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{{articleabout|the elephant from the ''Donkey Kong'' series|the ''Super Paper Mario'' character|[[Ellie (Super Paper Mario)]]}}
{{about|the character from the Donkey Kong franchise|the character from [[Super Paper Mario]]|[[Ellie (Super Paper Mario)]]|the character from [[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]|[[Ellie Mae]]}}
{{LLQuote|This hefty young herbivore can use her trunk to pick up and shoot barrels at enemies. She can also suck barrels toward if they're out of reach. Ellie has the ability to suck up water, which she uses to shoot at the baddies.|Donkey Kong Country 3 Manual, Page 17}}
{{character infobox
{{character-infobox
|image=[[File:EllieDKC3.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
|image=[[Image:180px-Ellie.jpg]]
|full_name=Ellie the Elephant<ref name="booklet"/><ref>{{cite|date=November 1997|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 102|page=89}}</ref>
|full_name=Ellie the Elephant
|species=Elephant
|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]])
|affiliation=[[Animal Buddies]], [[Kong Family]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' ([[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] cameo) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
|species=[[Elephant]]
|latest_appearance= ''[[Donkey Konga]]'' (2004)
}}
}}
'''Ellie''' is an [[Animal Friend]] appearing in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''. She is the first Animal Friend who is a female. She is treated as something of a substitute for [[Rambi]] in that they are both heavy mammals used as the first stage's Animal Buddy, but unlike Rambi's simple charging- and contact-based movements and attacks, Ellie involves more strategy due to her strengths being less obvious and more situational. Ellie has two unique characteristics, both involving her trunk. She has the ability to collect water into her trunk, including from a waterfall, and then fire it at enemies. She has a fear of mice, specifically [[Sneek]]s, which is a reference to the popular, albeit scientifically contested belief of elephants being negatively conscious towards mice in the real world. She can also take out stronger enemies like [[Krumple|Krumples]] due to her weight. In addition, she can carry barrels with her trunk, and suck them towards her if they are out of reach by facing a barrel and holding {{button|snes|Y}}.
==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''===
[[File:Bobbing Barrel Brawl DKC3 shot 4.png|thumb|Ellie is required to use TNT Barrels to defeat some of the red Buzzes in Bobbing Barrel Brawl]]
Ellie is an ally in ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''. She is first seen in [[Lakeside Limbo]]. She is trapped in an [[Animal Crate|Ellie Crate]] near the end of the level, and [[Dixie Kong|Dixie]] and [[Kiddy Kong]] can optionally ride her through the level. Her next appearance is in [[Murky Mill]], where the [[Kong]]s are transformed into her from an [[Animal Barrel|Ellie Barrel]] in most of the stage. Ellie's fear of mice is prominent, as she gets scared of Sneeks beneath the patches of light. She can only pass them by throwing a barrel at them. Ellie's third level appearance is in [[Bobbing Barrel Brawl]], where she is transformed into for a majority of the level. Bobbing Barrel Brawl is the first level where Ellie can suck up water. The player can have her do so by pressing {{button|snes|L}} or {{button|snes|A}} and then fire it by pressing {{button|snes|R}} or {{button|snes|A}}. Ellie can also shoot water diagonally upwards by holding up while shooting. She can only carry up to seven drops of water, and the current amount is indicated from a meter at the bottom-right of the screen. Ellie cannot suck in water from a waterfall while she is blasting out from a [[Barrel Cannon]]. Ellie is required to utilize [[TNT Barrel]]s in parts of Bobbing Barrel Brawl to defeat the [[Buzz (enemy)|Buzz]]es blocking the path. Ellie is also playable for a portion of [[Tracker Barrel Trek]] and fights the boss [[Squirt (boss)|Squirt]] at [[Squirt's Showdown]]. The Kongs can ride on Ellie for a brief portion of [[Pot Hole Panic (Donkey Kong Country 3)|Pot Hole Panic]]. Ellie's seventh and final level appearance is in [[Stampede Sprint]], where after encountering three Sneeks, she gets a large scare and runs through the level uncontrollably.


'''Ellie the Elephant''' is the first Animal Buddy known to be female (followed by [[Orco the Killer Whale]]). She first appeared in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble]]''. She can carry barrels (even pulling them in from a distance) and collect water in her trunk (allowing her to shoot it at the enemies), but, in classic cartoon form, she is extremely afraid of [[Sneek|mice]] and will run any time she sees one. One particular level ("[[Stampede Sprint]]," in the secret world [[Krematoa]]) even centers around Ellie running uncontrollably after coming upon a trio of mice. Ellie is one of three Animal Buddies to fight a boss. She fights the waterfall monster [[Squirt]] in [[Cotton-Top Cove]].
In the [[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|remake]], some of Ellie's sound effects were reused from remakes of the two previous ''[[Donkey Kong Country (series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' games. She also makes the loud noise of an elephant when scared by a Sneek.


In ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]'', she plays differently than she does in ''Donkey Kong Country 3''. First, she has an unlimited water supply, and she can spray water in any level she appears in. Second, she does not run from mice at all. Lastly, she cannot drag barrels in her trunk like in ''Donkey Kong Country 3''.
===''Donkey Kong Land III''===
Ellie is an ally in ''Donkey Kong Land III''. Her limited water supply was bumped up to unlimited, and she can shoot water regardless of which stage she is in. Ellie cannot drag barrels with her trunk and does not have a fear of Sneeks. She appears in [[Footloose Falls]], [[Rickety Rapids]], and [[Rainforest Rumble]] only. In ''Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong'', Ellie's sprite uses a purple palette.


In ''[[Donkey Konga]]'', she appears at the bottom of the screen, dancing to the beat of the music played.
===''Donkey Konga''===
Ellie reappears in ''[[Donkey Konga]]'' as a background character in two modes. In "Street Performance", she appears at the bottom-left corner of the screen, next to the coin counter. In "Jam Session", she and the other background characters, including [[King K. Rool]], [[Cranky Kong]], [[Diddy Kong]], [[Rambi the Rhino|Rambi]] and the [[Banana Bird]]s, appear on the bottom screen while the player performs a "jam session". Ellie was relocated to the bottom-right corner.


Ellie was also going to be one of the ridable creatures in the now apparently canceled game, ''[[Donkey Kong Racing]]''.
===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
Ellie appears as a [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.


==Appearances in Donkey Kong Levels==
===Unused appearances===
===''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble===
====''Donkey Kong Racing''====
*[[Lakeside Limbo]]
[[File:Kiddy and Ellie Donkey Kong Racing.png|thumb|Kiddy riding on Ellie near the end of ''Donkey Kong Racing'' trailer.]]
*[[Murky Mill]]
The ending of the E3 2001 trailer for ''[[Donkey Kong Racing]]'' showed Kiddy riding on Ellie, suggesting she would have been a rideable Animal Buddy.
*[[Bobbing Barrel Brawl]]
*[[Tracker Barrel Trek]]
*[[Pot Hole Panic (Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!)|Pot Hole Panic]]
*[[Stampede Sprint]]
*[[Squirt]]'s Showdown


===''Donkey Kong Land III===
==Profile and statistics==
*[[Footloose Falls]]
===''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''===
*[[Rickety Rapids]]
*'''Instruction booklet bio:''' ''This hefty young herbivore can use her trunk to pick up and shoot barrels at enemies. She can also suck barrels toward her if they're out of reach. Ellie has the ability to suck up water, which she uses to shoot at the baddies.''<ref name=booklet>{{cite|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=1996|page=17|title=''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' instruction booklet}}</ref>
*[[Rainforest Rumble]]
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[[File:Kiddyellie.gif|thumb|right|[[Kiddy Kong]] riding on Ellie]].


===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
{{Spirit
|no=157
|name=Ellie
|image=[[File:SSBU Ellie Spirit.png|100px]]
|series=''Donkey Kong'' Series
|type={{iw|smashwiki|Support spirit|Support}}
|slots=1
|class=Novice
|effects=Water & Ice Attack ↑
|obtain={{iw|smashwiki|Adventure Mode: World of Light|World of Light}} ({{iw|smashwiki|The Light Realm}}); {{iw|smashwiki|Spirit Board}}
|opponents={{iw|smashwiki|Squirtle (SSBU)|Squirtle}} ×4
|conditions=<nowiki/>
*The enemy favors neutral specials
|stage=[[Jungle Japes (stage)|Jungle Japes]]
|song=Snakey Chantey
}}


===Trivia===
==Gallery==
* Ellie is known to be afraid of rats, which is a reference to the real world, were many people believe that elephants are indeed afraid of rats.
{{main-gallery}}
<gallery>
Kiddy on Ellie DKC3 artwork.jpg|Kiddy Kong riding Ellie
Ellie DKC3 Photo Album.png|In [[Dixie Kong's Photo Album]]
DKL3 GBC Ellie sprite.png|''Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong''
Rainforest Rumble DKL3c.png|''Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong''
Ellie DKa sprite.png|''[[Donkey Konga]]''
</gallery>


== Names in Other Languages ==
==Names in other languages==
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{{foreign names
|Jap=エリー
|Jap=エリー
|JapR=Erī
|JapR=Erī
|JapM=Ellie
|JapM=Ellie
|Rus=Элли
|RusR=Elli
|RusM=Ellie
|Ger=Ellie der Elefant
|GerM=Ellie the Elephant
}}
}}
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==References==
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[[Category:Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! characters]]
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[[Category:Donkey Kong Land III characters]]
[[Category:Donkey Konga]]
[[Category:Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spirits]]
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Latest revision as of 17:16, August 5, 2024

This article is about the character from the Donkey Kong franchise. For the character from Super Paper Mario, see Ellie (Super Paper Mario). For the character from The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, see Ellie Mae.
Ellie
Artwork of Ellie the Elephant from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Artwork from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Full name Ellie the Elephant[1][2]
Species Elephant
First appearance Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (1996)
Latest appearance Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (spirit cameo) (2018)

Ellie is an Animal Friend appearing in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! and Donkey Kong Land III. She is the first Animal Friend who is a female. She is treated as something of a substitute for Rambi in that they are both heavy mammals used as the first stage's Animal Buddy, but unlike Rambi's simple charging- and contact-based movements and attacks, Ellie involves more strategy due to her strengths being less obvious and more situational. Ellie has two unique characteristics, both involving her trunk. She has the ability to collect water into her trunk, including from a waterfall, and then fire it at enemies. She has a fear of mice, specifically Sneeks, which is a reference to the popular, albeit scientifically contested belief of elephants being negatively conscious towards mice in the real world. She can also take out stronger enemies like Krumples due to her weight. In addition, she can carry barrels with her trunk, and suck them towards her if they are out of reach by facing a barrel and holding Y Button.

History[edit]

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

Bobbing Barrel Brawl
Ellie is required to use TNT Barrels to defeat some of the red Buzzes in Bobbing Barrel Brawl

Ellie is an ally in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!. She is first seen in Lakeside Limbo. She is trapped in an Ellie Crate near the end of the level, and Dixie and Kiddy Kong can optionally ride her through the level. Her next appearance is in Murky Mill, where the Kongs are transformed into her from an Ellie Barrel in most of the stage. Ellie's fear of mice is prominent, as she gets scared of Sneeks beneath the patches of light. She can only pass them by throwing a barrel at them. Ellie's third level appearance is in Bobbing Barrel Brawl, where she is transformed into for a majority of the level. Bobbing Barrel Brawl is the first level where Ellie can suck up water. The player can have her do so by pressing L Button or A Button and then fire it by pressing R Button or A Button. Ellie can also shoot water diagonally upwards by holding up while shooting. She can only carry up to seven drops of water, and the current amount is indicated from a meter at the bottom-right of the screen. Ellie cannot suck in water from a waterfall while she is blasting out from a Barrel Cannon. Ellie is required to utilize TNT Barrels in parts of Bobbing Barrel Brawl to defeat the Buzzes blocking the path. Ellie is also playable for a portion of Tracker Barrel Trek and fights the boss Squirt at Squirt's Showdown. The Kongs can ride on Ellie for a brief portion of Pot Hole Panic. Ellie's seventh and final level appearance is in Stampede Sprint, where after encountering three Sneeks, she gets a large scare and runs through the level uncontrollably.

In the remake, some of Ellie's sound effects were reused from remakes of the two previous Donkey Kong Country games. She also makes the loud noise of an elephant when scared by a Sneek.

Donkey Kong Land III[edit]

Ellie is an ally in Donkey Kong Land III. Her limited water supply was bumped up to unlimited, and she can shoot water regardless of which stage she is in. Ellie cannot drag barrels with her trunk and does not have a fear of Sneeks. She appears in Footloose Falls, Rickety Rapids, and Rainforest Rumble only. In Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong, Ellie's sprite uses a purple palette.

Donkey Konga[edit]

Ellie reappears in Donkey Konga as a background character in two modes. In "Street Performance", she appears at the bottom-left corner of the screen, next to the coin counter. In "Jam Session", she and the other background characters, including King K. Rool, Cranky Kong, Diddy Kong, Rambi and the Banana Birds, appear on the bottom screen while the player performs a "jam session". Ellie was relocated to the bottom-right corner.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Ellie appears as a spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Unused appearances[edit]

Donkey Kong Racing[edit]

Kiddy rides on Ellie in the cancelled Donkey Kong Racing. To his side are various enemies.
Kiddy riding on Ellie near the end of Donkey Kong Racing trailer.

The ending of the E3 2001 trailer for Donkey Kong Racing showed Kiddy riding on Ellie, suggesting she would have been a rideable Animal Buddy.

Profile and statistics[edit]

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

  • Instruction booklet bio: This hefty young herbivore can use her trunk to pick up and shoot barrels at enemies. She can also suck barrels toward her if they're out of reach. Ellie has the ability to suck up water, which she uses to shoot at the baddies.[1]

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Spirit
#157 Ellie
Ellie's Spirit sprite from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Series/game Donkey Kong Series
Type Support
Slots 1
Class Novice
Strength / effect(s) Water & Ice Attack ↑
How to obtain World of Light (The Light Realm); Spirit Board
Spirit battle Opponent(s) Squirtle ×4
Conditions

  • The enemy favors neutral specials
Stage Jungle Japes
Song Snakey Chantey

Gallery[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Ellie.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese エリー[?]
Erī 		Ellie
German Ellie der Elefant[?] Ellie the Elephant
Russian Элли[?]
Elli 		Ellie

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b 1996. Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 17.
  2. ^ November 1997. Nintendo Power Volume 102. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 89.
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Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (SNES) / Donkey Kong Country 3 (GBA)
Characters Protagonists Dixie Kong • Kiddy Kong • Funky Kong • Wrinkly Kong • Swanky Kong • Cranky Kong
Prisoners Banana Birds • Banana Queen • Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Candy Konga • Lanky Konga • Tiny Konga • Chunky Konga
Animal Friends Ellie • Enguarde • Parry • Squawks • Squitter • Quawks
Brothers Bear Bachelora • Baffle • Barnacle • Barter • Bazaar • Bazooka • Benny • Björn • Blizzard • Blue • Blunder • Boomer • Bramble • Brash
Bosses Belcha • Arich • Squirt • KAOS • Bleak • Barbos • Kroctopusa • Baron K. Roolenstein
Enemies Bazuka • Bazza • Booty Bird • Bounty Bass • Bristles • Buzz • Gleamin' Bream • Karbine • Killer bees • Klasp • Knik-Knak • Knocka • Kobble • Koco • Koin • Koindozer • Kopter • Krackaa • Kremling (boater)a • Krimp • Kroc • Krumple • Kuchuka • Kuff 'n' Klout • Lemguin • Lurchin • Minkey • Missile shell • Nibbla • Nid • Re-Koil • Skidda • Sneek • Swoopy
Items Banana • Banana Bunch • Bowling ball • Bear coin • Bonus Coin • Box of chocolatesa • Cog • DK Coin • Extra-Life Balloon (red · green · blue) • Flupperius Petallus Pongus • Green banana • K-O-N-G Letters • Mirror • No.6 wrench • Patch • Present • Rosea • Shell • Ski • Star
Objects Animal Barrel • Animal crate • Auto-Fire Barrel • Barrel • Barrel Shield • Bonus Barrel • Boo Barrel • Booster Barrel • Bubbling cauldron • Crate • DK Barrel • Fuel Drum • Handle • Ignition Barrel • Invincibility Barrel • Metal door • Minea • Propellerpack • Ripsaw • Rocket Barrel • Star Barrel • Steel Barrel • Switch Barrel • TNT Barrel • Toboggan • Tracker Barrel • Trapdoor • Tumbling barrel • Warp Barrel • Wheel
Levels Lake Orangatanga Lakeside Limbo • Doorstop Dash • Tidal Trouble • Skidda's Row • Murky Mill • Belcha's Barn
Kremwood Forest Barrel Shield Bust-Up • Riverside Race • Squeals on Wheels • Springin' Spiders • Bobbing Barrel Brawl • Arich's Ambush
Cotton Top Cove Bazza's Blockade • Rocket Barrel Ride • Kreeping Klasps • Tracker Barrel Trek • Fish Food Frenzy • Squirt's Showdown
Mekanos Fire-Ball Frenzy • Demolition Drain-Pipe • Ripsaw Rage • Blazing Bazukas • Low-G Labyrinth • Kaos Karnage
K3 Krevice Kreepers • Tearaway Toboggan • Barrel Drop Bounce • Krack Shot Kroc • Lemguin Lunge • Bleak's House
Razor Ridge Buzzer Barrage • Kong-Fused Cliffs • Floodlit Fish • Pot Hole Panic • Ropey Rumpus • Barbos's Barrierb • Kroctopus Krusha
Pacificaa Dingy Drain-Pipea • Stormy Seasa • Sunken Sprucea • Cliffside Blasta • Ripcurl Reefa • Surf's Upa • Barbos's Barrier
Kaos Kore Konveyor Rope Klash • Creepy Caverns • Lightning Lookout • Koindozer Klamber • Poisonous Pipeline • Kastle Kaos
Krematoa Stampede Sprint • Criss Kross Cliffs • Tyrant Twin Tussle • Swoopy Salvo • Rocket Rush • Knautilus
Miscellaneous Barrel-Blastapalooza • Donkey Kong Country Trilogy • Gallery • Glitches • Media • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Staff
a Exclusive to the Game Boy Advance version
b Barbos's Barrier was moved to Pacifica in the Game Boy Advance version
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Donkey Kong Land III
Characters Bear • Dixie Kong • Kiddy Kong • Wrinkly Kong
Animal Friends Ellie • Enguarde • Squawks • Squitter
Bosses Arich • Barbos • Bleak • KAOS • Baron K. Roolenstein
Enemies Bazuka • Bazza • Booty Bird • Bounty Bass • Bristles • Buzz • Karbine • Klasp • Knocka • Kobble • Koco • Kopter • Krimp • Krumple • Kuchuka • Lemguin • Lurchin • Minky • Nid • Niknak • Rekoil • Skidda • Sneek
Levels Cape Codswallop Red Wharf • Seabed Shanty • Ford Knocks • Total Rekoil • Koco Channel • Liftshaft Lottery • Barbos Bastion
Primate Plains Coral Quarrel • Minky Mischief • Jetty Jitters • Black Ice Blitz • Riverbank Riot • Miller Instinct • Bleak Magic
Blackforest Plateau Rocketeer Rally • Vertigo Verge • Polar Pitfalls • Surface Tension • Tundra Blunda • Redwood Rampage • Arich Attack
Great Ape Lakes Jungle Jeopardy • Footloose Falls • Deep Reef Grief • Karbine Kaos • Simian Shimmy • Rockface Chase • Krazy Kaos
Tin Can Valley Tropical Tightropes • Clifftop Critters • Rickety Rapids • Bazuka Bombard • Ugly Ducting • Stalagmite Frights • K Rool Duel
Lost World Whiplash Dash • Kuchuka Karnage • Haunted Hollows • Rainforest Rumble • Barrel Boulevard • Ghoulish Grotto • K Rools Last Stand
Barrels Animal Barrel • Barrel • Barrel Cannon • Blast Barrel • Bonus Barrel • DK Barrel • Iron Barrel • Rotatable Barrel • Star Barrel • Warp Barrel
Other items and objects Banana • Banana Bunch • Bear coin • Bonus Coin • Extra Life Balloon • KONG Letters • Propellerpack • Star • Toboggan
Miscellaneous Gallery • Glitches • Media • Cards • Pre-release and unused Content • Quotes • Staff
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