Tucks
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| First appearance | Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Wii U) (2014) | ||
| Latest appearance | Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch) (2018) | ||
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- “Show those pesky penguins the radical righteousness of us supreme simians!”
- —Funky Kong, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Tucks are pudgy, hunched penguins that appear as common enemies in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and its Nintendo Switch port. They are the Snowmads' most common foot soldiers, comparable to Tiki Goons from Donkey Kong Country Returns. Tucks typically wear tightened green striped pants with a knotted rope around their waist. Their name comes from a shortening of "tuxedo", a type of formal suit that resembles the color of a penguin’s feathers.
The common variety of Tucks walks slowly from side to side. If the Kongs get in contact with a Tucks, it slaps them, causing them to lose a heart of their health. Tucks are among the weakest enemies in the game and can be defeated with any attack method, such as stomping, throwing barrels or explosives, or rolling. Tucks sometimes appear in groups, so the Kongs can jump on them in succession to potentially earn a Banana Coin.
There is a pantless variety of Tucks[1] that bounces on springy objects, such as elastic drapes and jelly blocks. They bounce in one place or back and forth between two spots, damaging the Kongs upon contact. Compared to other enemies, bouncing Tucks are rather uncommon in the game. A single bouncing Tucks can be found inside a windmill in the level Windmill Hills. More bouncing Tucks can be spotted in Jelly Jamboree. The different types of jelly blocks that appear in the level do not influence their jump height as they do with the Kongs. However, like the Kongs, bouncing Tucks are able to use blue jelly blocks to move certain mechanisms.
Levels[edit]
- Mangrove Cove
- Shipwreck Shore
- Trunk Twister
- Windmill Hills
- Horn Top Hop
- Alpine Incline
- Wing Ding
- Crumble Cavern
- Bopopolis
- Grassland Groove
- Baobab Bonanza
- Frantic Fields
- Scorch 'n' Torch
- Twilight Terror
- Cannon Canyon
- Rickety Rafters
- Bramble Scramble
- Precarious Pendulums
- Deep Keep
- High Tide Ride
- Sea Stack Attack
- Rockin' Relics
- Shoal Atoll
- Spinning Spines
- Harvest Hazards
- Fruity Factory
- Jelly Jamboree
- Frosty Fruits
- Beehive Brawl
- Platform Problems
- Homecoming Hijinxs
- Aqueduct Assault
- Forest Folly
- Cliffside Slide
- Meltdown Mayhem
- Dynamite Dash
- Icicle Arsenal
- Slippy Spikes
- Crazy Clouds
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ペンガー[?] Pengā |
Derived from "penguin" and possibly Víkingar (an Old Norse word for "Vikings") | |
| French (NOE) | Gorfoufou[?] | From gorfou ("crested penguin") and foufou ("nutty") | |
| German | Peingu[?] | From pinguin ("penguin") and pein ("torment") | |
| Italian | Pinguingo[?] | A portmanteau of pinguino ("penguin") and Vichingo ("Viking") | |
| Spanish | Vilgüino raso[?] | Portmanteau of vil ("vile") and pingüino ("penguin"); raso ("private") indicates its rank |
References[edit]
- ^ 「ドンキーコングトロピカルフリーズ任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Page 195 and 196. This version of the enemy has the same name as normal Tucks.
