Xylobone

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Xylobone
The xylophone Tiki
Artwork from Donkey Kong Country Returns
Species Tiki
First appearance Donkey Kong Country Returns (2010)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country Returns HD (2025)
Member of Tiki Tak Tribe

Xylobone[1][2][3], also referred to as Xylophone Tiki[4], is a high-ranking member of the Tiki Tak Tribe. Based off of the xylophone, its name is a portmanteau of "xylophone" and "bone", referencing its trilobite-like appearance.

History[edit]

Donkey Kong Country Returns (3D / HD)[edit]

In Donkey Kong Country Returns and its 3DS and Nintendo Switch ports, Xylobone appears in the boss level of the Cliff world, Thugly's Highrise. After Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong meet Thugly, Xylobone arrives alongside Tiki Goons, Tiki Tanks, and Tiki Torches on a Tiki airship. Xylobone then hypnotizes Thugly to fight the Kongs before jumping off the ship to hide behind him. Once Thugly is defeated, Xylobone is left dizzy and vulnerable to attack. Attacking them and knocking them into the distance completes the level, or they can be left to recover and fly away to the same effect.

The transition for being defeated in levels of the Cliff depicts Xylobone's silhouette, except for in Time Attack mode.

In the final level of the game, Tiki Tong Terror, Xylobone and the other high-ranking members of the Tiki Tak Tribe partake in a ritual converting them into hands for Tiki Tong. The hands are destroyed in the battle.

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Xylobone is mentioned in Thugly's trophy description.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Xylobone is part of the Tiki Tak Tribe spirit, which includes all of the members who hypnotize bosses in Donkey Kong Country Returns.

Gallery[edit]

  • Boss icon

    Boss icon

  • Silhouette appearing when the player loses a life in the Cliff

    Silhouette appearing when the player loses a life in the Cliff

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ザイロボーン[5]
Zairobōn 		Xylobone
French Tiki Xylos[6] Portmanteau of "xylophone" and os ("bone")
German Tiki Xylofono[7] Xylophone Tiki
Italian Xilossofo[8] Portmanteau of xilofono ("xylophone") and osso ("bone")
Spanish Huesófono[9] From hueso ("bone") and xilófono ("xylophone")

References[edit]

  1. ^ nintendoamerica (January 23, 2025). Who's your pick for baddie-est baddie? #DonkeyKong Country Returns HD is out now!. Instagram. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  2. ^ Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (British English version): Thugly trophy description
  3. ^ Donkey Kong Country Returns internal data
  4. ^ Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (American English version): Thugly trophy description
  5. ^ Treat (December 28, 2014). 【スマブラWiiU】フィギュア 全716種まとめ. YouTube (Japanese). Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  6. ^ Diddy64wii (December 24, 2022). Super Smash Bros. for Wii U - Tous les 743 trophées [FR]. YouTube (French). Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  7. ^ Midstrighter (August 12, 2018). ALLE TROPHÄEN GESAMMELT | Super Smash Bros. for WiiU #24 [ENDE]. YouTube (German). Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  8. ^ fabry90 (March 27, 2015). Super Smash Bros. Wii U - All 716 Trophies. YouTube (Italian). Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  9. ^ Voltar (January 25, 2015). Super Smash Bros. for WiiU - Trofeos del juego y su descripción. YouTube (Spanish). Retrieved January 29, 2025.
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Paper Mario series Big Paint Star • Comet Piece • Crystal Stars • Mini Paint Star • Pure Heart • Royal Sticker • Star Block • Star Spirits
Donkey Kong franchise End of Level Target • End of stage • Exit • Goal Gate • Golden Banana • Level Flag • Slot Machine Barrel • Rare Orb • Tiki Tak Tribe (Krazy Kalimba • The Maraca Gang • Gong Oh • Banjo Bottom • Wacky Pipes • Xylobone • Cordian)
Yoshi franchise Goal (Yoshi Topsy-Turvy) • Goal (Yoshi's Crafted World) • Goal Ring
Mario vs. Donkey Kong series amiibo Door • Goal Door • Locked door • Mini-Mario • Toy box
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Donkey Kong Country Returns / Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D / Donkey Kong Country Returns HD
Characters Protagonists Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • 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
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) • "Mine Menace" • Staff (3D · HD)
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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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