Jellybob (Donkey Kong Country Returns)

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Jellybob
A Jellybob in Donkey Kong Country Returns.
A Jellybob as it appears in-game
First appearance Donkey Kong Country Returns (2010)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country Returns HD (2025)

Jellybobs[1] are enemies in Donkey Kong Country Returns and its Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo Switch ports. They are encountered in levels of the Beach only. They are based on jellyfish, with an entirely trans-blue color with flat, bulb-shaped heads and wiry tentacles coming out of the ends of their bodies. Jellybobs often bob up and down the gaps between the platforms. Jellybobs can unleash electricity and even surround themselves with it. If Donkey and Diddy Kong get in contact with a Jellybob, they get electrocuted. The Kongs can only defeat a Jellybob by throwing a barrel at it, otherwise they must avoid them.

A special, sparkling Jellybob appears towards the end of Stormy Shore, and defeating it with a barrel rewards the player with five Banana Coins surrounding a Red Balloon.[2]

Jellyfish from Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze share similarities with Jellybob in appearance, except that they are only present in aquatic levels, their movements are more varied, and they emit light in the dark.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese フワリー[3]
Fuwarī
Comes from「ふわり」(fuwari, "lightly")

References[edit]

  1. ^ Knight, Michael (November 21, 2010). Donkey Kong Country Returns Prima Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-47102-4. Page 26.
  2. ^ Alpha Axl (November 21, 2010). Donkey Kong Country Returns - 2-5 Stormy Shore (02:23). YouTube (English). Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  3. ^ 2010. 「ドンキーコングリターンズ任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Donkey Kong Returns Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 22Media:DKR Shogakukan P22.jpg.