Baby Donkey Kong

Baby Donkey Kong is Donkey Kong's younger self 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. For unknown reasons he is left behind before arriving at Bowser's Castle.

Yoshi and Baby Mario find Baby DK 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 they 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 saving 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, he has multiple abilities that help 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  or  depending on control settings), Baby 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 and it is 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 DK's power.
 * With Baby DK, Yoshi can barelyFlutter 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 Egg|giant egg]s 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. He is an unlockable character. In challenge mode he helps Mario and the others beat Bowser and his son Bowser Jr..

His bat consists of a banana. Baby DK's batting entrance includes him rolling. He has good chemistry with Yoshi, Baby Mario, Baby Luigi, Baby Peach, Baby Daisy, Dixie Kong, Funky Kong, and Tiny Kong; he has bad chemistry with King K. Rool and Kritters. His fielding ability is Clamber, meaning he can climb walls to catch the ball. He is decent at fielding and batting, but is bad at running and pitching. His default bat position is right, while the glove position is left.

Baby Donkey Kong is available in the Mario Super Sluggers online card collection. He is from the first characters to be released, but is removed and made available later. In Double Play he 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. His bib has the initials, "DK" on it. He has brown fur, with a little curl of hair on his head, just like Donkey Kong. Baby Donkey Kong appears with big black eyes. In Mario Super Sluggers, there is only one difference, he has a small tale. Baby DK also has two little nostrils, another physical quality he shares with Donkey Kong.

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

Mario Super Sluggers Stats

 * 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!

Mario Super Sluggers 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.''

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Trivia

 * Baby Kong, a character from Donkey Kong Country's TV adaption, is an earlier example of a baby version of Donkey Kong. However, strangely, the Baby Kong character was later rehashed into a separate character and was henceforth known as Donkey Kong's nephew.
 * Baby DK is the only baby not to have a blue blanket to travel in, having a brown one instead.
 * Baby DK is the only Star Child to have an escape left unexplained. Baby Mario and Baby Peach are rescued, Baby Bowser is kicked out the window, Baby Wario is left behind, and Baby Luigi hides while Bowser looks for the Star Children.