Stu

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This article is about the boss from Donkey Kong Country Returns. For the enemy from Super Mario Sunshine, see Strollin' Stu.
Stu
Artwork of Stu from Donkey Kong Country Returns
First appearance Donkey Kong Country Returns (2010)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country Returns HD (2025)

Stu is the third boss in the game Donkey Kong Country Returns and its Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo Switch ports. He is the boss of the Ruins area, appearing in the level Ruined Roost. Initially, Stu is inside a large egg before he is hypnotized by Gong Oh. Stu is a giant red bird with blue and yellow-tipped feathers and blue talons. He has a big yellow beak, blue eyes, and purple eyelids. Stu wears a golden crown with a jewel in its center and hides inside a large golden cauldron decorated with a stylized bird's face and filled with bombs. His wings and feet stick out from holes in the cauldron.

For his boss fight, Stu's most basic attack is throwing three bombs, which explode after a short time. In order to damage Stu, the player must throw the bombs back at the boss, similar to the Bowser boss battle in Super Mario World. However, after being hit once, Stu starts throwing bombs that explode faster. After the second hit, Stu begins throwing gold tinged bombs with a yellow skull face. This bomb explodes quickly, and creates flames that move through the whole arena if it explodes while touching the ground. After throwing a few bombs of either type, he will remain idle in the air for a few seconds and then swoop down over the arena. After Stu is hit three times, he throws a huge missile in the middle of the arena, which releases a shock wave upon exploding that destroys the bottom part of the pillars. He also throws multiple bombs over the entire arena and swoops twice. Occasionally, Stu sends Tiki Pops to go after Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong.

Stu is defeated after he is hit six times. After being defeated, Stu's cauldron falls apart, revealing his naked belly and Gong Oh.

Stu's battle theme, "Savory Stu", is only one of the three boss themes which can be unlocked in the game's music gallery, the others being Mangoruby's theme, and Tiki Tong's themne.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

Trophy
Stu
Stu trophy from Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Category: Series Related
(Applies only to the Wii U version) Appears in:
Wii Donkey Kong Country Returns (11/2010)
3DS Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (05/2013)
(Applies only to the Wii U version) Trophy Box: 19: Donkey Kong Country Returns
How to unlock:
Purchase at the Trophy Shop.
In the Ruins area, Gong Tiki puts a mysterious egg into a golden cauldron and then jumps in after it. Five seconds later, the newly hatched chick breaks holes for its wings and legs and takes to the air. When Stu chucks bombs from his cauldron, pick them up and return the explosives to him. It's only fair, right? (American English)
Deep within ancient ruins, Tiki shaman Gong Oh drops an egg into a golden cauldron, and magically causes it to hatch. Out of the egg pops Stu, his wings and talons busting through the cauldron. He's got bombs in there, and he loves to throw them. Chuck them back at him before they explode! (British English)

Gallery[edit]

  • Stu's introduction.

    Stu's introduction.

  • Donkey Kong throws a bomb at Stu.

    Donkey Kong throws a bomb at Stu.

  • Stu drops a rocket.

    Stu drops a rocket.

  • Stu dives at the Kongs.

    Stu dives at the Kongs.

  • Stu releases a lot of bombs.

    Stu releases a lot of bombs.

  • Stu loses his cauldron armor, exposing his body.

    Stu loses his cauldron armor, exposing his body.

  • Concept artwork of Stu.

    Concept artwork of Stu.

Naming[edit]

Stu's name is a pun on "stew", as he has a cauldron as his armor. This is supported by the fact that his music track is called "Savory Stu".

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ステュー[?]
Sutyū 		Corrupted form of「シチュー」(shichū, stew);「ステュー」is also an English reading of "stew"
Chinese (Simplified) 斯缇[?]
Sītí 		Transliteration from Japanese name Nvidia Shield TV version
史嘟[?]
Shǐdū 		Stu
Chinese (Traditional) 史嘟[?]
Shǐdū 		Stu
Dutch Stu[?] -
French Bomby[?] Diminutive of "bomb"
German Bomberich[?] From bombe ("bomb") and -rich (a German suffix used for male animals); may include kranich ("crane")
Italian Bombadino[?] Portmanteau of bomba ("bomb") and the name "Dino"
Korean 스투[?]
Seutu 		Stu
Portuguese (Brazilian) Caldourado[1] From caldeirão ("cauldron") and dourado ("golden")
Spanish Condorado[?] Portmanteau of "condor" and dorado ("golden")

Notes[edit]

  • Of all the bosses in Donkey Kong Country Returns, Stu is the only one who cannot be jumped on to defeat. Stu is also one of only two bosses who did not provoke the Kongs beforehand by eating/transporting their banana hoard prior to fighting them, the other being Mangoruby.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Donkey Kong Country Returns HD - Galeria de Imagens / Image Gallery (Português). Imgur. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
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Donkey Kong Country Returns / Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D / Donkey Kong Country Returns HD
Characters Playable Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Dixie Kongc
Supporting Cranky Kong • Rambi • Squawks • Super Kong • Tutorial Pig • Whale • Wigglevine
Bosses Mugly (Krazy Kalimba) • Scurvy Crew (The Maraca Gang) • Stu (Gong Oh) • Mole Miner Max/Mole Train (Banjo Bottom) • Mangoruby (Wacky Pipes) • Thugly (Xylobone) • Colonel Pluck (Cordian) • Tiki Tong
Other Elephant • Giraffe • Zebra
Enemies and obstacles Tiki Tak Tribe Fireball • Flaming Tiki Buzz • Giga Goro Ball • Screaming Pillar • Screaming Pillar (big) • Tiki Boing • Tiki Bomber • Tiki Buzz • Tiki Doom • Tiki Goon • Tiki Pilot • Tiki Pop • Tiki Seeker • Tiki Tank • Tiki Tong Tower • Tiki Torch • Tiki Tork • Tiki Zing • Tiki Zing (big) • Tiki Zing (Foggy Fumes)
Other Ack • AckStack • Ape-Eating Plant • Awk • Big Squeekly • Bonehead Jed • Bopapodamus • Bowling bird • BuckBomb • BuckBot • Buzzbite • Cageberry • Char-Char • Chomp • Chū Komorin • Electrasquid • Electroid • Fireball • Firebite • Frogoon • Giant Chomp • Giga Rangwi • Green Chomp • Hopgoon • Hothead Jed • Humzee • Jellybob • Kowalee • Leaping flame • Mimic • Mole Guard • Mole Miner • Muncher • Pinchly • Rawk • Ready-Bots (Pogobot · Pyrobot) • Rentamaguma • Robobee • Shooting Chomp • Skellirex • Skittler • Skittler Pillar • Skullyrex • Snaggles • Snippys • Squeekly • Squiddicus • Squidly • Stilts • Toothberry • Wiggle • Yellow Snaggles
Objects Items Banana • Banana Bunch • Banana Coin • Banana Juice • Banana Mirror • Crash Guardb • Green Balloonb • Hanging vine • Heart • Heart Boost • K-O-N-G Letters • Map Key • Puzzle Piece • Rare Orb • Red Balloon
Barrels Barrel Cannon • Blast Barrel • DK Barrel • Regular Barrel • Slot Machine Barrel
Miscellaneous Bag • Container • Green surface • Rambi Crate • Red and blue blocks • Tire • Mole Train • Spiked shaft (Jagged Jewels)b • Spiked shaft (Tiki Tong Terror) • Trapdoor • Tar pit
Vehicles Mine Cart • Rocket Barrel
Moves Barrel Jet • Barrel Roll (Cartwheel Attack) • Blow • Charge • Cling • Crouch • Grab • Ground Pound (Popgun Pound) • Jump • Kong Roll • Peanut Popgun • Run • Helicopter Spinc
Levels Jungle 1-1: Jungle Hijinxs • 1-2: King of Cling • 1-3: Tree Top Bop • 1-4: Sunset Shore • 1-5: Canopy Cannons • 1-6: Crazy Cart • 1-K: Platform Panic • 1-B: Mugly's Mound
Beach 2-1: Poppin' Planks • 2-2: Sloppy Sands • 2-3: Peaceful Pier • 2-4: Cannon Cluster • 2-5: Stormy Shore • 2-6: Blowhole Bound • 2-7: Tidal Terror • 2-K: Tumblin' Temple • 2-B: Pinchin' Pirates
Ruins 3-1: Wonky Waterway • 3-2: Button Bash • 3-3: Mast Blast • 3-4: Damp Dungeon • 3-5: Itty Bitty Biters • 3-6: Temple Topple • 3-K: Shifty Smashers • 3-B: Ruined Roost
Cave 4-1: Rickety Rails • 4-2: Grip 'n' Trip • 4-3: Bombs Away • 4-4: Mole Patrol • 4-5: Crowded Cavern • 4-K: Jagged Jewels • 4-B: The Mole Train
Forest 5-1: Vine Valley • 5-2: Clingy Swingy • 5-3: Flutter Flyaway • 5-4: Tippin' Totems • 5-5: Longshot Launch • 5-6: Springy Spores • 5-7: Wigglevine Wonders • 5-8: Muncher Marathon • 5-K: Blast & Bounce • 5-B: Mangoruby Run
Cliff 6-1: Sticky Situation • 6-2: Prehistoric Path • 6-3: Weighty Way • 6-4: Boulder Roller • 6-5: Precarious Plateau • 6-6: Crumble Canyon • 6-7: Tippy Shippy • 6-8: Clifftop Climb • 6-K: Perilous Passage • 6-B: Thugly's Highrise
Factory 7-1: Foggy Fumes • 7-2: Slammin' Steel • 7-3: Handy Hazards • 7-4: Gear Getaway • 7-5: Cog Jog • 7-6: Switcheroo • 7-7: Music Madness • 7-R: Lift-off Launch • 7-K: Treacherous Track • 7-B: Feather Fiend
Volcano 8-1: Furious Fire • 8-2: Hot Rocket • 8-3: Roasting Rails • 8-4: Smokey Peak • 8-5: Bobbing Basalt • 8-6: Moving Melters • 8-7: Red Red Rising • 8-K: Five Monkey Trial • 8-B: Tiki Tong Terror
Cloudb 9-1: Crushin' Columnsb • 9-2: Gushin' Geysersb • 9-3: Spiky Surpriseb • 9-4: Mischievous Molesb • 9-5: Topsy Turvyb • 9-6: Tar Ball Fallb • 9-7: Robo Factoryb • 9-8: Lavawheel Volcanob • 9-1a/9-9b: Golden Temple
Further info Donkey Kong Returns Original Sound Track • Extras (image names in other languages) • Gallery (3D · HD) • Iwata Asks • "Mine Menace" • Staff (3D · HD)
c Appears in Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, introduced in version 1.1.0
Related Play Nintendo activities
Can’t-miss games • Who are these jerks of the jungle? • Who's Your Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Banana Bud?
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