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===== [[include component:preview text=If Donkey Kong should die before I wake, I'll put an extended clip inside of my AK]] ===== [[>]] [[module Rate]] [[/>]] **Item #:** SCP-8314 **Object Class:** Keter **Special Containment Procedures:** Full containment of SCP-8314 will consist of completely erasing SCP-8314 from popular memory. All forms of media and communications that feature SCP-8314 must be identified and confiscated or destroyed. At least 99.5% of civilians with knowledge of SCP-8314 must be located and amnesticized. SCP-8314 is currently uncontained. Full containment is projected to occur in 25-30 years. **Description:** SCP-8314 is the fictional character "Donkey Kong", originally developed by Nintendo Co. for the 1981 arcade game //Donkey Kong//. SCP-8314 is depicted as an anthropomorphic gorilla with a peaked hairstyle and red necktie labeled "DK". Prior to its development of anomalous properties, SCP-8314 was featured in dozens of video games, which collectively sold over 200 million copies, as well as several animated cartoons and a wide variety of fan-created content. All visual depictions of SCP-8314 show it as a corpse. This applies to both pre-existing depictions and ones created after SCP-8314 became anomalous. In every case, SCP-8314 will appear lifeless and unmoving, with no apparent injuries or signs of decay. Attempts to reanimate or communicate with SCP-8314 using in-universe processes (such as necromancy or a séance) will fail. Traditional media featuring SCP-8314 will remain largely unchanged. The plot and other characters will proceed as though SCP-8314 were still alive, even if this would introduce plot holes or otherwise impossible events. If SCP-8314's corpse is disturbed, it will respond in a realistic fashion. Video games featuring SCP-8314 as the player character are generally inoperable, as SCP-8314 does not respond to player inputs. Games in which SCP-8314 is a non-player character may experience glitches when SCP-8314 fails to act properly. SCP-8314 is commonly treated as a defeated enemy when encountered, which can result in the corpse being thrown off-screen and/or the player receiving a standard reward. **History:** SCP-8314 first began developing anomalous properties on April 13, 2020, when Super Smash Bros. Ultimate players noted that SCP-8314 had acquired a new idle animation wherein it loosened its necktie. As news of this development spread online, players of other Donkey Kong games reported similar behavior. The Foundation became aware of SCP-8314's new anomalous properties the following day and attempted to work with Nintendo to investigate the phenomenon; however, Nintendo refused to cooperate with the Foundation in any investigations and made no public statements regarding SCP-8314's behavior. Beginning April 21st, all previously-unaffected mobile depictions of SCP-8314 (including games, animation, etc.) began to exhibit similar tie-loosening behavior, as well as slightly decreased strength, speed, aiming ability, and speech capacity. SCP-8314 would attempt to loosen its necktie as much as once every three seconds, though it would return to its default state immediately afterward. SCP-8314 otherwise acted normally and neither it nor other characters openly acknowledged these changes, even as they worsened in severity. On April 24th, mainstream news outlets began to report on SCP-8314's unusual behavior, which had previously been scrutinized primarily on social media and in games journalism outlets. All Nintendo representatives declined to comment on SCP-8314. On April 27th, at 7:25 AM UST, SCP-8314 (including static images thereof) began to appear agitated, clawing at its necktie in an attempt to remove or destroy the garment. It would attempt to get the attention of other characters, though it appeared incapable of vocalizing during this timeframe; it was, however, universally ignored by other characters, who continued to behave as normal. SCP-8314 collapsed at 7:49 AM and died within twenty minutes. Past this point, SCP-8314 displayed all anomalous properties mentioned in the Description section. This event gained considerable media attention and commentary from public officials. On April 28th, Nintendo of America released the statement "Donkey Kong has died of natural causes." on all major social media platforms. The company has offered no other public or private commentary on SCP-8314 except to reiterate this statement. [[footnoteblock]] [[div class="footer-wikiwalk-nav"]] = << [[[SCP-8313]]] | SCP-8314 | [[[SCP-8315]]] >> [[/div]]