Wrinkly Kong

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Wrinkly Kong is an elderly gorilla, grandmother of Donkey Kong, and the wife of Cranky Kong.

Wrinkly first appeared in the game Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest for the Super Nintendo, where she ran Kong Kollege, where she gave the player advice and allowed the player to save their game. She appeared again in Donkey Kong Land 2, and again in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! This time, she resided in Wrinkly's Save Cave, where the player could both save their game and deposit Banana Birds, which were found throughout the game. This concept remained, sans birds, in Donkey Kong Land III.

Wrinkly next appeared in Donkey Kong 64; she had apparently passed away at some point after Donkey Kong Land III, as she was now a spirit. Every world lobby in the game, with the exception of Hideout Helm, featured five doors with Wrinkly's face on them; each door presented a hint for the level that applied to the Kong that corresponded to the door color (Yellow for Donkey Kong, Red for Diddy Kong, etc.). When the player begins meeting her in Donkey Kong 64, she says "Don't be afraid of me young ones! It's only me, Wrinkly Kong," and then she teaches the player a few things to win a Golden Banana on the corresponding level.

Wrinkly's ghost returned in DK: King of Swing for the Game Boy Advance in 2005. In that game, she assists Cranky Kong in training the player in the game's unique gameplay. She is also unlockable to play as in the Jungle Jam mode.

In the Game Boy Advance version of Donkey Kong Country 3, Wrinkly was portrayed as a spiritual follower of the Banana Birds.

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