The final battle is a five-round boxing match. The Kongs fight in the fixed order Donkey Kong, Diddy, Lanky, Tiny and Chunky. Each round uses that Kong’s signature ability. Follow the current round’s timer and complete the intended attack cycle rather than trying ordinary punches.
Donkey Kong: blast through the gloves
Dodge the shockwaves by jumping and wait for the Baboon Blast barrels. Enter a barrel and wait for K. Rool’s guard to open before firing. Early shots hit his gloves. Repeat the successful barrel attacks four times; later cycles include feints, so watch the glove movement instead of firing on the first twitch.
Diddy Kong: drop the lights
Enter the Rocketbarrel and rise toward the ceiling lights. Each light has two targets; shoot both to release it over K. Rool. Keep moving in the air while lining up each shot. Drop all four lights, and land safely if you need to reset your flight angle.
Lanky Kong: banana-peel charge
Use the arena switches to make a barrel available. Throw it to leave a banana peel in K. Rool’s path. Stand on the trombone pad positioned so that his charge crosses the peel, then play the instrument. He must slip during the charge, so a peel to one side of the route will not work. Repeat the setup for four successful slips.
Tiny Kong: enter the shoe
Avoid the shockwaves until the Mini Monkey barrel is available. Shrink and enter the opening in K. Rool’s shoe. Inside, watch which toes move; jump over the attack and shoot the exposed toe with the Feather Bow. Complete the required toe sequence, leave the shoe and repeat through all four shoe visits.
Chunky Kong: the final punch
Slam the blue switch, use Gorilla Gone to reveal the Hunky Chunky barrel and become giant. Stand facing K. Rool’s approach. Wind up Primate Punch so that the extended fist connects as he reaches you. Punching too early lets the animation end before contact. Complete four successful counters to finish the battle.
Check the save after the ending
Defeating K. Rool completes the story, but the percentage depends on the collection record. Reopen the save and check the 201 Golden Bananas, forty medals and ten crowns. If the file has not reached 101%, use the collection checklist rather than repeating the final fight.