Army
| Army | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Artwork of an Army from Donkey Kong Country | |||
| First appearance | Donkey Kong Country (1994) | ||
| Latest appearance | Donkey Kong Country (GBA) (2003) | ||
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- “Army will curl into an armored ball to protect himself from your attacks.”
- —Donkey Kong Country manual, page 29
Armies[1] are small armadillo enemies which first appear in Donkey Kong Country.
History
Donkey Kong Country
In Donkey Kong Country, Armies 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 appear in five levels: Ropey Rampage, Slipslide Ride, Rope Bridge Rumble, Misty Mine, and Platform Perils. Armies are also the fifth and final pair of enemies released by Dumb Drum during his boss fight in 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.
Donkey Kong Land
Armies return in Donkey Kong Land, behaving identically as before and appearing in slightly more levels, as follows: Tire Trail, Riggin' Rumble, Tricky Temple, Swirlwind Storm, Pot Hole Panic, Balloon Barrage, Kong Krazy, and lastly Button Barrel Blast.
Club Nintendo
An Army, purple in color, appears in the Club Nintendo comic, "Donkey Kong Country." It is the first enemy that attacks 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.
Donkey Kong Country novel
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.
Unused appearances
Donkey Kong 64 has unused armadillo enemies, presumably Armies. Although Armies do not appear, the first boss, Army Dillo, is an Army.
Gallery
Artwork
Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Kong Country
Sprites and models
Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Kong Land
Donkey Kong Country (GBC)
Donkey Kong Country (GBA)
Scans
Miscellaneous
Artwork used for a puzzle based on Donkey Kong Country
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | アーミー[?] Āmī |
Army | |
| French | Army[?] | - | |
| Spanish | Army[?] | - |
Trivia
- 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.
