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[[Image:Bazooka.gif|thumb|right|Bazooka Bear.]]
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'''Bazooka''' is a bear who lives on [[Mekanos]] along with his cannon called "[[Big Bessie]]". He is a veteran of the Kremean War and wants to fire Big Bessie again, but he doesn't have any ammo for it.
{{distinguish|Bazuka}}
{{character infobox
|image=[[File:Bazooka DKC3 artwork.jpg|200x200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
|species=[[Brothers Bear]]
|full_name=Brigadier Bazooka<ref name="manual"/>
|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|GBA]]) ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
}}
{{quote|What a cracking noise! It was good to hear her again!|Bazooka|Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!}}
'''Brigadier Bazooka'''<ref name="manual">{{cite|author=Nintendo|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble'' manual|page=20|date=1996|language=en-us}}</ref> is a member of the [[Brothers Bear]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' He is the Brother Bear of [[Mekanos]], where he has his own cabin, [[Bazooka's Barracks]]. Bazooka is a veteran of the [[List of implied events#Kremean War|Kremean War]]. In one of his quotes, Bazooka mentions to the Kongs that he and his army were trapped in a clifftop area surrounded by another group, but cuts himself off before he specified who was surrounding them.<ref>{{cite|author=Bazooka|quote=We were trapped on a clifftop surrounded by... Oh, sorry.|title=''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''|date=1996}}</ref> Bazooka appears in a brigadier's outfit and has a large mustache. In the [[Game Boy Advance]] remake, he is shown in active military attire without a mustache. During the game itself, Bazooka owns a [[cannon]] named [[Big Bessie]]. Bazooka wishes to power it back up but is unable to because he lacks the ammunition to do so. If the Kongs bring the [[bowling ball (Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!)|bowling ball]] to Bazooka, he can use it as ammunition for Big Bessie. This fires the Kongs to Mekanos's [[secret cave]], which is suspended from a crane, "Sky High Secret". If the Kongs revisit Bazooka, he is happy that Big Bessie is working and happily offers them to reuse it.


If [[Dixie]] and [[Kiddy Kong]] have a [[bowling ball]] that they received from [[Blue]], they can use it as ammunition for the cannon. Big Bessie will then fire Dixie and Kiddy into a secret [[Banana Bird]] cave that is suspended on a crane.
==Profiles==
*'''Instruction booklet:''' ''Brigadier Bazooka is an old army veteran of the Kremean War.''<ref name="manual"/>
*'''Player's Guide:''' ''Kremean War veteran Bazooka Bear has been posted to the barracks on Mekanos to command the old artillery piece, Big Bessie. He'd be delighted to fire off the cannon for you if you took him a suitable piece of ammunition. It turns out that Blue Bear's boeling ball is the right size for Big Bessie's barrel. When Bazooka fires Big Bessie, you'll be launched to Sky-High Secret, a floating island where you'll find another Banana Bird.''<ref>{{cite|author=Owsen, Dan; Munson, Terry; Shinoda, Paul|title=''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' Player's Guide|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1996|language=en-us|page=123}}</ref>
*'''Instruction booklet ([[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Game Boy Advance version]]):''' ''Bluff old Brigadier Bazooka is an army veteran from the days of the Kremean War.''<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|page=24|title=''Donkey Kong Country 3'' (Game Boy Advance) instruction booklet|date=2005}}</ref>


==Trivia==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Bazooka DKC3 sprite.png|Sprite
Bazooka DKC3 Photo Album.png|[[Dixie Kong's Photo Album]]
Bazooka DKC3 GBA.png|Sprite (GBA)
</gallery>


* In the Game Boy Advance remake of ''Donkey Kong Country 3'', Big Bessie was attached on top of Bazooka's house.
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=バズーカ{{ruby|将軍|しょうぐん}}<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo|publisher=Nintendo|title=''Super Donkey Kong 3: Nazo no Kremis-tō'' instruction booklet|page=25|date=1996|language=Japanese}}</ref>
|JapR=Bazūka Shōgun
|JapM=General Bazooka
|Ita=Brigadier Bazooka<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' Spanish-Italian booklet|page=48|date=1996|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|author=Nintendo|language=it}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 3]]'' European booklet|page=118|date=2005|author=Nintendo|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it}}</ref>
}}


{{Brother Bears}}
==References==
<references/>


[[Category: Allies]]
{{DKC3}}
[[Category: Characters]]
[[Category:Brothers Bear]]
[[Category: Brothers Bear]]
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Latest revision as of 09:48, May 15, 2024

Not to be confused with Bazuka.
Bazooka
Artwork of Bazooka from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Artwork from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Full name Brigadier Bazooka[1]
Species Brothers Bear
First appearance Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (1996)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country 3 (GBA) (2005)
“What a cracking noise! It was good to hear her again!”
Bazooka, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!

Brigadier Bazooka[1] is a member of the Brothers Bear in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! He is the Brother Bear of Mekanos, where he has his own cabin, Bazooka's Barracks. Bazooka is a veteran of the Kremean War. In one of his quotes, Bazooka mentions to the Kongs that he and his army were trapped in a clifftop area surrounded by another group, but cuts himself off before he specified who was surrounding them.[2] Bazooka appears in a brigadier's outfit and has a large mustache. In the Game Boy Advance remake, he is shown in active military attire without a mustache. During the game itself, Bazooka owns a cannon named Big Bessie. Bazooka wishes to power it back up but is unable to because he lacks the ammunition to do so. If the Kongs bring the bowling ball to Bazooka, he can use it as ammunition for Big Bessie. This fires the Kongs to Mekanos's secret cave, which is suspended from a crane, "Sky High Secret". If the Kongs revisit Bazooka, he is happy that Big Bessie is working and happily offers them to reuse it.

ProfilesEdit

  • Instruction booklet: Brigadier Bazooka is an old army veteran of the Kremean War.[1]
  • Player's Guide: Kremean War veteran Bazooka Bear has been posted to the barracks on Mekanos to command the old artillery piece, Big Bessie. He'd be delighted to fire off the cannon for you if you took him a suitable piece of ammunition. It turns out that Blue Bear's boeling ball is the right size for Big Bessie's barrel. When Bazooka fires Big Bessie, you'll be launched to Sky-High Secret, a floating island where you'll find another Banana Bird.[3]
  • Instruction booklet (Game Boy Advance version): Bluff old Brigadier Bazooka is an army veteran from the days of the Kremean War.[4]

GalleryEdit

Names in other languagesEdit

Language Name Meaning
Japanese バズーカ将軍しょうぐん[5]
Bazūka Shōgun
General Bazooka

Italian Brigadier Bazooka[6][7]
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ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ a b c Nintendo (1996). Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble manual. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 20.
  2. ^ "We were trapped on a clifftop surrounded by... Oh, sorry." – Bazooka (1996). Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!.
  3. ^ Owsen, Dan; Munson, Terry; Shinoda, Paul (1996). Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 123.
  4. ^ Nintendo (2005). Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance) instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 24.
  5. ^ Nintendo (1996). Super Donkey Kong 3: Nazo no Kremis-tō instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 25.
  6. ^ Nintendo (1996). Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! Spanish-Italian booklet. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 48.
  7. ^ Nintendo (2005). Donkey Kong Country 3 European booklet. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 118.