The reveal of King K. Rool as a new playable fighter in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate was arguably the most surprising thing that came out of yesterday’s Nintendo Direct. However, there are now some regrets surfacing regarding the character’s “slightly rubbish name.” Donkey Kong Country designer Gregg Mayles of Rare had the following to say about the permanent label attached to the menacing antagonist:
Never expected old K.Rool to make it out of DKC, let alone turn up in#SmashBros nearly 25 years later. Maybe I should have spent a bit more than 5 minutes coming up with his slightly rubbish name. https://t.co/X5PZpR54c2
— Gregg Mayles (@Ghoulyboy) August 8, 2018
I don’t know, I don’t see the fandom dissing his name at all.
I think this guy’s being too modest.
The xbots have infected his mind. Now he thinks his past works are a mistake but then King Sakurai what his men and women can do and now he is a bit confused
Hmmm… Well for me, the name always seemed a bit odd, especially when I was a kid.
It was confusing because I thought it was pronounced “King Krool” (King Cruel) and even “King Kool” (King Cool).
But after all this time, the name has kinda grown on me. :P
I dig the name
The name’s awesome
LOL this is funny. As long as the fans are happy it’s cool. Now it’s a part of this character sooo…. ya.
But… but… he is “rooling” the place D:
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King K. Rool is a fine and unique name,I don’t see the problem
I think it’s quite alright myself, but I do see why he would think of it as silly. It’s a bad pun, like the ones you get in Donald Duck magazines.
I love his name, but only because he himself is cool and made me like everything about him. I find game designer insight like this so interesting though! I wonder what he wished he named him! Because I think King K. Rool at least does a good job at capturing the humor of the original Rare development team.
As long as the K doesn’t stand for Karl. Karl Rool just sounds dumb.
The name King k Rool is fine. This guy is being to modest.
King K. Rool is the bomb! Personally, he’s one of my favorite main bosses of all time from a game series.
Compared to everything else in the DKC series, the name fits in just fine.
At least his group isn’t called Team Meanies or something juvenile like that.
I dunno, King Krusha Rool works a lot of different ways, even if it took four games to figure out what the K stands for.
The second K.
I just realized K. Rool is a pun on Cruel.
I always called him K. Rool. Just as it’s spelled. Though I knew it was supposed to look/sound like cruel. I never pronounced it that way.
He never needed a better name. His name is two puns: K. Rool for cruel & rool as in rule since he’s a king. This name was made back when puns weren’t used as much (or as meme-able) as they are today.
So yeah. He’s being slightly modest while, at the same time, it would seem like a silly name for someone that can’t figure out the puns involved in the name.
Eventually he forgot it, even poets forget about meanings.
He is a crueler ruler.
When you say it in Polish, the K.Rool spells like król, which means king :)
That’s a third pun
Did anyone ever notice the resemblance that King K. Rool has to King Koopa from the Super Mario Bros. Super Show? Also, does anyone else (besides me) wish that Nintendo would bring back Wart from Super Mario Bros. 2? That would make my day if they added him to Smash Ultimate.
Wart isn’t appeared in any Super Mario Bros game since SMB2
So I don’t think he will get the chance
Can’t stuff the Jigglypuff
Can’t sink the Link
Can’t attack the Mac
Can’t toy with Roy
Can’t mess with Ness
Can’t block the Doc
Can’t sack the Pac
Can’t wrong the Kong
Can’t break the Snake
Can’t box the Fox
Can’t drool on K. Rool
How about Can’t fool the K.Rool?
that’s better than drool…
Can’t freak the Sheik
Can’t detain the Captain… (unsure about this one)
Can’t spike the Ike
Can’t shorten the Moreton
Can’t parry the Larry
Can’t dwarf the Ganondorf
Can’t botch the Watch
Can’t shunt the Hunt
Can’t bite the Knight
Can’t mob the R.O.B
Can’t flee the Mii
Can’t stomp the Belmont
Can’t injure the Greninja (pretty fucking proud of this)
Can’t pillage the Village
Can’t bomb the Chrom
I always liked the name. There’s Cruel and Rule in that name at the same time. It’s cool.
King K Rool. He is the reason we love Donkey Kong Country even more.
F= Ma.
I always thought he name was awesome, you’re being too modest.
he should be named KKK rool he is the enemy of monkeys after all
Am I the only one to see this comment as a false modest way to remind us of who originally designed this game on Nintendo, before then ditching them?
I’m with you on this one. This has more thought then any of the Kong family or any other creatures.
I think it’s creative. It’s not usual. It’s an unusual name for an unusual character. besides it makes sense. King Kremling Rool
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