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Mole Miner Max is the fourth boss in Donkey Kong Country Returns and Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D. As his name states, he is a notable Mole Miner and presumably is the leader of his species. He and his army of mole miners are the bosses of the Cave world. When first encountered, Mole Miner Max's minions are seen loading the minecarts up with bananas from Donkey Kong's hoard. Max himself is seen doing nothing except sleeping at the head of the Mole Train. However, Banjo Bottom hypnotizes Max, forcing him to start up the train and drive off with Donkey Kong's banana hoard.
General information
Physical description
Max is about three times larger than his minions. Like the other moles, Max wears a hardhat with a headlamp on it. However, unlike them, he wears an orange and yellow miner's vest. Max also has one, big tooth hanging out of his mouth and freckles on both cheeks. His concept artwork depicts him with red eyes and black pupils, unlike his minions, who appear to not have any eyes (or if they do, they are covered up by their helmets). He is about the same in color as other mole miners, though his fur is slightly darker.
Battle
During battle, his weapon of choice is a pickaxe, much like most mole miners. He uses the same fighting style as his minions; however, he is a bit faster than them, and his attacks are more unpredictable. Sometimes, he will throw his pickaxe at the Kongs; other times, he simply swings it at them but won't throw it. After Mole Miner Max has been defeated, the train starts slowing down and stops short at the edge of the cliff. Max's fate following the Kongs' departure is unknown.
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U trophy
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NTSC-U Description
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PAL Description
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Wii Donkey Kong Country Returns (11/2010)
3DS Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (05/2013)
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The Mole Train travels through the Cave area. It's generally a hardworking train, but Banjo Tiki sends it speeding down the track. Chase after it using the separated carts, all while dodging the pickaxes thrown by the hypnotized Mole Miners. Defeat those critters when you get a chance!
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Hypnotised by Banjo Bottom, Mole Miner Max and his workers use the Mole Train and its carts to move massive amounts of bananas around. When a tie-wearing gorilla shows up to put a stop to the Tiki Tak Tribe's plans, though, Banjo Bottom uses the train to try and escape. Whack those moles and take out Banjo Bottom!
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Gallery
Mole Miner Max gets hypnotized.
Mole Miner Max enters the fray.
Donkey Kong evades Mole Miner Max's pickaxe.
Mole Miner Max is defeated.
Concept artwork of Mole Miner Max, the Mole Train, and two Mole Miners.
Names in other languages
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Name
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Meaning
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Notes
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| German
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Oberkumpel Otto[?]
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Head Miner Otto
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| Spanish
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Topo Minero Max[?]
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Mole Miner Max
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Trivia
- Mole Miner Max is the only boss in Donkey Kong Country Returns that the player does not directly face upon entering a boss level. Instead, one must get through a group of generic enemies before actually squaring off against him.
- In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Mole Miner Max makes a minor appearance as a trophy. His trophy has his eyes fully visible, confirming that they really are colored red.
| Donkey Kong Country Returns / Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D / Donkey Kong Country Returns HD
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| Characters
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Protagonists
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Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Cranky Kong • Rambi • Squawks • Super Kong • Tutorial Pig • Wigglevine
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| Bosses
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Mugly • Scurvy Crew • Stu • Mole Miner Max/Train • Mangoruby • Thugly • Colonel Pluck • Tiki Tong
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| Enemies and obstacles
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Tiki Tak Tribe
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Fireball • Flaming Tiki Buzz • Giga Goro Ball • Screaming Pillar • Screaming Pillar (big) • Tiki Boing • Tiki Bomber • Tiki Buzz • Tiki Doom • Tiki Goon • Tiki Pilot • Tiki Pop • Tiki Seeker • Tiki Tank • Tiki Tong Tower • Tiki Torch • Tiki Tork • Tiki Zing • Tiki Zing (big) • Tiki Zing (Foggy Fumes)
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| Other
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Ack • AckStack • Ape-Eating Plant • Awk • Big Squeekly • Bonehead Jed • Bopapodamus • Bowling bird • BuckBomb • BuckBot • Buzzbite • Cageberry • Char-Char • Chomp • Chū Komorin • Electrasquid • Electroid • Fireball • Firebite • Frogoon • Giant Chomp • Giga Rangwi • Green Chomp • Hopgoon • Hothead Jed • Humzee • Jellybob • Kowalee • Leaping flame • Mimic • Mole Guard • Mole Miner • Muncher • Pinchly • Rawk • Ready-Bots (Pogobot · Pyrobot) • Rentamaguma • Robobee • Shooting Chomp • Skellirex • Skittler • Skittler Pillar • Skullyrex • Snaggles • Snippys • Squeekly • Squiddicus • Squidly • Stilts • Toothberry • Wiggle • Yellow Snaggles
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| Objects
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Items
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Banana • Banana Bunch • Banana Coin • Banana Juice • Crash Guard2 • Green Balloon2 • Hanging vine • Heart • Heart Boost • K-O-N-G Letters • Map Key • Puzzle Piece • Rare Orb • Red Balloon
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| Barrels
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Barrel Cannon • Blast Barrel • DK Barrel • Regular Barrel • Slot Machine Barrel
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| Miscellaneous
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Bag • Container • Green surface • Rambi Crate • Red and blue blocks • Tire • Train • Trapdoor
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| Vehicles
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Mine Cart • Rocket Barrel
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| Moves
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Barrel Roll (Cartwheel Attack) • Blow • Cling • Ground Pound (Popgun Pound) • Ranged attack
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| Levels
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Jungle
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1-1: Jungle Hijinxs • 1-2: King of Cling • 1-3: Tree Top Bop • 1-4: Sunset Shore • 1-5: Canopy Cannons • 1-6: Crazy Cart • 1-K: Platform Panic • 1-B: Mugly's Mound
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| Beach
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2-1: Poppin' Planks • 2-2: Sloppy Sands • 2-3: Peaceful Pier • 2-4: Cannon Cluster • 2-5: Stormy Shore • 2-6: Blowhole Bound • 2-7: Tidal Terror • 2-K: Tumblin' Temple • 2-B: Pinchin' Pirates
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| Ruins
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3-1: Wonky Waterway • 3-2: Button Bash • 3-3: Mast Blast • 3-4: Damp Dungeon • 3-5: Itty Bitty Biters • 3-6: Temple Topple • 3-K: Shifty Smashers • 3-B: Ruined Roost
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| Cave
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4-1: Rickety Rails • 4-2: Grip 'n' Trip • 4-3: Bombs Away • 4-4: Mole Patrol • 4-5: Crowded Cavern • 4-K: Jagged Jewels • 4-B: The Mole Train
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| Forest
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5-1: Vine Valley • 5-2: Clingy Swingy • 5-3: Flutter Flyaway • 5-4: Tippin' Totems • 5-5: Longshot Launch • 5-6: Springy Spores • 5-7: Wigglevine Wonders • 5-8: Muncher Marathon • 5-K: Blast & Bounce • 5-B: Mangoruby Run
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| Cliff
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6-1: Sticky Situation • 6-2: Prehistoric Path • 6-3: Weighty Way • 6-4: Boulder Roller • 6-5: Precarious Plateau • 6-6: Crumble Canyon • 6-7: Tippy Shippy • 6-8: Clifftop Climb • 6-K: Perilous Passage • 6-B: Thugly's Highrise
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| Factory
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7-1: Foggy Fumes • 7-2: Slammin' Steel • 7-3: Handy Hazards • 7-4: Gear Getaway • 7-5: Cog Jog • 7-6: Switcheroo • 7-7: Music Madness • 7-R: Lift-off Launch • 7-K: Treacherous Track • 7-B: Feather Fiend
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| Volcano
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8-1: Furious Fire • 8-2: Hot Rocket • 8-3: Roasting Rails • 8-4: Smokey Peak • 8-5: Bobbing Basalt • 8-6: Moving Melters • 8-7: Red Red Rising • 8-K: Five Monkey Trial • 8-B: Tiki Tong Terror
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| Cloud2,3
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9-1: Crushin' Columns2,3 • 9-2: Gushin' Geysers2,3 • 9-3: Spiky Surprise2,3 • 9-4: Mischievous Moles2,3 • 9-5: Topsy Turvy2,3 • 9-6: Tar Ball Fall2,3 • 9-7: Robo Factory2,3 • 9-8: Lavawheel Volcano2,3 • 9-11/9-9 2,3: Golden Temple
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| Further info
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Donkey Kong Returns Original Sound Track • Extras (image names in other languages) • Gallery • Staff
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