Key Mini Mario

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Key Mini Mario
Artwork of Key Mini Mario from the Workshop Store.
First appearance Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2004)
Latest appearance Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch) (2024)
Variant of Mini Mario

Key Mini Mario[1][2] is a type of Mini-Mario with a key, which appears in several games in the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series.

History[edit]

Mario vs. Donkey Kong[edit]

Level 2-4+
Mario finding a Mini-Mario with a key in Level 2-4+

Mini-Marios with keys first appear in Mario vs. Donkey Kong. One appears in each level of the game's Plus worlds aside from boss levels, and they are introduced in Level 1-1+ of Mario Toy Factory. Instead of carrying a key by himself, Mario must lead a Mini-Mario with a key to the locked door in each Plus level. The Mini-Mario in each Plus level sits idly until Mario approaches it, after which the Mini-Mario follows Mario. If Mario and the Mini-Mario reach the locked door, the Mini-Mario unlocks the door and both Mario and the Mini-Mario enter the door, completing the level.

Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again![edit]

A Key Mini Mario in Room 1-Key

Key Mini Mario reappears in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!, being introduced in Room 1-Key and appearing in subsequent Key levels. Key Mini Mario appears in levels with a locked door, which must be unlocked by a Key Mini Mario in order for any Minis to enter the door.

Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem![edit]

A Key Mini Mario in Area 1-8

Key Mini Mario reappears in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!, where it appears in the eighth course of each attraction, along with a locked Exit Door. It functions identically to its appearance in the previous game.

Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move[edit]

Key Mini Mario reappears in Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move in levels with a locked goal. Minis other than Mini Mario can also use keys in this game. In Mario's Main Event, a Mini does not have a key at the beginning of a level with a locked goal; instead, it must collect the key within the level, then use it to unlock and enter the goal. In Many Mini Mayhem, one of the Minis in a level with a locked goal spawns with a key; this Mini must reach the goal first in order to unlock it.

Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars[edit]

Key Mini Mario reappears in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars, with the same function as in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! and Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! Floor 1 Help 4 (Key Mini Mario)
  2. ^ "This template contains a Key Mini Mario and a locked Exit Door." — Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! Construction Zone; description of Key Game-Rule