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{{Species-infobox
{{species infobox
|title=Big Sphen
|image=[[File:Big Sphen.png|250px]]
|image=[[File:Big Sphen.png|250px]]
|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=[[Tucks]]
|comparable=[[Bazuka]]<br>[[Cooligan]]<br>[[Kannon]]<br>[[Lemguin]]
}}
}}
'''Big Sphens''' are rare enemies appearing in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''. They are fat, blue penguins with a yellow mohawk, a pair of brown wristbands, and a belt with the [[Snowmad]] insignia on them. Big Sphens are always carrying a wooden saxophone-like instrument with them.
'''Big Sphens''' 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 fat, blue penguins with a yellow mohawk, a pair of brown wristbands, and a belt bearing the [[Snowmads|Snowmad]] insignia. Big Sphens usually carry a blowing horn with them. Their name comes from Sphenisciformes or Spheniscidae, which is the order and family penguins belong to, respectively. Big Sphens are first encountered in the boss level [[Big Top Bop]], where they assist [[Pompy]].<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=55|date=February 21, 2014|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|isbn=978-0-804-16252-4|quote=While he’s in the water, Pompy still utilizes his minions. During this phase of the battle, he starts by summoning a group of Big Sphens. Rather than use their standard attacks, these bulky enemies leap out of the water and slam down on the floor. You can simply dodge the enemies as they appear, but if you bop each Big Sphen as it lands, you can earn extra items like bananas or hearts.}}</ref> They do not have blowing horns in the battle, and their initial attack is to jump out the water and pound onto the arena. Later in the battle, Pompy and three Big Sphens slide around on the arena, performing stunts and attempting to hit the Kongs. The Kongs have the option to avoid Big Sphens, but they are required to hit Pompy. In later levels, starting with [[Seashore War]], Big Sphens attack by blowing their horn, releasing icy creatures resembling butterfly fish, which slide continuously until they crash into a wall or get stomped by a Kong. Big Sphens move slowly back and forth after each attack. The Kongs can defeat them by jumping on them three times, rolling into them three times, or by throwing a [[barrel]] or enemy at them.


Big Sphens attack by blowing their horns, which releases three [[Finley]]-like creatures made of ice. They move slowly back and forth after each attack. Big Sphens can be defeated with three jumps, three rolls, or by throwing a barrel or enemy at them.
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ペンゴー<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 P13.jpg|13}}}}</ref>
|JpnN=Big Top Bop
|JpnR=Pengō
|JpnM=A variation of「ペンガー」(''Pengā'', [[Tucks#Names in other languages|Tucks]]) and possibly the honorific suffix「{{ruby|御|ご}}」(''-go'')
|Jpn2=ホーンペンゴー
|Jpn2R=Hōn Pengō
|Jpn2M=Horn Big Sphen
|Jpn3=ホルペンゴー<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 P14.jpg|14}}}}</ref>
|Jpn3R=Horu Pengō
|Jpn3M=Hor Big Sphen; "hor" is a contraction of German word "horn"
|FreE=Grofoufou
|FreEM=Play on ''gros'' ("big" or "fat") + ''Gorfoufou'' ("Tucks")
|Ger=Kaiserpeinguin
|GerM=From ''Kaiser'' ("emperor") + play on ''pinguin'' ("penguin") and ''pein'' ("torment")
|Ita=Pinguingo punk
|ItaM=Punk tucks
|SpaE=Vilgüino emperador
|SpaEM=Emperor tucks
}}
 
==References==
<references/>


They first appear in the boss level [[Big Top Bop]] aiding Pompy. Their attack methods are jumping out and ground pounding onto the field. Later, three of them and Pompy slide around on the arena and the kongs have to jump on them one by one or carefully dodge them but hit Pompy.
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[[Category:Tucks]]
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[[Category:Ice creatures]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Enemies]]
[[Category:Snowmads]]
[[Category:Birds]]
[[Category:Penguins]]
[[Category:Ice Creatures]]

Latest revision as of 13:39, January 7, 2025

Big Sphen
Big Sphen.png
First appearance Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (2014)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch) (2018)
Variant of Tucks
Comparable

Big Sphens are enemies in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and its Nintendo Switch port. They are fat, blue penguins with a yellow mohawk, a pair of brown wristbands, and a belt bearing the Snowmad insignia. Big Sphens usually carry a blowing horn with them. Their name comes from Sphenisciformes or Spheniscidae, which is the order and family penguins belong to, respectively. Big Sphens are first encountered in the boss level Big Top Bop, where they assist Pompy.[1] They do not have blowing horns in the battle, and their initial attack is to jump out the water and pound onto the arena. Later in the battle, Pompy and three Big Sphens slide around on the arena, performing stunts and attempting to hit the Kongs. The Kongs have the option to avoid Big Sphens, but they are required to hit Pompy. In later levels, starting with Seashore War, Big Sphens attack by blowing their horn, releasing icy creatures resembling butterfly fish, which slide continuously until they crash into a wall or get stomped by a Kong. Big Sphens move slowly back and forth after each attack. The Kongs can defeat them by jumping on them three times, rolling into them three times, or by throwing a barrel or enemy at them.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ペンゴー[2]
Pengō 		A variation of「ペンガー」(Pengā, Tucks) and possibly the honorific suffix「御ご」(-go) Big Top Bop
ホーンペンゴー[?]
Hōn Pengō 		Horn Big Sphen
ホルペンゴー[3]
Horu Pengō 		Hor Big Sphen; "hor" is a contraction of German word "horn"
French (NOE) Grofoufou[?] Play on gros ("big" or "fat") + Gorfoufou ("Tucks")
German Kaiserpeinguin[?] From Kaiser ("emperor") + play on pinguin ("penguin") and pein ("torment")
Italian Pinguingo punk[?] Punk tucks
Spanish (NOE) Vilgüino emperador[?] Emperor tucks

References[edit]

  1. ^ "While he’s in the water, Pompy still utilizes his minions. During this phase of the battle, he starts by summoning a group of Big Sphens. Rather than use their standard attacks, these bulky enemies leap out of the water and slam down on the floor. You can simply dodge the enemies as they appear, but if you bop each Big Sphen as it lands, you can earn extra items like bananas or hearts." – 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 55.
  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 13Media:DKTF Shogakukan P13.jpg.
  3. ^ 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 14Media:DKTF Shogakukan P14.jpg.
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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 • Skowl • Ba-Boom • Fugu • Bashmaster • Lord Fredrik
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 · Speedy Tuff Tucks · Trench Tucks · Tuff 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 • Swinging vine • Vine-Triggered Platform • Zip-Line Vine
Vehicles Log Canoe • Mine Cart • Rocket Barrel
Obstacles Avalanche • Chunk of ice • Electroid • Fire • Fireball • Fire Floor • Giant Spiked Nut • Hanging TNT • Icicle • Proximity mine • Snowball • Snowflake • Sting Tentacle • Tornado • Volcanic debris
Moves Cane Bounce • Cartwheel Attack • Charge • Cling • Corkscrew • Ground Pound (Popgun Pound) • Helicopter Spin • Ranged attack • Roll Attack
Levels Lost Mangroves 1-1: Mangrove Cove • 1-2: Shipwreck Shore • 1-3: Canopy Chaos • 1-4: Trunk Twister • 1-A: Zip-Line Shrine • 1-B: Busted Bayou • 1-K: Swinger Flinger • 1-BOSS: Big Top Bop
Autumn Heights 2-2: Windmill Hills • 2-2: Mountain Mania • 2-3: Horn Top Hop • 2-4: Sawmill Thrill • 2-5: Alpine Incline • 2-6: Wing Ding • 2-A: Crumble Cavern • 2-B: Rodent Ruckus • 2-K: Bopopolis • 2-BOSS: Mountaintop Tussle
Bright Savannah 3-1: Grassland Groove • 3-2: Baobab Bonanza • 3-3: Frantic Fields • 3-4: Scorch 'n' Torch • 3-5: Twilight Terror • 3-6: Cannon Canyon • 3-A: Rickety Rafters • 3-B: Bramble Scramble • 3-K: Precarious Pendulums • 3-BOSS: Triple Trouble
Sea Breeze Cove 4-1: Deep Keep • 4-2: High Tide Ride • 4-3: Amiss Abyss • 4-4: Irate Eight • 4-5: Sea Stack Attack • 4-6: Current Capers • 4-A: Rockin' Relics • 4-B: Shoal Atoll • 4-K: Spinning Spines • 4-BOSS: Fugu Face-Off
Juicy Jungle 5-1: Harvest Hazards • 5-2: Reckless Ride • 5-3: Fruity Factory • 5-4: Panicky Paddles • 5-5: Jelly Jamboree • 5-6: Frosty Fruits • 5-A: Beehive Brawl • 5-B: Jammin' Jams • 5-K: Platform Problems • 5-BOSS: Punch Bowl
Donkey Kong Island 6-1: Homecoming Hijinxs • 6-2: Seashore War • 6-3: Aqueduct Assault • 6-4: Blurry Flurry • 6-5: Forest Folly • 6-6: Cliffside Slide • 6-7: Frozen Frenzy • 6-8: Meltdown Mayhem • 6-A: Dynamite Dash • 6-B: Icicle Arsenal • 6-K: Slippy Spikes • 6-BOSS: Volcano Dome
Secret Seclusion 7-1: Levitation Station • 7-2: Rocket Rails • 7-3: Crazy Clouds
Miscellaneous Extras • Lord Fredrik's horn
Further info Gallery • Media • Staff
* Exclusive to Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze for the Nintendo Switch
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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