Schnautzel

Schnautzels are enemies appearing in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. They are depicted as pudgy, boar-like enemies which sport orange fur, with a wide red stripe going along their hunched back that ends with a tiny, curly tail. Schnautzels' fur is also traced by wavy stripes resembling flames.

Their pink snouts are large in relation to their body, and are gently surrounded by two small tusks protruding from within their mouths. The mouths are surrounded by small manes as well, and when open, they leave in sight rows of straight teeth, in spite of the sharp tusks. Their ears are pointed upwards, while their looks are always menacing and vengeful. Schnauztels' feet are small and support their mass with difficulty, as seen from these creatures' slow walk. Their name is a portmanteau of the German words "Schnauze" (snout) and "Schnitzel" (which is fried meat, referenced by the enemies appearance, and possibly by their burning temper). Schnautzels attack by shooting rows of six fireballs out of their nostrils. They can be defeated by either stomping on them three times, rolling into them the same amount of times, or simply hurling a barrel onto them when possible. They appear in the second world of the game: Autumn Heights.