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'''Bleak''' is a large, sinister-looking snowman and a boss in both ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''. Bleak resembles the stereotypical snowman by having the traditional top hat, scarf, and carrot nose. In contrast, he has a very deranged and sinister look and is quite bulbous in appearance. He wears sleeve cuffs and fancy shoes.
'''Bleak''' is a large, sinister-looking snowman and a boss in both ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''. Bleak resembles a stereotypical snowman by having the traditional top hat, scarf, and carrot nose. In contrast, he has a very deranged and sinister look and is quite bulbous in appearance. He wears sleeve cuffs and fancy shoes.


Bleak is the boss of the snowy mountain area [[K3]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3]]'', appearing in the level [[Bleak's House]], with gameplay similar to [[Swanky's Sideshow]]. Bleak resides in a large snowfield which from above seems to have an evil looking face on it (slightly resembling [[Sassy Squatch]]'s face). Bleak attacks either [[Dixie Kong]] or [[Kiddy Kong]] by popping up and down in random locations, attempting to hit one of the Kongs with snowballs. The Kongs must fight back by throwing snowballs at the amulet on Bleak's scarf, which seems to be the source of his power. After being hit multiple times in the amulet, Bleak will try a new tactic; blasting giant snowballs out of his hat like cannonballs.
==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''===
In ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'', Bleak is the boss of [[K3]] and is fought in a snow level, [[Bleak's House]]. The area takes place in a large snowfield where either [[Dixie Kong|Dixie]] or [[Kiddy Kong|Kiddy]] get in a snowball fight with Bleak. The gameplay is similar to [[Swanky's Sideshow]]. Bleak pops in and out of random locations behind the walls, trying to hit either [[Kong]] with a snowball. To attack Bleak, either Kong must throw a snowball at the amulet on Bleak's scarf, which appears to be the source of his power. After taking multiple hits, Bleak starts a different tactic of blasting giant snowballs from of his hat like cannonballs. Bleak shoots up to four at a time. After taking six hits in total, Bleak is defeated, and the Kongs win a [[Bonus Coin]].


Whichever Kong the player is using must avoid these snow boulders (which sometimes come at two, three, or four at a time), and continue to throw snowballs at Bleak's amulet. After Bleak has sustained enough damage, he is defeated, and relinquishes his [[Bonus Coin]].
===''Donkey Kong Land III''===
In ''Donkey Kong Land III'', Bleak is the boss of [[Primate Plains]] and the second boss overall. He is fought in another snow level, [[Bleak Magic]]. Bleak starts off by blasting snow boulders from of his hat at whichever Kong he is fighting. Instead of moving laterally, he stands in one place and stoops to shoot his projectiles with various angles. To attack Bleak, the Kongs must throw a [[barrel]] at his amulet. After each hit, Bleak's attacks become more erratic. After four hits, Bleak is defeated.


In ''Donkey Kong Land III'', Bleak returns as the boss of [[Primate Plains]]. He is fought in a stage called [[Bleak Magic]], located in a high mountain range. This time, Bleak starts off by blowing snow boulders out of his hat, at whichever Kong he is fighting. Instead of moving laterally, he stands in one place and stoops to shoot his projectiles with various angles. In order to be defeated, Bleak must have four barrels thrown at his amulet. Each time Bleak is hit with a barrel, his attacks become more erratic.
Bleak's snowballs have the same sprite as [[Karbine]]'s fireballs. In the [[Game Boy Color]] port, both objects are a faint purple color.
 
Bleak's snowballs share the exact same sprite as Karbine's fireballs in ''Donkey Kong Land III''. In the GBC port, this includes the color palette, which is why they are both a faint purple color.


==Gallery==
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In the Game Boy Advance remake, Bleak's laughs are gone, and his new voice clips (which are shared with [[King K. Rool|Baron K. Roolenstein]]) are recycled from Kudgel's (from the GBA version of ''Donkey Kong Country 2'').
*In the Game Boy Advance version, Bleak's laughter was removed, and his new voice clips,which are shared with [[King K. Rool|Baron K. Roolenstein]], are recycled from [[Kudgel]]'s from the Game Boy Advance version of ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest|Donkey Kong Country 2]]''.
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Revision as of 09:37, June 17, 2020

Template:Character-infobox Bleak is a large, sinister-looking snowman and a boss in both Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! and Donkey Kong Land III. Bleak resembles a stereotypical snowman by having the traditional top hat, scarf, and carrot nose. In contrast, he has a very deranged and sinister look and is quite bulbous in appearance. He wears sleeve cuffs and fancy shoes.

History

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!

In Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Bleak is the boss of K3 and is fought in a snow level, Bleak's House. The area takes place in a large snowfield where either Dixie or Kiddy get in a snowball fight with Bleak. The gameplay is similar to Swanky's Sideshow. Bleak pops in and out of random locations behind the walls, trying to hit either Kong with a snowball. To attack Bleak, either Kong must throw a snowball at the amulet on Bleak's scarf, which appears to be the source of his power. After taking multiple hits, Bleak starts a different tactic of blasting giant snowballs from of his hat like cannonballs. Bleak shoots up to four at a time. After taking six hits in total, Bleak is defeated, and the Kongs win a Bonus Coin.

Donkey Kong Land III

In Donkey Kong Land III, Bleak is the boss of Primate Plains and the second boss overall. He is fought in another snow level, Bleak Magic. Bleak starts off by blasting snow boulders from of his hat at whichever Kong he is fighting. Instead of moving laterally, he stands in one place and stoops to shoot his projectiles with various angles. To attack Bleak, the Kongs must throw a barrel at his amulet. After each hit, Bleak's attacks become more erratic. After four hits, Bleak is defeated.

Bleak's snowballs have the same sprite as Karbine's fireballs. In the Game Boy Color port, both objects are a faint purple color.

Gallery

Sprites

Screenshots

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ブリーク[?]
Burīku
Bleak
German Bleak[?] -
Italian Bleak[?] -

Trivia