Anthropomorphic gorilla Donkey Kong[o], played by Takashi Nagasako, is the main character in the Donkey Kong video game series. Though he makes an antagonistic appearance in the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series, he is portrayed as the grandson of Cranky Kong, the leader of the Kong Family, a group of diverse primates that first appeared in the 1981 arcade game Donkey Kong. He is portrayed as a confident and strong individual.