
However, if he drops fruit on the enemies, they will be defeated. There are numerous enemies that Donkey Kong Jr. must travel through four stages, climbing vines to ascend them and then watching as Mario hauls his father further on through the game. It follows the events of the original Donkey Kong, where Donkey Kong Jr.'s father, Donkey Kong, has been locked up by Mario. He is the star of the game and the only playable character. as he appears in various different versions of Donkey Kong Jr.ĭonkey Kong Jr.'s premier appearance is in the eponymous Donkey Kong Jr.
3.1 Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten. 1.12 Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. is a separate character that is the son of Cranky Kong, and father to the current and modern Donkey Kong. The 2017 book, Playing With Super Power: Nintendo Super NES Classics by Prima Games offers a different statement saying that Donkey Kong Jr. This would not be acknowledged in any actual games, being otherwise contradicted in certain pieces of official Mario-related media. so that he becomes the current and modern Donkey Kong. According to Rare, upon growing up, the title of "Donkey Kong" was passed on from Cranky Kong to 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. In the events of the game, he has to rescue his father, Donkey Kong, from Mario.īeginning with Donkey Kong Country and onward, the identity of Donkey Kong Jr. or just Junior) is a Kong character that debuted in Donkey Kong Jr.
“Monkey Muscle!” - Donkey Kong Jr., Saturday Supercadeĭonkey Kong Jr. Mario Kart Tour ( Super Mario Kart Tour, as Donkey Kong Jr. For Donkey Kong as a baby, see Baby Donkey Kong.
For the video game with the same name, see Donkey Kong Jr. This article is about the character itself.