Editing Donkey Kong Jr.

{{about|the character|other uses of the name|[[Donkey Kong Jr. (disambiguation)]]}}
{{distinguish|Baby DK|Baby Kong}}
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|image=[[File:Donkey Kong Jr MT64 art.png|300px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]''
|full_name=Donkey Kong Junior
|species=[[Kong]]
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' ([[List of games by date#1982|1982]])
|latest_appearance=''[[WarioWare: Move It!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
|portrayed_by=[[Frank Welker]]
}}
{{quote|Monkey Muscle!|Donkey Kong Jr.|Saturday Supercade}}
'''Donkey Kong Jr.''' (also known as '''Donkey Kong Junior''', '''DKJr.''', or just '''Junior''') is a [[Kong]] character who 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]]. Donkey Kong Jr. has not made many appearances, but he is a playable character in some spinoff games of the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]].

While he is occasionally [[Cranky Kong#Identity confusion|identified]] as a younger version of the modern Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr. has also been referred to as his father and the son of [[Cranky Kong]].<ref>{{cite|quote=''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?|title=''Playing With Super Power: Nintendo Super NES Classics eGuide'', ''Super Mario Kart'' 16 Bits Tab}}</ref>
==History==
===''Donkey Kong'' series===
====''Donkey Kong Jr.''====
{{Quote|I'm Donkey Kong Jr., and that's my [[Donkey Kong|papa]]. I'm trying to save him, and boy do I need your help!|Donkey Kong Jr.|''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' commercial<ref>{{Cite|url=https://youtu.be/LNTpXX43QxY?si=avyq75QEszwgaL9T|title=Donkey Kong Jr. - "Help Save Papa!" (Commercial, 1983)|author=The Museum of Classic Chicago Television|publisher=YouTube|date=June 11, 2018|accessdate=February 9, 2025}}</ref>}}
[[File:DKJ Donkey Kong Jr Holding Key Artwork.png|thumb|120px|Donkey Kong Jr. holding a key]]
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Donkey Kong Jr. stars as the titular character of [[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|his own game]]. Since his father, [[Donkey Kong]], has been locked up by [[Mario]], Donkey Kong Jr.'s goal is to retrieve the key and free his father.<ref>{{cite|quote='''Junior's purpose:''' To steal the key from Mario and free his Papa.|date=1985|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/clv/manuals/en/pdf/CLV-P-NAAFE.pdf|page=5|format=pdf|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en|title=''Donkey Kong Jr.'' instruction booklet}}</ref> There are four stages for Donkey Kong Jr. to go through, each having their own obstacles and enemies. His main ability is climbing vines. In the arcade version only, just before Donkey Kong Jr. can use the key to free Donkey Kong, Mario pushes the latter's cage away.<ref>{{cite|author=World of Longplays|date=May 1, 2013|url=youtu.be/GmOJN-zq6yg?feature=shared&t=50|title=Arcade Longplay <nowiki>[355]</nowiki> ''Donkey Kong Jr.''|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref> In the arcade version, Donkey Kong Jr. also appears during the transition scene between the [[Jump Board Scene]] and [[Mario's Hideout]], floating after Mario's helicopter with a parasol.<ref>{{cite|timestamp=02:12|url=youtu.be/GmOJN-zq6yg?feature=shared&t=132|title=Arcade Longplay <nowiki>[355]</nowiki> ''Donkey Kong Jr.''|publisher=YouTube}}</ref> After Donkey Kong Jr. completes the final stage, the [[Chain Scene]], Donkey Kong and Mario both fall, but Donkey Kong Jr. catches his father;<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/UnhZp8WN198?feature=shared&t=365|timestamp=06:05|title=''Donkey Kong Jr.'' (🎮NES) - ✨4K 60FPS Longplay {{!}} No Commentary|date=October 13, 2024|publisher=YouTube|language=en|author=Longplay Library}}</ref> the arcade version also shows Donkey Kong Jr. hopping away with Donkey Kong as Mario chases them.<ref>{{cite|timestamp=05:32|url=youtu.be/GmOJN-zq6yg?feature=shared&t=332|title=Arcade Longplay <nowiki>[355]</nowiki> ''Donkey Kong Jr.''|publisher=YouTube}}</ref>

Donkey Kong Jr. is also playable in the [[Donkey Kong Jr. (New Wide Screen)|Game & Watch version]], where his goal is to dodge birds and [[Snapjaw]]s and grab a key swinging from a tree to unlock his father's cage.

====''Donkey Kong II''====
Donkey Kong Jr. appears in the same capacity as the previous Game & Watch title in ''[[Donkey Kong II]]''. His goal is to dodge Snapjaws, Sparks, and birds and use keys to open the locks on his father's restraints.

====''Donkey Kong Jr. Math''====
Donkey Kong Jr., dubbed '''Junior (I)''' in the instruction booklet,<ref name=FuzzyMath/> returns again as the starring and playable character of ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. Math]]''. In Calculate A and B, Donkey Kong Jr.'s goal is to climb along multiple vines to retrieve each number and sign needed to create an equation that produces the same number.<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Jr. Math'' instruction booklet|page=5|quote=Junior has to try to make the same number appear in his side window by using the numbers 1 ~ 9 and the symbols +-×÷.|date=1985|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en}}</ref> The mode +-×÷ Exercise involves Donkey Kong Jr. having to retrieve the numbers missing from the equation.<ref>{{cite|quote=Place the correct numbers in the squares to finish the problem.|date=1985|title=''Donkey Kong Jr. Math'' instruction booklet|page=8}}</ref>

[[File:DKJM-Pink Donkey Kong Jr.png|frame|right]]
This game also features a pink-colored palette swap of Donkey Kong Jr. named '''Junior (II)''',<ref name=FuzzyMath>{{cite|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1985|title=''Donkey Kong Jr. Math'' instruction booklet|page=5}}</ref> who is playable in a Calculate A and B. He and Donkey Kong Jr. compete to calculate Donkey Kong's number until one of them does so five times.

====''Donkey Kong'' (Game Boy)====
In the [[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Game Boy version]] of ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'', Donkey Kong Jr. teams up with his father to kidnap [[Pauline]]. Donkey Kong Jr. is usually in locations that Mario cannot reach, activating and deactivating [[switch (Donkey Kong)|switch]]es that either help or do not help Mario. Donkey Kong Jr. sometimes throws [[Poison Mushroom]]s openly. Donkey Kong Jr. can cause Mario to lose a life in [[Stage 4-11]] and [[Stage 8-9]] by touching him. Donkey Kong Jr. is later locked in a cage by Mario in [[Stage 9-4]].<ref>{{cite|author=TamerKoh|url=youtu.be/G6igUMp8ikc?feature=shared&t=8|timestamp=0:08|title=''Donkey Kong'' (GB) Playthrough - World 9-4|date=October 27, 2012|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref> By the ending, it is shown that Donkey Kong Jr. had been freed,<ref>{{cite|timestamp=0:40|url=youtu.be/CTZZwPQpbYg?feature=shared&t=40|title=''Donkey Kong'' (Gameboy) Ending|date=May 12, 2015|publisher=YouTube|author=nintendonerdsvideos|language=en}}</ref> acting soon as his father calls for help. A photo of the four characters is shown afterward.<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/CTZZwPQpbYg?feature=shared&t=55|timestamp=0:54|title=''Donkey Kong'' (Gameboy) Ending|publisher=YouTube}}</ref>

===''Saturday Supercade''===
[[File:BonesDKJr.png|250px|thumb|Donkey Kong Jr. and Bones on ''Saturday Supercade'']]
Donkey Kong Jr., voiced by [[Frank Welker]], is the main protagonist of ''Donkey Kong Junior'' short of ''[[Saturday Supercade]]''. Here, Donkey Kong Jr., after discovering his father is missing from the circus, decides to track him down with the help of a clumsy biker named [[Bones Bailey]].

===''Nintendo Adventure Books''===
Donkey Kong Jr. makes an appearance in the sixth [[Nintendo Adventure Books|Nintendo Adventure Book]], ''[[Doors to Doom]]''; in the book, Mario and [[Luigi]] find themselves in Donkey Kong Jr.'s jungle after entering one of the doorways created by [[Dr. Sporis von Fungenstein]]. Upon seeing Mario and Luigi, Donkey Kong Jr. attacks them, forcing the two to flee. Eventually, after a vine-climbing chase, the Mario Bros. escape Donkey Kong Jr.

===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Super Mario Kart''====
[[File:Donkey Kong JR SMK artwork.jpg|thumb|120px|left||Donkey Kong Jr. in ''Super Mario Kart'']]
Donkey Kong Jr. is a playable character in ''[[Super Mario Kart]]''. He is classified as a heavyweight character alongside [[Bowser]]. His preferred item is the [[Banana]], with which he litters the racecourses as a CPU. His kart has maximum top speeds; however, if he drifts away from the main course, its speed decreases greatly.

Official artwork of ''Super Mario Kart'' shows a red "J" on Donkey Kong Jr.'s shirt, but his sprite during his victory animation shows a yellow "V" on his shirt instead. This was likely an intentional design choice to make Donkey Kong Jr.'s sprite entirely symmetrical. This means only half of the sprite is required to be stored in the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]'s limited graphics memory as tiles of 8x8 pixels each, with the same tiles being flipped to display the other half of the sprite. During gameplay, the letter on Donkey Kong Jr.'s shirt is obscured by his kart's steering wheel.

In the next title of the series, ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' onward, Donkey Kong Jr. was replaced by the modern Donkey Kong since ''Donkey Kong Country''.
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====''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''====
[[File:Waluigi Stadium Crowd.gif|thumb|DK Jr. in a crowd with other characters in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'']]
Donkey Kong Jr. is in the mirrored background audience texture of [[Waluigi Stadium (GCN)|Waluigi Stadium]] in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/FFwOVP_5QGU?feature=shared&t=1867|title=Donkey Kong Jr. Evolution 🦍|author=retrosutra|date=September 13, 2021|publisher=YouTube|timestamp=31:07|language=en}}</ref> His head is more reminiscent of the modern Donkey Kong. 

Donkey Kong Jr. was planned to appear in the game as a playable character, but was ultimately [[List of Mario Kart: Double Dash!! pre-release and unused content#Unused data|replaced]] with [[Diddy Kong]],<ref>{{cite|author=TCRF|title=[[tcrf:Proto:Mario Kart: Double Dash!!/Multi-Game Demo Disc Demo/Unused Scenes#record_entry.arc|Proto:Mario Kart: Double Dash!!/Multi-Game Demo Disc Demo/Unused Scenes § record_entry.arc]]|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor|language=en|accessdate=July 17, 2022}}</ref> following the latter character's frequent entry into spinoff games of the ''Super Mario'' franchise since ''Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour''.

====''Mario Kart Tour''====
[[File:MKT Donkey Kong Jr SNES.jpg|thumb|left|Donkey Kong Jr. (SNES) in ''Mario Kart Tour'']]
A 2D sprite variant of Donkey Kong Jr. debuts in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' as a playable character in his 16-bit ''Super Mario Kart'' appearance under the name '''Donkey Kong Jr. (SNES)''', debuting in the [[Super Mario Kart Tour]]. His special item is the [[Triple Bananas]]. This is the first game since ''Super Mario Kart'' to feature Donkey Kong Jr. as a playable character in the ''Mario Kart'' series. As the game treats Donkey Kong Jr. (SNES) as a variant in his name, this also makes him the only character in the game without a base driver.
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===''Super Mario-kun''===
Donkey Kong Jr. is one of Mario's racing opponents in the ''Super Mario Kart'' adaption in one of the volumes of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''.

===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario All-Stars'' / ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
[[File:SMAS SMB3 DK Jr King Sprite.png|frame|left]]
The [[Kings|king]] of [[Giant Land|Big Island]] is transformed into Donkey Kong Jr. in the ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' remake in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''<ref>{{cite|timestamp=0:04|author=[[User:VideoGamePhenomHD|VideoGamePhenom]]|url=youtu.be/hOpB1kNcCX4?feature=shared&t=4|title=''Super Mario All-Stars'' - ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' - World 4-Airship|date=September 22, 2019|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref> as well as the next remake, ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/AFlJWzNhQZU?feature=shared&t=3|timestamp=0:03|date=October 26, 2019|author=VideoGamePhenom|title=''Super Mario Advance 4'' - ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' - World 4-Airship|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref>

====''Super Mario Maker''====
[[File:SMM Donkey Kong Jr Sprite.png|frame|left]]
In ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', Donkey Kong Jr. appears as one of the costumes that [[Costume Mario]] can wear.{{br}}

===''Mario's Time Machine''===
Donkey Kong Jr. is depicted on a portrait in [[Bowser's Museum]] in [[Mario's Time Machine (Nintendo Entertainment System)|''Mario's Time Machine'' for the NES]].<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/tnZ5PukOf_k?feature=shared&t=59|timestamp=0:59|title=''Mario's Time Machine'' (NES) Playthrough - NintendoComplete|author=NintendoComplete|date=September 18, 2018|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref>

===''Mario Tennis'' series===
====''Mario's Tennis''====
[[File:Mario'sT DonkeyKongJr.jpg|thumb|thumb|Artwork from ''Mario's Tennis'', the only game in which Donkey Kong Jr. wears shoes and socks]]
Donkey Kong Jr., titled '''Donkey Jr.''' on the menu and scoreboard,<ref>{{cite|timestamp=0:28|url=youtu.be/WyY3dpyDIA8?feature=shared&t=28|title=''Mario's Tennis'' (Virtual Boy) 2D Playthrough - NintendoComplete|author=NintendoComplete|date=April 12, 2016|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite|timestamp=10:21|url=youtu.be/Mt9Ya-XHWtc?feature=shared&t=621|title=Donkey Kong Jr. vs. Koopa (''Mario's Tennis'')|publisher=YouTube|language=en|author=Luppi Ress|date=November 16, 2020}}</ref> is the largest playable character in ''[[Mario's Tennis]]''.

====''Mario Tennis''====
Donkey Kong Jr., abbreviated '''DK Jr.''' on the player select screen,<ref>{{cite|timestamp=0:08|author=MagmaMaverick|url=youtu.be/NHIZT9sdUUw?feature=shared&t=8|title=''Mario Tennis'' 64 (Donkey Kong Jr.)|date=June 19, 2021|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref> is an unlockable playable character in the [[Nintendo 64]] version of ''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]''. He is a Power character who can be unlocked by winning the [[Star Cup]] in Doubles, after which he replaces [[Yoshi]] as Donkey Kong's default partner in doubles. In the [[Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color)|Game Boy Color version]], Donkey Kong Jr. is one of the Nintendo 64 status icons to make a cameo.

===''Mario Clash''===
Donkey Kong Jr. and Donkey Kong are both displayed in the congratulatory screen after the player earns at least 800,000 points.<ref>{{cite|date=January 27, 2023|url=youtu.be/Blm5F27PQRk?feature=shared&t=4914|title=''Mario Clash'' (Virtual Boy) Playthrough|timestamp=1:21:54|author=NintendoComplete|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref>

===''Game & Watch Gallery'' series===
Donkey Kong Jr. is a recurring character in the [[Game & Watch Gallery (series)|''Game & Watch Gallery'' series]], often having to be rescued.

====''Game & Watch Gallery''====
Donkey Kong Jr. appears in the Modern versions of three games in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery]]'': ''[[Manhole (Game & Watch)|Manhole]]'', ''[[Fire (Game & Watch)|Fire]]'', and ''[[Oil Panic]]''. In ''Manhole'', Donkey Kong Jr. is one of the characters whom [[Yoshi]] has to protect from falling into the water.<ref>{{cite|author=World of Longplays|timestamp=0:49|url=youtu.be/I9N6IaPt58Q?feature=shared&t=49|title=Game Boy Longplay <nowiki>[196]</nowiki> ''Game & Watch Gallery''|date=March 29, 2018|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref>  In ''Fire'', Donkey Kong Jr. is one of the characters to rescue from a burning [[Peach's Castle|Princess Peach's Castle]],<ref>{{cite|timestamp=12:07|url=youtu.be/I9N6IaPt58Q?feature=shared&t=727|title=Game Boy Longplay <nowiki>[196]</nowiki> ''Game & Watch Gallery''|publisher=YouTube}}</ref> and if the player misses, Donkey Kong Jr. runs off with a sore rear end.<ref>{{cite|timestamp=19:59|url=youtu.be/I9N6IaPt58Q?feature=shared&t=1199|title=Game Boy Longplay <nowiki>[196]</nowiki> ''Game & Watch Gallery''|publisher=YouTube}}</ref> In ''Oil Panic'', Donkey Kong Jr. is one of the characters outside the [[castle]].<ref>{{cite|timestamp=34:29|url=youtu.be/I9N6IaPt58Q?feature=shared&t=2069|title=Game Boy Longplay <nowiki>[196]</nowiki> ''Game & Watch Gallery''|publisher=YouTube}}</ref>

====''Game & Watch Gallery 2''====
Donkey Kong Jr. is one of the characters who has to be caught in the Modern ''[[Parachute (Game & Watch)|Parachute]]'' in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]''.<ref>{{cite|timestamp=3:17:37|url=youtu.be/WOsGvgEEd0w?feature=shared&t=11857|title=<nowiki>[Longplay] GBC - Game & Watch Gallery 2 [120 Stars] (4K, 60FPS)</nowiki>|publisher=YouTube|author=xRavenXP|date=July 8, 2021|language=en}}</ref>

====''Game & Watch Gallery 3''====
Donkey Kong Jr. stars in ports of both ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (New Wide Screen)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong II]]'' in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]''.

====''Game & Watch Gallery 4''====
Donkey Kong Jr. reprises his roles in ''Fire'' and ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]''. In the preview scene of his namesake game, Donkey Kong Jr. is struggling to grab a hanging piece of fruit, but he is knocked aside by Mario, who manages to get the fruit. Donkey Kong Jr. watches as Donkey Kong returns with Mario stuck in a cage. Donkey Kong Jr. was given a role in the Modern ''[[Rain Shower]]'', where he has to be protected from water balloons,<ref>{{cite|timestamp=0:30|author=The VideoGames Museum|url=youtu.be/Sj7v0dy7qmM?feature=shared&t=30|title=Game Boy Advance - ''Game & Watch Gallery 4'' - Rain Shower © 2002 Nintendo - Gameplay|date=July 1, 2020|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref> otherwise he gets angry and the player earns a miss.

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
Donkey Kong Jr. has made a few cameo appearances in the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', there is a [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]] of Donkey Kong Jr. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', there are two {{iw|smashwiki|sticker}}s of Donkey Kong Jr.: one shows him holding a [[key]] over his head, and it raises launch resistance by twenty-one in [[smashwiki:Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary|The Subspace Emissary]], while Donkey Kong Jr.'s other [[sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|sticker]] shows him holding a tennis racket from ''Mario Tennis''. Additionally, '''DKJR''' is one of the names that appears when the "Random Name" button is pressed during the naming of a custom stage. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Donkey Kong Jr. appears as a [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]].

Donkey Kong Jr. did not return as a collectible trophy, though [[List of Super Smash Bros. Brawl pre-release and unused content#Models|unused data]] shows that he would have appeared as one.
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===''WarioWare'' series===
Donkey Kong Jr. appears as the playable character in the [[Donkey Kong Jr. (WarioWare: Twisted!)|Donkey Kong Jr.]] microgame in ''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]'' and ''[[WarioWare Gold]]'', as well as the ''[[WarioWare: Move It!]]'' [[Donkey Kong Jr. (WarioWare: Move It!)|microgame of the same name]].

===''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''===
[[File:DKJrWiiU.png|thumb|110px|left|An 8-bit-looking Donkey Kong Jr., inside the Wii U GamePad held by DK]]
Donkey Kong Jr. appears as a cameo at the end of the [[Aqueduct Assault]] level in the background in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' inside a [[Wii U#Wii U GamePad|Wii U GamePad]] held high by [[Cranky Kong]], the original [[Donkey Kong]].

===Other appearances===
Donkey Kong Jr. makes a few cameo appearances in the {{iw|nwiki|Punch-Out!! series|''Punch-Out!!'' series}}. In the {{iw|nwiki|Punch-Out!! (arcade)|first game in the ''Punch-Out!!'' series}}, Donkey Kong Jr. can be found watching the fight in the audience along with [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], and [[Donkey Kong]]. In the [[nwiki:Super Punch-Out!! (arcade)|second arcade game]], Donkey Kong Jr. can be found in the audience again, along with Mario, Luigi, and Donkey Kong, this time with a different color scheme.

In the [[Family Computer Disk System]] port of ''{{iw|nwiki|Konami's Ping Pong}}'', Smash Ping Pong, Donkey Kong Jr. appears in the audience and replaces Pentarou from ''{{iw|nwiki|Antarctic Adventure}}''.

Though he does not appear in ''[[Captain N: The Game Master]]'', Donkey Kong Jr. is mentioned in the episode "[[Simon the Ape-Man]]", where a series of events leads [[Simon Belmont]] to believe he is Donkey Kong Jr. 

Donkey Kong Jr. has made some appearances in Kodansha's ''[[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|Super Mario]]'' manga.

Donkey Kong Jr. was featured in [[List of unreleased media#Fleetway Super Mario comic pitch|Fleetway Publication's pitch for a Nintendo comic]], looking much bigger and monstrous than his usual depictions.

Donkey Kong Jr. appears in an [[e-Reader]] commercial where he is on an assembly line and undergoes a personal hygiene makeover, only to be compressed into an e-Reader card.<ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUPz2tek8P4|title=Donkey Kong Jr ereader commercial|author=Light and DarkBros|date=May 27, 2018|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref>

Donkey Kong Jr. is one of the characters in the title screen of ''[[Tetris DS]]''. He distracts Mario before the latter is hit by a Tetrimino block thrown by Donkey Kong.

In ''[[NES Remix]]'' and ''[[Ultimate NES Remix]]'', Donkey Kong Jr. appears in the stages derived from the ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' game.
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===Unused appearances===
An {{file link|DK3 Arcade Junior.png|unused sprite}} of Donkey Kong Jr. can be found in the code of ''[[Donkey Kong 3]]'', but he does not appear in the final game.<ref>{{cite|author=TCRF|title=[[tcrf:Donkey Kong 3 (Arcade)|Donkey Kong 3 (Arcade)]]|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor|language=en|accessdate=July 18, 2019}}</ref>

During development of ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', Donkey Kong Jr. was originally slated to appear with a redesign. [[Nintendo]] did not like the redesigning of the character, and ordered [[Rare]] to either retain the character's original appearance or to make the redesign into a new character, who would become [[Diddy Kong]].<ref>As revealed in ''Retro Gamer'' magazine.{{better source}}</ref>

Donkey Kong Jr. was considered for inclusion in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash]]'' and [[:File:MKDD Unused Character Icons.png|an unused character icon is still present in the game's data]]. According to a developer interview, Jr. was ultimately not included because he "lost out" to Diddy Kong in term of name recognition.<ref>{{cite|author=blackoak|url=https://shmuplations.com/doubledash/|title=Mario Kart: Double Dash - 2003 Developer Interview|publisher=shmuplations|language=en|accessdate=April 10, 2025}}</ref>

==General information==
===Physical description===
Donkey Kong Jr. bears a resemblance to his father, [[Cranky Kong]], himself the original [[Donkey Kong]]. He has brown fur and wears a leotard with the letter J on it. His size varies between games, but is usually smaller or about the same size as the current Donkey Kong.

===Personality===
Donkey Kong Jr. is portrayed as the hero of [[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|his own game]] and a villain of Mario in [[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|''Donkey Kong'' for the Game Boy]]. He always sides with Donkey Kong, and is shown to be athletic and mischievous.

==Profiles and statistics==
{{main|List of Donkey Kong Jr. profiles and statistics}}
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
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'''<big>レバーを{{ruby|変|か}}えるイタズう{{ruby|者|もの}}</big><br>
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''"Ukki. My papa was kidnapped by Mario, the circus master. My poor papa. I'm coming to the rescue. Uhoho."''<br>
'''''<big>Mischief-maker who changes levers</big><br>
''In the GB version of Donkey Kong, Jr. changes the levers that open walls and creates paths on his own. He really is a prankster.''
}}

===''Super Smash Bros. Melee''===
{{SSBM trophy
|name=Donkey Kong Junior
|image=[[File:Trophy276.png|100px]]
|game=''Donkey Kong Junior''<br>Arcade 1982
|unlock=Collect every playable character's first [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]] either by playing 100 [[smashwiki:VS|VS]] matches or by completing [[smashwiki:Classic Mode (SSBM)|Classic Mode]] with all characters 
|desc=Donkey Kong Jr. came to the rescue when Mario imprisoned his father. DK Jr.'s challenge was to collect the keys to Donkey Kong's cage, all the while dropping fruit on the enemies from high above. He was able to climb faster by using two ivy vines at once. This ape is also quite skilled at kart racing, tennis, and mathematics. 
}}

===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
{{Spirit
|no=138
|name=Donkey Kong Jr.
|image=[[File:SSBU Donkey Kong Jr Spirit.png|100px]]
|series=''Donkey Kong'' Series
|type={{iw|smashwiki|Primary spirit|Primary}}
|slots=1
|class=Ace
|effects='''{{color|limegreen|Grab}}'''<br>Throw Power ↑
|obtain={{iw|smashwiki|Adventure Mode: World of Light|World of Light}} ({{iw|smashwiki|The Light Realm}}); {{iw|smashwiki|Spirit Board}}
|opponents=Tiny [[Donkey Kong]], Giant Donkey Kong
|conditions=<nowiki/>
*Defeat the main fighter to win
*The enemy's throws have increased power
*Reinforcements will appear during the battle
|stage=[[Kongo Jungle (Super Smash Bros.)|Kongo Jungle]]
|song=Donkey Kong / Donkey Kong Jr. Medley
}}

==List of appearances==
{|class="wikitable sortable" width=100%
|-
!width=40%|Title
!width=25%|Description
!width=20%|Release date
!width=20%|System/format
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)| Donkey Kong Jr.]]''
|Playable character
|1982
|Arcade
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (New Wide Screen)| Donkey Kong Jr.]]''
|Playable character 
|1982
|[[Game & Watch]]
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong II]]''
|Playable character
|1983
|Game & Watch
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (Table Top)| Donkey Kong Jr.]]''
|Playable character 
|1983
|Game & Watch
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong Jr. + Jr. Sansū Lesson]]''
|Playable character
|1983
|[[Family Computer]]
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong Jr. Math]]''
|Playable character
|1983
|Family Computer/[[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]
|-
|{{wp|Punch-Out!! (arcade game)|''Punch-Out!!''}}
|Cameo as member of crowd
|1984
|Arcade
|-
|{{wp|Super Punch-Out!! (arcade game)|''Super Punch-Out!!''}}
|Cameo as member of crowd
|1984
|Arcade
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong Classics]]''
|Playable character in port of ''Donkey Kong Jr.''
|1988
|Nintendo Entertainment System
|-
|''[[Super Mario Kart]]''
|Playable character
|1992
|[[Super Famicom]]/[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]]
|-
|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''
|Cameo as the transformation of the [[Giant Land|World 4]] [[Kings|King]]
|1993
|[[Super Famicom]]/[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]]
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'' 
|Enemy in certain stages
|1994
|[[Game Boy]]
|-
|''[[Mario's Time Machine]]''
|Cameo as a picture hanging in [[Bowser's Museum]]
|1994
|Nintendo Entertainment System
|-
|''[[Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World]]''
|Cameo as the transformation of the [[Giant Land|World 4]] [[Kings|King]]
|1994
|Super Nintendo Entertainment System
|-
|''[[Mario's Tennis]]''
|Playable character
|1995
|[[Virtual Boy]]
|-
|''[[Mario Clash]]''
|Cameo
|1995
|Virtual Boy
|-
|''[[Game & Watch Gallery]]''
|NPC in Modern versions of ''[[Manhole (Game & Watch)|Manhole]]'', ''[[Fire (Game & Watch)|Fire]]'', and ''[[Oil Panic]]''
|1997
|Game Boy
|-
|''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]''
|NPC in Modern version of ''[[Parachute (Game & Watch)|Parachute]]''
|1997
|Game Boy
|-
|''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]''
|Playable character in Modern and Classic versions of ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (New Wide Screen)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' and in a port of ''[[Donkey Kong II]]''
|1999
|[[Game Boy Color]]
|-
|''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)| Mario Tennis]]''
|Unlockable playable character
|2000
|[[Nintendo 64]]
|-
|''[[Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color)|Mario Tennis]]''
|Cameo
|2001
|Game Boy Color
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''
|Trophy
|2001
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|-
|''{{iw|nookipedia|Doubutsu no Mori (game)|Doubutsu no Mori}}''
|Playable in emulation of ''Donkey Kong Jr. Math''
|2001
|Nintendo 64
|-
|''{{iw|nookipedia|Animal Crossing (GCN)|Animal Crossing}}''
|Playable in emulation of ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' and ''Donkey Kong Jr. Math''
|2001
|Nintendo GameCube
|-
|''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]''
|Playable character in Modern and Classic versions of ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (New Wide Screen)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' and NPC in Modern versions of ''[[Rain Shower]]'' and ''[[Fire (Game & Watch)|Fire]]''
|2002
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|-
|''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
|Cameo as the transformation of the [[Giant Land|World 4]] [[Kings|King]]
|2003
|Game Boy Advance
|-
|''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''
|Cameo in [[GCN Waluigi Stadium|Waluigi Stadium]].
|2003
|Nintendo GameCube
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Junior, Mario Bros.]]''
|Playable character in ''Donkey Kong Jr.''
|2004
|Arcade
|-
|''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]''
|Cameo in [[Donkey Kong Jr. (WarioWare: Twisted!)|microgame]]
|2004
|Game Boy Advance
|-
|''[[Tetris DS]]''
|Cameo in the title screen
|2006
|[[Nintendo DS]]
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
|Cameo as [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|Sticker]]
|2008
|[[Wii]] 
|-
|''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]''
|Cameo as the transformation of the [[Giant Land|World 4]] [[Kings|King]]
|2010
|Wii
|-
|''[[NES Remix]]''
|Playable character on the ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' stages
|2013
|[[Wii U]]
|-
|''[[NES Remix Pack]]''
|Playable character on the ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' stages
|2014
|Wii U
|-
|''[[Ultimate NES Remix]]''
|Playable character on the ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' stages
|2014
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''
|Cameo in the background at the end of the Aqueduct Assault level
|2014
|Wii U
|-
|''[[Super Mario Maker]]''
|[[Costume Mario]] outfit
|2015
|Wii U
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''
|Cameo in the background at the end of the Aqueduct Assault level
|2018
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|-
|''[[WarioWare Gold]]''
|Cameo in [[Donkey Kong Jr. (WarioWare: Twisted!)|microgame]]
|2018
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|Cameo as [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|Spirit]]
|2018
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
|Unlockable playable character
|2020 ([[Super Mario Kart Tour]])
|{{wp|iOS}}, {{wp|Android (operating system)|Android}}
|-
|''[[WarioWare: Move It!]]''
|Cameo in [[Donkey Kong Jr. (WarioWare: Move It!)|microgame]]
|2023
|Nintendo Switch
|}

==Gallery==
{{main-gallery}}
<gallery>
G&W Donkey Kong Jr Artwork.png|[[Donkey Kong Jr. (Table Top)|''Donkey Kong Jr.'' (Table Top Game & Watch)]]
Saturday Supercade Donkey Kong Jr Artwork.png|''[[Saturday Supercade]]''
DK JR SMK artwork.jpg|''[[Super Mario Kart]]''
Donkey Kong Jr - KC Deluxe manga.png|''[[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|Super Mario]]'' (Kodansha)
DonkeyKongJr.png|[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|''Donkey Kong'' (Game Boy)]]
G&WG3 Donkey Kong Jr Holding Key.png|''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
===Donkey Kong Jr.===
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ジュニア
|JpnR=Junia
|JpnM=Junior
|Jpn2=ドンキーコング{{ruby|Jr.|ジュニア}}
|Jpn2R=Donkī Kongu Junia
|Jpn2M=Donkey Kong Jr.
|Jpn2C=<ref>{{cite|title=スーパーマリオカート (''Sūpā Mario Kāto'') instruction booklet|page=22|date=1992|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref>
|Jpn3=ドンキーJr.
|Jpn3N=''Mario Tennis''
|Jpn3R=Donkī Junia
|Jpn3M=Donkey Jr.
|Cat=Donkey Kong Jr.
|CatC=<ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMBYMBMFsX8|author=xerinola|date=April 4, 2023|title=Donkey Kong i Donkey Kong Junior en català (1987)|publisher=YouTube|language=ca}}</ref>
|ChiS=森乐刚
|ChiSR=Sēnlègāng
|ChiSM=Reference to Donkey Kong's Chinese name「森喜刚」(''Sēnxǐgāng''), while「乐」(''lè'', "happy") has the same meaning as「喜」
|ChiSN=''Donkey Kong Jr.'' (Game & Watch)
|ChiS2=森喜刚Jr.
|ChiS2R=Sēnxǐ Gāng Jr.
|ChiS2M=Donkey Kong Jr.
|ChiS2N=''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''
|ChiT=森喜剛Jr.
|ChiTR=Sēnxǐ Gāng Jr.
|ChiTM=Donkey Kong Jr.
|Fre=Donkey Kong Jr.
|Gal=Donkey Kong Jr.
|GalC=<ref>[https://archive.org/details/saturday-supercade/Saturday+Supercade/Donkey+Kong+Junior/Saturday+Supercade+-+Donkey+Kong+Junior+-+05+-+The+Ventriloquist+Caper+(Galician+Dub).mp4 Saturday Supercade - The Super Collection]</ref>
|Ger=Donkey Kong Jr.
|Ita=Donkey Kong Jr.
|Kor=동키콩주니어
|KorR=Dongki Kong Junieo
|KorM=Donkey Kong Junior
|Por=Donkey Kong Jr.
|Rus=Донки Конг — младший
|RusR=Donki Kong - Mladshiy
|RusM=Donkey Kong Jr.
|Spa=Donkey Kong Jr.
}}

===Donkey Kong Jr. (SNES)===
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ドンキーコングJr. (SFC)
|JpnR=Donkī Kongu Junia (SFC)
|JpnM=Donkey Kong Jr. (SFC)
|ChiS=森喜刚Jr. (SFC)
|ChiSR=Sēnxǐ Gāng Jr. (SFC)
|ChiSM=Donkey Kong Jr. (SFC)
|ChiT=森喜剛Jr. (SFC)
|ChiTR=Sēnxǐ Gāng Jr. (SFC)
|ChiTM=Donkey Kong Jr. (SFC)
|FreE=Donkey Kong Jr. (SNES)
|Ger=Donkey Kong Jr. (SNES)
|Ita=Donkey Kong Jr. (SNES)
|Kor=동키콩주니어(SFC)
|KorR=Dongki Kong Junieo (SFC)
|KorM=Donkey Kong Jr. (SFC)
|PorA=Donkey Kong Jr. (SNES)
|Spa=Donkey Kong Jr. (SNES)
}}

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