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[[Image:WhiteMonkey.jpg|thumb|right|A '''Party Monkey'''.]]
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The '''[[Partye Monkey]]s''' are a species found in the game ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]''. They are a helpful group, telling [[Donkey Kong]] what to do, and tallying up his [[Banana]]s at the end of every kingdom. They are often shown to be playing instruments. It is unknown whether they are related to the malevolent [[Minkey]]s or [[Ninjape]]s, which they resemble. They seem to own the small stretch of jungle known as [[Opening Ceremony]] as they are predominantly found there.
{{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.


Party Monkey mainly help [[Donkey Kong]] by getting him to hard to reach places. Often, a green bush that is floating in the air will have a Party Monkey in it. When Donkey Kong stands close to this bush and claps, the Party Monkey inside it will grab him and throw him up to a higher area. More rarely, Party 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.


The Party Monkeys will appear in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' as a [[Stickers|sticker]].  
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.


{{Animal Buddies}}
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.]]


[[Category: Donkey Kong Species]]
==Profiles==
[[Category: Donkey Kong Allies]]
===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===
[[Category: Animal Buddies]]
{{SSBB sticker
[[Category: Super Smash Bros. Stickers]]
|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==
<references/>
 
{{Kongs}}
{{DKJB}}
[[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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Latest revision as of 18:50, January 27, 2024

Helper Monkey
Helper Monkey
Artwork of a Helper Monkey from Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
First appearance Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (2004)
Latest appearance New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (2008)
Variants
Relatives

Helper Monkeys,[1] also known simply as monkeys,[2] are Kong-like characters found in Donkey Kong Jungle Beat. They demonstrate what to do in various situations and help tally up his bananas 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! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, some in orange shrubs with signs can be talked to, and they tell Donkey Kong tips. Additionally, Checkpoint Monkeys[3] in blue shrubs act as checkpoints. Some background ones now swing Wii Remotes instead of clapping.

A Helper Monkey also appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as a 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 scrapped trophy of a Helper Monkey can be found in the game files for Brawl. An unused model of a Helper Monkey appears in Super Mario Galaxy's files.

In a pre-release build of Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, Helper Monkeys resembled smaller versions of Donkey Kong, and by extension resembled Donkey Kong Jr.

Profiles[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Sticker
Party Monkey
A Sticker of a Party Monkey in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Artwork from: Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
Effects in The Subspace Emissary: [Head] - Attack +6
Usable by: Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong

Gallery[edit]

  • Artwork from Donkey Kong Jungle Beat.

    Artwork from Donkey Kong Jungle Beat.

  • The brown, DK-like Helper Monkeys from an early version of Donkey Kong Jungle Beat.

    The brown, DK-like Helper Monkeys from an early version of Donkey Kong Jungle Beat.

  • The unused Super Smash Bros. Brawl trophy.

    The unused Super Smash Bros. Brawl trophy.

  • An unused model of a throwing Helper Monkey from Super Mario Galaxy.

    An unused model of a throwing Helper Monkey from Super Mario Galaxy.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese キッキ
Kikki
投げキッキ[4]
Nage Kikki
拍手キッキ[4]
Hakushu Kikki
ブランコキッキ[4]
Buranko Kikki
追いかけキッキ[4]
Oikake Kikki
チェックポイントキッキ[5]
Chekku Pointo Kikki
 Possibly from "monkey" and/or「キーキー」(kīkī, onomatopoeia for a screeching sound)

Throw Helper Monkey (shrub-based launching type)

Applause Helper Monkey (background dancing type)

Swing Helper Monkey (swinging chain type)

Chase Helper Monkey (rope-based launching type)

Check Point Helper Monkey (New Play Control! checkpoint type)

Italian Kikki
 From their Japanese name

References[edit]

  1. ^ Nintendo UK NEW PLAY CONTROL! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat official webpage
  2. ^ New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat instruction booklet, page 4.
  3. ^ New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat instruction booklet. Page 11.
  4. ^ a b c d Donkey Kong Jungle Beat Shogakukan book. Pages 12-13.
  5. ^ Wii de Asobu Donkey Kong Jungle Beat instruction booklet. Page 14.
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Kongs
Kong characters
Baby Kong • Bink • Bluster Kong (Leo Luster) • Candy Clone • Candy Kong • Chunky Kong • Cranky Kong • Cranky Kong's great grandfather • Diddy Kong • Dixie Kong • Donkey Kong (Baby) • Donkey Kong Jr. • Dread Kong • Driver • Eddie • Funky Kong • Ghastly King • Karate Kong • Kiddy Kong • Kong Fu • Lanky Kong • Mini Donkey Kong (Game & Watch) • Ninja Kong • Rabbid Cranky • Rabbid Kong (Mega) • Ringo • Sumo Kong • Super Kong • Swanky Kong • Tiny Kong • Uncle Kong • Wrinkly Kong
Kong species
Chained Kong • Cyber Kong • Guerrilla • Helper Monkey • Kong • Manky Kong • Mini Diddy Kong • Mini Donkey Kong (toy) • Ninjape • Snow Ucky Kong • Uckykong
Donkey Kong's robots
Cannon Kong • Capture Kong • Catapult Kong • Circus Kong • Cool Kong • Crash Kong • Kongā
Kong groups
Donkey Kong's robots • Kong (boss group) • Kong Family
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Donkey Kong Jungle Beat / New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
Characters Donkey Kong • Helper Monkey
Jungle Buddies Hoofer • Flurl • Orco • Helibird
Other helpers Banana Heli Bird • Banana Squid • Bloom Fairy • Butterfly • Combo fairy • Tokkuri Flower
Bosses Kongs Dread Kong • Karate Kong • Ninja Kong • Sumo Kong
Rocs Scruff Roc • Fleet Roc • Hard Roc • Thunder Roc
Hogs Rogue-Hog • Mo-Hog • Bloat-Hog • Gloat-Hog
Tusks Turret Tusk • Grave Tusk • Torch Tusk • Double Tusk
Other Cactus King / Ghastly King • Boss Pig Poppo
Enemies Armored Stinga • Bakky • Bee • Big Bee • Black Fairy • Black Fairy Attack • Blood Pine • Chopperbird • Coco Pig • Dan Spider • Fire Bakky • Fire Mini-Iga • Fire Pig Poppo • Gale Hawg • Gold Mini Slump Bird • Gōrumondo • Ice Bakky • Ice Mini-Iga • Iguanagon • Jelly Fish • Kamikami* • Karikari • Kiba Pig Poppo • Kobu Kokko • Mini Elephant Cannon • Mini-Iga • Mini Panda • Mini Pig Poppo • Mini Slump Bird • Ninjape • Pea Frog • Pea Jelly Fish • Rolling Frog • Sea Bat • Sea Turtle • Sleep Pig Poppo • Snow Man • Snow Mole • Spined Puffer • Stinga • Tar Man • Tar Fish
Obstacles Avalanche • Boulder • Bramble • Cactus# • Cannonball • Chestnut • Fireball • Meteor • Lava • Lava Geyser • Snowball • Spike Trap • Tsuboshi# • Volcanic debris • Wire Trap#
Items 1-Up Coin# • Banana • Banana Bunch • Bloom • Crest • Heart# • Ice Banana • Ice Banana Bunch
Objects Banandelion • Barrel Cannon# • Bloom Pod • Bubble • Bubble Shrub • Clam • Coconut • Cog • Conveyor Belt • Current • Dragon Pipe • Fairy Board • Fairy Trampoline • Item container • Item Plant# • Mushroom Platform • Pendulum • Rock Block# • Rope • Spring Flower* • Surprised Flower • Wind Mouth • Wood Block#
Kingdoms Sun* Opening Ceremony
D Banana Kingdom • Orange Kingdom • Watermelon Kingdom • Apple Kingdom
K Strawberry Kingdom • Pineapple Kingdom • Lemon Kingdom • Grape Kingdom
J Cherry Kingdom • Peach Kingdom • Melon Kingdom • Durian Kingdom
B Pear Kingdom • Lychee Kingdom • Chili Pepper Kingdom • Star Fruit Kingdom
Moon VS. Cactus King • VS. Ghastly King • Kong of the Mountain# • Banana Banquet#
Moves Backwards Somersault • Clap • Crouch# • Ground Slap# • Ground Pound • Jump • Punch • Sound Wave Attack • Swim • Wall Jump
Other Gallery • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes (New Play Control!) • Staff (New Play Control!)
* Exclusive to the original version
# Exclusive to the New Play Control! version
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