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| {{species infobox | | |image=[[File:HelperMonkey-DKJB.png|150px]] |
| |image=[[File:HelperMonkey-DKJB.png|150px]]<br>Artwork of a Helper Monkey from ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'' | | |caption=A '''Helper Monkey'''. |
| |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]]) | | |species_origin=Monkey |
| |latest_appearance=''[[New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'' ([[List of games by date#2008|2008]]) | | |affiliation=[[Donkey Kong]] |
| |variants=[[Ninjape]]
| | |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'' ([[2004]]) |
| |relatives=[[Kong]]
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| '''Helper Monkeys''',<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Wii/NEW-PLAY-CONTROL-Donkey-Kong-Jungle-Beat-282321.html#Characters Nintendo UK ''NEW PLAY CONTROL! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' official webpage]</ref> also known simply as '''monkeys''',<ref>[https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/gameslist/manuals/Wii_DK_Jungle_Beat.pdf ''New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' instruction booklet], page 4.</ref> are [[Kong]]-like characters found in ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]''. They demonstrate what to do in various situations and help tally up his [[banana]]s at the [[Sacred Tree]] found at the end of every level. Often, they are shown playing instruments, dancing, or clapping. They are predominately found in the stretch of the jungle referred to as the [[Opening Ceremony]], but they appear throughout the game. Aside from telling Donkey Kong what to do, the Helper Monkeys also assist him in getting to hard to reach places. Often, a green bush that is floating in the air will have a Helper Monkey in it; once Donkey Kong stands close to the bush and the player claps, the Monkey inside grabs Donkey Kong and throws him up to the higher area. A rare variation of this only found in the [[Clock Tower]] follows Donkey Kong up along a straight rope to fling him in a [[Wall Jump]]-esque manner. Occasionally, Helper Monkeys will hold on to each other and form a rope, which Donkey Kong can swing across on.
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| In ''[[New Play Control!|New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'', some in orange shrubs with signs can be talked to, and they tell [[Donkey Kong]] tips. Additionally, '''Checkpoint Monkeys'''<ref>''New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' instruction booklet. [https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/gameslist/manuals/Wii_DK_Jungle_Beat.pdf Page 11].</ref> in blue shrubs act as checkpoints. Some background ones now swing [[Wii Remote]]s instead of clapping.
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| A Helper Monkey also appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' as a [[sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|sticker]] (labeled '''Party Monkey'''), and it boosts the strength of head attacks by six and it can only be used by Donkey Kong and [[Diddy Kong]]. A [[list of Super Smash Bros. Brawl pre-release and unused content|scrapped]] [[trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]] of a Helper Monkey can be found in the game files for ''Brawl''. An [[list of Super Mario Galaxy pre-release and unused content|unused]] model of a Helper Monkey appears in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''{{'}}s files.
| | The '''Helper Monkeys''' are a species of apes found in the game ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]''. They are helpful in which they tell [[Donkey Kong]] tips and what to do, and they help tally up his [[Banana]]s at the [[Sacred Tree]] found at the end of every level. Often, they are shown playing instruments. It is unknown whether they are related to the malevolent [[Minky]]s or [[Ninjape]]s, which they resemble. They predominately are found in the stretch of the jungle the game refers to as the [[Opening Ceremony]]. |
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| In a [[list of pre-release and unused content in Donkey Kong Jungle Beat|pre-release build]] of ''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'', Helper Monkeys resembled smaller versions of Donkey Kong, and by extension resembled [[Donkey Kong Jr.]]
| | Aside from telling Donkey Kong what to do, the Helper Monkeys also assist him in getting to hard to reach places. Often, a green bush that is floating in the air will have a Helper Monkey in it; once Donkey Kong stands close to the bush and claps, the Monkey inside will grab him and throw him up to the higher area. More rarely, Helper Monkeys will hold on to each other and form a rope, which Donkey Kong can swing across on. |
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| ==Profiles==
| | The Helper Monkeys also appear in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' as a [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|Sticker]]. In this game, they are referred to as '''Party Monkeys'''. At one point, they were potentially considered to appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', because a model of a Helper Monkey is found within the game's files. |
| ===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===
| | *A model of a Helper Monkey can be found in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s files. |
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| |name=Party Monkey
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| |image=[[File:Party Monkey Sticker.png]]
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| |game=''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]
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| |effect=[Head] - Attack +6
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| |usable_by=Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong
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| ==Gallery==
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| HelperMonkey-DKJB-Art2.png|Artwork from ''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat''.
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| BetaMonkeys.jpg|The brown, DK-like Helper Monkeys from an [[List of Donkey Kong Jungle Beat pre-release and unused content|early]] version of ''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat''.
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| SSBBHelperMonkeyBeta.png|The [[List of Super Smash Bros. Brawl pre-release and unused content|unused]] ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' trophy.
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| Helper Monkey SMG.png|An [[List of Super Mario Galaxy pre-release and unused content|unused model]] of a throwing Helper Monkey from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''.
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| </gallery> | |
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| ==Names in other languages==
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| |Jap=キッキ
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| |Jap2=投げキッキ<ref name=shoga>''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' Shogakukan book. [http://i.imgur.com/m4yDpvD.jpg Pages 12-13.]</ref>
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| |Jap3=拍手キッキ<ref name=shoga/>
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| |Jap4=ブランコキッキ<ref name=shoga/>
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| |Jap5=追いかけキッキ<ref name=shoga/>
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| |Jap6=チェックポイントキッキ<ref>[https://m1.nintendo.net/docvc/RVL/JPN/R49J/R49J_J.pdf ''Wii de Asobu Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' instruction booklet]. Page 14.</ref>
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| |JapR=Kikki
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| |Jap2R=Nage Kikki
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| |Jap3R=Hakushu Kikki
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| |Jap4R=Buranko Kikki
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| |Jap5R=Oikake Kikki
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| |Jap6R=Chekku Pointo Kikki
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| |JapM=Possibly from "monkey" and/or「キーキー」(''kīkī'', onomatopoeia for a screeching sound)
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| |Jap2M=Throw Helper Monkey (shrub-based launching type)
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| |Jap3M=Applause Helper Monkey (background dancing type)
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| |Jap4M=Swing Helper Monkey (swinging chain type)
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| |Jap5M=Chase Helper Monkey (rope-based launching type)
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| |Jap6M=Check Point Helper Monkey (''New Play Control!'' checkpoint type)
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| |Ita=Kikki
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| |ItaM=From their Japanese name
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| ==References==
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| {{Kongs}} | | <center><gallery> |
| | File:HelperMonkey-DKJB-Art2.png |
| | File:MONKEYDK.PNG|The [[List of Super Mario Galaxy beta elements|beta]] Helper Monkey model from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. |
| | </center></gallery> |
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| | ==Trivia== |
| | *In the [[List of Donkey Kong Jungle Beat beta elements|beta version]] of ''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'', Helper Monkeys were generic, brown monkeys. |
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| | {{NIWA|DKWiki=1}} |
| {{DKJB}} | | {{DKJB}} |
| [[Category:Kongs]] | | [[Category:Donkey Kong Species]] |
| [[Category:Donkey Kong allies]] | | [[Category:Donkey Kong Allies]] |
| [[Category:Donkey Kong species]] | | [[Category:Animal Buddies]] |
| [[Category:Donkey Kong Jungle Beat characters]] | | [[Category:Super Smash Bros. Stickers]] |
| [[Category:Super Smash Bros. Brawl stickers]] | | [[Category:Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]] |
| [[de:Helferaffe]] | | [[Category:Primates]] |
