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Inka Dinka Doo
Artwork from theDonkey Kong Card Game
First appearance	Donkey Kong Country – "Raiders of the Lost Banana" (1996)
Latest appearance	Donkey Kong Country – "Vote of Kong-Fidence" (2000)
Portrayed by	Lawrence Bayne[1]

“To know everything... You must give up everything...”

—Inka Dinka Doo, "Legend of the Crystal Coconut"

Inka Dinka Doo is a major character from theDonkey Kong Country television series. He is a living stone totem who resides in a temple onKongo Bongo Island. He has four different faces, which he changes between to show his different emotions, which seem to be neutral/solemn, serious/mad, furious, and content/happy. Long ago,Kaptain Skurvy's great-great-great-grandfather hid theCrystal Coconut in Inka Dinka Doo's eye. Years later, however, it fell out andDonkey Kong came and picked it up, thus making him the future ruler of the island. DK often visits theInka Temple to ask Inka for advice on his current situation or help him solve a dilemma. His name originates from the song "Inka Dinka Doo" by actor and comedianJimmy Durante and may reference theInca civilization; this in turn may be a nod to the character Olmec fromLegends of the Hidden Temple, who is also a giant stone face named foran extinct Mesoamerican civilization.

History[edit]

Screenshot from "Legend of the Crystal Coconut"

Inka Dinka Doo first appears in the series in the episode "Raiders of the Lost Banana." In that episode,Polly Roger steals the Crystal Coconut forKing K. Rool, and DK andDiddy Kong chase him intoInka Temple. They manage to reclaim the Coconut, but before leaving the temple, DK finds aGolden Banana belonging to Inka and gives it toCandy Kong as a present, enraging the idol. AsCranky Kong tells DK and Diddy, however, the Golden Banana is cursed, and soon bad luck comes to those around Candy. DK and Diddy eventually return the Banana to Inka, which placates him, but Polly Roger then steals it and brings it to K. Rool. Fortunately for the Kongs, only their nemesis is now to be doomed by the Banana's curse since he has evil intentions with it. At the end of the episode, a short cut is seen of the Inka Dinka Doo idol saying "Inka Dinka...Doom" and then laughing.

Later, in the episode "Orangutango," on the day of Kongo Bongo's annual Orangutango dancing contest, Inka Dinka Doo later called DK to the temple, saying he would need to pass a few tests to save the island. These tests involved sending DK through three passageways while avoiding spikes, pits, and flying arrows, respectively. DK manages to pass these tests, after which Inka tells him to go save the island. DK does not understand, but shortly afterward,Funky Kong, who was supposed to dance against K. Rool in the contest, hurts his ankle and cannot dance. DK fills in for Funky, and then realizes that Inka had in fact been giving him dancing lessons, for Inka had foreseen that Funky would injure himself (although, DK did not win the contest, but K. Rool fortunately ended up blowing his chance for the prize, a wish on theCrystal Coconut, that would grant him domination over the island by wishingGeneral Klump would stop doing a bothersome dance).

In the episode "Legend of the Crystal Coconut,"Donkey Kong andDiddy Kong went to Inka Temple to ask him about the secrets of the Crystal Coconut. He gives them the ominous message, "To know everything, you must give up everything." Donkey Kong interprets this wrong, and ends up giving the Crystal Coconut to King K. Rool in order to learn about it. Later in the episode, Diddy and Cranky get the Coconut back, and Diddy takes it to Inka Temple to hide it. When Skurvy,Kutlass, andGreen Kroc corner the Kongs in the temple, Diddy runs away after antagonizing the pirates, drawing away Kutlass and Green Kroc. DK throws the coconut at Skurvy, placating his toothache and forcing the pirate to grudgingly give up the gem as thanks. At the end of the episode, Donkey Kong tells Inka Dinka Doo, "I will be back, you can count on it," The statue simply responds "Whatever."

Inka seems to have a bit of an unknown personality as well, because in the episode "Watch the Skies" he shows amusement towards Donkey Kong saying he should tell them his secret origins, turning to his smiling face and saying Donkey Kong would share his secret with everyone. He also seems to be loosening up his previously strict privacy, as all the Kongs held Diddy's surprise birthday party in his temple, and he says, "Happy Inka Dinka Birthday!"

In "Four Weddings and a Coconut," after mistakenly asking Candy to marry him, DK goes to Inka Dinka Doo to ask for his permission, for no future ruler can get married without his permission. As usual, he does not get a straight answer, and when he goes back to ask again he winds up trapped in a maze of obstacles and deadly booby traps for nearly twenty four hours. Finally, he gets through, reaching the inner sanctum and finding a wedding ring, showing that Inka approves of the marriage. With a smile and a congratulation, Inka quickly ejects Donkey Kong from the temple.

Another example of Inka Dinka Doo's loosening up was during the episode "Vote of Kong-Fidence," in which he allows an election for the future ruler of Kongo Bongo, even though in the past he had been clear about wanting Donkey Kong as ruler. It is possible that he just had a lot of confidence in him.

Gallery[edit]

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  The four faces of Inka Dinka Doo (calm, happy, angry & enraged)

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  The inner sanctum of the Inka Temple

Appearances[edit]

Season 1

1. "Booty and the Beast" (mentioned)
2. "Raiders of the Lost Banana"
3. "Orangutango"

Season 2

1. "Legend of the Crystal Coconut"
2. "Watch the Skies"

Season 3

1. "The Kongo Bongo Festival of Lights"
2. "The Day the Island Stood Still"
3. "Four Weddings and a Coconut"
4. "Vote of Kong-Fidence"

Names in other languages[edit]

Notes[edit]

• Nelvana's website often misspelled Inka's name with a few different spellings, those beingInka Dinkadu andInca Dinka Du.^[7]

References[edit]

• Statues
• Animate objects
• Donkey Kong allies
• Donkey Kong Country (television series) characters

• Pages with move suggestions