Do you think King K Rool is in it?

this guy says the kremlings are in and they've had a ton of throwbacks to the Rare era, so yeah I'd say so as the final boss

>>713086879
Since it seems like a prequel I bet this is the first time DK meets K Rool

>>713086639 (OP)
>crocodile statue
>one eye bigger than the other
>yellow "crown" on top
They are absolutely referencing him. Whether or not they are foreshadowing him is another question. It may be the case that all Kremlings have gone extinct and at some point there will be a boss fight against a re-animated skeleton K Rool.

>>713086639 (OP)
All of the goofy-eyed imagery makes it tough not to believe it. That and Void Kong doesn’t look like the main big bad type, so the actual one has been kept under wraps for a reason.

>>713087130
I like the idea that Void Kong is going to rip his mask off and it's actually 900 lb K Rool just in a really good costume

>>713087582
Me and the boys

>>713086639 (OP)
Why do tendie games have these close ups of enemies growling like that?

>>713086639 (OP)
No and K Rool fans are coping hard.

>>713087701
People really went nuts for the boss intros in Ocarina.

Just a shallow reference to generate speculation and buzz. He's not in. Just like Smash, they have to keep dangling the carrot and be vague about things.

>>713087582
>>713086639 (OP)
Is there another game series that just, throws away iconic and well known characters like this?
Most companies would kill for recognition and free advertisement that some Nintendo characters have.

No, Nintendo doesn't like him. He's just Bowser but a crocodile.

It's been almost 40 fucking years and still Nintendo hasn't gotten the memo that men don't lay eggs

>>713087058
also
>map shaped like a crocodile
he's IN

>>713088356
yes they do

>breaks the naming scheme of the other kongs even though his subordinates follow it
>both eyes bloodshot and left eye is squinting most of the time
>whole faction is associated with big crocodile rock dudes
all my money is on him being k. rool using the banana gem magic to disguise himself

>>713089438
why would he disguise himself though? normally he'd just wear a costume

>>713089574
To get the other members of Void Co to trust him

Headcanon: If Donkey Kong Bananza is a prequel, then it will go as such.

Because it seems Pauline/Donkey Kong want to both reach the core and get to the surface, I think there will be a plot about Pauline thinking she needs the wish at the core to become famous. This is only discovered to be pointless after Void Co gets the wish, where it turns out that they were hired by K. Rool, who now dawns a "fat cat" business mogul attire (fitting with the trend that K. Rool takes on different identities) who seeks to become the ruler of all Kremling kind. They were hired by K. Rool to give the wish to him, but upon obtaining it, they try to use it themselves, before not only getting beaten in, but their company forcefully acquired by K. Rool, with the wish then used to make him King K. Rool, and the last part of the game is fighting your way back up to the surface to eventually face King K. Rool as Pauline discovers that she doesn't need a wish, and can aspire on her own merit.

King K. Rool is beaten with a final punch to his eye by Donkey Kong, giving him his notorious bloodshot eye and officially sparking his Arch Nemesis status against Donkey Kong.

>>713089438
>gold bowtie (or vest?) is a reference to his gold plate belly
I can see it. This is solid.

>>713089438
Tiki Tong had a squinting eye too.

>>713088027
This generation Nintendo has really brought back a lot of older IPs and expanded a ton, just takes time. The fact we're getting a 3D DK the second month proves that.

>>713089438
I like this guy and I hope he remains his own thing and not just a form of K. Rool

>>713087876
>they have to keep dangling the carrot and be vague about things
This is marketing 101, you have to create some mystery to keep people hooked. If they reveal everything before release, they lose their only trick and have to hope people will buy the game. Assuming K. Rool is in, they want to keep that under wraps as tightly as possible, or they want to lead people on with references and imagery related to him, which works just as well.

>>713091609
It's working, the only things people are talking about are Kremlings and how hot Pauline is

>>713092106
Yep, win-win situation for them.
>K. Rool is in: See, Nintendo does care! You doomposters were wrong!
>K. Rool isn't in: I'm still buying the game and having fun, your shitty croc is forever dead

>>713087839
Must have been pretty cool back then.

>>713089243
No they don't.
Birdo can sort of get a pass since that's the joke, then they did Yoshi which is a lot iffier but at least it's still somewhat fantastical, but now we have donkey Kong, a real actual animal laying eggs when transformed into a real actual bird.