What was the connection between these two characters? They're the only ones of their kind in the entire Kongverse

What was the connection between these two characters? They're the only ones of their kind in the entire Kongverse.
>Lanky
>Manky
Only one letter separates their names. Something is up here.

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Lanky was allowed to stay as he was loyal during the Great Ape War

They both have a funny face

THEY

JUST

The Great Ape War was caused by a territorial feud between the kongs, but what caused Lanky to switch sides and why did the other kongs take him in?
What kind of compromise did he make? Did he sell his own kind out? Was that why they lost?

Lanky is a brainwashed Manky POW

what did he do

When the future was looking bleak for the Primate Alliance, certain groups started questioning whether the war could truly be won. One specific group, the Manky Kongs, began to prioritize the survival of their kind alone, resulting in a rebellion against the Primate Alliance. The Alliance did not forgive them for this and the Manky race remained Kong Family rejects throughout history. While uncertain, it is speculated something similar may have happened with the Minkeys.

It is unknown how Lanky Kong, being a reject orangutan, was accepted into the Kong Family later on. It's possible that he was too young to be involved in the betrayal, or he was more close with the main family of Kongs.

I don't think Lanky was alive during THAW, but then again, we don't know his age.

He was a former Manky Kong who had a "my god what have I done" moment and thankfully decided to join the right side of history
He received a pardon from Cranky after proving he was just following orders as well as bringing intel that they needed to end the Great Ape War and restore prosperity, but even still his kong "friends" speak in hushed whispers about the young chimps that he may have burned to death and look towards him with suspicion
He helped defeat K. Rool in 64 out of necessity, not because anyone particularly wanted him there
The Mankys were beginning to commit war crimes, and Lanky provided invaluable information that prevented further loss of lives
you know damn well what he did

Just to keep up appearances. Lanky is a good guy.

ROBBED

TL note:
>"Manky" means gross

HE HAS NO PAST
HE HAS NO TRACE
THIS KONG
IS A MYSTERIOUS CASE

>Great Ape War
Please anons, tell me about this or point me to the sauce.
Is it deepest lore?

Is it fucking time?

>tfw no Ape Escape Donkey Kong Croc mega monkey crossover

>There are still people who don't know

...

Donkey Kong is fucking retarded

>not just fucking telling me

lanky is a K.rool plant to sow dissent among the Kongs

>Tiny Kong hit puberty within just 8 years
>Diddy stayed the same
>Dixie stayed the same
I think it's safe to say Tiny is the same species of ape as Candy since they share the same body structure and both have titties. So, Diddy and Dixie are the same species as well. But, if Diddy is Donkey's nephew, how come he looks nothing like him? Diddy looks closer to Cranky.
Is Donkey... adopted? It would explain a lot. No one knows who Donkey's father is. Presumably he went missing during the war. Only his ''grandpa'' Cranky and his ''nephew'' Diddy remain alive. Could it be that Donkey was orphaned during the war and Cranky took on the role of his grandfather out of pity?

diddy isn't even an ape, he's a monkey

>tfw no ape escape donkey kong country super monkey ball crossover

Why even live bros

If you really cared, you would have googled it. For fuck's sake. It takes 3 seconds and it's the very first result. Stop being such a self-entitled little shit.

Orangutans are highly endangered due to land clearing for palm plantations. They probably share blood, or their parents do; ehich would explain manky's mishapen features.

It is interesting to note that Lanky and Manky are both females, as evidenced by their lack of large cheek pads.

Sorry, English isn't my first language and I get the two mixed up.
Diddy is a monkey. As is Dixie and presumably Cranky. But, Donkey is an ape.

Diddy isn't DK's nephew, he is DK's buddy and apprentice.
>Lanky is female
hmm...

Cranky is an ape too though.

Dixie and Cranky don't have tails.
Cranky and DK are apes.
Diddy is a monkey.
Dixie and Tiny are either apes or chimps.

>It is interesting to note that Lanky and Manky are both females, as evidenced by their lack of large cheek pads.
Lanky and Manky never participated in the war! They are women, so they never got drafted. However, Many is clearly damaged from being captured by the Primate Alliance warriors and very likely raped and beaten for who knows how long.
Lanky, being only a child at the time, suffered huge trauma which damaged her so badly that her psyche started to regress back to that of a child. This is evident from her childlike behavior.
Everything we thought we knew has been flipped upside down.

I have a theory that all monkeys in Nintendo games are connected. It's just a theory though.

Only alpha male orangutans have cheek pads. They're capable of emitting a scream that prevents other males around them from developing the pads. Yes, they can basically keep your balls from dropping by yelling at you.

All of Nintendo's lore harks back to Donkey Kong. Think about how deep Mario's lore is and then consider that it all started with Donkey Kong. Donkey Kong is the key to solving all of this.

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That is actually pretty awesome

>Yes, they can basically keep your balls from dropping by yelling at you.
Just like daddy...

>military get-up
>has somewhat of an arsental
>knows how to build and pilot various vehicles
>was said to have had a pivotal role in the war

What kind of past does he have?

What have the eyes behind the shades seen?

Holy fuck. How?

>What have the eyes behind the shades seen

Why was every asshole in Mario Kart Wii online this guy?

Reminder that Funky fucked Donkey's girlfriend.

Reminder that DK's and Diddy's Daddy was the announcer and K Lumsy

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>Germany's Wilhelma zoo noted a strange occurrence not too long ago: the highest-ranked male just wouldn't grow cheek pads, and no one knew why. "Then, his keeper was away for six months, and this orangutan developed cheek pads," a zoo worker says. It seems the keeper had the role of the dominant male, and when he was gone the orangutan advanced to the position. You can imagine it wasn't easy when the keeper returned one fine day…

Why do monkeys and apes make everything way funnier?

Great Ape War is an awful meme

I love whoever made this.

I haven't seen this gif in years. A classic.

>Kong bomber plane
>The sound of coconut cluster bombs being dropped on the Mankys

>K. Rool will never be playable in Smash
>K. Rool will never be in another game, period

he was literally the best character. i think he had highest top speed

The question is whether or not the Donkey Kong series continuity falls on the child or adult timeline of the Zelda series. Obviously the tropical setting intimates that it goes on the latter. However the only confirmed monkeys have all been on the child timeline.

Did lanky ever appear in the tv show?

Where do Miyamoto and Kevin Bayliss fit on the timeline?

>Bringing the Zelda timeline into this mess
One thing at a time. Fuck.

Also worth considering is where the events of Mario Galaxy occur and whether or not the Donkey Kong universe was also reset if any games occurred concurrently with Mario's adventure.

why didnt they bring him back

had to make room for baby rosalina and gold peach

It's important because there's a brainwashed monkey in Twilight Princess controlled by a giant bug that the game gives ZERO context about. And the only other brainwashed monkeys we know of are Chained Kongs and Guerilla Kongs in Super Mario RPG who are P.O.W.'s of the Great Ape War.

That's such a fucking stretch. The bug is obviously controlling the monkey and that's it.
The Chained Kongs and Guerilla Kongs are not brainwashed, they have PTSD. They were left to roam around in a world they don't understand, driving them insane after the war trauma.

The M and L stand for Mozart Lives. The remaining letters, "Anky", tell us that Dutch equestrian Anky van Grunsven has the answers

Why did Lanky need acupuncture?

He isn't real faggot. Even if he was real, he'd be long dead by now. Let this fucking meme die already. Put it out of its misery.. Maybe then we can go back to having interesting Mario threads talking about the games instead. End it already.

>bug species is never seen ingame again let alone the whole series
>that's it

There are plenty of one-off enemies in Zelda.

>He isn't real
>Even if he was real
>Let this fucking meme die
>Put it out

>Maybe then we can go back
>End it already

>Replaying DK64 on the Wii U
Well, this game sure as hell wasn't as fun as I remember it.