Editing Helper Monkey

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{{species infobox
|image=[[File:HelperMonkey-DKJB.png|150px]]<br>Artwork of a Helper Monkey from ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'' 
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|latest_appearance=''[[New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'' ([[List of games by date#2008|2008]])
|variants=[[Ninjape]]
|relatives=[[Kong]]
}}
'''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.

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.

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]] for the Helper Monkey's 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.

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.]]

==Profiles==
===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===
{{SSBB sticker
|name=Party Monkey
|image=[[File:Party Monkey Sticker.png]]
|game=''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]
|effect=[Head] - Attack +6
|usable_by=Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong
}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
HelperMonkey-DKJB-Art2.png|Artwork from ''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat''.
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''.
SSBBHelperMonkeyBeta.png|The [[List of Super Smash Bros. Brawl pre-release and unused content|unused]] ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' trophy. 
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]]''.
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=キッキ
|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>
|Jap3=拍手キッキ<ref name=shoga/>
|Jap4=ブランコキッキ<ref name=shoga/>
|Jap5=追いかけキッキ<ref name=shoga/>
|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>
|JapR=Kikki
|Jap2R=Nage Kikki
|Jap3R=Hakushu Kikki
|Jap4R=Buranko Kikki
|Jap5R=Oikake Kikki
|Jap6R=Chekku Pointo Kikki
|JapM=Possibly from "monkey" and/or「キーキー」(''kīkī'', onomatopoeia for a screeching sound)
|Jap2M=Throw Helper Monkey (shrub-based launching type)
|Jap3M=Applause Helper Monkey (background dancing type)
|Jap4M=Swing Helper Monkey (swinging chain type)
|Jap5M=Chase Helper Monkey (rope-based launching type)
|Jap6M=Check Point Helper Monkey (''New Play Control!'' checkpoint type)
|Ita=Kikki
|ItaM=From their Japanese name
}}

==References==
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{{Kongs}}
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[[Category:Kongs]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong allies]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong species]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Jungle Beat characters]]
[[Category:Super Smash Bros. Brawl stickers]]
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