Blue Finley

Blue Finleys are regular fish enemies from the game, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. They inhabit many levels from the game, mainly those that take place underwater or at seaside. The first enemy the player ever encounters in the game is a Blue Finley in Mangrove Cove, a stage located in Lost Mangroves.

Appearance
Blue Finleys are light-blue colored lazy swimmers which might be found either solitary or in small schools that dominate the waters. They are approximately the size of Donkey Kong, and their shape is almost rectangular. They display underbites enclosed by thick lips, which partially hide two small and sharp tusks that could remind one of the evildoing capabilities of Blue Finleys. Not only this, but their eyes denote angriness or restlessness. They also sport pointy, light-colored fins all over their bodies. It is worth mentioning that half of a Blue Finley's body represents the large head, which goes on into a rather small structure after the hermetically-sealed gills.

Blue Finleys that swim up and down only use their long caudal fins to propel themselves, while their pectoral fins only have the role to indicate the direction they are going in. On the other hand, Blue Finleys use all of these fins as propellers when swimming from left to right.

Behavior and combat
As stated before, different individuals might follow different patterns when swimming: some Blue Finleys follow straight lines, which can be either vertical or horizontal, while other members of this species might follow cirular paths, as seen in Deep Keep, a level from Sea Breeze Cove. They are potentially dangerous for the Kongs, as a normal interference with them is enough for losing a life. Blue Finleys bite the Kongs when they get touched. However, a single Corkscrew move, or a cane attack by Cranky Kong can defeat any Blue Finley.

There is only one time in the game when Blue Finleys can be found outside the water; that is, Rocket Rails. Here, they merely float in midair, representing not only obstacles for the minecart driving player, but also as platform improvisations he or she can stomp on to proceed. Indeed, a single stomp can defeat an aerian Blue Finley.

Blue Finleys have red-colored relatives called Red Finleys, which travel faster underwater. Together, they can be compared to other pairs of submerged enemies from past Donkey Kong Country titles, such as blue and light-green Flotsams, or green and red Kocos.