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{{species infobox
|title=Frogoon
|image=[[File:FrogoonMK8D.jpg|200px]]<br>A Frogoon in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
|image=[[File:Frogoon.png|200px]]<br>Concept artwork of a '''Frogoon'''.
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' ([[List of games by date#2010|2010]])
|sub_species=[[Hopgoon]]
|latest_appearance=''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' ([[2010]])
|variants=[[Hopgoon]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' ([[2014]])
|comparable=[[Pea Frog]]<br>[[Punchy Paddy]]
}}
}}
[[File:DK_Jungle_Frog.jpg|thumb|left|'''Frogoon''' in ''Mario Kart 7''.]]
[[File:DKCR Crazy Cart 1.png|thumb|left|200px|The [[Kong]]s, bouncing on a few Frogoons in ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'']]
'''Frogoons''' are creatures in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]''. They are green [[frog]]-like foes who follow the bidding of the [[Tiki Tak Tribe]]. Frogoons hinder the [[Kong]]s with attacks that involve jumping and down in place. They can jump higher than usual by inflating their bodies. [[Donkey Kong]] can easily subdue Frogoons by [[jump]]ing on top of them, causing them to deflate. Frogoons frequently appear close to each other in groups allowing Donkey Kong to defeat all of them in one fell swoop. A yellow sub-species called [[Hopgoon]] also appear.
'''Frogoons''' are green [[frog]] enemies that appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]''. Their name is a combination of "frog" and "goon". Frogoons repeatedly jump up and down in one place. They can inflate their body while in midair to hover up slightly higher. [[Donkey Kong]] can easily subdue Frogoons by [[jump]]ing on top of them, causing them to deflate and blow away offscreen. Frogoons often appear together in groups. If one looks closely, one can see that Frogoons sometimes try to catch and eat a small fly in-between jumps. They also have a yellow variant named [[Hopgoon]].


In ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', Frogoons appear as obstacles on [[DK Jungle (Mario Kart)|DK Jungle]]. Here, they don't inflate at all, and only jump across the road. They return in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' as the DK Jungle course returns as a retro course.
In ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', Frogoons appear as obstacles on [[3DS DK Jungle|DK Jungle]], which returns as a [[classic course]] in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''. Here, they do not inflate at all, and only jump across the road, thus acting like Hopgoons. They cause vehicles to spin out and lose three [[coin]]s if crashed into, but can be temporarily repelled with offensive items such as [[Green Shell]]s. Frogoons make two consecutive jumps before turning the other way in ''Mario Kart 7'', while in the latter two games, they only jump once.
 
Frogoons do not appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' although a grasshopper enemy, [[Punchy Paddy]], behaves similarly to Frogoons.
 
Frogoons reappear in ''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]'' as enemies in the [[Donkey Kong Country Returns (microgame)|Donkey Kong Country Returns]] microgame.
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==Trivia==
==Gallery==
*The name "Frogoon" may originate from the creature's frog-like appearance and its ability to inflate itself like a balloon.
<gallery>
*If the player watches very closely, they will see a small fly that Frogoons try to eat.
Frogoon.png|Concept artwork of a Frogoon from ''Donkey Kong Country Returns''
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DK_Jungle_Frog.jpg|Donkey Kong driving past a Frogoon in ''Mario Kart 7''
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</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=フログーン
|JapR=Furogūn
|JapM=Frogoon
|Ger=Froschler
|GerM=From "frosch" (frog)
|FreE=Grebulle
|FreEM=From "grenouille" (frog) and "bulle" (bubble)
|Ita=Gracicrà
|ItaM=Croaking-Croak
|SpaE=Ranolón
}}
{{DKCR}}
{{DKCR}}
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country Returns]]
{{MK7}}
[[Category:Donkey Kong Enemies]]
{{MK8}}
[[Category:Reptiles and Amphibians]]
[[Category:Amphibians]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Species]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country Returns enemies]]
[[Category:Mario Kart 7]]
[[Category:Mario Kart 7 species]]
[[Category:Mario Kart 8 species]]
[[de:Froschler]]

Latest revision as of 09:59, July 21, 2024

Frogoon
Frogoon From MK8D
A Frogoon in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
First appearance Donkey Kong Country Returns (2010)
Latest appearance WarioWare: Get It Together! (2021)
Variants
Comparable
Crazy Cart
The Kongs, bouncing on a few Frogoons in Donkey Kong Country Returns

Frogoons are green frog enemies that appear in Donkey Kong Country Returns and Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D. Their name is a combination of "frog" and "goon". Frogoons repeatedly jump up and down in one place. They can inflate their body while in midair to hover up slightly higher. Donkey Kong can easily subdue Frogoons by jumping on top of them, causing them to deflate and blow away offscreen. Frogoons often appear together in groups. If one looks closely, one can see that Frogoons sometimes try to catch and eat a small fly in-between jumps. They also have a yellow variant named Hopgoon.

In Mario Kart 7, Frogoons appear as obstacles on DK Jungle, which returns as a classic course in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Here, they do not inflate at all, and only jump across the road, thus acting like Hopgoons. They cause vehicles to spin out and lose three coins if crashed into, but can be temporarily repelled with offensive items such as Green Shells. Frogoons make two consecutive jumps before turning the other way in Mario Kart 7, while in the latter two games, they only jump once.

Frogoons do not appear in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze although a grasshopper enemy, Punchy Paddy, behaves similarly to Frogoons.

Frogoons reappear in WarioWare: Get It Together! as enemies in the Donkey Kong Country Returns microgame.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese フログーン[?]
Furogūn
Frogoon
French (NOE) Grebulle[?] From "grenouille" (frog) and "bulle" (bubble)
German Froschler[?] From "frosch" (frog)
Italian Gracicrà[?] Croaking-Croak
Spanish (NOE) Ranolón[?] -