Cranky Kong
Mario Kart Characters
While this surly and elderly member of the Kong family is more thought of as part of the Donkey Kong Country line of games, both the Mario and Donkey Kong franchises have crossed over numerous times in the past. After all, Mario Super Sluggers on the Wii saw Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, and even the Kremling villain King K. Rool join its lineup of baseball players.
Mario Kart Tour, too, has had no problem having members of the Kong family join up for some radical racing action, including Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong (who made her first appearance in the Mario Kart series with Tour), and Funky Kong (who was previously playable in Mario Kart Wii).
Therefore, we have to wonder what the hold up is with having the senior member of the Kong family join the Mario Kart fun. We know Cranky Kong would rather wax nostalgic and unload on us with tales on how “back in his day, Mario Kart used Mode 7 graphics, and not these fancy-schmancy 3D graphics”, but Cranky is no stranger to being playable ever since a major co-starring role in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. C’mon, Cranky. Take it to the fridge–err, racetrack!
