Donkey Kong Jr.
This article is about the character Donkey Kong Jr. For the game, see Donkey Kong Jr. (game).
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| Donkey Kong Jr. in Mario Tennis 64. | |
| Donkey Kong Jr. | |
| Species | Kong |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Black |
| Debut | Donkey Kong Jr. |
Donkey Kong Jr., appearently the son of Donkey Kong, is a character who has caused confusion for followers of the Mario games.
Background
Donkey Kong Jr.'s first appearance was Donkey Kong Jr., but his first chronological appearance was in the 1994 Gameboy remake of Donkey Kong. Although the original Donkey Kong was the one battling Mario for Pauline, Junior provided help with switches and other traps in attempts to stop the plumber.
When Donkey Kong was captured by Mario, Junior himself came to his aid in the self-titled game Donkey Kong Junior. After saving him, the two departed. Donkey Kong Jr. only appeared in sports games afterwards- being playable in Super Mario Kart, Mario's Tennis, and as an unlockable character in Mario Tennis 64.
The DK Question
It is implied in the Donkey Kong Country series that Donkey Kong Jr. grew up to be the current Donkey Kong, despite appearing alongside that same Donkey Kong in Mario Tennis 64. Although this is generally supported by most, in recent Nintendo games it is often implied that the current Donkey Kong is in fact the original Arcade DK and not DK Jr.
To avoid any argument on the subject, all information about Donkey Kong Jr. is listed here, while information about the modern Donkey Kong can be found at his page.
Other Appearances
Other Media
- Donkey Kong Jr. had his own segment on the 80's cartoon show Saturday Supercade. There he was travelling with a teenager named Bones to find his father, and he was voiced by Frank Welker, a popular voice actor known for animal noises. Junior had a Scrappy-Dooesque battle cry of "Monkey muscle!"
- He made several appearances in the Super Mario-Kun manga.
Trivia
- In the Super Mario All-Stars version of Super Mario Bros. 3, one of the kings is transformed into Donkey Kong Jr. by a Koopaling.
- Multiple Donkey Kong Juniors often appear as generic hostages in the Game & Watch Gallery minigames.