Toothberry
Artwork fromDonkey Kong Country Returns
First appearance	Donkey Kong Country Returns (2010)
Latest appearance	Donkey Kong Country Returns HD (2025)
Variants Ack Cageberry

Toothberries^[1] areenemies inDonkey Kong Country Returns and itsNintendo 3DS andNintendo Switch ports. Their name is a portmanteau of "tooth", referring to their razor-sharp teeth and means of attack, and "berry", as their color scheme matches that of common berries. These blue furball-like creatures attack theKongs by jumping at them while laughing and then biting with their sharp fangs.Donkey Kong can defeat a Toothberry byjumping onto it. Toothberries make their first and most notable appearance in the levelItty Bitty Biters, where countless of them appear out from the walls, statues, and floors. They also appear inClingy Swingy.

Toothberries have a red variation,Acks, which are more aggressive, have a higher jump, and take two hits to defeat. Toothberries have two other variants,AckStacks andCageberries. AckStacks are yellow variations of Toothberries that appear in groups of five, and are stacked on top of each other like a pillar. If theKongs force them to attack, they dive down to the ground and become vulnerable to jump attacks. Cageberries are simply Toothberries that are trapped in a cage.

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  Concept artwork of two Toothberries and a Cageberry fromDonkey Kong Country Returns

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  Ruins diorama fromDonkey Kong Country Returns

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Notes[edit]

• The concept artwork of a Toothberry depicts it without a nose, while its official artwork and in-game models have a visible snout.

References[edit]

• Mammals
• Donkey Kong Country Returns enemies

• Articles with unsourced foreign names