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[[File:TikiBoing.png|thumb|230px|The concept artwork of two Tiki Boings]]
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'''Tiki Boings'''<ref>"Tiki Gallery" in the "Extras" section of ''Donkey Kong Country Returns''.</ref> are [[Tiki Tak Tribe]] enemies that appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]''. They commonly appear in the levels [[Jagged Jewels]], [[Longshot Launch]], and [[Tippy Shippy]]. Tiki Boings are drum-like Tikis that resemble [[Tiki Goon]], though Tiki Boings have red wings and a tan body. They use their wings to repeatedly bounce and fly high in the air, trying to attack [[Donkey Kong|Donkey]] and [[Diddy Kong]]. Like Tiki Goons, Tiki Boings can be defeated by being [[Jump|jumped]] on or struck with a [[barrel]]. In the concept art, the Tiki has arms, but in the game, none of them have them.
|image=[[File:TikiBoing.png|230px]]<br>The concept artwork of two Tiki Boings
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' ([[List of games by date#2010|2010]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'' ([[List of games by date#2013|2013]])
|comparable=[[Fluff (enemy)|Fluff]]
}}
'''Tiki Boings''' are [[Tiki Tak Tribe]] enemies that appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]''. They commonly appear in the levels [[Jagged Jewels]], [[Longshot Launch]], and [[Tippy Shippy]]. Tiki Boings are drum-like Tikis that resemble [[Tiki Goon]], though Tiki Boings have red wings and a tan body. They use their spring-like bodies to repeatedly bounce high in the air, trying to attack [[Donkey Kong|Donkey]] and [[Diddy Kong]]. Like Tiki Goons, Tiki Boings can be defeated by being [[Jump|jumped]] on or struck with a [[barrel]]. In the concept art, the Tiki has arms, but in the game, none of them have them.


==References==
Tiki Boings are similar to [[Fluff (enemy)|Fluff]]s from ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'', although Tiki Boings are faster and have a shorter jump.
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ティキボヨン
|JapR=Tiki Boyon
|JapM=Tiki Boing
|Ger=Hüpf-Tiki
|Fre=Tiki Hop
|FreM=-
|Ita=Tiki Balzo
|ItaM=Leap Tiki
|SpaE=Tiki boing
}}
 
==Trivia==
[[File:Lavatiki.png|thumb|230px|"Early Lava Tiki"]]
*There is concept artwork of a similar enemy referred to as "[[List of extras in Donkey Kong Country Returns#Early Lava Tiki|Early Lava Tiki]]" that would use lava as a form of propulsion. The image can be unlocked in-game by collecting all [[Puzzle Piece (Donkey Kong Country series)|Puzzle Pieces]] in [[Roasting Rails]]. The picture's [[List of Donkey Kong Country Returns image extras names in other languages|French and Italian titles]] ("''Tiki Lave (Tiki Hop initial)''" and "''Bozzetto Tiki Balzo (Tiki Lava)''" respectively) suggest that this enemy is actually an early design or variant of the Tiki Boing.
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[[Category:Tiki Tak Tribe]]
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Latest revision as of 21:45, February 20, 2024

Tiki Boing
The concept art featuring two Tiki Boings.
The concept artwork of two Tiki Boings
First appearance Donkey Kong Country Returns (2010)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (2013)
Comparable

Tiki Boings are Tiki Tak Tribe enemies that appear in Donkey Kong Country Returns and Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D. They commonly appear in the levels Jagged Jewels, Longshot Launch, and Tippy Shippy. Tiki Boings are drum-like Tikis that resemble Tiki Goon, though Tiki Boings have red wings and a tan body. They use their spring-like bodies to repeatedly bounce high in the air, trying to attack Donkey and Diddy Kong. Like Tiki Goons, Tiki Boings can be defeated by being jumped on or struck with a barrel. In the concept art, the Tiki has arms, but in the game, none of them have them.

Tiki Boings are similar to Fluffs from Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, although Tiki Boings are faster and have a shorter jump.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ティキボヨン
Tiki Boyon
 Tiki Boing

French Tiki Hop
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German Hüpf-Tiki
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Italian Tiki Balzo
 Leap Tiki
Spanish (NOE) Tiki boing
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Trivia[edit]

"Early Lava Tiki"
  • There is concept artwork of a similar enemy referred to as "Early Lava Tiki" that would use lava as a form of propulsion. The image can be unlocked in-game by collecting all Puzzle Pieces in Roasting Rails. The picture's French and Italian titles ("Tiki Lave (Tiki Hop initial)" and "Bozzetto Tiki Balzo (Tiki Lava)" respectively) suggest that this enemy is actually an early design or variant of the Tiki Boing.
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Donkey Kong Country Returns / Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D
Characters Protagonists Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Cranky Kong • Rambi • Squawks • Super Kong • Tutorial Pig • Wigglevine
Bosses Mugly • Scurvy Crew • Stu • Mole Miner Max/Train • Mangoruby • Thugly • Colonel Pluck / Stompybot 3000 • Tiki Tong
Enemies and obstacles Tiki Tak Tribe Fireball • Flaming Tiki Buzz • Screaming Pillar • Screaming Pillar (big) • Tiki Boing • Tiki Bomber • Tiki Buzz • Tiki Doom • Tiki Goon • Tiki Pilot • Tiki Pop • Tiki Seeker • Tiki Tank • Tiki Tong Tower • Tiki Torch • Tiki Tork • Tiki Zing • Tiki Zing (big) • Tiki Zing (Foggy Fumes)
Other Ack • AckStack • Ape-Eating Plant • Awk • Big Squeekly • Bonehead Jed • Bopapodamus • Bowling bird • BuckBomb • BuckBot • Buzzbite • Cageberry • Char-Char • Chomp • Chū Komorin • Electrasquid • Electroid • Fireball • Firebite • Frogoon • Giant Chomp • Giga Goro Ball • Giga Rangwi • Green Chomp • Hopgoon • Hothead Jed • Humzee • Jellybob • Kowalee • Leaping flame • Mimic • Mole Guard • Mole Miner • Muncher • Pinchly • Rawk • Ready-Bots (Pogobot • Pyrobot) • Rentamaguma • Robobī • Shooting Chomp • Skellirex • Skittler • Skittler Pillar • Skullyrex • Snaggles • Snippys • Squeekly • Squiddicus • Squidly • Stilts • Toothberry • Wiggle • Yellow Snaggles
Objects Items Banana • Banana Bunch • Banana Coin • Banana Juice • Crash Guard* • Green Balloon* • Heart • Heart Boost • K-O-N-G Letters • Map Key • Puzzle Piece • Rare Orb • Red Balloon
Barrels Barrel Cannon • Blast Barrel • DK Barrel • Regular Barrel • Slot Machine Barrel
Miscellaneous Bag • Container • Green surface • Rambi Crate • Red and blue blocks • Tire • Train • Trapdoor
Vehicles Mine Cart • Rocket Barrel
Moves Barrel Roll (Cartwheel Attack) • Blow • Cling • Ground Pound (Popgun Pound) • Ranged attack
Levels Jungle Jungle Hijinxs • King of Cling • Tree Top Bop • Sunset Shore • Canopy Cannons • Crazy Cart • Platform Panic • Mugly's Mound
Beach Poppin' Planks • Sloppy Sands • Peaceful Pier • Cannon Cluster • Stormy Shore • Blowhole Bound • Tidal Terror • Tumblin' Temple • Pinchin' Pirates
Ruins Wonky Waterway • Button Bash • Mast Blast • Damp Dungeon • Itty Bitty Biters • Temple Topple • Shifty Smashers • Ruined Roost
Cave Rickety Rails • Grip 'n' Trip • Bombs Away • Mole Patrol • Crowded Cavern • Jagged Jewels • The Mole Train
Forest Vine Valley • Clingy Swingy • Flutter Flyaway • Tippin' Totems • Longshot Launch • Springy Spores • Wigglevine Wonders • Muncher Marathon • Blast & Bounce • Mangoruby Run
Cliff Sticky Situation • Prehistoric Path • Weighty Way • Boulder Roller • Precarious Plateau • Crumble Canyon • Tippy Shippy • Clifftop Climb • Perilous Passage • Thugly's Highrise
Factory Foggy Fumes • Slammin' Steel • Handy Hazards • Gear Getaway • Cog Jog • Switcheroo • Music Madness • Lift-off Launch • Treacherous Track • Feather Fiend
Volcano Furious Fire • Hot Rocket • Roasting Rails • Smokey Peak • Bobbing Basalt • Moving Melters • Red Red Rising • Five Monkey Trial • Tiki Tong Terror
Cloud* Crushin' Columns* • Gushin' Geysers* • Spiky Surprise* • Mischievous Moles* • Topsy Turvy* • Tar Ball Fall* • Robo Factory* • Lavawheel Volcano* • Golden Temple
Further info Donkey Kong Returns Original Sound Track • Extras (image names in other languages) • Gallery • Staff
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