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| {{about|the character|other uses of the name|[[Donkey Kong Jr. (disambiguation)]]}} | | {{articleabout|the character itself|the video game with the same name|[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)]]}} |
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| {{character infobox | | |image=[[Image:DKJR_Tennis.PNG]] |
| |image=[[File:Donkey Kong Jr MT64 art.png|300px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]'' | | |full_name=Donkey Kong Jr. |
| |full_name=Donkey Kong Junior
| | |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (arcade game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' |
| |species=[[Kong]] | | |species=[[Kong]] |
| |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' ([[List of games by date#1982|1982]]) | | |affiliation=[[Kong Family]] |
| |latest_appearance=''[[WarioWare: Move It!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]]) | | |latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' ([[sticker]]) |
| |portrayed_by=[[Frank Welker]] (''[[Saturday Supercade]]'') | | |portrayed_by=Frank Welker (''[[The Saturday Supercade]]'') |
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| {{quote|Monkey Muscle!|Donkey Kong Jr.|Saturday Supercade}} | | {{quote|Monkey Muscle!|Donkey Kong Jr.|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]]. | | '''Donkey Kong Jr.''' (sometimes referred to as '''DK Jr.''' or just '''Junior''') is the son of the original [[Cranky Kong|Donkey Kong]]. He first debuted in ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (arcade game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'', an arcade game first released in 1982. He has yet to make any playable appearances since ''[[Mario Tennis]]''. Donkey Kong Jr. may be the modern [[Donkey Kong]] from the ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' series, or the father of the modern Donkey Kong, while Junior's father assumed the name [[Cranky Kong]]. |
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| 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>
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| ==History== | | ==History== |
| ===''Donkey Kong'' series=== | | ===''Donkey Kong'' series=== |
| ====''Donkey Kong Jr.''==== | | ====''Donkey Kong Jr.''==== |
| [[File:DKJ Donkey Kong Jr Holding Key Artwork.png|thumb|120px|Donkey Kong Jr. holding a key]] | | [[Image:DKjr.png|thumb|left|Donkey Kong Jr. holding a key in his first game.]] |
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| | Donkey Kong Jr. made his first appearance in ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (arcade game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]''; he was the star of the game and the only playable character. Donkey Kong Jr. must save his father, Donkey Kong, who has been imprisoned in a cage by [[Mario]]. In this game, Donkey Kong Jr. had to climb on vines, avoiding several enemies in order to complete his quest. If Donkey Kong Jr. had to defend himself, he could do so by dropping fruit on top of his enemies. Donkey Kong Jr. had to find keys in order to unlock the cage his father imprisoned within. Once Donkey Kong Jr. had collected the keys, he had to work his way up to the cage; once he had unlocked it, he would move on to the next stage. Once Donkey Kong Jr. had completed his entire quest, his father was no longer Mario's captive – Donkey Kong was free. |
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| Donkey Kong Jr.'s premier appearance is in the eponymous ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' He is the star of the game and the only playable character. Following the events of the original ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'', Donkey Kong Jr.'s father, [[Donkey Kong]], has been locked up by [[Mario]]. Donkey Kong Jr. must travel through four stages by climbing up vines and navigating other obstacles, as well as avoiding the enemies Mario sends at him to impede his progress, such as [[Snapjaw]]s and [[Nitpicker]]s. However, if he drops fruit on the enemies, they are defeated. Once Donkey Kong Jr. reaches the top of each stage, he attempts to insert a [[key]] into his father's cage, but appears confused as Mario hauls his father away to the next stage. In the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] version, all characters simply remain idle at the end of each stage before the next one begins.
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| When Donkey Kong Jr. defeats Mario at last by inserting all of the keys into their keyholes in the [[Chain Scene]], Donkey Kong and Mario both fall, but Donkey Kong Jr. catches his father and then walks off-screen with him as Mario chases them. In the NES version, this scene only has Donkey Kong Jr. catch his father, with the rest of the scene being omitted.
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| In the original arcade game, he also appears during the transition scene between the [[Jump Board Scene]] and [[Mario's Hideout]], where he pursues Mario's chopper by floating with a parasol.
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| 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.
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| ====''Donkey Kong II''====
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| 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.
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| ====''Donkey Kong Jr. Math''==== | | ====''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/> | | One year later, Donkey Kong Jr. made another playable appearance in the game ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. Math]]''. His father stood at the top of the stage, holding a sign with a random number placed on it. Donkey Kong Jr. had to climb amongst multiple vines to gather the correct numbers and mathematical signs to create the number on his father's sign. |
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| | This game also starred a pink-colored ape that could be playable in a two-player game; however, Donkey Kong Jr. was still brown in color, and could be played as in both one- and two-player modes. |
| 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. | |
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| ====''Donkey Kong'' (Game Boy)==== | | ====''Donkey Kong''==== |
| [[File:Donkey Kong Jr Gameboy.jpg|thumb|130px|Artwork of Donkey Kong Jr. pushing a switch]] | | [[Image:Donkey_Kong_Jr_Gameboy.jpg|thumb|Donkey Kong Jr. pulling a [[lever]].]] |
| 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. | | In ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'' on the [[Game Boy]], Donkey Kong Jr. aids his father in kidnapping [[Pauline]], and Mario must defeat both of them before rescuing her. For most of the game, Donkey Kong Jr. stays in areas inaccessible by Mario, activating and deactivating levers in ways that can either help or harm Mario. Sometimes, Donkey Kong Jr. even appears out in the open. He kills Mario instantly if he touches him. |
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| ===''Saturday Supercade''=== | | ===''Saturday Supercade''=== |
| [[File:Saturday Supercade Donkey Kong Jr Artwork.png|thumb|left|Donkey Kong Jr. in ''Saturday Supercade'']]
| | Donkey Kong Jr., voiced by [[Wikipedia: Frank Welker|Frank Welker]], is featured as the main protagonist of the cartoon short ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' 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]]. |
| [[File:BonesDKJr.png|250px|thumb|Donkey Kong Jr. and Bones on ''Saturday Supercade'']]
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| 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]]. | |
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| ===''Nintendo Adventure Books''=== | | ===''Nintendo Adventure Books''=== |
| 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. | | ===="Doors to Doom"==== |
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| | Donkey Kong Jr. makes an appearance in the ''[[Nintendo Adventure Books]]'' "[[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-swinging chase, the Mario Bros. escape Donkey Kong Jr. |
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| ===''Mario Kart'' series=== | | ===''Mario Kart'' series=== |
| ====''Super Mario Kart''==== | | ====''Super Mario Kart''==== |
| [[File:Donkey Kong JR SMK artwork.jpg|thumb|120px|left||Donkey Kong Jr. in ''Super Mario Kart'']] | | [[Image: DKJRMK.PNG|thumb|left|Donkey Kong Jr. in ''[[Super Mario Kart]]''.]] |
| Donkey Kong Jr. appears as a playable character in ''[[Super Mario Kart]]''. He is classified as a heavyweight character alongside [[Bowser]]. His preferred item is the [[Banana]], with which he litters the racecourses as a CPU. His kart has maximum top speeds; however, if he drifts away from the main course, its speed decreases greatly. | | In 1992, Donkey Kong Jr. appeared as a playable character in ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' for the [[SNES]]. He was classified as a heavyweight character, just as [[Bowser]] was. His preferred item was the [[banana]], with which he would litter the racecourses with. His kart had maximum top speeds; however, if he were to drift away from the main course, his speed would decrease greatly. In every Mario Kart title since ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', he has been replaced by the modern Donkey Kong,who was really his adult form |
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| Official artwork of ''Super Mario Kart'' shows a red "J" on Donkey Kong Jr.'s shirt, but his sprite during his victory animation shows a yellow "V" on his shirt instead. This was likely an intentional design choice to make Donkey Kong Jr.'s sprite entirely symmetrical. This means only half of the sprite is required to be stored in the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]'s limited graphics memory as tiles of 8x8 pixels each, with the same tiles being flipped to display the other half of the sprite. During gameplay, the letter on Donkey Kong Jr.'s shirt is obscured by his kart's steering wheel.
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| In the next title of the series, ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' onward, Donkey Kong Jr. was replaced by the modern Donkey Kong since ''Donkey Kong Country''.
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| ====''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''====
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| [[File:Waluigi Stadium Crowd.gif|thumb|DK Jr. in a crowd with other characters in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'']]
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| Donkey Kong Jr. makes a cameo in the background audience of [[Waluigi Stadium (GCN)|Waluigi Stadium]] in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''. Interestingly, as the image for the audience is repeated, multiple, countless versions of him can be seen at one time. In this game, his head is redesigned to be more reminiscent of the modern Donkey Kong.
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| 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''.
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| ====''Mario Kart Tour''====
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| [[File:MKT Donkey Kong Jr SNES.jpg|thumb|left|Donkey Kong Jr. (SNES) in ''Mario Kart Tour'']]
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| 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.
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| ===''Super Mario-kun''===
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| Donkey Kong Jr. appears as a participating racer and an opponent to Mario in the ''Super Mario Kart'' adaption in one of the volumes of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''.
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| ====''Super Mario All-Stars'' / ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
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| 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]]''.
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| ====''Super Mario Maker''====
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| In ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', Donkey Kong Jr. appears as one of the costumes that [[Costume Mario]] can wear.{{br}}
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| ===''Mario's Time Machine''===
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| 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]].
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| ===''Mario Tennis'' series=== | | ===''Mario Tennis'' series=== |
| ====''Mario's Tennis''==== | | ====''Mario's Tennis''==== |
| 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'''.
| | [[Image:Mario'sT DonkeyKongJr.jpg|thumb|Donkey Kong Jr. in ''[[Mario's Tennis]]''.]] |
| | In 1995, Donkey Kong Jr. appeared as a playable character once more – this time in ''[[Mario's Tennis]]''. He appeared as the only large character in the game, for Bowser was not playable. |
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| ====''Mario Tennis''==== | | ====''Mario Tennis''==== |
| [[File: DKJR789.jpg|thumb|Donkey Kong Jr. in ''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]'', seen on Donkey Kong's court]] | | [[Image: DKJR789.jpg|thumb|left|Donkey Kong Jr. in ''[[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.
| | Donkey Kong Jr. made his final playable appearance in 2000, in the [[Nintendo 64]] adaption of ''[[Mario Tennis]]''. He was classified as a Power Character, who could be secretly unlocked (alongside, [[Shy Guy]]). In this game he had an alternate color scheme that made him identical to [[Pink Donkey Kong Jr.]]. |
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| ===''Mario Clash''===
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| In ''[[Mario Clash]]'', Donkey Kong Jr. appears alongside Donkey Kong, and the two congratulate the player for scoring over 800,000 points.
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| ===''Game & Watch Gallery'' series===
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| Donkey Kong Jr. is a recurring character in the ''[[Game & Watch Gallery (series)|Game & Watch Gallery]]'' series, often having to be rescued.
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| ====''Game & Watch Gallery''====
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| 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.
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| ====''Game & Watch Gallery 2''====
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| In ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]'', Donkey Kong Jr. is one of the characters that [[Mario]] must catch in ''[[Parachute (Game & Watch)|Parachute]]''. Donkey Kong Jr. opens his parachute at the last minute.
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| ====''Game & Watch Gallery 3''====
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| In ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]'', Donkey Kong Jr. is the star of his own minigame, which is a small remake of the original ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' [[Game & Watch]] game. He is also the star of another minigame: ''[[Donkey Kong II]]''.
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| ====''Game & Watch Gallery 4''====
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| In ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]'', Donkey Kong Jr. reprises his roles in ''Fire'' and ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' He also appears as one of the characters that Mario must protect from Bowser's water balloons in ''[[Rain Shower]]'', hanging from the rope beside the swing on the lower left. If a water balloon hits Donkey Kong Jr., he releases the rope and get mad, giving Mario a miss.
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| He also appears in a scene that plays for ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' if the player selects the game yet doesn't actually start the game. Specifically, Donkey Kong Jr. attempts to jump to get a hanging piece of fruit, to no avail. Mario then jumps to grab it himself, knocking Donkey Kong Jr. out of the way in the process. This results in Donkey Kong emerging, with Mario fleeing as Donkey Kong walks towards him only to crash into something offscreen and then return with Mario trapped in a cage as Donkey Kong Jr. watches.
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| | [[Image:DonkeyKongJRKey.gif|thumb|Donkey Kong Jr. holding up the key that could open his father's cage.]] |
| | Donkey Kong Jr. appeared many times in the ''Game & Watch Gallery'' installments. Donkey Kong Jr. appears in the first two games with role as a "damsel in distress" in several of the minigames. However, Donkey Kong Jr. is the star of his own mini game which is a small remake of the original Donkey Kong Jr. game. The same minigame from the third game also appears in the fourth installment of the series. |
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| ===''Super Smash Bros.'' series=== | | ===''Super Smash Bros.'' series=== |
| 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]]. | | ====''Super Smash Bros. Melee''==== |
| | | Donkey Kong Jr. also has a [[trophy]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', though he does not make a playable appearance. |
| 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.
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| | In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', unlike in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', he does not have a trophy. Instead, he has a [[sticker]]. The sticker shows Donkey Kong Jr. with a [[key]] over his head; the sticker is only referred to as '''Junior'''. It raises launch resistance by twenty-one in the [[Subspace Emissary]] adventure mode of the game. His other sticker shows him holding a tennis racket from Mario Tennis. Additionally, one of the names that appears when the player presses the "Random Name" button when naming their custom stage is '''DKJR''', which is his name. |
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| 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]].
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| ===''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''===
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| [[File:DKJrWiiU.png|thumb|110px|left|An 8-bit-looking Donkey Kong Jr., inside the Wii U GamePad held by DK]]
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| 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]].
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| ===Other appearances===
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| 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.
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| 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}}''.
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| Donkey Kong Jr. has made some appearances in Kodansha's ''[[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|Super Mario]]'' manga.
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| 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.
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| Donkey Kong Jr. appears in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqZgEIELERs an e-Reader commercial], where he is on an assembly line and undergoes a personal hygiene makeover, only to be compressed into an e-Reader card.
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| In ''[[Tetris DS]]'', Donkey Kong Jr. appears on the title screen. He distracts Mario long enough for him to get hit by a Tetrimino block thrown by Donkey Kong.
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| In ''[[NES Remix]]'' and ''[[Ultimate NES Remix]]'', Donkey Kong Jr. appears in the stages derived from the ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' game.
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| ===Unused appearances===
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| Unused sprites of Donkey Kong Jr. can be found in the code of ''[[Donkey Kong 3]]'', but he does not appear in the final game.<ref>{{cite|author=TCRF|title=[[tcrf:Donkey Kong 3 (Arcade)|Donkey Kong 3 (Arcade)]]|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor|language=en|accessdate=July 18, 2019}}</ref>
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| ==General information== | | ===''Punch Out!!'' Series=== |
| ===Physical description=== | | ===''Punch Out!!''=== |
| 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. | | [[Image:Marioaudience.gif|thumb|left|Donkey Kong Jr. next to [[Luigi]] in the back.]] |
| | In the first game in the series, in arcades Donkey Kong Jr. could be found watching the fight in the audience along with his father, [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]]. |
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| ===Personality=== | | ===''Super Punch Out!!''=== |
| Donkey Kong Jr. is portrayed as the hero of [[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|his own game]] and a villain of Mario in [[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|''Donkey Kong'' for the Game Boy]]. He always sides with Donkey Kong, and is shown to be athletic and mischievous. | | [[Image:Marioaudience2.gif|thumb|right|Donkey Kong Jr. next to [[Luigi]] in the back, this time in black and white.]] |
| | In the second arcade (and second overall) game in the ''Punch Out!!'' Series Donkey Kong Jr. could be found in the audience again, along with [[Mario]], [[Luigi]] and [[Donkey Kong]], this time however with different color scheme. |
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| ==Profiles and statistics== | | ==Donkey Kong Jr. as a Species== |
| {{main|List of Donkey Kong Jr. profiles and statistics}}
| | Oddly, several games in which Donkey Kong Jr. cameos have him as a species rather than a character. These include the ''[[Game & Watch Gallery]]'' series and ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]''. He also makes a cameo in the Game Boy Advance remake of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', as one of the [[Mushroom Kings]] was turned into a creature that looked exactly like him. |
| ===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
| | Another hint is the existence of the [[Pink Donkey Kong Jr.]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. Math]]'' who could be a pink one in a species of Donkey Kong Jr. or a different person completely. |
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| |artwork=[[File:DonkeyKongJr.png|110px]]
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| |shusshin=サーカス
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| |seikaku=いたずらっこ
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| |tojo_gemu={{ruby|JR.|ジュニア}}、{{ruby|GB|ゲームボーイ}}ドンキー、 カート
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| |desc='''<big>おやじ{{ruby|思|おも}}いの{{ruby|考行者|こうこうもの}}</big><br>
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| 「ウッキー。うちの{{ruby|父|とお}}ちゃんが、サーカス{{ruby|団|だん}}のマリオにさらわれだんだ。かわいそうな{{ruby|父|とお}}ちゃん。{{ruby|今|いま}}、{{ruby|助|たす}}けに{{ruby|行|い}}くからね。ウッホホ。」<br>
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| '''<big>レバーを{{ruby|変|か}}えるイタズう{{ruby|者|もの}}</big><br>
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| {{ruby|GB版|ゲームボーイばん}}のドンキーコングでは、{{ruby|壁|かべ}}を{{ruby|開|あ}}けをり、{{ruby|道|みち}}をつくるレバーを {{ruby|JR|ジュニア}}が{{ruby|勝手|かって}}に{{ruby|変|か}}えてしまう。{{ruby|本当|ほんとう}}にイタズラ{{ruby|好|ず}}きだ。<ref>{{cite|language=ja|date=1994|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|title=''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''|page=[https://imgur.com/tKYR4V3 29]}}</ref>
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| |origin=Circus
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| |disposition=Rascal
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| |game_appearances=Jr., GB Donkey, Kart
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| |eng_desc='''''<big>Father-minded thinker</big><br>
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| ''"Ukki. My papa was kidnapped by Mario, the circus master. My poor papa. I'm coming to the rescue. Uhoho."''<br>
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| '''''<big>Mischief-maker who changes levers</big><br> | |
| ''In the GB version of Donkey Kong, Jr. changes the levers that open walls and creates paths on his own. He really is a prankster.''
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| ===''Super Smash Bros. Melee''=== | | ==Concept and Development== |
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| | Additionally, [[Diddy Kong]] of the ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' series is somewhat comparable to Donkey Kong Jr., as a minuscule monkey who aids the older Donkey Kong. In fact, [[Rare, Ltd.]] first intended for Diddy to be a redesigned DK Jr., but Nintendo, not liking the extreme changes they made to the character, ordered that he be made different, and Diddy Kong was born.<ref>As revealed in ''Retro Gamer'' magazine.</ref> |
| |name=Donkey Kong Junior
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| |game=''Donkey Kong Junior''<br>Arcade 1982
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| |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.
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| ===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
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| |name=Donkey Kong Jr.
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| |image=[[File:SSBU Donkey Kong Jr Spirit.png|100px]]
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| |series=''Donkey Kong'' Series
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| |type={{iw|smashwiki|Primary spirit|Primary}}
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| |slots=1
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| |class=Ace
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| |effects='''{{color|limegreen|Grab}}'''<br>Throw Power ↑
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| |obtain={{iw|smashwiki|Adventure Mode: World of Light|World of Light}} ({{iw|smashwiki|The Light Realm}}); {{iw|smashwiki|Spirit Board}}
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| |opponents=Tiny [[Donkey Kong]], Giant Donkey Kong
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| |conditions=<nowiki/>
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| *Defeat the main fighter to win
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| *The enemy's throws have increased power
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| *Reinforcements will appear during the battle
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| |stage=[[Kongo Jungle (Super Smash Bros.)|Kongo Jungle]]
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| |song=Donkey Kong / Donkey Kong Jr. Medley
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| ==List of appearances== | | ==Game Appearances== |
| {|class="wikitable sortable"width=100% | | {| class=sortable cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3 border=1 align=center width=100% style="border-collapse:collapse; font-family:Arial" |
| |- | | |- |
| !width=40%|Title | | !width=50% | Title |
| !width=25%|Description | | !width=20% | Description |
| !width=20%|Release Date | | !width=20% | Release Date |
| !width=20%|System/Format | | !width=10% | System/Format |
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| |''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)| Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' | | |''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)| Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' |
| |Playable character | | |Playable Character |
| |1982 | | |1982 |
| |Arcade | | |[[NES]]/[[Arcade]] |
| |- | | |- |
| |''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (Game & Watch)| Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' | | |''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (Game & Watch)| Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' |
| |Playable character | | |Playable Character |
| |1982 | | |1982 |
| |[[Game & Watch]] | | |[[Game & Watch]] |
| |- | | |- |
| |''[[Donkey Kong II]]'' | | |''[[Donkey Kong Jr. Math]]'' |
| |Playable character | | |Playable Character |
| |1983 | | |1983 |
| |Game & Watch | | |[[NES]] |
| |- | | |- |
| |''[[Donkey Kong Jr. + Jr. Sansū Lesson]]'' | | |''[[Donkey Kong II]]'' |
| |Playable character | | |Playable Character |
| |1983 | | |1983 |
| |[[Family Computer]] | | |[[Game & Watch]] |
| |- | | |- |
| |''[[Donkey Kong Jr. Math]]'' | | |''[[Donkey Kong Jr. + Jr. Math Lesson]]'' |
| |Playable character | | |Playable Character |
| |1983 | | |1983 |
| |[[Nintendo Entertainment System]] | | |[[NES]] |
| |- | | |- |
| |{{wp|Punch-Out!! (arcade game)|''Punch-Out!!''}}
| | |''Punch-Out!!'' |
| |Cameo as member of crowd | | |Cameo as member of crowd |
| |1984 | | |1984 |
| |Arcade | | |[[Arcade]] |
| |- | | |- |
| |{{wp|Super Punch-Out!! (arcade game)|''Super Punch-Out!!''}}
| | |''Super Punch-Out!!'' |
| |Cameo as member of crowd | | |Cameo as member of crowd |
| |1984 | | |1985 |
| |Arcade | | |[[Arcade]] |
| | |- |
| | |''[[Donkey Kong/Donkey Kong Jr./Mario Bros.]]'' |
| | |Playble Character in ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' |
| | |1985 |
| | |[[Arcade]] |
| |- | | |- |
| |''[[Donkey Kong Classics]]'' | | |''[[Donkey Kong Classics]]'' |
| |Playable character in port of ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' | | |Playable Character in port of ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' |
| |1988 | | |1988 |
| |Nintendo Entertainment System | | |[[NES]] |
| |- | | |- |
| |''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' | | |''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' |
| |Playable character | | |Playable Character |
| |1992 | | |1992 |
| |[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] | | |[[SNES]] |
| |- | | |- |
| |''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''
| | |''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)| Donkey Kong]]'' |
| |Cameo as the transformation of the [[Giant Land|World 4]] [[Kings|King]]
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| |1993
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| |Super Nintendo Entertainment System
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| |''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'' | |
| |Enemy in certain stages | | |Enemy in certain stages |
| |1994 | | |1994 |
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| |''[[Mario's Time Machine]]'' | | |''[[Mario's Time Machine]]'' |
| |Cameo as a picture hanging in [[Bowser's Museum]] | | |Cameo as a picture hanging in [[Bowser's Museum]]. |
| |1994
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| |Nintendo Entertainment System
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| |-
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| |''[[Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World]]''
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| |Cameo as the transformation of the [[Giant Land|World 4]] [[Kings|King]]
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| |1994 | | |1994 |
| |Super Nintendo Entertainment System | | |[[NES]] |
| |- | | |- |
| |''[[Mario's Tennis]]'' | | |''[[Mario's Tennis]]'' |
| |Playable character | | |Playable Character |
| |1995 | | |1995 |
| |[[Virtual Boy]] | | |[[Virtual Boy]] |
| |-
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| |''[[Mario Clash]]''
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| |Cameo at 800,000 points
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| |1995
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| |Virtual Boy
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| |- | | |- |
| |''[[Game & Watch Gallery]]'' | | |''[[Game & Watch Gallery]]'' |
| |NPC in Modern versions of ''[[Manhole (Game & Watch)|Manhole]]'', ''[[Fire (Game & Watch)|Fire]]'', and ''[[Oil Panic]]'' | | |NPC in modern versions of ''[[Manhole]]'', ''[[Fire]]'' and ''[[Oil Panic]]''. |
| |1997 | | |1997 |
| |Game Boy | | |[[Game Boy]] |
| |- | | |- |
| |''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]'' | | |''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]'' |
| |NPC in Modern version of ''[[Parachute (Game & Watch)|Parachute]]'' | | |NPC is modern version of ''[[Parachute]]'' |
| |1997 | | |1997 |
| |Game Boy | | |[[Game Boy]] |
| |- | | |- |
| |''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]'' | | |''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]'' |
| |Playable character in Modern and Classic versions of ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' and in a port of ''[[Donkey Kong II]]'' | | |Playable Character in modern and classic version of ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong Jr]]'' and in a port of ''[[Donkey Kong II]]'' |
| |1999 | | |1999 |
| |[[Game Boy Color]] | | |[[Game Boy]] |
| |- | | |- |
| |''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)| Mario Tennis]]'' | | |''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)| Mario Tennis]]'' |
| |Unlockable playable character | | |Unlockable Playable Character |
| |2000 | | |2000 |
| |[[Nintendo 64]] | | |[[Nintendo 64]] |
| |-
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| |''[[Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color)|Mario Tennis]]''
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| |Cameo as N64 Status's Icon (after N64 Link)
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| |2001
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| |Game Boy Color
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| |- | | |- |
| |''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' | | |''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' |
| |Trophy | | |Cameo as a [[Trophy]] |
| |2001
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| |[[Nintendo GameCube]]
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| |''[[nookipedia:Doubutsu no Mori (game)|Doubutsu no Mori]]''
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| |Playable Character in emulation of ''Donkey Kong Jr. Math''
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| |2001 | | |2001 |
| |Nintendo 64 | | |[[Gamecube]] |
| |- | | |- |
| |''[[nookipedia:Animal Crossing (GCN)|Animal Crossing]]'' | | |''Animal Crossing'' |
| |Playable Character in emulation of ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' and ''Donkey Kong Jr. Math'' | | |Playable in unlockable [[NES]] version of ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' and ''Donkey Kong Jr. Math'' |
| |2001 | | |2001 |
| |Nintendo GameCube | | |[[Gamecube]] |
| |- | | |- |
| |''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]'' | | |''[[Game & Watch Gallery Advance]]'' |
| |Playable character in Modern and Classic versions of ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' and NPC in Modern versions of ''[[Rain Shower]]'' and ''[[Fire (Game & Watch)|Fire]]''. He also appears on the title screen. | | |Playable Character in modern and classic versions of ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'', and NPC in modern versions of ''[[Rain Shower]]'' and ''[[Fire]]''. He also appears on the title screen. |
| |2002 | | |2002 |
| |[[Game Boy Advance]] | | |[[Game Boy Advance]] |
| |- | | |- |
| |''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' | | |''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' |
| |Cameo as the transformation of the [[Giant Land|World 4]] [[Kings|King]] | | |Cameo as the transformation of the [[Giant Land]] King. |
| |2003 | | |2003 |
| |Game Boy Advance | | |[[Game Boy Advance]] |
| |-
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| |''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''
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| |Cameo as similar-looking [[Kong]] audience members in [[GCN Waluigi Stadium|Waluigi Stadium]].
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| |2003
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| |Nintendo GameCube
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| |''[[Donkey Kong/Donkey Kong Jr./Mario Bros.]]''
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| |Playable character in ''Donkey Kong Jr.''
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| |2004
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| |Arcade
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| |''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]'' | | |''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]'' |
| |Cameo in [[Donkey Kong Jr. (WarioWare: Twisted!)|microgame]] | | |Cameo in [[microgame]] |
| |2004 | | |2004 |
| |Game Boy Advance | | |[[Game Boy Advance]] |
| |-
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| |''[[Tetris DS]]''
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| |Cameo in the title screen
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| |2006
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| |[[Nintendo DS]]
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| |- | | |- |
| |''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' | | |''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' |
| |Cameo as [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|Sticker]] | | |Cameo as [[Sticker]] |
| |2008 | | |2008 |
| |[[Wii]] | | |[[Wii]] |
| | |} |
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| | ==Trophy Information from ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''== |
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| |''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]'' | | !width=100px|Name!!width=100px|Image!!width=150px|Game!!|Description |
| |Cameo as the transformation of the [[Giant Land|World 4]] [[Kings|King]] | |
| |2010
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| |Wii
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| |-
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| |''[[NES Remix]]''
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| |Playable character on the ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' stages
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| |2013
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| |[[Wii U]]
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| |''[[NES Remix Pack]]''
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| |Playable character on the ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' stages
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| |2014
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| |Wii U
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| |-
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| |''[[Ultimate NES Remix]]''
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| |Playable character on the ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' stages
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| |2014
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| |[[Nintendo 3DS]]
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| |''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''
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| |Cameo in the background at the end of the Aqueduct Assault level
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| |2014
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| |Wii U
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| |-
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| |''[[Super Mario Maker]]''
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| |[[Costume Mario]] outfit
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| |2015
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| |Wii U
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| |''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''
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| |Cameo in the background at the end of the Aqueduct Assault level
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| |2018
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| |[[Nintendo Switch]]
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| |- | | |- |
| |''[[WarioWare Gold]]'' | | ! Donkey Kong Junior |
| |Cameo in [[Donkey Kong Jr. (WarioWare: Twisted!)|microgame]] | | | [[Image: Trophy276.PNG|100px]] |
| |2018
| | | align=center | ''Donkey Kong Junior Arcade''<br>1982 |
| |Nintendo 3DS
| | | ''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 his enemies from high above. He was able to climb faster by using two ivy vines at once. This ape is also quite skilled as kart racing, tennis, and mathematics.'' |
| |- | | |- |
| |''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
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| |Cameo as [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|Spirit]]
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| |2018
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| |Nintendo Switch
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| |''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
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| |Unlockable playable character
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| |2020 ([[Super Mario Kart Tour]])
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| |{{wp|iOS}}, {{wp|Android (operating system)|Android}}
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| |''[[WarioWare: Move It!]]''
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| |Cameo in [[Donkey Kong Jr. (WarioWare: Move It!)|microgame]]
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| |2023
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| |Nintendo Switch
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| |} | | |} |
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| ==Gallery==
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| {{main-gallery}}
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| <gallery>
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| G&W Donkey Kong Jr Artwork.png|[[Donkey Kong Jr. (Game & Watch)|''Donkey Kong Jr.'' (Game & Watch)]]
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| DK JR SMK artwork.jpg|''[[Super Mario Kart]]''
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| Donkey Kong Jr - KC Deluxe manga.png|''[[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|Super Mario]]'' (Kodansha)
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| DonkeyKongJr.png|[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|''Donkey Kong'' (Game Boy)]]
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| Mario'sT DonkeyKongJr.jpg|''[[Mario's Tennis]]''
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| G&WG3 Donkey Kong Jr Holding Key.png|''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]''
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| </gallery>
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| ==Names in other languages==
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| ===Donkey Kong Jr.===
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| {{foreign names
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| |Jap=ジュニア
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| |JapR=Junia
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| |JapM=Junior
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| |Jap2=ドンキーコング{{ruby|Jr.|ジュニア}}
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| |Jap2R=Donkī Kongu Junia
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| |Jap2M=Donkey Kong Jr.
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| |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>
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| |Jap3=ドンキーJr.
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| |Jap3N=''Mario Tennis''
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| |Jap3R=Donkī Junia
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| |Jap3M=Donkey Jr.
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| |ChiS=森乐刚
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| |ChiSR=Sēnlègāng
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| |ChiSM=Reference to Donkey Kong's Chinese name "森喜刚" (''Sēnxǐgāng''), while "乐" (''lè'', "happy") has the same meaning as "喜"
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| |ChiSN=''Donkey Kong Jr.'' (Game & Watch)
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| |ChiS2=森喜刚Jr.
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| |ChiS2R=Sēnxǐ Gāng Jr.
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| |ChiS2M=Donkey Kong Jr.
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| |ChiS2N=''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''
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| |ChiT=森喜剛Jr.
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| |ChiTR=Sēnxǐ Gāng Jr.
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| |ChiTM=Donkey Kong Jr.
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| |Fre=Donkey Kong Jr.
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| |Ger=Donkey Kong Jr.
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| |Ita=Donkey Kong Jr.
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| |Kor=동키콩주니어
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| |KorR=Dongki Kong Junieo
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| |KorM=Donkey Kong Junior
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| |Por=Donkey Kong Jr.
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| |Rus=Донки Конг — младший
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| |RusR=Donki Kong - Mladshiy
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| |RusM=Donkey Kong Jr.
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| |Spa=Donkey Kong Jr.
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| ===Donkey Kong Jr. (SNES)===
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| |Jap=ドンキーコングJr. (SFC)
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| |JapR=Donkī Kongu Junia (SFC)
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| |JapM=Donkey Kong Jr. (SFC)
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| |ChiS=森喜刚Jr. (SFC)
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| |ChiSR=Sēnxǐ Gāng Jr. (SFC)
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| |ChiSM=Donkey Kong Jr. (SFC)
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| |ChiT=森喜剛Jr. (SFC)
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| |ChiTR=Sēnxǐ Gāng Jr. (SFC)
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| |ChiTM=Donkey Kong Jr. (SFC)
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| |FreE=Donkey Kong Jr. (SNES)
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| |Ger=Donkey Kong Jr. (SNES)
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| |Ita=Donkey Kong Jr. (SNES)
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| |Kor=동키콩주니어(SFC)
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| |KorR=Dongki Kong Junieo (SFC)
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| |KorM=Donkey Kong Jr. (SFC)
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| |PorA=Donkey Kong Jr. (SNES)
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| |Spa=Donkey Kong Jr. (SNES)
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| ==Trivia==
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| *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.
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| *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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| [[Category:Children]] | | [[Category:Children]] |
| [[Category:Playable characters]] | | [[Category:Characters]] |
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| [[Category:Parents]]
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| [[Category:Donkey Kong allies]] | | [[Category:Donkey Kong Characters]] |
| [[Category:Donkey Kong (Game Boy)]] | | [[Category:Super Smash Bros. Trophies]] |
| [[Category:Donkey Kong Jr.]] | | [[Category:Super Smash Bros. Stickers]] |
| [[Category:Donkey Kong Jr. Math]]
| | [[Category:Mario Kart Series Playable Characters]] |
| [[Category:Amiibo tap: Nintendo's Greatest Bits]]
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| [[Category:Mario Kart Tour characters]]
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| [[Category:Mario's Time Machine characters]]
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| [[Category:Saturday Supercade characters]]
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| [[Category:Super Mario Kart characters]]
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| [[Category:Super Mario Maker costumes]]
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| [[Category:Super Mario-kun characters]]
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