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{{species infobox
|title=Punchy Paddy
|image=[[File:Punchy Paddy.png]]
|image=[[File:Punchy Paddy.png]]
|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]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
|comparable=[[Frogoon]]<br>[[Hopgoon]]
}}
}}
'''Punchy Paddies'''<ref>von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory van Grier. ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Game Guide. Page 14.</ref> are grouchy grasshopper enemies showing up in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'', whose habitat is the [[Lost Mangroves]]. They are rather chubby, and display stretched heads ending with underbite chins. Two short antennae stand aloft their heads and above their minuscule and malicious eyes, topped by frowned eyebrows. Punchy Paddies wear characteristic collars around their necks, and also display small wings that are surprisingly capable of holding their disproportionate bodies' weight.
'''Punchy Paddies'''<ref>{{cite|author=von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory van Grier|title=''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=14|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 grasshopper-like creatures have small wings, wear a characteristic collar around their neck, and display a grouchy or irritated expression. Punchy Paddies most often appear in the [[Lost Mangroves]] levels. They behave similarly to [[Frogoon]]s from ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'', where they remain in a single spot and [[jump]]. Instead of inflating themselves, Punchy Paddies use their wings to temporarily stay airborne before they slowly descend back down. While doing so, they seem to angrily beckon at the [[Kong]]s, marking their "punchy" behavior. This is further shown by them clenching their two frontal legs into fists. The Kongs can defeat a Punchy Paddy by either [[jump]]ing on it, [[Roll Attack|roll]]ing into it, or by throwing an object (such as a [[DK Barrel]]) at them. If the Kongs get in contact with a Punchy Paddy, they become injured and lose a [[heart (item)|heart]].


[[File:PunchyPaddy.PNG|thumb|left|250px|[[Donkey Kong]] and a '''Punchy Paddy''' on-screen]]
In [[Shipwreck Shore]], a group of three Punchy Paddies hop on small wooden crates that float on a body of water. If these crates are destroyed with a [[Corkscrew (Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze)|Corkscrew]] from underneath, the Punchy Paddies fall in the water and are defeated. Several Punchy Paddies in [[Busted Bayou]] move down a path by hopping as opposed to being stationary, similar to the [[Hopgoon]]s from ''Donkey Kong Country Returns''.
Punchy Paddies make continuous swift leaps on stable surfaces. They fly up and descend slowly on the ground, in possible attempts to land on the [[Kong]]s and hurt them. The heroes are supposed to either stomp or [[Barrel Roll (move)|roll]] into the Punchy Paddies in order to defeat them. In one level called [[Shipwreck Shore]], a group of three Punchy Paddies hop on wooden crates that buoy on a pool of water; if these crates get destroyed with a [[Corkscrew (Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze)|Corkscrew]] move performed from underneath the surface of the water, the grasshopper-like creatures will have no choice but to fall in the pool. Before disappearing at its surface, they congest their faces into horrified figures, while repeatedly writhing their legs in the air.


While descending, Punchy Paddies usually instigate the Kongs in a conflict by beckoning at them and looking angry. This gesture marks their "punchy" behavior.
==Gallery==
<gallery>
PunchyPaddy.png|[[Donkey Kong]] and a Punchy Paddy on-screen
Punchy Paddies Bayou.jpg|A pair of Punchy Paddies that move to the left
</gallery>


Punchy Paddies act very similar to [[Frogoon]]s from ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' - frog foes that jump up and down. Some of the Punchy Paddies not only do hop in one spot, but open paths, as seen in [[Busted Bayou]] - these are acting more like [[Hopgoon]]s that have appeared in the said game. Nonetheless, they can be combated the same way described above.
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ホッパー<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 P16.jpg|16}}}}</ref>
|JapR=Hoppā
|JapM=Shortening for "grasshopper"; shared with [[Hop-Chops#Names in other languages|Hop-Chops]] and [[Hopper#Names in other languages|Hopper]]
}}


Just as with any other easy-to-combat enemy, shooting a Punchy Paddy with a [[popgun]] or ground pounding next to one makes it dizzy, and therefore stuns it for a while.
==References==
 
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==Gallery==
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File:Punchy Paddies Bayou.jpg|A pair of Punchy Paddies that move to left.
</center></gallery>


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Latest revision as of 18:02, November 13, 2024

Punchy Paddy
Concept artwork of a Punchy Paddy.
First appearance Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (2014)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch) (2018)
Comparable

Punchy Paddies[1] are enemies in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and its Nintendo Switch port. These grasshopper-like creatures have small wings, wear a characteristic collar around their neck, and display a grouchy or irritated expression. Punchy Paddies most often appear in the Lost Mangroves levels. They behave similarly to Frogoons from Donkey Kong Country Returns, where they remain in a single spot and jump. Instead of inflating themselves, Punchy Paddies use their wings to temporarily stay airborne before they slowly descend back down. While doing so, they seem to angrily beckon at the Kongs, marking their "punchy" behavior. This is further shown by them clenching their two frontal legs into fists. The Kongs can defeat a Punchy Paddy by either jumping on it, rolling into it, or by throwing an object (such as a DK Barrel) at them. If the Kongs get in contact with a Punchy Paddy, they become injured and lose a heart.

In Shipwreck Shore, a group of three Punchy Paddies hop on small wooden crates that float on a body of water. If these crates are destroyed with a Corkscrew from underneath, the Punchy Paddies fall in the water and are defeated. Several Punchy Paddies in Busted Bayou move down a path by hopping as opposed to being stationary, similar to the Hopgoons from Donkey Kong Country Returns.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ホッパー[2]
Hoppā
Shortening for "grasshopper"; shared with Hop-Chops and Hopper

References[edit]

  1. ^ von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory van Grier (February 21, 2014). Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games. ISBN 978-0-804-16252-4. Page 14.
  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 16Media:DKTF Shogakukan P16.jpg.