Xylobone

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Not to be confused withXylophone.
Xylobone
The xylophone Tiki
Artwork fromDonkey Kong Country Returns
SpeciesTiki
First appearanceDonkey Kong Country Returns (2010)
Latest appearanceDonkey Kong Country Returns HD (2025)
Member ofTiki Tak Tribe

Xylobone,[1][2][3] also referred to asXylophone Tiki,[4] is a high-ranking member of theTiki Tak Tribe. Based off of thexylophone, its name is a portmanteau of "xylophone" and "bone", with the latter referencing its trilobite-like appearance.

History[edit]

Donkey Kong Country Returns (3D /HD)[edit]

InDonkey Kong Country Returns and its3DS andNintendo Switch ports, Xylobone appears in the boss level of theCliff world,Thugly's Highrise. AfterDonkey Kong andDiddy Kong meetThugly, Xylobone arrives alongsideTiki Goons,Tiki Tanks, andTiki Torches on aTiki airship. Xylobone then hypnotizes Thugly to fight the Kongs before jumping off the ship to hide behind him. Once Thugly is defeated, Xylobone is left dizzy and vulnerable to attack. Attacking them and knocking them into the distance completes the level, or they can be left to recover and fly away to the same effect.

The transition for being defeated in levels of the Cliff depicts Xylobone's silhouette, except for in Time Attack mode.

In the final level of the game,Tiki Tong Terror, Xylobone and the other high-ranking members of the Tiki Tak Tribe partake in a ritual converting them into hands forTiki Tong. The hands are destroyed in the battle.

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

InSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U, Xylobone is mentioned inThugly's trophy description.

InSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, Xylobone is part of the Tiki Tak Tribe spirit, which includes all of the members who hypnotize bosses inDonkey Kong Country Returns.

Gallery[edit]

  • Boss icon

    Boss icon

  • Silhouette appearing when the player loses a life in the Cliff

    Silhouette appearing when the player loses a life in theCliff

Names in other languages[edit]

LanguageNameMeaningNotes
Japaneseザイロボーン[5]
Zairobōn		Xylobone
FrenchTiki Xylos[6]Portmanteau of "xylophone" andos ("bone")
GermanTiki Xylofono[7]Xylophone Tiki
ItalianXilossofo[8]Portmanteau ofxilofono ("xylophone") andosso ("bone")
SpanishHuesófono[9]Fromhueso ("bone") andxilófono ("xylophone")

References[edit]

  1. ^nintendoamerica (January 23, 2025).Who's your pick for baddie-est baddie? #DonkeyKong Country Returns HD is out now!.Instagram. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  2. ^Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (British English version): Thugly trophy description
  3. ^Donkey Kong Country Returns internal data
  4. ^Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (American English version): Thugly trophy description
  5. ^Treat (December 28, 2014).【スマブラWiiU】フィギュア 全716種まとめ.YouTube (Japanese). Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  6. ^Diddy64wii (December 24, 2022).Super Smash Bros. for Wii U - Tous les 743 trophées [FR].YouTube (French). Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  7. ^Midstrighter (August 12, 2018).ALLE TROPHÄEN GESAMMELT | Super Smash Bros. for WiiU #24 [ENDE].YouTube (German). Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  8. ^fabry90 (March 27, 2015).Super Smash Bros. Wii U - All 716 Trophies.YouTube (Italian). Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  9. ^Voltar (January 25, 2015).Super Smash Bros. for WiiU - Trofeos del juego y su descripción.YouTube (Spanish). Retrieved January 29, 2025.
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