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{{quote2|Army will curl into an armored ball to protect himself from your attacks.|''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' manual, page 29}}
{{quote2|Army will curl into an armored ball to protect himself from your attacks.|''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' manual, page 29}}
'''Armies'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country'' Nintendo Player's Guide, [[Media:DKC Guide 16-17.jpg|Page 16]].</ref> are little armadillo enemies that are found in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]''. They attack by rolling into a ball and careening toward the [[Kong]]s. When an Army is rolled up, [[Diddy Kong]] must jump on it twice to defeat it, while Donkey Kong can get rid of it with a single jump. [[Army Dillo]] from ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' is a giant Army, although the enemy species did not appear in the game.
'''Armies'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country'' Nintendo Player's Guide, [[Media:DKC Guide 16-17.jpg|page 16]].</ref> are small armadillo enemies that appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]''.  


An Army, purple in color, appears in the ''[[Club Nintendo (magazine)|Club Nintendo]]'' comic "[[Donkey Kong Country (comic)|''Donkey Kong Country'']]". It is the first enemy in this comic to attack [[Donkey Kong]] and Diddy Kong. Diddy defeats it by simply [[jump]]ing on it. Like every enemy in the comic, the Army is able to speak.
The first boss of ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', [[Army Dillo]], is a giant Army, although the enemies themselves do not appear in the game.


An individual Army appears as an antagonist in the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (novel)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' novel. While the [[Kongs]] are exploring the abandoned mines, Army and [[Slippa]] ambush the group. [[Donkey Kong]] throws a [[barrel]] at Army and the force of the impact knocks him down the tunnel.
==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country''===
[[File:W-Army.png|thumb|An Army holding a "W" in ''Donkey Kong Country''{{'}}s Game Boy Color remake]]
Armies first appear in ''Donkey Kong Country''; they attack by rolling into a ball and careening toward the [[Kong]]s. [[Donkey Kong]] can defeat an Army by jumping on it once, regardless if the enemy is inside its shell or not. [[Diddy Kong]] must jump on an Army twice to defeat it, as when he jumps on a curled up Army, Diddy forces it to its normal position. While an Army is not curled up, Diddy can jump on it another time to defeat it.


Armies also make several small cameo appearances as enemies in the Game Boy Color game ''[[wikipedia:Conker's Pocket Tales|Conker's Pocket Tales]]''.
Armies are the fifth and final pair of enemies that [[Dumb Drum]] releases during the boss fight, [[Boss Dumb Drum]].


An unused (and unnamed) armadillo model can be found within the game files for ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', meaning Army, or an enemy inspired by Army, was [[List of Donkey Kong 64 pre-release and unused content|originally planned]] to be in the game. Instead, a singular Army boss appears in the game called [[Army Dillo]]. An Army can be seen near the end of the trailer for the canceled game, ''[[Donkey Kong Racing]]''.
In the [[Game Boy Advance]] version, Donkey Kong can [[Hand Slap]] an Army to obtain a [[photograph]] for the first page of the [[scrapbook]].


==Levels==
Armies appear in five normal levels:
===''Donkey Kong Country''===
*[[Ropey Rampage]]
*[[Ropey Rampage]]
*[[Slipslide Ride]]
*[[Slipslide Ride]]
*[[Rope Bridge Rumble]]
*[[Rope Bridge Rumble]]
*[[Boss Dumb Drum]]
*[[Misty Mine]]
*[[Misty Mine]]
*[[Platform Perils]]
*[[Platform Perils]]


===''Donkey Kong Land''===
===''Donkey Kong Land''===
Armies reappear in ''Donkey Kong Land''. They act the same as in ''Donkey Kong Country'' and appear in slightly more levels:
*[[Tyre Trail]]
*[[Tyre Trail]]
*[[Riggin' Rumble]]
*[[Riggin' Rumble]]
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*[[Kong Krazy]]
*[[Kong Krazy]]
*[[Button Barrel Blast]]
*[[Button Barrel Blast]]
==Appearances in other media==
An Army, purple in color, appears in the ''[[Club Nintendo (magazine)|Club Nintendo]]'' comic "[[Donkey Kong Country (comic)|''Donkey Kong Country'']]". It is the first enemy in this comic to attack [[Donkey Kong]] and Diddy Kong. Diddy defeats it by simply [[jump]]ing on it. Like every enemy in the comic, the Army is able to speak.
An individual Army appears as an antagonist in the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (novel)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' novel. While the [[Kongs]] are exploring the abandoned mines, Army and [[Slippa]] ambush the group. [[Donkey Kong]] throws a [[barrel]] at Army and the force of the impact knocks him down the tunnel.


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
=== Artwork ===
=== Artwork ===
<gallery>
<gallery>
{{more images|Curled up artwork from the ''Donkey Kong Land'' [http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/jEIAAOSwzrxUskz9/s-l1600.jpg Kōryaku Guide Book]}}
Army side DKC.png|''Donkey Kong Country''
Army side_DKC.png|''Donkey Kong Country''
Army DKC art.png|''Donkey Kong Country''
Army DKC art.png|''Donkey Kong Country''
Army curled up DKC art.png|''Donkey Kong Country''
Army-dkc-comic.jpg|[[Club Nintendo (magazine)|Club Nintendo magazine]]
Army-dkc-comic.jpg|[[Club Nintendo (magazine)|Club Nintendo magazine]]
</gallery>
</gallery>


=== Sprites and models ===
=== Sprites ===
<gallery>
Army DKC sprite.png|Sprite of an Army in ''Donkey Kong Country''
Army Curled DKC sprite.png|Army curled up in ''Donkey Kong Country''
Army DKL.png|Army sprite from ''Donkey Kong Land''
Army_-_DKCGB_Sprite.png|Army sprite in ''Donkey Kong Country'' (GBC)
Army_-_DKCGBA_Sprite.png|Army sprite in ''Donkey Kong Country'' (GBA)
DK64 Army.png|The unused Army model in ''Donkey Kong 64''
</gallery>
 
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
<gallery>
W-Army.png|An Army holds a "W", in ''Donkey Kong Country'' (GBC).
Army DKC sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' sprite
Army Curled DKC sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' sprite
Army DKL.png|''Donkey Kong Land'' sprite
Army_-_DKCGB_Sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Advance) sprite
Army_-_DKCGBA_Sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' (GBA) sprite
</gallery>
</gallery>


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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Army's defeat sound is a high-pitched version of Donkey Kong's defeat sound in the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] version.
[[File:DK64 Army.png|thumb|The unused Army model in ''Donkey Kong 64'']]
*In the original ''Donkey Kong Country'', Army's defeat sound is a higher-pitched version of that of Donkey Kong's.
*An [[List of Donkey Kong 64 pre-release and unused content|unused armadillo model]] exists within the ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' kiosk demo, suggesting that Army or a different enemy would have appeared in the game.
*An Army appears near the end of the trailer in ''[[Donkey Kong Racing]]''.


==References==
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Revision as of 18:57, September 23, 2019

Template:Species-infobox Template:Quote2 Armies[1] are small armadillo enemies that appear in Donkey Kong Country and Donkey Kong Land.

The first boss of Donkey Kong 64, Army Dillo, is a giant Army, although the enemies themselves do not appear in the game.

History

Donkey Kong Country

An Army holding a "W" in Donkey Kong Country's Game Boy Color remake

Armies first appear in Donkey Kong Country; they attack by rolling into a ball and careening toward the Kongs. Donkey Kong can defeat an Army by jumping on it once, regardless if the enemy is inside its shell or not. Diddy Kong must jump on an Army twice to defeat it, as when he jumps on a curled up Army, Diddy forces it to its normal position. While an Army is not curled up, Diddy can jump on it another time to defeat it.

Armies are the fifth and final pair of enemies that Dumb Drum releases during the boss fight, Boss Dumb Drum.

In the Game Boy Advance version, Donkey Kong can Hand Slap an Army to obtain a photograph for the first page of the scrapbook.

Armies appear in five normal levels:

Donkey Kong Land

Armies reappear in Donkey Kong Land. They act the same as in Donkey Kong Country and appear in slightly more levels:

Appearances in other media

An Army, purple in color, appears in the Club Nintendo comic "Donkey Kong Country". It is the first enemy in this comic to attack Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong. Diddy defeats it by simply jumping on it. Like every enemy in the comic, the Army is able to speak.

An individual Army appears as an antagonist in the Donkey Kong Country novel. While the Kongs are exploring the abandoned mines, Army and Slippa ambush the group. Donkey Kong throws a barrel at Army and the force of the impact knocks him down the tunnel.

Gallery

Artwork

Sprites

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese アーミー[?]
Āmī
Army

Trivia

Unused model of an Army, from Donkey Kong 64.
The unused Army model in Donkey Kong 64
  • In the original Donkey Kong Country, Army's defeat sound is a higher-pitched version of that of Donkey Kong's.
  • An unused armadillo model exists within the Donkey Kong 64 kiosk demo, suggesting that Army or a different enemy would have appeared in the game.
  • An Army appears near the end of the trailer in Donkey Kong Racing.

References

  1. ^ Donkey Kong Country Nintendo Player's Guide, page 16.