Mini Donkey Kong: Difference between revisions

{{articleabout|the character from the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series|the character seen in the Game & Watch version of Donkey Kong|[[Mini Donkey Kong (Game & Watch)]]}}

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|image=[[File:MVSDK Wii U Mini DK.png|200px]]<br>A '''Mini Donkey Kong''' holding a group of stars.

|latest_appearance=''[[Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#2016|2016]])

'''Mini Donkey Kongs''', also known as '''Mini DKs''', are [[Donkey Kong]] toys that the [[Mario Toy Company]] sells, regularly appearing since ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]''. The company created Mini Donkey Kongs, as well as [[Mini Toad|other]] [[Mini Peach|character]]-[[Mini Pauline|based]] [[Mini Luigi|toys]], due to the success of their [[Mini Mario (toy)|first toy line]]. Mini Donkey Kongs are based on the character [[Donkey Kong]], who appears as the main antagonist in most of the games in the series.

 

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In their debut game, ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]'', Mini Donkey Kongs play a notable role in the story of the game. After the success of the Mini Mario toy line in the original ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'', the Mario Toy Company released three more mini toys. These include [[Mini Toad]], [[Mini Peach]], and Mini Donkey Kong. At the grand opening of [[Super Mini Mario Land Theme Park|Super Mini Mario Land]], [[Mario]] and Donkey Kong both offer [[Pauline]] toy versions of themselves. When Pauline picks Mario's Mini Mario over  Donkey Kong's Mini Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong kidnaps Pauline. Mario travels to the roof of Super Mini Mario Land, eventually defeating Donkey Kong once again and saving Pauline. When Donkey Kong enters the room Pauline was kept in depressed, she takes a Mini Donkey Kong and kisses it. While absent from the main campaign, Mini Donkey Kongs are playable in the [[Construction Zone]], but only in Special Kit 3 (which can be unlocked by beating all 8 mini-games). There are also [[Fire Mini Donkey Kong]]s that appear when a normal Mini Donkey Kong collects a [[Fire Flower]].

Mini Donkey Kongs also appear in ''[[Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move]]''. In this game, he is unlocked when Giant Jungle in the Main Game is unlocked and accessed. The player can then choose to play as him in the level select screen.

Mini Donkey Kongs reappear in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars]]''. In the Main Game, they don't appear until [[Orbiting Observatory]]. They have also been redesigned, now having visible eyes and standing upright when walking. In the Workshop, they are already available and not required to be unlocked via the [[Workshop Store]].

Mini Donkey Kong returns in ''[[Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge]]'', keeping his design as he appeared in ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars''. In the game, Mini Donkey Kong has an unique ability, being able to run up steep slopes and getting access to higher areas that other minis cannot reach by not having this ability.

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