Koin
- Not to be confused withCoin.
| Koin | |||
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 Artwork fromDonkey 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 (Game Boy Advance) (2005) | ||
| Variant of | Kremling | ||
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Koins areenemies introduced inDonkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!. TheseKremlings wear a bucket on their head and carry around a trash can lid as a shield, and aDK Coin is attached to it. Their name is a pun on "coin". By defeating the Koin,Dixie Kong andKiddy Kong can acquire its DK Coin. To defeat a Koin, theKongs often have to throw aSteel Barrel at the wall behind Koin, causing it to bounce off and roll into Koin from behind.
History[edit]
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble![edit]
Koins are enemies inDonkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!. They appear in every level, usually at the end, moving its shield in whichever direction Dixie Kong and Kiddy Kong are in. If the Kongs approach a Koin from either the front or try to jump on it, the Koin uses its shield to bounce the Kongs backward. If the Kongs throw a Steel Barrel at the Koin's armor, it bounces off. If the Kongs replay a level where they have collected its DK Coin, the DK Coin no longer appears on the Koin's shield. In certain circumstances, some Koins can only be defeated if aBazuka shoots a Steel Barrel at the Koin, in which case the Kongs have to use aSwitch Barrel to change Bazuka'sBarrels orTNT Barrels into Steel Barrels. In a few levels, the Kongs have only a single chance to defeat the Koin, if they can only get a nearby Steel Barrel by crossing aNo Animal Sign with anAnimal Friend. If Dixie and Kiddy are unsuccessful, they have to restart the level for another chance at defeating the Koin. InDixie Kong's Photo Album, a Koin is categorized with the otherKremlings as part of theKremling Kreeps category.
Koins have a pink variant in the levelKoindozer Klamber, namedKoindozers. Unlike Koins, Koindozers (which cannot be defeated) attempt to defeat the Kongs by pushing them into the pits with their shields.
In certain levels of theremake, a Koin can be defeated from aTNT Barrel, such as inSurf's Up, from the resulting explosion while Koin faces upward.
Donkey Kong Land III[edit]
Koins are enemies inDonkey Kong Land III. They are mostly the same as before, except DK Coins appear by themselves in all underwater stages instead.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble![edit]
- Instruction booklet description:
- Player's Guide description:
- English:
Koin deflects frontal assaults with his trusty shield so you'll have to find a way to attack him from behind with a Steel Barrel. Your reward will be a DK Coin.[2]
- English:
Gallery[edit]
Artwork fromDonkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Sprite fromDonkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Sprite fromDonkey Kong Land III
Sprite fromDonkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong
Sprite fromDonkey Kong Country 3 (GBA)
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | コイン[?] Koin | Koin | |
| Italian | Koin[?] | - |
References[edit]
[Edit] Kremlings | |
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| Characters | Congazuma •Cranky K. Rool •Draglinger •General Klump •Giant Viking Kremling •Green Kroc •Jr. Klap Trap •Junklomp •K. Lumsy •Kalypso •Kaptain Skurvy •Kass •Kerozene •King K. Rool (Baby) •King Kut Out •Kip •Klubba •Kleever •Kludge •Krunch •Krunch's mother •Krusha •Krushy •Kudgel •Kutlass •Mega Amp •Okusan •Quint Skurvy •Resident demon |
| Species | Bazuka •Ghost •Kaboing •Kaboom •Kackle •Kannon •Kasplat •Klampon •Klank •Klaptrap •Klasp •Klinger •Kloak •Klobber •Klomp •Klump •Knocka •Kobble •Koin •Koindozer •Kopter •Kosha •Kracka •Krash •Kremling (boater) •Kremling cop •Krimp •Kritter •Kroc •Krockhead •Krook •Krumple •Kruncha •Krusha •Kuchuka •Kuff 'n' Klout •Kutlass •Re-Koil •Robokremling •Rock Kroc •Shroom •Skeleton Kremling •Skidda •Super Team goalie |
