Would be cool if you gave us the code link. I'm not really an avid person looking at concepts but I can definitely work a lot better with the code at my access.
Pray tell, what is your motivation for this? I understand DK is the flavor, but what is the actual core? Will DK be the hero everyone goes to or the vigilante everyone fears? Trying to get a strong core and central idea is a great place to begin making a theme. After that, assigning values that are either innovative, interesting, correct, etc (Making shit make sense).
dat DK rollin banana blunts bustin caps with dem peanut gunz DK is a straight up G! Diddy even rox blud and crip colors in brawl.