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In ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' and the [[Game Boy Advance]] ports of the ''[[List of Donkey Kong video games|Donkey Kong Country]]'' trilogy, K. Rool's voice was provided by former [[Rare (company)|Rare]] developer Chris Sutherland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Chris-Sutherland/|title=Chris Sutherland|publisher=Behind The Voice Actors|accessdate=November 3, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18951|title=Behind The Voice Actors|website=www.behindthevoiceactors.com|access-date=2019-03-15}}</ref> K. Rool is currently voiced by Japanese voice actor Toshihide Tsuchiya, who also provides the voice of Funky Kong.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Toshihide-Tsuchiya/|title=Toshihide Tsuchiya|publisher=Behind The Voice Actors|accessdate=November 3, 2015}}</ref>
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==Characteristics ==
[[File:Krudd_Prototype.png|thumb|left|Two prototype Kremlings; Krudd is an early version of King K. Rool.<ref>{{cite web|author=Craddock, Ryan|url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/08/donkey_kong_country_designer_shows_off_early_king_k_rool_and_kremling_art_concepts|title=Donkey Kong Country Designer Shows Off Early King K. Rool And Kremling Art Concepts|publisher=[[NintendoLife]]|date=August 13, 2018|accessdate=August 15, 2018}}</ref>]]
In his debut appearance, King K. Rool is depicted as an obese crocodile who wears a red cape, golden wristbands, a golden belly plate, and a gold crown. He was designed by [[Steve Mayles]], an artist who worked at [[Rare (company)|Rare]] and brother of ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' designer [[Gregg Mayles]]. In later appearances, K. Rool's attire changes depending on which persona he is masquerading as. His aliases include '''Kaptain K. Rool''', '''Baron K. Roolenstein''', and '''King Krusha K. Rool'''. K. Rool has also been seen piloting a variety of vessels, including Gangplank Galleon, a large pirate ship in ''Donkey Kong Country'', the Flying Kroc, a [[steampunk]] inspired [[flying machine]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'', and the Knautilus, a fish-shaped [[submarine]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''.
K. Rool has a more cartoony appearance in ''[[DK King of Swing|DK: King of Swing]]'', ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]'', and ''[[DK Jungle Climber|DK: Jungle Climber]]''. His golden belly plate now resembles tan-colored skin, his tail has been removed, and his crown is much smaller. This incarnation of K. Rool also makes an appearance in ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'' for the [[Wii]], wearing [[Maya rulers|Maya king]] attire and wielding a green [[sceptre]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnDuRZBIlAg|title=Mario Super Sluggers - Characters Gameplay 1|date=June 21, 2008|accessdate=November 4, 2015}}</ref>
K. Rool is described as being "demented" and "unbalanced" in his ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' trophy description, citing his desire to blow up DK Isles in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''.<ref>{{cite video game|title=[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]|developer=[[Hal Laboratory]]|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|date=December 3, 2001|platform=[[GameCube]]|level=Trophy description}}</ref> In a former Rareware.com scribes column, Gregg Mayles stated that K. Rool's motivation for stealing the banana hoard is that he wants Donkey Kong to starve to death so that he can occupy his "cosy treehouse pad," or perhaps that he simply likes bananas.<ref>{{cite web|author=Loveday, Leigh |url=//rareware.com/the_site/talk_to_us/scribes/aug25_99/aug25_99.html |title=Scribes, August 25th, 1999 |publisher=Archived from Rareware.com |date=August 25, 1999 |accessdate=November 3, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020805184158/http://rareware.com/the_site/talk_to_us/scribes/aug25_99/aug25_99.html |archivedate=August 5, 2002 |df= }}</ref> The latter explanation is supported by the manual of the first game,<ref>{{cite book|title=Donkey Kong Country Instruction Manual|publisher=Nintendo|page=4|date=November 21, 1994}}</ref> but contradicted in ''DK: Jungle Climber'', as K. Rool states that he hates bananas.<ref>{{cite video game|title=[[DK Jungle Climber|DK: Jungle Climber]]|developer=[[Paon]]|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|date=September 10, 2007|platform=[[Nintendo DS]]|level=Planet Plantaen|quote='''King K. Rool''': Oh, sweet, creamy, potassium-rich irony! I hate bananas anyway!}}</ref> When asked what the K in "K. Rool" stands for, Mayles stated: “It was just a way of making him seem more important, that he'd added it to inflate his ego,” joking that "it could have been something tonal like 'Kremling,' or something deliberately out of character, like Keith.”<ref>{{cite web|author=Martinez, Phillip|url=https://www.newsweek.com/king-k-rool-super-smash-bros-ultimate-creators-designers-too-big-name-1069265|title=King K. Rool Creators Give Origin Details After 'Super Smash Bros. Ultimate' Reveal|publisher=[[Newsweek]]|date=August 10, 2018|accessdate= August 19, 2018}}</ref>
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