Hard Hat
- This article is about the boss from Donkey Kong Land. For the power-up from Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 also referred to as "Hard Hat", see garlic bottle.
| Hard Hat | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Donkey Kong Land | |
| Species | Mole |
| First appearance | Donkey Kong Land (1995) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario-kun volume 15 (1997) |
Hard Hat, also known as Buroughs,[1] is a mole wearing a yellow miner helmet and the third boss of Donkey Kong Land. He is fought in the level Mad Mole Holes of Monkey Mountains & Chimpanzee Clouds. Similarly to a game of Whac-A-Mole, Hard Hat pops out from one of three holes and tries throwing his hat at Donkey Kong or Diddy Kong. The active Kong must jump over his hat and jump on Hard Hat's head before he regains his hat. Hard Hat throws his hat quicker after a couple of hits, and after taking eight hits, Hard Hat is defeated.
Hard Hat may have been derived from an unused Animal Friend named "Miney" in Donkey Kong Country.[2]
In Super Mario-kun volume 15, Hard Hat is the only boss from Donkey Kong Land to appear, but not the sole enemy, as the Hogwashes appeared in the previous chapter. In chapter 6, Mario is turned into a baby by a de-aging gas. A Message Block states that the moles have a potion to remedy that when Hard Hat appears. When he refuses to give his potion, Yoshi and the Kongs chase him with the Mole Tank, but he uses the potion on himself, becoming big and trapping DK and Diddy Kong under his helmet. While going after Yoshi, he trips and Baby Mario is sent towards a POW Block which he hits, turning Hard Hat into a series of Stars, defeating him. With what is left of the potion, Mario is turned back to his normal age.
Profiles and statisticsEdit
- Manual: This mole's on patrol, looking to dig the ground out from under Donkey's feet. He's in charge of the Mad Mole Holes![3]
GalleryEdit
Artwork from Donkey Kong Land
Artwork from Donkey Kong Land
Sprite from Donkey Kong Land
Boss fight from Donkey Kong Land
Names in other languagesEdit
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ハードハット[4] Hādohatto |
Hard Hat | |
| Italian | Hard Hat[5] | - |
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Don't rile Buroughs! When he's angry, he's apt to rip off his hard hat and throw it at you. This mad mole is likely to be a major pain." – February 1995. Nintendo Power Volume 69. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 92.
- ^ Early DKC general naming sheet
- ^ 1995. Donkey Kong Land manual. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 21.
- ^ Super Donkey Kong GB Kōryaku Guide Book, page 9.
- ^ 1995. Donkey Kong Land Italian booklet. Nintendo of Italy (Italian). Page 21.
