Editing Key Mini Mario

{{species infobox
|title=Key Mini Mario
|image=[[File:MvDKTS Key Mini Mario.png]]
|variant_of=[[Mini Mario (toy)|Mini Mario]]
|first_appearance=''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
}}
'''Key Mini Mario'''<ref>''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!'' Floor 1 Help 4 (Key Mini Mario)</ref><ref>"''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</ref> is a type of [[Mini Mario (toy)|Mini Mario]] with a [[key]], which appears in several games in the [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (series)|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' series]].

==History==
===''Mario vs. Donkey Kong''===
[[File:Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2-4+.PNG|thumb|Mario finding a Mini-Mario with a key in [[Level 2-4+]]]]
Key Mini Mario first appears in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]''. It appears in each level of the game's Plus worlds aside from boss levels, and is 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!''===
[[File:1-Key MvsDK MMA.png|thumb|left|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 [[Goal Door (Mario vs. Donkey Kong series)|door]], which must be unlocked by a Key Mini Mario in order for any [[Mini]]s to enter the door.

===''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!''===
[[File:MvsDK1-8.png|thumb|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 [[Goal Door (Mario vs. Donkey Kong series)|Exit Door]]. It functions identically to its appearance in the previous game.

===''Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move''===
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''===
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!''.
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[[Category:Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars]]