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|title=Pointy Tucks
|image=[[File:Viking Art2 - Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze.png|200px]]
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|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' ([[Wii U]]) ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
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|related=[[Papa Painguin]]
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A '''Pointy Tucks''' (also called '''Pointy Tuck''') is a variant of [[Tucks]] appearing in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''. They are penguin members of the [[Snowmad]]s, and they wear a golden viking helmet with large, sharp horns. In addition, they wear a leather collar with the Snowmad symbol. Compared to regular Tucks, Pointy Tucks appear to have a less crooked posture.


A '''Pointy Tucks''' (also called '''Pointy Tuck''') is a variant of [[Tucks]] appearing in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''. They are penguin members of the [[Snowmad]]s with a viking helmet displaying exceptionally sharp horns. In addition, they wear a leather collar with the Snowmad symbol. Compared to regular Tucks, Pointy Tucks appear to have a less crooked posture.
Pointy Tucks have a shielded variant known as [[Trench Tucks]]. [[Papa Painguin]]s are spear-wielding enemies with viking helmets akin to those worn by Pointy Tucks, protecting them in the same way.


==History==
==History==
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In the game's intro, a Pointy Tucks spots Donkey Kong Island through a telescope. After inspecting it more closely and finding Donkey Kong's hut, the character immediately rushes to the leader of the Snowmads, [[Lord Fredrik]], to report the findings.
In the game's intro, a Pointy Tucks spots Donkey Kong Island through a telescope. After inspecting it more closely and finding Donkey Kong's hut, the character immediately rushes to the leader of the Snowmads, [[Lord Fredrik]], to report the findings.


Pointy Tucks later appear as common enemies throughout the game. They walk from side to side, hurting the [[Kong]]s when simply touched from the sides. They cannot be jumped on normally either, as their sharp horns prevent attacks from above and can cause the Kongs to take damage. To defeat a Pointy Tucks, the characters have to attack it with a [[Roll Attack|roll]], [[Rambi the Rhino|Rambi]] or an object such as a [[barrel]]. [[Cranky Kong]]'s [[Cane Bounce|cane bounce]] can also be used to defeat them without taking damage. The enemy can be stopped briefly by shooting it with a [[popgun]] and even stunned with a [[Ground Pound|ground pound]] performed next to it.
Pointy Tucks are common enemies throughout the [[Kong]]s' adventure. They simply walk from side to side, as with a handful of other enemies. Pointy Tucks cannot be jumped on, as their sharp horns protects them from being jumped on and cause the Kongs to take damage. The Kongs can defeat a Pointy Tucks by attacking it with a [[Roll Attack|roll]], [[Rambi the Rhino|Rambi]], [[Cranky Kong]]'s [[Cane Bounce]], or an object such as a [[barrel]]. The enemy can be stunned briefly by shooting it with a [[popgun]] or by performing a [[Ground Pound|ground pound]] next to it.
 
There are shielded variants of Pointy Tucks called [[Trench Tucks]]. [[Papa Painguin]]s are spear-wielding enemies that wear viking helmets akin to those worn by Pointy Tucks, protecting them in the same way.


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==Gallery==
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Viking Art3 - Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze.png|''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' artwork
Viking Group Art - Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze.png|Group artwork with a [[Fish Poker Pops]]
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==

Revision as of 09:56, June 30, 2019

Template:Species-infobox A Pointy Tucks (also called Pointy Tuck) is a variant of Tucks appearing in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. They are penguin members of the Snowmads, and they wear a golden viking helmet with large, sharp horns. In addition, they wear a leather collar with the Snowmad symbol. Compared to regular Tucks, Pointy Tucks appear to have a less crooked posture.

Pointy Tucks have a shielded variant known as Trench Tucks. Papa Painguins are spear-wielding enemies with viking helmets akin to those worn by Pointy Tucks, protecting them in the same way.

History

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

In the game's intro, a Pointy Tucks spots Donkey Kong Island through a telescope. After inspecting it more closely and finding Donkey Kong's hut, the character immediately rushes to the leader of the Snowmads, Lord Fredrik, to report the findings.

Pointy Tucks are common enemies throughout the Kongs' adventure. They simply walk from side to side, as with a handful of other enemies. Pointy Tucks cannot be jumped on, as their sharp horns protects them from being jumped on and cause the Kongs to take damage. The Kongs can defeat a Pointy Tucks by attacking it with a roll, Rambi, Cranky Kong's Cane Bounce, or an object such as a barrel. The enemy can be stunned briefly by shooting it with a popgun or by performing a ground pound next to it.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

A Pointy Tucks, referred to as a "Pointy Tuck", is depicted as a Donkey Kong series trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. The trophy's North American description implies that Papa Painguins are actually Pointy Tucks with spears, despite them wearing a belt instead of a collar and being visibly more stout and hunched.

Profiles

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U trophy

Name Image Appears in NTSC-U Description PAL Description
Pointy Tuck Pointy Tuck trophy from Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Wii U Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (02/2014) These penguin-like foes from Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze make up just part of the Snowmad army. The big horns on their helmets will make you think twice about jumping on them, and if they spot you, they'll charge at you with their spears. Slapping the ground stuns them, though. Take that chance to roll them into oblivion! When the Snowmad army invades DK Island in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, there penguin-like foes make up just part of its troops. The big horns on their helmets will make you think twice about jumping on them, but in the original game, you can defeat them by rolling or throwing barrels.

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ホルムペンガー
Horumu Pengā
Holm Pengar

German Piekuin
From Pieksig (spiny) and Pinguin (Penguin)
Spanish Vilgüino curtido
Portmanteau of vil (vile) and pingüino (penguin). Curtido means experienced