In these games, Donkey Kong did not wear a tie. ĭonkey Kong's original appearance portrayed him as a villainous or confused ape with unequaled strength. The Donkey Kong Jungle Action Special states that Shigeru Miyamoto claims that Donkey Kong's character was inspired by the Beauty and the Beast fairy tale, though no further source or statement has been provided. It was either Gunpei Yokoi or Hiroshi Yamauchi who gave the final approval for the name. Export manager Shinichi Todori's deposition revealed that he came up with the first name after trying to translate 「頓馬」 ( tonma) into English. He stated that his proposals for Kong's first name were rejected and that he was unaware of who came up with it. However, this is contradicted by the deposition he gave during Universal Studio's lawsuit against Nintendo. Miyamoto was later informed by Nintendo of America staff that the word "donkey" is not a synonym for "idiot" in English, but he decided to ignore this because he liked the name "Donkey Kong". , while "Kong" was considered a generic term for large apes in Japan. Miyamoto says that he chose the name "Donkey" to reflect the character's stupidity.
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