, as well).

With Nintendo's old wounds that were inflicted by how their major Hollywood licensees handled Super Mario Bros.: The Movie all those years ago* finally healing, coupled with their updated stance on licensing deals, there's actually now a real chance that we could see this sort of thing again.

*This is a really good article that applies equally to a lot of non-gaming adaptations of video games from the 1990s and 2000s, not just Super Mario Bros.: The Movie. It's well worth a read if you're interested in the subject matter.

Over here in the UK, it's likely that either Boomerang or Disney XD would pick it up - all of the current major video game-based TV shows are shared between these two channels due to their demographical reach (Disney XD has Pokemon and Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures, and Boomerang has Sonic Boom; Both channels tend to attract the young and old audience mix, due to their appeal to current youngsters, nostalgic parents watching the current stuff with their kids, and the geek market).

rather than creating unnecessary baby clones of every other character.

You forgot giving character slots to things that should be power-ups. (And the threat of Pink Gold Baby Rosalina still looms large, especially after it appeared in the background of Mario Kart 8's Baby Park DLC track... )

 

[AncientTobacco]

Not sure if I want to see more DKC elements in Mario spin-offs. I kinda like it being its own thing, and not feel like a Mario sub-series (people lumping DK and Diddy as just a bunch of "Mario characters" is annoying). A more proper crossover, where the two are equally represented, I could be on board with.

Some good DK spin-offs would be nice though.

 

[Sir Gengar de Èctoplasma]

Some good DK spin-offs would be nice though.

Diddy Kong Racing U with Metal Diddy and Pink Gold Dixie?

 

[POKEMANSPIKA]

K. Rool should also be in Mario Strikers. The game is already over the top and Krazy, like the King himself. The Kritters are already goalies, so K. Rool being one of the Kaptains would be very fitting. Heck, maybe even replace the Kritters with Krusha or Klump as the goalies and make the Kritters one of the sidekick classes.

The darker and edgier nature of the Strikers game makes it really fit for K. Rool. We can see him rage in all his deranged glory, as well as the crazy awesome shots which team captains have.

I can see him using his blunderbuss to shoot the ball into the net.

Because rules, am I right~? ;3

EDIT: Shoot, missed a perfect opportunity to make a "Rools" joke.

Stop making me mad at Nintendo for not announcing a Mario Strikers sequel at E3. God, they missed a golden opportunity.

 

[Mariomaniac45213]

**** if neither K.Rool or Dixie get into Smash that means no amiibo for them. :'( The next best thing to hope for is DKCR3 with a Donkey Kong series amiibo line. Characters that should be in the set are DK, Diddy (don't care about these two as i already own there Smash series counterparts), Dixie, K.Rool, Cranky, and Funky. I'd buy 2 of each of the last 4. One opened and one sealed and I never keep my figures sealed.

 

[JaidynReiman]

**** if neither K.Rool or Dixie get into Smash that means no amiibo for them. :'( The next best thing to hope for is DKCR3 with a Donkey Kong series amiibo line. Characters that should be in the set are DK, Diddy (don't care about these two as i already own there Smash series counterparts), Dixie, K.Rool, Cranky, and Funky. I'd buy 2 of each of the last 4. One opened and one sealed and I never keep my figures sealed.

I think we'll get a DKC Amiibo line, personally. I feel that its likely that next year's Amiibo lines, other than finishing the Smash one, will be for Zelda, Pokemon, and DK (because we have confirmed Zelda and Pokemon games launching next year, and I really think we're getting a DK game for next year as well).

 

[Tortilla Noggin]

(because we have confirmed Zelda and Pokemon games launching next year, and I really think we're getting a DK game for next year as well).

You're dead right on this. The European trademark filing for Pokken Tournament, which was uncovered shortly before the Wii U port's reveal, actually specifically mentions NFC-enabled figurines, so I'd say that it's almost a given that there'll be a new Pokemon-related Amiibo line early next year to go with the game.

 

[Diddy Kong]

You're dead right on this. The European trademark filing for Pokken Tournament, which was uncovered shortly before the Wii U port's reveal, actually specifically mentions NFC-enabled figurines, so I'd say that it's almost a given that there'll be a new Pokemon-related Amiibo line early next year to go with the game.

It was already stated before that there's a very high probability of a Zelda-related Amiibo line already. I could easily see the Pokémon Amiibo for Smash working in Pokken to, as that might be the reason Mewtwo is getting his Amiibo this early. Hyrule Warriors could release Amiibo, as well as Pokken, so I think it's highly likely DKC, with a new game, will also have Amiibo. Maybe one could create actualy SNES / Rare / Classic DKC tagteams through Amiibo... The thought alone is <3

 

[Tortilla Noggin]

I could easily see the Pokémon Amiibo for Smash working in Pokken to, as that might be the reason Mewtwo is getting his Amiibo this early.

Any Amiibo from any line will work with any game that's compatible with that particular character (in the case of games using read/write functionality, this applies as long as the figure's data space isn't being used by another game). Doubtless Pokken is why Mewtwo's Amiibo will be landing so soon, indeed.

Maybe one could create actualy SNES / Rare / Classic DKC tagteams through Amiibo... The thought alone is <3

I would love that.

 

[JaidynReiman]

Yeah, and I have a feeling all Smash Pokemon characters will be in Pokken due to the Amiibo as well. Maybe they won't all be ready by release but I'm sure they'll come.


In early 2016 they'll finish off the Smash Amiibo and have plans for other things to continue. They obviously did not plan a Star Fox series, and don't intend on it anytime soon. But it is a much smaller series so its to be expected.

 

[Diddy Kong]

Imagine a Diddy + Dixie Amiibo in the style of this render:

And BOOM! You now play as a Diddy + Dixie tag team like DKC2 instead of just DK as the lead Kong.

Now this, ladies and gentlemen, would really expand my dong!

 

[Someguyyoulikelydontknow]

Well, yeah, but K. Rool has tried to nuke DK Island himself. Several times. He routinely hunts apes for sport, he'd probably view Snake as just another filthy ape with less hair.

Why are we having a fanboy war about fictional characters?

Get ScrewAttack on the line! K. Rool vs. Solid Snake. IT'S TIME FOR A DEATH BATTLE!!!!!!!

 

[POKEMANSPIKA]

Get ScrewAttack on the line! K. Rool vs. Solid Snake. IT'S TIME FOR A DEATH BATTLE!!!!!!!

What? They literally have nothing in common.

 

[Talpr1]

This is what I do when I get bored.

 

[FalKoopa]

What? They literally have nothing in common.

They both use guns?

 

[Diddy Kong]

Get ScrewAttack on the line! K. Rool vs. Solid Snake. IT'S TIME FOR A DEATH BATTLE!!!!!!!

I'd rather see him beat up Bowser, but I think that pure bias would make Bowser win the battle.

 

[POKEMANSPIKA]

They both use guns?

They both are pretty shmexy.
Snake has dat Brawl butt and K Rool is self explanatory.

 

[FalKoopa]

I'd rather see him beat up Bowser, but I think that pure bias would make Bowser win the battle.

To be fair, Bowser's abilities have been expanded upon a lot with his appearances. Turning into a spiked ball, growing giant, and he wins in brute strength, I'd say.

They both are pretty shmexy.
Snake has dat Brawl butt and K Rool is self explanatory.

Gut vs. Butt?

 

[BKupa666]

http://www.sourcegaming.info/2015/08/22/japantopdlcpart1/

Good news for you guys.

This is indeed. It's not particularly surprising that K. Rool had a ton of Japanese support in the early ballot days, since that's consistent with both old findings by Snakey and newer ones by @PushDustIn. One nice side effect is that this shoots down the idiotic talking point that "LOL JAPAN HATES DK AND HIS CHARACTERS." Not only did DKC2 sell more in Japan than in the West, and the Returns port sell more than Uprising (IIRC), but K. Rool still dominates requests, with Dixie a contender as well.

I imagine the pessimism will seep in once we get to the post-costume comments, but that shouldn't be hugely detrimental, given that it happened a good way into the ballot, after a lot of votes are in.

@PushDustIn One thing I'm wondering, since you said you're analyzing the "expectancy" of each character and the noise people are making about them, would you say that accurately translates into actual votes/popularity? Because that wouldn't always be the case in the West...Ridley was way more popular than most characters pre-release, for example, but was way less expected than holy shoo-ins like Chrom/Dixie/Chorus Kids.

 

[POKEMANSPIKA]

Gut vs. Butt?

Warning! May be too shmexy for normal humans! And may be NSFW. Fair warning.

Spoiler

VS

Butt anyway, let's get back to dat Krok. So anyone up to make that collage of video game krokodiles and alligators with K Rool as leader?

 

[King_K_Rules]

Yes, i would really like to see a Krokodile kollage as well! Please make one someone!

 

[Talpr1]

Honestly, when I found out that K. Rool was the top DLC pick according to Japanese I was kinda surprised. I didn't think that **** would have liked a character designed by Brits so much, I imagined that they would have prefered their own characters more.

EDIT: Apparently another one of their top picks, Krystal, was originally created by Brits :o

 

[FalKoopa]

Honestly, when I found out that K. Rool was the top DLC pick according to Japanese I was kinda surprised. I didn't think that **** would have liked a character designed by Brits so much, I imagined that they would have prefered their own characters more.

EDIT: Apparently another one of their top picks, Krystal, was originally created by Brits :o

Well, when you like a character, you like a character. You don't really look up who made them or where they were made before you start liking/disliking them.

 

[Joeyd123]

I like how you guys say "Lets get back on topic" and then talk about something else completely unrelated to Smash

 

[POKEMANSPIKA]

Well, when you like a character, you like a character. You don't really look up who made them or where they were made before you start liking/disliking them.

Its mostly the companies from Japan that are really nationalistic.

 

[FalKoopa]

Its mostly the companies from Japan that are really nationalistic.

Companies, not fans.

K. Rool is languishing because of Nintendo of Japan being indifferent towards him. The Japanese fans still want him.

 

[POKEMANSPIKA]

Companies, not fans.

K. Rool is languishing because of Nintendo of Japan being indifferent towards him. The Japanese fans still want him.

I know. That's why I said companies. Unless you're just reiterating the fact that I said companies.

 

[Deleted member]

Kutthroats are Kutthroats, regardless of where they come from.

Wheneter they be British, Japanese, Chilean or whatever, they all share one thing, and that is that they want K.Rool as playable in Smash, and this is a good thing for us.

 

[FalKoopa]

I know. That's why I said companies. Unless you're just reiterating the fact that I said companies.

Well, the topic was Talpr1 being surprised over K. Rool's Japanese popularity.

 

[Talpr1]

Well, when you like a character, you like a character. You don't really look up who made them or where they were made before you start liking/disliking them.

Well, that's not exactly what I wanted to say. It's more that K. Rool and DKC in general have a very different graphical style compared to media they might be more used to such as most anime, so I imagined they might not like it much. But maybe the different style is exactly what they find charming about the games.

 

[Tortilla Noggin]

Well, that's not exactly what I wanted to say. It's more that K. Rool and DKC in general have a very different graphical style compared to media they might be more used to such as most anime, so I imagined they might not like it much. But maybe the different style is exactly what they find charming about the games.

Actually, European art-styles have long been very popular in Japan. There have been a large number of animated co-productions with European companies in this vein, as well - adaptations like Alfred J. Kwak and Wowser/Cubitus spring immediately to mind, and I'm sure a lot of people also remember the likes of Ulysses 31, Around the World with Willy Fogg, Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds, The Mysterious Cities of Gold, and others, which were all European/Japanese co-productions that were equally hugely popular in both territories.

You can also argue that the DKC titles are themselves also a bit Japanese-influenced in their look, which is only natural considering that they were co-produced between Japanese and British companies.

 

[FalKoopa]

Well, that's not exactly what I wanted to say. It's more that K. Rool and DKC in general have a very different graphical style compared to media they might be more used to such as most anime, so I imagined they might not like it much. But maybe the different style is exactly what they find charming about the games.

Anime art-style of today is the evolution of Japan trying to copy Disney's style back in the early 20th century. And Japan loves European folklore (pretty much every RPG ever made). Yeah.

 

[FEEHEELINGGS...Wo Wo Wo]

Diddy Kong Racing U with Metal Diddy and Pink Gold Dixie?

Don't forget Baby Cranky, and Monkey Suit K. Rool.