Baby Donkey Kong

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Baby Donkey Kong is the infant self of Donkey Kong which debuted in the Nintendo DS game, Yoshi's Island DS. His most recent appearance is in Mario Super Sluggers. As of now, Baby Donkey Kong has appeared in two games and is playable in both of them. He is one of the seven Star Children.

Yoshi's Island DS
In Yoshi's Island DS, Bowser is looking for the seven Star Children and orders Kamek to kidnap all the babies from the Mushroom Kingdom, including Baby Donkey Kong. However, Baby Donkey Kong was not brought to Bowser's Castle, although unlike the other Star Children, how he escaped capture was left unexplained. He is also unique from the other babies in that the blanket he is carried in is brown, rather than blue.

Yoshi and Baby Mario find Baby Donkey Kong in Baby DK, the Jungle King!. He later helps in saving Baby Peach from the Grinders and after saving her, he decides to join Yoshi and the babies.

After a long journey, Yoshi and the babies arrived at Bowser's Castle. When they arrived at the top of the castle, they fought Baby Bowser and then Bowser, defeating both of them, thus, rescuing Baby Luigi and the other babies. Baby Donkey Kong is revealed to be one of the seven Star Children.

Aside from being the most powerful baby, Baby Donkey Kong has multiple abilities that help the Yoshis many times:
 * Baby Donkey Kong 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  or  depending on control settings), Baby Donkey Kong can do a shoulder charge that can break through dirt walls, some enemies, and tough blocks.
 * Yoshi Eggs thrown by Yoshi have an explosive effect and it's possible to defeat more than one enemy and activate Winged Clouds, defeat 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 Baby Donkey Kong's strength.
 * With Baby Donkey Kong, Yoshi can barely Flutter Jump, due to his weight.
 * After Bowser is defeated the first time, Baby Donkey Kong helps Yoshi by defeating Giant Bowser. He rides on a Yellow Yoshi and can help throw Giant Yoshi Eggs at Bowser.

Mario Super Sluggers
Baby Donkey Kong is playable in Mario Super Sluggers for the Wii console. This is his first appearance in a Mario sports game, where he appears as an unlockable player. In Challenge Mode, Baby Donkey Kong helps Mario and the others beat Bowser and his son Bowser Jr..

Baby Donkey Kong's bat consists of a banana. His batting entrance includes him rolling. Baby Donkey Kong has good chemistry with Yoshi, Baby Mario, Baby Luigi, Baby Peach, Baby Daisy, Dixie Kong, Funky Kong, and Tiny Kong; his chemistry is neutral with Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong, however; he has bad chemistry with King K. Rool and Kritters. Baby Donkey Kong's fielding ability is Clamber, meaning he can climb walls to catch the ball.

Baby Donkey Kong has a very high fielding stat, along with a decent batting stat, but he is bad at running and pitching. Baby Donkey Kong bats with his left hand, while fielding with his right hand.

Baby Donkey Kong is available in the Mario Super Sluggers online card collection. He is from the first characters to be released, but is then removed and made available later. In Double Play Baby Donkey Kong can be combined with Donkey Kong to get the level 2 card, Donkey Kong Star Swing. His rookie year is 2006, which refers to the year he debuted.

Physical Description
In Baby Donkey Kong's first appearance, he has a red and yellow bib, similar to Donkey Kong's tie. Baby Donkey Kong's bib has the initials, "DK" on it. He has brown fur with a little curl of hair on his head, just like his adult counterpart. Baby Donkey Kong appears with big black eyes. In Mario Super Sluggers, there's only one difference, he has a small tail. Baby Donkey Kong also has two little nostrils, another physical quality he shares with Donkey Kong.

Personality
In Yoshi's Island DS, Baby Donkey Kong is very powerful. He is able to bust through big clumps of rock. When Yoshi is attacked and loses Baby Donkey Kong, he cries very low and soft. This is different than the other babies, which are clearly more sensitive. Baby Donkey Kong also likes bananas, which is his baseball bat in Mario Super Sluggers. Baby Donkey Kong also has good chemistry with Yoshi and the babies. This is due to their adventure in Yoshi's Island DS.

Mario Super Sluggers

 * Type: Technique
 * Starting Team: DK Wilds
 * Starting Team Captain: Donkey Kong
 * Stats:
 * Batting: 6
 * Pitching: 3
 * Fielding: 8
 * Running: 4
 * Player Abilities:
 * Fielding: Clamber
 * Bat: Banana
 * Sweet Spot: undetermined
 * Chemistry:
 * Good Chemistry: Yoshi, Baby Mario, Baby Luigi, Baby Peach, Baby Daisy, Dixie Kong, Funky Kong, Tiny Kong
 * Bad Chemistry: King K. Rool, Kritter
 * Bio: A mini dynamo who can clamber and field!

Online Card Description
''Baby DK has the most stamina of all the baby players. And while he isn't the strongest pitcher, he has long monkey limbs that are very useful in the outfield. Like many of his Kong buddies, he can cover some ground.''