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{{character infobox | {{character-infobox | ||
|full_name=Skowl, the Startling | |full_name=Skowl, the Startling | ||
|title=Skowl | |||
|image=[[File:Skowl1.jpg|220px]] | |image=[[File:Skowl1.jpg|220px]] | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' ([[Wii U]]) ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]]) | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[ | |latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]]) | ||
|species=[[Hootz]] | |species=[[Hootz]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Skowl''' is the second boss | '''Skowl, the Startling''' is the second boss in the game ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''. He is the boss of [[Autumn Heights]] area, appearing in the level '''Mountaintop Tussle'''. Before the battle, Skowl is seen smashing a [[banana]] with a large mallet, much to the [[Kong]]s' dismay. | ||
Skowl is a | |||
Skowl | ==General information== | ||
===Physical description=== | |||
Skowl is a large, gray owl with a thick, braided beard and a brown chest plate. He has thick, white eyebrows, yellow eyes, and orange talons and beak. Skowl wears a Viking helmet with antler horns and the [[Snowmads|Snowmad]] symbol in the middle. As he takes on damage, the tips of Skowl's feathers gain a red coloration that progresses in brightness upon losing a third and then two thirds of his health, respectively. | |||
== | ===Attacks=== | ||
Initially, Skowl's attacks are limited to shooting a wide fan of feather missiles and summoning eggs which damage the Kongs if they hit them from below. Some of these eggs contain small [[Hootz]]es, which can be jumped on and used as projectiles against Skowl. During the later phases of the battle, when the arena is in the air, Skowl also gains the ability to summon windstorms, use a harder-to-avoid feather projectile attack, call in fleets of flying [[Pointy Tucks]] and do a swooping talon attack across the battlefield. Skowl's wings can also turn into a ice wing and shoot spiked ice ball that go on the corner and then it goes to the other while falling in the process. | |||
===Combat=== | |||
To defeat Skowl, the player will have to stun one of the mini Hootzes and pick it up. The player has to throw the mini Hootzes at Skowl to damage him. After Skowl has been hit nine times, he will be defeated. On a side note, players can only jump on Skowl when he loses his helmet. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
===Mountaintop Tussle=== | |||
{{foreign names | |||
|Jap=お山の大将 スカール | |||
|JapR=Oyama no taishō Sukāru | |||
|JapM=Mountain King Skowl | |||
|Spa=Combate en la cumbre | |||
|SpaM=Combat at the Summit | |||
|Fra=Le hululeur des hauteurs | |||
|FraM=The Hooing Heights | |||
|Ger=Affenaufstand | |||
|GerM=Ape Uprising | |||
|Ita=Sfida Sulla Sommità | |||
|ItaM=Challenge at the Summit | |||
}} | |||
===Skowl=== | |||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
|Jap=スカール | |Jap=スカール | ||
|JapR=Sukāru | |JapR=Sukāru | ||
|JapM=Skowl | |JapM=Rendering of "Skowl" | ||
| | |Spa=Björn, el Buhomante | ||
| | |SpaM=Búho (''owl'') + nigromante (''necromancer''); Björn, the Owlmancer | ||
|Ger=Gruhusel, der Unuhustifter | |Ger=Gruhusel, der Unuhustifter | ||
|GerM=Pun on | |GerM=Pun on Grusel (''scary'') and Uhu (''eagle owl''); Scary owl, the agitator | ||
|FreA=Larsfang, le Féroce | |FreA=Larsfang, le Féroce | ||
|FreAM=Larsfang, the Ferocious | |FreAM=Larsfang, the Ferocious | ||
|FreE=Bouhouhou | |FreE=Bouhouhou | ||
|FreEM=French onomatopoeia for crying owl | |FreEM=French onomatopoeia for crying owl. | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Skowl has | *Skowl has quite a few similarities to [[Hoo]] from ''[[Super Princess Peach]]''. They are both the second boss of their respective games, both are owls, both release eggs that spawn smaller owl-like enemies, both are fought atop a tree, and both fly for the majority of the battle. | ||
*Skowl's boss battle shares similarities with [[Krow]] and [[Kreepy Krow]] from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. Much like Krow, Skowl attacks by dropping eggs onto the Kongs, who then throw the eggshell-wearing Hootz back at the avian boss to damage him. Similarly to Kreepy Krow, Skowl summons its smaller Hootz brethren to attack the Kongs, and the battle takes place on three floors that the Kongs must ascend. | *Skowl's boss battle also shares similarities with [[Krow]] and [[Kreepy Krow]] from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. Much like Krow, Skowl attacks by dropping eggs onto the Kongs, who then throw the eggshell-wearing Hootz back at the avian boss to damage him. Similarly to Kreepy Krow, Skowl summons its smaller Hootz brethren to attack the Kongs, and the battle takes place on three floors that the Kongs must ascend. | ||
{{DKCTF}} | {{DKCTF}} | ||
[[Category:Owls]] | [[Category:Owls]] | ||
[[Category:Ice Creatures]] | |||
[[Category:Ice | |||
[[Category:Snowmads]] | [[Category:Snowmads]] | ||
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze | [[Category:Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Bosses]] | ||
[[de:Gruhusel]] | [[de:Gruhusel]] | ||
