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|image=[[File:DKC3 - Swoopy Artwork.png|250px]]<br>Artwork of a Swoopy from ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
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|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' ([[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]]) ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|image=[[File:DKC3 - Swoopy Artwork.png|250px]]<br>Artwork of a Swoopy from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!#Differences in the Game Boy Advance version|Donkey Kong Country 3]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]) ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|latest_appearance=''Donkey Kong Country 3'' ([[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]) ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
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{{quote2|Sharp-beaked peril who can get stuck in the wood if he misses the players.|''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' instruction booklet, page 19}}  
{{quote2|Sharp-beaked peril who can get stuck in the wood if he misses the players.|''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' instruction booklet, page 19}}  
'''Swoopies''' are red birds with a long beak that appear as enemies in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''. Like the ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' enemy, [[Swoop]], Swoopies are named after their main trait of swooping. In [[Krematoa]], Swoopies have a level dedicated to them, [[Swoopy Salvo]], which they appear throughout. There are two types of Swoopies, each behaving differently, although their appearance is identical.
'''Swoopies''' are red birds with a long beak that appear as enemies in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''. Swoopies are named after their main trait of swooping, just like the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' enemy [[Swoop]]. Some Swoopies, upon noticing [[Dixie Kong|Dixie]] and [[Kiddy Kong|Kiddy]] nearby, quickly swoops into a tree trunk, where its beak to become stuck, allowing the [[Kong]]s to use it as a platform and reach higher areas. Swoopies with this behavior first appear in the level [[Springin' Spiders]]. During parts of the second half of [[Swoopy Salvo]], where Swoopies appear throughout, the Kongs must jump on some Swoopies to progress. Additionally, Swoopy Salvo features an unlimited number of Swoopies that can fly quickly through small holes within the hollow trees, a type of behavior similarly shown by [[Bazza]]s and [[Lemguin]]s. These Swoopies fly at a diagonal pattern, but can be defeated by either being [[jump]]ed on or from one of [[Squawks]]' [[egg]] projectile. In [[Dixie Kong's Photo Album]], there is a photography of Swoopy under the [[Flying Fiends]] category.


The first type, upon noticing [[Dixie Kong|Dixie]] and [[Kiddy Kong|Kiddy]] nearby, quickly swoops into a tree trunk, causing its beak to become stuck. This allows the [[Kong]]s to use it as a platform and reach higher areas. This type first appears in the level [[Springin' Spiders]], although only one appears in the level. During parts of the second half of Swoopy Salvo, the Kongs must jump on some of them
The second type only appears in Swoopy Salvo. Here, an unlimited number of them fly quickly through small holes within the hollow trees. This makes them the aerial equivalent of [[Bazza]]s and [[Lemguin]]s. They fly at a diagonal pattern, and can damage the Kongs upon contact. These Swoopies can be optionally defeated by either a [[jump]] attack or from [[Squawks the Parrot|Squawks]] spitting an egg at them.
In [[Dixie Kong's Photo Album]], a Swoopy appears under the [[Flying Fiends]] category.
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Swoopy DKC3.png|''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' sprite
Swoopy DKC3.png|''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' sprite
Swoopy DKC3 GBA sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country 3'' ([[Game Boy Advance]]) sprite
Swoopy DKC3 GBA sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country 3'' (GBA) sprite
Swoopy DKC3 Photo Album.png|In Dixie Kong's Photo Album
Swoopy DKC3 Photo Album.png|In [[Dixie Kong's Photo Album]]
Swoopy 4koma Manga Kingdom.png|A Swoopy, as seen in ''[[4koma Manga Ōkoku|4koma Manga Kingdom]]''.
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Revision as of 23:04, January 27, 2024

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Swoopy
Artwork of a Swoopy from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Artwork of a Swoopy 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)
“Sharp-beaked peril who can get stuck in the wood if he misses the players.”
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! instruction booklet, page 19

Swoopies are red birds with a long beak that appear as enemies in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!. Swoopies are named after their main trait of swooping, just like the Super Mario enemy Swoop. Some Swoopies, upon noticing Dixie and Kiddy nearby, quickly swoops into a tree trunk, where its beak to become stuck, allowing the Kongs to use it as a platform and reach higher areas. Swoopies with this behavior first appear in the level Springin' Spiders. During parts of the second half of Swoopy Salvo, where Swoopies appear throughout, the Kongs must jump on some Swoopies to progress. Additionally, Swoopy Salvo features an unlimited number of Swoopies that can fly quickly through small holes within the hollow trees, a type of behavior similarly shown by Bazzas and Lemguins. These Swoopies fly at a diagonal pattern, but can be defeated by either being jumped on or from one of Squawks' egg projectile. In Dixie Kong's Photo Album, there is a photography of Swoopy under the Flying Fiends category.

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Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese スイーピー
Suīpī
Sweepy

Italian Swoopy
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