Rocinante strove to adapt it so as to indicate what he had been before belonging to a knight-errant, and what he then was." Rocinante Rocinante () is Don Quixote's horse in the novel "Don Quixote" by Miguel de Cervantes. In many ways, Rocinante is not only Don Quixote's horse, but also his double: like Don Quixote, he is awkward, past his prime, and engaged in a task beyond his capacities. in Spanish means a work horse or low-quality horse, but can also mean an illiterate or rough man. There are similar words in French ("roussin; rosse"), Portuguese ("rocim"), Dutch ("ros"), and
Donkey Kong (character) Donkey Kong (character) Donkey Kong is a fictional character who appears in games belonging to the "Donkey Kong" and "Mario" video game franchises. He is a gorilla and is Mario's former nemesis. A popular character, he has appeared in many video games. He has a nephew named Diddy Kong. Donkey Kong was Mario's first opponent in the game of the same name, Nintendo's popular 1981 arcade game, "Donkey Kong". Since then he has starred in his own series of games, starting with 1994's "Donkey Kong Country" for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and remains an important character in the "Mario"