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{{about|a mechanical foe first appearing in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''|a human character from ''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]'' also named Buzz|[[Buzz (character)]]}}
{{distinguish|Buzzer}}
{{Species-infobox
{{species infobox
|title=Buzz
|image=[[File:Green Buzz.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork of a Buzz from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''  
|image=[[File:Red Buzz.png|200px|]]<br>Artwork of a Buzz from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''  
|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]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance|GBA]] port) ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 3]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance]]) ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
|related=[[Zinger]]<br>
|relatives=[[Killer bees]]
|comparable=[[Mechanical Zinger]]<br>[[Zinger]]
}}
}}
'''Buzzes''', also named '''Green Zingers'''<ref>{{cite|date=December 1996|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''[[Nintendo Power]]'' volume 91|page=59-61}}</ref><ref>{{cite|language=en-gb|date=December 1996|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) issue 51|publisher=EMAP|page=20}}</ref> and '''Buzzers''',<ref>{{cite|language=en-gb|date=March 1997|publisher=EMAP|title=''Nintendo Official Magazine'' issue 54|page=46-50, 52-53}}</ref><ref>{{cite|language=en-gb|date=December 1996|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) issue 51|publisher=EMAP|page=16 and 18-23}}</ref> are robotic wasps<ref>{{file link|Twitterpost Buzz.jpeg|Confirmed by former Rare employee Mark Stevenson on Twitter}}</ref> that appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''. They have legs made of metal and a buzzsaw in their abdomen, although their body and wings appear to be organic. Buzzes are comparable to [[Zinger]]s in several ways, such as being one of the most common enemies in both of their game appearances. Buzzes have the same behavior and attacks as Zingers and are among the harder enemies to defeat. Similarly to Zingers, Buzzes have a standard type (which are green rather than yellow) and a less common red variant (once named a '''Red Zinger'''<ref>{{cite|date=December 1996|title=''Nintendo Power'' volume 91|page=59|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref>), which are mostly vulnerable to [[TNT Barrel]]s only. Buzz's name directly references the onomatopoeia "buzz," which can represent the sound made by bees while flying or the sound of a buzzsaw. Their name might have been derived from the "buzz" prefix of buzzsaw.


{{quote2|Multi-talented flying baddy, whose buzzsaw protects his whole body from attacks.|''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!|Donkey Kong Country 3]]'' manual, page 19}}
==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' / ''Donkey Kong Land III''===
Buzzes are enemies in ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''. They behave identically between both games, though only the green type appears in the latter. Buzzes cannot be defeated by [[Dixie Kong]] and [[Kiddy Kong]] directly, but can be defeated by most other attacks, such as throwing a [[barrel]] at them or attacking them with an [[Animal Friend]]. Red Buzzes can usually only be defeated by a TNT Barrel or an [[Invincibility Barrel]], although in [[Krack Shot Kroc]], a red Buzz gets defeated if hit by one of [[Kroc]]'s [[fireball]]s. In the final level [[Rocket Rush (level)|Rocket Rush]], the [[Rocket Barrel]]'s exhaust flames can defeat Buzzes, which turn black when defeated, although in the [[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|remake]], this only defeats green Buzzes and does not make them turn black.


'''Buzzes''' are robotic wasps<ref>[[Media:Twitterpost Buzz.jpeg|Twitter confirmation by former Rare employee Mark Stevenson]]</ref> that are found in the games ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''. Their legs are made of metal and they have a buzzsaw in their abdomen, though their bodies and wings seem to be organic. They, for the most part, replace [[Zinger]]s from the first two games in the ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]'' series. Just like Zingers, they are immune to jump attacks.
===Unused appearances===
====''Diddy Kong Pilot'' (2003 version)====
In the 2003 iteration of ''[[Diddy Kong Pilot (2003)|Diddy Kong Pilot]]'', both purple and blue Buzzes appear as homing weapons that racers can use. Neither red nor green Buzzes make an appearance. Purple Buzzes home in on the nearest opponent (similar to [[Red Shell]]s in the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series). They appear in quantities of either one, two, or three. A Blue Buzz instead homes on the racer in first place (similar to the [[Spiny Shell (blue)|Spiny Shells]] in the ''Mario Kart'' series), and it can only be obtained by racers in lower places. When either type crashes into a racer, they briefly fall down and bounce onto the ground. The player can dodge a Buzz by either using a [[Zinger]] or by performing a loop by pressing {{button|GBA|L}} and Up on the {{button|GBA|pad}}. Purple Buzzes were replaced with Fire Eggs, and blue Buzzes were replaced by the Saucer of Peril in the final version, ''{{iw|jiggywikki|Banjo-Pilot}}''.


Buzzes' name is a play on words of the onomatopoeia "buzz," representing the sound that bees make when they fly, and the buzzsaw in their abdomens.
==Profiles==
 
==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''===
===''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''===
In ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'', Buzzes are the most common enemy, usually posing as obstacles. There are two Buzz variants. Green Buzzes can be defeated by a thrown [[barrel]] or by a certain [[Animal Friend]], but the tougher red Buzzes can only be defeated by a [[TNT Barrel]], an [[Invincibility Barrel]], with the [[fireball]]s launched by [[Kroc]] in [[Krack Shot Kroc]], or with the flames from the exhaust of a [[Rocket Barrel]] in the SNES version only.
{{multilang profile
|type=manual
|Eng=Multi-talented flying baddy, whose buzzsaw protects his whole body from attacks.''<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' manual|page=19|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1996}}</ref>}}


Buzzes are absent in [[Lakeside Limbo]], [[Skidda's Row]], [[Koindozer Klamber]], [[Poisonous Pipeline]], and all underwater levels.
==Gallery==
===Artwork===
<gallery>
Buzz2.jpg|A red Buzz
Doorstop Dash DKC3 art.jpg|Artwork of green Buzzes in [[Doorstop Dash]]
KastleKAOS.jpg|Artwork of two red Buzzes chasing [[Dixie Kong]] and [[Kiddy Kong]] outside [[Kastle Kaos]]
Pipeline DKC3 group art.jpg|Artwork of two red Buzzes and a [[Krimp]] chasing Dixie Kong and Kiddy Kong in [[Demolition Drain-Pipe]]
Donkey Kong Country 3 Player's Guide.jpg|A swarm of red Buzzes on the cover of the game's [[Nintendo Player's Guide]]
</gallery>


===''Donkey Kong Land III''===
===Sprites===
In ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]'', Buzzes behave the same way they did in ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble'', but are colored grey due to the Game Boy's color limitations. This means that the game lacks the red variation of the enemy, therefore, every single Buzz can be defeated with regular barrels. In the Game Boy Color version, they are all colored green.
 
===''Diddy Kong Pilot''===
Prerelease footage for the [[List of unreleased media|canceled]] Game Boy Advance game ''[[Diddy Kong Pilot]]'' reveals that pink Buzzes were going to appear in the game as items. When used, Buzz would home in on the nearest pilot and cause them to crash on contact (similar to [[Red Shell]]s in ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]''). The game would have also featured a blue variant, which would home in on the lead driver and attack them (similar to the [[Spiny Shell (blue)|Spiny Shells]] in ''Mario Kart'').<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=sg7SYh1lWqQ</ref>
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Buzz2.jpg|An unused pink Buzz
Buzz DKC3 green.png|''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
Green Buzz.jpg|A green Buzz
Buzz DKC3 red.png|''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
Buzz DKC3 green.png|Sprite of a green Buzz.
Buzz-RocketBarrelDefeat-DKC3.png|A Buzz defeated from the Rocket Barrel in ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
Buzz DKC3 red.png|Sprite of a red Buzz.
Buzz DKC3 Photo Album.png|In [[Dixie Kong's Photo Album]]
File:Buzz-RocketBarrelDefeat-DKC3.png|Sprite of a Buzz who was defeated by the Rocket Barrel's exhaust pipes.
Buzz DKLIII sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Land III''
Buzz DKC3 Photo Album.png|A Buzz, as seen in [[Dixie Kong's Photo Album]].
Buzz DKL3c sprite.png|''Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong''
Buzz DKP.png|Sprites of a pink and a blue Buzz as they would have appeared in ''Diddy Kong Pilot''.
DKP03 Blue Buzz.png|''[[Diddy Kong Pilot (2003)]]''
Doorstop Dash DKC3 art.jpg|Artwork of Green Buzzes in [[Doorstop Dash]].
DKP03 Pink Buzz.png|''Diddy Kong Pilot''
KastleKAOS.jpg|Artwork of two pink Buzzes chasing [[Dixie Kong]] and [[Kiddy Kong]] outside [[Kastle KAOS]].
Buzz DKC3 GBA green.png|''Donkey Kong Country 3'' (GBA)
Pipeline DKC3 group art.jpg|Artwork of two pink Buzzes and a [[Krimp]] chasing Dixie Kong and Kiddy Kong in [[Demolition Drain-Pipe]].
Buzz DKC3 GBA red.png|''Donkey Kong Country 3'' (GBA)
</gallery>
</gallery>


== Names in other languages ==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=バズ
|Jap=バズ
|JapR=Bazu
|JapR=Bazu
|JapM=Buzz
|JapM=Buzz
|Ita=Buzz
}}
}}
==Trivia==
*Although Buzzes are colored pink in three of their official artworks, there are no Buzzes in-game with that color.
*In the level [[Rocket Rush]], if a Buzz is hit by the rocket exhaust in the Super Nintendo version, they turn black. This effect is not kept in the Game Boy Advance remake.


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! Enemies]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! enemies]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Land III Enemies]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Land III enemies]]
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Latest revision as of 05:48, August 30, 2024

Not to be confused with Buzzer.
Buzz
Artwork of a green Buzz from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Artwork of a Buzz from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
First appearance Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (1996)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance) (2005)
Relatives
Comparable

Buzzes, also named Green Zingers[1][2] and Buzzers,[3][4] are robotic wasps[5] that appear in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! and Donkey Kong Land III. They have legs made of metal and a buzzsaw in their abdomen, although their body and wings appear to be organic. Buzzes are comparable to Zingers in several ways, such as being one of the most common enemies in both of their game appearances. Buzzes have the same behavior and attacks as Zingers and are among the harder enemies to defeat. Similarly to Zingers, Buzzes have a standard type (which are green rather than yellow) and a less common red variant (once named a Red Zinger[6]), which are mostly vulnerable to TNT Barrels only. Buzz's name directly references the onomatopoeia "buzz," which can represent the sound made by bees while flying or the sound of a buzzsaw. Their name might have been derived from the "buzz" prefix of buzzsaw.

History[edit]

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

Buzzes are enemies in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! and Donkey Kong Land III. They behave identically between both games, though only the green type appears in the latter. Buzzes cannot be defeated by Dixie Kong and Kiddy Kong directly, but can be defeated by most other attacks, such as throwing a barrel at them or attacking them with an Animal Friend. Red Buzzes can usually only be defeated by a TNT Barrel or an Invincibility Barrel, although in Krack Shot Kroc, a red Buzz gets defeated if hit by one of Kroc's fireballs. In the final level Rocket Rush, the Rocket Barrel's exhaust flames can defeat Buzzes, which turn black when defeated, although in the remake, this only defeats green Buzzes and does not make them turn black.

Unused appearances[edit]

Diddy Kong Pilot (2003 version)[edit]

In the 2003 iteration of Diddy Kong Pilot, both purple and blue Buzzes appear as homing weapons that racers can use. Neither red nor green Buzzes make an appearance. Purple Buzzes home in on the nearest opponent (similar to Red Shells in the Mario Kart series). They appear in quantities of either one, two, or three. A Blue Buzz instead homes on the racer in first place (similar to the Spiny Shells in the Mario Kart series), and it can only be obtained by racers in lower places. When either type crashes into a racer, they briefly fall down and bounce onto the ground. The player can dodge a Buzz by either using a Zinger or by performing a loop by pressing L Button and Up on the +Control Pad. Purple Buzzes were replaced with Fire Eggs, and blue Buzzes were replaced by the Saucer of Peril in the final version, Banjo-Pilot.

Profiles[edit]

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

  • Instruction booklet description:
    • English:
      Multi-talented flying baddy, whose buzzsaw protects his whole body from attacks.[7]

Gallery[edit]

Artwork[edit]

Sprites[edit]

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

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

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

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

  • A Buzz defeated from the Rocket Barrel in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!

    A Buzz defeated from the Rocket Barrel in 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

  • Diddy Kong Pilot

    Diddy Kong Pilot

  • Donkey Kong Country 3 (GBA)

    Donkey Kong Country 3 (GBA)

  • Donkey Kong Country 3 (GBA)

    Donkey Kong Country 3 (GBA)

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese バズ[?]
Bazu 		Buzz
Italian Buzz[?] -

References[edit]

  1. ^ December 1996. Nintendo Power volume 91. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 59-61.
  2. ^ December 1996. Nintendo Magazine System (UK) issue 51. EMAP (British English). Page 20.
  3. ^ March 1997. Nintendo Official Magazine issue 54. EMAP (British English). Page 46-50, 52-53.
  4. ^ December 1996. Nintendo Magazine System (UK) issue 51. EMAP (British English). Page 16 and 18-23.
  5. ^ Confirmed by former Rare employee Mark Stevenson on TwitterMedia:Twitterpost Buzz.jpeg
  6. ^ December 1996. Nintendo Power volume 91. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 59.
  7. ^ 1996. Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! manual. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 19.
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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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