Enguarde

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“For aquatic adventuring, Enguarde is essential. While riding him, you do not need to press the B Button Button to swim; the Control Pad directional arrows are enough. By pressing the Y Button or B Button Button, you can get a burst of speed during which Enguarde's sword nose becomes a deadly weapon. Needless to say, you won't find Enguarde anywhere but underwater.”
Donkey Kong Country manual, page 25

Enguarde the Swordfish is an Animal Friend in the Donkey Kong franchise, who first appeared in Donkey Kong Country; he shares the most number of appearances in the series with Squawks the Parrot (though Squawks only carries a flashlight and is not playable in the original Donkey Kong Country). The options for a question about his name in Swanky's Bonus Bonanza are "Enguarde," "Swordy," and "Stabber."

History

Donkey Kong series

Donkey Kong Country

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Diddy Kong riding Enguarde the Swordfish
Enguarde in Donkey Kong Country.
Enguarde's original appearance in Donkey Kong Country

In Donkey Kong Country, Enguarde facilates swimming. His pointed bill can additionally be used to attack enemies. Engaurde cannot leave water.

Levels:

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest / Donkey Kong Land 2

In Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong Land 2, Enguarde can rev up a Superstab maneuver. When released, he can use his bill to break through walls or defeat a line of enemies.

Levels: Enguarde appears in both versions unless otherwise stated.

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! / Donkey Kong Land III

Enguarde is one of only three Animal Friends who get to fight a boss character. Enguarde fights Barbos the sea urchin during the events of Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! and Donkey Kong Land III. He is incapable of using his Superstab attack in Donkey Kong Land III.

Levels:

Donkey Kong 64

Enguarde the Swordfish
Enguarde in Donkey Kong 64

Enguarde appears in Gloomy Galleon in Donkey Kong 64, and Lanky Kong can transform into him by entering his Animal Crate. In this game, Enguarde cannot use his pointy bill to defeat enemies, but he can destroy treasure chests to reveal items hidden inside them. He can also jump out of the water and pass through DK logos suspended in midair, which he needs to do in Gloomy Galleon's shipwreck area three times in order to open up the cave that holds the piles of gold coins. Enguarde also has his own minigame, the Enguarde Arena. It can be unlocked by obtaining 6 Banana Fairies in Adventure mode, and it is accessed through the Mystery menu. In the minigame, Enguarde needs to jump through as many DK logos as he can before time runs out.

Donkey Kong Barrel Blast

Enguarde appears in Donkey Kong Barrel Blast as a ridable Animal Friend in underwater racetracks once he is released from his crate. In this game, he can ram through anything in his path, including an electrified Chomps. Him and Rambi cannot hurt other racers by ramming into them, but they are unaffected by attacks and Wild Moves from other players as well as all items, except for the reversed control effects and loss of Wild Moves from a Mega TNT Barrel. Enguarde is found in the underwater portions of Salty Sea and Open Ocean.

Club Nintendo

Donkey Kong Country

Enguarde in the comic "Donkey Kong Country"

Enguarde appeared as Donkey and Diddy's Animal Friend in the third part of Club Nintendo's comic "Donkey Kong Country". Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong ride him through a body of water, while being attacked by several underwater enemies. An exploding TNT Barrel pushes them out of the water and onto King K. Rool's ship Gangplank Galleon, after which Enguarde does not appear again.

Super Mario-Kun

Enguarde the Swordfish's appearance. Cropped from page 126 of volume 14 of Super Mario-kun.

Enguarde appears in issue 14 of Super Mario-Kun. After Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong ride on a fake Enguarde, Mario and Yoshi find a box that contains Enguarde. They meet Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong in ropes. Before Mario can do anything, he gets attacked by a Croctopus. Enguarde saves him, but a Clambo breaks his nose. Mario responds by attaching a drill to his nose. Enguarde then plows through the Croctopus, breaking its arms.

Super Smash Bros. series

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Enguarde makes an appearance as both a Donkey Kong series trophy and a sticker in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Both can be obtained when they appear at random in Vs. matches, Adventure Mode or other modes of the game. The sticker can be used on Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong in the Subspace Emissary to boost their attack power by 15 points.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Enguarde reprises its role as a Donkey Kong series trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. It can appear at random in various modes of the game.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Enguarde is available as an Attack-type primary spirit classified as Advanced in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. In World of Light, it is encountered in the Coral Capers spot on the DK Island sub-map. To obtain it, the player must beat Corrin in a low-buoyancy fight in Great Bay.

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle

In the Donkey Kong Adventure story of Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, one of Rabbid Peach's Sentry weapons, the Trophy Fish Terror, is based on Enguarde's appearance. The weapon's description assures that Enguarde is "safe and sound" despite the implication in the weapon's name that he was hunted and turned into a trophy.

Profiles

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Trophy

Name Image Game Description
Enguarde BrawlTrophy323.png SNES Donkey Kong Country A swordfish animal buddy. Enguarde always appears on water levels where he can loyally help Donkey Kong get around. Much appreciated, right, DK? Complementing his cute, round eyes, Enguarde's pointed bill proves to be a powerful weapon. One thrust from it will easily down most underwater opponents.
SNES Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

Sticker

Image Game Effect
A Sticker of Enguarde. Donkey Kong Country [Body, Spin] - Attack +15

Usable by: Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U trophy

Name Image Appears in Description
Enguarde Enguarde trophy from Super Smash Bros. for Wii U SNES Donkey Kong Country (11/1994)
SNES Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (11/1995)
If you combine this swordsman of the sea with the king of the jungle, you'll get an aquatic duo no enemy can hope to overcome. Like Rambi the Rhinoceros, Enguarde can dash to blast through foes. Does that mean we should call him the Rhino of the Sea? Or maybe Rambi is the Swordfish of the Shores? Hmmm...

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spirit

Name Image Series / game Type Class Strength / effects How to obtain Spirit battle
Opponent(s) Battle conditions Stage Song
Enguarde Enguarde in Donkey Kong Country. Donkey Kong Series Primary (1) Advanced Attack
Electric Weakness
World of Light (DK Island) Corrin Rule: Buoyancy Reduced
  • You can't swim
  • The enemy's dash attacks have increased power
  • The enemy favors dash attacks
Great Bay Ice Cave Chant

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Enguarde the Swordfish.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese エンガード
Engādo
Enguarde

Russian Ангард
Angard
Enguarde

Trivia

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Tiny Kong on Enguarde and Diddy Kong on the unnamed purple swordfish
  • Enguarde gets his name from the French phrase used in fencing: "En garde" ("on guard", "put your guard up", ie: "be ready"), due presumably to his long, pointed, sword-like nose.
  • While Enguarde is presumably one character, two can be seen on-screen in the Donkey Kong Country level "Coral Capers," although this could be an oversight.
  • Early screenshots of the canceled game, Donkey Kong Racing, showed that Enguarde was going to be one of the many rideable Animal Friends. These screenshots also showed that other, differently colored swordfish were going to be rideable; whether these swordfish were simply color swapped Enguardes or entirely new characters is unknown.