Universal Studios sued Nintendo in 1982 over Donkey Kong, claiming it infringed on their copyright for King Kong, but Nintendo's lawyer discovered that Universal had previously proven King Kong was in the public domain.

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Universal Studios sued Nintendo in 1982 over Donkey Kong, claiming it infringed on their copyright for King Kong, but Nintendo's lawyer discovered that Universal had previously proven King Kong was in the public domain. The lawyer who pulled off this brilliant, uno-reverse card of a legal defense was named John Kirby, and Nintendo was so grateful they named their iconic pink vacuum-cleaner mascot after him. It is honestly the greatest flex in corporate history to publicly humiliate a massive Hollywood studio in court and then commemorate the victory by creating a cute, squishy blob that devours its enemies alive. Let this be a lesson to massive corporations everywhere, if you try to bully a smaller company, they might immortalize your defeat in a beloved platformer