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|image=[[File:Trench Tuck.jpg|200px]]
|title=Trench Tuck
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|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=[[Pointy Tucks]]
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'''Trench Tucks''' are enemies in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' and its Nintendo Switch [[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|port]]. They are a variant of [[Tucks]], more specifically, [[Pointy Tucks]]. Trench Tucks look identical to Pointy Tucks except for the rigid, wooden shield that they carry to defend against the [[Kong]]s.


'''Trench Tucks''' are shielded [[Snowmad]] enemies in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''. As members of the [[Tuck]] platoon in the [[Snowmad]] army, they physically resemble penguins. As stated before, they are characterized by their rigid shields, which they wield as instruments of defence against the Kongs, hence their "trench" attribute.
Trench Tucks walk from side to side and carry the shield in front of them. The shield blocks any [[Roll Attack]] from the Kongs and pushes them back a bit. The impact also sends the enemy back a few spaces, but it can never be driven off the edge of a platform. Like Pointy Tucks, Trench Tucks are harmful to jump on due to the spiky long horns embedded in their helmets.


==Appearance==
The Kongs can [[Hand Slap|Ground Pound]] near a Trench Tucks to make it drop the shield and leave an opening for a frontal Roll Attack. More direct ways to attack a Trench Tucks include rolling into it from behind, [[Cane Bounce|bouncing off its head]] with [[Cranky Kong]]'s cane, tossing a projectile such as a [[barrel]] or a [[Water Sack]], or ramming into it with [[Rambi]], who can surpass the shield. Trench Tucks stop in place when shot with a [[popgun]], but this will not make them drop their shield.
Trench Tucks are largely similar to [[Pointy Tuck]]s, in that they wear large, sharply horned-helmets, as well as leather laces around their necks, with each hanging a Snowmad insignia that lodges on the penguins' chests. However, unlike Pointy Tucks, Trench Tucks possess circular wooden shields, which they use as means of protection against the Kongs.


==Behavior and combat==
Trench Tucks most often appear in levels with Rambi such as [[Frantic Fields]] and [[Meltdown Mayhem]]. A single Trench Tucks appears at the end of [[Rickety Rafters]].
By covering their front sides with the wooden shields, Trench Tucks gain protection from any of the [[Kong]]'s [[Roll Attack|roll attacks]] coming from the front. By executing this action as stated, the primates end up bumping into the shields without granting any damage to the penguin enemies. However, as the shields are meant to prevent any contact between the Kongs and the Trench Tucks, neither the heroes get damaged when interfering with these foes. Like Pointy Tucks, Trench Tucks are dangerous to step on, as they sport spiky long horns thrusted in their helmets and pointing upwards. As such, jumping on a Pointy Tuck causes the heroes to lose a [[heart]] from their health meter.
==Gallery==
<gallery widths=256>
Trench Tuck before.jpg|A Trench Tucks preparing its shield for defense
Trench Tuck after.jpg|The enemy barring a [[Roll Attack]] from the Kongs
</gallery>


The Kongs alone can only undermine a Trench Tuck from behind, with a roll attack. Another way to defeat a Trench Tuck is by [[Ground Pound|pounding the ground]] near it and sending a shock to the enemy, who consequently becomes startled, dizzy and stunned, and drops its shield, leaving its front side open for a roll attack. However, the foe stays confused only temporarily, before rising up and picking up its shield. Alternatively, a Trench Tuck can be defeated by throwing a projectile at it, or by ramming into it with [[Rambi the Rhino]], who can surpass its relatively weak shield. Shooting a Trench Tuck with a [[popgun]] merely stuns it for a brief moment.
==Names in other languages==
 
{{foreign names
Trench Tucks are most commonly found in levels that contain Rambi; that is, [[Frantic Fields]] and [[Meltdown Mayhem]].
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|JapR=Bakura Pengā
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|JapM=Possibly a corruption of「バックラー」(''bakkurā'', buckler) +「ペンガー」(''Pengā'', [[Tucks#Names in other languages|Tucks]])
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|Ger=Schildguin
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]
|GerM=From "schild" (shield) and "pinguin" (penguin)
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|FreE=Rempart Gorfoufou
[[Category:Snowmads]]
|FreEM=Bulwark Tucks
[[Category:Birds]]
|Ita=Pinguingo scudiero
[[Category:Penguins]]
|ItaM=Shielder tucks
[[Category:Ice Creatures]]
|SpaE=Vilgüino defensor
|SpaEM=Defense tucks
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[[Category:Tucks]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze enemies]]

Latest revision as of 12:59, November 10, 2024

Trench Tucks
Trench Tuck toy figure
First appearance Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (2014)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch) (2018)
Variant of Pointy Tucks

Trench Tucks are enemies in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and its Nintendo Switch port. They are a variant of Tucks, more specifically, Pointy Tucks. Trench Tucks look identical to Pointy Tucks except for the rigid, wooden shield that they carry to defend against the Kongs.

Trench Tucks walk from side to side and carry the shield in front of them. The shield blocks any Roll Attack from the Kongs and pushes them back a bit. The impact also sends the enemy back a few spaces, but it can never be driven off the edge of a platform. Like Pointy Tucks, Trench Tucks are harmful to jump on due to the spiky long horns embedded in their helmets.

The Kongs can Ground Pound near a Trench Tucks to make it drop the shield and leave an opening for a frontal Roll Attack. More direct ways to attack a Trench Tucks include rolling into it from behind, bouncing off its head with Cranky Kong's cane, tossing a projectile such as a barrel or a Water Sack, or ramming into it with Rambi, who can surpass the shield. Trench Tucks stop in place when shot with a popgun, but this will not make them drop their shield.

Trench Tucks most often appear in levels with Rambi such as Frantic Fields and Meltdown Mayhem. A single Trench Tucks appears at the end of Rickety Rafters.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese バクラペンガー[?]
Bakura Pengā
Possibly a corruption of「バックラー」(bakkurā, buckler) +「ペンガー」(Pengā, Tucks)
French (NOE) Rempart Gorfoufou[?] Bulwark Tucks
German Schildguin[?] From "schild" (shield) and "pinguin" (penguin)
Italian Pinguingo scudiero[?] Shielder tucks
Spanish (NOE) Vilgüino defensor[?] Defense tucks