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|image=[[File:Koindk.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork of a Koin from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''
|image=[[File:Koindk.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|latest_appearance=''Donkey Kong Country 3'' ([[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]) ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 3]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance]]) ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
|parent_species=[[Kremling]]
|variant_of=[[Kremling]]
|derived_species=[[Koindozer]]
|variants=[[Koindozer]]
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{{quote2|This defensive baddy will protect the [[DK Coin]] at all costs.|''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!|Donkey Kong Country 3]]'' manual, page 19}}
'''Koins''' are [[List of enemies|enemies]] introduced in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''. These [[Kremling]]s wear a bucket on their head and carry around a trash can lid as a shield, and a [[DK Coin]] is attached to it. Their name is a pun on "coin". By defeating the Koin, [[Dixie Kong]] and [[Kiddy Kong]] can acquire its DK Coin. To defeat a Koin, the [[Kong]]s often have to throw a [[Iron Barrel|Steel Barrel]] at the wall behind Koin, causing it to bounce off and roll into Koin from behind.
 
'''Koins''' are a type of [[Kremling]] that appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''. Koins wear a bucket on their head and carry around a trash can lid as a shield, and a [[DK Coin]] is attached to it. Their name is a pun on the word coin. By defeating the Koin, [[Dixie Kong]] and [[Kiddy Kong]] can acquire its DK Coin. To defeat a Koin, the [[Kong]]s often have to throw a [[Iron Barrel|Steel Barrel]] at the wall behind Koin, causing it to bounce off and roll into Koin from behind.


==History==
==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''===
===''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''===
In ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'', a Koin appears in every level of the game.
Koins are enemies in ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''. They appear in every level, usually at the end, moving its shield in whichever direction Dixie Kong and Kiddy Kong are in. If the Kongs approach a Koin from either the front or try to jump on it, the Koin uses its shield to bounce the Kongs backward. If the Kongs throw a Steel Barrel at the Koin's armor, it bounces off. If the Kongs replay a level where they have collected its DK Coin, the DK Coin no longer appears on the Koin's shield. In certain circumstances, some Koins can only be defeated if a [[Bazuka]] shoots a Steel Barrel at the Koin, in which case the Kongs have to use a [[Switch Barrel]] to change Bazuka's [[Barrel]]s or [[TNT Barrel]]s into Steel Barrels. In a few levels, the Kongs have only a single chance to defeat the Koin, if they can only get a nearby Steel Barrel by crossing a [[No Animal Sign]] with an [[Animal Friend]]. If Dixie and Kiddy are unsuccessful, they have to restart the level for another chance at defeating the Koin. In [[Dixie Kong's Photo Album]], a Koin is categorized with the other [[Kremling]]s as part of the [[Kremling Kreeps]] category.
 
If the [[Kong]]s themselves approach a Koin from the front or attempt to jump on the Koin, it bounces the Kongs back using its shield. The Koin moves its shield in the directions that the Kongs are in. If the Kongs throw a Steel Barrel at the Koin's armor, it bounces off. A defeated Koin will drop its DK Coin, letting the Kongs get it. A Koin often appears at the end of a level. If the Kongs replay a level where they have collected its DK Coin, the DK Coin is no longer shown on the Koin's shield.
 
Some Koins can only be defeated if a [[Bazuka]] shoots a Steel Barrel at the Koin. In such cases, the Kongs often have to use a [[Switch Barrel]] to change Bazuka's TNT Barrels to Steel Barrels. In a few levels, the Kongs only have one chance at defeating the Koin, if they can only get a nearby Steel Barrel by crossing a [[No Animal Sign]] with an [[Animal Friend]]. If they fail to defeat the Koin with the Steel Barrel, they must restart the entire level to get another chance.


Koins have a pink variant in the level [[Koindozer Klamber]], named [[Koindozer]]s. Unlike Koins, Koindozers (which cannot be defeated) attempt to defeat the Kongs by pushing them into the pits with their shields.
Koins have a pink variant in the level [[Koindozer Klamber]], named [[Koindozer]]s. Unlike Koins, Koindozers (which cannot be defeated) attempt to defeat the Kongs by pushing them into the pits with their shields.


In the ending's [[Dixie Kong's Photo Album]], a Koin is shown under the [[Kremling Kreeps]] category.
In certain levels of the [[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|remake]], a Koin can be defeated from a [[TNT Barrel]], such as in [[Surf's Up]], from the resulting explosion while Koin faces upward.
 
In certain levels of the [[Game Boy Advance]] remake, the Kongs can defeat a Koin using a [[TNT Barrel]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DD_ZCzdwANI DKC3 (GBA) How To Kill Koin #1 - Using T.N.T. Barrel - YouTube video]</ref>


===''Donkey Kong Land III''===
===''Donkey Kong Land III''===
In ''Donkey Kong Land III'', Koins mostly retain their role from their debut appearance. Every Koin in the game must be defeated with the common method of throwing a Steel Barrel behind it. The Kongs automatically obtain the DK Coin when they defeat Koin, and this change was kept in the Game Boy Advance remake of ''Donkey Kong Country 3''.
Koins are enemies in ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''. They are mostly the same as before, except DK Coins appear by themselves in all underwater stages instead.


Unlike ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'', Koins do not appear in the underwater levels because they do not have a cave at the end with the Koin. The DK Coin itself is hidden somewhere in the level, much like in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''.
==Profiles and statistics==
===''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''===
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|Eng=This defensive baddy will protect the [[DK Coin]] at all costs.''<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' instruction manual|page=19|date=1996|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref>}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Koin DKC3 side artwork.png|''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' artwork
Koin DKC3 side artwork.png|Artwork from ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
Koin DKC3.png|''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' sprite
Koin DKC3.png|Sprite from ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
Koin DKC3 Photo Album.png|Dixie Kong's Photo Album
Koin DKC3 Photo Album.png|[[Dixie Kong's Photo Album]]
Koin DKLIII sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Land III'' sprite
Koin DKLIII sprite.png|Sprite from ''Donkey Kong Land III''
DKL3 GBC Koin sprite.png|''Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong'' sprite
DKL3 GBC Koin sprite.png|Sprite from ''Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong''
DKC3 GBA Koin sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country 3'' (GBA) sprite
DKC3 GBA Koin sprite.png|Sprite from ''Donkey Kong Country 3'' (GBA)
</gallery>
</gallery>


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[[Category:Kremlings]]
[[Category:Kremling Krew]]
[[Category:Kremling Krew]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! Enemies]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! enemies]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Land III Enemies]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Land III enemies]]
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Latest revision as of 07:11, October 29, 2024

Not to be confused with Coin.
Koin
Artwork of a Koin from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Artwork 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)
Variant of Kremling
Variants

Koins are enemies introduced in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!. These Kremlings wear a bucket on their head and carry around a trash can lid as a shield, and a DK Coin is attached to it. Their name is a pun on "coin". By defeating the Koin, Dixie Kong and Kiddy Kong can acquire its DK Coin. To defeat a Koin, the Kongs often have to throw a Steel Barrel at the wall behind Koin, causing it to bounce off and roll into Koin from behind.

History[edit]

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble![edit]

Koins are enemies in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!. They appear in every level, usually at the end, moving its shield in whichever direction Dixie Kong and Kiddy Kong are in. If the Kongs approach a Koin from either the front or try to jump on it, the Koin uses its shield to bounce the Kongs backward. If the Kongs throw a Steel Barrel at the Koin's armor, it bounces off. If the Kongs replay a level where they have collected its DK Coin, the DK Coin no longer appears on the Koin's shield. In certain circumstances, some Koins can only be defeated if a Bazuka shoots a Steel Barrel at the Koin, in which case the Kongs have to use a Switch Barrel to change Bazuka's Barrels or TNT Barrels into Steel Barrels. In a few levels, the Kongs have only a single chance to defeat the Koin, if they can only get a nearby Steel Barrel by crossing a No Animal Sign with an Animal Friend. If Dixie and Kiddy are unsuccessful, they have to restart the level for another chance at defeating the Koin. In Dixie Kong's Photo Album, a Koin is categorized with the other Kremlings as part of the Kremling Kreeps category.

Koins have a pink variant in the level Koindozer Klamber, named Koindozers. Unlike Koins, Koindozers (which cannot be defeated) attempt to defeat the Kongs by pushing them into the pits with their shields.

In certain levels of the remake, a Koin can be defeated from a TNT Barrel, such as in Surf's Up, from the resulting explosion while Koin faces upward.

Donkey Kong Land III[edit]

Koins are enemies in Donkey Kong Land III. They are mostly the same as before, except DK Coins appear by themselves in all underwater stages instead.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble![edit]

  • Instruction booklet description:
    • English:
      This defensive baddy will protect the DK Coin at all costs.[1]

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese コイン[?]
Koin
Koin
Italian Koin[?] -

References[edit]

  1. ^ 1996. Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! instruction manual. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 19.