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| {{species infobox
| | [[Image:MiniNecky2.jpg|thumb|right|A '''Mini-Necky'''.]] |
| |image=[[File:Mini-Necky DKKoS artwork.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[DK: King of Swing]]''
| | '''Mini-Neckys''' are small, black, hostile birds encountered throughout the [[Donkey Kong (series)|''Donkey Kong'' series]]. As the name suggests, they are miniature versions of [[Necky]]s. The first appearance of Mini-Neckys was in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. Here they would attack [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] by flinging coconuts/eggs at them. |
| |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]]) | |
| |latest_appearance=''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
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| |variant_of=[[Necky]]
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| |notable=[[Krow]]<br>[[Kreepy Krow]]
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| '''Mini-Neckys'''<ref>{{cite|publisher=Nintendo|date=1995|language=en|quote=Jump on the different colored Mini-Neckys to gain the necessary objects to fight the ghost of Krow.|author=Kong Kollege|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''}}</ref><ref>{{cite|language=en-us|author=Folsom, Jessica, and Steve Thomason|date=2003|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' Player's Guide|isbn=1-930206-33-X|page=15|publisher=Nintendo of America|quote=Mini-Neckys are just as weak as their larger cousins, but they’re more of a nuisance. All Mini-Neckys toss stones horizontally at oncoming foes. They’ll toss them either in a single straight line or at three different heights, making them a headache to get by.}}</ref> (alternately pluralized as '''Mini-Neckies''')<ref>{{cite|author=Hodgson, David S. J.|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=June 17, 2003|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|language=en-us|page=66|isbn=0-7615-4334-1|quote=Now release the barrel, following it across the path as it takes out two Mini-Neckies and their nuts.}}</ref> are a smaller variant of [[Necky]]s. They first appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', but have since appeared in more games than Neckys. | |
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| ==History==
| | Mini-Neckys next appeared in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'', here they were semi-common enemies encountered in various of the game's levels. In this game Mini-Neckys would attack [[Diddy]] and [[Dixie Kong]] be swooping down at them, a Mini-Necky could be defeated by simply jumping on it's head. |
| ===''Donkey Kong Country'' series===
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| ====''Donkey Kong Country''====
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| [[File:Mini-Necky.png|thumb|180px|left|Artwork from ''Donkey Kong Country'', showing Mini-Necky's original design]]
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| In ''Donkey Kong Country'', Mini-Neckys (also referred to as '''Necky Jnr's''' on one occasion)<ref>{{cite|language=en-gb|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) #26, Special|page=22|date=November 1994}}</ref> attack [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] by spitting out [[coconut]]s, which move horizontally in the [[Kong]]s' direction. Some Mini-Neckys move up and down while spitting out coconuts. A Mini-Necky can be defeated from either being jumped on or being hit by a [[barrel]]. In the [[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)|first remake]] only, Mini-Neckys appear in two more levels, [[Winky's Walkway]] and [[Necky Nutmare]]. | |
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| ====''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''====
| | ''Donkey Kong Country 2'' also introduces a giant Mini-Necky boss named [[Krow]]. Also in the Kong's battle with the ghost of Krow (Kreepy Krow) in [[Gloomy Gulch]] several ghostly Mini-Neckys would sometimes appear to attack the Kongs. During the battle against Kreepy Krow the Kongs would have to jump on a regular Mini-Necky to make a barrel appear, which they can hit Kreepy Krow with. Mini-Neckys, along with Krow next appeared in ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'', once again in this game Mini-Neckys were swooping antagonists, Krow was also a boss again. |
| [[File:MiniNeckyDKC2.jpg|thumb|Artwork from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', showing Mini-Necky's later design]]
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| Mini-Neckys are enemies in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. They and [[Zinger]]s are the only enemies returning from ''Donkey Kong Country''. To correspond to the game's pirate theme, Mini-Neckys wear red polka-dotted bandannas on their heads. They appear slightly larger than in ''Donkey Kong Country'' and have a different behavior in that when it notices Diddy and [[Dixie Kong]], Mini-Necky swoops down to try and attack them. They also have a deeper voice than in the previous game. The game also features a large Mini-Necky boss, [[Krow]], who is later fought as [[Kreepy Krow]]. The latter's identically titled [[Kreepy Krow (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest level)|boss level]] features several ghostly Mini-Neckys which swoop at the Kongs individually; only one of them is normal, and the Kongs must jump on to summon a barrel that can be thrown at Kreepy Krow. In the cast roll, a Mini-Necky appears under the [[Lazy Landlubbers]] category.
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| ===''Donkey Kong Land'' series===
| | Interestingly the Mini-Neckys of ''Donkey Kong Country 2'' and ''Donkey Kong Land 2'' wear what appear to be bandannas on their heads. After a long absence Mini-Neckys reappeared in ''[[DK: King of Swing]]''. Once again they are fairly annoying enemies. Mini-Neckys appeared in the game ''[[DK Jungle Climber]]'', where they either swoop at the Kongs or shoot [[coconut]]s. Mini-Neckys also appear inside green balloons as items in ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]''. |
| ====''Donkey Kong Land''====
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| Mini-Neckys are enemies in ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]''. They act the same as in ''Donkey Kong Country''. | |
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| ====''Donkey Kong Land 2''====
| | {{Birds}} |
| '''Neckys'''<ref>{{file link|Mini-Necky DKL2 ending.png|''Donkey Kong Land 2'' ending screenshot}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=April 1997|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #49|page=53|language=en-au}}</ref> are enemies in ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''. ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''. They only appear in two levels, [[Kannon's Klaim (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Kannon's Klaim]] and [[Mudhole Marsh (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Mudhole Marsh]], as well as during the boss level [[Kreepy Krow (Donkey Kong Land 2 level)|Kreepy Krow]], acting the same as before. Because of the [[Game Boy]] color's monochromatic palette, regular Neckys cannot be distinguished from their ghostly variant. During the ending, a Necky appears in "The Baddies" category.
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| ===''DK: King of Swing'' / ''DK: Jungle Climber''===
| | [[Category: Donkey Kong Enemies]] |
| Mini-Neckys are enemies in ''[[DK: King of Swing]]'' and ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''. They have blue feathers in both games instead of black. Mini-Neckys attack by spitting coconuts at [[Donkey Kong]] or charging at him, like in ''Donkey Kong Country''. In ''DK: King of Swing'', Mini-Neckys first appear in [[Necky's Canyon]] while in ''DK: Jungle Climber'', they first appear in [[Cliffy Peak]].
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| ===''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast''===
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| Mini-Neckys appear as [[Balloon (Donkey Kong Barrel Blast)|blue balloon]] items in ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]''. When used by a racer, the Mini-Necky homes in on the nearest opponent behind the racer and rams into them. This results in the opponent losing ten [[banana]]s. If a [[Kremling]] uses a Mini-Necky, the opponent also loses a [[Wild Move]].
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| ==Profiles and statistics==
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| ===''Donkey Kong Country'' series===
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| ====''Donkey Kong Country''====
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| {{DKC GBA enemy
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| |name=Mini-Necky
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| |image=[[File:MiniNecky DKCGBA sprite.png]]
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| |worlds=[[Vine Valley (world)|Vine Valley]]<br>[[Gorilla Glacier]]<br>[[Kremkroc Industries, Inc.]]
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| |levels=[[Vulture Culture]]<br>[[Ice Age Alley]]<br>[[Trick Track Trek]]<br>[[Elevator Antics]]
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| |page=4
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| |photo_location=In [[Forest Frenzy]], at the very end while riding the final rope.
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| |dk_attack=3000
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| }}
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| {{multilang profile
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| |type=manual
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| |Eng=Necky's little buddy spits coconuts!<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' manual|page=29|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=1994}}</ref>}}
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| ====''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''====
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| {{DKC GBA enemy
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| |game=dkc2
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| |name=Mini-Necky
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| |image=[[File:MiniNecky DKC2GBA sprite.png]]
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| |worlds=[[Crocodile Cauldron]]<br>[[Krazy Kremland]]<br>[[Gloomy Gulch]]<br>[[K. Rool's Keep]]<br>[[The Flying Krock]]<br>[[Lost World (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Lost World]]
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| |levels={{columns|count=2|
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| *[[Kannon's Klaim (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Kannon's Klaim]]
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| *[[Squawks's Shaft (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Squawks's Shaft]]
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| *[[Bramble Scramble (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Bramble Blast]]
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| *[[Mudhole Marsh (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Mudhole Marsh]]
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| *[[Web Woods (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Web Woods]]
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| *[[Castle Crush]]
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| *[[Chain Link Chamber (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Chain Link Chamber]]
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| *[[Screech's Sprint (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Screech's Sprint]]
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| *[[Animal Antics (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Animal Antics]]
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| }}
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| |page=6
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| |photo_location=In Mudhole Marsh, after the letter N
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| }}
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| ===''Donkey Kong Land''===
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| ;Level appearances
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| *[[Deck Trek]]
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| *[[Landslide Leap]]
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| *[[Kong Krazy]]
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| *[[Fast Barrel Blast]]
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| ==Gallery==
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| {{Main-gallery}}
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| <gallery>
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| Mini Necky DKC.png|''Donkey Kong Country''
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| Mini-Necky DKL art.jpg|''Donkey Kong Land''
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| Mini Necky DKC2.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
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| MiniNecky-DKKOS.png|''DK: King of Swing''
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| MiniNecky DKJC.png|''DK: Jungle Climber''
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| </gallery>
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| ==Names in other languages==
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| {{foreign names
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| |Jap=ミニネッキー
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| |JapR=Mini Nekkī
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| |JapM=Mini-Necky
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| |Jap2=ゾッキー
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| |Jap2R=Zokkī
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| |Jap2M=Zocky (''Super Donkey Kong 2: Dixie & Diddy'')
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| |Fre=Mini-Necky
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| |Ger=Mini-Necky
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| |Spa=Mini-Necky
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| |Ita=Mini-Necky<ref>{{cite|url=www.mariocastle.it/risorse/manuali/donkey-kong-country/15.jpg|date=1994|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' Italian manual|page=28|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref>
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| |ItaN=''Donkey Kong Country'' and its GBA remake
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| |Ita2=Necky Mini<ref>{{cite|url=www.mariocastle.it/risorse/manuali/dk-king-of-swing/11.jpg|title=''DK: King of Swing'' European manual|page=122|date=2005|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it}}</ref><ref>{{cite|language=it|date=2007|title=''[[Donkey Kong Jet Race]]'' Italian manual|page=17}}</ref>
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| |Ita2N=since ''Donkey Kong Country 2''
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| }}
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| ==Trivia==
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| *In the original version of ''Donkey Kong Country'', there are [[list of Donkey Kong Country pre-release and unused content|unused]] frames of a perched Mini-Necky throwing a coconut, similar to the perched Neckys.<ref name="dkcatlas">{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20140822225237/http://www.dkc-atlas.com/forum/download/file.php?id=1715|title=File|publisher=DKC Atlas Forums}}</ref>
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| ==References==
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| <references/>
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| {{DKC}}
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| {{DKC2}}
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| {{DKL}}
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| {{DKL2}}
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| {{DKKOS}}
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| {{DKJC}}
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| [[Category:Neckys]]
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| [[Category:Kremling Krew]] | |
| [[Category:DK: Jungle Climber enemies]]
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| [[Category:DK: King of Swing enemies]]
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| [[Category:Donkey Kong Barrel Blast items]]
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| [[Category:Donkey Kong Country enemies]]
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| [[Category:Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest enemies]]
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| [[Category:Donkey Kong Land enemies]]
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| [[Category:Donkey Kong Land 2 enemies]]
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| [[Category:Hurling for Distance]]
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| [[de:Mini-Necky]]
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