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'''Electroids'''<ref>Knight, Michael. ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Game Guide. Page 27.</ref> are enemies which appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'', ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'', and ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''. They resemble encaged spheres of electric matter with two eyes. Electroids can be seen levitating in mid-air, usually forming electrical bonds between members of the same species. This leads to the creation of plasma barriers, which are harmful to pass.
'''Electroids'''<ref>Knight, Michael. ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Game Guide. Page 27.</ref> are enemies which appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'', ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'', and ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''.
 
Electroids resemble encaged spheres of electric matter with two eyes. They are purple in ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' but in ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' they gain a bluish tint, which corresponds to the game's arctic theme. Electroids are usually in groups, in which they generate electrical links between each other to form a plasma barrier; these barriers prevent the Kongs from passing take away a heart point upon contact.


==History==
==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country Returns''===
===''Donkey Kong Country Returns''===
In ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'', Electroids are only present in the [[Factory (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Factory]] area. Here, they are depicted as purple. They move near holes and narrow tunnels that the player(s) must pass. In [[Switcheroo]], some Electroids hover in front of [[reversible walls]] initially seen in the background. The enemies can be pushed over and eliminated if said walls are extended out of their slots. They can also be defeated if a [[BuckBomb]] is thrown at them. Electroids drain one heart from the player(s)' health meter upon contact with the player(s).
In ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' and ''Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D'', Electroids only appear in the [[Factory (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Factory]] levels, moving near gaps and narrow passages in the [[Kong]]s' path. Electroids can generally not be defeated except if the Kongs throw a [[BuckBomb]] at it. In the level [[Switcheroo]], Electroids hover in front of [[reversible walls]], which appear in the background. When [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] activate switch platforms that an Electroid passes over, the walls extend out from the background and push it off-screen.


===''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''===
===''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''===
Electroids return in only one level of ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'', [[Frozen Frenzy (level)|Frozen Frenzy]]. They gain a bluish tint, in step with the arctic theme of the game. Some Electroids can be found under platforms and vines that have wires on them. When the Electroids touch a wire, they create a current of electricity through said objects, damaging the player(s) if they use them. Several such platforms and vines are lowered by the player(s) added weight and create contact with an Electroid if lodged onto for too long. They are the only former enemies from the Factory to make another appearance in the game.  
In ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'', Electroids are the only returning enemy from the previous game's Factory world. They only appear in one level, [[Frozen Frenzy (level)|Frozen Frenzy]]. They either hover along a set path in midair or in place. Some of them appear beneath platforms with wired vines on either side. By touching a wire, an Electroid creates a current of electricity throughout the entire object. The Kongs must avoid getting in contact with the electricity or otherwise they lose health. This means if the Kongs tilt a platform too far, then the wire touches Electroid, thus electrocuting the whole platform and injuring the Kongs.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 20:42, August 12, 2019

Template:Species-infobox Electroids[1] are enemies which appear in Donkey Kong Country Returns, Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D, and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.

Electroids resemble encaged spheres of electric matter with two eyes. They are purple in Donkey Kong Country Returns but in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze they gain a bluish tint, which corresponds to the game's arctic theme. Electroids are usually in groups, in which they generate electrical links between each other to form a plasma barrier; these barriers prevent the Kongs from passing take away a heart point upon contact.

History

Donkey Kong Country Returns

In Donkey Kong Country Returns and Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D, Electroids only appear in the Factory levels, moving near gaps and narrow passages in the Kongs' path. Electroids can generally not be defeated except if the Kongs throw a BuckBomb at it. In the level Switcheroo, Electroids hover in front of reversible walls, which appear in the background. When Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong activate switch platforms that an Electroid passes over, the walls extend out from the background and push it off-screen.

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

In Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Electroids are the only returning enemy from the previous game's Factory world. They only appear in one level, Frozen Frenzy. They either hover along a set path in midair or in place. Some of them appear beneath platforms with wired vines on either side. By touching a wire, an Electroid creates a current of electricity throughout the entire object. The Kongs must avoid getting in contact with the electricity or otherwise they lose health. This means if the Kongs tilt a platform too far, then the wire touches Electroid, thus electrocuting the whole platform and injuring the Kongs.

References

  1. ^ Knight, Michael. Donkey Kong Country Returns Prima Official Game Guide. Page 27.