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{{Species-infobox
{{species infobox
|title=Trench Tuck
|image=[[File:Trench Tuck.jpg|200px]]
|image=[[File:TrenchTuck.PNG|230px]]
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' ([[2014]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
|species_origin=[[Tuck]]
|variant_of=[[Pointy Tucks]]
}}
}}
'''Trench Tucks''' are enemies in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' and its Nintendo Switch [[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|port]]. They are a variant of [[Tucks]], more specifically, [[Pointy Tucks]]. Trench Tucks look identical to Pointy Tucks except for the rigid, wooden shield that they carry to defend against the [[Kong]]s.


'''Trench Tucks''' are uncommon enemies in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'', first appearing in the level [[Horn Top Hop]]. They are penguin-like members of the [[Snowmad]]s wearing viking helmets and a collar with the Snowmad logo on it, nearly identical to [[Pointy Tuck]]s, except that they don't wear helmets. They can be defeated by jumping on their heads.
Trench Tucks walk from side to side and carry the shield in front of them. The shield blocks any [[Roll Attack]] from the Kongs and pushes them back a bit. The impact also sends the enemy back a few spaces, but it can never be driven off the edge of a platform. Like Pointy Tucks, Trench Tucks are harmful to jump on due to the spiky long horns embedded in their helmets.
Trench Tucks, as their name suggests, live in holes in the ground, and randomly jump out when the Kongs approach. However, they do not jump on their own, instead being controlled by [[Hootz]] in the background blowing into pipes to make them come out.


The Kongs can [[Hand Slap|Ground Pound]] near a Trench Tucks to make it drop the shield and leave an opening for a frontal Roll Attack. More direct ways to attack a Trench Tucks include rolling into it from behind, [[Cane Bounce|bouncing off its head]] with [[Cranky Kong]]'s cane, tossing a projectile such as a [[barrel]] or a [[Water Sack]], or ramming into it with [[Rambi]], who can surpass the shield. Trench Tucks stop in place when shot with a [[popgun]], but this will not make them drop their shield.


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Trench Tucks most often appear in levels with Rambi such as [[Frantic Fields]] and [[Meltdown Mayhem]]. A single Trench Tucks appears at the end of [[Rickety Rafters]].
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==Gallery==
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]
<gallery widths=256>
[[Category:Donkey Kong Enemies]]
Trench Tuck before.jpg|A Trench Tucks preparing its shield for defense
[[Category:Snowmads]]
Trench Tuck after.jpg|The enemy barring a [[Roll Attack]] from the Kongs
[[Category:Birds]]
</gallery>
[[Category:Ice Creatures]]
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=バクラペンガー
|JapR=Bakura Pengā
|JapM=Possibly a corruption of「バックラー」(''bakkurā'', buckler) +「ペンガー」(''Pengā'', [[Tucks#Names in other languages|Tucks]])
|Ger=Schildguin
|GerM=From "schild" (shield) and "pinguin" (penguin)
|FreE=Rempart Gorfoufou
|FreEM=Bulwark Tucks
|Ita=Pinguingo scudiero
|ItaM=Shielder tucks
|SpaE=Vilgüino defensor
|SpaEM=Defense tucks
}}
{{DKCTF}}
[[Category:Tucks]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze enemies]]

Latest revision as of 12:59, November 10, 2024

Trench Tucks
Trench Tuck toy figure
First appearance Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (2014)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch) (2018)
Variant of Pointy Tucks

Trench Tucks are enemies in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and its Nintendo Switch port. They are a variant of Tucks, more specifically, Pointy Tucks. Trench Tucks look identical to Pointy Tucks except for the rigid, wooden shield that they carry to defend against the Kongs.

Trench Tucks walk from side to side and carry the shield in front of them. The shield blocks any Roll Attack from the Kongs and pushes them back a bit. The impact also sends the enemy back a few spaces, but it can never be driven off the edge of a platform. Like Pointy Tucks, Trench Tucks are harmful to jump on due to the spiky long horns embedded in their helmets.

The Kongs can Ground Pound near a Trench Tucks to make it drop the shield and leave an opening for a frontal Roll Attack. More direct ways to attack a Trench Tucks include rolling into it from behind, bouncing off its head with Cranky Kong's cane, tossing a projectile such as a barrel or a Water Sack, or ramming into it with Rambi, who can surpass the shield. Trench Tucks stop in place when shot with a popgun, but this will not make them drop their shield.

Trench Tucks most often appear in levels with Rambi such as Frantic Fields and Meltdown Mayhem. A single Trench Tucks appears at the end of Rickety Rafters.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese バクラペンガー[?]
Bakura Pengā
Possibly a corruption of「バックラー」(bakkurā, buckler) +「ペンガー」(Pengā, Tucks)
French (NOE) Rempart Gorfoufou[?] Bulwark Tucks
German Schildguin[?] From "schild" (shield) and "pinguin" (penguin)
Italian Pinguingo scudiero[?] Shielder tucks
Spanish (NOE) Vilgüino defensor[?] Defense tucks