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{{character infobox
{{character infobox
|image=[[File:Tiki6.png|100px]]<br>Artwork from ''Donkey Kong Country Returns''
|image=[[File:Tiki6.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Donkey Kong Country Returns''
|species=[[Tiki Tak Tribe|Tiki]]
|species=[[Tiki Tak Tribe|Tiki]]
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' ([[List of games by date#2010|2010]])
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' ([[List of games by date#2010|2010]])
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'''Xylobone''', also referred to as '''Xylophone Tiki''', is a high-ranking member of the [[Tiki Tak Tribe]]. Based off of the {{wp|xylophone}}, its name is a portmanteau of "xylophone" and "bone", referencing its rib-like appearance.  
'''Xylobone'''<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DFLPqFUtNaS/|title=Who's your pick for baddie-est baddie? #DonkeyKong Country Returns HD is out now!|publisher=Instagram|author=nintendoamerica|date=January 23, 2025|accessdate=January 29, 2025}}</ref><ref>''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' (British English version): Thugly trophy description</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' internal data</ref>, also referred to as '''Xylophone Tiki'''<ref>''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' (American English version): Thugly trophy description</ref>, is a high-ranking member of the [[Tiki Tak Tribe]]. Based off of the {{wp|xylophone}}, its name is a portmanteau of "xylophone" and "bone", referencing its rib-like appearance.  


==History==
==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' (''3D'' / ''HD'')===
===''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' (''3D'' / ''HD'')===
In ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and its [[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D|3DS]] and [[Donkey Kong Country Returns HD|Nintendo Switch]] ports, Xylobone appears in the boss level of the [[Cliff (world)|Cliff]] world, [[Thugly's Highrise]]. As [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] approach [[Thugly]], Xylobone arrives alongside other Tiki Tak Tribe members on an airship. Xylobone then hypnotizes Thugly to fight the Kongs before jumping off the ship to hide behind him.
In the final level of the game, [[Tiki Tong Terror]], Xylobone and the other high-ranking members of the Tiki Tak Tribe are converted into hands for [[Tiki Tong]].


===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
(mentioned in Thugly trophy description)
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', Xylobone is mentioned in [[Thugly]]'s trophy description.


In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Xylobone is part of the Tiki Tak Tribe spirit, which includes all of the members who hypnotize bosses in ''Donkey Kong Country Returns''.
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Xylobone is part of the Tiki Tak Tribe spirit, which includes all of the members who hypnotize bosses in ''Donkey Kong Country Returns''.
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ザイロボーン
|JpnR=Zairobōn
|JpnC=<ref>{{cite|author=Treat|date=December 28, 2014|title=【スマブラWiiU】フィギュア 全716種まとめ|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kjy7Gd4cjrM|publisher=YouTube|language=ja|accessdate=January 29, 2025}}</ref>
|JpnM=Xylobone
|Dut=
|DutM=
|Fre=Tiki Xylos
|FreC=<ref>{{cite|author=Diddy64wii|date=December 24, 2022|title=Super Smash Bros. for Wii U - Tous les 743 trophées <nowiki>[FR]</nowiki>|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ns-BzHnI7o|publisher=YouTube|language=fr|accessdate=January 29, 2025}}</ref>
|FreM=Tiki and a combination of xylophone and ''os'' ("bone")
|Ger=Tiki Xylofono
|GerC=<ref>{{cite|author=Midstrighter|date=August 12, 2018|title=ALLE TROPHÄEN GESAMMELT {{!}} Super Smash Bros. for WiiU #24 <nowiki>[ENDE]</nowiki>|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNN1deL-2ZI|publisher=YouTube|language=de|accessdate=January 29, 2025}}</ref>
|Ita=Xilossofo
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|author=fabry90|date=March 27, 2015|title=Super Smash Bros. Wii U - All 716 Trophies|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4NGYp02Z6Y|publisher=YouTube|language=it|accessdate=January 29, 2025}}</ref>
|Por=
|Rus=
|Spa=Huesófono
|SpaC=<ref>{{cite|author=Voltar|date=January 25, 2015|title=Super Smash Bros. for WiiU - Trofeos del juego y su descripción|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnM58Z3-Wm0|publisher=YouTube|language=es|accessdate=January 29, 2025}}</ref>
|SpaM=From ''hueso'' ("bone") and ''xilófono'' ("xylophone")
}}


==References==
==References==
<references/>
<references/>
{{SSB4 trophy
|name=Thugly
|image=[[File:ThuglyTrophyWiiU.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=Thugly charges at you after being hypnotized by Xylophone Tiki. The weak spot on his back is well protected by an opposite-of-a-weak-spot shell. When he comes to an abrupt halt, his shell will flip forward. At last, the time to strike! Thugly should really get bungee cords or something to hold that in place.
|desc2=A charging monster controlled by a Tiki called Xylobone. There's a weak point on his large back, but it's covered by a thick shell, so can it even be called a weakness at all? Well, it doesn't protect him all the time – when he brakes suddenly, the shell flips open! Someone should tell Thugly to glue that thing down...
}}

Latest revision as of 13:40, February 3, 2025

Xylobone
The xylophone Tiki
Artwork from Donkey Kong Country Returns
Species Tiki
First appearance Donkey Kong Country Returns (2010)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country Returns HD (2025)

Xylobone[1][2][3], also referred to as Xylophone Tiki[4], is a high-ranking member of the Tiki Tak Tribe. Based off of the xylophone, its name is a portmanteau of "xylophone" and "bone", referencing its rib-like appearance.

History

Donkey Kong Country Returns (3D / HD)

In Donkey Kong Country Returns and its 3DS and Nintendo Switch ports, Xylobone appears in the boss level of the Cliff world, Thugly's Highrise. As Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong approach Thugly, Xylobone arrives alongside other Tiki Tak Tribe members on an airship. Xylobone then hypnotizes Thugly to fight the Kongs before jumping off the ship to hide behind him.

In the final level of the game, Tiki Tong Terror, Xylobone and the other high-ranking members of the Tiki Tak Tribe are converted into hands for Tiki Tong.

Super Smash Bros. series

In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Xylobone is mentioned in Thugly's trophy description.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Xylobone is part of the Tiki Tak Tribe spirit, which includes all of the members who hypnotize bosses in Donkey Kong Country Returns.

Gallery

  • Boss icon

    Boss icon

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ザイロボーン[5]
Zairobōn 		Xylobone
French Tiki Xylos[6] Tiki and a combination of xylophone and os ("bone")
German Tiki Xylofono[7] -
Italian Xilossofo[8] -
Spanish Huesófono[9] From hueso ("bone") and xilófono ("xylophone")

References

  1. ^ nintendoamerica (January 23, 2025). Who's your pick for baddie-est baddie? #DonkeyKong Country Returns HD is out now!. Instagram. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  2. ^ Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (British English version): Thugly trophy description
  3. ^ Donkey Kong Country Returns internal data
  4. ^ Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (American English version): Thugly trophy description
  5. ^ Treat (December 28, 2014). 【スマブラWiiU】フィギュア 全716種まとめ. YouTube (Japanese). Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  6. ^ Diddy64wii (December 24, 2022). Super Smash Bros. for Wii U - Tous les 743 trophées [FR]. YouTube (French). Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  7. ^ Midstrighter (August 12, 2018). ALLE TROPHÄEN GESAMMELT | Super Smash Bros. for WiiU #24 [ENDE]. YouTube (German). Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  8. ^ fabry90 (March 27, 2015). Super Smash Bros. Wii U - All 716 Trophies. YouTube (Italian). Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  9. ^ Voltar (January 25, 2015). Super Smash Bros. for WiiU - Trofeos del juego y su descripción. YouTube (Spanish). Retrieved January 29, 2025.
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