The Will to Resist

💾 R.A.B.B. Entry #054 — “Clowning the Crowd: Kotaku vs. the Kongmunity”

Alias: “Let People Like Things, Damn It”

🎙️ The Breakdown: Kotaku dropped this gem: “Nintendo Doesn’t Worry About Donkey Kong Lore And Neither Should You.”

Translation? “Stop thinking. Stop caring. Just play the funny monkey game and go touch grass.”

But this wasn’t a rage mob. It was fans having fun—piecing together a half-baked timeline, keeping legacy alive, and celebrating a franchise Nintendo itself let collect dust.

For that? Kotaku chose mockery.

🦍 From the Glitch Chair: Fans kept Donkey Kong breathing when Nintendo flatlined him. They made Pauline a queen again. They erupted when King K. Rool came back swinging. They even debate Cranky Kong’s lineage—not because they’re broken, but because they care.

And that passion? That’s not cringe. That’s currency.

📌 Why It’s R.A.B.B.-Worthy:

Weaponized Chill™: sarcasm disguised as journalism

Public dismissal of emotional investment

Framing engagement as a flaw instead of fuel

🧼 Final Glitch Verdict: Caring about monkey lore doesn’t make us weird. Mocking it while riding the clickwave does. Fans aren’t the problem. Dismissive media is.

So next time, Kotaku? Don’t throw shade at the treehouse from the ground. We remember who kept the jungle beat playing when you hit mute.

🔗 Source: https://kotaku.com/donkey-kong-bananza-direct-lore-pauline-cranky-kong-how-1851784745

#RABB #Kongmunity #LoreDefenseProtocol #KingKRoolLoyalty #BananaCanonMatters

🦍 From the Glitch Chair (Extended Cut):

Fans kept Donkey Kong breathing when Nintendo flatlined him. They made Pauline a queen again. They erupted when King K. Rool strutted back into Smash— fully dripped out in his cosplay chest plate and golden belly, swinging that cape like he owned the timeline.

And you know what? He did.

Because he was the villain with flavor. The chaos agent with a crown. The comeback no one expected— but everyone cheered for like it was Judgment Day in banana form.

We weren’t obsessed. We were grateful. We saw what it meant to bring him back.

Mocking that kind of joy? That's what’s stale. Not the canon. Not the cosplay. Not the king.