Brothers Bear
| Brothers Bear | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 The Brothers Bear, minus Bachelor | |||
| First appearance | Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (1996) | ||
| Latest appearance | Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance) (2005) | ||
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- “All of my brothers are scattered over these islands...”
- —Bazaar, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
The Brothers Bear are a family of bear brothers[1] who live in the Northern Kremisphere in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! Each of them have their own establishment, a unique personality and role. Most of the Brothers Bear have a Banana Bird, which Dixie and Kiddy Kong can usually obtain by providing them with a unique item. Every Brother Bear's name starts with the letter "B". All of them reside in similar types of cabins, which only differ by color scheme and small cosmetics. In the remake, every Brothers Bear location is redesigned to have entirely different appearances from one another. Additionally, it adds another Brothers Bear, Bachelor, in Lake Orangatanga, in favor of Barnacle being relocated to Pacifica.
In Donkey Kong Land III, the Brothers Bear are replaced with Bears resembling Bazaar. Bears operate the Sheepy Shop around the Northern Kremisphere, where the Kongs can play cards, pay two bear coins to hear a hint, or pay five bear coins to teleport to another area in the world map.
There are 14 Brothers Bear in Donkey Kong Country 3, one of whom appears in the remake only:
Bachelor (remake only)
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| French | Fréras Ours[?] | Brothers Bear | |
| German | Bärenbrüder[?] | Brothers Bear | |
| Italian | Brothers Bear[3] | - | |
| Fratelli Orsi (Game Boy Advance version)[?] | Brothers Bear | ||
| Spanish | Hermanos Osos[?] | Brothers Bear |
References
- ^ "Dixie and Kiddy won't lack for help on this adventure. Besides having the Kong clan in their corner, they'll also meet up with a family of bear brothers–thirteen of them, to be exact–during their travels. Some will sell you items, some will give you advice, and still others will just give you a hard time!" – Owsen, Dan, Terry Munson, and Paul Shinoda (1996). Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble Player’s Guide. Redmond: Nintendo Power (American English). Page 10.
- ^ Super Donkey Kong 3: Nazo no Kremis-tō instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 24.
- ^ Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! Spanish-Italian booklet. Page 33, 37, 48, and 50.
