The Donkey Kong that Nintendo Forgot

There are bucketloads of Donkey Kong characters at this point. DK, Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, FUNKY KONG. But, there's one Kong that Nintendo seem to have forgotten in recent years. Today we'll investigate where the character came from, and what happened to them!

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[redeadbone]

_Calls Modern DK Junior's father_



*DKC FANS SCREAM*

[joshhacker]

DK Jr: The Kong who probably regrets fathering his own usurper. Lmao

[twilliamspro]

I like the fan theory that DK Jr is todays DK as OG DK has died or become cranky
Mario of today is OG Jump Man's Son

[augustahrgren]

10:43 The Donkey Kong that has appeared from Donkey Kong Country and after is actually Donkey Kong Junior's son.

[NimhLabs]

Going through the comments I've had to realise that Donkey Kong has an extensive lore to its games on par with Dark Souls series.


Damn Nintendo... just sneaking this stuff in. First with the Kirby games being super freaking dark... now with extensive Donkey Kong lore.

[literallywhy]

I’m sure there’s a million comments of this already but that’s not the OG DK in MK64, that’s his grandson, DK jr’s son. OG DK goes by Cranky Kong now

[Vnm._.]

I wonder if DK Junior pulled a Turbo like in Wreck it Ralph, and when his arcade machine was getting unplugged he jumped in Mario Kart . And then when he wanted some more action, he jumped into Mario Kart Double Dash, that’s when he realized he wasn’t in the roster so he got a foam cutout of himself, put it in the crowd. Then he reprogrammed himself to look like diddy kong, and ripped apart the og diddy kongs game files and made him a glitch.

[BirdieSenpai]

As someone whose favorite part of Nintendo EVER is Donkey Kong Jr. I appreciate your making this video and giving spotlight to my favorite underrated and forgotten character ever so much!

When I found out years ago that DK Jr. was going to be in Double Dash but got replaced, I was absolutely livid initially. I don't have anything against Diddy and I adore him immensely, but finding out that my favorite part of Nintendo's history almost made it into my favorite game of the decade was like a banana slamma to the face.

Also, if I wasn't already subscribed, your coughing over the abominations that are MORE worthless derivatives of Mario and Peach at the beginning of the video definitely would have caused me to subscribe, lol.

[TheMadCroctor]

I think it's pretty simple, the Donkey Kong Country series didn't exist yet when Super Mario Kart was in development and before those games happened Donkey Kong characters never left the arcade and therefore Donkey Kong wasn't part of the main Mario cast yet.

Adding Donkey Kong Jr. to the game was nothing more than a retro throwback in 1992 people probably got about the same feeling back in the day as people got when characters like the Ice Climbers or the Duck Hunt Duo were added to Smash Bros

Maybe it's hard to imagine, but Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. were on the same level during Super Mario Kart's development, and DK Jr. was probably chosen because he was more relevant as his game was newer (and just like Miyamoto stated, it was his 10th anniversary)

[MattFlame]

I don't know why I haven't subscribed until now, but I definitely did after this one. Love your videos man!

[Darkdaej]

Another reason DK Jr. Isn't in Mario Kart past the SNES which actually fits with canon: He is Cranky Kong's (The original DK) son...and therefore...the father of the "modern" Donkey Kong.


Would be kinda stupid if DK's dad was there, but looked like a kid :)

[PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth]

8:34
Woah. I *love* that DK design. Oddly endearing. Really wish they used it more!

[bahooneyonastick]

Your narration is perfect. I’m sure you have a script but your delivery is very natural and candid. You create great work. I’m such a huge fan!

[vincenzomottola]

I originally thought it was going to be Fedora Kong, the scrapped Donkey Kong Land character. Fedora Kong is an enigma, his purpose is unknown.

[ClassyRoboto]

Well, Donkey Kong Jr is actually the Donkey Kong we see in Donkey Kong Country. Donkey Kong was actually Donkey Kong Jr but grown up.

[jpreaux]

I knew DK Jr. from his game(A sequel to DK) and
I knew he got replaced by Diddy Kong.
He is also in Mario Kart Tour(Mario Kart
for Mobile from 2019) and his in his NES Mario Kart style.
Mario in DK and DK Jr. used to be called Jump Man.
Super Mario Bros. Was a sequel to Mario Bros.

[quackersencheese]

Correction: Many times, you say that the Donkey Kong in Mario Kart is DK Junior's father. In reality, this Donkey Kong appears to be the same from Donkey Kong Country, which is Donkey Kong the Third. As Cranky Kong is the original Donkey Kong, and thus DK Junior's father. DK Junior is the father of Donkey Kong the Third, it seems. And while Cranky Kong did wear a tie in Donkey Kong for the gameboy, he still looked different than the modern day Donkey Kong.

[elhugo]

Wait, wasn't the original DK now cranky kong, and DK jr is the father of the modern DK? so there are three totals Donkey kongs, Don't remember where i heard that though.

[stuffz]

Objection!

DK Jr. Is the modern DKs father, not the other way around.

[MajedAFR]

Thomas:there could have been heritage in a Mario kart game
Bowser and bowser jr:Am I not heritage to you?