Editing Screaming Pillar (big)

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Big '''[[Screaming Pillar]]s'''<ref>{{cite|date=May 24, 2013|author=Knight, Michael and Alexander Musa|language=en-us|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|title=''Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D'' Prima Official Game Guide|page=39|isbn=978-0-804-161497|quote=A tough spot on this level is getting past the sleeping Screaming Pillars. You must shoot from barrel to barrel quickly before the Screaming Pillars topple and fall on you. As soon as you land in one barrel, wait until it faces to the right and then shoot to the next one.}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Musa, Alexander|title=''Mario Kart 8'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=186|isbn=978-0-804-16328-6|date=May 30, 2014|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|quote='''Screaming Pillars:''' As you glide past these statues during the latter portion of the race, their screams generate gusts of wind that can slow you down.}}</ref> (also described as "statues"<ref>{{cite|author=Knight, Michael|title=''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' Prima Official Game Guide|page=39|date=November 21, 2010|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|isbn=978-0-307-47102-4|language=en-us|quote=A tough spot on this level is getting past the sleeping statues. You must shoot from barrel to barrel quickly before the statues topple and fall on you. As soon as you land in one barrel, wait until it faces to the right and then shoot to the next one.}}</ref> and "pillars"<ref>{{cite|date=May 24, 2013|author=Knight, Michael and Alexander Musa|language=en-us|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|title=''Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D'' Prima Official Game Guide|page=171|isbn=978-0-804-161497|quote=This tricky sequence requires you to get your way past a series of falling pillars while using those flimsy balance boards to cross the chasm. The pillars will scream as they fall, giving you ample warning. As soon as you get to the barrel at the end of each balance board, do not hesitate in firing yourself to safety; the pillars can still get you even when you’re in the barrel!}}</ref>) are members of the [[Tiki Tak Tribe]]. They are a larger variant of Screaming Pillars with a scream that is much louder and more intense.

These Screaming Pillars first appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and its [[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D|remake]]. Along with regular Screaming Pillars, these Screaming Pillars appear in [[Jungle (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Jungle]] level [[Canopy Cannons]], though this is the only level where they appear. If the pillars come into contact with the player(s), they instantly lose a [[Extra Life|life]]. Unlike regular ones, these Screaming Pillars cannot be defeated. In the remake, they also appear in the [[Cloud (world)|Cloud]] level, [[Crushin' Columns]] where they destroy various bridges and platforms to defeat the player.