Baby Donkey Kong

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Baby Donkey Kong swinging on a vine.

Baby Donkey Kong is Donkey Kong's younger self in Yoshi's Island DS. He appears on the scene at the beginning of World 2. He has a monogrammed bib, just like the current DK has a monogrammed tie. DK is the most powerful of the babies. He has many abilities that helps the Yoshis many times:

• He can climb vines and chains, even hang onto a swinging rope and using the momentum to move forward.
• If the player presses ↓ and then the swallowing button (either Y or B depending on control settings), DK can do a shoulder charge that can break through dirt walls, some enemies, and tough blocks.
• Eggs thrown by Yoshi have an explosive effect – it is possible to kill more than one enemy and activate ? Clouds, kill enemies, or grab items just out of reach by a wall by the mini-blast.
• When a Yoshi ground pounds on poles, the pole goes all the way down on the first try, relating to DK's power.

Trivia

• On the cover, he is shown with a Red Yoshi.
• Baby DK is the only baby not recovered by The Stork to stay with the Yoshis for the rest of the game.