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[[Image:GBr.JPG|right|thumb|A '''Gleamin' Bream'''.]]
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:GleamBream.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 3]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance]]) ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
|relatives=[[Bounty Bass]]
}}
'''Gleamin' Breams''', also spelled '''Gleaming Breams''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Official Magazine'' (UK) Volume 54|language=en-gb|publisher=EMAP|page=48|date=March 1997}}</ref> are [[List of enemies|enemies]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''. These bulky yellow fish are encountered in [[Floodlit Fish]] only. Gleamin' Breams are uniquely bioluminescent, so they can produce and emit light, and [[Enguarde]] can stab a Gleamin' Bream to startle it and have Gleamin' Bream illuminates the area temporarily. Gleamin' Breams are relatives of [[Bounty Bass]]es, but do not release any items, unlike them. A photograph of a Gleamin' Bream appears in [[Dixie Kong's Photo Album]], under the [[Aquatic Attackers]] class, in the original version only.


'''Gleamin' Breams''' are bulky yellow fishes from the [[SNES]] game ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble]]''. These obese breams appear only in one level, [[Floodlit Fish]]. Unlike their red lookalikes, called [[Bounty Bass]]es, they do not carry any item, and they cannot be defeated. However, Gleamin' Breams have a unique ability: they are bioluminescent, which means they are able to produce and emit light. If the player manages to attack one, using [[Enguarde the Swordfish]]'s stab, the Gleamin' Bream will make a shocked face and will illuminating the area. This light progressively fades, though.
Gleamin' Breams appear to be the inspiration for a species of bioluminescent fish in the ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' level, [[Amiss Abyss]]. They are small and encountered in schools. Scattering a school of such fish with a [[Corkscrew (Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze)|corkscrew]] move makes them produce light for a short time and illuminate the dark area of the stage.


Although they can hurt Enguarde and the [Kong]]s, Gleamin' Breams are not real enemies. Indeed, they unwillingly help [[Dixie Kong]] and [[Kiddy Kong]] by lighting the dark waters of the [[Razor Ridge]] lakes. Their bioluminescence proves very useful in "Floodlit Fish", though in the [[Gameboy Advance]] remake of the game, it is possible to get through the level without hitting a Gleamin' Bream even once, due to the increased brightness in the port.
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Gleamin Bream DKC3.png|Sprite from ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
Gleamin Bream DKC3 Photo Album.png|In Dixie Kong's Photo Album
DKC3 GBA Gleamin' Bream sprite.png|Sprite from ''Donkey Kong Country 3'' (GBA)
</gallery>


== Trivia ==
==Names in other languages==
*"Floodlit Fish" might be a nickname referring to the Gleamin' Breams themselves.
{{foreign names
*Gleamin' Breams are one of the few characters from ''Donkey Kong Country 3'' who did not appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Land 3]]''.
|Jap=グレーミンブリーム
<br clear="all">
|JapR=Gurēmin Burīmu
{{Fish}}
|JapM=Gleamin' Bream
}}


[[Category: Donkey Kong Species]]
==Trivia==
[[Category: Donkey Kong Enemies]]
[[File:DKC3 Puffer Fish.jpg|thumb|500px|"Puffer Fish" seen in UK's ''Nintendo Magazine System''.]]
*In a preview shown in the United Kingdom's ''Nintendo Magazine System'', the Gleamin' Bream was referred to as "Puffer Fish" and appears to have a slightly unpolished sprite.<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) Volume 50|page=87|date=November 1996|language=en-gb|publisher=EMAP}}</ref>
 
==References==
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[[Category:Fish]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! enemies]]
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Gleamin' Bream
Artwork of a Gleamin' Bream from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Artwork from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
First appearance Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (1996)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance) (2005)
Relatives

Gleamin' Breams, also spelled Gleaming Breams,[1] are enemies in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!. These bulky yellow fish are encountered in Floodlit Fish only. Gleamin' Breams are uniquely bioluminescent, so they can produce and emit light, and Enguarde can stab a Gleamin' Bream to startle it and have Gleamin' Bream illuminates the area temporarily. Gleamin' Breams are relatives of Bounty Basses, but do not release any items, unlike them. A photograph of a Gleamin' Bream appears in Dixie Kong's Photo Album, under the Aquatic Attackers class, in the original version only.

Gleamin' Breams appear to be the inspiration for a species of bioluminescent fish in the Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze level, Amiss Abyss. They are small and encountered in schools. Scattering a school of such fish with a corkscrew move makes them produce light for a short time and illuminate the dark area of the stage.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese グレーミンブリーム[?]
Gurēmin Burīmu
Gleamin' Bream

Trivia[edit]

Early Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! screenshot featuring Gleamin' Bream. The sprite palette seems slightly different from the final version, and the enemy is referred to as "Puffer Fish" in the blurb.
"Puffer Fish" seen in UK's Nintendo Magazine System.
  • In a preview shown in the United Kingdom's Nintendo Magazine System, the Gleamin' Bream was referred to as "Puffer Fish" and appears to have a slightly unpolished sprite.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ March 1997. Nintendo Official Magazine (UK) Volume 54. EMAP (British English). Page 48.
  2. ^ November 1996. Nintendo Magazine System (UK) Volume 50. EMAP (British English). Page 87.