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[[File:Ice dragon conceptart.png|thumb|260px|Concept artwork of an ice dragon]]
[[File:Ice dragon conceptart.png|thumb|260px|Concept artwork of an ice dragon]]
'''Ice dragons'''<ref name="ice-dragon">"In addition to launching frozen minions into the air, he can use his horn to send '''dragon-shaped ice projectiles''' crashing down onto your platform. After these '''ice dragons''' fly out of his horn, watch the top of your screen." — von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory van Grier. ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Game Guide. Page 225.</ref> are airborne entities produced by [[Lord Fredrik]]'s [[Horn (object)|horn]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''. One of them first appears in the game's prologue, producing a blizzard on [[Donkey Kong Island]] and freezing it in the process, which is followed by the [[Snowmads]] settling on the island.
'''Ice dragons''',<ref>von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory van Grier. ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Pages 252 and 253.</ref> also described as "dragon-shaped ice projectiles",<ref>von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory van Grier. ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 252. "''In addition to launching frozen minions into the air, he can use his horn to send dragon-shaped ice projectiles crashing down onto your platform. After these ice dragons fly out of his horn, watch the top of your screen.''"</ref> are airborne entities produced by [[Lord Fredrik]]'s [[horn (object)|horn]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' and its Nintendo Switch [[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|port]]. One of them first appears in the game's prologue, throwing [[Donkey Kong Island]] into [[Donkey Kong Island (world)|a state of perpetual winter]] as the [[Snowmads]] claim the island as their territory.


[[File:IceDragon DKCTF.jpg|thumb|left|An ice dragon, diving onto the arena in [[Lord Fredrik|Volcano Dome]]]]
[[File:IceDragon DKCTF.jpg|thumb|left|An ice dragon, diving onto the arena in [[Volcano Dome]]]]
Lord Fredrik employs ice dragons again to attack the [[Kong]]s during the battle in [[Volcano Dome]], using them in two ways. In one of Lord Fredrik's attacks, ice dragons launch from his horn in the background plane and crash down onto the arena to create slippery patches on the ground. When Lord Fredrik is on the same platform as the Kongs, ice dragons can also be sent horizontally towards them and can be avoided either by crouching if their wings are positioned upward, or by jumping over them if their wings are downward.
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap={{ruby|氷|こおり}}のドラゴン<ref>「ドンキーコングトロピカルフリーズ任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''), page 262.</ref>
|JapR=Kōri no doragon
|JapM=Ice dragon
|Jap2=ドラゴン<ref>「ドンキーコングトロピカルフリーズ任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''), pages 19 and 262.</ref>
|Jap2R=Doragon
|Jap2M=Dragon
}}


Lord Fredrik employs ice dragons again to attack the [[Kong]]s during the battle in [[Volcano Dome]], using them in two ways. In one of Lord Fredrik's attacks, ice dragons launch from his horn in the background plane and crash down onto the arena to create slippery patches on the ground. When Lord Fredrik is on the same platform as the Kongs, ice dragons can also be sent horizontally towards them and can be avoided either by crouching if their wings are positioned upward, or by jumping if their wings are downward.
The game's [[Prima Games|Prima]] guide also refers to ice dragons as '''dragon-shaped ice projectiles'''.<ref name="ice-dragon"/>
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 21:17, October 9, 2023

Concept artwork of an ice dragon, unlocked in the Extras menu after collecting all Puzzle Pieces in Frozen Frenzy
Concept artwork of an ice dragon

Ice dragons,[1] also described as "dragon-shaped ice projectiles",[2] are airborne entities produced by Lord Fredrik's horn in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and its Nintendo Switch port. One of them first appears in the game's prologue, throwing Donkey Kong Island into a state of perpetual winter as the Snowmads claim the island as their territory.

Scene from the Battle of Stramford Bridge in 1066 depicting King Harald Hardrada using armed forces against two English soldiers.
An ice dragon, diving onto the arena in Volcano Dome

Lord Fredrik employs ice dragons again to attack the Kongs during the battle in Volcano Dome, using them in two ways. In one of Lord Fredrik's attacks, ice dragons launch from his horn in the background plane and crash down onto the arena to create slippery patches on the ground. When Lord Fredrik is on the same platform as the Kongs, ice dragons can also be sent horizontally towards them and can be avoided either by crouching if their wings are positioned upward, or by jumping over them if their wings are downward.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese こおりのドラゴン[3]
Kōri no doragon
ドラゴン[4]
Doragon
Ice dragon

Dragon

References[edit]

  1. ^ von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory van Grier. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze PRIMA Official Game Guide. Pages 252 and 253.
  2. ^ von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory van Grier. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 252. "In addition to launching frozen minions into the air, he can use his horn to send dragon-shaped ice projectiles crashing down onto your platform. After these ice dragons fly out of his horn, watch the top of your screen."
  3. ^ 「ドンキーコングトロピカルフリーズ任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook), page 262.
  4. ^ 「ドンキーコングトロピカルフリーズ任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook), pages 19 and 262.