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'''Wrinkly Kong''' (also known as '''Mrs. Kong'''<ref>'''Cranky's words''': "''Sure beats a visit from Mrs. Kong! How can I help you?''" - ''Donkey Kong Country''</ref>) is a character in the [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''Donkey Kong'' franchise]] who is the wife of [[Cranky Kong]]. Her first appearance is in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' as an elderly [[Kong]]. Starting in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', Wrinkly is deceased and appears as a ghost. In most of her appearances, Wrinkly either provides information or saves the player's game progress.

Wrinkly also appears in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''. Some time after the events of ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', Wrinkly retired from teaching at Kong Kollege and moved to the [[Northern Kremisphere]] inside a [[Wrinkly's Save Cave]]. Like Kong Kollege, Wrinkly's Save Cave has a crucial role of saving the player's game progress, although it is free of charge. She no longer provides level hints, and she cares for the [[Banana Bird]]s rescued from various [[secret cave]]s. Whenever the Kongs enter her Save Cave, Wrinkly is performing one of four activities, either exercising, sitting on her couch either asleep or awake, or playing the [[Nintendo 64]].

In ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', Wrinkly is revealed to have died some time after the events of ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' and appears as a ghost. In every level's lobby, the active [[Kong]] can talk to Wrinkly from one of the five color-coded [[Wrinkly Door]]s. If the Kong steps in front of a Wrinkly Door of their color, a ghostly sound effect plays and Wrinkly comes out from the door. She gives a hint to that Kong on how they can obtain a [[Golden Banana]]. When talking to Wrinkly, a slower and major key version of [[Cranky's Lab]] plays. Her appearance as a ghost in this game would later continue into her future appearances.

In ''[[DK: King of Swing]]'', during the starting tutorial level [[Cranky's Lectures]], Wrinkly assists Cranky in teaching the basic controls to [[Donkey Kong]]. She demonstrates to him how to climb [[Peg Board]]s and how to charge an attack. Wrinkly is also unlockable in the Jungle Jam mode, her her first playable appearance in general, and she can be unlocked by obtaining every [[Crystal Coconut]]. In Jungle Jam, Wrinkly has a high jumping ability, tied with [[Dixie Kong]]'s, though she has intermediate attack.

Wrinkly makes a minor appearance in the opening cutscene for ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]'', having gone on vacation to [[Sun Sun Island]] with the other Kongs. She appears alongside Cranky, admiring the scenery, and carries a white umbrella. Despite only having one minor appearance, Wrinkly has official artwork for the game, similarly to [[Candy Kong]] in ''DK: King of Swing''. She is unvoiced in this game.

In ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]'', Wrinkly is an unlockable playable character. She is unlocked by completing [[Candy's Challenges|Candy's Challenge]] #26: ''' Let Wrinkly Kong Win!''', which is level 4 in difficulty. As the name implies, Wrinkly must come in first in order to complete the challenge. Wrinkly's rival is [[Kopter]], and she has average boost and speed and maxed out agility. Like all other playable characters, Wrinkly has the ability to perform [[Wild Move]]s.

In the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]], Wrinkly only appears in the form of a few different items. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', Wrinkly appears as both a [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]] and a [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|sticker]]. Her trophy heavily resembles her ''DK: Jungle Climber'' artwork, and ironically, Wrinkly's trophy incorrectly mentions her latest game appearance as ''Donkey Kong 64'' instead of ''DK: Jungle Climber'', though in the Japanese version, trophy incorrectly lists Wrinkly's debut appearance as ''Donkey Kong Country 2'' for the Game Boy Advance. Wrinkly's sticker, which recycles her ''DK: King of Swing'' artwork, can only be used by Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong, and equipping it raises resistance against battering attacks by four. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', Wrinkly returns as a trophy, which is featured in the "Donkey Kong and his friends" trophy box. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Wrinkly Kong appears as a [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]].