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Knik-Knak
A Knik-Knak in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Artwork of a Knik-Knak
First appearance Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (1996)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance) (2005)
Comparable

Knik-Knaks are beetle-like enemies in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! and Donkey Kong Land III, appearing commonly in riverside-themed levels.

History[edit]

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble![edit]

Ellie the Elephant jumping from two red Knik-Knaks in Bobbing Barrel Brawl in order to gain enough momentum to reach a Bonus Barrel at the bottom of a pool.
Ellie jumping from two red Knik-Knaks in Bobbing Barrel Brawl, giving her enough momentum to enter a Bonus Barrel into a nearby pool.

Knik-Knaks appear in two color variations, red and yellow, in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! The red Knik-Knaks flap their wings to stay in midair, and most of them do not move around. This behavior is shared with Flitters from the previous game, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. The red Knik-Knaks can be defeated with a single hit from the Kongs, usually by jumping on them. There are instances where the Kongs must jump from Knik-Knaks to reach a Bonus Area or to obtain items, such as an Extra Life Balloon. Yellow Knik-Knaks are a bit stronger than their red counterparts, because unlike them, yellow Knik-Knaks cannot fly and walk back and forth instead. Just like Click-Clacks from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, a yellow Knik-Knak can be defeated from being jumped on twice; when Dixie or Kiddy Kong first jump on a yellow Knik-Knak, it flips over on its back. They have the option to pick up the enemy and use it as a projectile. After a few seconds, if the flipped Knik-Knak is not picked up, it jumps right back up and continues moving around. Yellow Knik-Knaks can instantly be defeated from a roll attack.

At some point during Bobbing Barrel Brawl, Ellie the Elephant encounters two red Knik-Knaks briefly walking on the ground and then taking off. At some point, the two Knik-Knaks stop moving and remain in one position. Ellie must jump from both Knik-Knaks to gain enough momentum to fall down into the second Bonus Barrel at the bottom of a nearby pool.

Yellow Knik-Knaks play an essential role in Belcha's Barn, where Belcha spits out barrels that each a yellow Knik-Knak. The Kongs can throw the Knik-Knak into Belcha's mouth to make it burp, propelling it backwards, until Belcha eventually falls into a gap at the end.

In Dixie Kong's Photo Album, Knik-Knaks are classifed as part of the "Terrorfirma Tuff Guys."

Knik-Knaks appear in the following levels, and are red unless noted otherwise:

Donkey Kong Land III[edit]

In Donkey Kong Land III, Knik-Knaks were renamed to Niknaks, as shown in the ending credits. Only the flying Niknaks return, not the ground variation. In the Game Boy Color port, these Niknaks are red.

Knik-Knaks appear in the following levels:

Gallery[edit]

  • Red Knik-Knak sprite

    Red Knik-Knak sprite

  • Yellow Knik-Knak sprite

    Yellow Knik-Knak sprite

  • Donkey Kong Land III sprite

    Donkey Kong Land III sprite

  • Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong sprite

    Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong sprite

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ニックナック[?]
Nikkunakku 		Knik-Knak

Yellow variation[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese クリッククラック[?]
Kurikkukurakku 		Klik-Klak, not to be confused with Click-Clack
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Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (SNES) / Donkey Kong Country 3 (GBA)
Characters Protagonists Dixie Kong • Kiddy Kong • Funky Kong • Wrinkly Kong • Swanky Kong • Cranky Kong
Prisoners Banana Birds • Banana Queen • Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Candy Konga • Lanky Konga • Tiny Konga • Chunky Konga
Animal Friends Ellie • Enguarde • Parry • Squawks • Squitter • Quawks
Brothers Bear Bachelora • Baffle • Barnacle • Barter • Bazaar • Bazooka • Benny • Björn • Blizzard • Blue • Blunder • Boomer • Bramble • Brash
Bosses Belcha • Arich • Squirt • KAOS • Bleak • Barbos • Kroctopusa • Baron K. Roolenstein
Enemies Bazuka • Bazza • Booty Bird • Bounty Bass • Bristles • Buzz • Gleamin' Bream • Karbine • Killer bees • Klasp • Knik-Knak • Knocka • Kobble • Koco • Koin • Koindozer • Kopter • Krackaa • Kremling (boater)a • Krimp • Kroc • Krumple • Kuchuka • Kuff 'n' Klout • Lemguin • Lurchin • Minkey • Missile shell • Nibbla • Nid • Re-Koil • Skidda • Sneek • Swoopy
Items Banana • Banana Bunch • Bowling ball • Bear coin • Bonus Coin • Box of chocolatesa • Cog • DK Coin • Extra-Life Balloon (red · green · blue) • Flupperius Petallus Pongus • Green banana • K-O-N-G Letters • Mirror • No.6 wrench • Patch • Present • Rosea • Shell • Ski • Star
Objects Animal Barrel • Animal crate • Auto-Fire Barrel • Barrel • Barrel Shield • Bonus Barrel • Boo Barrel • Booster Barrel • Bubbling cauldron • Crate • DK Barrel • Fuel Drum • Handle • Ignition Barrel • Invincibility Barrel • Metal door • Minea • Propellerpack • Ripsaw • Rocket Barrel • Star Barrel • Steel Barrel • Switch Barrel • TNT Barrel • Toboggan • Tracker Barrel • Trapdoor • Tumbling barrel • Warp Barrel • Wheel
Levels Lake Orangatanga Lakeside Limbo • Doorstop Dash • Tidal Trouble • Skidda's Row • Murky Mill • Belcha's Barn
Kremwood Forest Barrel Shield Bust-Up • Riverside Race • Squeals on Wheels • Springin' Spiders • Bobbing Barrel Brawl • Arich's Ambush
Cotton Top Cove Bazza's Blockade • Rocket Barrel Ride • Kreeping Klasps • Tracker Barrel Trek • Fish Food Frenzy • Squirt's Showdown
Mekanos Fire-Ball Frenzy • Demolition Drain-Pipe • Ripsaw Rage • Blazing Bazukas • Low-G Labyrinth • Kaos Karnage
K3 Krevice Kreepers • Tearaway Toboggan • Barrel Drop Bounce • Krack Shot Kroc • Lemguin Lunge • Bleak's House
Razor Ridge Buzzer Barrage • Kong-Fused Cliffs • Floodlit Fish • Pot Hole Panic • Ropey Rumpus • Barbos's Barrierb • Kroctopus Krusha
Pacificaa Dingy Drain-Pipea • Stormy Seasa • Sunken Sprucea • Cliffside Blasta • Ripcurl Reefa • Surf's Upa • Barbos's Barrier
Kaos Kore Konveyor Rope Klash • Creepy Caverns • Lightning Lookout • Koindozer Klamber • Poisonous Pipeline • Kastle Kaos
Krematoa Stampede Sprint • Criss Kross Cliffs • Tyrant Twin Tussle • Swoopy Salvo • Rocket Rush • Knautilus
Miscellaneous Barrel-Blastapalooza • Donkey Kong Country Trilogy • Gallery • Glitches • Media • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Staff
a Exclusive to the Game Boy Advance version
b Barbos's Barrier was moved to Pacifica in the Game Boy Advance version
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Donkey Kong Land III
Characters Bear • Dixie Kong • Kiddy Kong • Wrinkly Kong
Animal Friends Ellie • Enguarde • Squawks • Squitter
Bosses Arich • Barbos • Bleak • KAOS • Baron K. Roolenstein
Enemies Bazuka • Bazza • Booty Bird • Bounty Bass • Bristles • Buzz • Karbine • Klasp • Knocka • Kobble • Koco • Kopter • Krimp • Krumple • Kuchuka • Lemguin • Lurchin • Minky • Nid • Niknak • Rekoil • Skidda • Sneek
Levels Cape Codswallop Red Wharf • Seabed Shanty • Ford Knocks • Total Rekoil • Koco Channel • Liftshaft Lottery • Barbos Bastion
Primate Plains Coral Quarrel • Minky Mischief • Jetty Jitters • Black Ice Blitz • Riverbank Riot • Miller Instinct • Bleak Magic
Blackforest Plateau Rocketeer Rally • Vertigo Verge • Polar Pitfalls • Surface Tension • Tundra Blunda • Redwood Rampage • Arich Attack
Great Ape Lakes Jungle Jeopardy • Footloose Falls • Deep Reef Grief • Karbine Kaos • Simian Shimmy • Rockface Chase • Krazy Kaos
Tin Can Valley Tropical Tightropes • Clifftop Critters • Rickety Rapids • Bazuka Bombard • Ugly Ducting • Stalagmite Frights • K Rool Duel
Lost World Whiplash Dash • Kuchuka Karnage • Haunted Hollows • Rainforest Rumble • Barrel Boulevard • Ghoulish Grotto • K Rools Last Stand
Barrels Animal Barrel • Barrel • Barrel Cannon • Blast Barrel • Bonus Barrel • DK Barrel • Iron Barrel • Rotatable Barrel • Star Barrel • Warp Barrel
Other items and objects Banana • Banana Bunch • Bear coin • Bonus Coin • Extra Life Balloon • KONG Letters • Propellerpack • Star • Toboggan
Miscellaneous Gallery • Glitches • Media • Cards • Pre-release and unused Content • Quotes • Staff
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