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{{Species-infobox
{{species infobox
|title=Thug Slug
|title=Thug Slug
|image=[[File:Thug Slug.png]]
|image=[[File:Thug Slug.png]]
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' ([[Wii U]]) ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
}}
[[File:DKCTF Thug Slug.png|thumb|150px|left|A Thug Slug, as shown in-game]]
'''Thug Slugs'''<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|author=von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory van Grier|location=Roseville|title=''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=14|date=February 21, 2014|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|isbn=978-0-804-16252-4}}</ref> are [[List of enemies|enemies]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' and its [[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|port]]. These slugs are encountered in [[level]]s of the [[Lost Mangroves]] only; they are first found in [[Canopy Chaos]], where they mostly reside in treetops, though a few also circulate around metallic platforms. Thug Slugs crawl around a platform, damaging the [[Kong]]s upon coming into contact with them. They are normally vulnerable to any attacks, but when they hang from the underside of a platform, they can only be defeated with a throwing object, such as a [[barrel]]. Thug Slugs can be stunned briefly by shooting them with a [[popgun]] or ground pounding next to them.
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ソルトヘイター<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=2014|title=「ドンキーコングトロピカルフリーズ任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page={{file link|DKTF Shogakukan P16.jpg|16}}}}</ref>
|JapR=Soruto Heitā
|JapM=Salt Hater
}}
}}
'''Thug Slugs'''<ref>von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory van Grier. ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Game Guide. Page 14.</ref> are sleek-looking slug enemies that appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''. They are only located in the first [[world]] of the game, the [[Lost Mangroves]]. They look angry and carry overly curved hunches with wavy stripes textured on them The words in their name are rhymed, and describe the malicious behavior of these creatures.


[[File:DKCTF Thug Slug.png|thumb|150px|left|A '''Thug Slug''', as shown in-game]]
==References==
Thug Slugs are capable of traversing platforms from all sides, not just from their top. They crawl straightforwardly at a hasty pace in an attempt to touch and hurt the [[Kong]]s. Attacking a Thug Slug by physical contact is not a recommended idea if the enemy is currently clinging to ceilings or vertical surfaces, and in this stance it can only be vanquished by tossing a carriable object, such as a [[barrel]], into it. However, the slug enemy becomes completely unwary of any of the player's attacks once it returns on ground, and a single [[stomp]] on its hunch can defeat it.
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It is possible to briefly stun this enemy by making it dizzy. This can be achieved by either shooting into it with a [[popgun]], or ground pounding next to it.
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[[Category:Gastropods]]
Thug Slugs tend to be rather rare, as there are only two levels that feature them, the first being [[Canopy Chaos]]. Here, they can be mostly found crawling on treetops, but also artificial platforms. The second level is [[Trunk Twister]], which concentrates less on these enemies, since there is only one that can be encountered at the beginning of the
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze enemies]]
stage.
 
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[[Category:Mollusks]]

Latest revision as of 04:26, July 23, 2024

Thug Slug
Concept artwork of a Thug Slug
First appearance Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Wii U) (2014)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch) (2018)
Thug Slug in the game Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
A Thug Slug, as shown in-game

Thug Slugs[1] are enemies in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and its port. These slugs are encountered in levels of the Lost Mangroves only; they are first found in Canopy Chaos, where they mostly reside in treetops, though a few also circulate around metallic platforms. Thug Slugs crawl around a platform, damaging the Kongs upon coming into contact with them. They are normally vulnerable to any attacks, but when they hang from the underside of a platform, they can only be defeated with a throwing object, such as a barrel. Thug Slugs can be stunned briefly by shooting them with a popgun or ground pounding next to them.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ソルトヘイター[2]
Soruto Heitā
Salt Hater

References[edit]

  1. ^ von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory van Grier (February 21, 2014). Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze PRIMA Official Game Guide. Roseville: Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-804-16252-4. Page 14.
  2. ^ 2014. 「ドンキーコングトロピカルフリーズ任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 16Media:DKTF Shogakukan P16.jpg.