Donkey Kong Jr.

“Monkey Muscle!”

—Donkey Kong Jr., Saturday Supercade

Donkey Kong Jr. (sometimes referred to as DK Jr. or just Junior) is the son of the original Donkey Kong. He first debuted in Donkey Kong Jr., an arcade game first released in 1982. He has yet to make any new playable appearances since Mario Tennis, although it is implied that the main Donkey Kong is either him as an adult or his son.

History

Donkey Kong series

Donkey Kong Jr.

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Donkey Kong Jr. holding a key.

Donkey Kong Jr.'s premier appearance is in the eponymous Donkey Kong Jr. He is the star of the game and the only playable character. It follows the events of the original Donkey Kong, where Donkey Kong Jr.'s father, 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.

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. 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.

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.

Donkey Kong (Game Boy)

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Donkey Kong Jr. pulling a lever.

In 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

Donkey Kong Jr., voiced by 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.

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.

Super Mario Kart

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Donkey Kong Jr. in Super Mario Kart.

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DK Jr. in a crowd with a Snifit, a green Shy Guy, a Blue Toad with a red vest, and a Goomba.

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. Nearly identical look-alikes also appear as a cameo in the background of Waluigi Stadium in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

Mario Tennis series

Mario's Tennis

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.

Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)

Donkey Kong Jr. in Mario Tennis.

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).

Game & Watch Gallery series

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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 minigame which is a small remake of the original Donkey Kong Jr. Game & Watch game. The same minigame from the third game also appears in the fourth installment of the series.

Super Smash Bros. series

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Donkey Kong Jr. also has a trophy in Super Smash Bros. Melee, though he does not make a playable appearance.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

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.

Punch Out!! series

Punch Out!!

Donkey Kong Jr. next to Luigi in the back.

In the first game in the series, Donkey Kong Jr. could be found watching the fight in the audience along with Mario and Luigi.

Super Punch Out!!

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 with a different color scheme.

Super Mario-Kun

Donkey Kong Jr. as a participating racer in the Super Mario-Kun

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 the Super Mario-Kun.

Game Appearances

Title	Description	Release Date	System/Format
Donkey Kong Jr.	Playable Character	1982	Nintendo Entertainment System/Arcade
Donkey Kong Jr.	Playable Character	1982	Game & Watch
Donkey Kong Jr. Math	Playable Character	1983	Nintendo Entertainment System
Donkey Kong II	Playable Character	1983	Game & Watch
Donkey Kong Jr. + Jr. Math Lesson	Playable Character	1983	Nintendo Entertainment System
Punch-Out!!	Cameo as member of crowd	1984	Arcade
Super Punch-Out!!	Cameo as member of crowd	1985	Arcade
Donkey Kong/Donkey Kong Jr./Mario Bros.	Playable Character in Donkey Kong Jr.	1985	Arcade
Donkey Kong Classics	Playable Character in port of Donkey Kong Jr.	1988	Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Mario Kart	Playable Character	1992	Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Mario All-Stars	Cameo as the transformation of the Big Island King	1993	Super Nintendo Entertainment System
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 Big Island King	1994	Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Mario's Tennis	Playable Character	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 version 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 as N64 Status' Icon (after N64 Link)	2001	Game Boy Color
Super Smash Bros. Melee	Trophy	2001	GameCube
Animal Crossing	Playable in unlockable NES version of Donkey Kong Jr. and Donkey Kong Jr. Math	2001	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. He also appears on the title screen.	2002	Game Boy Advance
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3	Cameo as the transformation of the Big Island King	2003	Game Boy Advance
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!	Cameo as similar-looking Kong audience members in Waluigi Stadium	2003	GameCube
WarioWare: Twisted!	Cameo in microgame	2004	Game Boy Advance
Super Smash Bros. Brawl	Cameo as Sticker	2008	Wii
Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition	Cameo as the transformation of the Giant Land King	2010	Wii
NES Remix	Playable Character on the Donkey Kong Jr. stages	2013	Wii U

Trophy Information from Super Smash Bros. Melee

Name	Image	Game	Description
Donkey Kong Junior	File:Trophy276.PNG	Donkey Kong Junior Arcade 1982	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 at kart racing, tennis, and mathematics.

Trivia

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The transformed King of Big Island.

• Oddly, several games in which Donkey Kong Jr. cameos contain doppelgängers. Such examples of these games include the Game & Watch Gallery series of remastered compilations (which seem to depict Donkey Kong Jr. as a species rather than an individual character), Donkey Kong Jr. Math which includes a second Donkey Kong Jr. recolored pink, and Mario Kart: Double Dash!! which includes DK Jr.-like audience members at Waluigi Stadium. One of the Mushroom Kings in the 16-bit remake of Super Mario Bros. 3 was turned into an animal that looked exactly like DK Jr.
• The game files for Super Smash Bros. Brawl reveal that Donkey Kong Jr. was originally meant to be included as a trophy in the game.
• Despite being Donkey Kong's son, after his Arcade / NES games and remakes (Game Boy Donkey Kong included), he has only rarely appeared in the Mario games.
• Diddy Kong of the Donkey Kong 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.

References

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• Template:Mario's Tennis, covering Mario's Tennis.
• Template:MT N64, covering Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64.
• Template:MT GBC, covering Mario Tennis for the Game Boy Color.

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