is a fictional character in the
Donkey Kong series of video games, first appearing in the 1994 game
Donkey Kong Country. He is a young
spider monkey who lives on Donkey Kong Island in the Kongo Jungle, and is identified by his red cap, which has a
Nintendo logo on it, and a red shirt with two stars. He is described as the "wannabe nephew" of Donkey Kong in the
Donkey Kong 64 manual and occasionally as a chimpanzee, despite his monkey-like tail. He was originally created by
Donkey Kong Country developer
Rare as an updated version of
Donkey Kong, Jr., but renamed due to Nintendo's response.