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'''Donkey Kong Jr.''' (sometimes referred to as '''DK Jr.''' or just '''Junior''') is a [[Kong]] character that 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.''' (sometimes referred to as '''DK Jr.''' or just '''Junior''') is a [[Kong]] character that 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]].


Beginning with ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' and onward, [[Cranky Kong#Identity confusion|the identity of Donkey Kong Jr. was retconned]]; said game establishes that "Donkey Kong" is a title rather than a singular character, originally belonging to [[Cranky Kong]] in the arcade ''Donkey Kong'' titles. According to [[Rare Ltd.|Rare]], upon growing up, the title of "Donkey Kong" was passed on from Cranky Kong to Donkey Kong Jr. so that he becomes the current and modern Donkey Kong.<ref>Scribes - April 25, 1999. [https://web.archive.org/web/20020805184158/rareware.com/the_site/talk_to_us/scribes/aug25_99/aug25_99.html Rareware Website Archive]. ''Rareware.com''. Retrieved April 13, 2017.</ref><ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Game-Boy-Advance/Donkey-Kong-Country-266551.html ''Donkey Kong Country'' web page.] (April 13, 2017). ''Nintendo.co.uk''. Retrieved April 13, 2017.</ref> This would not be acknowledged in any actual games, being otherwise contradicted in certain pieces of official ''Mario''-related media. The 2017 book, ''Playing With Super Power: Nintendo Super NES Classics'' by [[Prima Games]] offers a different statement saying that Donkey Kong Jr. is a separate character that is the son of Cranky Kong, and father to the current and modern Donkey Kong.<ref>"<i>''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?</i>" - ''Playing With Super Power: Nintendo Super NES Classics eGuide'', ''Super Mario Kart'' 16 Bits Tab.</ref>
While he is occasionally [[Cranky Kong#Identity confusion|identified]] as a younger version of the modern Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr. is currently considered his father, which also makes him the son of [[Cranky Kong]].<ref>"<i>''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?</i>" - ''Playing With Super Power: Nintendo Super NES Classics eGuide'', ''Super Mario Kart'' 16 Bits Tab.</ref>


==History==
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