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'''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. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'', an arcade game first released in 1982. He has yet to make any playable appearances since ''[[Mario Tennis]]''. While Donkey Kong Jr. has been absent in the series for quite a while, his son is the current [[Donkey Kong]].
While he is occasionally [[Cranky Kong#Identity confusion|identified]] as a younger version of the modern Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr. has also referenced to be 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>
 
[[Diddy Kong]] of the ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' series was first intended to be a redesign of Donkey Kong Jr., but Nintendo didn't like the extreme changes [[Rare, Ltd.]] was making to the character, and ordered that the ''Donkey Kong Country'' sidekick be made into a completely new character.<ref>As revealed in ''Retro Gamer'' magazine.</ref>
 
==History==
==History==
===''Donkey Kong'' series===
===''Donkey Kong'' series===
====''Donkey Kong Jr.''====
====''Donkey Kong Jr.''====
[[Image:DKjr.png|thumb|left|150px|Donkey Kong Jr. holding a key.]]
[[File:DKJ Donkey Kong Jr Holding Key Artwork.png|thumb|120px|Donkey Kong Jr. holding a key]]
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. It follows the events of the original ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'', where Donkey Kong Jr.'s father, [[Cranky Kong|Donkey Kong]] has now been locked up by [[Mario]]. Donkey Kong Jr. must travel through four stages, climbing vines to ascend them and then watching as Mario hauls his father further on through the game.
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Donkey Kong Jr. stars as the titular character of [[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|his own game]]. Since his father, [[Donkey Kong]], has been locked up by [[Mario]], Donkey Kong Jr.'s goal is to retrieve the key and free his father.<ref>{{cite|quote='''Junior's purpose:''' To steal the key from Mario and free his Papa.|date=1985|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/clv/manuals/en/pdf/CLV-P-NAAFE.pdf|page=5|format=pdf|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en|title=''Donkey Kong Jr.'' instruction booklet}}</ref> There are four stages for Donkey Kong Jr. to go through, each having their own obstacles and enemies. His main ability is climbing vines. In the arcade version only, just before Donkey Kong Jr. can use the key to free Donkey Kong, Mario pushes the latter's cage away.<ref>{{cite|author=World of Longplays|date=May 1, 2013|url=youtu.be/GmOJN-zq6yg?feature=shared&t=50|title=Arcade Longplay <nowiki>[355]</nowiki> ''Donkey Kong Jr.''|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref> In the arcade version, Donkey Kong Jr. also appears during the transition scene between the [[Jump Board Scene]] and [[Mario's Hideout]], floating after Mario's helicopter with a parasol.<ref>{{cite|timestamp=02:12|url=youtu.be/GmOJN-zq6yg?feature=shared&t=132|title=Arcade Longplay <nowiki>[355]</nowiki> ''Donkey Kong Jr.''|publisher=YouTube}}</ref> After Donkey Kong Jr. completes the final stage, the [[Chain Scene]], Donkey Kong and Mario both fall, but Donkey Kong Jr. catches his father;<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/UnhZp8WN198?feature=shared&t=365|timestamp=06:05|title=''Donkey Kong Jr.'' (🎮NES) - ✨4K 60FPS Longplay {{!}} No Commentary|date=October 13, 2024|publisher=YouTube|language=en|author=Longplay Library}}</ref> the arcade version also shows Donkey Kong Jr. hopping away with Donkey Kong as Mario chases them.<ref>{{cite|timestamp=05:32|url=youtu.be/GmOJN-zq6yg?feature=shared&t=332|title=Arcade Longplay <nowiki>[355]</nowiki> ''Donkey Kong Jr.''|publisher=YouTube}}</ref>


There are numerous enemies that Donkey Kong Jr. must avoid. However, if he drops fruit on the enemies, they will be defeated. Once Donkey Kong Jr. has put a key into the cage, Mario will move further on. When Donkey Kong Jr. beats Mario at last in [[Stage 4]], Donkey Kong and Mario both fall; Donkey Kong Jr. catches his father and then walks off-screen with his newly-freed papa.
Donkey Kong Jr. is also playable in the ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (Game & Watch)|Game & Watch version]], where his goal is to dodge birds and [[Snapjaw]]s and grab a key swinging from a tree to unlock his father's cage.
 
====''Donkey Kong II''====
Donkey Kong Jr. appears in the same capacity as the previous Game & Watch title in ''[[Donkey Kong II]]''. His goal is to dodge Snapjaws, Sparks, and birds and use keys to open the locks on his father's restraints.


====''Donkey Kong Jr. Math''====
====''Donkey Kong Jr. Math''====
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.
Donkey Kong Jr., dubbed '''Junior (I)''' in the instruction booklet,<ref name=FuzzyMath/> returns again as the starring and playable character of ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. Math]]''. In Calculate A and B, Donkey Kong Jr.'s goal is to climb along multiple vines to retrieve each number and sign needed to create an equation that produces the same number.<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Jr. Math'' instruction booklet|page=5|quote=Junior has to try to make the same number appear in his side window by using the numbers 1 ~ 9 and the symbols +-×÷.|date=1985|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en}}</ref> The mode +-×÷ Exercise involves Donkey Kong Jr. having to retrieve the numbers missing from the equation.<ref>{{cite|quote=Place the correct numbers in the squares to finish the problem.|date=1985|title=''Donkey Kong Jr. Math'' instruction booklet|page=8}}</ref>


This game also starred a [[Pink Donkey Kong Jr.|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.
[[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)====
====''Donkey Kong'' (Game Boy)====
[[Image:Donkey_Kong_Jr_Gameboy.jpg|thumb|Donkey Kong Jr. pulling a [[lever]].]]
In the [[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Game Boy version]] of ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'', Donkey Kong Jr. teams up with his father to kidnap [[Pauline]]. Donkey Kong Jr. is usually in locations that Mario cannot reach, activating and deactivating [[switch (Donkey Kong)|switch]]es that either help or do not help Mario. Donkey Kong Jr. sometimes throws [[Poison Mushroom]]s openly. Donkey Kong Jr. can cause Mario to lose a life in [[Stage 4-1]] and [[Stage 8-9]] by touching him. Donkey Kong Jr. is later locked in a cage by Mario in [[Stage 9-4]].<ref>{{cite|author=TamerKoh|url=youtu.be/G6igUMp8ikc?feature=shared&t=8|timestamp=0:08|title=''Donkey Kong'' (GB) Playthrough - World 9-4|date=October 27, 2012|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref> By the ending, it is shown that Donkey Kong Jr. had been freed,<ref>{{cite|timestamp=0:40|url=youtu.be/CTZZwPQpbYg?feature=shared&t=40|title=''Donkey Kong'' (Gameboy) Ending|date=May 12, 2015|publisher=YouTube|author=nintendonerdsvideos|language=en}}</ref> acting soon as his father calls for help. A photo of the four characters is shown afterward.<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/CTZZwPQpbYg?feature=shared&t=55|timestamp=0:54|title=''Donkey Kong'' (Gameboy) Ending|publisher=YouTube}}</ref>
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. usually 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 and throws Poison Mushrooms. He kills Mario instantly if he touches him. Finally, Mario got to stop him for good in Stage 9-4, where he locked him in a cage in a fashion similar to Stage 4 of the original ''Donkey Kong Jr.''. In the ending, Donkey Kong Jr. somehow managed to free himself and lay in wait as Pauline gave Mario a [[Super Mushroom]] to catch Donkey Kong, and acted as soon as his father was calling for help, although they presumably buried the hatchet.


===''Saturday Supercade''===
===''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 ''[[The Saturday Supercade|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'']]
Donkey Kong Jr., voiced by [[Frank Welker]], is the main protagonist of ''Donkey Kong Junior'' short of ''[[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 Bailey]].


===''Nintendo Adventure Books''===
===''Nintendo Adventure Books''===
Donkey Kong Jr. makes an appearance in the sixth [[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.
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.
 
===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Super Mario Kart''====
[[File:Donkey Kong JR SMK artwork.jpg|thumb|120px|left||Donkey Kong Jr. in ''Super Mario Kart'']]
Donkey Kong Jr. is 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.
 
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.
 
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!!''====
[[File:Waluigi Stadium Crowd.gif|thumb|DK Jr. in a crowd with other characters in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'']]
Donkey Kong Jr. is in the mirrored background audience texture of [[Waluigi Stadium (GCN)|Waluigi Stadium]] in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'',<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/FFwOVP_5QGU?feature=shared&t=1867|title=Donkey Kong Jr. Evolution 🦍|author=retrosutra|date=September 13, 2021|publisher=YouTube|timestamp=31:07|language=en}}</ref> His head is more reminiscent of the modern Donkey Kong.
 
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''.
 
====''Mario Kart Tour''====
[[File:MKT Donkey Kong Jr SNES.jpg|thumb|left|Donkey Kong Jr. (SNES) in ''Mario Kart 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.
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===''Super Mario-kun''===
Donkey Kong Jr. is one of Mario's racing opponents in the ''Super Mario Kart'' adaption in one of the volumes of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''.


===''Super Mario Kart''===
===''Super Mario'' series===
[[Image: DKJRMK.PNG|thumb|left|Donkey Kong Jr. in ''[[Super Mario Kart]]''.]]
====''Super Mario All-Stars'' / ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
[[File:DKJRDD.png|thumb|right|Donkey Jr. in a crowd with a [[Snifit]], a green [[Shy Guy]], a Blue [[Toad (species)|Toad]] with a red vest, and a [[Goomba]].]]
[[File:SMAS SMB3 DK Jr King Sprite.png|frame|left]]
In 1992, Donkey Kong Jr. appeared as a playable character in ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]. He was classified as a heavyweight character alongside [[Bowser]]. His preferred item was the [[Banana]], with which he would litter the racecourses. His kart had maximum top speeds; however, if he were to drift away from the main course, its speed would decrease greatly. In every ''Mario Kart'' title since ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', he has been replaced by the modern Donkey Kong. He also appears as a cameo in the background of [[Waluigi Stadium]] in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''
The [[Kings|king]] of [[Giant Land|Big Island]] is transformed into Donkey Kong Jr. in the ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' remake in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''<ref>{{cite|timestamp=0:04|author=[[User:VideoGamePhenomHD|VideoGamePhenom]]|url=youtu.be/hOpB1kNcCX4?feature=shared&t=4|title=''Super Mario All-Stars'' - ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' - World 4-Airship|date=September 22, 2019|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref> as well as the next remake, ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/AFlJWzNhQZU?feature=shared&t=3|timestamp=0:03|date=October 26, 2019|author=VideoGamePhenom|title=''Super Mario Advance 4'' - ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' - World 4-Airship|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref>
 
====''Super Mario Maker''====
[[File:SMM Donkey Kong Jr Sprite.png|frame|left]]
In ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', Donkey Kong Jr. appears as one of the costumes that [[Costume Mario]] can wear.{{br}}
 
===''Mario's Time Machine''===
Donkey Kong Jr. is depicted on a portrait in [[Bowser's Museum]] in [[Mario's Time Machine (Nintendo Entertainment System)|''Mario's Time Machine'' for the NES]].<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/tnZ5PukOf_k?feature=shared&t=59|timestamp=0:59|title=''Mario's Time Machine'' (NES) Playthrough - NintendoComplete|author=NintendoComplete|date=September 18, 2018|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref>


===''Mario Tennis'' series===
===''Mario Tennis'' series===
====''Mario's Tennis''====
====''Mario's Tennis''====
[[Image:Mario'sT DonkeyKongJr.jpg|thumb|Donkey Kong Jr. in ''[[Mario's Tennis]]''.]]
[[File:Mario'sT DonkeyKongJr.jpg|thumb|thumb|Artwork from ''Mario's Tennis'', the only game in which Donkey Kong Jr. wears shoes and socks]]
In 1995, Donkey Kong Jr. appeared as a playable character once more &ndash; this time in ''[[Mario's Tennis]]''. He appeared as the only large character in the game, for Bowser was not playable.
Donkey Kong Jr., titled '''Donkey Jr.''' on the menu and scoreboard,<ref>{{cite|timestamp=0:28|url=youtu.be/WyY3dpyDIA8?feature=shared&t=28|title=''Mario's Tennis'' (Virtual Boy) 2D Playthrough - NintendoComplete|author=NintendoComplete|date=April 12, 2016|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite|timestamp=10:21|url=youtu.be/Mt9Ya-XHWtc?feature=shared&t=621|title=Donkey Kong Jr. vs. Koopa (''Mario's Tennis'')|publisher=YouTube|language=en|author=Luppi Ress|date=November 16, 2020}}</ref> is the largest playable character in ''[[Mario's Tennis]]''.


====''Mario Tennis''====
====''Mario Tennis''====
[[Image: DKJR789.jpg|thumb|left|Donkey Kong Jr. in ''[[Mario Tennis]]''.]]
Donkey Kong Jr., abbreviated '''DK Jr.''' on the player select screen,<ref>{{cite|timestamp=0:08|author=MagmaMaverick|url=youtu.be/NHIZT9sdUUw?feature=shared&t=8|title=''Mario Tennis'' 64 (Donkey Kong Jr.)|date=June 19, 2021|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref> is an unlockable playable character in the [[Nintendo 64]] version of ''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]''. He is a Power character who can be unlocked by winning the [[Star Cup]] in Doubles, after which he replaces [[Yoshi]] as Donkey Kong's default partner in doubles. In the [[Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color)|Game Boy Color version]], Donkey Kong Jr. is one of the Nintendo 64 status icons to make a cameo.
Donkey Kong Jr. made his final playable appearance in 2000, in the [[Nintendo 64]] adaption of ''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|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.]].
 
===''Mario Clash''===
Donkey Kong Jr. and Donkey Kong are both displayed in the congratulatory screen after the player earns at least 800,000 points.<ref>{{cite|date=January 27, 2023|url=youtu.be/Blm5F27PQRk?feature=shared&t=4914|title=''Mario Clash'' (Virtual Boy) Playthrough|timestamp=1:21:54|author=NintendoComplete|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref>


===''Game & Watch Gallery'' series===
===''Game & Watch Gallery'' series===
[[Image:DonkeyKongJRKey.gif|thumb|Donkey Kong Jr. holding up the key that could open his [[Cranky Kong|father's]] cage.]]
Donkey Kong Jr. is a recurring character in the [[Game & Watch Gallery (series)|''Game & Watch Gallery'' series]], often having to be rescued.
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.
 
====''Game & Watch Gallery''====
Donkey Kong Jr. appears in the Modern versions of three games in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery]]'': ''[[Manhole (Game & Watch)|Manhole]]'', ''[[Fire (Game & Watch)|Fire]]'', and ''[[Oil Panic]]''. In ''Manhole'', Donkey Kong Jr. is one of the characters whom [[Yoshi]] has to protect from falling into the water.<ref>{{cite|author=World of Longplays|timestamp=0:49|url=youtu.be/I9N6IaPt58Q?feature=shared&t=49|title=Game Boy Longplay <nowiki>[196]</nowiki> ''Game & Watch Gallery''|date=March 29, 2018|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref>  In ''Fire'', Donkey Kong Jr. is one of the characters to rescue from a burning [[Peach's Castle|Princess Peach's Castle]],<ref>{{cite|timestamp=12:07|url=youtu.be/I9N6IaPt58Q?feature=shared&t=727|title=Game Boy Longplay <nowiki>[196]</nowiki> ''Game & Watch Gallery''|publisher=YouTube}}</ref> and if the player misses, Donkey Kong Jr. runs off with a sore rear end.<ref>{{cite|timestamp=19:59|url=youtu.be/I9N6IaPt58Q?feature=shared&t=1199|title=Game Boy Longplay <nowiki>[196]</nowiki> ''Game & Watch Gallery''|publisher=YouTube}}</ref> In ''Oil Panic'', Donkey Kong Jr. is one of the characters outside the [[castle]].<ref>{{cite|timestamp=34:29|url=youtu.be/I9N6IaPt58Q?feature=shared&t=2069|title=Game Boy Longplay <nowiki>[196]</nowiki> ''Game & Watch Gallery''|publisher=YouTube}}</ref>
 
====''Game & Watch Gallery 2''====
Donkey Kong Jr. is one of the characters who has to be caught in the Modern ''[[Parachute (Game & Watch)|Parachute]]'' in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]''.<ref>{{cite|timestamp=3:17:37|url=youtu.be/WOsGvgEEd0w?feature=shared&t=11857|title=<nowiki>[Longplay] GBC - Game & Watch Gallery 2 [120 Stars] (4K, 60FPS)</nowiki>|publisher=YouTube|author=xRavenXP|date=July 8, 2021|language=en}}</ref>
 
====''Game & Watch Gallery 3''====
Donkey Kong Jr. stars in ports of both ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong II]]'' in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]''.
 
====''Game & Watch Gallery 4''====
Donkey Kong Jr. reprises his roles in ''Fire'' and ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]''. In the preview scene of his namesake game, Donkey Kong Jr. is struggling to grab a hanging piece of fruit, but he is knocked aside by Mario, who manages to get the fruit. Donkey Kong Jr. watches as Donkey Kong returns with Mario stuck in a cage. Donkey Kong Jr. was given a role in the Modern ''[[Rain Shower]]'', where he has to be protected from water balloons,<ref>{{cite|timestamp=0:30|author=The VideoGames Museum|url=youtu.be/Sj7v0dy7qmM?feature=shared&t=30|title=Game Boy Advance - ''Game & Watch Gallery 4'' - Rain Shower © 2002 Nintendo - Gameplay|date=July 1, 2020|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref> otherwise he gets angry and the player earns a miss.


===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
====''Super Smash Bros. Melee''====
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. also has a [[trophy]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', though he does not make a playable appearance.


====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''====
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.
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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===''Punch Out!!'' Series===
===''WarioWare'' series===
====''Punch Out!!''====
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]].
[[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]].


====''Super Punch Out!!''====
===''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''===
[[Image:Marioaudience2.gif|thumb|right|Donkey Kong Jr. next to [[Luigi]] in the back, this time in black and white.]]
[[File:DKJrWiiU.png|thumb|110px|left|An 8-bit-looking Donkey Kong Jr., inside the Wii U GamePad held by DK]]
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 a different color scheme.
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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==Trivia==
===Other appearances===
*Oddly, several games in which Donkey Kong Jr. cameos contain doppelgängers implying that Donkey Kong Jr. may actually be a species rather than a character. Such examples of these games include ''[[Game & Watch Gallery]]'', and ''Donkey Kong Jr. Math'' which includes a second Donkey Kong Jr. recolored pink. One of the [[Mushroom Kings]] in the 16-bit remake of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' was turned into a creature that looked exactly like DK Jr.
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.
*Inside the game files for ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' reveals that Donkey Kong Jr. was originally meant to be included as a trophy in the game. <ref>[http://tcrf.net/Super_Smash_Bros._Brawl#Unused_Trophies The Cutting Room Floors Wiki: Super Smash Bros. Brawl]; retrieved 6/14/12</ref>


*Despite being Donkey Kong's son, after his NES games and remakes (Donkey Kong for the gameboy included.), he has only appeared in Mario and Wario games.
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}}''.


==Game Appearances==
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.
 
Donkey Kong Jr. appears in 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.<ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUPz2tek8P4|title=Donkey Kong Jr ereader commercial|author=Light and DarkBros|date=May 27, 2018|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref>
 
Donkey Kong Jr. is one of the characters in the title screen of ''[[Tetris DS]]''. He distracts Mario before the latter is hit by a Tetrimino block thrown by Donkey Kong.
 
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===
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>
 
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 [[Rare]] to either retain the character's original appearance or to make the redesign into a new character, who would become [[Diddy Kong]].<ref>As revealed in ''Retro Gamer'' magazine.{{better source}}</ref>
 
==General information==
===Physical description===
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.
 
===Personality===
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.
 
==Profiles and statistics==
{{main|List of Donkey Kong Jr. profiles and statistics}}
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PBMCD profile
|name=ドンキーコング{{ruby|JR.|ジュニア}} (JP) / Donkey Kong Jr.
|artwork=[[File:DonkeyKongJr.png|110px]]
|shusshin=サーカス
|seikaku=いたずらっこ
|tojo_gemu={{ruby|JR.|ジュニア}}、{{ruby|GB|ゲームボーイ}}ドンキー、 カート
|desc='''<big>おやじ{{ruby|思|おも}}いの{{ruby|考行者|こうこうもの}}</big><br>
「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>
'''<big>レバーを{{ruby|変|か}}えるイタズう{{ruby|者|もの}}</big><br>
{{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=November 20, 1994|isbn=4-09-259067-9|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|title=''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''|page=[https://imgur.com/tKYR4V3 29]}}</ref>
|origin=Circus
|disposition=Rascal
|game_appearances=Jr., GB Donkey, Kart
|eng_desc='''''<big>Father-minded thinker</big><br>
''"Ukki. My papa was kidnapped by Mario, the circus master. My poor papa. I'm coming to the rescue. Uhoho."''<br>
'''''<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.''
}}
 
===''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/>
*Defeat the main fighter to win
*The enemy's throws have increased power
*Reinforcements will appear during the battle
|stage=[[Kongo Jungle (Super Smash Bros.)|Kongo Jungle]]
|song=Donkey Kong / Donkey Kong Jr. Medley
}}
 
==List of appearances==
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|-
!width=50% | Title
!width=40%|Title
!width=20% | Description
!width=25%|Description
!width=20% | Release Date
!width=20%|Release date
!width=10% | System/Format
!width=20%|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
|[[Nintendo Entertainment System]]/Arcade
|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 Jr. Math]]''
|''[[Donkey Kong II]]''
|Playable Character.
|Playable character
|1983
|1983
|[[Nintendo Entertainment System]]
|Game & Watch
|-
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong II]]''
|''[[Donkey Kong Jr. + Jr. Sansū Lesson]]''
|Playable Character.
|Playable character
|1983
|1983
|[[Game & Watch]]
|[[Family Computer]]
|-
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong Jr. + Jr. Math Lesson]]''
|''[[Donkey Kong Jr. Math]]''
|Playable Character.
|Playable character
|1983
|1983
|[[Nintendo Entertainment System]]
|Family Computer/[[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]
|-
|-
|''Punch-Out!!''
|{{wp|Punch-Out!! (arcade game)|''Punch-Out!!''}}
|Cameo as member of crowd.
|Cameo as member of crowd
|1984
|1984
|Arcade
|Arcade
|-
|-
|''Super Punch-Out!!''
|{{wp|Super Punch-Out!! (arcade game)|''Super Punch-Out!!''}}
|Cameo as member of crowd.
|Cameo as member of crowd
|1985
|1984
|Arcade
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong/Donkey Kong Jr./Mario Bros.]]''
|Playable Character in ''Donkey Kong Jr.''
|1985
|Arcade
|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]]
|Nintendo Entertainment System
|-
|-
|''[[Super Mario Kart]]''
|''[[Super Mario Kart]]''
|Playable Character.
|Playable character
|1992
|1992
|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]
|[[Super Famicom]]/[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]]
|-
|-
|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''
|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''
|Cameo as the transformation of the [[Giant Land]] [[Mushroom King|King]].
|Cameo as the transformation of the [[Giant Land|World 4]] [[Kings|King]]
|1993
|1993
|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]
|[[Super Famicom]]/[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]]
|-
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)| Donkey Kong]]''  
|''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]''  
|Enemy in certain stages.
|Enemy in certain stages
|1994
|1994
|[[Game Boy]]
|[[Game Boy]]
|-
|-
|''[[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
|1994
|[[Nintendo Entertainment System]]
|Nintendo Entertainment System
|-
|-
|''[[Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World]]''
|''[[Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World]]''
|Cameo as the transformation of the [[Giant Land]] [[Mushroom King|King]].
|Cameo as the transformation of the [[Giant Land|World 4]] [[Kings|King]]
|1994
|1994
|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]
|Super Nintendo Entertainment System
|-
|-
|''[[Mario's Tennis]]''
|''[[Mario's Tennis]]''
|Playable Character.
|Playable character
|1995
|1995
|[[Virtual Boy]]
|[[Virtual Boy]]
|-
|''[[Mario Clash]]''
|Cameo
|1995
|Virtual Boy
|-
|-
|''[[Game & Watch Gallery]]''
|''[[Game & Watch Gallery]]''
|NPC in modern versions of ''[[Manhole]]'', ''[[Fire]]'' and ''[[Oil Panic]]''.
|NPC in Modern versions of ''[[Manhole (Game & Watch)|Manhole]]'', ''[[Fire (Game & Watch)|Fire]]'', and ''[[Oil Panic]]''
|1997
|1997
|[[Game Boy]]
|Game Boy
|-
|-
|''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]''
|''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]''
|NPC is modern version of ''[[Parachute]]''.
|NPC in Modern version of ''[[Parachute (Game & Watch)|Parachute]]''
|1997
|1997
|[[Game Boy]]
|Game Boy
|-
|-
|''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]''
|''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]''
|Playable Character in modern and classic version of ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong Jr]]'' and in a port of ''[[Donkey Kong II]]''.
|Playable character in Modern and Classic versions of ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' and in a port of ''[[Donkey Kong II]]''
|1999
|1999
|[[Game Boy]]
|[[Game Boy Color]]
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)| Mario Tennis]]''
|''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)| Mario Tennis]]''
|Unlockable Playable Character.
|Unlockable playable character
|2000
|2000
|[[Nintendo 64]]
|[[Nintendo 64]]
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color)|Mario Tennis]]''
|''[[Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color)|Mario Tennis]]''
|Cameo as N64 Status' Icon (After N64 Link)
|Cameo
|2001
|2001
|[[Game Boy Color]]
|Game Boy Color
|-
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''
|Trophy
|Trophy
|2001
|2001
|[[GameCube]]
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|-
|-
|''[[nookipedia:Animal Crossing (GCN)|Animal Crossing]]''
|''{{iw|nookipedia|Doubutsu no Mori (game)|Doubutsu no Mori}}''
|Playable in unlockable [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] version of ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' and ''Donkey Kong Jr. Math''.
|Playable in emulation of ''Donkey Kong Jr. Math''
|2001
|2001
|[[GameCube]]
|Nintendo 64
|-
|''{{iw|nookipedia|Animal Crossing (GCN)|Animal Crossing}}''
|Playable in emulation of ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' and ''Donkey Kong Jr. Math''
|2001
|Nintendo GameCube
|-
|-
|''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]''
|''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]''
|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.
|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]]''
|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]] [[Mushroom King|King]].
|Cameo as the transformation of the [[Giant Land|World 4]] [[Kings|King]]
|2003
|2003
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|Game Boy Advance
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''
|''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''
|Cameo as an audience member in [[Waluigi Stadium]].
|Cameo in [[GCN Waluigi Stadium|Waluigi Stadium]].
|2003
|2003
|[[GameCube]]
|Nintendo GameCube
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong/Donkey Kong Jr./Mario Bros.]]''
|Playable character in ''Donkey Kong Jr.''
|2004
|Arcade
|-
|-
|''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]''
|''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]''
|Cameo in [[microgame]].
|Cameo in [[Donkey Kong Jr. (WarioWare: Twisted!)|microgame]]
|2004
|2004
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|Game Boy Advance
|-
|''[[Tetris DS]]''
|Cameo in the title screen
|2006
|[[Nintendo DS]]
|-
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
|Cameo as [[Sticker]].
|Cameo as [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|Sticker]]
|2008
|2008
|[[Wii]]  
|[[Wii]]  
|-
|-
|''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]''
|''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]''
|Cameo as the transformation of the [[Giant Land]] [[Mushroom King|King]].
|Cameo as the transformation of the [[Giant Land|World 4]] [[Kings|King]]
|2010
|2010
|[[Wii]]
|Wii
|-
|''[[NES Remix]]''
|Playable character on the ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' stages
|2013
|[[Wii U]]
|-
|''[[NES Remix Pack]]''
|Playable character on the ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' stages
|2014
|Wii U
|-
|''[[Ultimate NES Remix]]''
|Playable character on the ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' stages
|2014
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''
|Cameo in the background at the end of the Aqueduct Assault level
|2014
|Wii U
|-
|''[[Super Mario Maker]]''
|[[Costume Mario]] outfit
|2015
|Wii U
|-
|-
 
|''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''
|Cameo in the background at the end of the Aqueduct Assault level
|2018
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|-
|''[[WarioWare Gold]]''
|Cameo in [[Donkey Kong Jr. (WarioWare: Twisted!)|microgame]]
|2018
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|Cameo as [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|Spirit]]
|2018
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
|Unlockable playable character
|2020 ([[Super Mario Kart Tour]])
|{{wp|iOS}}, {{wp|Android (operating system)|Android}}
|-
|''[[WarioWare: Move It!]]''
|Cameo in [[Donkey Kong Jr. (WarioWare: Move It!)|microgame]]
|2023
|Nintendo Switch
|}
|}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
{{morepic}}
{{main-gallery}}
<gallery>
G&W Donkey Kong Jr Artwork.png|[[Donkey Kong Jr. (Game & Watch)|''Donkey Kong Jr.'' (Game & Watch)]]
Saturday Supercade Donkey Kong Jr Artwork.png|''[[Saturday Supercade]]''
DK JR SMK artwork.jpg|''[[Super Mario Kart]]''
Donkey Kong Jr - KC Deluxe manga.png|''[[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|Super Mario]]'' (Kodansha)
DonkeyKongJr.png|[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|''Donkey Kong'' (Game Boy)]]
G&WG3 Donkey Kong Jr Holding Key.png|''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]''
</gallery>


==Trophy Information from ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''==
==Names in other languages==
{|border=1 cellpadding=1 cellspacing=0 width=100%
===Donkey Kong Jr.===
|-
{{foreign names
!width=100px|Name!!width=100px|Image!!width=150px|Game!!|Description
|Jap=ジュニア
|-
|JapR=Junia
! Donkey Kong Junior
|JapM=Junior
| [[Image: Trophy276.PNG|100px]]
|Jap2=ドンキーコング{{ruby|Jr.|ジュニア}}
| align=center | ''Donkey Kong Junior Arcade''<br>1982
|Jap2R=Donkī Kongu Junia
| ''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.''
|Jap2M=Donkey Kong Jr.
|-
|Jap2C=<ref>{{cite|title=スーパーマリオカート (''Sūpā Mario Kāto'') instruction booklet|page=22|date=1992|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref>
|}
|Jap3=ドンキーJr.
|Jap3N=''Mario Tennis''
|Jap3R=Donkī Junia
|Jap3M=Donkey Jr.
|Cat=Donkey Kong Jr.
|CatC=<ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMBYMBMFsX8|author=xerinola|date=April 4, 2023|title=Donkey Kong i Donkey Kong Junior en català (1987)|publisher=YouTube|language=ca}}</ref>
|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)
|ChiS2=森喜刚Jr.
|ChiS2R=Sēnxǐ Gāng Jr.
|ChiS2M=Donkey Kong Jr.
|ChiS2N=''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''
|ChiT=森喜剛Jr.
|ChiTR=Sēnxǐ Gāng Jr.
|ChiTM=Donkey Kong Jr.
|Fre=Donkey Kong Jr.
|Gal=Donkey Kong Jr.
|GalC=<ref>[https://archive.org/details/saturday-supercade/Saturday+Supercade/Donkey+Kong+Junior/Saturday+Supercade+-+Donkey+Kong+Junior+-+05+-+The+Ventriloquist+Caper+(Galician+Dub).mp4 Saturday Supercade - The Super Collection]</ref>
|Ger=Donkey Kong Jr.
|Ita=Donkey Kong Jr.
|Kor=동키콩주니어
|KorR=Dongki Kong Junieo
|KorM=Donkey Kong Junior
|Por=Donkey Kong Jr.
|Rus=Донки Конг — младший
|RusR=Donki Kong - Mladshiy
|RusM=Donkey Kong Jr.
|Spa=Donkey Kong Jr.
}}
 
===Donkey Kong Jr. (SNES)===
{{foreign names
|Jap=ドンキーコングJr. (SFC)
|JapR=Donkī Kongu Junia (SFC)
|JapM=Donkey Kong Jr. (SFC)
|ChiS=森喜刚Jr. (SFC)
|ChiSR=Sēnxǐ Gāng Jr. (SFC)
|ChiSM=Donkey Kong Jr. (SFC)
|ChiT=森喜剛Jr. (SFC)
|ChiTR=Sēnxǐ Gāng Jr. (SFC)
|ChiTM=Donkey Kong Jr. (SFC)
|FreE=Donkey Kong Jr. (SNES)
|Ger=Donkey Kong Jr. (SNES)
|Ita=Donkey Kong Jr. (SNES)
|Kor=동키콩주니어(SFC)
|KorR=Dongki Kong Junieo (SFC)
|KorM=Donkey Kong Jr. (SFC)
|PorA=Donkey Kong Jr. (SNES)
|Spa=Donkey Kong Jr. (SNES)
}}


==References==
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This article is about the character. For other uses of the name, see Donkey Kong Jr. (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Baby DK or Baby Kong.
Donkey Kong Jr.
Artwork of Donkey Kong Jr. from Mario Tennis
Artwork from Mario Tennis
Full name Donkey Kong Junior
Species Kong
First appearance Donkey Kong Jr. (1982)
Latest appearance WarioWare: Move It! (2023)
Portrayed by Frank Welker
“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. 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.

While he is occasionally identified as a younger version of the modern Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr. has also referenced to be his father and the son of Cranky Kong.[1]

History[edit]

Donkey Kong series[edit]

Donkey Kong Jr.[edit]

Donkey Kong Jr.
Donkey Kong Jr. holding a key
Donkey Kong Jr.'s sprite in the arcade version of Donkey Kong Jr.
Donkey Kong Jr.
Donkey Kong Jr.
Donkey Kong Jr.
Donkey Kong Jr.
Donkey Kong Jr. as he appears in various different versions of Donkey Kong Jr.

Donkey Kong Jr. stars as the titular character of his own game. Since his father, Donkey Kong, has been locked up by Mario, Donkey Kong Jr.'s goal is to retrieve the key and free his father.[2] There are four stages for Donkey Kong Jr. to go through, each having their own obstacles and enemies. His main ability is climbing vines. In the arcade version only, just before Donkey Kong Jr. can use the key to free Donkey Kong, Mario pushes the latter's cage away.[3] In the arcade version, Donkey Kong Jr. also appears during the transition scene between the Jump Board Scene and Mario's Hideout, floating after Mario's helicopter with a parasol.[4] After Donkey Kong Jr. completes the final stage, the Chain Scene, Donkey Kong and Mario both fall, but Donkey Kong Jr. catches his father;[5] the arcade version also shows Donkey Kong Jr. hopping away with Donkey Kong as Mario chases them.[6]

Donkey Kong Jr. is also playable in the Game & Watch version, where his goal is to dodge birds and Snapjaws and grab a key swinging from a tree to unlock his father's cage.

Donkey Kong II[edit]

Donkey Kong Jr. appears in the same capacity as the previous Game & Watch title in Donkey Kong II. His goal is to dodge Snapjaws, Sparks, and birds and use keys to open the locks on his father's restraints.

Donkey Kong Jr. Math[edit]

Donkey Kong Jr., dubbed Junior (I) in the instruction booklet,[7] returns again as the starring and playable character of Donkey Kong Jr. Math. In Calculate A and B, Donkey Kong Jr.'s goal is to climb along multiple vines to retrieve each number and sign needed to create an equation that produces the same number.[8] The mode +-×÷ Exercise involves Donkey Kong Jr. having to retrieve the numbers missing from the equation.[9]

Junior (II)

This game also features a pink-colored palette swap of Donkey Kong Jr. named Junior (II),[7] 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)[edit]

In the Game Boy version of Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr. teams up with his father to kidnap Pauline. Donkey Kong Jr. is usually in locations that Mario cannot reach, activating and deactivating switches that either help or do not help Mario. Donkey Kong Jr. sometimes throws Poison Mushrooms openly. Donkey Kong Jr. can cause Mario to lose a life in Stage 4-1 and Stage 8-9 by touching him. Donkey Kong Jr. is later locked in a cage by Mario in Stage 9-4.[10] By the ending, it is shown that Donkey Kong Jr. had been freed,[11] acting soon as his father calls for help. A photo of the four characters is shown afterward.[12]

Saturday Supercade[edit]

Bones Bailey in the Donkey Kong Junior segment of the Saturday Supercade
Donkey Kong Jr. and Bones on Saturday Supercade

Donkey Kong Jr., voiced by Frank Welker, is the main protagonist of Donkey Kong Junior short of 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 Bailey.

Nintendo Adventure Books[edit]

Donkey Kong Jr. makes an appearance in the sixth 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.

Mario Kart series[edit]

Super Mario Kart[edit]

Artwork of Donkey Kong Jr. (formatted Donkey Kong JR. in the manual) for Super Mario Kart
Donkey Kong Jr. in Super Mario Kart

Donkey Kong Jr. is 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.

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.

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.

Mario Kart: Double Dash!![edit]

The crowd from Waluigi Stadium in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!; this is known as wl_kyakuTA in the game's texture data
DK Jr. in a crowd with other characters in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

Donkey Kong Jr. is in the mirrored background audience texture of Waluigi Stadium in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!,[13] His head is more reminiscent of the modern Donkey Kong.

Donkey Kong Jr. was planned to appear in the game as a playable character, but was ultimately replaced with Diddy Kong,[14] following the latter character's frequent entry into spinoff games of the Super Mario franchise since Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour.

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

Donkey Kong Jr. (SNES) tricking in the DK Maximum in Mario Kart Tour
Donkey Kong Jr. (SNES) in Mario Kart 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-kun[edit]

Donkey Kong Jr. is one of Mario's racing opponents in the Super Mario Kart adaption in one of the volumes of Super Mario-kun.

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario All-Stars / Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

King of Big Island, transformed into Donkey Kong Jr.

The king of Big Island is transformed into Donkey Kong Jr. in the Super Mario Bros. 3 remake in Super Mario All-Stars[15] as well as the next remake, Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3.[16]

Super Mario Maker[edit]

Donkey Kong Jr. costume

In Super Mario Maker, Donkey Kong Jr. appears as one of the costumes that Costume Mario can wear.

Mario's Time Machine[edit]

Donkey Kong Jr. is depicted on a portrait in Bowser's Museum in Mario's Time Machine for the NES.[17]

Mario Tennis series[edit]

Mario's Tennis[edit]

Donkey Kong Jr.
Artwork from Mario's Tennis, the only game in which Donkey Kong Jr. wears shoes and socks

Donkey Kong Jr., titled Donkey Jr. on the menu and scoreboard,[18][19] is the largest playable character in Mario's Tennis.

Mario Tennis[edit]

Donkey Kong Jr., abbreviated DK Jr. on the player select screen,[20] is an unlockable playable character in the Nintendo 64 version of Mario Tennis. He is a Power character who can be unlocked by winning the Star Cup in Doubles, after which he replaces Yoshi as Donkey Kong's default partner in doubles. In the Game Boy Color version, Donkey Kong Jr. is one of the Nintendo 64 status icons to make a cameo.

Mario Clash[edit]

Donkey Kong Jr. and Donkey Kong are both displayed in the congratulatory screen after the player earns at least 800,000 points.[21]

Game & Watch Gallery series[edit]

Donkey Kong Jr. is a recurring character in the Game & Watch Gallery series, often having to be rescued.

Game & Watch Gallery[edit]

Donkey Kong Jr. appears in the Modern versions of three games in Game & Watch Gallery: Manhole, Fire, and Oil Panic. In Manhole, Donkey Kong Jr. is one of the characters whom Yoshi has to protect from falling into the water.[22] In Fire, Donkey Kong Jr. is one of the characters to rescue from a burning Princess Peach's Castle,[23] and if the player misses, Donkey Kong Jr. runs off with a sore rear end.[24] In Oil Panic, Donkey Kong Jr. is one of the characters outside the castle.[25]

Game & Watch Gallery 2[edit]

Donkey Kong Jr. is one of the characters who has to be caught in the Modern Parachute in Game & Watch Gallery 2.[26]

Game & Watch Gallery 3[edit]

Donkey Kong Jr. stars in ports of both Donkey Kong Jr. and Donkey Kong II in Game & Watch Gallery 3.

Game & Watch Gallery 4[edit]

Donkey Kong Jr. reprises his roles in Fire and Donkey Kong Jr. in Game & Watch Gallery 4. In the preview scene of his namesake game, Donkey Kong Jr. is struggling to grab a hanging piece of fruit, but he is knocked aside by Mario, who manages to get the fruit. Donkey Kong Jr. watches as Donkey Kong returns with Mario stuck in a cage. Donkey Kong Jr. was given a role in the Modern Rain Shower, where he has to be protected from water balloons,[27] otherwise he gets angry and the player earns a miss.

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

Donkey Kong Jr. has made a few cameo appearances in the Super Smash Bros. series. In Super Smash Bros. Melee, there is a trophy of Donkey Kong Jr. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, there are two stickers of Donkey Kong Jr.: one shows him holding a key over his head, and it raises launch resistance by twenty-one in The Subspace Emissary, while Donkey Kong Jr.'s other 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.

Donkey Kong Jr. did not return as a collectible trophy, though unused data shows that he would have appeared as one.

WarioWare series[edit]

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

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze[edit]

3D render of the Donkey Kong statue found in Aqueduct Assault, a level in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. Notice Donkey Kong Jr. inside the Wii U GamePad above DK's head.
An 8-bit-looking Donkey Kong Jr., inside the Wii U GamePad held by DK

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 GamePad held high by Cranky Kong, the original Donkey Kong.

Other appearances[edit]

Donkey Kong Jr. makes a few cameo appearances in the Punch-Out!! series. In the 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 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 Konami's Ping Pong, Smash Ping Pong, Donkey Kong Jr. appears in the audience and replaces Pentarou from Antarctic Adventure.

Donkey Kong Jr. has made some appearances in Kodansha's Super Mario manga.

Donkey Kong Jr. was featured in Fleetway Publication's pitch for a Nintendo comic, looking much bigger and monstrous than his usual depictions.

Donkey Kong Jr. appears in 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.[28]

Donkey Kong Jr. is one of the characters in the title screen of Tetris DS. He distracts Mario before the latter is hit by a Tetrimino block thrown by Donkey Kong.

In NES Remix and Ultimate NES Remix, Donkey Kong Jr. appears in the stages derived from the Donkey Kong Jr. game.

Unused appearances[edit]

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.[29]

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 Rare to either retain the character's original appearance or to make the redesign into a new character, who would become Diddy Kong.[30]

General information[edit]

Physical description[edit]

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.

Personality[edit]

Donkey Kong Jr. is portrayed as the hero of his own game and a villain of Mario in Donkey Kong for the Game Boy. He always sides with Donkey Kong, and is shown to be athletic and mischievous.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Main article: List of Donkey Kong Jr. profiles and statistics

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

ドンキーコングJR.ジュニア (JP) / Donkey Kong Jr.
Donkey Kong Jr.
Original text (Japanese) Translation
出身しゅっしん サーカス Place of origin Circus
性格せいかく いたずらっこ Disposition Rascal
登場とうじょうゲーム JR.ジュニアGBゲームボーイドンキー、 カート Game appearances Jr., GB Donkey, Kart
おやじおもいの考行者こうこうもの

「ウッキー。うちのとおちゃんが、サーカスだんのマリオにさらわれだんだ。かわいそうなとおちゃん。いまたすけにくからね。ウッホホ。」
レバーをえるイタズうもの
GB版ゲームボーイばんのドンキーコングでは、かべけをり、みちをつくるレバーを JRジュニア勝手かってえてしまう。本当ほんとうにイタズラきだ。[31]

Father-minded thinker

"Ukki. My papa was kidnapped by Mario, the circus master. My poor papa. I'm coming to the rescue. Uhoho."
Mischief-maker who changes levers
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.

Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

Trophy
Donkey Kong Junior
Donkey Kong Jr.
Game/move:
Donkey Kong Junior
Arcade 1982
How to unlock: Collect every playable character's first trophy either by playing 100 VS matches or by completing Classic Mode with all characters
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[edit]

Spirit
#138 Donkey Kong Jr.
Donkey Kong Jr. spirit from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Series/game Donkey Kong Series
Type Primary
Slots 1
Class Ace
Strength / effect(s) Grab
Throw Power ↑
How to obtain World of Light (The Light Realm); Spirit Board
Spirit battle Opponent(s) Tiny Donkey Kong, Giant Donkey Kong
Conditions

  • Defeat the main fighter to win
  • The enemy's throws have increased power
  • Reinforcements will appear during the battle
Stage Kongo Jungle
Song Donkey Kong / Donkey Kong Jr. Medley

List of appearances[edit]

Title Description Release date System/format
Donkey Kong Jr. Playable character 1982 Arcade
Donkey Kong Jr. Playable character 1982 Game & Watch
Donkey Kong II Playable character 1983 Game & Watch
Donkey Kong Jr. + Jr. Sansū Lesson Playable character 1983 Family Computer
Donkey Kong Jr. Math Playable character 1983 Family Computer/NES
Punch-Out!! Cameo as member of crowd 1984 Arcade
Super Punch-Out!! Cameo as member of crowd 1984 Arcade
Donkey Kong Classics Playable character in port of Donkey Kong Jr. 1988 Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Mario Kart Playable character 1992 Super Famicom/SNES
Super Mario All-Stars Cameo as the transformation of the World 4 King 1993 Super Famicom/SNES
Donkey Kong Enemy in certain stages 1994 Game Boy
Mario's Time Machine Cameo as a picture hanging in Bowser's Museum 1994 Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World Cameo as the transformation of the World 4 King 1994 Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Mario's Tennis Playable character 1995 Virtual Boy
Mario Clash Cameo 1995 Virtual Boy
Game & Watch Gallery NPC in Modern versions of Manhole, Fire, and Oil Panic 1997 Game Boy
Game & Watch Gallery 2 NPC in Modern version of Parachute 1997 Game Boy
Game & Watch Gallery 3 Playable character in Modern and Classic versions of Donkey Kong Jr. and in a port of Donkey Kong II 1999 Game Boy Color
Mario Tennis Unlockable playable character 2000 Nintendo 64
Mario Tennis Cameo 2001 Game Boy Color
Super Smash Bros. Melee Trophy 2001 Nintendo GameCube
Doubutsu no Mori Playable in emulation of Donkey Kong Jr. Math 2001 Nintendo 64
Animal Crossing Playable in emulation of Donkey Kong Jr. and Donkey Kong Jr. Math 2001 Nintendo GameCube
Game & Watch Gallery 4 Playable character in Modern and Classic versions of Donkey Kong Jr. and NPC in Modern versions of Rain Shower and Fire 2002 Game Boy Advance
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Cameo as the transformation of the World 4 King 2003 Game Boy Advance
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Cameo in Waluigi Stadium. 2003 Nintendo GameCube
Donkey Kong/Donkey Kong Jr./Mario Bros. Playable character in Donkey Kong Jr. 2004 Arcade
WarioWare: Twisted! Cameo in microgame 2004 Game Boy Advance
Tetris DS Cameo in the title screen 2006 Nintendo DS
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Cameo as Sticker 2008 Wii
Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition Cameo as the transformation of the World 4 King 2010 Wii
NES Remix Playable character on the Donkey Kong Jr. stages 2013 Wii U
NES Remix Pack Playable character on the Donkey Kong Jr. stages 2014 Wii U
Ultimate NES Remix Playable character on the Donkey Kong Jr. stages 2014 Nintendo 3DS
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Cameo in the background at the end of the Aqueduct Assault level 2014 Wii U
Super Mario Maker Costume Mario outfit 2015 Wii U
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Cameo in the background at the end of the Aqueduct Assault level 2018 Nintendo Switch
WarioWare Gold Cameo in microgame 2018 Nintendo 3DS
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Cameo as Spirit 2018 Nintendo Switch
Mario Kart Tour Unlockable playable character 2020 (Super Mario Kart Tour) iOS, Android
WarioWare: Move It! Cameo in microgame 2023 Nintendo Switch

Gallery[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Donkey Kong Jr.

Names in other languages[edit]

Donkey Kong Jr.[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ジュニア[?]
Junia
Junior
ドンキーコングJr.ジュニア[32]
Donkī Kongu Junia
Donkey Kong Jr.
ドンキーJr.[?]
Donkī Junia
Donkey Jr. Mario Tennis
Catalan Donkey Kong Jr.[33] -
Chinese (simplified) 森乐刚[?]
Sēnlègāng
Reference to Donkey Kong's Chinese name「森喜刚」(Sēnxǐgāng), while「乐」(, "happy") has the same meaning as「喜」 Donkey Kong Jr. (Game & Watch)
森喜刚Jr.[?]
Sēnxǐ Gāng Jr.
Donkey Kong Jr. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Chinese (traditional) 森喜剛Jr.[?]
Sēnxǐ Gāng Jr.
Donkey Kong Jr.
French Donkey Kong Jr.[?] -
Galician Donkey Kong Jr.[34] -
German Donkey Kong Jr.[?] -
Italian Donkey Kong Jr.[?] -
Korean 동키콩주니어[?]
Dongki Kong Junieo
Donkey Kong Junior
Portuguese Donkey Kong Jr.[?] -
Russian Донки Конг — младший[?]
Donki Kong - Mladshiy
Donkey Kong Jr.
Spanish Donkey Kong Jr.[?] -

Donkey Kong Jr. (SNES)[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ドンキーコングJr. (SFC)[?]
Donkī Kongu Junia (SFC)
Donkey Kong Jr. (SFC)
Chinese (simplified) 森喜刚Jr. (SFC)[?]
Sēnxǐ Gāng Jr. (SFC)
Donkey Kong Jr. (SFC)
Chinese (traditional) 森喜剛Jr. (SFC)[?]
Sēnxǐ Gāng Jr. (SFC)
Donkey Kong Jr. (SFC)
French (NOE) Donkey Kong Jr. (SNES)[?] -
German Donkey Kong Jr. (SNES)[?] -
Italian Donkey Kong Jr. (SNES)[?] -
Korean 동키콩주니어(SFC)[?]
Dongki Kong Junieo (SFC)
Donkey Kong Jr. (SFC)
Portuguese (NOA) Donkey Kong Jr. (SNES)[?] -
Spanish Donkey Kong Jr. (SNES)[?] -

References[edit]

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