Editing Tiki Tak Tribe

|members=[[Tiki Tong Tower]]<br>Kalimba<br>Maraca Gang<br>Gong Oh<br>Banjo Bottom<br>Wacky Pipes<br>Xylobone<br>Cordian

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]]. 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 him as he soon pummels the tiki and sends it flying out of the house. Donkey Kong and [[Diddy Kong]] then 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]]. After the [[Kong]]s defeat each boss, each tiki dizzily re-emerges from the unconscious boss. 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 tik, 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 [[Feather Fiend]] of the [[Factory (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Factory]] world, it is revealed that the bananas are being used to mass-produce tikis.

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. 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.

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 Kalimba on them appear in the [[Jungle Exhibit]] in [[Treacherous Mansion]]. Regular [[Greenie]]s can also appear with them in the [[ScareScraper]].

|name1=Krazy Kalimba<ref name=InstagramBaddie>{{cite|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DFLPqFUtNaS/|title=Who's your pick for baddie-est baddie? #DonkeyKong Country Returns HD is out now!|publisher=Instagram|author=nintendoamerica|date=January 23, 2025|accessdate=January 29, 2025}}</ref><ref>''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' (British English version) and ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'': Krazy Kalimba trophy title</ref>

|description1=Krazy Kalimba is the first high-ranked tiki whom Donkey Kong encounters. Based on the {{wp|mbira}} instrument, it is painted light blue on one half of its body and red on the other, as well as having a headband made out of a trio of 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 it 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|Maraca Gang}}[[File:Tiki2.png|100px]]

|name2=The Maraca Gang<ref name=InstagramBaddie/><ref name=DKCRdata>''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' internal data</ref>

|name3=Gong-Oh<ref name=InstagramBaddie/><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 bears an emblem based on the Sun. It is featured in the [[Ruins]] world, more specifically during the boss level, [[Ruined Roost]], where it hypnotizes [[Stu]] to fight the Kongs.

|name4=Banjo Bottom<ref name=InstagramBaddie/><ref name=DKCRdata/><ref name="mmm>''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' (British English version): Mole Miner Max trophy description</ref>

|name5=Wacky Pipes<ref name=InstagramBaddie/><ref name=DKCRdata/>

|name6=Xylobone<ref name=InstagramBaddie/><ref name=DKCRdata/><ref>''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' (British English version): Thugly trophy description</ref>

|name7=Cordian<ref name=InstagramBaddie/><ref name=DKCRdata/>

|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 drenches the tikis in it, turning them into Tiki Tong's own pair of hands.

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.

|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!