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.

Appearance
Blue Finleys are colored with a light-blue hue and might be found either solitary or in small schools. They are stout and approximately the size of Donkey Kong. They sport short pointy fins and also have expressions which denote angriness or restlessness.

Behavior and combat
Some Blue Finleys swim in straight lines, which can be either vertical or horizontal, while other members of the species follow cirular paths, as seen in Deep Keep. A bump with a Blue Finley results in the enemy biting and injuring the Kongs, taking away a heart point. However, a Corkscrew move or a cane attack by Cranky Kong can defeat a 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. A single stomp is necessary to 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.