Editing Horn (object)

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[[File:SnowmadLeader.jpg|thumb|280px|Lord Fredrik, posing with his signature warhorn.]]
The '''Horn of Winter''' is [[Lord Fredrik]]'s warhorn and a plot device in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''. An instrument with magic properties, it has the capability to change its size and powers to fit with its bearer. Lord Fredrik equips the horn in its normal state by wearing it loosely on a string around his neck, as it can be seen during the final duel; however, he can blow into it to increase its size considerably, along with his own size. The horn is sturdy, made out of wood and is identifiable for being bound by two metal rings encrusted with glowing blue gemstones.

In the game's opening cutscene, Lord Fredrik is brought the Horn of Winter by a dispatch of [[Pointy Tucks]]es, after [[Donkey Kong Island]] is spotted on the horizon by the [[Snowmads]]. Pursuing his desire of claiming the island and transforming its climate, he blows into the horn to summon a windy [[ice dragon]], which turns the island into an arctic wasteland and blasts away the [[Kong]]s, its main locals, on a [[Lost Mangroves|foreign island]].

The horn is seen again, much later, during the confrontation with Lord Fredrik in Volcano Dome. It is a ranged weapon used by the Snowmad king to attack from the background, shooting small ice globes that contain enemies onto the battle arena. Sometimes, the blowhorn is used to send ice dragons, similar to the one in the opening cutscene, to attack the [[Kong]]s. 

[[File:HornOfWinter.jpg|thumb|left|260px|Donkey Kong assumes control over the Horn of Winter in the game's epilogue.]]
After he gets beaten up, Lord Fredrik drops the Horn of Winter as he is violently cast out into the sea, crashing into the entire Snowmad fleet and bringing the demise of his army. As [[Donkey Kong]] is overlooking the scene along with his partners, he notices the horn falling from the sky and catches it. Shrunken down to fit Donkey Kong's size, the horn is blown into and subsequently produces a breeze of flowers that warm up and restore the island to its former climate. To celebrate the victory moments after, the Kongs gather themselves in a band, with Donkey Kong playing the Horn of Winter as a saxophone, thus unrolling the credits concerto.

The Horn of Winter displays similarities to [[King K. Rool|Kaptain K. Rool]]'s [[blunderbuss]] from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. Both of them harness abnormal qualities and are wielded by villanous supreme commanders.
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-[[File:Lord Fredrik spirit.png|thumb|280px|Lord Fredrik, posing with his signature horn]]
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-In ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' and its [[Nintendo Switch]] [[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|port]], [[Lord Fredrik]] uses an enchanted '''horn'''<ref>{{cite|author=von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory van Grier|date=February 21, 2014|title=''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|location=Roseville|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-804-16252-4|page=252 and 253}}</ref> in various instances. It is made out of wood and is bound by two metal rings encrusted with glowing blue gemstones.
+[[File:SnowmadLeader.jpg|thumb|280px|Lord Fredrik, posing with his signature warhorn.]]
+The '''Horn of Winter''' is [[Lord Fredrik]]'s warhorn and a plot device in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''. An instrument with magic properties, it has the capability to change its size and powers to fit with its bearer. Lord Fredrik equips the horn in its normal state by wearing it loosely on a string around his neck, as it can be seen during the final duel; however, he can blow into it to increase its size considerably, along with his own size. The horn is sturdy, made out of wood and is identifiable for being bound by two metal rings encrusted with glowing blue gemstones.
-In the game's opening cutscene, the horn is brought to Fredrik by several [[Pointy Tucks]] after [[Donkey Kong Island]] is spotted on the horizon by the [[Snowmads]]. He blows into the horn to summon an [[ice dragon]], which blows away the [[Kong]]s, its main locals, to [[Lost Mangroves|a foreign island]] and throws the island into a state of perpetual winter.
+In the game's opening cutscene, Lord Fredrik is brought the Horn of Winter by a dispatch of [[Pointy Tucks]]es, after [[Donkey Kong Island]] is spotted on the horizon by the [[Snowmads]]. Pursuing his desire of claiming the island and transforming its climate, he blows into the horn to summon a windy [[ice dragon]], which turns the island into an arctic wasteland and blasts away the [[Kong]]s, its main locals, on a [[Lost Mangroves|foreign island]].
-The horn is seen again during the final battle, where it is shown to have the capability to change the size of its owner. In its normal state, the horn is small enough that Fredrik wears it on his cape's clamp, but he can increase its size considerably, along with his own size. The horn is used in most of his attacks, such as shooting small ice globes that contain enemies onto the arena and sending out ice dragons similar to the one in the opening cutscene.
+The horn is seen again, much later, during the confrontation with Lord Fredrik in Volcano Dome. It is a ranged weapon used by the Snowmad king to attack from the background, shooting small ice globes that contain enemies onto the battle arena. Sometimes, the blowhorn is used to send ice dragons, similar to the one in the opening cutscene, to attack the [[Kong]]s.
-[[File:HornOfWinter.jpg|thumb|left|260px|Donkey Kong assumes control over the horn in the game's ending.]]
+[[File:HornOfWinter.jpg|thumb|left|260px|Donkey Kong assumes control over the Horn of Winter in the game's epilogue.]]
-After Fredrik and the Snowmads are defeated, [[Donkey Kong]] claims the horn, which shrinks down to fit his size, and he uses it to produce a breeze of flowers that restore Donkey Kong Island to its former climate. Moments later, he uses the horn again as a saxophone when the Kongs form themselves in a band to celebrate their victory.
+After he gets beaten up, Lord Fredrik drops the Horn of Winter as he is violently cast out into the sea, crashing into the entire Snowmad fleet and bringing the demise of his army. As [[Donkey Kong]] is overlooking the scene along with his partners, he notices the horn falling from the sky and catches it. Shrunken down to fit Donkey Kong's size, the horn is blown into and subsequently produces a breeze of flowers that warm up and restore the island to its former climate. To celebrate the victory moments after, the Kongs gather themselves in a band, with Donkey Kong playing the Horn of Winter as a saxophone, thus unrolling the credits concerto.
-The horn displays similarities to [[King K. Rool|Kaptain K. Rool]]'s [[blunderbuss]] from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'', as both harness abnormal qualities and are wielded by major villains in the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' series. The horn also alludes to {{wp|Mjölnir}}, the legendary hammer wielded by the {{wp|Norse mythology|Norse}} god of thunder {{wp|Thor}}; amulets modeled after the hammer were widely worn as pendants during the {{wp|Viking Age}}, much like Lord Fredrik dons the horn.
+The Horn of Winter displays similarities to [[King K. Rool|Kaptain K. Rool]]'s [[blunderbuss]] from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. Both of them harness abnormal qualities and are wielded by villanous supreme commanders.
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