Enguarde

Enguarde the Swordfish is an Animal Friend in the Donkey Kong franchise, who first appeared in Donkey Kong Country; he shares the most number of appearances in the series with Squawks the Parrot (though Squawks only carries a flashlight and is not playable in the original Donkey Kong Country). The options for a question about his name in Swanky's Bonus Bonanza are "Enguarde," "Swordy," and "Stabber."

Donkey Kong Country
In Donkey Kong Country, Enguarde facilates swimming. His pointed bill can additionally be used to attack enemies. Engaurde cannot leave water.

Levels:
 * Coral Capers
 * Clam City
 * Croctopus Chase
 * Poison Pond

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest / Donkey Kong Land 2
In Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong Land 2, Enguarde can rev up a Superstab maneuver. When released, he can use his bill to break through walls or defeat a line of enemies.

Levels: Enguarde appears in both versions unless otherwise stated.
 * Lockjaw's Locker
 * Lava Lagoon
 * Glimmer's Galleon (Donkey Kong Land 2)
 * Arctic Abyss
 * Clapper's Cavern (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)
 * Animal Antics (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! / Donkey Kong Land III
Enguarde is one of only three Animal Friends who get to fight a boss character. Enguarde fights Barbos the sea urchin during the events of Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! and Donkey Kong Land III. He is incapable of using his Superstab attack in Donkey Kong Land III.

Levels:
 * Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
 * Tidal Trouble
 * Bazza's Blockade
 * Floodlit Fish
 * Pot Hole Panic
 * Poisonous Pipeline
 * Barbos's Barrier
 * Dingy Drain-Pipe (Game Boy Advance Remake)
 * Stormy Seas (Game Boy Advance Remake)
 * Donkey Kong Land III
 * Seabed Shanty
 * Ford Knocks
 * Koco Channel
 * Barbos Bastion
 * Coral Quarrel
 * Deep Reef Grief

Donkey Kong 64
Enguarde appears in Gloomy Galleon in Donkey Kong 64, and Lanky Kong can transform into him by entering his Animal Crate. In this game, Enguarde cannot use his pointy bill to defeat enemies, but he can destroy treasure chests to reveal items hidden inside them. He can also jump out of the water and pass through DK logos suspended in midair, which he needs to do in Gloomy Galleon's shipwreck area three times in order to open up the cave that holds the piles of gold coins. Enguarde also has his own minigame, the Enguarde Arena. It can be unlocked by obtaining 6 Banana Fairies in Adventure mode, and it is accessed through the Mystery menu. In the minigame, Enguarde needs to jump through as many DK logos as he can before time runs out.

Donkey Kong Barrel Blast
Enguarde appears in Donkey Kong Barrel Blast as a ridable Animal Friend in underwater racetracks once he is released from his crate. In this game, he can ram through anything in his path, including an electrified Chomps. Him and Rambi cannot hurt other racers by ramming into them, but they are unaffected by attacks and Wild Moves from other players as well as all items, except for the reversed control effects and loss of Wild Moves from a Mega TNT Barrel. Enguarde is found in the underwater portions of Salty Sea and Open Ocean.

Donkey Kong Country
Enguarde appeared as Donkey and Diddy's Animal Friend in the third part of Club Nintendo's comic "Donkey Kong Country". Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong ride him through a body of water, while being attacked by several underwater enemies. An exploding TNT Barrel pushes them out of the water and onto King K. Rool's ship Gangplank Galleon, after which Enguarde does not appear again.

Super Mario-Kun
Enguarde appears in issue 14 of Super Mario-Kun. After Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong ride on a fake Enguarde, Mario and Yoshi find a box that contains Enguarde. They meet Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong in ropes. Before Mario can do anything, he gets attacked by a Croctopus. Enguarde saves him, but a Clambo breaks his nose. Mario responds by attaching a drill to his nose. Enguarde then plows through the Croctopus, breaking its arms.

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
In the Donkey Kong Adventure story of Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, one of Rabbid Peach's Sentry weapons, the Trophy Fish Terror, is based on Enguarde's appearance. The weapon's description implies that, despite its name, Enguarde is "safe and sound," and also states that it is a "half ton of mackerel richer thanks to the licensing deal that brought [them] this deployable."

Trivia

 * Enguarde gets his name from the French phrase used in fencing: "En garde" ("on guard", "put your guard up", ie: "be ready"), due presumably to his long, pointed, sword-like nose.
 * While Enguarde is presumably one character, two can be seen on-screen in the Donkey Kong Country level "Coral Capers," although this could be an oversight.
 * Early screenshots of the canceled game, Donkey Kong Racing, showed that Enguarde was going to be one of the many rideable Animal Friends. These screenshots also showed that other, differently colored swordfish were going to be rideable; whether these swordfish were simply color swapped Enguardes or entirely new characters is unknown.

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