Another 4th playable character in new DKC?

[Dr. Javelin]

i want cranky kong just because of how awesome it would be to move around in his rocking chair and beat people with his cane

 

[Dorayaki]

K. Rool is not possible, because he's a villain.

That certainly never stopped Bowser from being playable in Super Mario RPG, Super Paper Mario, and Bowser's Inside Story now, did it? And not to mention King Dedede in Kirby: Return to Dreamland.

I think k.rool is very unlikely because nintengo hasn´t touch him since dk jungle climber, and retro studios is aiming to make DK games diferent with new enemies and settings. Anyway...why he would help DK in this game?

In Bowser and King Dedede's case, they had enough recurring appearances as boss so fans wouldn't be too surprised to see them being heros sometimes. Also, the staff had time to explain it easily in prologues.

On the other hand, if a villian character that new consumers aren't familiar with suddenly appears in a new game as a playable hero, they would feel it strange for now, or the next time he plays the boss again. I don't mind to see his return in any occasion, but it's better to give him a boss return first.

 

[KingMario128]

On the other hand, if a villian character that new consumers aren't familiar with suddenly appears in a new game as a playable hero, they would feel it strange for now, or the next time he plays the boss again. I don't mind to see his return in any occasion, but it's better to give him a boss return first.

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Im expecting (but almost everybody don´t) retro do a trilogy like they did with metroid and the last one to be K. Rool full return

 

[Weasel]

i want cranky kong just because of how awesome it would be to move around in his rocking chair and beat people with his cane

Can the fourth wall humor and griping about how easy modern games are come with him?