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{{Species-infobox
{{species infobox
|title=Buffaloafer
|title=Buffaloafer
|image=[[File:Buffaloafer art.png]]<br>Concept art of a Buffaloafer
|image=[[File:Buffaloafer art.png]]<br>Concept art from ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' ([[Wii U]]) ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
}}
}}
'''Buffaloafers'''<ref>von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory van Grier. ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Game Guide. Page 12.</ref> are rare enemies in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''. They are bovine creatures resembling {{wp|African buffalo}}es and are only encountered in some levels of [[Bright Savannah]]. They wear a red bead necklace and sport a golden ring that pierces their snout.
'''Buffaloafers'''<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|author=von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory van Grier|location=Roseville|title=''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=12|date=February 21, 2014|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|isbn=978-0-804-16252-4}}</ref> are [[List of enemies|enemies]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' and its Nintendo Switch [[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|port]]. These {{wp|African buffalo}}es appear in some [[level]]s of the [[Bright Savannah]] only, such as [[Baobab Bonanza]] and [[Rickety Rafters]]. They wear a red bead necklace and sport a golden nose ring. A Buffaloafer is found grazing on grass at first, but when it notices the [[Kong]]s, it begins to chase them around while attempting to ram their horns into them. A Buffaloafer tosses the Kongs into the air if they are on top of it, though this does not damage them. If the Kongs are hit by a Buffaloafer, they lose a heart from their health meter. Buffaloafers can be lured into a wall or [[Roll Attack|rolled]] into their ramming horns to turn them temporarily upside-down, leaving it vulnerable to being stomped three times, defeating it. [[Cranky Kong]] can defeat a Buffaloafer by performing three [[Cane Bounce]]s off its back. Buffaloafers can be lured off a ledge, causing them to fall into a pit, but unlike the other defeat methods, Buffaloafers respawn in their initial spot if the Kongs leave their area and return. In [[Frantic Fields]], a Buffaloafer is flown away by the savannah storm and crashes into a wooden bridge, breaking it before the characters proceed to walk on it.
 
[[File:Buffaloafer Chasing Kong.jpg|left|thumb|A Buffaloafer charging towards [[Donkey Kong]]]]
Buffaloafers are initially found grazing on grass in one place. When they notice the [[Kong]]s, Buffaloafers try to attack them by ramming their large, crooked horns into them. The Kongs can simply jump over them to avoid getting rammed, but the enemies will change direction immediately. If the characters jump on top of a Buffaloafer, the enemy will throw them up in the air, causing them to lose control briefly but without inflicting damage.
 
When they are lured into a wall, Buffaloafers turn upside-down and reveal their vulnerable bellies, where the Kongs can apply three stomp attacks to defeat them. They can also be turned on their backs if the Kongs collide with a [[Roll Attack|roll attack]] into their ramming horns. [[Cranky Kong]] can perform three [[Cane Bounce]]s on a Buffaloafer's back to defeat it more directly. The player can also attract the creatures off a ledge, although they will reapper in their inital spot if the Kongs leave their area and return.
 
Buffaloafers are solitary and can be found in [[Baobab Bonanza]] and [[Rickety Rafters]], where they behave the way described above. In [[Frantic Fields]], a Buffaloafer is flown away by the savannah storm and crashes into a wooden bridge, breaking it right in front of the characters.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Buffaloafer Chasing Kong.jpg|A Buffaloafer charging towards [[Donkey Kong]]
Buffaloafer Storm.jpg|A Buffaloafer gets flung by a [[tornado]]
Buffaloafer Storm.jpg|A Buffaloafer gets flung by a [[tornado]]
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ヘルベンター<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=2014|title=「ドンキーコングトロピカルフリーズ任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page={{file link|DKTF Shogakukan P17.jpg|17}}}}</ref>
|JapR=Herubentā
|JapM=Hellbender
}}


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Bovines]]
[[Category:Bovines]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Enemies]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze enemies]]

Latest revision as of 14:36, November 10, 2024

Buffaloafer
Concept artwork of a Buffaloafer
Concept art from Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
First appearance Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (2014)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch) (2018)

Buffaloafers[1] are enemies in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and its Nintendo Switch port. These African buffaloes appear in some levels of the Bright Savannah only, such as Baobab Bonanza and Rickety Rafters. They wear a red bead necklace and sport a golden nose ring. A Buffaloafer is found grazing on grass at first, but when it notices the Kongs, it begins to chase them around while attempting to ram their horns into them. A Buffaloafer tosses the Kongs into the air if they are on top of it, though this does not damage them. If the Kongs are hit by a Buffaloafer, they lose a heart from their health meter. Buffaloafers can be lured into a wall or rolled into their ramming horns to turn them temporarily upside-down, leaving it vulnerable to being stomped three times, defeating it. Cranky Kong can defeat a Buffaloafer by performing three Cane Bounces off its back. Buffaloafers can be lured off a ledge, causing them to fall into a pit, but unlike the other defeat methods, Buffaloafers respawn in their initial spot if the Kongs leave their area and return. In Frantic Fields, a Buffaloafer is flown away by the savannah storm and crashes into a wooden bridge, breaking it before the characters proceed to walk on it.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ヘルベンター[2]
Herubentā
Hellbender

References[edit]

  1. ^ von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory van Grier (February 21, 2014). Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze PRIMA Official Game Guide. Roseville: Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-804-16252-4. Page 12.
  2. ^ 2014. 「ドンキーコングトロピカルフリーズ任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 17Media:DKTF Shogakukan P17.jpg.