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-{{species-infobox
+{{distinguish|Sneek}}
+{{species infobox
 |image=[[File:Neek.jpg|250px]]
 |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
-|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' (remake) ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
+|latest_appearance=''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
-|related=[[Sneek]]
+|subject_origin=[[Gnawty]]
+|derived_subjects=[[Sneek]]
 }}
 {{quote2|Named for the annoying little squeaking sounds they make, these bilge rats infest every corner of [[Crocodile Isle]]. Check out their cool rendered fur!|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' manual, page 28}}
-'''Neeks''' are large, gray rats inhabiting both [[Crocodile Isle]], [[Donkey Kong Island]], and various other places. Neeks are named after the squeaking sounds they make as they walk and are noted as having "cool rendered fur".<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet, [[Media:DKC2 Manual 28-29.jpg|page 28]].</ref>
+'''Neeks''' are large, gray rats and enemies that first appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''.<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet, [[Media:DKC2 Manual 28-29.jpg|page 28]].</ref> In their appearances, Neeks are one of the weakest enemies and can be defeated from any attack. Behaviorally, Neeks act as the successor to [[Gnawty]]s from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. In ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'', Neeks were succeeded by a different rat enemy, [[Sneek]].
-Neeks first appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' as basic and weak enemies, capable of being defeated in various manners, such as having something thrown at them or simply being [[jump]]ed on; they are thus the ''Donkey Kong Country 2'' equivalent of [[Gnawty|Gnawties]]. Neeks retain the role of common and easily defeated enemies in the [[Game Boy]] counterpart to ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''.
+== History ==
+===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
+In ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', a Neek makes a sound effect similarly to a mouse's squeak when encountered by [[Diddy Kong]] and [[Dixie Kong]], and it only moves back and forth. A Neek can be defeated from either having a [[barrel]] or other object thrown at it, being jumped on, or rolled into. Neeks first appear in the first level, [[Pirate Panic (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Pirate Panic]], where they are also the first enemy encountered, and appear in at least one level in every other world. Additionally, the [[Game Over]] screen shows a Neek at the bottom left, near Diddy's left leg.
-Although Neeks do not make an appearance in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'', another species of rat similarly named [[Sneek]]s take their place.
+===''Club Nintendo''===
+In the ''[[Club Nintendo (magazine)|Club Nintendo]]'' comic adaptation of ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', several Neeks appear to menace Diddy and Dixie on the [[Gangplank Galleon]]. These Neeks are handily defeated by the [[Kong]]s, who simply jump on them. Later in the comic, a single Neek appears alongside various other monsters in [[K. Rool's Keep]]. In this comic, Neeks were portrayed as being capable of speaking, instead of simply making squeaking sounds.
-Neeks return in both ''[[DK: King of Swing]]'' and ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''; they are capable of crawling on pegs and can hurt the player's character by simply touching them. In these two games, Neeks can be defeated by simply charging into them.
+===''Super Mario-Kun''===
+[[File:NeekKun.png|thumb|150px|Neek in ''Super Mario-Kun'']]
+A Neek makes a brief appearance in Volume 14 of ''[[Super Mario-Kun]]''. The last part of the book has a series of comics based on ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', including a 'find the differences' activity between several enemies, including Neek.
-==Appearances in other media==
+===''Donkey Kong Land 2''===
-In the ''[[Club Nintendo (magazine)|Club Nintendo]]'' comic adaptation of ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', several Neeks appear to menace [[Diddy Kong|Diddy]] and [[Dixie Kong]] on the [[Gangplank Galleon]]. These Neeks are handily defeated by the [[Kong]]s, who simply jump on them. Later in the comic, a single Neek appears alongside various other monsters in [[K. Rool's Keep]]. In this comic, Neeks were portrayed as being capable of speaking, instead of simply making squeaking sounds.\
+Neeks reappear in ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'', where they have the same role as in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''. Like their debut appearance, Neeks are first encountered in the first level, [[Pirate Panic (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Pirate Panic]]. A Neek still appears in the Game Over screen, which was reused from ''Donkey Kong Country 2''.
+===''DK: King of Swing'' / ''DK: Jungle Climber''===
+Neeks appear in both ''[[DK: King of Swing]]'' and ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''. They move around on the [[Peg Board]]s, and if [[Donkey Kong]] comes in contact with a Neek, he loses a heart of his health. In both games, Donkey Kong can defeat a Neek by charging into it.
 ==Gallery==
 ===Artwork===
 <gallery>
-Neek DKC2 art.png
+Neek DKC2 art.png|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''
-Neek.jpg
 </gallery>
 ===Sprites===
 <gallery>
-Neek.PNG|''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (Super Nintendo)
+Neek DKC2.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
-Neek DKL2.PNG|''Donkey Kong Land 2''
+Neek DKL2.png|''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''
-Neek DKC2GBA sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (Game Boy Advance)
+Neek DKC2GBA sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (GBA)
-Neek-DKKOS.png|''DK: King of Swing''
+Neek-DKKOS.png|''[[DK: King of Swing]]''
-Neek DKJC sprite.png|''DK: Jungle Climber''
+Neek DKJC sprite.png|''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''
+</gallery>
+===Screenshots===
+<gallery>
+Game Over DKC2.png|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''
+Pirate Panic DKL2.png|''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''
 </gallery>
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 |Jap=ニーク
 |JapR=Nīku
-|JapM=Neek}}
+|JapM=Neek
+|Spa=Neek
+|SpaM=-
+|Ita=Nik
+|ItaM=-
+}}
 ==Trivia==
-*A Neek is seen in the lower-left corner of the [[Game Over]] for ''Donkey Kong Country 2'', close to Diddy's left leg. <ref>http://www.suppermariobroth.com/post/163651314405/the-game-over-screen-in-donkey-kong-country-2</ref>
+*In early footage of ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'', particularly the E3 1996 promotional trailer, [[Kiddy Kong]] is shown fighting Neeks rather than Sneeks in the levels [[Doorstop Dash]], [[Kreeping Klasps]], and [[Squeals on Wheels]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7X1ZmPrWmw E3 1996 Promotional Trailer]</ref>
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 ==References==
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-[[Category:Lazy Landlubbers]]
+[[Category:DK: Jungle Climber enemies]]
-[[Category:DK: Jungle Climber Enemies]]
+[[Category:DK: King of Swing enemies]]
-[[Category:DK: King of Swing Enemies]]
+[[Category:Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest enemies]]
-[[Category:Donkey Kong Land 2 Enemies]]
+[[Category:Donkey Kong Land 2 enemies]]
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