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'''Punchy Paddies'''<ref>von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory van Grier. ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Game Guide. Page 14.</ref> are grouchy grasshopper enemies showing up in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'', whose habitat is the [[Lost Mangroves]]. They are rather chubby, and display stretched heads ending with underbite chins. Two short antennae stand aloft their heads and above their minuscule and malicious eyes, topped by frowned eyebrows. Punchy Paddies wear characteristic collars around their necks, and also display small wings that are surprisingly capable of holding their disproportionate bodies' weight.
'''Punchy Paddies'''<ref>von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory van Grier. ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Game Guide. Page 14.</ref> are enemies appearing in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''. They resemble overgrown grasshoppers with small wings, and wear characteristic collars around their necks. They seemingly display a grouchy or irritated expression.


[[File:PunchyPaddy.PNG|thumb|left|250px|[[Donkey Kong]] and a '''Punchy Paddy''' on-screen]]
[[File:PunchyPaddy.PNG|thumb|left|250px|[[Donkey Kong]] and a '''Punchy Paddy''' on-screen]]
Punchy Paddies make continuous swift leaps on stable surfaces. They fly up and descend slowly on the ground, in possible attempts to land on the [[Kong]]s and hurt them. The heroes are supposed to either stomp or [[Barrel Roll (move)|roll]] into the Punchy Paddies in order to defeat them. In one level called [[Shipwreck Shore]], a group of three Punchy Paddies hop on wooden crates that buoy on a pool of water; if these crates get destroyed with a [[Corkscrew (Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze)|Corkscrew]] move performed from underneath the surface of the water, the grasshopper-like creatures will have no choice but to fall in the pool. Before disappearing at its surface, they congest their faces into horrified figures, while repeatedly writhing their legs in the air.
Most Punchy Paddies are sedentary. They leap continuously on stable surfaces by flying up and descending slowly to the ground. While doing so, they seem to angrily beckon at the [[Kong]]s, marking their "punchy" behavior. Punchy Paddies found in [[Busted Bayou]] move down the path by hopping, as opposed to being stationary. They will hurt the [[Kong]]s and take away one of their heart points if they come into mere contact. The primates are supposed to either stomp or [[Roll Attack|roll]] into the Punchy Paddies in order to defeat them.


While descending, Punchy Paddies usually instigate the Kongs in a conflict by beckoning at them and looking angry. This gesture marks their "punchy" behavior.
In [[Shipwreck Shore]], a group of three Punchy Paddies hop on small wooden crates that float on a body of water. If these crates are destroyed with a [[Corkscrew (Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze)|Corkscrew]] from underneath, the Punchy Paddies will have no choice but to fall in the water and perish.


Punchy Paddies act very similar to [[Frogoon]]s from ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' - frog foes that jump up and down. Some of the Punchy Paddies not only do hop in one spot, but open paths, as seen in [[Busted Bayou]] - these are acting more like [[Hopgoon]]s that have appeared in the said game. Nonetheless, they can be combated the same way described above.
Shooting a Punchy Paddy with a [[popgun]] or ground pounding next to one makes it dizzy, and therefore stuns it for a while. Punchy Paddies act very similarly to [[Frogoon]]s and [[Hopgoon]]s from ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]''.
 
Just as with any other easy-to-combat enemy, shooting a Punchy Paddy with a [[popgun]] or ground pounding next to one makes it dizzy, and therefore stuns it for a while.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==

Revision as of 07:44, June 30, 2017

Template:Species-infobox Punchy Paddies[1] are enemies appearing in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. They resemble overgrown grasshoppers with small wings, and wear characteristic collars around their necks. They seemingly display a grouchy or irritated expression.

File:PunchyPaddy.PNG
Donkey Kong and a Punchy Paddy on-screen

Most Punchy Paddies are sedentary. They leap continuously on stable surfaces by flying up and descending slowly to the ground. While doing so, they seem to angrily beckon at the Kongs, marking their "punchy" behavior. Punchy Paddies found in Busted Bayou move down the path by hopping, as opposed to being stationary. They will hurt the Kongs and take away one of their heart points if they come into mere contact. The primates are supposed to either stomp or roll into the Punchy Paddies in order to defeat them.

In Shipwreck Shore, a group of three Punchy Paddies hop on small wooden crates that float on a body of water. If these crates are destroyed with a Corkscrew from underneath, the Punchy Paddies will have no choice but to fall in the water and perish.

Shooting a Punchy Paddy with a popgun or ground pounding next to one makes it dizzy, and therefore stuns it for a while. Punchy Paddies act very similarly to Frogoons and Hopgoons from Donkey Kong Country Returns.

Gallery

  • A pair of Punchy Paddies that move to left.

    A pair of Punchy Paddies that move to left.

Reference

  1. ^ von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory van Grier. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Prima Official Game Guide. Page 14.
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