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{{about|the character|the video game with the same name|[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)]]|the cereal|[[Donkey Kong Junior (cereal)]]|[[Donkey Kong]] as a baby|[[Baby Donkey Kong]]}}

|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' ([[Super Mario Kart Tour]], as Donkey Kong Jr. (SNES)) (2020)

'''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>

[[File:DKJ Donkey Kong Jr Holding Key Artwork.png|thumb|right|120px|Donkey Kong Jr. holding a key]]

Donkey Kong Jr.'s premier appearance is in the eponymous ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' He is the star of the game and the only playable character. It follows the events of the original ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'', where Donkey Kong Jr.'s father, [[Donkey Kong]], has 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 Donkey Kong to a new area. When Donkey Kong Jr. beats Mario at last in the [[Chain Scene]], Donkey Kong and Mario both fall; Donkey Kong Jr. catches his father and then walks off-screen with his newly-freed papa (in the NES version, this scene only has Donkey Kong Jr. catch his father, omitting the rest of the scene due to memory space issues).

In the original arcade game, he also appears during the transition scene for the [[Jump Board Scene]] and [[Mario's Hideout]], where he pursues Mario's chopper with a parasol.

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 [[Junior (II)|pink-colored palette swap]] of Donkey Kong Jr. 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.

[[File:Donkey_Kong_Jr_Gameboy.jpg|thumb|130px|Donkey Kong Jr. pushing a [[Switch (Donkey Kong)|switch]]]]

In ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'' on the [[Game Boy]], Donkey Kong Jr. teams up with his father to kidnap [[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 switches in ways that can either help or harm Mario; nonetheless, it is shown in [[Stage 4-11]] and [[Stage 8-9]] that the plumber can lose a life when touching Donkey Kong Jr. Sometimes, Donkey Kong Jr. even appears out in the open and throws [[Poison Mushroom]]s. Finally, Mario got to stop him for good in [[Stage 9-4]], where he locked him in a cage in a fashion similar to the Vine Scene 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. In the end, the group of characters take a photo together.

[[File:BonesDKJr.png|250px|thumb|right|Donkey Kong Jr. and Bones in ''Saturday Supercade'']]

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.

Donkey Kong Jr. appears as a playable character in ''[[Super Mario Kart]]''. He is classified as a heavyweight character alongside [[Bowser]]. His preferred item is the [[Banana]], with which he would litter the racecourses. His kart has maximum top speeds; however, if he were to drift away from the main course, its speed would decrease greatly.

[[File:MKDD Audience Sprite.png|thumb|right|DK Jr. in a crowd with other characters in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'']]

He was planned to appear in the game as a playable character, but was ultimately [[List of Mario Kart: Double Dash!! pre-release and unused content#Unused data|replaced]] with [[Diddy Kong]].<ref>[[tcrf:Proto:Mario_Kart:_Double_Dash!!/Multi-Game_Demo_Disc_Demo/Unused_or_Early_Graphics#Early_Character_Icons]]</ref>

A 2D sprite variant of Donkey Kong Jr. debuts in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' as a playable character in his 16-bit ''Super Mario Kart'' appearance under the name '''Donkey Kong Jr. (SNES)''', debuting in the [[Super Mario Kart Tour]]. His special item is the [[Triple Bananas]]. This is the first game since ''Super Mario Kart'' to feature Donkey Kong Jr. as a playable character in the ''Mario Kart'' series. He has the most favorite courses out of any character in the game, with 40. If he is at level 8, this number is increased to 45 favorite courses.

====''Super Mario All-Stars''====

In the ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' remake in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'', the [[kings]] of the [[Mushroom World]] are turned into different creatures than in the original. The [[Giant Land|Big Island]] King gets turned into Donkey Kong Jr. This happens in other 16-bit remakes of ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', including ''[[Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World]]'', ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and ''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]''.

====''Mario's Tennis''====

In ''[[Mario's Tennis]]'' for the [[Virtual Boy]], Donkey Kong Jr. is a playable character. He is the largest character in the game. This is also the only game where he wears shoes and socks.

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====''Mario Tennis'' (Nintendo 64)====

[[File: DKJR789.jpg|thumb|right|Donkey Kong Jr. in ''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]'', seen on Donkey Kong's court]]

Donkey Kong Jr. returns as a playable character in the [[Nintendo 64]] adaption of ''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]''. He is classified as a Power Character, who can be unlocked by winning the Star Cup in Doubles. He is one of two unlockable characters in the game, with the other being [[Shy Guy]]. If he is unlocked, he is Donkey Kong's double partner; otherwise, Yoshi takes his place. This game marks Donkey Kong Jr.'s final playable appearance until ''Super Mario Maker'' as a [[Costume Mario|costume]], not counting later ports of [[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|his game of the same name]].

Donkey Kong Jr. appeared many times in the ''[[Game & Watch Gallery (series)|Game & Watch Gallery]]'' installments. He appears with the role as a "damsel in distress" in several of the minigames.

 

====''Game & Watch Gallery ''====

In ''[[Game & Watch Gallery]]'', Donkey Kong Jr. appears in the Modern versions of three games.

 

In ''[[Manhole (Game & Watch)|Manhole]]'', Donkey Kong Jr. is one of the pedestrians that [[Yoshi]] must keep from falling into the water.

 

In ''[[Fire (Game & Watch)|Fire]]'', Donkey Kong Jr. is one of the characters that the Mario Bros. must rescue from a fire at [[Peach's Castle|Princess Peach's Castle]]. If the Mario Bros. do not catch Donkey Kong Jr., he will run away with a sore bottom, earning the player a miss.  

 

In ''[[Oil Panic]]'', Donkey Kong Jr. sits on the ground on the left side of the [[castle]] from the top of which [[Bowser]] dumps oil. If any oil is spilled on Donkey Kong Jr., he will get mad, earning the player a miss.

In ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]'', Donkey Kong Jr. reprises his roles in ''Fire'' and ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' He also appears as one of the characters that Mario must protect from Bowser's water balloons in ''[[Rain Shower]]'', hanging from the rope beside the swing on the lower left. If a water balloon hits Donkey Kong Jr., he will release the rope and get mad, giving Mario a miss.

[[File:Trophy276.png|thumb|130px|left|DK Jr's ''Melee'' trophy]]

====''Super Smash Bros. Melee''====

Donkey Kong Jr. also has a [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', though he does not make a playable appearance.

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', Donkey Kong Jr. did not return as a collectible trophy, though data extracted from the disc shows that he was [[List of Super Smash Bros. Brawl pre-release and unused content#Models|going to appear]] but was scrapped. Instead, he has a [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|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 [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl#Subspace Emissary|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'''.

====''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''====

Donkey Kong Jr. appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' as a [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]].

Donkey Kong Jr. appears as a cameo at the end of the [[Aqueduct Assault]] level in the background in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' inside a [[Wii U#Wii U GamePad|Wii U GamePad]] held high by the [[Cranky Kong|original]] [[Donkey Kong]].

[[File:Donkey Kong Jr - KC Deluxe manga.png|thumb|150px|right|Donkey Kong Jr. in the ''Super Mario'' Kodansha manga]]

Donkey Kong Jr. appears in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqZgEIELERs the e-Reader commercial], where he is on an assembly line where he undergoes a grooming makeover, only to be literally smashed into an e-Reader card.

Donkey Kong Jr. has made some appearances in the ''[[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|Super Mario]]'' Kodansha manga.

Unused sprites of Donkey Kong Jr. can be found in the coding of ''[[Donkey Kong 3]]'', but he does not appear in the final game.<ref>https://tcrf.net/Donkey_Kong_3_(Arcade)</ref>

Donkey Kong Jr. was featured in [[List of unreleased media#Fleetway_Mario_comic_pitch|Fleetway Publication's pitch for a Nintendo comic]], looking much bigger and monstrous than his usual depictions.  

Donkey Kong Jr. bears a resemblance to his father, the [[Cranky Kong|original]] [[Donkey Kong]]. He has brown fur and wears a leotard with the letter J on it. His size varies between games, but is usually smaller or about the same size as the current Donkey Kong.

==Profiles==

'''<big>ドンキーコングJR.</big><br>

'''出身''' サーカス<br>

'''性格''' いたずらっこ<br>

'''登場ゲーム''' JR.、GBドンキー、 カート<br>

'''<big>おやじ思いの考行者</big><br>

「ウッキー。うちの父ちゃんが、サーカス団のマリオにさらわれだんだ。かわいそうな父ちゃん。今、助けに行くからね。ウッホホ。」<br>

'''<big>レバーを変えるイタズう者</big><br>

GB版のドンキーコングでは、壁を開けをり、道をつくるレバーをJRが勝手に変えてしまう。本当にイタズラ好きだ。<ref>''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten'', [https://imgur.com/a/UvABP page 29.]</ref>

 

''Place of origin: Circus''<br>

''Disposition: Rascal''<br>

''Game appearances: Jr., GB Donkey, Kart''<br>

'''''<big>Father-minded thinker</big><br>

''"Ukki. My father was kidnapped by Mario, the circus master. My poor dad. I'm coming to the rescue. Uhoho."''<br>

===''Mario's Tennis''===

*'''Instruction Booklet Bio:''' ''He is slower than all the other players, and also has a smaller racquet contact area. He is, however, understandably the most powerful of all the players. His strong groundstrokes allow him to win many points from the baseline.''<ref>''Mario's Tennis'' English instruction booklet, page 22.</ref>

 

===''Mario Kart Tour''===

====Donkey Kong Jr. (SNES)====

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|I1.4=Royal Raceway R|R1.4=[[N64 Royal Raceway|N64 Royal Raceway R]]

|I1.7=GBA Bowser's Castle 1T|R1.7=[[GBA Bowser's Castle 1|GBA Bowser's Castle 1T]]

|I1.8=Tokyo Blur R|R1.8=[[Tokyo Blur|Tokyo Blur R]]

|I1.9=Choco Island 1R|R1.9=[[SNES Choco Island 1|SNES Choco Island 1R]]

|I1.10=Tokyo Blur T|R1.10=[[Tokyo Blur|Tokyo Blur T]]

|I1.11=DS Waluigi Pinball|R1.11=[[DS Waluigi Pinball]]

|I1.12=DS Waluigi Pinball T|R1.12=[[DS Waluigi Pinball|DS Waluigi Pinball T]]

|I1.13=Frappe Snowland RT|R1.13=[[N64 Frappe Snowland|N64 Frappe Snowland R/T]]

|I1.14=Mario Circuit 3|R1.14=[[SNES Mario Circuit 3|SNES Mario Circuit 3]]

|I1.16=DK Summit|R1.16=[[Wii DK Summit]]

|I1.27=Maple Treeway RT|R1.27=[[Wii Maple Treeway|Wii Maple Treeway R/T]]

|I1.30=3DS Bowser's Castle T|R1.30=[[3DS Bowser's Castle|3DS Bowser's Castle T]]

|I1.31=Singapore Speedway R|R1.31=[[Singapore Speedway|Singapore Speedway R]]

 

|I2.25=Yoshi Valley R|R2.25=[[N64 Yoshi Valley|N64 Yoshi Valley R]]

 

 

====''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' spirit====

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!width=15%|Release Date

|[[Nintendo Entertainment System]]

|Nintendo Entertainment System

|''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)| Donkey Kong]]''  

|Cameo as similar-looking [[Kong]] audience members in [[Waluigi Stadium (GCN)|Waluigi Stadium]].

|Cameo in [[microgame]]

|Cameo in microgame

|Playable character

|2020

Saturday Supercade Donkey Kong Jr Artwork.png|''[[Saturday Supercade]]''

G&W Donkey Kong Jr Artwork.png|''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (Game & Watch)]]''

DonkeyKongJr.png|''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)]]''

|Jap=ジュニア<br>''Junia''<br>ドンキーコング{{hover|Jr.|ジュニア}}<ref>''Super Mario Kart'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 22.</ref><br>''Donkī Kongu Junia''<br>ドンキーJr. (''Mario Tennis'')<br>''Donkī Junia''

|ChiS=森乐刚 (''Donkey Kong Jr. (Game & Watch)'')<br>''Sēnlègāng''<br>森喜刚Jr. (since ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'')<br>''Sēnxǐgāng Jr.''

|ChiSM=Reference to Donkey Kong's Chinese name "森喜刚" (''Sēnxǐgāng''), while "乐" (''lè'', happy) is have same meaning as "喜".<br><br>Donkey Kong Jr.<br><br>

|ChiT=森喜剛Jr.

|ChiTR=Sēnxǐgāng Jr.

|ChiTM=Donkey Kong Jr.

*Oddly, several games in which Donkey Kong Jr. appears contain doppelgängers. Examples of such games include the ''[[Game & Watch#Game & Watch Gallery series|Game & Watch Gallery]]'' series (which seems to depict Donkey Kong Jr. as a species rather than an individual character), ''Donkey Kong Jr. Math'' (which includes a [[Junior (II)|second Donkey Kong Jr. colored pink]]), and ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' (which includes many Donkey Kong Jr. lookalikes as audience members in [[Waluigi Stadium (GCN)|Waluigi Stadium]]).