Porcupal

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Not to be confused withPorcupo.

Porcupal

First appearance	Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (2014)
Latest appearance	Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch) (2018)

The level Bramble Scramble in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.

The Kongs dodge some flaming Porcupals inBramble Scramble

Porcupals^[1] areenemies inDonkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and its Nintendo Switchport. These short porcupine-like creatures have long, pointed red bristles on their back. They have long, turned-up snouts with small tusks and have a frowned face. Porcupals only appear in theBright Savannah levels. Like most enemies, Porcupals start out walking back and forth in an area. Upon noticing theKongs, Porcupal's bristles go on fire and turn darker and sharper. In this state, Porcupals can only be defeated bywater sacks,barrels or other throwable objects. A Porcupal's flames eventually die out, allowing the Kongs to defeat it by aRoll Attack or bystomping on it.Donkey Kong canGround Pound near a Porcupal to stun it and, if burning, extinguish the fire on it.Rambi the Rhino can defeat a Porcupal when its flames are put out, though if Rambi gets hit by a Porcupal's fire, the Kongs lose him. InFrantic Fields, there are curled up, flaming Porcupals carried around by thewind, and they cannot be defeated.

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Level appearances

Naming[edit]

Porcupals' name is a portmanteau of "porcupine" and "pal".

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	バーニンポーキュ^[2] Bānin Pōkyu	Burnin' Porcu

References[edit]

^von Esmarch, Nick; Van Grier, Cory (February 21, 2014).Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze PRIMA Official Game Guide. Roseville:Prima Games (American English). ISBN978-0-804-16252-4. Page 13.
^2014. 「ドンキーコングトロピカルフリーズ任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook).Shogakukan (Japanese). Page16Media:DKTF Shogakukan P16.jpg.

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* Exclusive toDonkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze for theNintendo Switch