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{{about|the character|other uses of the name|[[Donkey Kong Jr. (disambiguation)]]}}

{{distinguish|Baby DK|Baby Kong}}

|latest_appearance=''[[WarioWare: Move It!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])

|portrayed_by=[[Frank Welker]] (''[[Saturday Supercade]]'')

'''Donkey Kong Jr.''' (also known as '''Donkey Kong Junior''', '''DKJr.''', or just '''Junior''') is a [[Kong]] character who debuted in ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' as the titular hero. In the events of the game, he has to rescue his father, [[Donkey Kong]], from [[Mario]]. Donkey Kong Jr. has not made many appearances, but he is a playable character in some spinoff games of the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]].

While he is occasionally [[Cranky Kong#Identity confusion|identified]] as a younger version of the modern Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr. is most commonly referenced as his father and the son of [[Cranky Kong]].<ref>{{cite|quote=''Super Mario Kart'' is the only ''Mario Kart'' game to feature Donkey Kong Jr. Due to the success of ''Donkey Kong Country'', all future ''Mario Kart'' entries featured Donkey Kong, who is actually Donkey Kong Jr.’s son, with Cranky Kong, aka Donkey Kong Sr., canonically being the character featured in the original ''Donkey Kong'' game. Makes sense, right?|title=''Playing With Super Power: Nintendo Super NES Classics eGuide'', ''Super Mario Kart'' 16 Bits Tab}}</ref>

In the [[Game & Watch]] version of ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'', Donkey Kong Jr. appears as the playable character. He must dodge birds and Snapjaws and grab a key swinging from a tree to unlock his father's cage.

In ''[[Donkey Kong II]]'', Donkey Kong Jr. appears in the same capacity as the previous Game & Watch title. In this game, he must dodge Snapjaw, Sparks, and birds and use keys to open the locks on his father's restraints.

====''Donkey Kong Jr. Math''====

Donkey Kong Jr. makes another playable appearance in ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. Math]]''. In Calculate A and B, his father stands at the top of the stage, holding a sign with a random number placed on it. Donkey Kong Jr. must climb among multiple vines to gather the correct numbers and mathematical signs to create the number on his father's sign. In +-×÷ Exercise, Donkey Kong Jr. has to solve equations by climbing multiple chains to input the digits of the answer. In the instruction booklet, he is dubbed '''Junior (I)'''.<ref name=FuzzyMath/>

[[File:DKJM-Pink Donkey Kong Jr.png|frame|right]]

This game also features a pink-colored palette swap of Donkey Kong Jr. named '''Junior (II)''',<ref name=FuzzyMath>{{cite|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1985|title=''Donkey Kong Jr. Math'' instruction booklet|page=5}}</ref> who is playable in a Calculate A and B. He and Donkey Kong Jr. compete to calculate Donkey Kong's number until one of them does so five times.

====''Donkey Kong'' (Game Boy)====

In ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'' on the [[Game Boy]], Donkey Kong Jr. teams up with his father to kidnap [[Pauline]], and Mario must defeat both of them before rescuing her. For most of the game, Donkey Kong Jr. usually stays in areas inaccessible by Mario, activating and deactivating [[switch (Donkey Kong)|switch]]es in ways that can either help or harm Mario. Sometimes, Donkey Kong Jr. appears out in the open and throws [[Poison Mushroom]]s. It is shown in [[Stage 4-11]] and [[Stage 8-9]] that Donkey Kong Jr. can cause Mario to lose a life if Mario touches him. In [[Stage 9-4]], Donkey Kong Jr. gets locked in a cage by Mario in a fashion similar to the Vine Scene of the original ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' In the ending, Donkey Kong Jr. manages to free himself and lays in wait as Pauline gives Mario a [[Super Mushroom]] to catch Donkey Kong, and acts as soon as his father calls for help. In the end, the group take a photo together.

[[File:BonesDKJr.png|250px|thumb|Donkey Kong Jr. and Bones on ''Saturday Supercade'']]

Donkey Kong Jr., voiced by [[Frank Welker]], is featured as the main protagonist of the cartoon short ''Donkey Kong Junior'' from the animated series ''[[Saturday Supercade]]''. Here, Donkey Kong Jr., after discovering his father is missing from the circus, decides to track him down with the help of a clumsy biker named [[Bones (Saturday Supercade)|Bones]].

Donkey Kong Jr. makes an appearance in the sixth [[Nintendo Adventure Books|Nintendo Adventure Book]], ''[[Doors to Doom]]''; in the book, Mario and [[Luigi]] find themselves in Donkey Kong Jr.'s jungle after entering one of the doorways created by [[Dr. Sporis von Fungenstein]]. Upon seeing Mario and Luigi, Donkey Kong Jr. attacks them, forcing the two to flee. Eventually, after a vine-climbing chase, the Mario Bros. escape Donkey Kong Jr.

[[File:Waluigi Stadium Crowd.gif|thumb|DK Jr. in a crowd with other characters in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'']]

Donkey Kong Jr. was planned to appear in the game as a playable character, but was ultimately [[List of Mario Kart: Double Dash!! pre-release and unused content#Unused data|replaced]] with [[Diddy Kong]],<ref>{{cite|author=TCRF|title=[[tcrf:Proto:Mario Kart: Double Dash!!/Multi-Game Demo Disc Demo/Unused Scenes#record_entry.arc|Proto:Mario Kart: Double Dash!!/Multi-Game Demo Disc Demo/Unused Scenes § record_entry.arc]]|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor|language=en|accessdate=July 17, 2022}}</ref> following the latter character's frequent entry into spinoff games of the ''Super Mario'' franchise since ''Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour''.

A 2D sprite variant of Donkey Kong Jr. debuts in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' as a playable character in his 16-bit ''Super Mario Kart'' appearance under the name '''Donkey Kong Jr. (SNES)''', debuting in the [[Super Mario Kart Tour]]. His special item is the [[Triple Bananas]]. This is the first game since ''Super Mario Kart'' to feature Donkey Kong Jr. as a playable character in the ''Mario Kart'' series. As the game treats Donkey Kong Jr. (SNES) as a variant in his name, this also makes him the only character in the game without a base driver.

====''Super Mario All-Stars'' / ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====

[[File:SMAS SMB3 DK Jr King Sprite.png|frame|left]]

In the ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' remake in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'', the [[Kings|king]] of [[Giant Land|Big Island]] is transformed into Donkey Kong Jr. This change is retained in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.

Donkey Kong Jr. makes a cameo in [[Mario's Time Machine (Nintendo Entertainment System)|''Mario's Time Machine'' for the NES]], appearing on several paintings in the background of [[Bowser's Museum]].

In ''[[Mario's Tennis]]'', Donkey Kong Jr. is the largest amongst the playable characters, and this is also the only game where he wears shoes and socks. The game's menu lists him as '''Donkey Jr.''' and the scoreboard lists him as just '''Donkey'''.

====''Mario Tennis''====

In the [[Nintendo 64]] version of ''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]'', Donkey Kong Jr. (who is referred to as '''DK Jr.''' on the player select screen) is classified as a Power character, who can be unlocked by winning the [[Star Cup]] in Doubles. Unlocking Donkey Kong Jr. makes him Donkey Kong's partner in doubles; otherwise, Yoshi takes his place. In the [[Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color)|Game Boy Color version]], Donkey Kong Jr. cameos as one of the Nintendo 64 status icons.

In ''[[Mario Clash]]'', Donkey Kong Jr. appears alongside Donkey Kong, and the two congratulate the player for scoring over 800,000 points.

Donkey Kong Jr. is a recurring character in the ''[[Game & Watch Gallery (series)|Game & Watch Gallery]]'' series, often having to be rescued.

====''Game & Watch Gallery''====

In ''[[Game & Watch Gallery]]'', Donkey Kong Jr. appears in the Modern versions of three games: ''[[Manhole (Game & Watch)|Manhole]]'', ''[[Fire (Game & Watch)|Fire]]'', and ''[[Oil Panic]]''. In ''Manhole'', Donkey Kong Jr. is one of the pedestrians whom [[Yoshi]] must keep from falling into the water. In ''Fire'', Donkey Kong Jr. is one of the characters whom the Mario Bros. must rescue from a fire at [[Peach's Castle|Princess Peach's Castle]]. If the Mario Bros. do not catch Donkey Kong Jr., he runs away with a sore bottom, earning the player a miss. In ''Oil Panic'', Donkey Kong Jr. fiddles with a stick while sitting on the ground on the left side of the [[castle]] from the top of which [[Bowser]] dumps oil. If any oil is spilled on Donkey Kong Jr., he gets mad, earning the player a miss.

Donkey Kong Jr. has made a few cameo appearances in the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', there is a [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]] of Donkey Kong Jr. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', there are two {{iw|smashwiki|sticker}}s of Donkey Kong Jr.: one shows him holding a [[key]] over his head, and it raises launch resistance by twenty-one in [[smashwiki:Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary|The Subspace Emissary]], while Donkey Kong Jr.'s other [[sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|sticker]] shows him holding a tennis racket from ''Mario Tennis''. Additionally, '''DKJR''' is one of the names that appears when the "Random Name" button is pressed during the naming of a custom stage. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Donkey Kong Jr. appears as a [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]].

Donkey Kong Jr. did not return as a collectible trophy, though [[List of Super Smash Bros. Brawl pre-release and unused content#Models|unused data]] shows that he would have appeared as one.

Donkey Kong Jr. appears as the playable character in the [[Donkey Kong Jr. (WarioWare: Twisted!)|Donkey Kong Jr.]] microgame in ''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]'' and ''[[WarioWare Gold]]'', as well as the ''[[WarioWare: Move It!]]'' [[Donkey Kong Jr. (WarioWare: Move It!)|microgame of the same name]].

Donkey Kong Jr. appears as a cameo at the end of the [[Aqueduct Assault]] level in the background in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' inside a [[Wii U#Wii U GamePad|Wii U GamePad]] held high by [[Cranky Kong]], the original [[Donkey Kong]].

Donkey Kong Jr. makes a few cameo appearances in the {{iw|nwiki|Punch-Out!! series|''Punch-Out!!'' series}}. In the {{iw|nwiki|Punch-Out!! (arcade)|first game in the ''Punch-Out!!'' series}}, Donkey Kong Jr. can be found watching the fight in the audience along with [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], and [[Donkey Kong]]. In the [[nwiki:Super Punch-Out!! (arcade)|second arcade game]], Donkey Kong Jr. can be found in the audience again, along with Mario, Luigi, and Donkey Kong, this time with a different color scheme.

In the [[Family Computer Disk System]] port of ''{{iw|nwiki|Konami's Ping Pong}}'', Smash Ping Pong, Donkey Kong Jr. appears in the audience and replaces Pentarou from ''{{iw|nwiki|Antarctic Adventure}}''.

Donkey Kong Jr. was featured in [[List of unreleased media#Fleetway Super Mario comic pitch|Fleetway Publication's pitch for a Nintendo comic]], looking much bigger and monstrous than his usual depictions.

Donkey Kong Jr. bears a resemblance to his father, [[Cranky Kong]], himself the original [[Donkey Kong]]. He has brown fur and wears a leotard with the letter J on it. His size varies between games, but is usually smaller or about the same size as the current Donkey Kong.

==Profiles and statistics==

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|artwork=[[File:DonkeyKongJr.png|110px]]

|shusshin=サーカス

|seikaku=いたずらっこ

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|origin=Circus

|disposition=Rascal

|game_appearances=Jr., GB Donkey, Kart

|eng_desc='''''<big>Father-minded thinker</big><br>

===''Super Smash Bros. Melee''===

{{SSBM trophy

|name=Donkey Kong Junior

|image=[[File:Trophy276.png|100px]]

|game=''Donkey Kong Junior''<br>Arcade 1982

|unlock=Collect every playable character's first [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]] either by playing 100 [[smashwiki:VS|VS]] matches or by completing [[smashwiki:Classic Mode (SSBM)|Classic Mode]] with all characters

|desc=Donkey Kong Jr. came to the rescue when Mario imprisoned his father. DK Jr.'s challenge was to collect the keys to Donkey Kong's cage, all the while dropping fruit on the enemies from high above. He was able to climb faster by using two ivy vines at once. This ape is also quite skilled at kart racing, tennis, and mathematics.  

}}

===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===

{{Spirit

|no=138

|name=Donkey Kong Jr.

|image=[[File:SSBU Donkey Kong Jr Spirit.png|100px]]

|series=''Donkey Kong'' Series

|type={{iw|smashwiki|Primary spirit|Primary}}

|slots=1

|class=Ace

|effects='''{{color|limegreen|Grab}}'''<br>Throw Power ↑

|obtain={{iw|smashwiki|Adventure Mode: World of Light|World of Light}} ({{iw|smashwiki|The Light Realm}}); {{iw|smashwiki|Spirit Board}}

|opponents=Tiny [[Donkey Kong]], Giant Donkey Kong

|conditions=<nowiki/>

|stage=[[Kongo Jungle (Super Smash Bros.)|Kongo Jungle]]

|song=Donkey Kong / Donkey Kong Jr. Medley

}}

==List of appearances==

{|class="wikitable sortable"width=100%

!width=20%|Release Date

|Cameo in [[Donkey Kong Jr. (WarioWare: Twisted!)|microgame]]

|Cameo in [[Donkey Kong Jr. (WarioWare: Twisted!)|microgame]]

|Unlockable playable character

|2020 ([[Super Mario Kart Tour]])

G&W Donkey Kong Jr Artwork.png|[[Donkey Kong Jr. (Game & Watch)|''Donkey Kong Jr.'' (Game & Watch)]]

Donkey Kong Jr - KC Deluxe manga.png|''[[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|Super Mario]]'' (Kodansha)

DonkeyKongJr.png|[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|''Donkey Kong'' (Game Boy)]]

|Jap=ジュニア

|JapR=Junia

|Jap2=ドンキーコング{{ruby|Jr.|ジュニア}}

|Jap2C=<ref>{{cite|title=スーパーマリオカート (''Sūpā Mario Kāto'') instruction booklet|page=22|date=1992|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref>

|Jap3=ドンキーJr.

|Jap3N=''Mario Tennis''

|Jap3R=Donkī Junia

|Jap3M=Donkey Jr.

|ChiS=森乐刚

|ChiSR=Sēnlègāng

|ChiSM=Reference to Donkey Kong's Chinese name "森喜刚" (''Sēnxǐgāng''), while "乐" (''lè'', "happy") has the same meaning as "喜"

|ChiSN=''Donkey Kong Jr.'' (Game & Watch)

|ChiS2M=Donkey Kong Jr.

*During development of ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', Donkey Kong Jr. was originally slated to appear with a redesign. [[Nintendo]] did not like the redesigning of the character, and ordered the game's developer, [[Rare Ltd.|Rare]], to either retain the character's original appearance or to make the redesign into a new character.<ref>As revealed in ''Retro Gamer'' magazine.{{better source}}</ref> [[Diddy Kong]] was created as a new character to fulfill the role.

*Oddly, several games in which Donkey Kong Jr. appears contain doppelgängers. Examples of such games include the ''[[Game & Watch#Game & Watch Gallery series|Game & Watch Gallery]]'' series (which seems to depict Donkey Kong Jr. as a species rather than an individual character), ''Donkey Kong Jr. Math'' (which includes a second Donkey Kong Jr. colored pink), and ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' (which includes many Donkey Kong Jr. lookalikes as audience members in [[GCN Waluigi Stadium|Waluigi Stadium]]). {{file link|BetaMonkeys.jpg|An early design}} for the [[Helper Monkey]]s in ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'' also resembled multiple Donkey Kong Jrs. (particularly his {{file link|MKDD Unused Character Icons.png|prototypical ''Double Dash!!'' model}}), but without his shirt.

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