Wrinkly Kong is an elderly gorilla and the wife of Cranky Kong. This lends credence to the possibility that she is the mother of Donkey Kong as he appears in the Donkey Kong Country series, depending on which theory you accept.

Wrinkly first appeared in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest for the Super Nintendo, where she ran Kong Kollege , which allowed you to save your game. She appeared again in Donkey Kong Land 2, and again in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! This time, she resided in Wrinkly's Save Cave , where the player could both save their games and deposit banana birds , which were found throughout the game. This concept remained, sans birds, in Donkey Kong Land III.

Wrinkly next appeared in Donkey Kong 64; she had apparently died at some point after Donkey Kong Land III, as she was now a spirit. Every world lobby in the game, with the exception of Hideout Helm , featured five doors with Wrinkly's face on them; each door presented a hint for the level that applied to the Kong that corresponded to the door color (Yellow for Donkey Kong, Red for Diddy Kong, etc.).

Wrinkly's ghost will return in DK King of Swing for the Game Boy Advance in 2005. In that game, she will assist Cranky Kong in training the player in the game's unique gameplay.