Shuri
| Shuri | |||
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Artwork from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest | |||
| First appearance | Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995) | ||
| Latest appearance | DK: Jungle Climber (2007) | ||
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Shuries[1] are enemies introduced in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. These starfish creatures are encountered in the underwater areas of Donkey Kong Island and Crocodile Isle alike. Their name is an abbreviation of shuriken, a spinning weapon which incidentally resembles a starfish.
History[edit]
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest[edit]
Shuries are enemies in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. They are encountered in many underwater levels, starting with Lockjaw's Locker. Shuries appear in orange and pink variations; the former type spins through the water in diagonal lines and bounces off of walls, while the latter type awaits Diddy and Dixie Kong in a corner before spinning in their direction. A Shuri can damage the Kongs on contact, like with other enemies. Shuries can be defeated by Enguarde only. In the cast roll, a Shuri is grouped as part of the Submerged Seadogs.
- Level appearances
Donkey Kong Land 2[edit]
Shuries are enemies in Donkey Kong Land 2. They can move in only straight lines, unlike before.
Super Mario-kun[edit]
A Shuri makes a brief cameo in Volume 14 of Super Mario-kun. The last part of the book has a series of comics based on Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, including a 'find the differences' activity between several enemies, including Shuri.
Donkey Kong 64[edit]
Shuries are enemies in Donkey Kong 64. They are encountered in a few underwater areas only, and all of them are colored orange. They’ve also been redesigned slightly, with dark blue angry eyebrows, a slimmer body, blue pupils, and pink spots patterned around them. Shuries were also given a purple variant in scuba gear, Scubi. Shuries retain their attack patterns from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. In one of Angry Aztec's temples, it is possible to defeat a Shuri with an orange, although it does not yield any melon slices for doing so; besides this, Shuries cannot be defeated otherwise.
Donkey Konga 2[edit]
In the backgrounds of Coral Sea and Moonlit Sea in Donkey Konga 2, engraved Shuris can be seen on the walls, using its artwork from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest.
DK series[edit]
Shuries are enemies in DK: King of Swing and DK: Jungle Climber. In both games, they retain their attack pattern, and can be defeated from a charge attack, alongside returning to their design from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
- Game Boy Advance version-exclusive data
- Scrapbook page: 4
- Photograph location/unlock condition: In the second portion of Glimmer's Galleon
Gallery[edit]
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | シュリ Shuri | Transliterated from the English name | [2] | |
| Italian | Shuri | - | [?] | |
| Spanish | Shuri | - | [?] |
Notes[edit]
- Shuri was originally supposed to appear as an enemy in Donkey Kong Country.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ 1995. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 29.
- ^ 「ドンキーコング64任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Donkey Kong 64 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 13.
- ^ Early DKC general naming sheet





