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| | [[File:DKCR Sceamingpillars.png|thumb|200px|right|'''Screaming Pillars'''.]] |
| |title=Screaming Pillar
| | '''Screaming Pillars''' are tall, sleeping pillar-like [[Tiki]]s in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]''. They appear in the [[Jungle (Donkey Kong)|Jungle]], [[Ruins]], and [[Volcano]] areas, and are usually asleep in the section they are placed in. If [[Donkey Kong|Donkey]] and [[Diddy Kong]] approach these pillars, they awake with a scream and collapse onto the ground attempting to crush the [[Kong]]s underneath, with their feathers falling off. The Kongs can destroy the Screaming Pillars by hand slapping on top of them after they have fallen. [[Giant Pillar]]s appear in the level [[Canopy Cannons]]. Their scream is not high-pitched and they take out the Kongs by just touching them. |
| |image=[[File:Screaming Pillar.png|x200px]]<br>Model from ''Donkey Kong Country Returns''
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| |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' ([[List of games by date#2010|2010]])
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| |latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns HD]]'' ([[List of games by date#2025|2025]])
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| |variants=[[Screaming Pillar (big)]]
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| '''Screaming Pillars''' are sentient and tall pillar-like structures that are members of the [[Tiki Tak Tribe]], usually acting as obstacles. In most games, they are found asleep or overall inactive, until a certain action within their vicinity alerts them. Screaming Pillars startle very suddenly and might fall on the ground, crushing any creature lying underneath them and remaining completely inert afterwards.
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| Screaming Pillars resemble narrow stone totems, which display carved symbols. They are erected on semi-pyramidal stands and feature cracks towards their bottom, pointing out their precarious state of standing upright. Their serrated mouths, placed underneath a pair of empty sockets serving as eyes, are part of their facial features. A Screaming Pillar is adorned with tufts of feathers on both sides of their heads, which detach after the enemy has made a sudden movement. | | Screaming Pillars return in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]''. In this game, they scream every once in a while, blowing air to push hanggliding players back. They appear in [[DK Jungle (Mario Kart)|DK Jungle]] only, and will reappear in the retro track version of the course in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''. In ''Mario Kart 8'', Screaming Pillars seem to exhale smokes when they are making noises. |
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| ==History==
| | In the E3 trailer for Super Smash Brothers for Wii U/3DS, Screaming Pillars can be seen very briefly in the background when Donkey Kong first appears |
| ===''Donkey Kong Country'' series===
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| ====''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' / ''Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D''====
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| In ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'', Screaming Pillars can be encountered throughout the [[Jungle (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Jungle]], [[Ruins]] and [[Volcano (world)|Volcano]] areas. They are initially idle, but if the [[Kong]]s approach these pillars, they awake with a scream and collapse onto the ground, potentially crushing any creature standing beneath them, including the Kongs; their feathers also detach during their sudden awakening. Should a pillar fall onto the Kongs, they lose one heart from their health counter. The Kongs can destroy a Screaming Pillar by [[Hand Slap|ground pound]]ing its body after it has fallen. Sometimes, Screaming Pillars might give out precious items, such as [[Banana Coin]]s or even [[Puzzle Piece (Donkey Kong Country series)|Puzzle Piece]]s, after getting destroyed.
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| Screaming Pillars may react to the Kongs at different ranges. Some of them only topple if the Kongs are within very close range, such as in [[Wonky Waterway]], while others are able to locate the primates further and then fall, as seen in [[Damp Dungeon]]. A level called [[Five Monkey Trial]] contains several Screaming Pillars which collapse regardless of the Kongs' proximity, and also instantly break upon hitting the ground.
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| A [[Screaming Pillar (big)|larger variant]] is present in the levels [[Canopy Cannons]] and the [[Nintendo 3DS]]–exclusive [[Crushin' Columns]]. Their scream is much louder and more intense, and they take out the Kongs completely when falling onto them.
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| ====''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''====
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| [[File:Flaming_falling_totem_poles.png|thumb|Two awakened Flaming Falling Totem Poles from ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'']]
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| Screaming Pillars, now referred to as '''Flaming Falling Totem Poles''' in the [[Prima Games|Prima]] guide,<ref>{{cite|author=von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory Van Grier|title=''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=26|date=February 21, 2014|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|isbn=978-0-804-16252-4}}</ref> return in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' and its Nintendo Switch [[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|port]]. When awakened, they expel flames out of their eyes and mouth before falling to the ground. Like in the previous game, they are able to crush the [[Kong]]s as they fall, but can be destroyed with three [[Hand Slap|Ground Pound]]s once they have fallen. They only appear in [[Scorch 'n' Torch]], where at one point a Flaming Falling Totem Pole crushes a stationary [[Archy (fire)]], showing a capability to damage enemies as well as the Kongs.
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| ===''Mario Kart 7''===
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| Screaming Pillars are obstacles in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]''. They do not attack the player by collapsing on the ground, unlike before, and instead appear as obstacles on the [[DK Jungle (3DS)|DK Jungle]] racetrack. While usually dormant, they scream every once in a while, powerfully blowing air to push hanggliding players back. Their appearance has been slightly updated with the addition of stone eyebrows.
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| Regular Screaming Pillars have been replaced with the larger variants in the ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' rendition of DK Jungle. They exhale smoke while making noises.
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| ===''Mario Golf: World Tour''===
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| Screaming Pillars are obstacles in ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]''. They are encountered in [[DK Jungle (golf course)|DK Jungle]] only, near Hole 1 and Hole 9. Screaming Pillars occasionally pop strong air currents out of their mouths, which can push the golf ball in a direction. Big Screaming Pillars can also be seen near Hole 8.
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| ===''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U''===
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| In the E3 2013 trailer for ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' / ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Wii U]]'', Screaming Pillars can be seen very briefly in the background when Donkey Kong is first seen. ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' includes them as stage hazards on the [[Jungle Hijinxs (stage)|Jungle Hijinxs]] stage, where the playable characters can topple them over to potentially fall over rival fighters. | |
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| | They also appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' where they act the same way they did in ''Donkey Kong Country Returns''. In this game, they appear in the level [[Scorch 'N' Torch]] where they are on fire. |
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
| <gallery> | | <center><gallery> |
| ScreamingPillar.png|Concept artwork of a Screaming Pillar's falling animation in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' | | File:ScreamingPillar.png|Concept artwork of the Screaming Pillars. |
| Diorama1-DKCR.png|Screaming Pillars in the Jungle diorama in ''Donkey Kong Country Returns''
| | File:MK7 Screaming Pillars.png|Screaming Pillars as seen in ''Mario Kart 7''. |
| Pole_preparing_to_fall.png|A Flaming Falling Totem Pole about to crush a fire [[Archy (fire)|Archy]]
| | File:MK8 Screaming Pillar.PNG|Screaming Pillar from ''Mario Kart 8''. |
| MK7 Screaming Pillars.png|Screenshot from ''Mario Kart 7'' | | </gallery></center> |
| DKJungle9.jpg|Screenshot from ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]''
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| </gallery> | | {{NIWA|DKWiki=1}} |
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| ==Names in other languages==
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| {{foreign names | |
| |Jpn=さけぶ柱
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| |JpnR=Sakebu Hashira
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| |JpnM=Screaming Pillar
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| |FreE=Pilier Hurlant
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| |FreEM=Howling Pillar | |
| |Ger=Schreisäulen
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| |GerM=Screaming Columns
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| |Ita=Pilastro urlante
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| |ItaM=Screaming pillar
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| |SpaE=Pilar aullante
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| |SpaEM=Howling Pillar
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| }} | |
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| ==References==
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| {{DKCR}} | | {{DKCR}} |
| {{DKCTF}}
| | [[Category:Donkey Kong Country Returns]] |
| {{MK7}}
| | [[Category:Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]] |
| {{MGWT}}
| | [[Category:Donkey Kong Enemies]] |
| {{MK8}}
| | [[Category:Donkey Kong Species]] |
| {{SSB4}}
| | [[Category:Animate Objects]] |
| {{MKAGPDX}}
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| [[Category:Animate objects]] | |
| [[Category:Tiki Tak Tribe]] | | [[Category:Tiki Tak Tribe]] |
| [[Category:Fire creatures]]
| | [[Category:Mario Kart 7]] |
| [[Category:Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze enemies]]
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| [[Category:Mario Golf: World Tour characters]]
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| [[Category:Mario Kart 7 species]] | |
