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{{Species-infobox
{{species infobox
|title=Trench Tuck
|image=[[File:Trench Tuck.jpg|200px]]
|image=
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
|species_origin=[[Tuck]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
|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 [[Snowmad]] enemies in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''. As members of the [[Tuck]] platoon in the [[Snowmad]] army, they physically resemble penguins. Any Trench Tuck is adorned just like [[Pointy Tuck]]s, in that it wears a large metal helmet with two very sharp horns, as well as a leather lace around its neck, which hangs a Snowmad insignia that lodges on the penguin's chest. However, a specific feature for the Trench Trucks is represented by their wooden circular shields, which they are always seen carrying.
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 primary protection of Trench Tucks consists of the aforementioned shields. By covering their front sides with these shields, they become able to dodge every one of the [[Kong]]'s [[Roll Attack|roll attacks]] coming from the front. By executing this action as stated, the primates end up bumping into the shields without granting any damage to the peguin enemies. However, as the shields are meant to prevent any contact between the Kongs and the Trench Tucks, neither the heroes get damaged when interfering with these foes. Like Pointy Tucks, Trench Tucks are dangerous to step on, because of the spiky long horns thrusted in their helmets and pointing upwards. As such, jumping on a Pointy Tuck causes the heroes to lose a [[heart]] from their health meter.
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.


The Kongs alone can only undermine a Trench Tuck from behind, with a roll attack. A more tricky way to defeat a Trench Tuck is by [[Ground Pound|pounding the ground]] near it and sending a shock to the enemy, who consequently startles, becomes dizzy and stunned, and drops its shield, leaving its front side open for a roll attack. However, the foe stays confused only temporarily, before rising up and picking up its shield. Alternatively, a Trench Tuck can be defeated by throwing a projectile at it, or by ramming into it with [[Rambi the Rhino]], who can surpass its relatively weak shield. Shooting a Trench Tuck with a [[popgun]] merely stuns it for a brief moment.
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==
<gallery widths=256>
Trench Tuck before.jpg|A Trench Tucks preparing its shield for defense
Trench Tuck after.jpg|The enemy barring a [[Roll Attack]] from the Kongs
</gallery>


Trench Tucks are most commonly found in levels that contain Rambi; that is, [[Frantic Fields]] and [[Meltdown Mayhem]].
==Names in other languages==
{{BoxTop}}
{{foreign names
{{DKC:TF}}
|Jap=バクラペンガー
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]
|JapR=Bakura Pengā
[[Category:Donkey Kong Enemies]]
|JapM=Possibly a corruption of「バックラー」(''bakkurā'', buckler) +「ペンガー」(''Pengā'', [[Tucks#Names in other languages|Tucks]])
[[Category:Snowmads]]
|Ger=Schildguin
[[Category:Birds]]
|GerM=From "schild" (shield) and "pinguin" (penguin)
[[Category:Penguins]]
|FreE=Rempart Gorfoufou
[[Category:Ice Creatures]]
|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]

  • A Trench Tucks preparing its shield for defense

    A Trench Tucks preparing its shield for defense

  • The enemy barring a Roll Attack from the Kongs

    The enemy barring a Roll Attack from the Kongs

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
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Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Wii U) / Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)
Characters Playable Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Dixie Kong • Cranky Kong • Funky Kong*
Supporting Don Zunāna • Funky Kong • Professor Chops • Rambi • Squawks • Tawks*
Bosses Pompy, the Presumptuous • Skowl, the Startling • Ba-Boom, the Boisterous • Fugu, the Frightening • Bashmaster, the Unbreakable • Lord Fredrik, the Snowmad King
Other Big Squeekly • Goats • Mugly • Skittler • Snippys
Enemies Snowmad Tucks (Archy · Archy (fire) · Big Sphen · Boom Bird · Painguin Tucks · Papa Painguin · Pengatcha 1-gō · Pointy Tucks · Soary · Speedy Tucks · Trench Tucks · Tuff Tucks · Tenacious Tucks) • Fluff (Harey · Harold · Tuff Fluff) • Hootz (Blue Hootz · Hot Hootz · Puffton · Tuffton) • Ice dragon • Lemmington • Waldough (Chum Chucker Charlie · Fish Poker Pops · Walbrick · Walnut)
Other Bouncelisk • Bucky • Buffaloafer • Buzzy • Carnivorous Plantlife (Venus Trap Platform · Chompette) • Cheesy Chester • Chompasaurus • Dozy • Electrified Anemone • Finley (Blue Finley · Green Finley · Red Finley) • Flaming Falling Totem Pole • Fritz • Gordo • Green fish • Hermit crab • Horror Gills • Jellyfish • Large Mimic • Mama Saw • Mimic • Monocle Monica • Porcupal • Pufftup • Punch Piranha • Punchy Paddy • Schnautzel • Sea Urchin • Snaggles • Sour Dodo • Squiddicus • Swooper Dooper • Thug Slug • Toucan't • Wild Wendell • Yellow Snaggles
Objects Items Banana • Banana Bunch • Banana Coin • Banana Juice • Blue Balloon • Capsule Toy Machine • Crash Guard • Flying banana • Gold Heart • Green Balloon • Heart • Heart Boost • KONG Letters • Mysterious relic • Puzzle Piece • Red Balloon
Projectiles Barrel • Kong Barrel • Water Sack • Watermelon Fuse Bomb
Miscellaneous Barrel Cannon • Blast Barrel • Bell • Burlap Hanging Sack • Climbing grass • Collapsible Underwater Grass • Cracked Block • Current • Item container • Item Handle • Pile of leaves • Purple Flower Platform • Rambi Crate • Rolling leaf • Slot Machine Barrel • Snowflake Shield • Spinning Platform • Spring Platform • Vine-Triggered Platform • Zip-Line Vine
Vehicles Log Canoe • Mine Cart • Rocket Barrel
Obstacles Avalanche • Chunk of ice • Electroid • Fireball • Fire Floor • Giant Spiked Nut • Hanging TNT • Icicle • Proximity mine • Snowball • Snowflake • Sting Tentacle • Tornado • Volcanic debris
Moves Cane Bounce • Cartwheel Attack • Cling • Corkscrew • Ground Pound (Popgun Pound) • Helicopter Spin • Ranged attack • Roll Attack
Levels Lost Mangroves Mangrove Cove • Shipwreck Shore • Canopy Chaos • Trunk Twister • Zip-Line Shrine • Busted Bayou • Big Top Bop • Swinger Flinger
Autumn Heights Windmill Hills • Mountain Mania • Horn Top Hop • Sawmill Thrill • Alpine Incline • Wing Ding • Crumble Cavern • Rodent Ruckus • Mountaintop Tussle • Bopopolis
Bright Savannah Grassland Groove • Baobab Bonanza • Frantic Fields • Scorch 'n' Torch • Twilight Terror • Cannon Canyon • Rickety Rafters • Bramble Scramble • Triple Trouble • Precarious Pendulums
Sea Breeze Cove Deep Keep • High Tide Ride • Amiss Abyss • Irate Eight • Sea Stack Attack • Current Capers • Rockin' Relics • Shoal Atoll • Fugu Face-Off • Spinning Spines
Juicy Jungle Harvest Hazards • Reckless Ride • Fruity Factory • Panicky Paddles • Jelly Jamboree • Frosty Fruits • Beehive Brawl • Jammin' Jams • Punch Bowl • Platform Problems
Donkey Kong Island Homecoming Hijinxs • Seashore War • Aqueduct Assault • Blurry Flurry • Forest Folly • Cliffside Slide • Frozen Frenzy • Meltdown Mayhem • Dynamite Dash • Icicle Arsenal • Volcano Dome • Slippy Spikes
Secret Seclusion Levitation Station • Rocket Rails • Crazy Clouds
Miscellaneous Extras • Lord Fredrik's horn
Further info Gallery • Media • Staff
* Exclusive to the Nintendo Switch version
Related Play Nintendo activities:
A matching game to flip over • Can’t-miss games • The multiplayer way • Which Kong could fit your style? • Who’s that toy?
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