Colonel Pluck
| Colonel Pluck | |
|---|---|
 Colonel Pluck inside the Stompybot 3000 | |
| Species | Chicken |
| First appearance | Donkey Kong Country Returns (2010) |
| Latest appearance | Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (trophy cameo) (2014) |
Colonel Pluck is the seventh and penultimate boss of Donkey Kong Country Returns and Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D. He is a white chicken who operates and moves around in the Stompybot 3000, a large, white egg-shaped robot. While Colonel Pluck is under the control of the Tiki Tak Tribe, specifically being hypnotized by Cordian, he is forced to mass-produce a large quantity of Tikis by using the Stompybot 3000 to mash up bananas, which transform empty masks into Tikis upon contact.
He is fought at the end of Factory in the boss level, Feather Fiend. In the first phase, Colonel Pluck controls the Stompybot 3000, walking around on the conveyor belt used for the Tiki assembly. Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong must make their way under the mech. Occasionally, it will run across the screen quickly. Sometimes, Pluck will lift the mech into the air and then pounce on the ground. When green chains appear at some point, he will start lifting the legs into the air and back on the ground, one at a time, but very rarely will Pluck try to trick the duo by just scratching the belt with the mech's feet, which Donkey and Diddy can not go under. If Donkey and Diddy fail to damage Pluck, he will attempt to incinerate the Kongs with a flamethrower built into the mech, but not before lifting one of its legs, giving the Kongs a small chance to escape. During the second phase, Pluck will send in some eggs, where BuckBots will hatch out. Donkey Kong must rid of these so he has enough room to avoid Pluck, who will try to use the Stompybot to body-slam him from above, resulting in the Stompybot getting stuck in the ground for a second before freeing itself. After damaging the Stompybot 3000 three times, the robot's outer shell will break off and will resemble a flying vehicle. Pluck, who still is inside the robot, will send in BuckBots at this point. Donkey Kong must dodge his attacks and stomp on Pluck three times. After this, Cordian will emerge, allowing Donkey Kong to send it flying off into the distance.
Profiles and statistics
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
| Trophy Colonel Pluck | ||
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| Category: Series Related | ||
( ) Appears in:Wii Donkey Kong Country Returns (11/2010) 3DS Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (05/2013) | ||
| () Trophy Box: 19: Donkey Kong Country Returns
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| How to unlock: Purchase at the Trophy Shop | ||
| Stomp all night, stomp all day. Colonel Pluck has been hypnotized by the Tiki Tak Tribe to mash bananas with his Stompybot 3000. Looks like they're creating new tribe members with the resulting juice. Hopefully they're peeling those bananas... Nothing worse than leftover peel in a banana smoothie. (American English) | ||
| He stomps stolen bananas into mush with his giant stomping machine. Why does he do it? Because the Tiki Tak Tribe are controlling him – that's why! They're using the banana mush to create new tribe members. Who knew bananas were so magical? (British English) | ||
Gallery
Colonel Pluck starting to move around
The Stompybot 3000 revealing its weak spot
Donkey Kong attacking the weak spot
The Stompybot being damaged
The Stompybot's destruction
Pluck deploying some BuckBots
Pluck becoming vulnerable to a jump attack
Donkey Kong damaging Pluck
Pluck defeated
Concept art of Pluck and the Stompybot
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ドクターチキン[?] Dokutā Chikin |
Dr. Chicken | |
| French | Colonel Plumy[?] | Diminutive of plume ("feather") | |
| German | Oberst Pluster[?] | - | |
| Italian | Colonnello Bargiglio[?] | Colonel Wattle | |
| Spanish | Coronel Plúmez[?] | Colonel + a portmanteau of plumas ("feathers") and -ez (a common Spanish surname ending) |
Stompybot 3000
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| German | Stampfobot 0815[?] | Stompybot 0815 (from the German slang expression "Nullachtfünfzehn" ("Zero eight fifteen"), which is used to describe standard machinery or default utilities) | |
| Italian | Robopiuma[?] | Robo-feather |
Trivia
- Colonel Pluck's name and him being a chicken might be based on Harland David Sanders, also known as Colonel Sanders, the original founder of the KFC chain of restaurants.
- The first line of Colonel Pluck's trophy description in the American English version of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U references the song "Shake It Up" by The Cars.
