New Donker
| New Donker | |||
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.png) .png) A female (left) and male (right) New Donker | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Odyssey (2017) | ||
| Latest appearance | Donkey Kong Bananza (2025) | ||
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- “Welcome to New Donk City! The Big Banana! No place like it!”
- —New Donker, Super Mario Odyssey
New Donkers are human characters found primarily in the New Donk City region of the Metro Kingdom in Super Mario Odyssey. In comparison to most humans in the Super Mario franchise, they are unusually realistically designed. Like how New Donk City is a reference to the real-life location New York City, they are named after the residents of the city (or the state), New Yorkers. The New Donkers' voice clips consist of gibberish that sounds like American English. Both light-skinned and dark-skinned New Donkers appear in Super Mario Odyssey.
Most of the New Donkers, both male and female, wear gray business suits and have a 1930s–1940s look. The male New Donkers also wear ties, gray fedoras, and shiny black shoes, while the female New Donkers wear gray sunhats, skirts, and shiny silver-gray heels and have a stylized shoulder-length hairstyle. The only New Donkers who do not wear gray attire are the members of Pauline's band, who all wear red attire and black fedoras with white bands around them, and the Crazy Cap employees, who wear purple and yellow outfits. Most New Donkers are always seen wearing hats, but there are two who do not, both of whom can be captured by Mario to control an RC Car.
History[edit]
Super Mario Odyssey[edit]
A few New Donkers give Mario Power Moons, such as a lonely New Donker found sitting on a bench. The first New Donker seen in the game is in the Sand Kingdom. This man, a taxi driver, is unable to meet with his Tostarenan customer (called the Desert Wanderer) due to his taxi being frozen in the middle of the desert. After the Metro Kingdom, a few New Donkers are also seen in Bowser's Kingdom near, and even operating, the Crazy Cap store. Finally, several others, along with their mayor Pauline, can be found in attendance at the wedding between Bowser and Peach in the Moon Kingdom. Like other attending members, they were brought forcefully.
As with other kingdom residents, several New Donkers can be found visiting other kingdoms after the main story is finished. The one who was found in Tostarena can also be found traveling in his taxi throughout the kingdoms with the Desert Wanderer.
Like many of the supporting characters, New Donkers will cower and refuse to talk to Mario if an enemy gets too close to them, regardless of whether Mario has captured the enemy in question or not.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
New Donkers appear in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate in the plaza of the New Donk City Hall stage if any song other than "Jump Up, Super Star!" and "Ground Theme (Band Performance) - Super Mario Bros." is selected as the background music.
Mario Tennis Aces[edit]
In Mario Tennis Aces, a crowd of New Donkers appears around Pauline and cheers for her during her Special Shot animation.
Mario Golf: Super Rush[edit]
New Donkers appear in the New Donk City golf course in Mario Golf: Super Rush. They appear only as background characters and do not affect gameplay.
Donkey Kong Bananza[edit]
In Donkey Kong Bananza, various New Donkers gather around the opening of the tunnel drilled by the Banandium Root in the moments leading up to the final fight against King K. Rool. In the game's post-credits artwork, some New Donkers spectate and pass by Pauline as she performs music on the street. They are seen wearing more modern and casual clothing.
Gallery[edit]
Mario walking alongside a New Donker
A New Donker without a hat
A brown-skinned male New Donker
A dark-skinned male New Donker
A tan-skinned male New Donker
A light-skinned male New Donker
A brown-skinned female New Donker
A light-skinned female New Donker
A dark-skinned female New Donker
A crowd of New Donkers
New Donkers employed at Crazy Cap
An animation of an idle male New Donker
Concept art of the New Donk City Festival from Super Mario Odyssey
New Donkers in Mario Tennis Aces
New Donkers in Mario Golf: Super Rush
New Donkers in Donkey Kong Bananza
New Donkers in the ending of Donkey Kong Bananza
New Donkers in the ending of Donkey Kong Bananza
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ニュードンカー[1] Nyū Donkā |
New Donker | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 纽敦市人[?] Niǔdūn Shì Rén |
New Donk City People | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 紐頓市人[?] Niǔdùn Shì Rén |
New Donk City People | |
| Dutch | New Donker[?] | - | |
| French | New Donker[?] | - | |
| German | New Donker[?] | - | |
| Italian | Newdonkese[?] | Newdonker | |
| Korean | 뉴동커[?] Nyu Dongkeo |
New Donker | |
| Russian | Ньюдонкец[?] N'yudonkets |
New Donker | |
| Spanish | Neodonquino[?] | From neoyorquino ("New Yorker") |
Notes[edit]
- Some New Donkers that can be seen from a far distance disappear when Mario gets close to them. One example appears at the far corner of the park, and appears to be attempting to jump towards the lonely rooftop repeatedly. Several others can be seen walking across the central plaza in front of the City Hall, particularly when the player looks through the binoculars; these ones in particular seem to simply be animated textures, as they appear only from that angle, and can be seen going through posts and the bumps in the ground if examined carefully. All of the New Donkers that fade upon being approached seem to lack shadows as well.
- As seen by concept art in The Art of Super Mario Odyssey, New Donkers were originally going to have proportions more similar to Mario.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya, and kikai, editors (2018). 『スーバーマリオ オデッセイ 公式設定資料集』. Tokyo: ambit (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-19-864696-7. Page 194.
- ^ The Art of Super Mario Odyssey, pages 174 and 175
| Super Mario Odyssey | ||
|---|---|---|
| Playable characters | Mario • Cappy | |
| Non-playable characters | Princess Peach • Tiara • Bonneters • Bonneter biologist • Frogs • Hint Toad • Uncle amiibo • Talkatoo • Tostarenans • Desert Wanderer • Sheep • Moe-Eyes • Sphynx • Jaxi • Glydon • Koopas • Roving Racers • Lakitus • Goombettes • Lochladies • Style Sisters • Dorries • Steam Gardeners • Rabbits • New Donkers • Mayor Pauline • Band • Shiverians • Shiverian Racers • Shiverian Elder • Bubblainians • Coach • Dog • Volbonans • Poochy • Toads • Captain Toad • Toad Brigade (Green Toad · Yellow Toad · Purple Toad) • Archivist Toadette • Jammin' Toad • Yoshi • Luigia | |
| Enemies | Astro-Lanceur • Banzai Bill • Big Chain Chomp • Big Poison Piranha Plant • Bitefrost • Broode's Chain Chomp • Bullet Bill • Burrbo • Chain Chomp • Chargin' Chuck • Cheep Cheep • Chincho • Coin Coffer • Donkey Kong • Fire Bro • Fire Piranha Plant • Fuzzy • Goomba • Gushen • Hammer Bro • Klepto • Komboo • Lava Bubble • Magmato • Maw-Ray • Mini Goomba • Moonsnake • Parabones • Paragoomba • Poison Piranha Plant • Pokio • Pulse Beam • Sherm • Spiny • Stairface Ogre • T-Rex • Trapeetle • Tropical Wiggler • Ty-foo • Uproot • Urban Stingby • Urban Stingby Larva • Yoofoe | |
| Obstacles | Banzai Bill Cannon • Barrel • Bill Blaster • Boulder • Cannonball • Firework bomb • Fortress turret • Freezing water • Ice • Icicle • Lava • Lava Geyser • Oil drum • Pepper • Poison • Quicksand • Revolving lattice wall • Rotating defense mechanism • Senobi Generate Point • Shell • Spike Trap • Wind • Wind Blow Tower • Wooden roller | |
| Bosses | Broodals | Topper • Hariet • Spewart • Rango |
| Large bosses | Madame Broode • Knucklotec • Torkdrift • Bowser • Mechawiggler • Mollusque-Lanceur • Cookatiel • Ruined Dragon • RoboBrood | |
| Items | Bubble • Coin • Coin pile • Fruit • Heart • Hidden Coin • Key • Life-Up Heart • Moon Shard • Multi Moon • Note • Nut • Pauline's lost items • Power Moon • Regional coin • Rock • Rocket Flower • Seed • Turnip • Yoshi's Egg | |
| Objects | ? Block • 2D block • 8-bit character • 8-bit pipe • Airship • Arrow Sign • Bar • Barrier • Beanstalk • Big mushroom • Binding Band • Binoculars • Bird (traveling) • Block • Boombox • Bowser statue • Brick Block • Bubbler • Butterfly • Cactus • Checkpoint Flag • Cheese rock • Coin Block • Coin ring • Crate • Dumpster • Falling Platform • Fish • Floating corn • Flower (Cap Throw) • Flower (environmental object) • Flower Road • Fog • Frost-Frosted Cake • Giant Swing • Girder • Glowing spot • Goomba button • Ground-Pound Switch • Hat Catapult • Hat cloud • Hat Launcher • Hat Trampoline • Hidden Block • Hill • Hip Drop Move Lift • Hint Art • Hole • Jaxi Stand • Jaxi Statue • Jizo • Keyhole Pedestal • Knob-like structure • Koopa Shell • Lantern • Lava cannon • Letter • Lever Switch • Lift • Lochlady Dress • Lurker • Manhole • Meat • Mini Rocket • Moon Cage • Moon Pedestal • Moon Pipe • Moon platform • Moon Rock • Motor scooter • Movable cover • Mushroom Platform • Mysterious sprout • P Switch • Parking lot • Penguin • Pipe • Pole • Pole (bollard) • Post • Propeller Pillar • Push-Block • Puzzle Part • Rankings Board • RC Car • Red door • Rising Stone Pillar • Rock wall • Rotating building • Rotating dial • Rotating platform • Sand Geyser • Scarecrow • Seagull • Seesaw • Slots • Small animal • Small bird • Small UFO • Snow • Soft wall • Soirée Bouquet • Spark pylon • Sparkle Water • Spinning block • Spinning saucepan • Steel Block • Stone marker • Stone spire • Stone wall • Stupendous Stew • Swing • Swinging Scaffolding • Sword • Tail Tree • Tapering platform • Taxi • Trampoline • Transparent Platform • Trash Can • Travel Tip • Treasure chest • Tree • Vanishing platform • Volcano • Wardrobe closet • Warp hole • Wedding-announcement poster • Wire Net Platform • Wooden pendulum • Yellow turnstile • Zipper | |
| Locations | Main story | Cap Kingdom (Bonneton) • Cascade Kingdom (Fossil Falls) • Sand Kingdom (Tostarena) • Lake Kingdom (Lake Lamode) • Wooded Kingdom (Steam Gardens) • Cloud Kingdom (Nimbus Arena) • Lost Kingdom (Forgotten Isle) • Metro Kingdom (New Donk City) • Snow Kingdom (Shiveria) • Seaside Kingdom (Bubblaine) • Luncheon Kingdom (Mount Volbono) • Ruined Kingdom (Crumbleden) • Bowser's Kingdom (Bowser's Castle) • Moon Kingdom (Honeylune Ridge) |
| Post-story | Mushroom Kingdom (Peach's Castle) • Dark Side (Rabbit Ridge) • Darker Side (Culmina Crater) | |
| Other | Odyssey • Crazy Cap • Starshroom | |
| Moves | Backward Somersault • Cap Jump • Cap Throw • Capture • Crawl • Crouch • Dash • Dive • Double Jump • Downward Throw • Drill Spin • Ground Pound • Ground Pound Jump • Jump • Long Jump • Quick Swim • Roll • Side Somersault • Spin Jump • Spin Throw • Swim • Triple Jump • Upward Throw • Wall Jump • Warp | |
| Gameplay elements | amiibo • Balloon Worlda • Beach Volleyball • Bound Bowl Grand Prix • Completion • Gravity • Gravity field • Health Meter • Jump-Rope Challenge • Koopa Freerunning • Koopa Trace-Walking • Nintendo Labob • Objectives • Picture Match • RC Car Challenge • Snapshot Mode | |
| Music | "Battling the Broodals" • "Break Free (Lead the Way)" • "Fossil Falls" • "Jump Up, Super Star!" • "New Donk City" • "Peronza Plaza" • "Run, Jump, Throw! 1" • "Run, Jump, Throw! 2" • "The Forgotten Isle" • "Tostarena Nights" • "Tostarena Ruins" • "Underground Moon Caverns" | |
| Further info | The Art of Super Mario Odyssey • Gallery • Glitches • Lists of names in other languages (Clothing · Music List · Power Moons · Souvenirs) • Mario Reads Your Letters • Music List • Nintendo Music (soundtrack) • Original soundtrack • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Sound selection • Super Mario Odyssey (sticker book) • Staff • The Super Mario Players | |
| Mario Tennis Aces | ||
|---|---|---|
| Playable characters | Initial release | Mario • Luigi • Wario • Waluigi • Peach • Daisy • Rosalina • Toad • Toadette • Bowser • Bowser Jr. • Boo • Yoshi • Donkey Kong • Spike • Chain Chomp |
| Post-releasea | Koopa Troopa • Blooper • Diddy Kong • Birdo • Koopa Paratroopa • Shy Guy • Petey Piranha • Luma • Boom Boom • Pauline • Kamek • Dry Bones • Fire Piranha Plant • Dry Bowser | |
| Non-playable characters | Piranha Plants • Lakitus • Biddybuds • Yoshis • Small birds • Rabbits • Fire Piranha Plants • Munchers • Nipper Plants • Piranha Creepers • Ant Troopers • Conkdors • Dry Bones • Kleptos • Stone Spikes • Peepas • Big Boo • Big Shy Guy • Bob-ombs • Spinies • Mechakoopas • Mega Bob-ombsa • Monty Mole • Parabones • Aster • Lucien • Mirrors • Boo Buddiesa • King Booa • Fly Guya • New Donkersa • Shy Guy Towersa • Shield Guysa • Big Magikoopaa | |
| Bosses | Petey Piranha • Madame Mirage • Snow Ogre • Gooper Blooper • Bowser Statue • Bowcien | |
| Courts and worlds | Marina Stadium • Bask Ruins • Piranha Plant Forest • Mirage Mansion • Snowfall Mountain • Savage Sea • Inferno Island • Ruins of Trialsa | |
| Moves | Special Shot • Trick Shot • Zone Shot • Zone Speed | |
| Official competitions | Mario Tennis Aces Insomnia63 Open / Mario Tennis Aces Tournament Finals • Mario Tennis Aces North American Open | |
| Miscellaneous | Kingdom of Bask • Monthly online tournamentsa • Power Stone | |
| Further info | Emblem • Gallery • Mario Tennis Aces: Online Tournament Demo • Mario Tennis Aces: Special Online Demo • Multimedia • Quotes • Staff | |
| Related Play Nintendo activities Are you a tennis ace? • The multiplayer way • Ultimate doubles • Winning strategies? Take your pick! | ||
| Mario Golf: Super Rush | |
|---|---|
| Playable characters | Mario • Luigi • Wario • Waluigi • Peach • Daisy • Yoshi • Bowser • Bowser Jr. • Boo • Donkey Kong • Rosalina • Pauline • Toad • Chargin' Chuck • King Bob-omb • Toadette* • Koopa Troopa* • Ninji* • Wiggler* • Shy Guy* |
| Non-playable characters | Biddybud • Birdo • Bramball* • Brolder • Bullet Bill • Buzzy Beetle (Bony Beetle) • Caddie Master • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep* • Cheep Chomp* • Cooligan* • Dry Bones • Freezie • Fire Bar • Goomba (Paragoomba) • Hammer Bro (Boomerang Bro • Fire Bro • Sledge Bro) • Koopa Troopa (Koopa Paratroopa) • Lava Bubble • Luma • Magmaargh • Master Duff • Master Lob • Master Stinger • Monty Mole • Mr. Blizzard • New Donker* (Band*) • Parabomb • Penguin • Piranha Creeper • Pokey (Snow Pokey) • Sandmaargh • Sheep • Shy Guy • Spike (Stone Spike) • Thwomp • Toad • Ty-foo • Whomp |
| Objects | Brick Block* • Bouncy Cloud* • Cactus • Coin • Dash Panel* • Heart • Jump Panel* • Star Coin* • Spike Ball* • Star Wand • Stone-Eye • Tornado • Tree |
| Bosses | Legendary hero • Sacred Flamebeast • Snow King |
| Golf courses | Rookie Course • Bonny Greens • Ridgerock Lake • Balmy Dunes • Wildweather Woods • Bowser Highlands • New Donk City* • Blustery Basin* • Spiky Palms* • Shelltop Sanctuary* • All-Star Summit* • Super Golf Stadium |
| Techniques | Drafting • Special Dash • Special Shot |
| Further info | Brands • Gallery • Staff |
| Donkey Kong Bananza | ||
|---|---|---|
| Playable characters | Donkey Kong • Pauline (Odd Rock) | |
| Allies | Fractones | Architectone • Banandiumtonea • Bloomintone • Chiptone • Collectone • Constructone • Exploritone • Fragment • Fragmentone • Glamtone • Groovetone • Growtone • Hiddentone • Iron Jailer • Quiztone • Securitone • Seekertone • Smashintone • Stufftone • Styletone • Trustytone |
| Elders | Elephant Elder • Kong Elder • Ostrich Elder • Snake Elder • Zebra Elder | |
| Others | Cranky Kong • Diddy Kong • Dixie Kong • Eel Family (Eelevator · Li'l Eelevator · Eeling · Great Harmoneel) • Elephant • Elephant Shopkeep • Monkey Shopkeep • New Donker • Ostrich • Ostrich Shopkeep • Prospector Monkey • Quawksa • Rambi • Salvager Monkey • Snake • Snake Shopkeep • Squawksa • Singing Blusterwing • Zebra • Zebra Shopkeep | |
| Enemies | Void Company | Antickoid • Batteroid • Buzzoid • Crockoid • Glitzoid • Gloominoid • Illuminoid • Molevoloid • Muckoid • Munchoid • Peekaboopoid • Rolluskoid • Squeeloid • Stompoid • Trailfinoid • Trapantuloid • Wallopoid • VoidCo Bongo Blaster • VoidCo Spike-Ball Spitter |
| Kremling Krew | Army • K. Wallopoid • Kaboom • Klaptrap • Kritter • Necky • Zinger | |
| Bosses | Abracajabya • Grumpy Kong (King Crockoid) • Inflammonite • King K. Rool (K. Rool, King of Rot) • Muckety-Muck • Mad Mixer • Peekabruiser • Poppy Kong • Sinister Blusterwing • Stompenclomper • Void Kong | |
| Obstacles | Crumbly Bridge • Fiery rain • Iron Ball • Poison plant • Ring of fire • Tornado | |
| Bananzas | Elephant Bananza • Kong Bananza • Ostrich Bananza • Snake Bananza • Zebra Bananza | |
| Terrain | Apple • Bacon • Bananaa • Banandium Melon • Banandium Mush • Boom Rock • Bread • Bright Ore • Cheese (Grated · Melty) • Concrete (Spiked) • Crumbly Crust • Crystal • Dirt • Fractonium • Glow Stone • Grass • Ice • Iron (Electrified · Slippery Iron) • Ketchup • Lava • Lettuce • Liftoff Ore • Meat • Melon (Green Rind · White Rind) • Metal • Muck • Mud • Neptunite (Slippery) • Orange • Pear • Potato • Pure Banandium • Pure Gold • Rubber (Fragile) • Salt • Sand • Shade Cloud • Shade Ore • Shifty Stone • Snow (Fresh) • Spikes • Strawberry • Switcheroo Goo • Stone • Thorns • Water (Freezing · Poison) • Wood | |
| Items and objects | Ancient Record • Apple (Giant) • Apple Juice • Banana Burger • Banandium • Banandium Melon • Balloon • Banandium Chip • Banandium Gem • Banandium Gem Map • Banandium Root • Barrel Cannon • Beach balla • Bed • Blast Barrel • Boom Bomb • Bopper Switch • Bridge Seed • Burger Switch • Chunk • Closet • Cloudy Platform • Crate • Disc • DJ Bootha • Egg Bomb • Emerald Chipa • Emerald geysera • Emerald Lumpa • Emerald orea • Emerald roota • Fossil • Fossil Map • Geyser • Gold • Golden root • Ice maker • Key • Melon Juice • Mine Cart • Music source • Pay-Dirt Piledriver • Pile of bananaa • Poster • Red Balloon • Snake switch • Statuea • Swap Harp • Synthetic Sun • Terravoider • Tire • Treasure chest • Updraft fan • Void Stake • Warp Barrela • Warp Gong • Zip line | |
| Moves and abilities | Brake Blast • Charge Dash • Charge Jump • Charge Punch • Charge Slap • Chunk Jump • Dive Punch • Flutter • Glare • Glide • Hand Slap • High-five • Inhale • Jump • Jump Burst • Jump Shot • Make music • Meteor Punch • Pick up • Punch • Shout • Spin Jump • Spin Shot • Spin Slam • Tear off • Turf Surf / Surf Surf • Trunk Chunk | |
| Locations | Layers | DK Islanda • Ingot Isle Cave-In • Lagoon Layer • Hilltop Layer • Canyon Layer • The Divide • Freezer Layer • Forest Layer • The Junction • Resort Layer • Tempest Layer • Landfill Layer • Racing Layer • Radiance Layer • Groove Layer • Feast Layer • Forbidden Layer • Planet Core |
| Others | Battle Challenge • Banana hoarda • Bonus Stage • Challenge Course • Chip Exchange • DK's Tree House • Fossil Museum • Gangplank Galleona • Getaway • Ingot Isle • New Donk City • Stuff Shop • Style Shop • Underground World | |
| Music | "Title Theme" • "DK Artist" • "Kong Bananza" • "Zebra Bananza" • "Ostrich Bananza" • "Elephant Bananza" • "Snake Bananza" • "Getaway" • "Closet" • "Challenge Course #1" • "Challenge Course #2" • "Challenge Course #3" • "Challenge Course #4" • "Challenge Course #5" • "Breaking Through (Heart of Gold)" | |
| Miscellaneous | All-Mine Remote • Banandium Gem names in other languages • Bananergy • Bananza ceremony • Bananza Lesson • Bananza Rehearsal • Cave Dive • DK Artist • DK Island & Emerald Rush • Emerald Rusha • Fossil names in other languages • Gallery • IntelliSense Specs • Inviseaux • Loading screen tips • Mind-Bender Mask • Nintendo Music (Special Release) • Perka • Propellerpack • Quotes (Pauline Getaway dialogue) • Rambi Rumble • Sound test • Squawkie-Talkiea • Staff | |
