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|image=[[File:Tiki Tong.png|250px]]
|image=[[File:Tiki Tong.png|250px]]
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' ([[List of games by date#2010|2010]])
|species=[[Tiki]]
|species=[[Tiki Tak Tribe|Tiki]]
|affiliation=[[Tiki Tak Tribe]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' ([[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]] cameo) ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
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'''Tiki Tong''' is the main antagonist of ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'', ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'', and ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns HD]]''. He is the eighth and final boss of the game, residing in the [[Tiki Tong Tower]] inside the [[Volcano]] and fought during the level [[Tiki Tong Terror]]. Tiki Tong is the leader of the [[Tiki Tak Tribe]], which plots to put [[Donkey Kong Island]] under their command. His fight music is one out of the three boss themes that can be unlocked, the others being [[Stu]]'s and [[Mangoruby]]'s.


'''Tiki Tong''' is the final boss of the game ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and also the boss of the [[Volcano (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Volcano]] area. Tiki Tong is the leader of the Tiki Tak Tribe and the reason why the Tikis are running amok. He made his minions steal [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]]'s [[Banana Hoard]] to make more Tikis.
Tiki Tong is a large head-like Tiki bearing a resemblance to a drum. He has a serrated mouth with the bottom jaw having orange paint in addition to having a purple stripe along the bottom. He has a flat nose and a pair of huge, spherical and uneven eyes that have red pupils with black sclera. His right eye has the same orange and purple stripes with pointed eyelids while his left eye is bare with normal eyelids. The former is notably larger, similarly to [[King K. Rool]]. Tiki Tong has red markings around his eyes and has red leaves where his “ears” are. He wears a wooden crown with the outer ring having purple paint with orange triangular markings on the front. He also has pair of hands that he made his commanders out of with orange and purple paint on the backsides. As seen in the image gallery, the hands was originally going to have four digits.


==History==
==History==
Tiki Tong created his Tikis to help him take over [[Donkey Kong Island]]. He made the Tikis hypnotize the animals to help them steal the Banana Hoard, which is their life source. Tiki Tong set up a plant in the [[Factory (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Factory]] where [[Colonel Pluck]] and his robot created more Tikis. However, Tiki Tong's plans were stopped short by Donkey and Diddy. When Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong invade Tiki Tong's lair, he transforms his minions into hands so he can take care of the two once and for all.
===''Donkey Kong Country Returns''===
[[File:Tiki Tong DKCR cutscene.png|thumb|Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong facing Tiki Tong.]]
When the Tiki Tak Tribe emerges with their tower from [[Donkey Kong Island]]'s volcano upon its eruption, Tiki Tong orders his commanders to hypnotize the local animals into stealing every [[banana]] in sight, even from [[Donkey Kong]]'s [[banana hoard]], and plots to conquer the entire island. To do so, Tiki Tong has his underlings set up a plant in the island's [[Factory (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|factory]], where [[Colonel Pluck]] would use his Stompybot 3000 to create more soldiers using the stolen bananas. However, Tiki Tong's plans are stopped short by [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]], who travel across the island and take down his commanders. When Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong infiltrate Tiki Tong's lair, Tiki Tong and his commanders appear. The former's head opens up and the latter throws the Kong's [[banana hoard]] inside. Tiki Tong then grinds the bananas into juice by spinning around, and then spits it all over his commanders. This action transforms them into his own pair of hands so that he can take care of the duo once and for all. Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong manage to defeat Tiki Tong, however, who then explodes upon his defeat and launches the Kongs out of the Tiki Tong Tower and into space. DK and Diddy soon fall back down but knock the [[moon]] down to the island, which lands on the tower and shoves it back into the volcano. Shortly after, the volcano once again erupts but with all the stolen bananas, which sends the moon flying back into orbit. With the defeat of the Tiki Tak Tribe, the effects of the hypnosis on the island's animals are undone. DK and Diddy are able to land safely back onto the island and cheer as their bananas continue to rain from the volcano.


==Appearance==
When Tiki Tong has both hands, he generally performs three attacks:
Tiki Tong is a large, wood head. He has sharp, wooden teeth with orange and purple stripes located below them. Tiki Tong has a flat nose and two, huge, spherical, and uneven eyes. One of the eyes has the same orange and purple stripes with pointed eyelids while the other is bare with normal eyelids. His retina is black and his pupils are red. Tiki Tong has red markings around his eyes and has red leaves where his “ears” are. He wears a wooden grown with the outer ring being purple with orange triangular markings on the front. Tiki Tong has two hands with orange fingers and purple zig-zags on the backside.


==Attacks==
*Laying his hands flat in the air and quickly sweep them across the stage. This can be avoided by simply ducking. During this attack, the palms of his hands can face up or down. If the hands face up, a [[Heart (item)|Heart]] may appear on one of them. Even if there is a heart, the [[Kong]]s should not attempt to jump on the hands. If they do, Tiki Tong will close his hands, squishing Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong. If the hands face down, however, jumping on them will cause damage to Tiki Tong.
When Tiki Tong has both hands, he generally performs three attacks. His first ones are laying his hands flat in the air and quickly sweeping them across the stage. This can be avoided by simply ducking. During this attack, the palms of his hands can face up and a [[Heart]] on one of them. Even though there is the heart, the kongs should not attempt to jump on the hands on this phase, otherwise Tiki Tong will close his hands, squishing Donkey and Diddy Kong. Tiki Tong will also slam his hands on the floor. Sometimes, he quickly removes his hand, but other times he leaves it there. The boss can also move his hands to both sides of the stage. If Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong are caught in the middle, he slams both his hands against them. This can be avoided by jumping over either hand before he moves them. When he only has one hand, he does the same attacks, except much faster. He can also fake out a hand slam.
*Slamming his hands on the floor. Sometimes, he quickly removes his hands, but other times, he leaves them there for a longer period of time, leaving an opportunity to deal damage to the exposed back of the hand. Tiki Tong may also only attack with one hand, instead of both.
*Moving his hands to both sides of the stage, and then quickly clap them together. If Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong are caught in the middle, they will take damage. This can be avoided by jumping over either hand before Tiki Tong moves them. Whenever he does an attack, a flash of light appears from the buttons on his hands.


When Tiki Tong loses both his hands, he attacks by slamming his head into the ground. This will reveal his weakness: the button on his head. When he is damaged once, he can swoop his head down, which can be dodged by ducking. He can also send out four [[Flaming Tiki Buzz]]es that will chase the Kongs. When he is damaged once more, he can rain down Flaming Tiki Buzzes.
When his hands are hit twice, regardless if it was the same hand twice or once on each hand, he does the same attacks, except much faster. He can also fake out a hand slam or a clap, laughing for a few seconds before resuming the attack, except the attack happens almost instantly, leaving very little time to avoid the attack.


==Combat==
When Tiki Tong loses both his hands, he attacks by slamming his head into the ground, causing shockwaves. This will reveal his weakness: the button on his head. When it is damaged once, he can swoop his head down, which can be dodged by ducking. He can also send out four [[Flaming Tiki Buzz]]es that will chase the Kongs. When it is damaged once more, he can rain down Flaming Tiki Buzzes.
{{spoiler}}
During Tiki Tong’s first phase, Donkey Kong must step on the red button on the boss' hands when he slams it on the stage. After each hand has taken two damage, they will fall apart into bananas.


During the second phase, the simians must jump on the red button on top of Tiki Tong's head to cause him damage. After Tiki Tong is damaged three more times, he explodes into bananas, destroying the remaining Tikis and lifting the curse put upon the animals.
Tiki Tong's mode of combat makes him a hands and head boss. During Tiki Tong’s first phase, Donkey Kong must step on the red button on the hands when it slams them on the stage. After each hand is damaged twice, they will be destroyed. During the second phase, the Kongs must jump on the button-like weak spot on top of Tiki Tong's head to cause it damage. After Tiki Tong is damaged three more times, he is defeated. Unlike all the other boss fights, the Tiki Tak Tribe members do not spectate during the Tiki Tong battle.
{{endspoiler}}
 
If the player defeats Tiki Tong with only [[Diddy Kong]], he is sent into space, but unlike with [[Donkey Kong]], he panics and desperately tries to save himself from crashing into the moon using his [[Barrel Jet]]. It malfunctions however and Diddy flies into the moon and bangs his head on it, making it fall onto the volcano like usual. He falls down to the ground unconscious, but DK catches him in his arms before the duo celebrate their victory.
 
===''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''===
Tiki Tong appears as a ''[[Donkey Kong (series)|Donkey Kong]]'' series [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''. It is unlocked by purchasing it from the trophy shop.
 
==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''===
{{SSB4 trophy
|name=Tiki Tong
|image=[[File:TikiTongTrophyWiiU.png|100px]]
|category=Series Related
|appears_in='''Wii''' ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' (11/2010)<br>'''3DS''' ''Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D'' (05/2013)
|trophy_box=19: Donkey Kong Country Returns
|unlock=Purchase at the [[smashwiki:Trophy Shop|Trophy Shop]].
|desc=In the scorching hot lava of the Volcano area, Tiki Tong waits for Donkey Kong to arrive. It may look like he's enjoying a nice banana snack, but really he's just preparing his next attack: spitting banana juice on the Tikis! That's gross. Gotta get over how nasty that is, though, as the soaked Tikis join with Tiki Tong to attick—I mean attack!
|desc2=In the lava-filled Volcano region awaits Tiki Tong, the leader of the Tiki Tak Tribe. He liquefies a whole pile of bananas into goo, and then – instead of eating it – spits it all over his minions and fuses them to him! Ew! The Kongs'll have to hold off on complaining about how disgusting it all is – taking Tiki Tong out takes prioritiki.
}}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Tiki Tong (head).png|Model of Tiki Tong
Tiki Tong (DKCR).png|Model of Tiki Tong with his hands
Tiki Tak Tribe.png|Tiki Tong along with his commanders
TikiTong1-DKCR.png|The battle's first phase
TikiTong2-DKCR.png|The hand sweep attack
TikiTong3-DKCR.png|Tiki Tong slamming his hands into the ground.
TikiTong4-DKCR.png|Tiki Tong claps his hands together.
TikiTong5-DKCR.png|Tiki Tong loses one of his hands.
TikiTong6-DKCR.png|The battle's second phase
TikiTong7-DKCR.png|Tiki Tong exposes his weak spot.
TikiTong8-DKCR.png|Tiki Tong releases a bunch of [[Flaming Tiki Buzz]]es.
TikiTong9-DKCR.png|Tiki Tong dives down in attempt to ram into the Kongs.
TikiTong10-DKCR.png|Tiki Tong's demise.
TikiTongSilhouette-DKCR.png|Tiki Tong's silhouette for when the Kongs lose a life in the [[Volcano]]'s levels following his reveal.
Tiki Tong (statue).png|A statue of Tiki Tong
SNW Tiki Tong.png|[[Super Nintendo World]]
SNW Donkey Kong Country Play Wild 2.jpg|Super Nintendo World
SNW DKC Play Wild Artwork 2.jpg|Super Nintendo World
SNW DKC Artwork.png|Super Nintendo World
SNW DKC app story 1.png|Super Nintendo World
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ティキトング
|JapR=Tiki Tongu
|JapM=Tiki Tong
|Ger=Großer Tiki
|GerM=Great Tiki
|Ita=Tiki Tong
|Spa=Tiki Tong
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*If Donkey Kong dies after the encounter with Tiki Tong, regardless if he won, the "Question Mark" icon changes to a Tiki Tong head. This is probably because Donkey Kong now knows who is behind this scheme.
*If Donkey Kong loses a life after accessing the [[Volcano]] and before reaching Tiki Tong, a question mark icon appears to prevent the players from seeing who he is. If Donkey Kong loses a life after encountering Tiki Tong, regardless of whether or not he wins, the question mark icon is changed to a silhouette of Tiki Tong.
*This is the only boss that does not have the Tikis in the background watching the fight.
*The sound clip of Tiki Tong's laughter is used throughout the level [[Meltdown Mayhem]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'', though it was slightly changed to sound more like [[Lord Fredrik]], the main antagonist of the forementioned game.
*The way Tiki Tong's head swoops down is similar to [[Stu (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Stu]].  
 
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Latest revision as of 23:43, December 2, 2024

Tiki Tong
Tiki Tong.png
Species Tiki
First appearance Donkey Kong Country Returns (2010)
Latest appearance Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (trophy cameo) (2014)

Tiki Tong is the main antagonist of Donkey Kong Country Returns, Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D, and Donkey Kong Country Returns HD. He is the eighth and final boss of the game, residing in the Tiki Tong Tower inside the Volcano and fought during the level Tiki Tong Terror. Tiki Tong is the leader of the Tiki Tak Tribe, which plots to put Donkey Kong Island under their command. His fight music is one out of the three boss themes that can be unlocked, the others being Stu's and Mangoruby's.

Tiki Tong is a large head-like Tiki bearing a resemblance to a drum. He has a serrated mouth with the bottom jaw having orange paint in addition to having a purple stripe along the bottom. He has a flat nose and a pair of huge, spherical and uneven eyes that have red pupils with black sclera. His right eye has the same orange and purple stripes with pointed eyelids while his left eye is bare with normal eyelids. The former is notably larger, similarly to King K. Rool. Tiki Tong has red markings around his eyes and has red leaves where his “ears” are. He wears a wooden crown with the outer ring having purple paint with orange triangular markings on the front. He also has pair of hands that he made his commanders out of with orange and purple paint on the backsides. As seen in the image gallery, the hands was originally going to have four digits.

History[edit]

Donkey Kong Country Returns[edit]

Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong prepare to fight Tiki Tong.
Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong facing Tiki Tong.

When the Tiki Tak Tribe emerges with their tower from Donkey Kong Island's volcano upon its eruption, Tiki Tong orders his commanders to hypnotize the local animals into stealing every banana in sight, even from Donkey Kong's banana hoard, and plots to conquer the entire island. To do so, Tiki Tong has his underlings set up a plant in the island's factory, where Colonel Pluck would use his Stompybot 3000 to create more soldiers using the stolen bananas. However, Tiki Tong's plans are stopped short by Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong, who travel across the island and take down his commanders. When Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong infiltrate Tiki Tong's lair, Tiki Tong and his commanders appear. The former's head opens up and the latter throws the Kong's banana hoard inside. Tiki Tong then grinds the bananas into juice by spinning around, and then spits it all over his commanders. This action transforms them into his own pair of hands so that he can take care of the duo once and for all. Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong manage to defeat Tiki Tong, however, who then explodes upon his defeat and launches the Kongs out of the Tiki Tong Tower and into space. DK and Diddy soon fall back down but knock the moon down to the island, which lands on the tower and shoves it back into the volcano. Shortly after, the volcano once again erupts but with all the stolen bananas, which sends the moon flying back into orbit. With the defeat of the Tiki Tak Tribe, the effects of the hypnosis on the island's animals are undone. DK and Diddy are able to land safely back onto the island and cheer as their bananas continue to rain from the volcano.

When Tiki Tong has both hands, he generally performs three attacks:

  • Laying his hands flat in the air and quickly sweep them across the stage. This can be avoided by simply ducking. During this attack, the palms of his hands can face up or down. If the hands face up, a Heart may appear on one of them. Even if there is a heart, the Kongs should not attempt to jump on the hands. If they do, Tiki Tong will close his hands, squishing Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong. If the hands face down, however, jumping on them will cause damage to Tiki Tong.
  • Slamming his hands on the floor. Sometimes, he quickly removes his hands, but other times, he leaves them there for a longer period of time, leaving an opportunity to deal damage to the exposed back of the hand. Tiki Tong may also only attack with one hand, instead of both.
  • Moving his hands to both sides of the stage, and then quickly clap them together. If Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong are caught in the middle, they will take damage. This can be avoided by jumping over either hand before Tiki Tong moves them. Whenever he does an attack, a flash of light appears from the buttons on his hands.

When his hands are hit twice, regardless if it was the same hand twice or once on each hand, he does the same attacks, except much faster. He can also fake out a hand slam or a clap, laughing for a few seconds before resuming the attack, except the attack happens almost instantly, leaving very little time to avoid the attack.

When Tiki Tong loses both his hands, he attacks by slamming his head into the ground, causing shockwaves. This will reveal his weakness: the button on his head. When it is damaged once, he can swoop his head down, which can be dodged by ducking. He can also send out four Flaming Tiki Buzzes that will chase the Kongs. When it is damaged once more, he can rain down Flaming Tiki Buzzes.

Tiki Tong's mode of combat makes him a hands and head boss. During Tiki Tong’s first phase, Donkey Kong must step on the red button on the hands when it slams them on the stage. After each hand is damaged twice, they will be destroyed. During the second phase, the Kongs must jump on the button-like weak spot on top of Tiki Tong's head to cause it damage. After Tiki Tong is damaged three more times, he is defeated. Unlike all the other boss fights, the Tiki Tak Tribe members do not spectate during the Tiki Tong battle.

If the player defeats Tiki Tong with only Diddy Kong, he is sent into space, but unlike with Donkey Kong, he panics and desperately tries to save himself from crashing into the moon using his Barrel Jet. It malfunctions however and Diddy flies into the moon and bangs his head on it, making it fall onto the volcano like usual. He falls down to the ground unconscious, but DK catches him in his arms before the duo celebrate their victory.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

Tiki Tong appears as a Donkey Kong series trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. It is unlocked by purchasing it from the trophy shop.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

Trophy
Tiki Tong
Tiki Tong trophy from Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Category: Series Related
(Applies only to the Wii U version) Appears in:
Wii Donkey Kong Country Returns (11/2010)
3DS Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (05/2013)
(Applies only to the Wii U version) Trophy Box: 19: Donkey Kong Country Returns
How to unlock:
Purchase at the Trophy Shop.
In the scorching hot lava of the Volcano area, Tiki Tong waits for Donkey Kong to arrive. It may look like he's enjoying a nice banana snack, but really he's just preparing his next attack: spitting banana juice on the Tikis! That's gross. Gotta get over how nasty that is, though, as the soaked Tikis join with Tiki Tong to attick—I mean attack! (American English)
In the lava-filled Volcano region awaits Tiki Tong, the leader of the Tiki Tak Tribe. He liquefies a whole pile of bananas into goo, and then – instead of eating it – spits it all over his minions and fuses them to him! Ew! The Kongs'll have to hold off on complaining about how disgusting it all is – taking Tiki Tong out takes prioritiki. (British English)

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ティキトング[?]
Tiki Tongu
Tiki Tong
German Großer Tiki[?] Great Tiki
Italian Tiki Tong[?] -
Spanish Tiki Tong[?] -

Trivia[edit]

  • If Donkey Kong loses a life after accessing the Volcano and before reaching Tiki Tong, a question mark icon appears to prevent the players from seeing who he is. If Donkey Kong loses a life after encountering Tiki Tong, regardless of whether or not he wins, the question mark icon is changed to a silhouette of Tiki Tong.
  • The sound clip of Tiki Tong's laughter is used throughout the level Meltdown Mayhem in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, though it was slightly changed to sound more like Lord Fredrik, the main antagonist of the forementioned game.