Tucks

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Tucks
Capsule Toy Machine figurine
First appearanceDonkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (2014)
Latest appearanceDonkey Kong Bananza (ver. 3.0.0,DK Island & Emerald Rush,statue cameo) (2025)
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“Show those pesky penguins the radical righteousness of us supreme simians!”
—Funky Kong,Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

Tucks are pudgy, hunched penguins that appear as common enemies inDonkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and itsNintendo Switch port. They are theSnowmads' most common foot soldiers, comparable toTiki Goons fromDonkey Kong Country Returns. Tucks typically wear tightened, green-striped pants with a knotted rope around their waist.

History[edit]

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze[edit]

InDonkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, the common variety of Tucks walks slowly from side to side. If theKongs get in contact with a Tucks, it slaps them, causing them to lose a heart of their health. Tucks are among the weakest enemies in the game and can be defeated with any attack method, such asstomping, throwingbarrels or explosives, orrolling. Tucks sometimes appear in groups, so the Kongs can jump on them in succession to potentially earn aBanana Coin.

Bouncing Tucks and the Kongs, at work in Jelly Jamboree
A bouncing Tucks, jumping on jelly blocks aroundDonkey andDiddy Kong

There is a pantless variety of Tucks[1] that bounces on springy objects, such as elastic drapes and jelly blocks. They bounce in one place or back and forth between two spots, damaging the Kongs upon contact. Compared to other enemies, bouncing Tucks are rather uncommon in the game. A single bouncing Tucks can be found inside a windmill in the levelWindmill Hills. More bouncing Tucks can be spotted inJelly Jamboree. The different types of jelly blocks that appear in the level do not influence their jump height as they do with the Kongs. However, like the Kongs, bouncing Tucks are able to use blue jelly blocks to move certain mechanisms.

Donkey Kong Bananza[edit]

Statue of Tucks from Donkey Kong Bananza
Statue of Tucks inDonkey Kong Bananza

Astatue of a Tucks is obtainable in thefourthEmerald Rushevent inDonkey Kong Bananza, taking place in theFreezer Layer. It requires accumulating 80,000emeralds in a single run to unlock.

Levels[edit]

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze[edit]

Naming[edit]

"Tucks" comes from a shortening of "tuxedo", a type of formal suit that resembles the color of a penguin's feathers.

Names in other languages[edit]

LanguageNameMeaningNotes
Japaneseペンガー[?]
Pengā		Derived from "penguin" and possibly Old NorseVíkingar ("Vikings")
Chinese(Traditional)奇鵝[2]
Qí'é(Mandarin)
Kèih'ngó(Cantonese)		From「企鵝」(qǐ'é /kéih'ngó, "penguin") and「奇」 (qí /kèih, "odd")
DutchTucks[3]-
French(European)Gorfoufou[?]Fromgorfou ("crested penguin") andfoufou ("nutty")
GermanPeingu[?]Frompinguin ("penguin") andpein ("torment")
ItalianPinguingo[?]Portmanteau ofpinguino ("penguin") andVichingo ("Viking")
Korean펭거[3]
Penggeo		Transliteration of the Japanese name
PortugueseBicudo[4]?
SpanishVilgüino raso[?]Portmanteau ofvil ("vile") andpingüino ("penguin");raso ("private") indicates its rank

References[edit]

  1. ^「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). Page 195 and 196. This version of the enemy has the same name as normal Tucks.
  2. ^Nintendo (December 16, 2025).《DK島＆綠寶石淘金》的第3回遊戲內活動「挖掘＆節拍」於本日12月16日（二）開始舉行！.nintendo.com (Traditional Chinese). Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  3. ^abNintendo Today!
  4. ^Donkey Kong Bananzastatue
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SupportingDon Zunāna •Funky Kong •Professor Chops •Rambi •Squawks •Tawks*
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* Exclusive toDonkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze for theNintendo Switch
Donkey Kong Bananza
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Moves and abilitiesBrake Blast •Charge Dash •Charge Jump •Charge Punch •Charge Slap •Chunk Jump •Dive Punch •Flutter •Glare •Glide •Hand Slap •High-five •Inhale •Jump •Jump Burst •Jump Shot •Make music •Meteor Punch •Pick up •Punch •Shout •Spin Jump •Spin Shot •Spin Slam •Tear off •Turf Surf / Surf Surf •Trunk Chunk
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OthersAll-You-Can-Eat Tower •Battle Challenge •Banana hoarda •Bonus Stage •Challenge Course •Chip Exchange •DK's Tree House •Fossil Museum •Gangplank Galleona •Getaway •Ingot Isle •New Donk City •Sinkhole •Stuff Shop •Style Shop •Underground World
Music"Title Theme" • "DK Artist" • "Hilltop Layer: Fractone Village" • "Freezer Layer: Chocolava Lake" • "Racing Layer: Rambi Rumble" • "Kong Bananza" • "Zebra Bananza" • "Ostrich Bananza" • "Elephant Bananza" • "Snake Bananza" • "Getaway" • "Closet" • "Challenge Course #1" • "Challenge Course #2" • "Challenge Course #3" • "Challenge Course #4" • "Challenge Course #5" • "Breaking Through (Heart of Gold)"
Emerald RushaEmerald Chip •Emerald geyser •Emerald Lump •Emerald ore •Emerald Perk •Emerald root •Void Goal •Emerald Rush events (Chip Fever ·So Strong It's Funny ·Dig the Beat ·Freeze Break ·Ostrich Riches ·Kawaranai tsuyo-sa)
MiscellaneousAll-Mine Remote •Ask the Developer • Lists of names in other languages (Bandandium Gems ·Clothing ·Fossils ·Music List ·Terrains) •Bananergy •Bananza ceremony •Bananza Lesson (Kong Elder's Hall ·Zebra Elder's Hall ·Ostrich Elder's Hall ·Elephant Elder's Hall ·Snake Elder's Hall) •Bananza Rehearsal (Kong Elder's Rehearsal Hall ·Zebra Elder's Rehearsal Hall ·Ostrich Elder's Rehearsal Hall ·Elephant Elder's Rehearsal Hall ·Snake Elder's Rehearsal Hall) •DK Artist •Donkey Kong Bananza: DK Island & Emerald Rush •Fossil names in other languages •Gallery •Inviseaux •Loading screen tips •Mind-Bender Mask •Nintendo Music (Special Release) •Photo Mode •Propellerpack •Quotes (Pauline Getaway dialogue) •Rambi Rumble •Skill Point •Smashin' Stats •Sound test •Squawkie-Talkiea •The ABCs of DK! •Staff •VoidCo IntelliSense Specs
a Exclusive to theDK Island & Emerald Rush DLC