Sumo Kong
| Sumo Kong | |
|---|---|
| |
| Species | Kong |
| First appearance | Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (2004) |
| Latest appearance | New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (2008) |
Sumo Kong is a large Kong who is a member of the Kong boss group and the penultimate boss of Donkey Kong Jungle Beat. Sumo Kong has greenish brown fur and gray-blue shorts. A strike pattern appears around his right eye. Both his name and appearance are derived from a Japanese sport, sumo wrestling.
History[edit]
Sumo Kong is fought by Donkey Kong at the end of the Star Fruit Kingdom, on an asteroid field within space, where Earth can be seen in the background. The battle requires quick reactions from Donkey Kong. When Sumo Kong is about to attack Donkey Kong, he must punch the side where Sumo Kong's arm is lifted. After this, Sumo Kong tries to push Donkey Kong with his hand. The player must clap to have Donkey Kong dodge or duck from Sumo Kong's attacks. After Sumo Kong takes a few more hits, he is defeated, and Donkey Kong can move on to face the final boss, the Ghastly King.
Sumo Kong and the other Kong bosses appear once more in the ending, during the ceremony, where they honor Donkey Kong's victory over the Ghastly King.
Gallery[edit]
Donkey Kong preparing to fight Sumo Kong.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ヒャッカンコング[?] Hyakkan Kongu |
From「百貫」(hyakkan, 375 kilograms, with「百」meaning 100 and「貫」being a Japanese unit of mass equivalent to 3.75 kilograms) and "Kong" | |
| French | Kongozuna[?] | Derived from「横綱」(yokozuna) and "Kong" | |
| Italian | Kong Magnum[?] | Referring to his tonnage |
Trivia[edit]
- Sumo Kong is the only one of the Kong bosses who has a quiff rather than hair in a distinct style.
- Sumo Kong's in-game files refer to him as "Akebono"; this refers to Akebono Tarō, a Japanese-American sumo wrestler who became a popular professional wrestler during the time of the game's development.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ TCRF. Donkey Kong Jungle Beat § Internal Names. The Cutting Room Floor. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
| 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 the Mean Old Yeti • 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 | |
