Editing Tiki Tak Tribe

{{redirect|Tiki|the character from the [[:Category:Fire Emblem series|Fire Emblem]] series who appears as an [[Assist Trophy]] in [[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]|[[Assist Trophy#Tiki|Assist Trophy § Tiki]]}}
{{group infobox
|image=[[File:DKCRHD Tiki Tak Tribe 2.png|250px]]<br>The Tiki Tak Tribe's commanders
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' ([[List of games by date#2010|2010]]) 
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns HD]]'' ([[List of games by date#2025|2025]])
|leader=[[Tiki Tong]]
|members=[[Tiki Tong Tower]]<br>[[Krazy Kalimba]]<br>[[The Maraca Gang]]<br>[[Gong Oh]]<br>[[Banjo Bottom]]<br>[[Wacky Pipes]]<br>[[Xylobone]]<br>[[Cordian]]
|member_species=[[Screaming Pillar]]<br>[[Tiki Boing]]<br>[[Tiki Buzz]]<br>[[Tiki Goon]]<br>[[Tiki Pilot]]<br>[[Tiki Pop]]<br>[[Tiki Seeker]]<br>[[Tiki Tank]]<br>[[Tiki Torch]]<br>[[Tiki Zing]]
|expand=expandable
}}
{{quote|Tell those Tikis to keep it down! I'm an old ape, and I need my rest.|Cranky Kong|Donkey Kong Country Returns}}
The '''Tiki Tak Tribe''' is an organization of demonic creatures known as '''Tikis''' led by [[Tiki Tong]], who appear as the main antagonists in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and its [[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D|Nintendo 3DS]] and [[Donkey Kong Country Returns HD|Nintendo Switch]] ports. Similar to the [[Kremling Krew]] from previous ''[[Donkey Kong Country (series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' installments, there are higher and lower-ranked members of the Tiki Tak Tribe. The higher-rank members are capable of hypnotizing other characters, such as other animals and a boss in each world. The lower-rank members make up the recurring enemies throughout the levels. The Tiki Tak Tribe has a wooden mask for their emblem, as shown on the [[Snippys]]' ship's sails, flags and bicorne and an icon in the image gallery.

Both the higher and lower-rank tikis resemble a musical instrument; all of the lower-ranked ones resemble a drum. The particular instrument that a higher ranked tiki resembles is played in the background music of the associated boss fight.

==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' (''3D'' / ''HD'')===
In the opening cutscene of ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'', ''Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D'' and ''Donkey Kong Country Returns HD'', the volcano of [[Donkey Kong Island]] erupts and the [[Tiki Tong Tower]] emerges out it. Members of the Tiki Tak Tribe burst from the magma rocks falling from the eruption. They spread across the island, and the seven high-ranked tikis go to hypnotize the animal inhabitants into stealing every [[banana]] in sight, even from the [[banana hoard]]. This is done via having squirrels load bananas onto giant leaves for larger animals like elephants and giraffes to pull. [[Krazy Kalimba]], one of the tribe's commanders, stops [[Donkey Kong]] right as he leaves [[DK's Tree House|his house]] to hypnotize him. However, this has no effect on Donkey Kong, who beats up Kalimba. After punching him into the woods, Donkey Kong and [[Diddy Kong]] set off to stop the Tiki Tak Tribe.

At the boss level of each world, Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong spot one of the higher-ranked tiki, who hypnotizes the boss to fight them. For example, in [[The Mole Train]] of the [[Cave]] world, the tiki commander [[Banjo Bottom]] employs [[Mole Miner]]s to transport the stolen bananas and possesses their leader [[Mole Miner Max]]. They hide behind the boss for the battle. Other members of the tribe spectate the ensuring battle. While the first of the boss levels, [[Mugly's Mound]] in the [[Jungle (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Jungle]], takes place in a stadium setting for the Tiki Tak Tribe to fill the bleachers, later boss fights take place in stranger locations and the tribe is still present to watch the battles. [[Thugly's Highrise]] takes place across multiple arenas accessed by [[Thugly]] breaking the floor, which results in the tribe using a flying ship that follows the combatants. The Tiki Tak Tribe cheers each time the boss hits the Kongs but gasp when the boss takes damage.

After the [[Kong]]s defeat each boss, each Tiki dizzily re-emerges from the unconscious boss. This prompts another gasp from the crowd. The player can go up to the tiki and punch it repeatedly or simply let it escape after it recovers, completing the level either way. If the player does punch the Tiki, the mechanics are similar to the "DK" symbol of a [[Slot Machine Barrel]]. At the end of the available time, the player delivers one last punch to send the Tiki far into the distance. The only difference is that the cutscene shows Donkey Kong or Diddy Kong winding up as they approach the Tiki, and the player is not allowed to start punching until they are close to the Tiki. An early punch forces the sequence to end prematurely with only the final punch connecting. The number of punches a Tiki takes is reported on the level's end screen, though it is not saved. In Time Attack, this portion is not timed and the end screen reports normal Time Attack statistics. 

In [[Feather Fiend]] of the [[Factory (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Factory]] world, it is revealed that the Tiki Tak Tribe is stealing bananas to mass-produce Tikis. [[Colonel Pluck]] is hypnotized to use his Stompybot 3000 to mash them up, then the bananas are dispensed into tiki shells moved into position by a [[Conveyor Belt]] to bring the shells to life.

The final world of the game is the [[Volcano (world)|Volcano]] from which the Tikis appeared from. Its final level, [[Tiki Tong Terror]], has Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong enter Tiki Tong Tower. There, they meet the leader [[Tiki Tong]], and all of the other commanders from the other worlds are present. Tiki Tong grinds a pile of bananas into juice and spews it over his lieutenants. This transforms them into a large pair of hands, which Tiki Tong uses during the final battle. There is no crowd for this level. As Tiki Tong is the boss of the Volcano, rather than hypnotizing another character, the normal procedure after defeating a boss is replaced by the game's ending.

After defeating Tiki Tong, he explodes into bananas, which launches the Kongs into space. While coming back down Donkey Kong decides to have Diddy Kong use the [[Barrel Jet]] boost them into [[Moon#Donkey Kong Country Returns|the moon]] so he can punch it into Tiki Tong Tower. (If Diddy Kong is absent Donkey Kong does the above without Diddy. If Donkey Kong is absent, then Diddy Kong tries to prevent himself from falling onto the moon with the Barrel Jet only for it to malfunction and boost him into the moon.) This also drops the moon onto Tiki Tong Tower. The moon knocks out the tower and pushes it back into the volcano, though the volcano proceeds to erupt bananas and sends the moon flying back into orbit. The tower does not return. As the bananas rain from the sky, the animals are freed from their hypnosis.

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
Various members of the Tiki Tak Tribe have appeared in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'', [[Tiki Buzz]]es appear as enemies in [[smashwiki:Smash Run|Smash Run]]. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', Screaming Pillars appear as stage hazards in [[Jungle Hijinxs (stage)|Jungle Hijinxs]].

There are collectible items of various members of the Tiki Tak Tribe. In ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'', both a Tiki Buzz and Kalimba each have their own [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]]. In ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'', Krazy Kalimba and Tiki Tong appear as trophies, both of which can be purchased at the [[smashwiki:Trophy Shop|Trophy Shop]]. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', the commanders of the Tiki Tak Tribe (excluding Tiki Tong) appear collectively as a Novice-class Neutral-type {{iw|smashwiki|primary spirit}} with three support slots. When used, the [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] grants weakness to fire and explosion attacks. In [[smashwiki:Adventure Mode: World of Light|World of Light]], it is found on {{iw|smashwiki|The Light Realm}} map; its [[smashwiki:False character|puppet fighters]] are four differently colored [[Diddy Kong]]s on the [[Kongo Falls]] stage.

===Other appearances===
[[File:LM2HD Kalimba Greenie.png|thumb|A tiki mask resembling Kalimba on a Strong Greenie's spear]]
In ''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]'' and its [[Nintendo Switch]] [[Luigi's Mansion 2 HD|port]], [[Strong Greenie]]s wielding spears with a tiki mask resembling Krazy Kalimba on them appear in the [[Jungle Exhibit]] in [[Treacherous Mansion]]. Regular [[Greenie]]s can also appear with them in the [[ScareScraper]].

[[Screaming Pillar]]s appear separately from the rest of their tribe in several games, such as ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'', ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' and in the December 12, 2018 update of ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]''. They also appear alongside [[Tiki Goon]]s in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]] course, [[3DS DK Jungle|DK Jungle]].
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==List of members==
===High-ranking===
{{content description
|image1={{anchor|Kalimba}}[[File:TikiDKCR.png|100px]]
|name1=[[Krazy Kalimba]]
|description1=Krazy Kalimba is the first high-ranked tiki whom Donkey Kong encounters. Based on the {{wp|mbira}} instrument, he is painted light blue on one half of his body and red on the other, as well as having a headband made of three ropes. Krazy Kalimba is featured in the [[Jungle (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Jungle]] world. During the opening sequence, Krazy Kalimba encounters Donkey Kong and attempts to hypnotize him. This proves to be unsuccessful as Donkey Kong would proceed to repeatedly punch Krazy Kalimba and then send him flying out of his tree house. Krazy Kalimba later appears during the world's boss level, [[Mugly's Mound]], where he hypnotizes [[Mugly]] to fight Donkey Kong and [[Diddy Kong]].
|image2={{anchor|The Maraca Gang}}[[File:Tiki2.png|100px]]
|name2=[[The Maraca Gang]]
|description2=The Maraca Gang are a trio featured in the [[Beach]] world. As their name suggests, the trio is based on the {{wp|maraca}} instrument and each of them have differently colored feathers on their head: red, lavender and green. During the boss level, [[Pinchin' Pirates]], the Maraca Gang hypnotize the [[Scurvy Crew]] to fight the Kongs.
|image3={{anchor|Gong Oh}}[[File:Gong Tiki.png|100px]]
|name3=[[Gong Oh]]
|description3=Gong-Oh is based on a {{wp|gong}} and its gong piece shows an emblem of a sun. It is featured in the [[Ruins]] world, more specifically during the boss level, [[Ruined Roost]], where it hypnotizes [[Stu]] to fight the Kongs.
|image4={{anchor|Banjo Bottom}}[[File:Tiki4.png|100px]]
|name4=[[Banjo Bottom]]
|description4=Banjo Bottom, as its name suggests, is based on a {{wp|banjo}}. It is featured in the [[Cave]] world, specifically during the boss level, [[The Mole Train]]. Before the boss fight begins, Banjo Bottom hypnotizes [[Mole Miner Max]] to engage in a battle against Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong.
|image5={{anchor|Wacky Pipes}}[[File:Tiki5.png|100px]]
|name5=[[Wacky Pipes]]
|description5=Wacky Pipes is the fifth high-ranked tiki encountered by the Kongs. It is based on the {{wp|pan flute}} instrument and featured in the [[Forest (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Forest]] world, more specifically in the boss level, [[Mangoruby Run]], where it hypnotizes [[Mangoruby]] to fight the Kongs.
|image6={{anchor|Xylobone}}[[File:Tiki6.png|100px]]
|name6=[[Xylobone]]
|description6=Xylobone is based on a {{wp|xylophone}} and appears in the [[Cliff (world)|Cliff]] world. It appears in the boss level, [[Thugly's Highrise]], hypnotizing [[Thugly]] to battle the Kongs.
|image7={{anchor|Cordian}}[[File:Tiki7.png|100px]]
|name7=[[Cordian]]
|description7=Cordian is the seventh and final normal high-ranked tiki that the Kongs encounter. It is based on the {{wp|accordian}} instrument and featured in the [[Factory (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Factory]] world in the boss level, [[Feather Fiend]], where it hypnotizes [[Colonel Pluck]] to fight the Kongs.
|image8=[[File:Tiki Tong.png|100px]]
|name8=[[Tiki Tong]]
|description8=The leader of the Tiki Tak Tribe and the final boss of the game. Prior to the boss battle, his lieutenants assist him in grinding the remainder of the bananas they stole into juice as he spews it on the tikis, turning them into Tiki Tong's own pair of hands.
}}

===Minions===
<gallery>
Giant Pillar.png|[[Screaming Pillar (big)|Big Screaming Pillar]]
Big Zing.png|[[Tiki Zing (big)|Big Tiki Zing]]
FlamingTikiZing.png|[[Fireball (Tiki)|Fireball]]
Flaming Tiki Buzz DKCR.png|[[Flaming Tiki Buzz]]
Giga Goro Ball.png|[[Giga Goro Ball]]
ScreamingPillar.png|[[Screaming Pillar]]
TikiBoing.png|[[Tiki Boing]]
TikiBomber.png|[[Tiki Bomber]]
Tiki Bomber dropping variant.png|Tiki Bomber (dropping)
TikiBuzz.png|[[Tiki Buzz]]
TikiDoom.png|[[Tiki Doom]]
TikiGoon.png|[[Tiki Goon]]
Tikipilot.png|[[Tiki Pilot]]
TikiPop.png|[[Tiki Pop]]
TikiSeeker.png|[[Tiki Seeker]]
DKCR Tiki Tank Artwork.png|[[Tiki Tank]]
TikiTorch.png|[[Tiki Torch]]
Tiki Tork DKCR.png|[[Tiki Tork]]
Tikitongtowerconcept.png|[[Tiki Tong Tower]]
DKCR Tiki Zing Factory.png|[[Tiki Zing (Foggy Fumes)|Tiki Zing]] ([[Factory (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Factory]] variant)
Tiki Zing.png|[[Tiki Zing]]
</gallery>

===Unused===
<gallery>
Lavatiki.png|Unused fire-based Tikis
TikiExtremes.png|Unused large, drum-like Tiki and torch-like Tikis
</gallery>

==Physical appearance==
[[File:Tiki.png|thumb|150px|A Tiki's empty body]]
Most of the Tiki Tak Tribe resemble floating wooden tiki masks and many are adorned with colored feathers. However, they come in a variety of colors and shapes, such as the [[Tiki Goon]]s that resemble {{wp|bongo drum}}s or drums and [[Tiki Buzz]]es that resemble birds with wooden wings to their sides. The main servants of Tiki Tong have pairs of skinny twig-like arms.

==Powers and abilities==
The Tikis have a variety of abilities. The higher ranked members are agile, have the ability to float in midair, and can hypnotize other creatures. This is done by playing music from their bodies, and while doing so their eyes show an expanding concentric circle pattern. Hypnotized characters have their eyes turn into spirals, but the eyes of bosses return to normal once the hypnosis is in effect. The Tiki Tak Tribe's hypnosis does not work on all characters, as [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] are mysteriously unaffected by it. The lower rank members have more distinctive traits from each other. For instance, the Tiki Buzzes can fly, [[Flaming Tiki Buzz]]es and [[Tiki Torch]]es can produce [[fire]] (even though they are made up of wood), and [[Tiki Tank]]s wear a steel helmet to protect them from direct attacks.

The Tikis use [[banana]]s as some kind of life source. In Feather Fiend, it is shown that a Tiki can come to life when mashed-up bananas are incorporated into a non-living body. This is further demonstrated in the final battle against Tiki Tong, where he spews juice grinded from a pile of bananas on the seven high-ranked tikis to turn them into his pair of hands. When said hands and Tiki Tong are destroyed, they explode into bananas.

The Tiki Tak Tribe makes use of ships and other aircraft that fly with balloons. In [[Jungle Hijinxs (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Jungle Hijinxs]], a [[Tiki Pilot]] uses one such ship to escape with the banana hoard. Certain levels like [[Tippy Shippy]] involve cannon fire from such ships. The spectating members of the Tiki Tak Tribe in [[Thugly's Highrise]] follow the battle against [[Thugly]] on a ship in the background. [[Rocket Barrel]]s are at risk of colliding with such ships in [[Lift-off Launch]], which are also being used to haul bananas. In [[Tiki Tong Terror]], the Tiki Tak Tribe attacks using smaller aircraft with spiky balloons as the Kongs ascend [[Tiki Tong Tower]] on a Rocket Barrel.

The Tiki Tak Tribe also makes use of pirate ships, though it is unclear if the tribe is doing so themselves or if they are hypnotizing characters that in turn use the ships.

==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
{{spirit
|no=165
|name=Tiki Tak Tribe
|image=[[File:SSBU Tiki Tak Tribe Spirit.png|100px]]
|series=''Donkey Kong'' Series
|type={{iw|smashwiki|Primary spirit|Primary}}
|slots=3
|class=Novice
|effects='''Neutral'''<br>Fire Weakness
|obtain={{iw|smashwiki|Adventure Mode: World of Light|World of Light}} ({{iw|smashwiki|The Light Realm}}); {{iw|smashwiki|Spirit Board}}
|opponents=[[Diddy Kong]] ×4
|conditions=<nowiki/>
*Take your strongest team into this no-frills battle
|stage=[[Kongo Falls]]
|song=Jungle Hijinxs
}}

===[[Play Nintendo]]===
*'''''This troublesome tribe can’t mask their thieving nature.'''<br>With a little bit of hocus pocus, these musical hypnotists can turn the gentle beasts of the jungle into fearsome foes.''<ref>{{cite|date=2024|url=https://play.nintendo.com/themes/friends/tiki-tak-tribe/|title=Play Nintendo|accessdate=September 3, 2024}}</ref>

==Gallery==
===Group===
<gallery>
TikiTakTribe.png|''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]''
Tiki Tak Tribe.png|''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' 
DKCRHD Tiki Tak Tribe.png|''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns HD]]''
DKCRHD Tiki Tak Tribe with shadow.png|''Donkey Kong Country Returns HD''
</gallery>

===Emblem===
<gallery>
Tiki Tak Tribe (ship).png|Snippys' ship
Tiki Tak Tribe (flag).png|Flag
Tiki Tak Tribe (bicorne).png|Bicorne
</gallery>

===Miscellaneous===
<gallery>
Tiki (pillars).png|Pillars
Tiki (column).png|Column
Tiki (totems).png|Totems
Tiki (production).png|Production
Tiki (temple).png|Temple
</gallery>

==Theme==
{{media table
|file1=Tiki Tak Tribe music.oga
|title1=Tiki Tak Tribe
}}

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ティキ{{ruby|族|ぞく}}
|JpnR=Tiki-zoku
|JpnM=Tiki Tribe
|ChiS=提克族
|ChiSR=Tíkè Zú
|ChiSM=Tiki Tribe
|ChiT=提基族
|ChiTR=Tíjī Zú
|ChiTM=Tiki Tribe
|Dut=Tiki Tak-stam
|DutM=Tiki Tak tribe
|Fre=Tribu Tiki Tak
|FreM=Tiki Tak Tribe
|Ger=Tiki Tak-Stamm
|GerM=Tiki Tak's Tribe
|Ita=Tribù Tiki Tak
|ItaM=Tiki Tak Tribe
|Kor=티키족
|KorR=Tikijok
|KorM=Tiki Tribe
|PorE=Tiki Tak Tribe
|PorEM=Tiki Tak Tribe
|PorA=Povo Tiki Tak
|PorAC=<ref>{{cite|quote=Ajude Donkey Kong e Diddy Kong a recuperarem seu precioso tesouro de bananas do abominável Povo Tiki Tak|title=Donkey Kong Country Returns HD|url=https://www.nintendo.com/pt-br/store/products/donkey-kong-country-returns-hd-switch/|publisher=Nintendo|language=pt-br|accessdate=January 29, 2025}}</ref>
|PorAM=Tiki Tak People
|Rus=Племя Тики-так
|RusR=Plemya Tiki-tak
|RusM=Tiki Tak Tribe
|Spa=Tribu Tiki Tak
|SpaM=Tiki Tak Tribe
}}

==See also==
*[[Kremling Krew]]
*[[Snowmads]]

==References==
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[[Category:Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spirits]]
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