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'''Expresso''' is an [[Animal Friend]] first appearing in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. He is an {{wp|ostrich}} with the appearance of a regular male one, complete with black and white feathers, but he also wears a pair of sports sneakers. Expresso can run fast and glide through the air by flapping his wings. His name is a portmanteau of "express" and "{{wp|espresso}}," a type of coffee drink. | |||
'''Expresso''' is an | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===''Donkey Kong Country'' series=== | ===''Donkey Kong Country'' series=== | ||
====''Donkey Kong Country''==== | ====''Donkey Kong Country''==== | ||
[[File:Orang-utan Gang.png|thumb|The Kongs riding Expresso in Orang-utan Gang]] | [[File:Orang-utan Gang.png|thumb|The Kongs riding Expresso in Orang-utan Gang]] | ||
Expresso is an ally in ''Donkey Kong Country''. He is encountered in [[Temple Tempest]], [[Orang-utan Gang]], [[Ice Age Alley]], and [[Misty Mine]]. Expresso cannot defeat any enemies by jumping on them, even harming him in the process. Expresso is unaffected by [[Klaptrap]]s, which pass through his long legs. Expresso's main ability is gliding distances while flapping his wings. Like the other Animal Friends, Expresso has his own bonus stage (named Expresso Bonus! in the [[Game Boy Advance]] version), and the Kongs can enter it by obtaining three [[animal token|Expresso Token]]s. The bonus stage is set in a jungle-themed area, and like other Animal Friend stages, Expresso must collect as many [[mini Animal Token|mini Expresso Token]]s within the time limit in exchange for [[extra life|extra lives]]. The sound effect of when Expresso hits an enemy is identical to the one of a [[Mini-Necky]] being defeated. | |||
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====''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (Game Boy Advance)==== | ====''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (Game Boy Advance)==== | ||
[[File:Expresso Racing DKC2 GBA.png|thumb|left|Expresso competing in Expresso Racing in ''Donkey Kong Country 2''{{'}}s Game Boy Advance version]] | [[File:Expresso Racing DKC2 GBA.png|thumb|left|Expresso competing in Expresso Racing in ''Donkey Kong Country 2''{{'}}s Game Boy Advance version]] | ||
Expresso is a playable character of the [[Expresso's Racing]] minigame in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 2]]''. Both Cranky and his pet Expresso are at [[Monkey Museum|Cranky's Hut]], and before the game's events, Cranky used the "vast fortune" he made from his "starring role" in ''Donkey Kong Country'' to buy Expresso as a pet. However, Cranky wishes to raise Expresso as a racing bird, but his Expresso is too small and weak for racing competitions, so Cranky asks [[Diddy Kong|Diddy]] and [[Dixie Kong]] to find and obtain [[golden feather]]s, which each increase a bar of Expresso's Power, Speed, Acceleration, or Boost for the Expresso's Racing challenges. Expresso becomes increasingly larger each time a golden feather is given to him. Any time Expresso wins first place in Expresso's Racing, he wins a gold trophy, and when all six trophies are won, Cranky rewards Diddy and Dixie with a [[photograph]] of himself for the [[Scrapbook (Donkey Kong Country series)|Scrapbook]]. Additionally, a photograph of Expresso appears in [[Animal Antics (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Animal Antics]], and collecting the photograph causes it to appear under the thirteenth page of the Scrapbook. | |||
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===''Donkey Kong Land''=== | ===''Donkey Kong Land''=== | ||
Expresso | Expresso is an ally in ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]''. It is only one of the two Animal Buddies, the other one being [[Rambi the Rhino]]. Like ''Donkey Kong Country'', Expresso also appears in four levels, in this case, [[Deck Trek]], [[Mountain Mayhem]], [[Landslide Leap]], and [[Collapsing Clouds]], however mostly just in [[Bonus Level]]s. A difference with Expresso is that he can now defeat enemies by jumping on them, including [[Zinger]]s. | ||
===''Donkey Kong in: Banana Day 24''=== | ===''Donkey Kong in: Banana Day 24''=== | ||
In the German ''[[Club Nintendo (magazine)|Club Nintendo]]'' magazine comic "[[Donkey Kong in: Banana Day 24]]", Diddy and [[Dixie Kong]] are briefly seen riding Expresso to an airport. | In the German ''[[Club Nintendo (German magazine)|Club Nintendo]]'' magazine comic "[[Donkey Kong in: Banana Day 24]]", Diddy and [[Dixie Kong]] are briefly seen riding Expresso to an airport. | ||
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series=== | ===''Super Smash Bros.'' series=== | ||
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Expresso appears in ''[[Picross NP]] Vol. 8'' as one of the images that must be cleared. | Expresso appears in ''[[Picross NP]] Vol. 8'' as one of the images that must be cleared. | ||
An Expresso appears in the '' | An Expresso appears in the ''{{iw|jiggywikki|Banjo-Pilot}}'' course Jinxy's Dunes. This was a leftover from the Plain Pursuit stage from the 2003 build of ''[[Diddy Kong Pilot (2003)|Diddy Kong Pilot]]''. | ||
A street name in [[Metro Kingdom|New Donk City]] from ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' is "Expresso Street". One of the store signs on the side of the buildings reads "Expresso Espresso". | A street name in [[Metro Kingdom|New Donk City]] from ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' is "Expresso Street". One of the store signs on the side of the buildings reads "Expresso Espresso". | ||
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==Profiles== | ==Profiles== | ||
===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''=== | ===''Donkey Kong Country''=== | ||
*'''Instruction booklet:''' ''This crazy bird is a valuable animal to find. Although he can't really fly, he can run even faster than Rambi and can make long, wing assisted leaps. Expresso's legs, being long and spindly, are not suitable for jumping on enemies. Smaller enemies will crawl right under him, but larger ones are trouble. You can make Expresso flap his wings by repeatedly pressing the {{button|snes|B}} Button.<ref>{{cite|page=24|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' instruction booklet|date=1994|publisher=Nintendo of America|author=Nintendo|language=en-us}}</ref> | |||
====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''==== | |||
{{SSBB trophy | {{SSBB trophy | ||
|name=Express | |name=Express | ||
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===''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''=== | ====''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''==== | ||
{{SSB4 trophy | {{SSB4 trophy | ||
|name=Expresso | |name=Expresso | ||
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===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' | ====''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''==== | ||
{ | {{spirit | ||
| | |no=153 | ||
|name=Expresso | |||
|image=[[File:Expresso.png|100px]] | |||
|series=''[[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong]]'' Series | |||
|type={{iw|smashwiki|Support spirit|Support}} | |||
|slots=1 | |||
|class=Novice | |||
|effects=Trade-Off Speed ↑ | |||
|obtain={{iw|smashwiki|Adventure Mode: World of Light|World of Light}} ({{iw|smashwiki|The Light Realm}}); {{iw|smashwiki|Spirit Board}} | |||
|opponents={{iw|smashwiki|Falco (SSBU)|Falco}} | |||
|conditions='''Rule:''' Slippery Stage | |||
|''[[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong]]'' Series | |||
|Support | |||
|Novice | |||
|Trade-Off Speed ↑ | |||
|World of Light (Light Realm); Spirit Board | |||
| | |||
|'''Rule:''' Slippery Stage | |||
*The stage's platforms are really slippery | *The stage's platforms are really slippery | ||
*The enemy has increased move speed | *The enemy has increased move speed | ||
*The enemy falls slowly | *The enemy falls slowly | ||
| | |stage={{iw|smashwiki|Green Hill Zone}} | ||
|The Map Page / Bonus Level | |song=The Map Page / Bonus Level | ||
}} | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*[[Cranky Kong]] references Expresso in the ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' instruction booklet | *[[Cranky Kong]] references Expresso in the ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' instruction booklet<ref>{{cite|quote=A more tragic looking bunch of useless no-hopers you'll never see! I liked Expresso and Winky--where have they gone?|author=[[Cranky Kong]]|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet}}{{page needed}}</ref> as well as in the ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' instruction booklet.<ref>{{cite|author=Cranky Kong|quote=I just hope they've included poor old Winky and Expresso this time instead of that [[Rambi|bone-brained rhino]] that always seems to get in the games.|title=''Donkey Kong 64'' instruction booklet}}{{page needed}}</ref> | ||
==References== | |||
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{{DKC}} | {{DKC}} | ||
{{DKL}} | {{DKL}} | ||
Revision as of 18:05, June 29, 2024
| Expresso | |
|---|---|
 Expresso, as he appears in Donkey Kong Country. | |
| Species | Ostrich |
| First appearance | Donkey Kong Country (1994) |
| Latest appearance | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (spirit cameo) (2018) |
Expresso is an Animal Friend first appearing in Donkey Kong Country. He is an ostrich with the appearance of a regular male one, complete with black and white feathers, but he also wears a pair of sports sneakers. Expresso can run fast and glide through the air by flapping his wings. His name is a portmanteau of "express" and "espresso," a type of coffee drink.
History
Donkey Kong Country series
Donkey Kong Country
Expresso is an ally in Donkey Kong Country. He is encountered in Temple Tempest, Orang-utan Gang, Ice Age Alley, and Misty Mine. Expresso cannot defeat any enemies by jumping on them, even harming him in the process. Expresso is unaffected by Klaptraps, which pass through his long legs. Expresso's main ability is gliding distances while flapping his wings. Like the other Animal Friends, Expresso has his own bonus stage (named Expresso Bonus! in the Game Boy Advance version), and the Kongs can enter it by obtaining three Expresso Tokens. The bonus stage is set in a jungle-themed area, and like other Animal Friend stages, Expresso must collect as many mini Expresso Tokens within the time limit in exchange for extra lives. The sound effect of when Expresso hits an enemy is identical to the one of a Mini-Necky being defeated.
Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)
Expresso is a playable character of the Expresso's Racing minigame in Donkey Kong Country 2. Both Cranky and his pet Expresso are at Cranky's Hut, and before the game's events, Cranky used the "vast fortune" he made from his "starring role" in Donkey Kong Country to buy Expresso as a pet. However, Cranky wishes to raise Expresso as a racing bird, but his Expresso is too small and weak for racing competitions, so Cranky asks Diddy and Dixie Kong to find and obtain golden feathers, which each increase a bar of Expresso's Power, Speed, Acceleration, or Boost for the Expresso's Racing challenges. Expresso becomes increasingly larger each time a golden feather is given to him. Any time Expresso wins first place in Expresso's Racing, he wins a gold trophy, and when all six trophies are won, Cranky rewards Diddy and Dixie with a photograph of himself for the Scrapbook. Additionally, a photograph of Expresso appears in Animal Antics, and collecting the photograph causes it to appear under the thirteenth page of the Scrapbook.
Donkey Kong Land
Expresso is an ally in Donkey Kong Land. It is only one of the two Animal Buddies, the other one being Rambi the Rhino. Like Donkey Kong Country, Expresso also appears in four levels, in this case, Deck Trek, Mountain Mayhem, Landslide Leap, and Collapsing Clouds, however mostly just in Bonus Levels. A difference with Expresso is that he can now defeat enemies by jumping on them, including Zingers.
Donkey Kong in: Banana Day 24
In the German Club Nintendo magazine comic "Donkey Kong in: Banana Day 24", Diddy and Dixie Kong are briefly seen riding Expresso to an airport.
Super Smash Bros. series
Expresso makes a few cameos in the Super Smash Bros. series. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Expresso has a trophy that can be unlocked by collecting it when it appears at random in any of the game's modes, such as Vs. matches or the Home-Run Contest. In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, there is another collectible trophy of Expresso. In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Expresso is a Novice-class support spirit that takes up one support slot, and during battles, fighters who use the Expresso spirit begin with 30% damage but have increased movement speed.
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
In the Donkey Kong Adventure story of Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, Expresso makes a cameo appearance as one of Rabbid Cranky's Boombow weapons, the Expresso Atomizer. The weapon is described as officially licensed Expresso the Ostrich merch. The description also mentions that it has double kneecaps for authenticity, referencing how bird legs are composed of two intermediary articulations, although they only have one kneecap for each leg.
Other appearances
In Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, golden statue of Expresso appears in the background inside the Monkey Museum.
Expresso appears in Picross NP Vol. 8 as one of the images that must be cleared.
An Expresso appears in the Banjo-Pilot course Jinxy's Dunes. This was a leftover from the Plain Pursuit stage from the 2003 build of Diddy Kong Pilot.
A street name in New Donk City from Super Mario Odyssey is "Expresso Street". One of the store signs on the side of the buildings reads "Expresso Espresso".
Unused appearances
Donkey Kong Racing
A stampede of Expressos appears at the start of the trailer for the canceled Nintendo GameCube title Donkey Kong Racing.
Profiles
Donkey Kong Country
- Instruction booklet: This crazy bird is a valuable animal to find. Although he can't really fly, he can run even faster than Rambi and can make long, wing assisted leaps. Expresso's legs, being long and spindly, are not suitable for jumping on enemies. Smaller enemies will crawl right under him, but larger ones are trouble. You can make Expresso flap his wings by repeatedly pressing the
Button.[1]
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
| Trophy Express | ||
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| Appears in: SNES Donkey Kong Country GBA Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest[sic] | ||
| How to unlock: Random | ||
| An ostrich friend with sneakers on both feet. Riding Expresso allows for high-speed dashing. As an ostrich, Expresso can't fly, but rapid button pressing can put extra distance on his jumps. This can be used to help Donkey Kong reach distant places. | ||
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
| Trophy Expresso | ||
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| Category: Series Related | ||
| How to unlock: Random | ||
| His name is no joke—this bird is fast! Despite his size, Expresso is light as a feather and loves to glide through the air. In fact, he was too light to hurt enemies at first! He got a little stronger in Donkey Kong Land, and now jumping on foes is a piece of cake! (American English) | ||
| Just as fast as his name implies! Expresso can't fly, but his running and jumping make up for it. Try not to step on any enemies, though, or he'll get hurt! Unless you're playing the Game Boy title Donkey Kong Land, that is. If you are, he can stomp on fiendish foes to his heart's content! (British English) | ||
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
| Spirit #153 Expresso | ||
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Series/game | Donkey Kong Series |
| Type | Support | |
| Slots | 1 | |
| Class | Novice | |
| Strength / effect(s) | Trade-Off Speed ↑ | |
| How to obtain | World of Light (The Light Realm); Spirit Board | |
| Spirit battle | Opponent(s) | Falco |
| Conditions |
Rule: Slippery Stage
| |
| Stage | Green Hill Zone | |
| Song | The Map Page / Bonus Level |
Gallery
- For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Expresso.
Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Kong Land
Donkey Kong Country (GBC)
Donkey Kong Country 2 (GBA)
Diddy Kong Pilot (2003, reused in Banjo-Pilot)
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | エクスプレッソ Ekusupuresso |
Expresso |
| Russian | Экспрессо Ekspresso |
Expresso |
| Spanish | Expresso |
- |
Trivia
- Cranky Kong references Expresso in the Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest instruction booklet[2] as well as in the Donkey Kong 64 instruction booklet.[3]
References
- ^ Nintendo (1994). Donkey Kong Country instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 24.
- ^ "A more tragic looking bunch of useless no-hopers you'll never see! I liked Expresso and Winky--where have they gone?" – Cranky Kong. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest instruction booklet.[page number needed]
- ^ "I just hope they've included poor old Winky and Expresso this time instead of that bone-brained rhino that always seems to get in the games." – Cranky Kong. Donkey Kong 64 instruction booklet.[page number needed]
