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Rare's games moved the franchise's primary setting from a city to Donkey Kong Island,<ref name="KotakuTimeline">{{cite web |last1=k |first1=merritt |title=The Donkey Kong Timeline Is Truly Disturbing |url=https://kotaku.com/the-donkey-kong-timeline-is-truly-disturbing-1823035151 |website=[[Kotaku]] |access-date=November 13, 2023 |date=November 21, 2019 |archive-date=November 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109023113/https://kotaku.com/the-donkey-kong-timeline-is-truly-disturbing-1823035151 |url-status=live}}</ref> an idyllic isle.<ref name="Gspot: DK64" /> Because ''Donkey Kong'' did not have much of an established universe, Rare was free to expand it with new characters.<ref name="RG: MakingOf" /> ''Donkey Kong Country'' introduced Diddy Kong, Donkey Kong's sidekick and nephew. Diddy's design was based on a [[spider monkey]];{{sfn|Milne|2022|p=18–20}} he was created as a redesign of Donkey Kong Jr. but retooled into a separate character at Nintendo's request.<ref name="RG: MakingOf" /> Other supporting Kong characters that Rare introduced include [[Funky Kong]], a [[surfer]]; [[Candy Kong]], Donkey Kong's girlfriend; Dixie Kong, Diddy's girlfriend; [[Kiddy Kong]], a large toddler; [[Tiny Kong]], Dixie's sister; and [[Lanky Kong]], a buffoonish [[orangutan]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bertoli |first1=Ben |title=Every Kong, Ranked |url=https://kotaku.com/every-kong-ranked-1825446111 |website=[[Kotaku]] |access-date=November 16, 2023 |date=April 29, 2018 |archive-date=November 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231116163009/https://kotaku.com/every-kong-ranked-1825446111 |url-status=live}}</ref>
 
The franchise's main antagonist is [[King K. Rool]], an [[Anthropomorphism|anthropomorphic]] reptilian introduced in ''Donkey Kong Country''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=Astrid |title=Twitter Really Wants to F*ck King K Rool, and so Do I |url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/originals/416429-king-k-rool-twitter-really-wants-to-fck-so-do-i |website=[[Game Revolution]] |access-date=November 13, 2023 |date=August 9, 2018 |archive-date=November 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114005015/https://www.gamerevolution.com/originals/416429-king-k-rool-twitter-really-wants-to-fck-so-do-i |url-status=live}}</ref> K. Rool leads the [[Kremlings]], an army of crocodiles who seek to steal Donkey Kong's hoard of bananas.<ref name="HG101: DKC" /> ''[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]'' summarized K. Rool as an archetypal game villain who "often wears disguises and invents strange gadgets for his elaborately evil schemes",<ref name="Poly: KRool">{{cite web |last1=Friedman |first1=Daniel |title=Why King K. Rool is dominating Smash fans' attention, and affection |url=https://www.polygon.com/2019/1/8/18172337/king-k-rool-smash-bros-ultimate-most-popular-character |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |access-date=November 13, 2023 |date=January 8, 2019 |archive-date=January 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109045531/https://www.polygon.com/2019/1/8/18172337/king-k-rool-smash-bros-ultimate-most-popular-character |url-status=live}}</ref> such as dressing as a pirate captain in ''Donkey Kong Country 2''.<ref name="GInd.biz: Why">{{cite web |last1=Dinh |first1=Tri Do |title=Donkey Kong Country 2 creates an atmosphere like no other I Why I Love |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/donkey-kong-country-2-creates-an-atmosphere-like-no-other-why-i-love |website=[[GamesIndustry.biz]] |access-date=November 13, 2023 |date=October 20, 2022 |archive-date=November 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114005017/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/donkey-kong-country-2-creates-an-atmosphere-like-no-other-why-i-love |url-status=live}}</ref> Other villains include the Tiki Tak Tribe, a race of floating masks who hypnotize animals into stealing the banana hoard,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gibson |first1=Ellie |title=Donkey Kong Country Returns |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/donkey-kong-country-returns-review |website=[[Eurogamer]] |access-date=November 16, 2023 |date=November 19, 2010 |archive-date=November 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114005015/https://www.eurogamer.net/donkey-kong-country-returns-review |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Bramwell |first1=Tom |title=New Donkey Kong Country for Wii |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/new-donkey-kong-country-for-wii |website=[[Eurogamer]] |access-date=October 21, 2024 |date=June 15, 2010}}</ref> and the Snowmads, [[Viking]] invaders who summon a dragon to take over Donkey Kong Island.<ref name="GI: Burning" />
 
Mario, the protagonist of the 1981 game, went on to headline the ''Mario'' franchise. Although the franchises largely remain separate, they take place in the same fictional universe, and Donkey Kong and other ''Donkey Kong'' characters frequently appear as playable characters in ''Mario'' spin-offs such as ''Mario Kart'', ''Mario Party'', and ''[[Mario Tennis]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Housman |first1=Andrew |title=Bringing Donkey Kong To The Super Mario Bros. Movie Gave Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto A New Perspective |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1251858/donkey-kong-super-mario-bros-movie-shigeru-miyamoto-new-perspective/ |website=[[/Film]] |access-date=November 14, 2023 |date=April 7, 2023 |archive-date=November 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114163738/https://www.slashfilm.com/1251858/donkey-kong-super-mario-bros-movie-shigeru-miyamoto-new-perspective/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Scullion |first1=Chris |title=The Complete History of Mario Kart Games |url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/features/the-complete-history-of-mario-kart-games/ |website=[[Video Games Chronicle]] |access-date=November 14, 2023 |date=August 27, 2022 |archive-date=November 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112071300/https://www.videogameschronicle.com/features/the-complete-history-of-mario-kart-games/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Jakobs |first1=Benjamin |title=Super Mario Party: Alle Charaktere freischalten |url=https://www.eurogamer.de/super-mario-party-alle-charaktere-freischalten |website=[[Eurogamer]] |access-date=November 14, 2023 |language=German |date=October 10, 2021 |trans-title=Super Mario Party: Unlock All Characters |archive-date=November 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114163744/https://www.eurogamer.de/super-mario-party-alle-charaktere-freischalten |url-status=live}}</ref> Two Rare characters, Banjo the Bear and Conker the Squirrel, were introduced in ''Diddy Kong Racing'' ahead of starring in their own games,<ref name="Euro: DKRDS" /> ''Banjo-Kazooie'' and ''[[Conker's Bad Fur Day]]'' (2001).<ref name="Euro: DKRDS" /><ref>{{cite web |last1=Yin-Poole |first1=Wesley |title=As Banjo-Kazooie turns 20, we remember Rare's answer to Super Mario 64 |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/as-banjo-kazooie-turns-20-we-remember-rares-answer-to-super-mario-64 |website=[[Eurogamer]] |access-date=October 1, 2022 |date=July 1, 2018 |archive-date=October 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001172831/https://www.eurogamer.net/as-banjo-kazooie-turns-20-we-remember-rares-answer-to-super-mario-64 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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