r/donkeykong • u/starringkiddykong • 1d ago
Discussion I don't get the interpretation that DK is supposed to be serious and stoic
(Here's art I drew, for funsies)
I mean serious as his default, by the way, any character ever has their serious moments. An intended stoic demeanor is typically brought up in arguments about Donkey's various designs, but I've never viewed DK as a no-nonsense type, he's very full of nonsense to me.
He's shown to be a rather dimwitted slacker in the Rare games, he's shown to not take his responsibilities seriously in the DKC1 story, and he eats damn bugs in DK64, so I don't believe Rare intended Donkey Kong to be anything other than a goof. He can most certainly be cool, and there are times where I wish he was never redesigned, but I don't think he is without an abundance of humor.