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“Monkey Muscle!”
Donkey Kong Jr., The Saturday Supercade

Donkey Kong Jr., (sometimes referred to as DK Jr.), 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 playable appearances since Mario Tennis.

Appearances

Donkey Kong Jr.

Donkey Kong Jr. made his first appearance in Donkey Kong Jr.; he was the star of the game and the only playable character. Donkey Kong Jr. must save his father, Donkey Kong, who has been imprisoned in a cage by Mario. In this game, Donkey Kong Jr. had to climb on vines, avoiding several enemies in order to complete his quest. If Donkey Kong Jr. had to defend himself, he could do so by dropping fruit on top of his enemies. Donkey Kong Jr. had to find keys in order to unlock the cage his father imprisoned within. Once Donkey Kong Jr. had collected the keys, he had to work his way up to the cage; once he had unlocked it, he would move on to the next stage. Once Donkey Kong Jr. had completed his entire quest, his father was no longer Mario's captive – Donkey Kong was free.

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.

Super Mario Kart

Nine years later, Donkey Kong Jr. appeared as a playable character in Super Mario Kart for the SNES. He was classified as a heavyweight character, just as Bowser was. His preferred item was the banana, with which he would litter the racecourses with. His kart had maximum top speeds; however, if he were to drift away from the main course, his speed would decrease greatly.

Donkey Kong Jr. in Mario Tennis.

Mario Tennis

Donkey Kong Jr. made his final playable appearance in 2000, in the Nintendo 64 game Mario Tennis. He was classified as a Power Character, who could be secretly unlocked. In this game, his father was also playable.

Other Appearances

Donkey Kong Jr. occasionally made cameo appearances in other games such as Donkey Kong '94 and the Game & Watch Gallery series. Multiple Donkey Kong Juniors are seen making minor cameos in games like Mario Kart: Double Dash!! in the background of Waluigi Stadium. He also makes a cameo in the Game Boy Advance edition of Super Mario Bros. 3; the Mushroom King of Giant Land was transformed into Donkey Kong Jr.

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

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.

Trophy Information from Super Smash Bros. Melee

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.

Gallery

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