Manky Kongs first appear in DCK’s fifteenth level, “Orang-utan Gang,” where they angrily hurl barrels at Donkey and Diddy from their jungle canopy perches.
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Which is a pretty apt descriptor for this grimy-looking ape who, according to the DKC instruction manual is a “Kong reject orangutan.” Why exactly Manky was rejected from the Kong family is unclear but his bedraggled fur, mean mug and unsightly teeth probably didn’t do him any favors. Manky is British slang for “unpleasantly dirty and/or smelly.” Retfact: Slippa was named Hister in unfinished versions of the game. Slippas are red snakes with black and white stripes that kind of look like real-life coral snakes.įound only in mine and cave levels, Slippas slither at players, make a distinctive hissing sound when they’re defeated ( and according to the instruction manual, “like to live in oil drums.” This sheds some light on why the Black Drums in the Misty Mines level can spawn Slippas in perpetuum. RELATED: Cyberpunk 2077 DLC content to be revealed after game's release Slippa The purple ones specifically appear in the fourth level of the Chimp Caverns zone, “Loopy Lights.” These variations have the ability to jump when the Kongs do, making them even more difficult to avoid. The majority of Klaptraps appear light blue with yellow stripes going down their backs, but a few other color variations crop up too, like red, green and purple. Tiny crocodiles with comically oversized jaws and teeth - meaning Donkey and Diddy can’t attack them head-on with a Roll or Cartwheel.īecause of their small stature it’s usually a better idea to just jump over a Klaptrap they’re also perpetually chomping away at the air as they walk too, so jumping over them avoids this too. If Kremlings are upright crocodile men, Klaptraps are their quadrupedal cousins more akin to real life crocodiles. Of course, the same can’t be said of Very Gnawty and Really Gnawty (who we’ll talk more about in the next installment). So basically our “heroic” Kongs are just committing unwarranted acts of animal cruelty on the poor, unsuspecting Gnawty population of Donkey Kong Island. Second, and building on the first point, they don’t even seem like they’re part of King K. Basic self-preservation instinct you’d expect from any living organism. Or maybe some wood so they can build a dam and make sure their home doesn’t wash away. This to me suggests they’ve probably wandered away from their lodge in search of food. They kind of just waddle around aimlessly - and not even in a combative way towards Donkey and Diddy. Despite their name being a portmanteau of the words “gnaw” and “naughty,” Gnawties don’t really do anything to suggest they’re misbehaving. Not gonna lie, 10-year-old me felt kinda bad stomping these guys out.
GnawtyĪlong with Kritters, these bug-eyed beavers are the most commonplace and expendable enemies in Donkey Kong Country. Kritters come in a few color varieties: green, who walk in a straight line towards Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong brown, who can repeatedly leap up and down in a fixed spot blue, who can jump up and down while moving towards the Kongs yellow, who can leap back and forth in a set path and gray Kritters, whose initial hops can build towards one big, high jump, in addition to moving forwards the entire time. Though they come in great numbers, they’re one of the easiest of the Donkey Kong Country enemies to defeat - like the Kremling equivalent of the Putties in Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers or Koopa Troopas from Super Mario. Kritters, blue-green skinned, upright reptiloids wearing shoulder pads and knee-wraps are one of the most recurring underlings in King K. And not just because it was the third best-selling SNES game of all time or because of its (at the time) groundbreaking Silicon Graphics-rendered 3D sprites but because it reenvisioned Donkey Kong and his friends as the protagonists of their own fully-realized world.Īnd what is a hero without a worthy set of foes? The following retrospective takes a look at all the Donkey Kong Country enemies you loved to hate from Rare’s hit platform title. 1994’s Donkey Kong Country is one my favorite video games of all time.
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