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 '''Donkey Kong Jr.''' (sometimes referred to as '''DK Jr.''' or just '''Junior''') is a [[Kong]] character that debuted in ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' as the titular hero. In the events of the game, he has to rescue his father, [[Donkey Kong]], from [[Mario]].
-Beginning with ''Donkey Kong Country'' and onward, [[Cranky Kong#Identity confusion|the identity of Donkey Kong Jr. was retconned]]; said game establishes that Donkey Kong was actually his grandfather (and not his father), and that "Donkey Kong" is a title rather than a singular character. Upon growing up, the title of "Donkey Kong" was passed on to Donkey Kong Jr. so that he becomes the current and modern Donkey Kong.<ref>Scribes - April 25, 1999. [https://web.archive.org/web/20020805184158/rareware.com/the_site/talk_to_us/scribes/aug25_99/aug25_99.html Rareware Website Archive]. ''Rareware.com''. Retrieved April 13, 2017.</ref><ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Game-Boy-Advance/Donkey-Kong-Country-266551.html ''Donkey Kong Country'' web page.] (April 13, 2017). ''Nintendo.co.uk''. Retrieved April 13, 2017.</ref> Meanwhile, the character of Donkey Kong that appeared in the original arcade games is established to actually be his grandfather, [[Cranky Kong]].<ref>"''He groggily rolled over to see the familiar wrinkled, white-bearded, grouchy face of his old granddad "Cranky Kong" peering down at him. In his heyday, Cranky was the original Donkey Kong who battled Mario in several of his own games.''" - ''Donkey Kong Country'' instruction booklet, pages 5 & 6 (among various in-game lines)</ref> This confusing identity and naming convention has been contradicted in certain pieces of official ''Mario''-related media and games, while otherwise being confirmed and acknowledged in different ones. The 2017 book, ''Playing With Super Power: Nintendo Super NES Classics'' by [[Prima Games]] confuses things further by offering a different, contradicting statement saying that Donkey Kong Jr. is a separate character that is the son of Cranky Kong, and father to the current and modern Donkey Kong.<ref>"<i>''Super Mario Kart'' is the only ''Mario Kart'' game to feature Donkey Kong Jr. Due to the success of ''Donkey Kong Country'', all future ''Mario Kart'' entries featured Donkey Kong, who is actually Donkey Kong Jr.’s son, with Cranky Kong, aka Donkey Kong Sr., canonically being the character featured in the original ''Donkey Kong'' game. Makes sense, right?</i>" - ''Playing With Super Power: Nintendo Super NES Classics eGuide'', ''Super Mario Kart'' 16 Bits Tab.</ref>
+Beginning with ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' and onward, [[Cranky Kong#Identity confusion|the identity of Donkey Kong Jr. was retconned]]; said game establishes that "Donkey Kong" is a title rather than a singular character, originally belonging to [[Cranky Kong]] in the arcade ''Donkey Kong'' titles. According to [[Rare Ltd.|Rare]], upon growing up, the title of "Donkey Kong" was passed on to Donkey Kong Jr. so that he becomes the current and modern Donkey Kong.<ref>Scribes - April 25, 1999. [https://web.archive.org/web/20020805184158/rareware.com/the_site/talk_to_us/scribes/aug25_99/aug25_99.html Rareware Website Archive]. ''Rareware.com''. Retrieved April 13, 2017.</ref><ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Game-Boy-Advance/Donkey-Kong-Country-266551.html ''Donkey Kong Country'' web page.] (April 13, 2017). ''Nintendo.co.uk''. Retrieved April 13, 2017.</ref> This would not be acknowledged in any games, with the identity of Cranky Kong being either a father or grandfather to Donkey Kong switching back and forth.<ref>"''That darn Donkey has all the luck! His girl Candy waits around in her hut, always willing to offer her musical help to that undeserving son of mine and his fancy polygonal friends. Pah!''" - ''Donkey Kong 64'' instruction booklet, page 9 (among various in-game lines)</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/Ghoulyboy/status/859502066225606656 Greg Mayles in a May 2017 Twitter post]. Retrieved May 2, 2017.</ref> This confusing identity and naming convention has been contradicted in certain pieces of official ''Mario''-related media and games. The 2017 book, ''Playing With Super Power: Nintendo Super NES Classics'' by [[Prima Games]] offers a different statement saying that Donkey Kong Jr. is a separate character that is the son of Cranky Kong, and father to the current and modern Donkey Kong.<ref>"<i>''Super Mario Kart'' is the only ''Mario Kart'' game to feature Donkey Kong Jr. Due to the success of ''Donkey Kong Country'', all future ''Mario Kart'' entries featured Donkey Kong, who is actually Donkey Kong Jr.’s son, with Cranky Kong, aka Donkey Kong Sr., canonically being the character featured in the original ''Donkey Kong'' game. Makes sense, right?</i>" - ''Playing With Super Power: Nintendo Super NES Classics eGuide'', ''Super Mario Kart'' 16 Bits Tab.</ref>
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