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{{species infobox
|image=[[Image:Minkeyart.jpg|150px|]]''
|image=[[File:Minkeyart.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork of a Minkey from ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble]]'' ([[1996]])
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|species_origin
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 3]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance]]) ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
|related=
|affiliation=[[Kremling Krew]], [[KAOS]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance]] Remake) ([[2005]])
}}
}}
[[Image:Minkey.jpg|thumb|left|Several Minkeys hurling acorns at [[Dixie Kong]].]]
'''Minkeys''' are small white ape<ref>{{cite|quote=These malicious apes live in trees and throw acorns at the peaceful Kongs, the traitors! The only way to avoid a Minkey attack is to hide behind a barrel and run when you get the chance...|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) Issue #51|page=22|date=December 1996}}</ref> enemies in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''. In the latter game, their name is spelled '''Minkys'''. In both games, Minkeys hold on to a perch from a tree, repeatedly throwing acorns at [[Dixie Kong]] and [[Kiddy Kong]]. Minkeys cannot be defeated, but Dixie or Kiddy can move behind a [[Barrel Shield]] to protect themselves from being hit. In ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'', Minkeys only appear in one level, [[Barrel Shield Bust-Up]], where they are the main enemy and obstacle. In the [[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Game Boy Advance version]], Minkeys also appear in [[Sunken Spruce]]. Additionally, [[Dixie Kong's Photo Album]] features a photograph of a Minkey categorized under [[Terrorfirma Tuff Guys]]. In ''Donkey Kong Land III'', they appear in three levels: [[Minky Mischief]], [[Redwood Rampage]], and [[Simian Shimmy]], slightly more than in ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''.
'''Minkies''' (originally known as '''Minkeys''') are small, white monkeys encountered in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''.


In ''Donkey Kong Country 3'', Minkys are found only in one level called [[Barrel Shield Bust-Up]], which is located in the area [[Kremwood Forest]]. Minkys attack [[Dixie Kong]] and [[Kiddy Kong]] by hurling an acorn at them from their perch in a tree, they will then proceed to duck back into their perch and pop back out to throw another acorn. Dixie or Kiddy can either dodge these thrown nuts or use a [[Barrel Shield]] to protect themselves.
==Gallery==
===Sprites===
<gallery>
Minkey DKC3.png|''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
Minkey DKC3 Photo Album.png|[[Dixie Kong's Photo Album]]
Minky DKLIII sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Land III''
Minky DKL3c sprite.png|''Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong''
DKC3 GBA Minkey sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country 3'' (GBA)
</gallery>


In ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]'', Minkys are slightly more common, being found in the three levels, [[Minky Mischief]], [[Redwood Rampage]] and [[Simian Shimmy]].
===Screenshots===
 
In the [[Game Boy Advance]] remake of ''Donkey Kong Country 3'' Minkys are also found in the level, [[Sunken Spruce]], which is located in the area [[Pacifica]], found only in the Game Boy Advance remake.
 
==Trivia==
*Minkys resemble the helpful [[Party Monkey]]s of ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'' and the evil [[Ninjape]]s of the same game.
*According to ''Donkey Kong Country 3's'' credits, Minkys belong to the "[[Terrorfirma Tuff Guys]]" enemy class.
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:MinkeyPA.PNG|A Minky, as seen in [[Dixie Kong's Photo Album]].
Barrel Shield Bust-Up DKC3.png|Several Minkeys throwing acorns at Kiddy Kong
Barrel Shield Bust-Up DKC3 GBA.png|Minkeys in ''Donkey Kong Country 3''{{'}}s Game Boy Advance version
Minky Mischief DKL3c.png|Minkys as they appear in ''Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong''
</gallery>
</gallery>
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== Names in Other Languages ==
==Names in other languages==
{{Foreignname
{{foreign names
|Jap=ミンキー
|Jap=ミンキー
|JapR=Minkī
|JapR=Minkī
|JapM=Minky
|JapM=Minkey
}}
}}
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{{NIWA|DKWiki=1}}
==References==
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[[Category:Donkey Kong Enemies]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Species]]
[[category:Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Land III]]
[[Category:Terrorfirma Tuff Guys]]
[[Category:Primates]]
[[Category:Primates]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! enemies]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Land III enemies]]
[[de:Minky]]

Latest revision as of 11:02, August 2, 2024

Minkey
Artwork of a Minkey from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Artwork of a Minkey 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)

Minkeys are small white ape[1] enemies in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! and Donkey Kong Land III. In the latter game, their name is spelled Minkys. In both games, Minkeys hold on to a perch from a tree, repeatedly throwing acorns at Dixie Kong and Kiddy Kong. Minkeys cannot be defeated, but Dixie or Kiddy can move behind a Barrel Shield to protect themselves from being hit. In Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Minkeys only appear in one level, Barrel Shield Bust-Up, where they are the main enemy and obstacle. In the Game Boy Advance version, Minkeys also appear in Sunken Spruce. Additionally, Dixie Kong's Photo Album features a photograph of a Minkey categorized under Terrorfirma Tuff Guys. In Donkey Kong Land III, they appear in three levels: Minky Mischief, Redwood Rampage, and Simian Shimmy, slightly more than in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!.

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Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ミンキー[?]
Minkī
Minkey

References[edit]

  1. ^ "These malicious apes live in trees and throw acorns at the peaceful Kongs, the traitors! The only way to avoid a Minkey attack is to hide behind a barrel and run when you get the chance..." – December 1996. Nintendo Magazine System (UK) Issue #51. Page 22.