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{{distinguish|Sneek}}
{{distinguish|Sneek}}
{{species infobox
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Neek.jpg|250px]]<br>Artwork of a Neek from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
|image=[[File:Neek.jpg|250px]]<br>Artwork from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|latest_appearance=''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|latest_appearance=''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|subject_origin=[[Gnawty]]
|derived_subjects=[[Sneek]]
|derived_subjects=[[Sneek]]
}}
}}
'''Neeks''' are large, gray rats and enemies that first appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''.<ref name="manual">{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet|page=[[Media:DKC2 Manual 28-29.jpg|28]]|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America|author=Nintendo|language=en-us}}</ref> In their appearances, Neeks are one of the weakest enemies and can be defeated from any attack. Behaviorally, Neeks act as the successor to [[Gnawty]]s from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. In ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'', Neeks were succeeded by a different rat enemy, [[Sneek]].
'''Neeks''' are [[List of enemies|enemies]] introduced in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''.<ref name="manual">{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet|page={{file link|DKC2 Manual 28-29.jpg|28}}|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> These large, gray rats behave as the successor to [[Gnawty]]s from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. Similar rat enemies named [[Sneek]]s appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'', and its E3 1996 promotional trailer even shows Neeks appearing in [[Doorstop Dash]], [[Kreeping Klasps]], and [[Squeals on Wheels]], likely as a placeholder.<ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7X1ZmPrWmw|title=Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble E3 1996 Promotional Trailer|date=November 2, 2013|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 19, 2024|author=RarewareArchives}}</ref>
 
== History ==
== History ==
===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' / ''Donkey Kong Land 2''===
In ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', a Neek makes a sound effect similarly to a mouse's squeak when encountered by [[Diddy Kong]] and [[Dixie Kong]], and it only moves back and forth. A Neek can be defeated from either having a [[barrel]] or other object thrown at it, being jumped on, or rolled into. Neeks first appear in the first level, [[Pirate Panic (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Pirate Panic]], where they are also the first enemy encountered, and appear in at least one level in every other world except for Crazy Kremland. Additionally, the [[Game Over]] screen shows a Neek at the bottom left, near Diddy's left leg.
Neeks are enemies in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'', where their role is identical between both games. Neeks move back and forth only, and make a sound effect similar to a mouse's squeak when encountered by [[Diddy Kong]] and [[Dixie Kong]]. A Neek can be defeated either from being hit by a [[barrel]] or another object, being jumped on, or rolled into. Neeks appear in at least one level in every other world except for [[Krazy Kremland]]. Both games use a [[Game Over]] screen that shows a Neek at the bottom left, near Diddy's left leg.


===''Club Nintendo''===
===''Club Nintendo''===
In the ''[[Club Nintendo (magazine)|Club Nintendo]]'' comic adaptation of ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', several Neeks appear to menace Diddy and Dixie on the [[Gangplank Galleon]]. These Neeks are handily defeated by the [[Kong]]s, who simply jump on them. Later in the comic, a single Neek appears alongside various other monsters in [[K. Rool's Keep]]. In this comic, Neeks were portrayed as being capable of speaking, instead of simply making squeaking sounds.
In the ''[[Club Nintendo (magazine)|Club Nintendo]]'' comic adaptation of ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', several Neeks appear to menace Diddy and Dixie on the [[Gangplank Galleon]]. These Neeks are handily defeated by the [[Kong]]s, who simply jump on them. Later in the comic, a single Neek appears alongside various other monsters in [[K. Rool's Keep]]. In this comic, Neeks were portrayed as being capable of speaking, instead of simply making squeaking sounds.


===''Super Mario-Kun''===
===''Super Mario-kun''===
[[File:NeekKun.png|thumb|150px|Neek in ''Super Mario-Kun'']]
[[File:NeekKun.png|thumb|150px|Neek in ''Super Mario-kun'']]
A Neek makes a brief appearance in Volume 14 of ''[[Super Mario-Kun]]''. The last part of the book has a series of comics based on ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', including a 'find the differences' activity between several enemies, including Neek.
A Neek appears briefly in Volume 14 of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''. The last part of the book has a series of comics based on ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', including a 'find the differences' activity between several enemies, including Neek.
 
===''Donkey Kong Land 2''===
Neeks reappear in ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'', where they have the same role as in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''. Like their debut appearance, Neeks are first encountered in the first level, [[Pirate Panic (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Pirate Panic]]. A Neek still appears in the Game Over screen, which was reused from ''Donkey Kong Country 2''.


===''DK'' series===
===''DK'' series===
====''DK: King of Swing''====
Neeks are enemies in ''[[DK: King of Swing]]'' and ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]'', behaving identically in both games. They move around on the [[Peg Board]]s, and if [[Donkey Kong]] touches a Neek, he loses a heart of his health. Donkey Kong can defeat a Neek by charging into it.
Neeks appear in ''[[DK: King of Swing]]''. They move around on the [[Peg Board]]s, and if [[Donkey Kong]] touches a Neek, he loses a heart of his health. Donkey Kong can defeat a Neek by charging into it.
 
====''DK: Jungle Climber''====
Neeks return in ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''. They retain their behavior from the first game in the [[DK (series)|''DK'' series]]. Like before, Donkey Kong can defeat a Neek by charging into it.


==Profiles and statistics==
==Profiles and statistics==
===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
*'''Instruction booklet:''' ''Named for the annoying little squeaking sounds they make, these bilge rats infest every corner of [[Crocodile Isle]]. Check out their cool rendered fur!''<ref name="manual"/>
{{DKC GBA enemy
*'''Level appearances'''
|game=dkc2
**[[Pirate Panic (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Pirate Panic]]
|name=Neek
**[[Mainbrace Mayhem (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Mainbrace Mayhem]]
|image=[[File:Neek DKC2GBA sprite.png]]
**[[Gangplank Galley (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Gangplank Galley]]
|worlds=All except [[Krazy Kremland]]
**[[Topsail Trouble (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Topsail Trouble]]
|levels=
**[[Hot-Head Hop]]
{{columns|count=2|
**[[Kannon's Klaim (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Kannon's Klaim]]
*[[Pirate Panic (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Pirate Panic]]
**[[Lava Lagoon (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Lava Lagoon]]
*[[Mainbrace Mayhem (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Mainbrace Mayhem]]
**[[Red-Hot Ride]]
*[[Gangplank Galley (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Gangplank Galley]]
**[[Barrel Bayou (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Barrel Bayou]]
*[[Topsail Trouble (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Topsail Trouble]]
**[[Slime Climb (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Slime Climb]]
*[[Hot-Head Hop]]
**[[Gusty Glade (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Gusty Glade]]
*[[Kannon's Klaim (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Kannon's Klaim]]
**[[Web Woods (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Web Woods]]
*[[Lava Lagoon (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Lava Lagoon]]
**[[Castle Crush]]
*[[Red-Hot Ride]]
**[[Clapper's Cavern (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Clapper's Cavern]]
*[[Barrel Bayou (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Barrel Bayou]]
**[[Black Ice Battle (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Black Ice Battle]]
*[[Slime Climb (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Slime Climb]]
**[[Animal Antics (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Animal Antics]]
*[[Gusty Glade (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Gusty Glade]]
*[[Web Woods (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Web Woods]]
*[[Castle Crush]]
*[[Clapper's Cavern (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Clapper's Cavern]]
*[[Black Ice Battle (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Black Ice Battle]]
*[[Animal Antics (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Animal Antics]]}}
|page=1
|photo_location=Defeat the Neek at the start of Web Woods.
}}
 
{{multilang profile
|type=manual
|Eng=Named for the annoying little squeaking sounds they make, these bilge rats infest every corner of [[Crocodile Isle]]. Check out their cool rendered fur!''<ref name="manual"/>}}


===''Donkey Kong Land 2''===
===''Donkey Kong Land 2''===
*'''Level appearances'''
{{columns|count=2|
**[[Pirate Panic (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Pirate Panic]]
;Level appearances
**[[Mainbrace Mayhem (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Mainbrace Mayhem]]
*[[Pirate Panic (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Pirate Panic]]
**[[Lockjaw's Locker (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Lockjaw's Locker]]
*[[Mainbrace Mayhem (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Mainbrace Mayhem]]
**[[Topsail Trouble (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Topsail Trouble]]
*[[Lockjaw's Locker (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Lockjaw's Locker]]
**[[Hothead Hop]]
*[[Topsail Trouble (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Topsail Trouble]]
**[[Kannon's Klaim (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Kannon's Klaim]]
*[[Hothead Hop]]
**[[Redhot Ride]]
*[[Kannon's Klaim (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Kannon's Klaim]]
**[[Squawks's Shaft (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Squawks's Shaft]]
*[[Redhot Ride]]
**[[Barrel Bayou (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Barrel Bayou]]
*[[Squawks's Shaft (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Squawks's Shaft]]
**[[Krockhead Klamber (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Krockhead Klamber]]
*[[Barrel Bayou (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Barrel Bayou]]
**[[Web Woods (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Web Woods]]
*[[Krockhead Klamber (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Krockhead Klamber]]
**[[Windy Well (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Windy Well]]
*[[Web Woods (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Web Woods]]
**[[Dungeon Danger]]
*[[Windy Well (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Windy Well]]
**[[Chain Link Chamber (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Chain Link Chamber]]
*[[Dungeon Danger]]
**[[Toxic Tower (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Toxic Tower]]
*[[Chain Link Chamber (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Chain Link Chamber]]
**[[Fiery Furnace (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Fiery Furnace]]
*[[Toxic Tower (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Toxic Tower]]
**[[Animal Antics (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Animal Antics]]
*[[Fiery Furnace (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Fiery Furnace]]
*[[Animal Antics (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Animal Antics]]}}


===''DK'' series===
===''DK'' series===
====''DK: King of Swing''====
*'''Level appearances'''
**[[Contraption Cave]]
**[[Puzzling Pyramid]]
**[[Madcap Mine]]
====''DK: Jungle Climber''====
*'''Level appearances'''
*'''Level appearances'''
**[[Jungle Beach]]
**'''''DK: King of Swing''''': [[Contraption Cave]], [[Puzzling Pyramid]], [[Madcap Mine]]
**[[Cool Cool Cave]]
**'''''DK: Jungle Climber''''': [[Jungle Beach]], [[Cool Cool Cave]], [[Tropical Treetops (DK: Jungle Climber)|Tropical Treetops]], [[Toybox]], [[Glass Labyrinth 2]]
**[[Tropical Treetops (DK: Jungle Climber)|Tropical Treetops]]
**[[Toybox]]
**[[Glass Labyrinth 2]]


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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Neek DKC2 art.png|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' artwork
Neek DKC2 art.png|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' artwork
Neek DKC2.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' sprite
Neek DKC2.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' sprite
PiratePanicAttackedSNES.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
Castle Crush DKC2 screenshot.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
Black Ice Battle DKC2 Klampons and Neeks.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
Game Over DKC2.png|Game Over screen from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
Game Over DKC2.png|Game Over screen from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
Neek DKL2.png|''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'' sprite
Neek DKL2.png|''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'' sprite
Pirate Panic DKL2.png|''Donkey Kong Land 2'' screenshot
Dungeon Danger DKL2 Neek.png|''Donkey Kong Land 2''
Neek DKC2GBA sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (GBA) sprite
Neek-DKKOS.png|''[[DK: King of Swing]]'' sprite
Neek-DKKOS.png|''[[DK: King of Swing]]'' sprite
Madcap Mine DKKoS Neeks.png|''DK: King of Swing''
Neek DKJC sprite.png|''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]'' sprite
Neek DKJC sprite.png|''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]'' sprite
</gallery>
</gallery>
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|Ita=Nik
|Ita=Nik
}}
}}
==Trivia==
*In early footage of ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'', particularly the E3 1996 promotional trailer, [[Kiddy Kong]] is shown fighting Neeks rather than Sneeks in the levels [[Doorstop Dash]], [[Kreeping Klasps]], and [[Squeals on Wheels]].<ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7X1ZmPrWmw|title=Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble E3 1996 Promotional Trailer|date=November 2, 2013|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 19, 2024|author=RarewareArchives}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 12:41, September 5, 2024

Not to be confused with Sneek.
Neek
A Neek
Artwork from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
First appearance Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995)
Latest appearance DK: Jungle Climber (2007)
Derived subjects

Neeks are enemies introduced in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest.[1] These large, gray rats behave as the successor to Gnawtys from Donkey Kong Country. Similar rat enemies named Sneeks appear in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, and its E3 1996 promotional trailer even shows Neeks appearing in Doorstop Dash, Kreeping Klasps, and Squeals on Wheels, likely as a placeholder.[2]

History[edit]

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest / Donkey Kong Land 2[edit]

Neeks are enemies in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong Land 2, where their role is identical between both games. Neeks move back and forth only, and make a sound effect similar to a mouse's squeak when encountered by Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong. A Neek can be defeated either from being hit by a barrel or another object, being jumped on, or rolled into. Neeks appear in at least one level in every other world except for Krazy Kremland. Both games use a Game Over screen that shows a Neek at the bottom left, near Diddy's left leg.

Club Nintendo[edit]

In the Club Nintendo comic adaptation of Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, several Neeks appear to menace Diddy and Dixie on the Gangplank Galleon. These Neeks are handily defeated by the Kongs, who simply jump on them. Later in the comic, a single Neek appears alongside various other monsters in K. Rool's Keep. In this comic, Neeks were portrayed as being capable of speaking, instead of simply making squeaking sounds.

Super Mario-kun[edit]

Neek
Neek in Super Mario-kun

A Neek appears briefly in Volume 14 of Super Mario-kun. The last part of the book has a series of comics based on Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, including a 'find the differences' activity between several enemies, including Neek.

DK series[edit]

Neeks are enemies in DK: King of Swing and DK: Jungle Climber, behaving identically in both games. They move around on the Peg Boards, and if Donkey Kong touches a Neek, he loses a heart of his health. Donkey Kong can defeat a Neek by charging into it.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest[edit]

Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance) enemy
Neek
Neek in Donkey Kong Country 2 for the Game Boy Advance
Worlds All except Krazy Kremland Levels
Scrapbook page 1 Photograph location Defeat the Neek at the start of Web Woods.


  • Instruction booklet description:
    • English:
      Named for the annoying little squeaking sounds they make, these bilge rats infest every corner of Crocodile Isle. Check out their cool rendered fur![1]

Donkey Kong Land 2[edit]

DK series[edit]

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ニーク[?]
Nīku
Neek
Italian Nik[?] -
Spanish Neek[?] -

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b 1995. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 28Media:DKC2 Manual 28-29.jpg.
  2. ^ RarewareArchives (November 2, 2013). Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble E3 1996 Promotional Trailer. YouTube. Retrieved May 19, 2024.