Editing Tiki Tak Tribe

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{{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>Kalimba<br>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]]
|collapsed=true
}}
{{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.

Traditionally, Tikis are associated with Polynesian culture, though the Tiki Tak Tribe seems to draw more influence from African tribal culture instead, which is evident by the patterns and vibrant colors each Tiki has.

==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'', when the [[Tiki Tong Tower]] emerges out from the volcano of [[Donkey Kong Island]], the forces of the Tiki Tak Tribe are released from the rocks blasted out of it. Moments later, the seven high-ranked tikis hypnotize the animal inhabitants into stealing every [[banana]] in sight, even from the [[banana hoard]]. Kalimba, one of the tribe's commanders, encounters [[Donkey Kong]] and attempts to hypnotize him, but to no avail. Donkey Kong then punches Kalimba out of [[DK's Tree House|his house]] and begins his quest to reclaim his bananas and save the island from the new threat.

At the end of every world, Donkey Kong and [[Diddy Kong]] go up against a higher-ranked tiki, who hypnotize a boss to fight both of them. For example, in the Cave world, the tiki commander Banjo Bottom employed [[Mole Miner]]s to transport the stolen bananas and possessed their leader [[Mole Miner Max]]. In the Factory world, it is revealed that the bananas are being used to mass-produce tikis. After the [[Kong]]s defeat each boss, each tiki dizzily re-emerges from the unconscious boss. Donkey Kong can go up to the tiki and punch it repeatedly to send it flying away or simply let it escape after it recovers.

After a long journey, Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong reach the end of the eighth world, Volcano, where they reencounter the Tiki Tak Tribe's commanders and meet their leader, [[Tiki Tong]]. Using the last of the stolen bananas, Tiki Tong grinds them into banana juice and spews it over his lieutenants. This transforms them into a large pair of hands, which Tiki Tong uses during the final battle against the Kongs.

The Kongs manage to defeat Tiki Tong, who explodes, launching them into space. However, Donkey Kong uses his entire strength to knock [[Moon#Donkey Kong Country Returns|the moon]] out of its orbit and land it on the Tiki Tong Tower (if the player is playing as Diddy Kong, he instead futilely tries to use his jetpack only to rocket himself headfirst onto it, accidentally knocking it out of orbit and doing the above in the process). The moon's weight shoves the tower back into the volcano, releasing the stolen bananas and sends the moon flying back into orbit. As the bananas rain from the sky, the animals are freed from their hypnosis. With their leader and his lieutenants defeated, the Tiki Tak Tribe's reign over the island is over, marking the end of the Kongs' adventure.

===''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:LMDM Tiki Spear.png|thumb|A tiki mask resembling Kalimba on a Strong Greenie's spear]]
In [[Treacherous Mansion]] of ''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]'', [[Strong Greenie]]s wield spears with a tiki mask resembling Kalimba on them and regular [[Greenie]]s can appear with them in [[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]].

==List of members==
===High-ranking===
{{content description
|image1={{anchor|Kalimba}}[[File:TikiDKCR.png|100px]]
|name1=Kalimba
|description1=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. Kalimba is featured in the [[Jungle (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Jungle]] world. During the opening sequence, Kalimba encounters Donkey Kong and attempts to hypnotize him. This proves to be unsuccessful as Donkey Kong would proceed to repeatedly punch Kalimba and then send him flying out of his tree house. 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|Maraca Gang}}[[File:Tiki2.png|100px]]
|name2=Maraca Gang<ref name=DKCRdata>''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' internal data</ref>
|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<ref name=DKCRdata/><ref>''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' (British English version): Stu trophy description</ref>
|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<ref name=DKCRdata/><ref name="mmm>''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' (British English version): Mole Miner Max trophy description</ref>
|description4=Banjo Bottom, as his name suggests, is based on a {{wp|banjo}}. He 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<ref name=DKCRdata/>
|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<ref name=DKCRdata/><ref>''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' (British English version): Thugly trophy description</ref>
|description6=Xylobone is based on a {{wp|xylophone}} and appears in the [[Cliff (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|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<ref name=DKCRdata/>
|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. Their 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 the Factory world, it is shown that a Tiki can come to life when mashed-up bananas are incorporated into its body. This is further demonstrated in the final battle against Tiki Tong, where he spews juice grinded from the remainder of the stolen bananas on the seven high-ranked tikis to turn them into his own pair of hands.

==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U''===
{{SSB4 trophy
|name=Krazy Kalimba
|image='''3DS:'''<br>[[File:KalimbaTikiTrophy3DS.png|100px]]<br>'''Wii U:'''<br>[[File:KrazyKalimbaTrophyWiiU.png|100px]]
|category=Series Related
|appears_in='''Wii''' ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' (11/2010)<br>'''3DS''' ''Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D'' (05/2013) 
|trophy_box=19: Donkey Kong Country Returns
|unlock=([[File:3DS Logo.svg|32px|link=Nintendo 3DS]]) Random<br>([[File:Wii U Logo.svg|32px|link=Wii U]]) Purchase at the [[smashwiki:Trophy Shop|Trophy Shop]]
|desc=The Tiki Tak Tribe is an evil group of instrumental Tikis from Donkey Kong Country Returns. You first meet Kalimba as he hypnotizes animals with his music. The top of Kalimba Tiki looks a bit like his namesake, an African instrument that is also called a thumb piano.
|desc2=The Tiki Tak Tribe are the enemies shaped like musical instruments in Donkey Kong Country Returns. When Kalimba first turns up, he hypnotises the animals with his music. Incidentally, the top of his head looks just like a kalimba, an African instrument. Never seen one? Look it up!
}}

===''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
|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==
<references/>

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[[Category:Tiki Tak Tribe|*]]
[[Category:Super Smash Bros. for Wii U trophies]]
[[Category:Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spirits]]
[[de:Tiki Tak Stamm]]