Mountaintop Tussle

Mountaintop Tussle is the second boss level of Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, located at the end of Autumn Heights. It takes place inside a rocky mountain lair shaped like a Hootz, and the Kongs fight the boss, Skowl, in three different phases of the battle.

Layout
The level starts outside on a narrow, straightforward path with a bridge extending its way across to a Barrel Cannon floating in midair. The Barrel Cannon blasts the Kongs into the dark, rocky lair. In there, a cutscene plays, where the Kongs stand on a rocky platform and witness a Hootz throw a banana onto a stone slab. Other Hootzes witness the giant Hootz, Skowl, take out his wooden hammer and smash the banana. The Kongs shriek in disgust, which gains the attention of the Hootz and Skowl. Skowl reveals himself from the shadows and hoots angrily. The two Kongs jump onto the stage and Donkey Kong smashes the stone slab as the Hootz fly away. They start their battle against Skowl.

In the first phase of the battle, Skowl flies to a steel platform located on either side of the arena. He then fires two waves of sharp feathers at the Kongs, who must avoid being hit by them. Skowl then flies to the other side of the arena and drops three eggs on the ground. Baby Hootz partially hatch out from the eggs, with the egg shell still being on their head. As Skowl continues throwing eggs on the arena, Donkey Kong must stomp a Hootz, then pick it up, and throw it at Skowl to attack. This causes Skowl to briefly flash red and collapse, though he instantly returns on-screen to the left. Skowl slowly flies down, and Donkey Kong must throw another Hootz at Skowl before it attempts to charge into the Kongs.

Upon taking a second hit, Skowl starts using another attack among his previous, where its wings briefly turn to ice and he throws two spiked icy balls onto the arena. The spike balls move right in the direction of the Kongs. They must avoid it by either jumping onto a steel platform or by jumping over the ball itself. After the Kongs hit Skowl with a Hootz a third time, Skowl's face turns red and he flies up to the next level. A Blast Barrel appears for the Kongs to follow him.