Donkey Kong Jr. (character)

For Information on the game, go to Donkey Kong Jr. (Game) Donkey Kong Jr. is the son of Donkey Kong]. He first appeared in the arcade game Donkey Kong Jr. In the game, [[Mario has caged Donkey Kong, presumably for the events in Donkey Kong (game). Jr. must grab the key and free his father. The game was also remade for the Game & Watch as well as the NES. The latter was called Donkey Kong Jr. Mathand involved the ape solving math problems. A pink female Jr. appeared in the multiplayer mode.

Following an extended absence from the series, Jr. reappeared in Super Mario Kart, where he was a heavyweight racer. His weapon of choice is the banana.

Jr. next appeared in Donkey Kong '94, a remake of the original Donkey Kong. In several levels, usually boss battles with Donkey Kong, Jr. will be part of the level as an obstacle. In some levels he pulls levers to block Mario's progress, in others he throws poison mushrooms at Mario, shrinking him. In the final world, the Tower, Mario captures Jr. in a battle similar to how Jr. rescued his father in Donkey Kong Jr.

After these two rolls, Jr. became part of the extended Mario family for a while. He appeared in Mario's Tennis for the Virtual Boy. In the Super Mario All-Stars remake of Super Mario Bros. 3, the King of Big Island has been transformed into Donkey Kong Jr., as opposed to the dinosaur in the original. He commonly appeared in the Game & Watch Gallery series of games. His last major appearance was in Mario Tennis. In Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, multiple DK Jr.s can be seen in the audience in Waluigi Stadium.

In both Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Brawlhe makes an apperence. In Melee, he is a trophy unlocked by beating Classic Mode with everyone. In Brawl, he appears as two stickers: One, called Jr., shows art from Donkey Kong Jr. depicting him with a key. This sticker adds 21 points to the Launch Resistance stat. The other sticker shows his Mario Tennis art and is called Donkey Kong Jr. This adds 14 to the arm stat and can only be equipped to Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong.

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''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.''