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{{Species-infobox
{{species infobox
|title=Tiki Buzz
|image=[[File:TikiBuzz.png|200px]]<br>Tiki Buzz artwork from ''Donkey Kong Country Returns''
|image=[[File:TikiBuzz.png|200px]]
|variants=[[Flaming Tiki Buzz]]<br>[[Tiki Tork]]
|affiliation=[[Tiki Tak Tribe]]
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' ([[List of games by date#2010|2010]])
|sub_species=[[Tiki Tork]]<br>[[Flaming Tiki Buzz]]
|latest_appearance=''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' ([[2010]])
|comparable=[[Hootz]]<br>[[Knik-Knak]] (Red)
|latest_appearance=
}}
}}
'''Tiki Buzzes''' are members of the [[Tiki Tak Tribe]] and enemies in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and [[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D|its Nintendo 3DS version]]. They are tikis shaped like a bongo drum and are nearly the size of [[Diddy Kong]]. They have carved black eyeballs, a yellow beak, red wings and brown tail feathers, as well as three beaded strings attached to the bottom.
==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' / ''Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D''===
Tiki Buzzes fly in various patterns, with some moving from side to side vertically while others move horizontally. They are harmful if simply touched from the sides or the bottom, but can be defeated with any attack. The [[Kong]]s can jump on them to reach higher locations and cross wide gaps. Tiki Buzzes are common in [[Mine Cart]] levels, such as [[Crazy Cart]], where the [[Kong]]s must often land their Mine Cart on them to reach higher rails. Their behavior is comparable to [[Necky|Neckies]] from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''.


'''Tiki Buzzes''' are enemies appearing in the game ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]''. They are drum shaped tikis with carved eyes and a yellow, wooden beak. They have red wooden wings and brown tail feathers. Tiki Buzzes also have three strings with beads attached to them. These enemies fly in an upward and downward pattern and serve as common obstacles in minecart levels. These enemies can be used to reach extra heights and serve as enemies to get good aerial gain from. Tiki Buzzes can be defeated with a jump, a roll, by [[Rambi]], or with a [[barrel]].  
===''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''===
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{{main-wiki|SmashWiki|Tiki Buzz}}
Tiki Buzzes are enemies in the [[smashwiki:Smash Run|Smash Run]] mode of ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'', and can be defeated from being jumped on, like in ''Donkey Kong Country Returns''. There is also a [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]] of a Tiki Buzz.
 
===''WarioWare: Get It Together!''===
Tiki Buzzes appear in ''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]'' as enemies in the [[Donkey Kong Country Returns (microgame)|Donkey Kong Country Returns]] microgame where they must be defeated. They either fly back and forth or up and down.
 
==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''===
{{SSB4 trophy
|name=Tiki Buzz
|image=[[File:Tiki Buzz Trophy.png|100px]]
|category=Enemy
|unlock=Random
|desc=This member of the Tiki Tak Tribe appears in Donkey Kong Country Returns. It'd be really tempting to see what kind of sound that drum-shaped head of his would make. In Smash Run, they do a dive-bomb attack if a fighter passes below. You can bounce off their heads to boost your own jump!
|desc2=A drum-shaped, bird-like creature from the Tiki Tak Tribe. In Smash Run, they float around in the air, and if they end up above you, they'll suddenly drop down, right on your head. Jump on them instead, though, and you can bounce off and go flying through the air. So think twice before you tell these guys to buzz off!
}}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Tikibuzzca.png|Concept artwork, which appears in the [[List of extras in Donkey Kong Country Returns|extras]]
Tiki Buzz 3DS.jpg|A few Tiki Buzzes in the Smash Run mode of ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{NIWA|SmashWiki=1}}
{{foreign names
|Jap=ティキドリー
|JapR=Tiki Dorī
|JapM=From "Tiki" and the voiced version of「鳥」(''tori'', bird) and/or "dolly"
|FreE=Tiki Buzz
|FreEM=Tiki Buzz
|Ger=Flatter-Tiki
|Ita=Tiki Volante
|ItaM=Flying Tiki
|SpaE=Tiki zumba
}}
{{DKCR}}
{{DKCR}}
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country Returns]]
{{SSB4}}
[[Category:Donkey Kong Enemies]]
[[Category:Tiki Tak Tribe]]
[[Category:Tiki Tak Tribe]]
[[Category:Smash Run enemies]]
[[Category:Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS trophies]]
[[de:Flatter-Tiki]]

Latest revision as of 11:37, May 19, 2024

Tiki Buzz
A Tiki Buzz
Tiki Buzz artwork from Donkey Kong Country Returns
First appearance Donkey Kong Country Returns (2010)
Latest appearance WarioWare: Get It Together! (2021)
Variants
Comparable

Tiki Buzzes are members of the Tiki Tak Tribe and enemies in Donkey Kong Country Returns and its Nintendo 3DS version. They are tikis shaped like a bongo drum and are nearly the size of Diddy Kong. They have carved black eyeballs, a yellow beak, red wings and brown tail feathers, as well as three beaded strings attached to the bottom.

History[edit]

Donkey Kong Country Returns / Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D[edit]

Tiki Buzzes fly in various patterns, with some moving from side to side vertically while others move horizontally. They are harmful if simply touched from the sides or the bottom, but can be defeated with any attack. The Kongs can jump on them to reach higher locations and cross wide gaps. Tiki Buzzes are common in Mine Cart levels, such as Crazy Cart, where the Kongs must often land their Mine Cart on them to reach higher rails. Their behavior is comparable to Neckies from Donkey Kong Country.

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS[edit]

SmashWiki article: Tiki Buzz

Tiki Buzzes are enemies in the Smash Run mode of Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, and can be defeated from being jumped on, like in Donkey Kong Country Returns. There is also a trophy of a Tiki Buzz.

WarioWare: Get It Together![edit]

Tiki Buzzes appear in WarioWare: Get It Together! as enemies in the Donkey Kong Country Returns microgame where they must be defeated. They either fly back and forth or up and down.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS[edit]

Trophy
Tiki Buzz
Tiki Buzz Trophy.png
Category: Enemy
How to unlock:
Random
This member of the Tiki Tak Tribe appears in Donkey Kong Country Returns. It'd be really tempting to see what kind of sound that drum-shaped head of his would make. In Smash Run, they do a dive-bomb attack if a fighter passes below. You can bounce off their heads to boost your own jump! (American English)
A drum-shaped, bird-like creature from the Tiki Tak Tribe. In Smash Run, they float around in the air, and if they end up above you, they'll suddenly drop down, right on your head. Jump on them instead, though, and you can bounce off and go flying through the air. So think twice before you tell these guys to buzz off! (British English)

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ティキドリー[?]
Tiki Dorī
From "Tiki" and the voiced version of「鳥」(tori, bird) and/or "dolly"
French (NOE) Tiki Buzz[?] Tiki Buzz
German Flatter-Tiki[?] -
Italian Tiki Volante[?] Flying Tiki
Spanish (NOE) Tiki zumba[?] -