Mad Monkey MONDAY: Super Monkey Brawl

Yes, Mad Monkey Day has been moved to something more acronym-friendly. Blame it on trying something new, and lazieness.

Now, for this weeks MMM, I present to you the 5 best Nintendo monkeys who could appear in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Who will join Donkey Kong in the inevitable monkey conquest?

1. Diddy Kong

DK's sidekick from the Donkey Kong Country games. Pretty damn likely at this point.

2. Donkey Kong Junior

Mini-monkey who starred in his own arcade game where he saved papa DK from that punk Mario. Screw Rare's retcons, this monkey is not the current DK!

3. Dixie Kong

Simian sidekick to Diddy with a mean ponytail. The idea that she could be paired with Diddy as a manic monkey mob is not my first choice, but it could be something cool.

4. Salsa

One of the several playable characters in Mother 3, the why-the-Hell-hasn't-this-come-here-yet sequel to Earthbound.

5. Detective Chimp

Okay, not really. I just like throwing Detective Chimp on my blog as much as possible. "Everyone sucks but me!"

Real 5. Fire Monkey from Pokemon Diamond & Pearl

The monkey has fire...on HIS ASS! To Hell with Charmander, you can't find a better Fire starter than this one. I don't feel the need to find it's real name.

Runners-Up:
The baboon featured in the Zelda: Twilight Princess demos.
Ukiki, the hat-stealing bastard from Super Mario 64.
Swanky Kong, because he's a game show monkey.
Goku, the star of Nintendo's Yuu Yuu Ki, the Japanese-only NES adaptation of the ancient Asian folk tale of the monkey king(not the DBZ guy)

3rd Party monkey of choice:
AiAi from Super Monkey Ball