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|image=[[File:DKC3 Bleak.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of '''Bleak''' from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''  
|image=[[File:DKC3 Bleak.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of Bleak from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''
|full_name=Bleak
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|species=Snowman
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 3]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance]]) ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3]] (GBA)''  ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
|species=[[Snowman]]
|latest_portrayal=[[Chris Sutherland]] (2005)
|latest_portrayal=[[Chris Sutherland]] (2005)
}}
}}
'''Bleak''' is a large, sinister-looking snowman encountered as a boss in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''.
'''Bleak''' is a large, sinister-looking snowman who appears as a boss in both ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''. He 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 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 (Donkey Kong franchise)|Bonus Coin]].


Bleak is the boss of the snowy mountain area [[K3]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3]]'', appearing in the level '''Bleak's House'''. 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 tie, 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.
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 [[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|Game Boy Advance version]] of ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'', and [[Chunky Kong]] from ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''. Bleak also now utters grunts when throwing snowballs, which are recycled from [[King K. Rool]] in ''Donkey Kong 64''.


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, giving out 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 (which have the same sprite as [[Karbine]]'s fireballs and are purple in the [[Game Boy Color]] version) from of his hat at whichever Kong he is fighting. Instead of moving laterally, he stands in one place and stops 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.
==Gallery==
===Sprites===
<gallery>
Bleak DKC3 sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
Bleak DKC3 Photo Album.png|[[Dixie Kong's Photo Album]]
Bleak DKLIII sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Land III''
DKLIII GBC Bleak sprite.png|''Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong''
Bleak DKC3GBA sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country 3'' (Game Boy Advance)
</gallery>


The battle against Bleak is similar to the minigames at [[Swanky's Sideshow]] (which is in the SNES version of ''Donkey Kong Country 3'' only).
===Screenshots===
<gallery>
Bleak's House SNES.png|''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
Bleak Magic.png|''Donkey Kong Land III''
Bleak's House GBA.png|''Donkey Kong Country 3'' (Game Boy Advance)
Bleak's House GBA 2.png|''Donkey Kong Country 3'' (Game Boy Advance) screenshot of Dixie, after defeating Bleak
</gallery>
 
===Scans===
<gallery>
File:NintendoPower90 cover.png|''[[Nintendo Power]]'' volume 90 cover
</gallery>
 
==Media==
{{media table
|file1=Bleak SFX 1.oga
|title1=Bleak's laugh
|description1=Bleak laughing when he stops shooting (sampled from the "{{file link|Low, Throaty Laugh, Human 1.oga|Male Low Throaty Laugh 1}}" track from the ''Best of Cartoon & Movie Sound F-X'' album)<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvpGN4hTlSo Male Low Throaty Laugh]</ref>
}}


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
===Bleak===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ブリーク
|Jap=ブリーク
|JapR=Burīku
|JapR=Burīku
|JapM=Bleak
|JapM=Bleak
|Ger=Bleak
|Ita=Bleak
}}
}}


===Bleak's House===
==Trivia==
{{foreign names
*The original laughter sound for Bleak is a pitched-down version of a stock sound effect, "Male Low Throaty Laugh". This same sound effect, pitched up, would later be used for [[King Boo]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/camreigle/status/1459587903298973699 Cameron Reigle on Twitter, retrieved November 16, 2021]</ref>
|Jap=K3の怪人 ボス ブリーク
*In the Japanese version of the Super Nintendo version, the player can skip the boss fight against Bleak by dying and pausing just before the screen fades out to exit the level, which will cause the game to consider the boss beaten.
|JapR=K3 no kaijin bosu Burīku
|JapM=Phantom of K3 Boss Bleak
}}


===Bleak Magic===
==References==
{{foreign names
<references/>
|Jap=雪の怪人 ブリーク
|JapR=Yuki no kaijin Burīku
|JapM=Phantom of Snow, Bleak
}}
 
==Trivia==
*The level where the player faces Bleak in ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' is named "Bleak's House", a pun of the Charles Dickens novel ''[[wikipedia:Bleak House|Bleak House]]''. "Bleak Magic", Bleak's level in ''Donkey Kong Land 3'', is most likely a pun on "[[wikipedia:Black magic|black magic]]".
*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 Kudgel's (from the GBA version of ''Donkey Kong Country 2'') recycled.


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Latest revision as of 19:16, August 13, 2024

Bleak
Artwork of Bleak.
Artwork of Bleak from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Species Snowman
First appearance Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (1996)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance) (2005)
Latest portrayal Chris Sutherland (2005)

Bleak is a large, sinister-looking snowman who appears as a boss in both Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! and Donkey Kong Land III. He 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[edit]

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble![edit]

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.

In the Game Boy Advance version, Bleak's laughter was removed, and his new voice clips, which are shared with Baron K. Roolenstein, are recycled from Kudgel's from the Game Boy Advance version of Donkey Kong Country 2, and Chunky Kong from Donkey Kong 64. Bleak also now utters grunts when throwing snowballs, which are recycled from King K. Rool in Donkey Kong 64.

Donkey Kong Land III[edit]

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 (which have the same sprite as Karbine's fireballs and are purple in the Game Boy Color version) from of his hat at whichever Kong he is fighting. Instead of moving laterally, he stands in one place and stops 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.

Gallery[edit]

Sprites[edit]

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

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

  • Donkey Kong Land III

    Donkey Kong Land III

  • Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong

    Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong

  • Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)

    Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)

Screenshots[edit]

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

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

  • Donkey Kong Land III

    Donkey Kong Land III

  • Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)

    Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)

  • Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance) screenshot of Dixie, after defeating Bleak

    Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance) screenshot of Dixie, after defeating Bleak

Scans[edit]

Media[edit]

Audio.svg Bleak's laugh - Bleak laughing when he stops shooting (sampled from the "Male Low Throaty Laugh 1Media:Low, Throaty Laugh, Human 1.oga" track from the Best of Cartoon & Movie Sound F-X album)[1]
File infoMedia:Bleak SFX 1.oga
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Names in other languages[edit]

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

Trivia[edit]

  • The original laughter sound for Bleak is a pitched-down version of a stock sound effect, "Male Low Throaty Laugh". This same sound effect, pitched up, would later be used for King Boo.[2]
  • In the Japanese version of the Super Nintendo version, the player can skip the boss fight against Bleak by dying and pausing just before the screen fades out to exit the level, which will cause the game to consider the boss beaten.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Male Low Throaty Laugh
  2. ^ Cameron Reigle on Twitter, retrieved November 16, 2021
[Edit]
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (SNES) / Donkey Kong Country 3 (GBA)
Characters Protagonists Dixie Kong • Kiddy Kong • Funky Kong • Wrinkly Kong • Swanky Kong • Cranky Kong
Prisoners Banana Birds • Banana Queen • Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Candy Konga • Lanky Konga • Tiny Konga • Chunky Konga
Animal Friends Ellie • Enguarde • Parry • Squawks • Squitter • Quawks
Brothers Bear Bachelora • Baffle • Barnacle • Barter • Bazaar • Bazooka • Benny • Björn • Blizzard • Blue • Blunder • Boomer • Bramble • Brash
Bosses Belcha • Arich • Squirt • KAOS • Bleak • Barbos • Kroctopusa • Baron K. Roolenstein
Enemies Bazuka • Bazza • Booty Bird • Bounty Bass • Bristles • Buzz • Gleamin' Bream • Karbine • Killer bees • Klasp • Knik-Knak • Knocka • Kobble • Koco • Koin • Koindozer • Kopter • Krackaa • Kremling (boater)a • Krimp • Kroc • Krumple • Kuchuka • Kuff 'n' Klout • Lemguin • Lurchin • Minkey • Missile shell • Nibbla • Nid • Re-Koil • Skidda • Sneek • Swoopy
Items Banana • Banana Bunch • Bowling ball • Bear coin • Bonus Coin • Box of chocolatesa • Cog • DK Coin • Extra-Life Balloon (red · green · blue) • Flupperius Petallus Pongus • Green banana • K-O-N-G Letters • Mirror • No.6 wrench • Patch • Present • Rosea • Shell • Ski • Star
Objects Animal Barrel • Animal crate • Auto-Fire Barrel • Barrel • Barrel Shield • Bonus Barrel • Boo Barrel • Booster Barrel • Bubbling cauldron • Crate • DK Barrel • Fuel Drum • Handle • Ignition Barrel • Invincibility Barrel • Metal door • Minea • Propellerpack • Ripsaw • Rocket Barrel • Star Barrel • Steel Barrel • Switch Barrel • TNT Barrel • Toboggan • Tracker Barrel • Trapdoor • Tumbling barrel • Warp Barrel • Wheel
Levels Lake Orangatanga Lakeside Limbo • Doorstop Dash • Tidal Trouble • Skidda's Row • Murky Mill • Belcha's Barn
Kremwood Forest Barrel Shield Bust-Up • Riverside Race • Squeals on Wheels • Springin' Spiders • Bobbing Barrel Brawl • Arich's Ambush
Cotton Top Cove Bazza's Blockade • Rocket Barrel Ride • Kreeping Klasps • Tracker Barrel Trek • Fish Food Frenzy • Squirt's Showdown
Mekanos Fire-Ball Frenzy • Demolition Drain-Pipe • Ripsaw Rage • Blazing Bazukas • Low-G Labyrinth • Kaos Karnage
K3 Krevice Kreepers • Tearaway Toboggan • Barrel Drop Bounce • Krack Shot Kroc • Lemguin Lunge • Bleak's House
Razor Ridge Buzzer Barrage • Kong-Fused Cliffs • Floodlit Fish • Pot Hole Panic • Ropey Rumpus • Barbos's Barrierb • Kroctopus Krusha
Pacificaa Dingy Drain-Pipea • Stormy Seasa • Sunken Sprucea • Cliffside Blasta • Ripcurl Reefa • Surf's Upa • Barbos's Barrier
Kaos Kore Konveyor Rope Klash • Creepy Caverns • Lightning Lookout • Koindozer Klamber • Poisonous Pipeline • Kastle Kaos
Krematoa Stampede Sprint • Criss Kross Cliffs • Tyrant Twin Tussle • Swoopy Salvo • Rocket Rush • Knautilus
Miscellaneous Barrel-Blastapalooza • Donkey Kong Country Trilogy • Gallery • Glitches • Media • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Staff
a Exclusive to the Game Boy Advance version
b Barbos's Barrier was moved to Pacifica in the Game Boy Advance version
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Donkey Kong Land III
Characters Bear • Dixie Kong • Kiddy Kong • Wrinkly Kong
Animal Friends Ellie • Enguarde • Squawks • Squitter
Bosses Arich • Barbos • Bleak • KAOS • Baron K. Roolenstein
Enemies Bazuka • Bazza • Booty Bird • Bounty Bass • Bristles • Buzz • Karbine • Klasp • Knocka • Kobble • Koco • Kopter • Krimp • Krumple • Kuchuka • Lemguin • Lurchin • Minky • Nid • Niknak • Rekoil • Skidda • Sneek
Levels Cape Codswallop Red Wharf • Seabed Shanty • Ford Knocks • Total Rekoil • Koco Channel • Liftshaft Lottery • Barbos Bastion
Primate Plains Coral Quarrel • Minky Mischief • Jetty Jitters • Black Ice Blitz • Riverbank Riot • Miller Instinct • Bleak Magic
Blackforest Plateau Rocketeer Rally • Vertigo Verge • Polar Pitfalls • Surface Tension • Tundra Blunda • Redwood Rampage • Arich Attack
Great Ape Lakes Jungle Jeopardy • Footloose Falls • Deep Reef Grief • Karbine Kaos • Simian Shimmy • Rockface Chase • Krazy Kaos
Tin Can Valley Tropical Tightropes • Clifftop Critters • Rickety Rapids • Bazuka Bombard • Ugly Ducting • Stalagmite Frights • K Rool Duel
Lost World Whiplash Dash • Kuchuka Karnage • Haunted Hollows • Rainforest Rumble • Barrel Boulevard • Ghoulish Grotto • K Rools Last Stand
Barrels Animal Barrel • Barrel • Barrel Cannon • Blast Barrel • Bonus Barrel • DK Barrel • Iron Barrel • Rotatable Barrel • Star Barrel • Warp Barrel
Other items and objects Banana • Banana Bunch • Bear coin • Bonus Coin • Extra Life Balloon • KONG Letters • Propellerpack • Star • Toboggan
Miscellaneous Gallery • Glitches • Media • Cards • Pre-release and unused Content • Quotes • Staff
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