Gleamin' Bream: Difference between revisions

From the Super Mario Wiki, the Mario encyclopedia
Jump to navigationJump to search
m (Text replacement - "{{[Ss]pecies-infobox" to "{{species infobox")
m (Text replacement - "== *Trivia *==" to "==Notes==")
 
(8 intermediate revisions by 5 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{species infobox
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:GleamBream.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of a Gleamin' Bream from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''
|image=[[File:GleamBream.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|latest_appearance=''Donkey Kong Country 3'' ([[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]) ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 3]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance]]) ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
|relatives=[[Bounty Bass]]
|relatives=[[Bounty Bass]]
}}
}}
'''Gleamin' Breams''', also spelled '''Gleaming Breams''',<ref>''Nintendo Official Magazine'' issue 54, page 48.</ref> are bulky yellow fish from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' They only appear in one level, [[Floodlit Fish]]. Unlike their red lookalikes, named [[Bounty Bass]]es, Gleamin' Breams do not have an item contained within themselves, and cannot be defeated. Gleamin' Breams have a unique ability of being bioluminescent, which means they can produce and emit light.
'''Gleamin' Breams''', also spelled '''Gleaming Breams''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Official Magazine'' (UK) Volume 54|language=en-gb|publisher=EMAP|page=48|date=March 1997}}</ref> are [[List of enemies|enemies]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''. These bulky yellow fish are encountered in [[Floodlit Fish]] only. Gleamin' Breams are uniquely bioluminescent, so they can produce and emit light, and [[Enguarde]] can stab a Gleamin' Bream to startle it and have Gleamin' Bream illuminates the area temporarily. Gleamin' Breams are relatives of [[Bounty Bass]]es, but do not release any items, unlike them. A photograph of a Gleamin' Bream appears in [[Dixie Kong's Photo Album]], under the [[Aquatic Attackers]] class, in the original version only.


If [[Enguarde the Swordfish|Enguarde]] stabs a Gleamin' Bream with his bill, the Gleamin' Bream gets startled and illuminates the area. After a while, the light fades, so Enguarde must stab the nearest Gleamin' Bream to restore the light. Even though Gleamin' Breams are enemies and are still able to injure the Kongs or Enguarde, they act more like allies because Enguarde is required to hit them to navigate through Floodflit Fish.
Gleamin' Breams appear to be the inspiration for a species of bioluminescent fish in the ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' level, [[Amiss Abyss]]. They are small and encountered in schools. Scattering a school of such fish with a [[Corkscrew (Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze)|corkscrew]] move makes them produce light for a short time and illuminate the dark area of the stage.


In [[Dixie Kong's Photo Album]], a Gleamin' Bream appears under the [[Aquatic Attackers]] class.
Gleamin' Breams appear to be the inspiration for a species of bioluminescent fish in the ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' level, [[Amiss Abyss]]. They are small and encountered in schools. Scattering a school of such fish with a [[Corkscrew (Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze)|corkscrew]] move makes them produce light for a short time and illuminate the dark area of the stage.
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Gleamin Bream DKC3.png|''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' sprite
Gleamin Bream DKC3.png|Sprite from ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
Gleamin Bream DKC3 Photo Album.png|In Dixie Kong's Photo Album
Gleamin Bream DKC3 Photo Album.png|In Dixie Kong's Photo Album
DKC3 GBA Gleamin' Bream sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country 3'' (GBA) sprite
DKC3 GBA Gleamin' Bream sprite.png|Sprite from ''Donkey Kong Country 3'' (GBA)
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=グレーミンブリーム
|Jpn=グレーミンブリーム
|JapR=Gurēmin Burīmu
|JpnR=Gurēmin Burīmu
|JapM=Gleamin' Bream
|JpnM=Gleamin' Bream
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==Notes==
[[File:DKC3 Puffer Fish.jpg|thumb|500px|"Puffer Fish" seen in UK's ''Nintendo Magazine System''.]]
[[File:DKC3 Puffer Fish.jpg|thumb|500px|"Puffer Fish" seen in UK's ''Nintendo Magazine System''.]]
*In a preview shown in the United Kingdom's ''Nintendo Magazine System'', the Gleamin' Bream was referred to as "Puffer Fish" and appears to have a slightly unpolished sprite.<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) Issue #50, page 87.</ref>
*In a preview shown in the United Kingdom's ''Nintendo Magazine System'', the Gleamin' Bream was referred to as "Puffer Fish" and appears to have a slightly unpolished sprite.<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) Volume 50|page=87|date=November 1996|language=en-gb|publisher=EMAP}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
Line 36: Line 33:
[[Category:Fish]]
[[Category:Fish]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! enemies]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! enemies]]
[[de:Gleamin' Bream]]

Latest revision as of 14:54, February 2, 2025

Gleamin' Bream
Artwork of a Gleamin' Bream from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Artwork from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
First appearance Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (1996)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance) (2005)
Relatives

Gleamin' Breams, also spelled Gleaming Breams,[1] are enemies in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!. These bulky yellow fish are encountered in Floodlit Fish only. Gleamin' Breams are uniquely bioluminescent, so they can produce and emit light, and Enguarde can stab a Gleamin' Bream to startle it and have Gleamin' Bream illuminates the area temporarily. Gleamin' Breams are relatives of Bounty Basses, but do not release any items, unlike them. A photograph of a Gleamin' Bream appears in Dixie Kong's Photo Album, under the Aquatic Attackers class, in the original version only.

Gleamin' Breams appear to be the inspiration for a species of bioluminescent fish in the Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze level, Amiss Abyss. They are small and encountered in schools. Scattering a school of such fish with a corkscrew move makes them produce light for a short time and illuminate the dark area of the stage.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese グレーミンブリーム[?]
Gurēmin Burīmu
Gleamin' Bream

Notes[edit]

Early Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! screenshot featuring Gleamin' Bream. The sprite palette seems slightly different from the final version, and the enemy is referred to as "Puffer Fish" in the blurb.
"Puffer Fish" seen in UK's Nintendo Magazine System.
  • In a preview shown in the United Kingdom's Nintendo Magazine System, the Gleamin' Bream was referred to as "Puffer Fish" and appears to have a slightly unpolished sprite.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ March 1997. Nintendo Official Magazine (UK) Volume 54. EMAP (British English). Page 48.
  2. ^ November 1996. Nintendo Magazine System (UK) Volume 50. EMAP (British English). Page 87.