Donkey Kong Jr.

This article is about the character Dk Jr. For the game go here. Donkey Kong Jr. (sometimes shortened to DK Jr.) is the younger version of Donkey Kong. Interestingly, Donkey Kong Jr. is the star of the second Mario game ever. In the arcade game Donkey Kong Jr., Donkey Kong Jr. must save his dad, Cranky Kong (the original DK), who has been imprisoned in a cage by Mario. Donkey Kong Jr.'s quest was to swing across vines to find the keys and save his dad. However, Mario sent enemies out to attack DK Jr. The young ape could drop fruit on the enemies to defeat them. At the end of the game, Donkey Kong Jr. saved his father from Mario's cage.

Donkey Kong Jr. appeared as a playable character in Super Mario Kart. He is a heavyweight and as such has similar attributes to Bowser. His weapon of choice is the Banana, which he would litter the racetracks with. (His adult form would appear in Mario Kart 64).

Donkey Kong Jr. is also a playable character in Mario Tennis. Additionally, his adult form is also a playable character (similarly, Mario appears in his current state and as Baby Mario).

Donkey Kong Junior has his own edutainment game called Donkey Kong Jr. Math for the Nintendo Entertainment System and PC. He occasionally makes appearances in other games such as Donkey Kong '94 and the Game & Watch Gallery series. However, Donkey Kong Jr. appears to have been replaced by Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong. He also makes a cameo in the Game Boy Advance version of Super Mario Bros. 3. One of the kings is turned into him. Or, at least, a look-alike ape.

It is often debated as to whether Donkey Kong Jr. really is the juvenile version of Donkey Kong or not. Likewise it is debated as to whether the Donkey Kong in the arcade games really was Cranky Kong.