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In most cases, an Animal Friend is contained within an [[animal crate]], which depicts an emblem of its face on the side. The Kongs can release the Animal Friend by breaking open its animal crate. Most of the Animal Friends can be ridden, and when this occurs, the player's control switches over from the Kongs to the Animal Friend. Just like [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]s in the ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series, if an Animal Friend is injured by an enemy or obstacle, it runs away, continuing in a single direction until it hits a wall, where it starts moving in the opposite direction, or falls down a [[pit]]. To continue riding the Animal Friend, the Kongs must [[jump]] back onto it. The Kongs can continue riding an Animal Friend until they exit a [[level]] or pass a [[No Animal Sign]], which is a signpost that the depicted Animal Friend is incapable of passing. Crossing a No Animal Sign causes the Animal Friend to disappear, and an item, such as an [[Red Balloon|Extra Life Balloon]], appears in its place. | In most cases, an Animal Friend is contained within an [[animal crate]], which depicts an emblem of its face on the side. The Kongs can release the Animal Friend by breaking open its animal crate. Most of the Animal Friends can be ridden, and when this occurs, the player's control switches over from the Kongs to the Animal Friend. Just like [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]s in the ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series, if an Animal Friend is injured by an enemy or obstacle, it runs away, continuing in a single direction until it hits a wall, where it starts moving in the opposite direction, or falls down a [[pit]]. To continue riding the Animal Friend, the Kongs must [[jump]] back onto it. The Kongs can continue riding an Animal Friend until they exit a [[level]] or pass a [[No Animal Sign]], which is a signpost that the depicted Animal Friend is incapable of passing. Crossing a No Animal Sign causes the Animal Friend to disappear, and an item, such as an [[Red Balloon|Extra Life Balloon]], appears in its place. | ||
Similar to animal crates are [[Animal Barrel]]s, which transform the Kongs into the depicted Animal Friend. Whenever two Kongs are active, a small icon of the same Animal Friend is shown at the bottom left of the screen to represent the other Kong. The Animal Friend can sustain two hits from an enemy or most obstacles, meaning that it loses a life only if hit a | Similar to animal crates are [[Animal Barrel]]s, which transform the Kongs into the depicted Animal Friend. Whenever two Kongs are active, a small icon of the same Animal Friend is shown at the bottom left of the screen to represent the other Kong. The Animal Friend can sustain two hits from an enemy or most obstacles, meaning that it loses a life only if hit a third time. Whenever the Animal Friend takes one hit, its bottom left icon disappears to indicate that only one of the Kongs is presently transformed into it. Touching a [[DK Barrel]] causes the second Kong, and therefore the Animal Friend's icon, to reappear. Whenever the Kongs cross a No Animal Sign, they transform back into themselves. In the ''Donkey Kong Land'' series, some levels do not have a No Animal Sign near the end, so they can be completed by an Animal Friend, who then turns back into the Kongs afterward. | ||
''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'', its [[Nintendo 3DS]] [[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D|port]], its [[Nintendo Switch]] [[Donkey Kong Country Returns HD|port]], and ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' reduce the role of the Animal Friends heavily. Only Rambi and Squawks appear. Rambi retains a similar role as in the prior games, though the exact mechanics have changed. Squawks is instead an item which when equipped has him appear in the level to help. The characters are not grouped as "Animal Friends". Instruction manuals group Squawks with the other items and Rambi with vehicles. Trailers also group Rambi with vehicles. The overview trailer for the [[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|Nintendo Switch port of ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'']] states Rambi is an Animal Friend.<ref>{{cite|quote=Smash through obstacles with your Animal Friend Rambi...|author=Nintendo of America|date=Apr 25, 2018|title=Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze - Overview Trailer - Nintendo Switch|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1psp2t0Zi9o|timestamp="1:18"|publisher=Youtube|accessdate=February 8th, 2025}}</ref> | ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'', its [[Nintendo 3DS]] [[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D|port]], its [[Nintendo Switch]] [[Donkey Kong Country Returns HD|port]], and ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' reduce the role of the Animal Friends heavily. Only Rambi and Squawks appear. Rambi retains a similar role as in the prior games, though the exact mechanics have changed. Squawks is instead an item which when equipped has him appear in the level to help. The characters are not grouped as "Animal Friends". Instruction manuals group Squawks with the other items and Rambi with vehicles. Trailers also group Rambi with vehicles. The overview trailer for the [[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|Nintendo Switch port of ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'']] states Rambi is an Animal Friend.<ref>{{cite|quote=Smash through obstacles with your Animal Friend Rambi...|author=Nintendo of America|date=Apr 25, 2018|title=Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze - Overview Trailer - Nintendo Switch|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1psp2t0Zi9o|timestamp="1:18"|publisher=Youtube|accessdate=February 8th, 2025}}</ref> | ||
