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An '''Animal Crate''', also called a '''goodie crate''',<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' Nintendo Player's Guide, page 15.</ref> is a crate that contains an [[Animal Friend]]. They first appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' and have since recurred throughout the ''[[Donkey Kong (series)|Donkey Kong]]'' franchise. The contained Animal Friend is identifiable from its depicted silhouette on the Animal Crate. The Kongs can usually break one open by jumping on it, therefore freeing the Animal Friend, and ride on it until the end of a level.
An '''Animal Crate''', also called a '''goodie crate''',<ref>M. Arakawa. ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble'' Player's Guide. Page 15.</ref> is a crate that contains an [[Animal Friend]]. They first appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' and have since recurred throughout the ''[[Donkey Kong (series)|Donkey Kong]]'' franchise. The contained Animal Friend is identifiable from its depicted silhouette on the Animal Crate. The Kongs can usually break one open by jumping on it, therefore freeing the Animal Friend, and ride on it until the end of a level.


Animal Crates have a similar counterpart, the [[Animal Barrel]]. Instead of freeing an Animal Friend, these Barrels transform the [[Kong]]s into the one depicted on it. Animal Crates are usually placed in areas where an Animal Friend comes in useful. For example, freeing Enguarde from his Crate makes underwater levels easier for the Kongs because Enguarde can defeat most underwater enemies. Similarly, Animal Barrels are usually placed where the Kongs are required to their pictured Animal Friend, for instance [[Rattly the Rattlesnake|Rattly]] in [[Rattle Battle (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Rattle Battle]], because of his high jumping ability.
Animal Crates have a similar counterpart, the [[Animal Barrel]]. Instead of freeing an Animal Friend, these Barrels transform the [[Kong]]s into the one depicted on it. Animal Crates are usually placed in areas where an Animal Friend comes in useful. For example, freeing Enguarde from his crate makes underwater levels easier for the Kongs because Enguarde can defeat most underwater enemies. Similarly, Animal Barrels are usually placed where the Kongs are required to their pictured Animal Friend, for instance [[Rattly the Rattlesnake|Rattly]] in [[Rattle Battle (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Rattle Battle]], because of his high jumping ability.


== History ==
==History==
In ''Donkey Kong Country'', all five Animal Friends had their own Animal Crate, including [[Squawks the Parrot|Squawks]]. Animal Crates made a second appearance in ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]'', where they retained their functionality. The game only has two Animal Buddies, both of whom have their own Crate: [[Rambi the Rhino|Rambi]] and [[Expresso the Ostrich|Expresso]].
In ''Donkey Kong Country'', all five Animal Friends had their own Animal Crate, including [[Squawks the Parrot|Squawks]]. Animal Crates made a second appearance in ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]'', where they retained their functionality. The game only has two Animal Friends, both of whom have their own crate: [[Rambi the Rhino|Rambi]] and [[Expresso the Ostrich|Expresso]].


Animal Crates returned in ''Donkey Kong Country''{{'}}s first two sequels, ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3|3]]''. In both titles, the crates were changed slightly. Their sprites were aligned slightly differently. The Animal Friends' icons from the first ''Donkey Kong Country'' were also redesigned on the Crates. Animal Barrels also appeared in the sequels, meaning that a level may either have the Kongs ride an Animal Friend or transform into one.
Animal Crates returned in ''Donkey Kong Country''{{'}}s first two sequels, ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3|3]]''. In both titles, the crates were changed slightly. Their sprites were aligned slightly differently. The Animal Friends' icons from the first ''Donkey Kong Country'' were also redesigned on the crates. Animal Barrels also appeared in the sequels, meaning that a level may either have the Kongs ride an Animal Friend or transform into one.


In the original ''Donkey Kong Country'', after the Kongs open an Animal Crate, it lies on the ground unfolded. It disappears after they move a distance away with the Animal Friend and return. In the sequels, the Crate immediately vanishes after the Animal Friend is freed. Another difference is that a short jingle plays when the Animal Crate opens instead of a realistic sound effect like in the first title. The [[Game Boy Advance]] remakes of all three games reused the crate-opening sound effect from the original ''Donkey Kong Country''.
In the original ''Donkey Kong Country'', after the Kongs open an Animal Crate, it lies on the ground unfolded. It disappears after they move a distance away with the Animal Friend and return. In the sequels, the Crate immediately vanishes after the Animal Friend is freed. Another difference is that a short jingle plays when the Animal Crate opens instead of a realistic sound effect like in the first title. The [[Game Boy Advance]] remakes of all three games reused the crate-opening sound effect from the original ''Donkey Kong Country''.
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Animal Crates did not appear in ''Donkey Kong Land''{{'}}s sequels, ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land III|III]]''. They were succeeded by Animal Barrels in both games, so as a result, the Kongs cannot ride any of the Animal Friends in either title. This is most likely because in the latter two games, most Animal Friends have special moves that they didn't have in ''Donkey Kong Land'' (for example, Rambi can charge), which requires an extra button (Select). Due to the limited amount of buttons on the [[Game Boy]], this would leave no buttons to dismount from an animal.
Animal Crates did not appear in ''Donkey Kong Land''{{'}}s sequels, ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land III|III]]''. They were succeeded by Animal Barrels in both games, so as a result, the Kongs cannot ride any of the Animal Friends in either title. This is most likely because in the latter two games, most Animal Friends have special moves that they didn't have in ''Donkey Kong Land'' (for example, Rambi can charge), which requires an extra button (Select). Due to the limited amount of buttons on the [[Game Boy]], this would leave no buttons to dismount from an animal.


Two Animal Crate variants appear in the 3D platformer, ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''. They are the Rambi Crate and Enguarde Crate, which are only usable by [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Lanky Kong]] respectively. These Crates function similarly to Animal Barrels—when DK and Lanky hop into their Crate, they transform into their respective Animal Friend. This only occurs temporarily.
Two Animal Crate variants appear in the 3D platformer, ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''. They are the Rambi Crate and Enguarde Crate, which are only usable by [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Lanky Kong]] respectively. These crates function similarly to Animal Barrels—when DK and Lanky hop into their crate, they transform into their respective Animal Friend. This only occurs temporarily.


Animal Crates also functioned like Animal Barrels in the [[Game Boy Color]] remake of ''Donkey Kong Country''. Unlike ''Donkey Kong 64'', whose Animal Crates had similar behavior to Animal Barrels, this game's Crates essentially function identically because they are not Kong-specific or bound by a time limit. The Squawks Crate is the only Animal Crate with the same functionality as the original ''Donkey Kong Country''. This is because Squawks is the only unmountable Animal Friend in the game.
Animal Crates also functioned like Animal Barrels in the [[Game Boy Color]] remake of ''Donkey Kong Country''. Unlike ''Donkey Kong 64'', whose Animal Crates had similar behavior to Animal Barrels, this game's Crates essentially function identically because they are not Kong-specific or bound by a time limit. The Squawks Crate is the only Animal Crate with the same functionality as the original ''Donkey Kong Country''. This is because Squawks is the only unmountable Animal Friend in the game.


Rambi Crates are the only variant in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'', because he is the only mountable Animal Friend of the game. Donkey Kong can open these Crates either by [[Ground Pound]]ing from atop or by rolling into it.
Rambi Crates are the only variant in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'', because he is the only mountable Animal Friend of the game. Donkey Kong can open these crates either by [[Ground Pound]]ing from atop or by rolling into it.


Rambi Crates are also in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'', where they appear smaller than in ''Returns''. They were renamed to '''Rambi the Rhinoceros Boxes'''.<ref>von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory van Grier. ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Game Guide. Page 12</ref> The Kongs can no longer open Rambi Crates by rolling into them, and therefore can only open them by Ground Pounding from atop.
Rambi Crates are also in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'', where they appear smaller than in ''Returns''. The Kongs can no longer open Rambi Crates by rolling into them, and therefore can only open them by Ground Pounding from atop.


== Types ==
==Types==
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|-
!Name
!Name
!Animal Buddy
!Animal Friend
!Games
!Games
|-
|-
| align="center" |[[File:EllieCrate.png]]<br>Ellie Crate
| align="center" |[[File:EllieCrate.png]]<br>{{conjectural|Ellie Crate}}
|style="text-align:center"|[[Ellie the Elephant]]
|style="text-align:center"|[[Ellie the Elephant]]
|''Donkey Kong Country 3''
|''Donkey Kong Country 3''
|-
|-
| align="center" |[[File:EnguardeCrate.png]][[File:EnguardeCrateDKC2.png]]<br>Enguarde Crate
| align="center" |[[File:EnguardeCrate.png]][[File:EnguardeCrateDKC2.png]]<br>{{conjectural|Enguarde Crate}}
|style="text-align:center"|[[Enguarde the Swordfish]]
|style="text-align:center"|[[Enguarde the Swordfish]]
|''Donkey Kong Country''<br>''Donkey Kong Country 2''<br>''Donkey Kong Country 3''<br>''Donkey Kong 64''<br>''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast''
|''Donkey Kong Country''<br>''Donkey Kong Country 2''<br>''Donkey Kong Country 3''<br>''Donkey Kong 64''<br>''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast''
|-
|-
| align="center" |[[File:ExpressoCrate.png]]<br>Expresso Crate
| align="center" |[[File:ExpressoCrate.png]]<br>{{conjectural|Expresso Crate}}
|style="text-align:center"|[[Expresso the Ostrich]]
|style="text-align:center"|[[Expresso the Ostrich]]
|''Donkey Kong Country''<br>''Donkey Kong Land''
|''Donkey Kong Country''<br>''Donkey Kong Land''
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|''Donkey Kong Country 3''
|''Donkey Kong Country 3''
|-
|-
| align="center" |[[File:Rambi Crate DKC SNES.png]][[File:Rambi Crate DKC2.png]]<br>Rambi Crate
| align="center" |[[File:Rambi Crate DKC SNES.png]][[File:Rambi Crate DKC2.png]]<br>Rambi Crate<ref>Knight, Michael. ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' Prima Official Game Guide. Pages 34, 70.</ref><ref>von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory van Grier. ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Pages 64, 106, 240.</ref>
|style="text-align:center"|[[Rambi the Rhino]]
|style="text-align:center"|[[Rambi the Rhino]]
|''Donkey Kong Country''<br>''Donkey Kong Land''<br>''Donkey Kong Country 2''<br>''Donkey Kong 64''<br>''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast''<br>''Donkey Kong Country Returns''<br>''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''
|''Donkey Kong Country''<br>''Donkey Kong Land''<br>''Donkey Kong Country 2''<br>''Donkey Kong 64''<br>''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast''<br>''Donkey Kong Country Returns''<br>''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''
|-
|-
| align="center" |[[File:RattlyCrate.png]]<br>Rattly Crate
| align="center" |[[File:RattlyCrate.png]]<br>{{conjectural|Rattly Crate}}
|style="text-align:center"|[[Rattly the Rattlesnake]]
|style="text-align:center"|[[Rattly the Rattlesnake]]
|''Donkey Kong Country 2''
|''Donkey Kong Country 2''
|-
|-
| align="center" |[[File:SquawksCrateDKC.png]][[File:Squawks Crate DKC2.png]]<br>Squawks Crate
| align="center" |[[File:SquawksCrateDKC.png]][[File:Squawks Crate DKC2.png]]<br>{{conjectural|Squawks Crate}}
|style="text-align:center"|[[Squawks the Parrot]]
|style="text-align:center"|[[Squawks the Parrot]]
|''Donkey Kong Country''<br>''Donkey Kong Country 2''<br>''Donkey Kong Country 3''
|''Donkey Kong Country''<br>''Donkey Kong Country 2''<br>''Donkey Kong Country 3''
|-
|-
| align="center" |[[File:Squitter Crate DKC2.png]]<br>Squitter Crate
| align="center" |[[File:Squitter Crate DKC2.png]]<br>Squitter Crate<ref>M. Arakawa. ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble'' Player's Guide. Page 97.</ref>
|style="text-align:center"|[[Squitter the Spider]]
|style="text-align:center"|[[Squitter the Spider]]
|''Donkey Kong Country 2''<br>''Donkey Kong Country 3''
|''Donkey Kong Country 2''<br>''Donkey Kong Country 3''
|-
|-
| align="center" |[[File:WinkyCrate.png]]<br>Winky Crate
| align="center" |[[File:WinkyCrate.png]]<br>{{conjectural|Winky Crate}}
|style="text-align:center"|[[Winky the Frog]]
|style="text-align:center"|[[Winky the Frog]]
|''Donkey Kong Country''
|''Donkey Kong Country''
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Template:Item-infobox An Animal Crate, also called a goodie crate,[1] is a crate that contains an Animal Friend. They first appear in Donkey Kong Country and have since recurred throughout the Donkey Kong franchise. The contained Animal Friend is identifiable from its depicted silhouette on the Animal Crate. The Kongs can usually break one open by jumping on it, therefore freeing the Animal Friend, and ride on it until the end of a level.

Animal Crates have a similar counterpart, the Animal Barrel. Instead of freeing an Animal Friend, these Barrels transform the Kongs into the one depicted on it. Animal Crates are usually placed in areas where an Animal Friend comes in useful. For example, freeing Enguarde from his crate makes underwater levels easier for the Kongs because Enguarde can defeat most underwater enemies. Similarly, Animal Barrels are usually placed where the Kongs are required to their pictured Animal Friend, for instance Rattly in Rattle Battle, because of his high jumping ability.

History

In Donkey Kong Country, all five Animal Friends had their own Animal Crate, including Squawks. Animal Crates made a second appearance in Donkey Kong Land, where they retained their functionality. The game only has two Animal Friends, both of whom have their own crate: Rambi and Expresso.

Animal Crates returned in Donkey Kong Country's first two sequels, Donkey Kong Country 2 and 3. In both titles, the crates were changed slightly. Their sprites were aligned slightly differently. The Animal Friends' icons from the first Donkey Kong Country were also redesigned on the crates. Animal Barrels also appeared in the sequels, meaning that a level may either have the Kongs ride an Animal Friend or transform into one.

In the original Donkey Kong Country, after the Kongs open an Animal Crate, it lies on the ground unfolded. It disappears after they move a distance away with the Animal Friend and return. In the sequels, the Crate immediately vanishes after the Animal Friend is freed. Another difference is that a short jingle plays when the Animal Crate opens instead of a realistic sound effect like in the first title. The Game Boy Advance remakes of all three games reused the crate-opening sound effect from the original Donkey Kong Country.

Animal Crates did not appear in Donkey Kong Land's sequels, Donkey Kong Land 2 and III. They were succeeded by Animal Barrels in both games, so as a result, the Kongs cannot ride any of the Animal Friends in either title. This is most likely because in the latter two games, most Animal Friends have special moves that they didn't have in Donkey Kong Land (for example, Rambi can charge), which requires an extra button (Select). Due to the limited amount of buttons on the Game Boy, this would leave no buttons to dismount from an animal.

Two Animal Crate variants appear in the 3D platformer, Donkey Kong 64. They are the Rambi Crate and Enguarde Crate, which are only usable by Donkey Kong and Lanky Kong respectively. These crates function similarly to Animal Barrels—when DK and Lanky hop into their crate, they transform into their respective Animal Friend. This only occurs temporarily.

Animal Crates also functioned like Animal Barrels in the Game Boy Color remake of Donkey Kong Country. Unlike Donkey Kong 64, whose Animal Crates had similar behavior to Animal Barrels, this game's Crates essentially function identically because they are not Kong-specific or bound by a time limit. The Squawks Crate is the only Animal Crate with the same functionality as the original Donkey Kong Country. This is because Squawks is the only unmountable Animal Friend in the game.

Rambi Crates are the only variant in Donkey Kong Country Returns and Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D, because he is the only mountable Animal Friend of the game. Donkey Kong can open these crates either by Ground Pounding from atop or by rolling into it.

Rambi Crates are also in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, where they appear smaller than in Returns. The Kongs can no longer open Rambi Crates by rolling into them, and therefore can only open them by Ground Pounding from atop.

Types

Name Animal Friend Games
Ellie's Animal Crate in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Ellie Crate
Ellie the Elephant Donkey Kong Country 3
Enguarde Box in Donkey Kong Country.Enguarde Box
Enguarde Crate
Enguarde the Swordfish Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Kong Country 2
Donkey Kong Country 3
Donkey Kong 64
Donkey Kong Barrel Blast
Expresso Crate in Donkey Kong Country
Expresso Crate
Expresso the Ostrich Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Kong Land
Parry's Animal Crate in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Parry Crate
Parry the Parallel Bird Donkey Kong Country 3
Rambi Crate in Donkey Kong Country.Rambi Crate in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Rambi Crate[2][3]
Rambi the Rhino Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Kong Land
Donkey Kong Country 2
Donkey Kong 64
Donkey Kong Barrel Blast
Donkey Kong Country Returns
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Rattly Crate in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest.
Rattly Crate
Rattly the Rattlesnake Donkey Kong Country 2
Squawks Crate in Donkey Kong Country.Squawks Crate in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Squawks Crate
Squawks the Parrot Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Kong Country 2
Donkey Kong Country 3
Squitter Crate in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Squitter Crate[4]
Squitter the Spider Donkey Kong Country 2
Donkey Kong Country 3
Winky Crate in Donkey Kong Country.
Winky Crate
Winky the Frog Donkey Kong Country

Profiles

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

  • Wii U Virtual Console manual bio: "If you jump on it, the animal friend shown on the crate will be released."

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Animal crate.

References

  1. ^ M. Arakawa. Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble Player's Guide. Page 15.
  2. ^ Knight, Michael. Donkey Kong Country Returns Prima Official Game Guide. Pages 34, 70.
  3. ^ von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory van Grier. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze PRIMA Official Game Guide. Pages 64, 106, 240.
  4. ^ M. Arakawa. Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble Player's Guide. Page 97.