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|image=[[File:Minkeyart.jpg|150px|]]<br>Artwork of a '''Minkey''' from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''
|image=[[File:Minkeyart.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork of a Minkey from ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|species_origin
|latest_appearance=''Donkey Kong Country 3'' ([[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]) ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
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|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance|GBA]] version) ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
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[[File:Minkey.jpg|thumb|left|Several Minkeys hurling acorns at [[Dixie Kong]].]]
'''Minkeys''' are small white ape<ref>{{cite|quote=These malicious apes live in trees and throw acorns at the peaceful Kongs, the traitors! The only way to avoid a Minkey attack is to hide behind a barrel and run when you get the chance...|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) Issue #51|page=22|date=December 1996}}</ref> enemies in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''. In the latter game, their name is spelled '''Minkys'''. In both games, Minkeys hold on to a perch from a tree, repeatedly throwing acorns at [[Dixie Kong]] and [[Kiddy Kong]]. Minkeys cannot be defeated, but Dixie or Kiddy can move behind a [[Barrel Shield]] to protect themselves from being hit. In ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'', Minkeys only appear in one level, [[Barrel Shield Bust-Up]], where they are the main enemy and obstacle. In the [[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Game Boy Advance version]], Minkeys also appear in [[Sunken Spruce]]. Additionally, [[Dixie Kong's Photo Album]] features a photograph of a Minkey categorized under [[Terrorfirma Tuff Guys]]. In ''Donkey Kong Land III'', they appear in three levels: [[Minky Mischief]], [[Redwood Rampage]], and [[Simian Shimmy]], slightly more than in ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''.
'''Minkeys''' are small, white monkeys encountered in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''. According to ''Donkey Kong Country 3's'' credits, Minkeys belong to the "[[Terrorfirma Tuff Guys]]" enemy class.


In ''Donkey Kong Country 3'', Minkeys are found only in one level called [[Barrel Shield Bust-Up]], which is located in the area [[Kremwood Forest]]. Minkeys attack [[Dixie Kong]] and [[Kiddy Kong]] by hurling an acorn at them from their perch in a tree; they then proceed to duck back into their perch and pop back out to throw another acorn. Dixie or Kiddy can either dodge these thrown nuts or use a [[Barrel Shield]] to protect themselves.
==Gallery==
===Sprites===
<gallery>
Minkey DKC3.png|''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
Minkey DKC3 Photo Album.png|[[Dixie Kong's Photo Album]]
Minky DKLIII sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Land III''
Minky DKL3c sprite.png|''Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong''
DKC3 GBA Minkey sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country 3'' (GBA)
</gallery>


In ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]'', Minkeys are slightly more common, being found in the three levels, [[Minky Mischief]], [[Redwood Rampage]] and [[Simian Shimmy]].
===Screenshots===
 
In the [[Game Boy Advance]] remake of ''Donkey Kong Country 3'' Minkeys are also found in the level, [[Sunken Spruce]], which is located in the area [[Pacifica]], a world exclusive to the remake.
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:MinkeyPA.PNG|A Minkey, as seen in [[Dixie Kong's Photo Album]].
Barrel Shield Bust-Up DKC3.png|Several Minkeys throwing acorns at Kiddy Kong
Barrel Shield Bust-Up DKC3 GBA.png|Minkeys in ''Donkey Kong Country 3''{{'}}s Game Boy Advance version
Minky Mischief DKL3c.png|Minkys as they appear in ''Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong''
</gallery>
</gallery>
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== Names in other languages ==
==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=ミンキー
|Jap=ミンキー
|JapR=Minkī
|JapR=Minkī
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==Trivia==
==References==
*The helpful [[Party Monkey]]s from ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'' and the evil [[Ninjape]]s of the same game resemble the Minkeys. The [[Hurley]]s from ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]'' also resembles them.
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[[Category:Donkey Kong Enemies]]
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Latest revision as of 17:58, April 10, 2024

Minkey
Artwork of a Minkey from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Artwork of a Minkey from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
First appearance Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (1996)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country 3 (GBA) (2005)

Minkeys are small white ape[1] enemies in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! and Donkey Kong Land III. In the latter game, their name is spelled Minkys. In both games, Minkeys hold on to a perch from a tree, repeatedly throwing acorns at Dixie Kong and Kiddy Kong. Minkeys cannot be defeated, but Dixie or Kiddy can move behind a Barrel Shield to protect themselves from being hit. In Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Minkeys only appear in one level, Barrel Shield Bust-Up, where they are the main enemy and obstacle. In the Game Boy Advance version, Minkeys also appear in Sunken Spruce. Additionally, Dixie Kong's Photo Album features a photograph of a Minkey categorized under Terrorfirma Tuff Guys. In Donkey Kong Land III, they appear in three levels: Minky Mischief, Redwood Rampage, and Simian Shimmy, slightly more than in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!.

Gallery[edit]

Sprites[edit]

  • Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!

    Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!

  • Donkey Kong Land III

    Donkey Kong Land III

  • Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong

    Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong

  • Donkey Kong Country 3 (GBA)

    Donkey Kong Country 3 (GBA)

Screenshots[edit]

  • Several Minkeys throwing acorns at Kiddy Kong

    Several Minkeys throwing acorns at Kiddy Kong

  • Minkeys in Donkey Kong Country 3's Game Boy Advance version

    Minkeys in Donkey Kong Country 3's Game Boy Advance version

  • Minkys as they appear in Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong

    Minkys as they appear in Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ミンキー
Minkī
 Minkey

References[edit]

  1. ^ "These malicious apes live in trees and throw acorns at the peaceful Kongs, the traitors! The only way to avoid a Minkey attack is to hide behind a barrel and run when you get the chance..." – (December 1996). Nintendo Magazine System (UK) Issue #51. Page 22.
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Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (SNES) / Donkey Kong Country 3 (GBA)
Characters Protagonists Dixie Kong • Kiddy Kong • Funky Kong • Wrinkly Kong • Swanky Kong • Cranky Kong
Prisoners Banana Birds • Banana Queen • Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Candy Kong* • Lanky Kong* • Tiny Kong* • Chunky Kong*
Animal Friends Ellie • Enguarde • Parry • Squawks • Squitter • Quawks
Brothers Bear Bachelor* • Baffle • Barnacle • Barter • Bazaar • Bazooka • Benny • Björn • Blizzard • Blue • Blunder • Boomer • Bramble • Brash
Bosses Belcha • Arich • Squirt • KAOS • Bleak • Barbos • Kroctopus* • Baron K. Roolenstein
Enemies Bazuka • Bazza • Booty Bird • Bounty Bass • Bristles • Buzz • Gleamin' Bream • Karbine • Killer bees • Klasp • Knik-Knak • Knocka • Kobble • Koco • Koin • Koindozer • Kopter • Kracka* • Krimp • Kroc • Krumple • Kuchuka • Kuff 'n' Klout • Lemguin • Lurchin • Minkey • Missile shell • Nibbla • Nid • Re-Koil • Skidda • Sneek • Swoopy
Items Banana • Banana Bunch • Bowling ball • Bear coin • Bonus Coin • Box of chocolates* • Cog • DK Coin • Extra-Life Balloon (red · green · blue) • Flupperius Petallus Pongus • Green banana • K-O-N-G Letters • Mirror • No.6 wrench • Patch • Present • Rose* • Shell • Ski • Star
Objects Animal Barrel • Animal crate • Auto-Fire Barrel • Barrel • Barrel Shield • Bonus Barrel • Boo Barrel • Booster Barrel • Bubbling cauldron • Crate • DK Barrel • Fuel Drum • Handle • Ignition Barrel • Invincibility Barrel • Metal door • Mine* • Propellerpack • Ripsaw • Rocket Barrel • Star Barrel • Steel Barrel • Switch Barrel • TNT Barrel • Toboggan • Tracker Barrel • Trapdoor • Tumbling barrel • Warp Barrel • Wheel
Levels Lake Orangatanga Lakeside Limbo • Doorstop Dash • Tidal Trouble • Skidda's Row • Murky Mill • Belcha's Barn
Kremwood Forest Barrel Shield Bust-Up • Riverside Race • Squeals on Wheels • Springin' Spiders • Bobbing Barrel Brawl • Arich's Ambush
Cotton Top Cove Bazza's Blockade • Rocket Barrel Ride • Kreeping Klasps • Tracker Barrel Trek • Fish Food Frenzy • Squirt's Showdown
Mekanos Fire-Ball Frenzy • Demolition Drain-Pipe • Ripsaw Rage • Blazing Bazukas • Low-G Labyrinth • Kaos Karnage
K3 Krevice Kreepers • Tearaway Toboggan • Barrel Drop Bounce • Krack Shot Kroc • Lemguin Lunge • Bleak's House
Razor Ridge Buzzer Barrage • Kong-Fused Cliffs • Floodlit Fish • Pot Hole Panic • Ropey Rumpus • Barbos's Barrier† • Kroctopus Krush*
Pacifica* Dingy Drain-Pipe* • Stormy Seas* • Sunken Spruce* • Cliffside Blast* • Ripcurl Reef* • Surf's Up* • Barbos's Barrier
Kaos Kore Konveyor Rope Klash • Creepy Caverns • Lightning Lookout • Koindozer Klamber • Poisonous Pipeline • Kastle Kaos
Krematoa Stampede Sprint • Criss Kross Cliffs • Tyrant Twin Tussle • Swoopy Salvo • Rocket Rush • Knautilus
Miscellaneous Barrel-Blastapalooza • Donkey Kong Country Trilogy • Gallery • Glitches • Media • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Staff
* Exclusive to the Game Boy Advance version
† Barbos's Barrier was moved to Pacifica in the Game Boy Advance version
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Donkey Kong Land III
Characters Bear • Dixie Kong • Kiddy Kong • Wrinkly Kong
Animal Friends Ellie • Enguarde • Squawks • Squitter
Bosses Arich • Barbos • Bleak • KAOS • Baron K. Roolenstein
Enemies Bazuka • Bazza • Booty Bird • Bounty Bass • Bristles • Buzz • Karbine • Klasp • Knocka • Kobble • Koco • Kopter • Krimp • Krumple • Kuchuka • Lemguin • Lurchin • Minky • Nid • Niknak • Rekoil • Skidda • Sneek
Levels Cape Codswallop Red Wharf • Seabed Shanty • Ford Knocks • Total Rekoil • Koco Channel • Liftshaft Lottery • Barbos Bastion
Primate Plains Coral Quarrel • Minky Mischief • Jetty Jitters • Black Ice Blitz • Riverbank Riot • Miller Instinct • Bleak Magic
Blackforest Plateau Rocketeer Rally • Vertigo Verge • Polar Pitfalls • Surface Tension • Tundra Blunda • Redwood Rampage • Arich Attack
Great Ape Lakes Jungle Jeopardy • Footloose Falls • Deep Reef Grief • Karbine Kaos • Simian Shimmy • Rockface Chase • Krazy Kaos
Tin Can Valley Tropical Tightropes • Clifftop Critters • Rickety Rapids • Bazuka Bombard • Ugly Ducting • Stalagmite Frights • K Rool Duel
Lost World Whiplash Dash • Kuchuka Karnage • Haunted Hollows • Rainforest Rumble • Barrel Boulevard • Ghoulish Grotto • K Rools Last Stand
Barrels Animal Barrel • Barrel • Barrel Cannon • Blast Barrel • Bonus Barrel • DK Barrel • Iron Barrel • Rotatable Barrel • Star Barrel • Warp Barrel
Other items and objects Banana • Banana Bunch • Bear coin • Bonus Coin • Extra Life Balloon • KONG Letters • Propellerpack • Star • Toboggan
Miscellaneous Gallery • Glitches • Media • Cards • Pre-release and unused Content • Quotes • Staff
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