Archy

Archies are avian enemies appearing in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. They are penguin-like soldiers of the Snowmad army, each equipped with a bow and carrying a quiver full of fish on their back.

Appearance
Archies resemble navy blue-colored pudgy penguins with slightly bulging round eyes, skimming the end of a thick beak. They bear puffy wristbands fastened with leather shreds on their flippers, and display hair knots on top of their heads. They are slightly hunched and normally appear to hold on their own, hence their predatory attitude and tensioned position during movement.

Behavior and combat
Archies attack by shooting their long and pointy fish using their bows, in the manner of one shooting arrows. They project three such fish in a row before walking back and forth, keeping their look focused in the direction they are currently facing. When in mid-air, the fish travel in a straight line and at a constant velocity, despawning into clouds of dust whenever they crash into a wall. The Kongs lose a heart from their health bar, had the fish projectiles pounce them. These, however, can be stomped on and, occasionally, used as objects of traversal above pits and spiked floor. Upon getting stomped, the fish projectiles disappear; so do the armed penguins after undergoing the same move from the primate heroes. In effect, Archies can be defeated by any attack method (e.g. roll attacks, tossed barrels).

Archy fish projectiles redeem the role of Squidlies from Donkey Kong Country Returns as slender, arrowy, and horizontally positioned enemies that are shot by a malicious creature.

Other members of the Snowmad army share the same name as Archies. They also bear the same costumation, attitude, behavior, and weaponry, but display a red coloration. Instead of shooting carnal fish, they use fishbones engulfed in flames, which cannot be stomped on.