Koin
- Not to be confused with Coin.
| Koin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Artwork from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! | |||
| First appearance | Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (1996) | ||
| Latest appearance | Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance) (2005) | ||
| Variant of | Kremling | ||
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Koins are enemies introduced in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! These Kremlings each wear a bucket on their head and carry around a trash can lid as a shield, and a DK Coin is attached to it. Their name is a pun on "coin." By defeating a Koin, Dixie Kong and Kiddy Kong can acquire its DK Coin. To defeat a Koin, the Kongs often have to throw a Steel Barrel at the wall behind the Koin, causing it to bounce off and roll into the Koin from behind.
History[edit]
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble![edit]
In Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Koins appear in every level, usually at the end, moving their shields in whichever direction Dixie Kong and Kiddy Kong are in. If the Kongs either approach a Koin from the front or try to jump on it, the Koin uses its shield to bounce the Kongs backward. If the Kongs throw a Steel Barrel at the Koin's armor, it bounces off. If the Kongs replay a level where they have collected its DK Coin, the DK Coin no longer appears on the Koin's shield. In certain circumstances, some Koins can be defeated only if a Bazuka shoots a Steel Barrel at them, in which case the Kongs have to use a Switch Barrel to change the Bazuka's Barrels or TNT Barrels into Steel Barrels. In a few levels, the Kongs have only a single chance to defeat a Koin, if they can get a nearby Steel Barrel only by crossing a No Animal Sign with an Animal Friend. If Dixie and Kiddy are unsuccessful, they have to restart the level for another chance at defeating the Koin. In Dixie Kong's Photo Album, a Koin is categorized with the other Kremlings as part of the Kremling Kreeps category.
Koins have a pink variant in the level Koindozer Klamber, named Koindozers. Unlike Koins, Koindozers (which cannot be defeated) attempt to defeat the Kongs by pushing them into the pits with their shields.
In certain levels of the Game Boy Advance remake, a Koin can be defeated by a TNT Barrel, such as in Surf's Up, from the resulting explosion while the Koin faces upward.
Donkey Kong Land III[edit]
Koins are also enemies in Donkey Kong Land III. They are mostly the same as before, except DK Coins appear by themselves in all underwater stages instead.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble![edit]
- Instruction booklet description:
- Player's Guide description:
- English:
Koin deflects frontal assaults with his trusty shield so you'll have to find a way to attack him from behind with a Steel Barrel. Your reward will be a DK Coin.[2]
- English:
Gallery[edit]
Artwork from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Sprite from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Sprite from Donkey Kong Land III
Sprite from Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong
Sprite from Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)
Artwork used for a puzzle based on Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble!
Artwork used for a puzzle based on Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble!
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | コイン[?] Koin |
Koin | |
| Italian | Koin[?] | - |
References[edit]
| Kremlings | |
|---|---|
| Characters | Congazuma • Cranky K. Rool • Draglinger • General Klump • Giant Viking Kremling • Green Kroc • Jr. Klap Trap • Junklomp • K. Lumsy • Kalypso • Kaptain Skurvy • Kass • Kerozene • King K. Rool (Baby · K. Rool, King of Rot) • King Kut Out • Kip • Klubba • Kleever • Kludge • Krunch • Krusha • Krushy • Kudgel • Kutlass • Mama • Mega Amp • Okusan • Quint Skurvy • Resident demon |
| Species | Bazuka • Ghost • Kaboing • Kaboom • Kackle • Kannon • Kasplat • Klampon • Klank • Klaptrap • Klasp • Klinger • Kloak • Klobber • Klomp • Klump • Knocka • Kobble • Koin • Koindozer • Kopter • Kosha • Kracka • Krash • Kremling (boater) • Kremling cop • Krimp • Kritter • Kroc • Krockhead • Krook • Krumple • Kruncha • Krusha • Kuchuka • Kuff 'n' Klout • Kutlass • Re-Koil • Robokremling • Rock Kroc • Shroom • Skeleton Kremling • Skidda • Super Team goalie |
