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>not an adult transformed into one
Why not? Look at her outfit after breaking out of the rock
> Torn dress too big for her
> Pants too big for her
> No shoes
> Remenants off Odd Rock around her wrist and hair, even when wearing other outfits
If there's one thing to know about Nintendo, it's the there are purposes to how characters are designed

Also, her line in the Direct is:
> "DK...I love to sing, more than anything! I have this dream...if we get back to the surface, maybe we could make it more than a dream..."

She doesn't say that her dream is to sing, her dialogue is vague enough to imply that she has a different dream

> inb4 the part where she says she can't sing in front of the Bananza crowd

It's don't think it's stage fright, she just got broken out of a rock after being kidnapped, who would want to sing at a time like that?

Maybe you're right and it is a prequel, but don't blame others for not taking things at face-value and noticing certain tells