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'''Wild Wendells'''<ref>von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory van Grier. ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Game Guide. Page 14.</ref> are reptilian enemies appearing in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''. They resemble blue-skinned turtles wearing pilot gear, possibly in keeping with the island's plane wreck motif. Their dominant feature is the large, gibbous shell on their back.

[[File:Wild Wendell lounge.png|200px|thumb|left|Two Wild Wendells around [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] in an area from [[Mangrove Cove]]. Notice the green turtles, resembling Wild Wendells, in the background.]]

Wild Wendells can be found on both land and water, moving slowly from side to side.<ref>[https://youtu.be/CdDWrKE_Udc?t=2m32s Two Wild Wendells, one swimming and one walking, in the same area of Mangrove Cove]</ref> They do not actively attack the Kongs, but can drain one heart from their health meter at direct contact. A [[stomp]] on a ground Wild Wendell will make it retreat inside its shell for a short time, in a similar fashion to [[Koopa Troopa]]s from the ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' platform games. Immobilized inside its shell, the Wild Wendell can then be picked up and thrown to defeat it. Also, the enemy can be used as a projectile and knock out other enemies and obstacles. An alternative way to defeat Wild Wendells is a [[Roll Attack|roll attack]]. Aquatic Wild Wendells cannot be stunned and picked up, but can be bounced on indefinitely and can be defeated with a [[Corkscrew (Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze)|corkscrew]] attack from the bottom.

[[Lost Mangroves]] is the only island in the game that hosts Wild Wendells. They are first encountered in [[Mangrove Cove]], where a group of green, Wild-Wendell lookalikes can also be seen lounging on a background isle. However, these individuals only pose as decoration.