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[[File:MamaSaw.png|thumb|right|300px|A '''Mama Saw''' swimming between two sunken [[banana]]s]]
|image=[[File:Mama saw.png|200px]]<br>Screenshot from ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''
'''Mama Saws'''<ref>von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory van Grier. ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Game Guide. Page 13.</ref> are fish enemies appearing in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''. Their appearance is inspired from the real-life [[wikipedia:Sawfish|sawfish]], as each Mama Saw displays a narrow spiky nose extension, resembling a saw &ndash; hence the species' name. They are orange-colored, as well as striped with discrete shades of the said color.
|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]])
}}
'''Mama Saws'''<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=13|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]]. They are based on {{iw|wikipedia|sawfish}}, as each Mama Saw displays a narrow spiky nose extension, resembling a saw &ndash; hence the species' name. They have flattened body structures, which are orange-colored, as well as striped with shades of the said color. Mama Saws swim from side to side, charging at the Kongs if they see them, damaging them if they come into contact. Mama Saws can be defeated by being [[Corkscrew (Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze)|Corkscrew]]ed into from behind. [[Cranky Kong]] can also defeat them by swiping at them with his cane, which will additionally work against their front sides.


Mama Saws swim lazily from side to side, turning around when they reach a certain point in their traversed distance. With their spiky noses, they can thrust the [[Kong]]s and damage them, taking away one [[heart]] from the heroes' health meter. The Kongs can be damaged anyway if they come into sheer contact with a Mama Saw from any of its sides. Nonetheless, the Kongs can ram into its rear side by performing a [[Corkscrew (Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze)|corkscrew]] move; as a result, the Mama Saw gets defeated. Although this combat move is futile againt their armed frontal areas, Mama Saws can be alternatively taken out with [[Cranky Kong|Cranky]]'s cane swipe from anywhere.
==Profiles==
;Level appearances
*[[Irate Eight]]
*[[Rockin' Relics]]
*[[Shoal Atoll]]


[[Sea Breeze Cove]] is the habitat of a large number of Mama Saws. Particularly, they can be encountered in levels such as [[Irate Eight]], [[Rockin' Relics]] and [[Shoal Atoll]], where they always patrol underwater areas. Some Mama Saws are strategically arranged in defensive rows, and move simultaneously with the other companions.
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=シーソウ
|JpnR=Shī Sō
|JpnM=Sea Saw
|JpnC=<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>
}}


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Latest revision as of 11:50, January 7, 2025

Mama Saw
Mama Saw
Screenshot from Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
First appearance Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (2014)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch) (2018)

Mama Saws[1] are enemies in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and its Nintendo Switch port. They are based on sawfish, as each Mama Saw displays a narrow spiky nose extension, resembling a saw – hence the species' name. They have flattened body structures, which are orange-colored, as well as striped with shades of the said color. Mama Saws swim from side to side, charging at the Kongs if they see them, damaging them if they come into contact. Mama Saws can be defeated by being Corkscrewed into from behind. Cranky Kong can also defeat them by swiping at them with his cane, which will additionally work against their front sides.

Profiles[edit]

Level appearances

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese シーソウ[2]
Shī Sō
Sea Saw

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 13.
  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.