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|image=[[File:Enguarde DK Barrel Blast artwork.jpg|200px]]<br>Enguarde in ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]''
|image=[[File:Enguarde DK Barrel Blast artwork.jpg|200px]]<br>Enguarde in ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]''
|full_name=Enguarde the Swordfish<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|page=24|date=1995}}</ref>
|species=Swordfish
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''  ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]])
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''  ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' ([[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] cameo) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' ([[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] cameo) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
|species=Swordfish
}}
}}
{{quote2|For aquatic adventuring, Enguarde is essential. While riding him, you do not need to press the {{button|snes|B}} Button to swim; the Control Pad directional arrows are enough. By pressing the {{button|snes|Y}} or {{button|snes|B}} Button, you can get a burst of speed during which Enguarde's sword nose becomes a deadly weapon. Needless to say, you won't find Enguarde anywhere but underwater.|''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' instruction booklet, page 25}}
'''Enguarde''' is a blue swordfish and an [[Animal Friends|Animal Friend]] who appears mostly in the [[Donkey Kong Country (series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' series]]. His name is taken from the French phrase used in {{wp|fencing}}: "''En garde''" ("on guard", "put your guard up", ie: "be ready"), presumably due to Enguarde's long, sword-shaped bill. As an aquatic creature, Enguarde appears in many underwater areas. With his sharp, pointed bill, he can defeat many underwater enemies, which the [[Kong]]s cannot do by themselves. Enguarde is capable of moving around fast while underwater. While usually portrayed as an individual, occasionally multiple Enguardes can be seen at once.
 
'''Enguarde''' is a blue swordfish and a recurring [[Animal Friend]] who appears in the [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''Donkey Kong'' franchise]], starting with ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. As an aquatic creature, Enguarde appears in many underwater areas. With his sharp, pointed bill, Enguarde can defeat many underwater enemies, which the [[Kong]]s cannot do by themselves. Enguarde is capable of moving around fast while underwater. While usually portrayed as an individual, occasionally multiple Enguardes can be seen at once.
 
Enguarde and [[Rambi]] are tied with having the most playable appearances. Enguarde has appeared in the first three ''[[Donkey Kong Country (series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' games, the second and third ''[[Donkey Kong Land (series)|Donkey Kong Land]]'' games, ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', and ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]''.
 
His name is taken from the French phrase used in [[Wikipedia:fencing|fencing]]: "''En garde''" ("on guard", "put your guard up", ie: "be ready"), presumably due to Enguarde's long, sword-shaped bill.


==History==
==History==
===''Donkey Kong'' franchise===
===''Donkey Kong Country'' series===
====''Donkey Kong Country''====
====''Donkey Kong Country''====
[[File:Enguarde DKC.png|thumb|Enguarde's original appearance in ''Donkey Kong Country'']]
[[File:Enguarde DKC.png|thumb|Enguarde's original appearance in ''Donkey Kong Country'']]
In ''Donkey Kong Country'', Enguarde appears in all four underwater levels, starting with [[Coral Capers]]. He also appears in [[Clam City]], [[Croctopus Chase]], and [[Poison Pond]]. Coral Capers has two Enguarde Boxes unlike the other levels, which only have one [[animal crate]].
Enguarde first appears in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', where he appears in all four underwater levels, starting with [[Coral Capers]]. He also appears in [[Clam City]], [[Croctopus Chase]], and [[Poison Pond]]. Coral Capers and Poison Pond have two Enguarde Boxes unlike the other levels, which only have one [[animal crate]]. It is optional for [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] to ride Enguarde in every level, as his main role is helping them defeat underwater enemies, except for [[Clambo]]s and [[Croctopus]]es, or even [[Mincer]]s. However, if Enguarde gets hit by an enemy, he swims away, but the Kongs can swim back on to Enguarde to continue riding him. Enguarde has [[animal token]]s in his likeness, just like the other Animal Friends except [[Squawks]]. Collecting three Enguarde Tokens takes the player character to the Enguarde Bonus!, an underwater area with a red background, where Enguarde has to collect as many [[mini Animal Token|mini Enguarde Token]]s within the time limit.
 
It is optional for [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] to ride Enguarde in every level, as his main role is helping them defeat underwater. If Enguarde gets hit by an enemy, he swims away, and the Kongs can get back onto Enguarde by swimming on to him. Enguarde cannot defeat [[Clambo]]s, [[Croctopus]]es, and [[Mincer]]s, which also cause him to swim away.
 
Like the other Animal Friends, there are [[animal token]]s in the shape of Enguarde. By collecting three Enguarde Tokens, the player is redirected to the Enguarde Bonus!, an underwater area with a red background. Here Enguarde must collect as many [[Mini Animal Token]]s within the time limit.


====''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''====
====''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''====
[[File:LockjawsLockerSNES3.png|thumb|left|Diddy and Dixie riding Enguarde in Lockjaw's Locker of ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'']]
[[File:LockjawsLockerSNES3.png|thumb|left|Diddy and Dixie riding Enguarde in Lockjaw's Locker of ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'']]
Enguarde reappears in many of the underwater levels of ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. He appears in five levels, in order from [[Lockjaw's Locker (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Lockjaw's Locker]], [[Lava Lagoon (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Lava Lagoon]], [[Arctic Abyss (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Arctic Abyss]], [[Clapper's Cavern (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Clapper's Cavern]] and [[Animal Antics (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Animal Antics]]. He does not appear in some underwater levels, such as [[Glimmer's Galleon (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Glimmer's Galleon]], which instead features another aquatic Animal Friend, [[Glimmer]].
Enguarde reappears in many of the underwater levels of ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. He appears in five levels, in order from [[Lockjaw's Locker (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Lockjaw's Locker]], [[Lava Lagoon (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Lava Lagoon]], [[Arctic Abyss (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Arctic Abyss]], [[Clapper's Cavern (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Clapper's Cavern]] and [[Animal Antics (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Animal Antics]]. He does not appear in some underwater levels, such as [[Glimmer's Galleon (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Glimmer's Galleon]], which instead features another aquatic Animal Friend, [[Glimmer]].


The game introduces Enguarde's [[super move|Superstab]] maneuver, where he can build up energy and then release to quickly charge into a straight direction. Unlike the previous game, the Kongs are required to use Enguarde, whose Supercharge ability must be used to break open a fragile wall so they can enter a [[Bonus Level]]. In Arctic Abyss, Clapper's Cavern and Animal Antics, there is a part where the Kongs must enter an [[Animal Barrel]] to transform into Enguarde. Enguarde is the second Animal Friend with a section in Animal Antics.
The game introduces Enguarde's [[super move|Superstab]] maneuver, where he can build up energy and then release to quickly charge into a straight direction. Unlike the previous game, the Kongs are required to use Enguarde, whose Supercharge ability must be used to break open a fragile wall so they can enter a [[Bonus Level]]. In Arctic Abyss, Clapper's Cavern and Animal Antics, there is a part where the Kongs must enter an [[Animal Barrel]] to transform into Enguarde. Enguarde is the second Animal Friend with a section in Animal Antics.


In the [[Swanky's Bonus Bonanza]] of [[Gloomy Gulch]], during the "Gibbon Game" challenge, a question asks what  "Enguarde," "Swordy," and "Stabber."
In the [[Swanky's Bonus Bonanza]] of [[Gloomy Gulch]], during the "Gibbon Game" challenge, a question asks what  "Enguarde," "Swordy," and "Stabber."
====''Donkey Kong Land 2''====
Enguarde reappears in ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'' and retains his Superstab ability from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''. Like the other Animal Friends, Diddy and Dixie can no longer ride Enguarde, whom they must instead transform into via an Animal Barrel.
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Enguarde appears in four levels, in order:
====''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''====
*[[Lockjaw's Locker (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Lockjaw's Locker]]
[[File:FloodlitFish-SNES.png|thumb|Enguarde attacking a [[Gleamin' Bream]] during Floodlit Fish from ''Donkey Kong Country 3'']]
*[[Lava Lagoon (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Lava Lagoon]]
Enguarde makes his fourth game appearance in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'', and retains his abilities from the predecessor, ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''. Enguarde appears in the following five levels, in order of: [[Tidal Trouble]], [[Bazza's Blockade]], [[Floodlit Fish]], [[Pot Hole Panic (Donkey Kong Country 3)|Pot Hole Panic]], and lastly [[Poisonous Pipeline]]. In addition, Enguarde fights [[Barbos]] in the [[Razor Ridge]] boss level, [[Barbos's Barrier]], where he can attack Barbos and Lurchins alike by performing a Supercharge on the squishy center part of their body, but if Enguarde stabs their spiky shell, he becomes hurt instead. In the [[Game Boy Advance]] [[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|version]], Enguarde instead fights Barbos in [[Pacifica]], where he was also added in two of the world's levels: [[Dingy Drain-Pipe]] and [[Stormy Seas]].
*[[Glimmer's Galleon (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Glimmer's Galleon]] (unlike its ''Donkey Kong Country 2'' counterpart)
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*[[Arctic Abyss (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Arctic Abyss]]
===''Donkey Kong Land'' series===
{{multiframe|[[File:Enguarde DKL2 sprite.png|80px]] [[File:Enguarde DKL3C sprite.png|88px]]|align=left|size=185|Enguarde's sprite in ''Donkey Kong Land 2'' (left) and ''[[Donkey Kong Land III#Version differences|Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong]]'' (right)}}
Enguarde's appearances in the [[Donkey Kong Land (series)|''Donkey Kong Land'' series]] are based on his appearances from the [[Donkey Kong Country (series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' series]]. In ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'', like the other Animal Friends, Enguarde can only be transformed into via an Animal Barrel, but he still retains his Superstab ability from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''. In ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]'', Enguarde can no longer use his Superstab attack, unlike ''Donkey Kong Land 2'', and just like in ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'', Enguarde is transformed into for the duration of the boss fight against [[Barbos]], taking place at [[Barbos Bastion]]. A difference with the boss fight is that Enguarde instead attacks Barbos by charging a Lurchin into its center.


Enguarde does not have his own section in [[Animal Antics (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Animal Antics]] unlike the previous game's counterpart.
For ''Donkey Kong Land 2'', Enguarde appears in only a few levels, in order of: [[Lockjaw's Locker (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Lockjaw's Locker]], [[Lava Lagoon (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Lava Lagoon]], [[Glimmer's Galleon (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Glimmer's Galleon]], and lastly [[Arctic Abyss (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Arctic Abyss]]. In ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]'', Enguarde appears commonly in water-based levels: [[Seabed Shanty]], [[Ford Knocks]], [[Koco Channel]], [[Coral Quarrel]], and [[Deep Reef Grief]].
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===Club Nintendo===
[[File:EnguardeCN.jpg|thumb|100px|Enguarde in the comic "Donkey Kong Country"]]
Enguarde appeared as Donkey and Diddy's Animal Friend in the third part of ''[[Club Nintendo (magazine)|Club Nintendo]]''{{'}}s comic "[[Donkey Kong Country (comic)|Donkey Kong Country]]". [[Donkey Kong]] and Diddy Kong ride him through a body of water, while being attacked by several underwater enemies. An exploding [[TNT Barrel]] pushes them out of the water and onto [[King K. Rool]]'s ship [[Gangplank Galleon]], after which Enguarde does not appear again.


====''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''====
===''Super Mario-kun''===
[[File:FloodlitFish-SNES.png|thumb|Enguarde attacking a [[Gleamin' Bream]] during Floodlit Fish from ''Donkey Kong Country 3'']]
Enguarde appears in volume 14 of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''. After Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong ride on a fake Enguarde, [[Mario]] and [[Yoshi]] find a box that contains Enguarde. They meet Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong in ropes. Before Mario can do anything, he gets attacked by a [[Croctopus]]. Enguarde saves him, but a [[Clambo]] breaks his nose. Mario responds by attaching a drill to his nose. Enguarde then plows through the Croctopus, breaking its arms.
Enguarde makes his fourth game appearance in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'', and retains his abilities from the predecessor, ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''. Enguarde is one of the three Animal Friends to fight a boss, specifically the [[Razor Ridge]] boss level, [[Barbos's Barrier]], where Enguarde fights the mother of the [[Lurchin]]s, [[Barbos]]. He can attack Barbos and Lurchins alike by performing a Supercharge on the squishy center part of their body. Enguarde cannot defeat a Lurchin or Barbos by stabbing their spiky shell, which injures him instead.
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===''Donkey Kong 64''===
[[File:Enguarde64.png|thumb|Enguarde's appearance in ''Donkey Kong 64'']]
In ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', Enguarde (also named '''Enguard the Swordfish'''<ref>{{cite|quote=Grab Lanky from the underwater Tag Barrel next to the Animal Crate. Then pop him inside to become Enguard the Swordfish.|title=''Donkey Kong 64'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|author=Barton, Jeff et al.|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|isbn=9780761522799|date=1999|page=82}}</ref> or simply '''Enguard'''<ref>{{cite|quote=Maneuver Enguard to jump through the DK Star three times.|title=''Donkey Kong 64'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|author=Barton et al.|page=82}}</ref>) only appears in [[Gloomy Galleon]], and [[Lanky Kong]] is the only Kong who can enter the Enguarde Box to transform into Enguarde. Enguarde Boxes are present in both the lighthouse and shipwreck areas of the level. Unlike games in the ''Donkey Kong Country'' series and ''Donkey Kong Land'' series, Enguarde cannot defeat underwater enemies, though he is invulnerable to all harm. Instead of attacking, Enguarde can charge into treasure chests to destroy them and reveal hidden items. Enguarde has the ability to jump out of the water, and doing so is necessary in the shipwreck area, where Enguarde must jump through a star with a DK symbol three times to open the Coin Room.


In the [[Game Boy Advance]] version, Enguarde appears in two levels of [[Pacifica]], and fights Barbos at the end of Pacifica rather than in Razor Ridge.
Enguarde is the star of his own unlockable minigame, [[Enguarde Arena]], which can be unlocked after catching six [[Banana Fairy|Banana Fairies]]. The minigame's objective is for Enguarde to jump through as many stars with the DK logo within the time limit.


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===''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast''===
*[[Tidal Trouble]]
Enguarde appears in ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]'' as a ridable Animal Friend in underwater racetracks once he is released from his crate. In this game, he can ram through anything in his path, including an electrified [[Chomps]]. Enguarde and [[Rambi]] cannot hurt other racers by ramming into them, but they are unaffected by attacks and [[Wild Move]]s from other players as well as all items, except for the reversed control effects and loss of Wild Moves from a [[Mega TNT Barrel]]. Enguarde is found in the underwater portions of [[Salty Sea (race course)|Salty Sea]] and [[Open Ocean]].
*[[Bazza's Blockade]]
*[[Floodlit Fish]]
*[[Pot Hole Panic (Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!)|Pot Hole Panic]]  
*[[Poisonous Pipeline]]
*[[Dingy Drain-Pipe]] (Game Boy Advance version)
*[[Stormy Seas]] (Game Boy Advance version)


====''Donkey Kong Land III''====
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
Enguarde also appears in ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]'', mostly in the levels from the first world, [[Cape Codswallop]]. Enguarde also fights Barbos another time, during the boss level [[Barbos Bastion]], at the end of Cape Codswallop. Unlike ''Donkey Kong Country 3'', Enguarde must attack Barbos by charging a Lurchin into its center. Like ''Donkey Kong Country'', Enguarde cannot perform a Supercharge. Enguarde appears in a riverbank level, which he does not appear in the previous game.
In the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]], there are a few items of Enguarde. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', Enguarde has both a [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]] and a [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|sticker]], both of which can be unlocked by playing through various modes at random, and the sticker can be used on Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong in [[smashwiki:Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary|The Subspace Emissary]] to boost their attack power by 15 points. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', there is another obtainable trophy of Enguarde, also obtained as a random drop. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', there is an Advanced-class Attack-type {{iw|smashwiki|primary spirit}} that boosts the fighter's power but leaves them more vulnerable to electric attacks. In the game's [[smashwiki:Adventure Mode: World of Light|World of Light]], the [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] is encountered in the [[Coral Capers]] spot on the {{iw|smashwiki|DK Island (World of Light)|DK Island}} sub-map of {{iw|smashwiki|The Light Realm}}. The spirit's [[smashwiki:False character|puppet fighter]] is a male {{iw|smashwiki|Corrin (SSBU)|Corrin}} in a low-buoyancy fight on the {{iw|smashwiki|Great Bay}}.


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===''Picross NP Vol. 8''===
*[[Seabed Shanty]]
Enguarde makes a cameo appearance in ''[[Picross NP|Picross NP Vol. 8]]'' as one of the images that must be cleared.
*[[Ford Knocks]]
*[[Koco Channel]]
*[[Coral Quarrel]]
*[[Deep Reef Grief]]


====''Donkey Kong 64''====
===''Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle''===
[[File:Enguarde64.png|thumb|left|Enguarde's appearance in ''Donkey Kong 64'']]
In the [[Donkey Kong Adventure]] story of ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'', one of [[Rabbid Peach]]'s [[List of weapons in Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle#Sentry|Sentry]] weapons, the [[List of weapons in Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle#Trophy Fish Terror|Trophy Fish Terror]], is based on Enguarde's appearance. The weapon's description reassures that Enguarde is "safe and sound" despite the implication in the weapon's name that he was hunted and turned into a trophy.
In ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', Enguarde (also named '''Enguard the Swordfish'''<ref>"''Grab Lanky from the underwater Tag Barrel next to the Animal Crate. Then pop him inside to become Enguard the Swordfish.''" - ''Donkey Kong 64'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide, page 82.</ref> or simply '''Enguard'''<ref>"''Maneuver Enguard to jump through the DK Star three times.''" - ''Donkey Kong 64'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide, page 82.</ref>) only appears in a single Enguarde Box in [[Gloomy Galleon]], and [[Lanky Kong]] is the only Kong who can enter it to transform into Enguarde. Unlike the ''Donkey Kong Country'' and ''Donkey Kong Land'' games, Enguarde cannot defeat underwater enemies, though he can charge into treasure chests to destroy them and reveal hidden items. Enguarde has the ability to jump out of the water, and doing so is necessary in the shipwreck area, where Enguarde must jump through a [[DK Star]] three times in order to open the Coin Room.


Enguarde is featured in an unlockable minigame, the [[Enguarde Arena]], which can be unlocked under the Mystery menu once the player captures six [[Banana Fairy|Banana Fairies]] in Adventure mode. The minigame's objective is for Enguarde to jump through as many stars with the DK logo within the time limit.
===Unused appearances===
====''Donkey Kong Racing''====
[[File:Tiny and Diddy Enguardes - Donkey Kong Racing.jpg|thumb|Tiny Kong and Diddy Kong riding Enguarde and the purple Enguarde respectively in the trailer for ''Donkey Kong Racing'']]
Enguarde appears while being ridden by [[Tiny Kong]] underwater in early screenshots and during the trailer of the canceled ''[[Donkey Kong Racing]]'', along with a slightly larger purple Enguarde ridden by Diddy Kong. It is unknown if the purple Enguarde would have had any distinctive qualities aside from its color.


====''Diddy Kong Pilot'' (2003)====
====''Diddy Kong Pilot'' (2003)====
In ''[[Diddy Kong Pilot (2003)|Diddy Kong Pilot]]''{{'}}s 2003 version, a few Enguardes are seen in the course Shore Strife, splashing in and out of the water. In the ''Cranky Kong Pilot'' title screen variation, an Enguarde is shown jumping out of the water below every few seconds, at a slower pace than the Enguardes of Shore Strife.
In ''[[Diddy Kong Pilot (2003)|Diddy Kong Pilot]]''{{'}}s 2003 iteration, a few Enguardes are seen in the course Shore Strife, splashing in and out of the water. In the ''Cranky Kong Pilot'' title screen variation, an Enguarde is shown jumping out of the water below every few seconds, at a slower pace than the Enguardes of Shore Strife. Enguarde was replaced with the dolphins from ''{{iw|jiggywikki:Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge}}'' in the final version of this iteration, ''{{iw|jiggywikki|Banjo-Pilot}}''.
 
====''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''====
The development team of ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' wanted to add more Animal Friends to the game, with Enguarde being considered.<ref>{{cite|author=NE_Brian|date=January 21, 2023|url=nintendoeverything.com/donkey-kong-country-tropical-freeze-almost-brought-back-enguarde/|title=Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze almost brought back Enguarde|publisher=Nintendo Everything|accessdate=January 22, 2023|archive=web.archive.org/web/20230121050400/https://nintendoeverything.com/donkey-kong-country-tropical-freeze-almost-brought-back-enguarde/}}</ref>


====''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast''====
==Profiles and statistics==
Enguarde appears in ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]'' as a ridable Animal Friend in underwater racetracks once he is released from his crate. In this game, he can ram through anything in his path, including an electrified [[Chomps]]. Him and [[Rambi the Rhino|Rambi]] cannot hurt other racers by ramming into them, but they are unaffected by attacks and [[Wild Move]]s from other players as well as all items, except for the reversed control effects and loss of Wild Moves from a [[Mega TNT Barrel]]. Enguarde is found in the underwater portions of [[Salty Sea (race course)|Salty Sea]] and [[Open Ocean]].  
===''Donkey Kong Country''===
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*'''Instruction booklet:''' ''For aquatic adventuring, Enguarde is essential. While riding him, you do not need to press the {{button|snes|B}} Button to swim; the Control Pad directional arrows are enough. By pressing the {{button|snes|Y}} or {{button|snes|B}} Button, you can get a burst of speed during which Enguarde's sword nose becomes a deadly weapon. Needless to say, you won't find Enguarde anywhere but underwater.''<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' instruction booklet|date=1994|language=en-us|page=25|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref>
 
===''Donkey Kong Land'' series===
====''Donkey Kong Land 2''====
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|Eng=Press {{button|3ds|A}} while swimming quickly to perform a dash attack. Hold {{button|3ds|select}} to perform a super dash.
|FreE=Appuyez sur {{button|3ds|A}} en nageant rapidement pour effectuer une attaque rapide. Maintenez {{button|3ds|select}} enfoncé pour effectuer une super attaque rapide.
|Ger=Drücke {{button|3ds|A}}, während du schnell schwimmst, um einen Vorstoß auszuführen. Halte {{button|3ds|select}} gedrückt, um einen Supervorstoß auszuführen.
|Ita=Premi {{button|3ds|A}} mentre nuoti a tutta velocità per effettuare un attacco sprint. Tieni premuto {{button|3ds|select}} per un super sprint.
|SpaE=Pulsa {{button|3ds|A}} mientras nadas para realizar una embestida. Mantén pulsado {{button|3ds|select}} si quieres efectuar una superembestida.
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===Club Nintendo===
====''Donkey Kong Land III''====
====''Donkey Kong Country''====
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[[File:EnguardeCN.jpg|thumb|100px|right|Enguarde in the comic "Donkey Kong Country"]]
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Enguarde appeared as Donkey and Diddy's Animal Friend in the third part of ''[[Club Nintendo (magazine)|Club Nintendo]]''{{'}}s comic "[[Donkey Kong Country (comic)|Donkey Kong Country]]". [[Donkey Kong]] and Diddy Kong ride him through a body of water, while being attacked by several underwater enemies. An exploding [[TNT Barrel]] pushes them out of the water and onto [[King K. Rool]]'s ship [[Gangplank Galleon]], after which Enguarde does not appear again.
|EngE=Press {{button|3ds|A}} while swimming quickly to perform a dash attack.
|FreE=Appuyez sur {{button|3ds|A}} en nageant rapidement pour effectuer une attaque rapide.
|Ger=Drücke {{button|3ds|A}}, während du schnell schwimmst, um einen Vorstoß auszuführen.
|Ita=Premi {{button|3ds|A}} mentre nuoti a tutta velocità per effettuare un attacco sprint.
|SpaE=Pulsa {{button|3ds|A}} mientras nadas para realizar una embestida.
}}


===''[[Super Mario-Kun]]''===
[[File:Enguarde SuperMarioKun.jpg|thumb|left]]
Enguarde appears in issue 14 of ''[[Super Mario-Kun]]''. After Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong ride on a fake Enguarde, [[Mario]] and [[Yoshi]] find a box that contains Enguarde. They meet Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong in ropes. Before Mario can do anything, he gets attacked by a [[Croctopus]]. Enguarde saves him, but a [[Clambo]] breaks his nose. Mario responds by attaching a drill to his nose. Enguarde then plows through the Croctopus, breaking its arms.
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===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''====
====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''====
Enguarde makes an appearance as both a ''[[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong]]'' series [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]] and a [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|sticker]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. Both can be obtained when they appear at random in Vs. matches, Adventure Mode or other modes of the game. The sticker can be used on Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong in the [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl#The Subspace Emissary|Subspace Emissary]] to boost their attack power by 15 points.
{{SSBB trophy
|name=Enguarde
|image=[[File:BrawlTrophy323.png|150px]]
|appears_in='''SNES''' ''Donkey Kong Country''<br>'''SNES''' ''Donkey Kong Country 2''<!--Game excludes the subtitle-->
|unlock=Random
|desc=A swordfish animal buddy. Enguarde always appears on water levels where he can loyally help Donkey Kong get around. Much appreciated, right, DK? Complementing his cute, round eyes, Enguarde's pointed bill proves to be a powerful weapon. One thrust from it will easily down most underwater opponents.  
}}
{{SSBB sticker
|name=Enguarde
|image=[[File:Sticker Enguarde.png]]
|effect=[Body, Spin] - Attack +15
|game=Donkey Kong Country
|usable_by=Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong
}}


====''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''====
====''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''====
Enguarde reprises its role as a ''Donkey Kong'' series trophy in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''. It can appear at random in various modes of the game.
{{SSB4 trophy
|name=Enguarde
|image=[[File:EnguardeTrophyWiiU.png|100px]]
|category=Series Related
|appears_in=''Donkey Kong Country'' (11/1994)<br>'''SNES''' ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' (11/1995)
|trophy_box=18: Animal Friends and Items
|unlock=Random
|desc=If you combine this swordsman of the sea with the king of the jungle, you'll get an aquatic duo no enemy can hope to overcome. Like Rambi the Rhinoceros, Enguarde can dash to blast through foes. Does that mean we should call him the Rhino of the Sea? Or maybe Rambi is the Swordfish of the Shores? Hmmm...
|desc2=When this swordsman of the sea and the king of the jungle team up, you get an aquatic duo no enemy can hope to overcome. Like Rambi the Rhinoceros, Enguarde can dash to blast through foes. Does that make Enguarde the rhino of the sea, or is Rambi the swordfish of the shores? Hmmm...
}}


====''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''====
====''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''====
Enguarde appears as an Advanced-class Attack-type primary [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. When equipped, it boosts the fighter's power but increases the damage taken by electric attacks. In [[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate#Adventure|World of Light]], the spirit is encountered in the [[Coral Capers]] spot on the [[Kongo Jungle#Super Smash Bros. series|DK Island]] sub-map of the Light Realm. The spirit's puppet fighter is a male [[Corrin]] in a low-buoyancy fight on the [[Great Bay]] stage.
{{Spirit
 
|no=151
===''Picross NP Vol. 8''===
|name=Enguarde
Enguarde makes a cameo appearance in ''[[Picross NP]] Vol. 8'' as one of the images that must be cleared.
|image=[[File:Enguarde DKC.png|100px]]
 
|series=''[[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong]]'' Series
===''Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle''===
|type={{iw|smashwiki|Primary spirit|Primary}}
In the [[Donkey Kong Adventure]] story of ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'', one of [[Rabbid Peach]]'s [[List of weapons in Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle#Sentry|Sentry]] weapons, the [[List of weapons in Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle#Trophy Fish Terror|Trophy Fish Terror]], is based on Enguarde's appearance. The weapon's description reassures that Enguarde is "safe and sound" despite the implication in the weapon's name that he was hunted and turned into a trophy.
|slots=1
 
|class=Advanced
==Profiles==
|effects='''{{color|red|Attack}}'''<br>Electric Weakness
===''Donkey Kong Land 2''===
|obtain=[[smashwiki:Adventure Mode: World of Light|World of Light]] ([[smashwiki:DK Island (World of Light)|DK Island]])
*'''Virtual Console manual bio:''' "''Press {{button|3ds|A}} while swimming quickly to perform a dash attack. Hold {{button|3ds|select}} to perform a super dash.''"
|opponents=[[smashwiki:Corrin (SSBU)|Corrin]] ♂
 
|conditions='''Rule:''' Buoyancy Reduced
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''====
=====Trophy=====
{|border=1 cellpadding=1 cellspacing=0 width=100%
|-
!width=100px|Name!!width=100px|Image!!width=200px|Game!!|Description
|-
!rowspan=2|Enguarde
|rowspan=2|[[File:BrawlTrophy323.png|100px]]
|align=center|'''SNES''' ''Donkey Kong Country''
|rowspan=2|''A swordfish animal buddy. Enguarde always appears on water levels where he can loyally help Donkey Kong get around. Much appreciated, right, DK? Complementing his cute, round eyes, Enguarde's pointed bill proves to be a powerful weapon. One thrust from it will easily down most underwater opponents.''
|-
|align=center|'''SNES''' ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
|}
 
=====Sticker=====
{| border=1 cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 style="text-align:center" width=100%
|-
!width=120px | Image !! | Game !! | Effect
|-
|[[File:Sticker Enguarde.png|100x100px]]
|''Donkey Kong Country''
|[Body, Spin] - Attack +15<br>
'''Usable by:''' Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong
|-
|}
 
====''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' trophy====
{| align=center width=100% cellspacing=0 border=1 cellpadding=3 style="border-collapse:collapse; font-family:Arial;"
|-
!width="10%"|Name
!Image
!width="21%"|Appears in
!Description
|-
!Enguarde
|[[File:EnguardeTrophyWiiU.png|100px]]
|align=center|'''SNES''' Donkey Kong Country (11/1994)<br>'''SNES''' Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (11/1995)
|''If you combine this swordsman of the sea with the king of the jungle, you'll get an aquatic duo no enemy can hope to overcome. Like Rambi the Rhinoceros, Enguarde can dash to blast through foes. Does that mean we should call him the Rhino of the Sea? Or maybe Rambi is the Swordfish of the Shores? Hmmm...''
|}
 
====''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' spirit====
{| class=sortable align=center width=100% cellspacing=0 border=1 cellpadding=3 style="text-align:center; border-collapse:collapse; font-family:Arial; font-size:85%;"
|-
!rowspan=2 width=8%|Name
!rowspan=2 class=unsortable width=10%|Image
!rowspan=2 width=8%|Series / game
!rowspan=2 width=5%|Type
!rowspan=2 width=5%|Class
!rowspan=2 width=8%|Strength / effect(s)
!rowspan=2 width=13%|How to obtain
!colspan=4 width=40%|Spirit battle
|-
!width=7%|Opponent(s)
!class=unsortable width=19%|Battle conditions
!width=7%|Stage
!width=7%|Song
|-
!Enguarde
|[[File:Enguarde DKC.png|100px]]
|''[[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong]]'' Series
|Primary (1)
|Advanced
|'''{{color|Attack|red}}'''<br>Electric Weakness
|World of Light (DK Island)
|[[Corrin]] ♂
|'''Rule:''' Buoyancy Reduced
*You can't swim
*You can't swim
*The enemy's dash attacks have increased power
*The enemy's dash attacks have increased power
*The enemy favors dash attacks
*The enemy favors dash attacks
|[[Great Bay]]
|stage=[[smashwiki:Great Bay|Great Bay]]
|Ice Cave Chant
|song=Ice Cave Chant
|}
}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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<gallery>
DK riding Enguarde.png|''[[Donkey Kong Country]]
DK riding Enguarde.png|''[[Donkey Kong Country]]
Enguarde DKC sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country
Animal Antics DKC2 shot.png|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''
Enguarde DKL2 sprite.png|''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''
Enguarde SuperMarioKun.jpg|''[[Super Mario-kun]]''
DK64 Enguarde.png|[[Donkey Kong 64]]
DK64 Enguarde.png|''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''
Enguarde DK Barrel Blast artwork.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]''
</gallery>
</gallery>


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|RusM=Enguarde
|RusM=Enguarde
|Spa=Enguarde
|Spa=Enguarde
|SpaM=-
}}
}}
==Trivia==
[[File:Tiny and Diddy Enguardes - Donkey Kong Racing.jpg|thumb|[[Tiny Kong]] is riding Enguarde while [[Diddy Kong]] rides on a purple Enguarde]]
*In early screenshots and during the trailer of the canceled ''[[Donkey Kong Racing]]'', there is a scene of Diddy and Tiny racing each other on Enguardes while underwater. Diddy is riding a purple Enguarde, which appears slightly larger than the regular Enguarde. It is unknown if the purple Enguarde would have had any distinctive qualities aside from its color.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 17:18, August 5, 2024

Enguarde
Artwork of Enguarde the Swordfish from Donkey Kong Barrel Blast
Enguarde in Donkey Kong Barrel Blast
Full name Enguarde the Swordfish[1]
Species Swordfish
First appearance Donkey Kong Country (1994)
Latest appearance Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (spirit cameo) (2018)

Enguarde is a blue swordfish and an Animal Friend who appears mostly in the Donkey Kong Country series. His name is taken from the French phrase used in fencing: "En garde" ("on guard", "put your guard up", ie: "be ready"), presumably due to Enguarde's long, sword-shaped bill. As an aquatic creature, Enguarde appears in many underwater areas. With his sharp, pointed bill, he can defeat many underwater enemies, which the Kongs cannot do by themselves. Enguarde is capable of moving around fast while underwater. While usually portrayed as an individual, occasionally multiple Enguardes can be seen at once.

History

Donkey Kong Country series

Donkey Kong Country

Enguarde in Donkey Kong Country.
Enguarde's original appearance in Donkey Kong Country

Enguarde first appears in Donkey Kong Country, where he appears in all four underwater levels, starting with Coral Capers. He also appears in Clam City, Croctopus Chase, and Poison Pond. Coral Capers and Poison Pond have two Enguarde Boxes unlike the other levels, which only have one animal crate. It is optional for Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong to ride Enguarde in every level, as his main role is helping them defeat underwater enemies, except for Clambos and Croctopuses, or even Mincers. However, if Enguarde gets hit by an enemy, he swims away, but the Kongs can swim back on to Enguarde to continue riding him. Enguarde has animal tokens in his likeness, just like the other Animal Friends except Squawks. Collecting three Enguarde Tokens takes the player character to the Enguarde Bonus!, an underwater area with a red background, where Enguarde has to collect as many mini Enguarde Tokens within the time limit.

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

Diddy and Dixie riding Enguarde in Lockjaw's Locker of Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

Enguarde reappears in many of the underwater levels of Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. He appears in five levels, in order from Lockjaw's Locker, Lava Lagoon, Arctic Abyss, Clapper's Cavern and Animal Antics. He does not appear in some underwater levels, such as Glimmer's Galleon, which instead features another aquatic Animal Friend, Glimmer.

The game introduces Enguarde's Superstab maneuver, where he can build up energy and then release to quickly charge into a straight direction. Unlike the previous game, the Kongs are required to use Enguarde, whose Supercharge ability must be used to break open a fragile wall so they can enter a Bonus Level. In Arctic Abyss, Clapper's Cavern and Animal Antics, there is a part where the Kongs must enter an Animal Barrel to transform into Enguarde. Enguarde is the second Animal Friend with a section in Animal Antics.

In the Swanky's Bonus Bonanza of Gloomy Gulch, during the "Gibbon Game" challenge, a question asks what "Enguarde," "Swordy," and "Stabber."

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!

Floodlit Fish
Enguarde attacking a Gleamin' Bream during Floodlit Fish from Donkey Kong Country 3

Enguarde makes his fourth game appearance in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, and retains his abilities from the predecessor, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. Enguarde appears in the following five levels, in order of: Tidal Trouble, Bazza's Blockade, Floodlit Fish, Pot Hole Panic, and lastly Poisonous Pipeline. In addition, Enguarde fights Barbos in the Razor Ridge boss level, Barbos's Barrier, where he can attack Barbos and Lurchins alike by performing a Supercharge on the squishy center part of their body, but if Enguarde stabs their spiky shell, he becomes hurt instead. In the Game Boy Advance version, Enguarde instead fights Barbos in Pacifica, where he was also added in two of the world's levels: Dingy Drain-Pipe and Stormy Seas.

Donkey Kong Land series

Enguarde the Swordfish's sprite from Donkey Kong Land 2 and Donkey Kong Land III. Enguarde in Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong for the Game Boy Color.
Enguarde's sprite in Donkey Kong Land 2 (left) and Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong (right)

Enguarde's appearances in the Donkey Kong Land series are based on his appearances from the Donkey Kong Country series. In Donkey Kong Land 2, like the other Animal Friends, Enguarde can only be transformed into via an Animal Barrel, but he still retains his Superstab ability from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. In Donkey Kong Land III, Enguarde can no longer use his Superstab attack, unlike Donkey Kong Land 2, and just like in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Enguarde is transformed into for the duration of the boss fight against Barbos, taking place at Barbos Bastion. A difference with the boss fight is that Enguarde instead attacks Barbos by charging a Lurchin into its center.

For Donkey Kong Land 2, Enguarde appears in only a few levels, in order of: Lockjaw's Locker, Lava Lagoon, Glimmer's Galleon, and lastly Arctic Abyss. In Donkey Kong Land III, Enguarde appears commonly in water-based levels: Seabed Shanty, Ford Knocks, Koco Channel, Coral Quarrel, and Deep Reef Grief.

Club Nintendo

Enguarde in the comic "Donkey Kong Country"

Enguarde appeared as Donkey and Diddy's Animal Friend in the third part of Club Nintendo's comic "Donkey Kong Country". Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong ride him through a body of water, while being attacked by several underwater enemies. An exploding TNT Barrel pushes them out of the water and onto King K. Rool's ship Gangplank Galleon, after which Enguarde does not appear again.

Super Mario-kun

Enguarde appears in volume 14 of Super Mario-kun. After Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong ride on a fake Enguarde, Mario and Yoshi find a box that contains Enguarde. They meet Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong in ropes. Before Mario can do anything, he gets attacked by a Croctopus. Enguarde saves him, but a Clambo breaks his nose. Mario responds by attaching a drill to his nose. Enguarde then plows through the Croctopus, breaking its arms.

Donkey Kong 64

Enguarde the Swordfish
Enguarde's appearance in Donkey Kong 64

In Donkey Kong 64, Enguarde (also named Enguard the Swordfish[2] or simply Enguard[3]) only appears in Gloomy Galleon, and Lanky Kong is the only Kong who can enter the Enguarde Box to transform into Enguarde. Enguarde Boxes are present in both the lighthouse and shipwreck areas of the level. Unlike games in the Donkey Kong Country series and Donkey Kong Land series, Enguarde cannot defeat underwater enemies, though he is invulnerable to all harm. Instead of attacking, Enguarde can charge into treasure chests to destroy them and reveal hidden items. Enguarde has the ability to jump out of the water, and doing so is necessary in the shipwreck area, where Enguarde must jump through a star with a DK symbol three times to open the Coin Room.

Enguarde is the star of his own unlockable minigame, Enguarde Arena, which can be unlocked after catching six Banana Fairies. The minigame's objective is for Enguarde to jump through as many stars with the DK logo within the time limit.

Donkey Kong Barrel Blast

Enguarde appears in Donkey Kong Barrel Blast as a ridable Animal Friend in underwater racetracks once he is released from his crate. In this game, he can ram through anything in his path, including an electrified Chomps. Enguarde and Rambi cannot hurt other racers by ramming into them, but they are unaffected by attacks and Wild Moves from other players as well as all items, except for the reversed control effects and loss of Wild Moves from a Mega TNT Barrel. Enguarde is found in the underwater portions of Salty Sea and Open Ocean.

Super Smash Bros. series

In the Super Smash Bros. series, there are a few items of Enguarde. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Enguarde has both a trophy and a sticker, both of which can be unlocked by playing through various modes at random, and the sticker can be used on Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong in The Subspace Emissary to boost their attack power by 15 points. In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, there is another obtainable trophy of Enguarde, also obtained as a random drop. In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, there is an Advanced-class Attack-type primary spirit that boosts the fighter's power but leaves them more vulnerable to electric attacks. In the game's World of Light, the spirit is encountered in the Coral Capers spot on the DK Island sub-map of The Light Realm. The spirit's puppet fighter is a male Corrin in a low-buoyancy fight on the Great Bay.

Picross NP Vol. 8

Enguarde makes a cameo appearance in Picross NP Vol. 8 as one of the images that must be cleared.

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle

In the Donkey Kong Adventure story of Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, one of Rabbid Peach's Sentry weapons, the Trophy Fish Terror, is based on Enguarde's appearance. The weapon's description reassures that Enguarde is "safe and sound" despite the implication in the weapon's name that he was hunted and turned into a trophy.

Unused appearances

Donkey Kong Racing

Donkey Kong Racing pre-release screenshot: Tiny Kong on Enguarde and Diddy Kong on a unnamed purple swordfish during underwater
Tiny Kong and Diddy Kong riding Enguarde and the purple Enguarde respectively in the trailer for Donkey Kong Racing

Enguarde appears while being ridden by Tiny Kong underwater in early screenshots and during the trailer of the canceled Donkey Kong Racing, along with a slightly larger purple Enguarde ridden by Diddy Kong. It is unknown if the purple Enguarde would have had any distinctive qualities aside from its color.

Diddy Kong Pilot (2003)

In Diddy Kong Pilot's 2003 iteration, a few Enguardes are seen in the course Shore Strife, splashing in and out of the water. In the Cranky Kong Pilot title screen variation, an Enguarde is shown jumping out of the water below every few seconds, at a slower pace than the Enguardes of Shore Strife. Enguarde was replaced with the dolphins from jiggywikki:Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge in the final version of this iteration, Banjo-Pilot.

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

The development team of Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze wanted to add more Animal Friends to the game, with Enguarde being considered.[4]

Profiles and statistics

Donkey Kong Country

  • Instruction booklet: For aquatic adventuring, Enguarde is essential. While riding him, you do not need to press the B Button Button to swim; the Control Pad directional arrows are enough. By pressing the Y Button or B Button Button, you can get a burst of speed during which Enguarde's sword nose becomes a deadly weapon. Needless to say, you won't find Enguarde anywhere but underwater.[5]

Donkey Kong Land series

Donkey Kong Land 2

  • Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console manual description:
    • English:
      Press A Button while swimming quickly to perform a dash attack. Hold Select Button to perform a super dash.
    • French (Europe):
      Appuyez sur A Button en nageant rapidement pour effectuer une attaque rapide. Maintenez Select Button enfoncé pour effectuer une super attaque rapide.
    • German:
      Drücke A Button, während du schnell schwimmst, um einen Vorstoß auszuführen. Halte Select Button gedrückt, um einen Supervorstoß auszuführen.
    • Italian:
      Premi A Button mentre nuoti a tutta velocità per effettuare un attacco sprint. Tieni premuto Select Button per un super sprint.
    • Spanish (Europe):
      Pulsa A Button mientras nadas para realizar una embestida. Mantén pulsado Select Button si quieres efectuar una superembestida.

Donkey Kong Land III

  • Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console manual description:
    • English (British):
      Press A Button while swimming quickly to perform a dash attack.
    • French (Europe):
      Appuyez sur A Button en nageant rapidement pour effectuer une attaque rapide.
    • German:
      Drücke A Button, während du schnell schwimmst, um einen Vorstoß auszuführen.
    • Italian:
      Premi A Button mentre nuoti a tutta velocità per effettuare un attacco sprint.
    • Spanish (Europe):
      Pulsa A Button mientras nadas para realizar una embestida.

Super Smash Bros. series

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Trophy
Enguarde
BrawlTrophy323.png
Appears in:
SNES Donkey Kong Country
SNES Donkey Kong Country 2
How to unlock: Random
A swordfish animal buddy. Enguarde always appears on water levels where he can loyally help Donkey Kong get around. Much appreciated, right, DK? Complementing his cute, round eyes, Enguarde's pointed bill proves to be a powerful weapon. One thrust from it will easily down most underwater opponents.
Sticker
Enguarde
A Sticker of Enguarde.
Artwork from: Donkey Kong Country
Effects in The Subspace Emissary: [Body, Spin] - Attack +15
Usable by: Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Trophy
Enguarde
Enguarde trophy from Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Category: Series Related
(Applies only to the Wii U version) Appears in:
Donkey Kong Country (11/1994)
SNES Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (11/1995)
(Applies only to the Wii U version) Trophy Box: 18: Animal Friends and Items
How to unlock:
Random
If you combine this swordsman of the sea with the king of the jungle, you'll get an aquatic duo no enemy can hope to overcome. Like Rambi the Rhinoceros, Enguarde can dash to blast through foes. Does that mean we should call him the Rhino of the Sea? Or maybe Rambi is the Swordfish of the Shores? Hmmm... (American English)
When this swordsman of the sea and the king of the jungle team up, you get an aquatic duo no enemy can hope to overcome. Like Rambi the Rhinoceros, Enguarde can dash to blast through foes. Does that make Enguarde the rhino of the sea, or is Rambi the swordfish of the shores? Hmmm... (British English)

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Spirit
#151 Enguarde
Enguarde in Donkey Kong Country. Series/game Donkey Kong Series
Type Primary
Slots 1
Class Advanced
Strength / effect(s) Attack
Electric Weakness
How to obtain World of Light (DK Island)
Spirit battle Opponent(s) Corrin ♂
Conditions

Rule: Buoyancy Reduced

  • You can't swim
  • The enemy's dash attacks have increased power
  • The enemy favors dash attacks
Stage Great Bay
Song Ice Cave Chant

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Enguarde.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese エンガード[?]
Engādo 		Enguarde
Russian Ангард[?]
Angard 		Enguarde
Spanish Enguarde[?] -

References

  1. ^ 1995. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 24.
  2. ^ "Grab Lanky from the underwater Tag Barrel next to the Animal Crate. Then pop him inside to become Enguard the Swordfish." – Barton, Jeff et al. (1999). Donkey Kong 64 Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games. ISBN 9780761522799. Page 82.
  3. ^ "Maneuver Enguard to jump through the DK Star three times." – Barton et al.. Donkey Kong 64 Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 82.
  4. ^ NE_Brian (January 21, 2023). Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze almost brought back Enguarde. Nintendo Everything. Retrieved January 22, 2023. (Archived January 21, 2023, 05:04:00 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  5. ^ 1994. Donkey Kong Country instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 25.
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Donkey Kong Country (SNES) / Donkey Kong Country (GBC) / Donkey Kong Country (GBA)
Protagonists Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Cranky Kong • Funky Kong • Candy Kong
Items and objects Animal token • Banana • Banana Bunch • Barrel • Barrel Cannon • Blast Barrel • Big Animal Token • Continue Barrel • Donkey Kong Balloon (red · green · blue) • DK Barrel • Exit • Fuel Canister • Jumbo Barrel • K-O-N-G Letters • Minecart • Mini Animal Token • On & Off Barrel • Steel keg • Stop & Go Barrel • Tire • TNT Drum
Animal Friends Rambi • Enguarde • Winky • Squawks • Expresso
Bosses Very Gnawty • Master Necky • Queen B. • Really Gnawty • Dumb Drum • Master Necky Snr. • King K. Rool
Enemies Army • Bitesize • Chomps • Chomps Jr. • Clambo • Croctopus • Gnawty • Klaptrap • Klump • Krash • Kritter • Krusha • Manky Kong • Mini-Necky • Necky • Rock Kroc • Slippa • Squidge • Zinger
Obstacles Black drum • Mincer • Oil drum
Worlds Kongo Jungle • Monkey Mines • Vine Valley • Gorilla Glacier • Kremkroc Industries, Inc. • Chimp Caverns • Gangplank Galleon
Other Create-N-Send A Donkey Kong Country Family Portrait • DK Attack • DK Jamz • Donkey Kong Country Trilogy • Gallery • Glitches • Kremling Krushin • Media • Pre-release and unused content • Read the unfinished Donkey Kong Country story...and finish the adventure! • Staff • Super Donkey Kong Game Music CD Jungle Fantasy
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Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (SNES) / Donkey Kong Country 2 (GBA)
Protagonists Cranky Kong • Diddy Kong • Dixie Kong • Donkey Kong • Funky Kong • Swanky Kong • Wrinkly Kong
Animal Friends Clapper • Enguarde • Expresso • Glimmer • Quawks • Rambi • Rattly • Squawks • Squitter
Bosses Krow • Kleever • Kudgel • King Zing • Kreepy Krow • Kerozene • Kaptain K. Rool
Enemies Cat O' 9 Tails • Click-Clack • Flitter • Flotsam • Kaboing • Kaboom • Kackle • Kannon • Klampon • Klank • Klinger • Kloak • Klobber • Klomp • Klubba • Krockhead • Krook • Kruncha • Kutlass • Lockjaw • Mini-Necky • Neek • Puftup • Screech • Shuri • Snapjaw • Spiny • Zinger
Levels Gangplank Galleon Pirate Panic • Mainbrace Mayhem • Gangplank Galley • Lockjaw's Locker • Topsail Trouble • Krow's Nest
Crocodile Cauldron Hot-Head Hop • Kannon's Klaim • Lava Lagoon • Red-Hot Ride • Squawks's Shaft • Kleever's Kiln
Krem Quay Barrel Bayou • Glimmer's Galleon • Krockhead Klamber • Rattle Battle • Slime Climb • Bramble Blast • Kudgel's Kontest
Krazy Kremland Hornet Hole • Target Terror • Bramble Scramble • Rickety Race • Mudhole Marsh • Rambi Rumble • King Zing Sting
Gloomy Gulch Ghostly Grove • Haunted Hall • Gusty Glade • Parrot Chute Panic • Web Woods • Kreepy Krow
K. Rool's Keep Arctic Abyss • Windy Well • Castle Crush • Clapper's Cavern • Chain Link Chamber • Toxic Tower • Stronghold Showdown
The Flying Krock Screech's Sprint • K. Rool Duel
Lost World Jungle Jinx • Black Ice Battle • Klobber Karnage • Fiery Furnace • Animal Antics • Krocodile Kore
Funky's Flights missions Aerial Loop • Submerged Stint • Kongstruction • Kongnapped • Cool Sounds • Kongnapped 2 • Toxic Kongstruction
Barrels Animal Barrel • Regular Barrel • Barrel Kannon • Biplane Barrel • Blast Barrel • Bonus Barrel • Diddy & Dixie Barrels • DK Barrel • Exclamation Point Barrel • Golden Barrel • Krockhead Barrel • Plus and Minus Barrels • Rotatable Barrel • Star Barrel • Steerable Barrel • TNT Barrel
Other items and objects Banana • Banana Bunch • Banana Coin • Extra Life Balloon (red · green · blue) • Hook • KONG Letters • Kremkoin • Roller Coaster • Star • Toxic waste
Miscellaneous Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Original Soundtrack • Donkey Kong Country Trilogy • Gallery • Glitches • Media • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Staff • Super Donkey Kong 2 Guide Book • Uncle Kong
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Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (SNES) / Donkey Kong Country 3 (GBA)
Characters Protagonists Dixie Kong • Kiddy Kong • Funky Kong • Wrinkly Kong • Swanky Kong • Cranky Kong
Prisoners Banana Birds • Banana Queen • Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Candy Konga • Lanky Konga • Tiny Konga • Chunky Konga
Animal Friends Ellie • Enguarde • Parry • Squawks • Squitter • Quawks
Brothers Bear Bachelora • Baffle • Barnacle • Barter • Bazaar • Bazooka • Benny • Björn • Blizzard • Blue • Blunder • Boomer • Bramble • Brash
Bosses Belcha • Arich • Squirt • KAOS • Bleak • Barbos • Kroctopusa • Baron K. Roolenstein
Enemies Bazuka • Bazza • Booty Bird • Bounty Bass • Bristles • Buzz • Gleamin' Bream • Karbine • Killer bees • Klasp • Knik-Knak • Knocka • Kobble • Koco • Koin • Koindozer • Kopter • Krackaa • Kremling (boater)a • Krimp • Kroc • Krumple • Kuchuka • Kuff 'n' Klout • Lemguin • Lurchin • Minkey • Missile shell • Nibbla • Nid • Re-Koil • Skidda • Sneek • Swoopy
Items Banana • Banana Bunch • Bowling ball • Bear coin • Bonus Coin • Box of chocolatesa • Cog • DK Coin • Extra-Life Balloon (red · green · blue) • Flupperius Petallus Pongus • Green banana • K-O-N-G Letters • Mirror • No.6 wrench • Patch • Present • Rosea • Shell • Ski • Star
Objects Animal Barrel • Animal crate • Auto-Fire Barrel • Barrel • Barrel Shield • Bonus Barrel • Boo Barrel • Booster Barrel • Bubbling cauldron • Crate • DK Barrel • Fuel Drum • Handle • Ignition Barrel • Invincibility Barrel • Metal door • Minea • Propellerpack • Ripsaw • Rocket Barrel • Star Barrel • Steel Barrel • Switch Barrel • TNT Barrel • Toboggan • Tracker Barrel • Trapdoor • Tumbling barrel • Warp Barrel • Wheel
Levels Lake Orangatanga Lakeside Limbo • Doorstop Dash • Tidal Trouble • Skidda's Row • Murky Mill • Belcha's Barn
Kremwood Forest Barrel Shield Bust-Up • Riverside Race • Squeals on Wheels • Springin' Spiders • Bobbing Barrel Brawl • Arich's Ambush
Cotton Top Cove Bazza's Blockade • Rocket Barrel Ride • Kreeping Klasps • Tracker Barrel Trek • Fish Food Frenzy • Squirt's Showdown
Mekanos Fire-Ball Frenzy • Demolition Drain-Pipe • Ripsaw Rage • Blazing Bazukas • Low-G Labyrinth • Kaos Karnage
K3 Krevice Kreepers • Tearaway Toboggan • Barrel Drop Bounce • Krack Shot Kroc • Lemguin Lunge • Bleak's House
Razor Ridge Buzzer Barrage • Kong-Fused Cliffs • Floodlit Fish • Pot Hole Panic • Ropey Rumpus • Barbos's Barrierb • Kroctopus Krusha
Pacificaa Dingy Drain-Pipea • Stormy Seasa • Sunken Sprucea • Cliffside Blasta • Ripcurl Reefa • Surf's Upa • Barbos's Barrier
Kaos Kore Konveyor Rope Klash • Creepy Caverns • Lightning Lookout • Koindozer Klamber • Poisonous Pipeline • Kastle Kaos
Krematoa Stampede Sprint • Criss Kross Cliffs • Tyrant Twin Tussle • Swoopy Salvo • Rocket Rush • Knautilus
Miscellaneous Barrel-Blastapalooza • Donkey Kong Country Trilogy • Gallery • Glitches • Media • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Staff
a Exclusive to the Game Boy Advance version
b Barbos's Barrier was moved to Pacifica in the Game Boy Advance version
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Donkey Kong Land 2
Protagonists Diddy Kong • Dixie Kong • Donkey Kong • Funky Kong • Wrinkly Kong
Animal Friends Clapper • Enguarde • Rambi • Rattly • Squawks • Squitter • Quawks
Bosses Krow • Kleever • King Zing • Kreepy Krow • Kaptain K. Rool
Enemies Click-Clack • Flitter • Flotsam • Kaboing • Kannon • Klampon • Klank • Klinger • Klobber • Klomp • Klubba • Krockhead • Krook • Kruncha • Lockjaw • Necky • Neek • Puftup • Shuri • Spiny • Zinger
Levels Gangplank Galleon Pirate Panic • Mainbrace Mayhem • Gangplank Galley • Lockjaw's Locker • Topsail Trouble • Krow's Nest
Krem Cauldron Hothead Hop • Kannon's Klaim • Lava Lagoon • Redhot Ride • Squawks's Shaft • Barrel Bayou • Glimmer's Galleon • Krockhead Klamber • Rattle Battle • Slime Climb • Kleaver's Kiln
Krazy Kremland Hornet Hole • Target Terror • Bramble Blast • Rickety Race • Bramble Scramble • Mudhole Marsh • Rambi Rumble • King Zing Sting
Gloomy Gulch Ghostly Grove • Krazy Koaster • Gusty Glade • Parrot Chute Panic • Web Woods • Kreepy Krow
K. Rool's Keep Arctic Abyss • Windy Well • Dungeon Danger • Clapper's Cavern • Chain Link Chamber • Toxic Tower • Stronghold Showdown
The Flying Krock Screech's Sprint • K. Rool Duel
Lost World Jungle Jinx • Black Ice Battle • Klobber Karnage • Fiery Furnace • Animal Antics • Krocodile Kore
Barrels Animal Barrel • Barrel • Barrel Kannon • Blast Barrel • Bonus Barrel • DK Barrel • Exclamation Point Barrel • Light Barrel • Rotatable Barrel • Star Barrel • TNT Barrel
Other items and objects Banana • Banana Bunch • Banana Coin • Extra Life Balloon • Hook • KONG Letters • Kremkoin • Roller Coaster • Star • Toxic waste
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Donkey Kong Land III
Characters Bear • Dixie Kong • Kiddy Kong • Wrinkly Kong
Animal Friends Ellie • Enguarde • Squawks • Squitter
Bosses Arich • Barbos • Bleak • KAOS • Baron K. Roolenstein
Enemies Bazuka • Bazza • Booty Bird • Bounty Bass • Bristles • Buzz • Karbine • Klasp • Knocka • Kobble • Koco • Kopter • Krimp • Krumple • Kuchuka • Lemguin • Lurchin • Minky • Nid • Niknak • Rekoil • Skidda • Sneek
Levels Cape Codswallop Red Wharf • Seabed Shanty • Ford Knocks • Total Rekoil • Koco Channel • Liftshaft Lottery • Barbos Bastion
Primate Plains Coral Quarrel • Minky Mischief • Jetty Jitters • Black Ice Blitz • Riverbank Riot • Miller Instinct • Bleak Magic
Blackforest Plateau Rocketeer Rally • Vertigo Verge • Polar Pitfalls • Surface Tension • Tundra Blunda • Redwood Rampage • Arich Attack
Great Ape Lakes Jungle Jeopardy • Footloose Falls • Deep Reef Grief • Karbine Kaos • Simian Shimmy • Rockface Chase • Krazy Kaos
Tin Can Valley Tropical Tightropes • Clifftop Critters • Rickety Rapids • Bazuka Bombard • Ugly Ducting • Stalagmite Frights • K Rool Duel
Lost World Whiplash Dash • Kuchuka Karnage • Haunted Hollows • Rainforest Rumble • Barrel Boulevard • Ghoulish Grotto • K Rools Last Stand
Barrels Animal Barrel • Barrel • Barrel Cannon • Blast Barrel • Bonus Barrel • DK Barrel • Iron Barrel • Rotatable Barrel • Star Barrel • Warp Barrel
Other items and objects Banana • Banana Bunch • Bear coin • Bonus Coin • Extra Life Balloon • KONG Letters • Propellerpack • Star • Toboggan
Miscellaneous Gallery • Glitches • Media • Cards • Pre-release and unused Content • Quotes • Staff
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Donkey Kong 64
Protagonists Playable characters Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Lanky Kong • Tiny Kong • Chunky Kong • Krusha* • Klaptrap† • Mario#
Non-playable characters B. Locker • Banana Fairy • Banana Fairy Princess • Beanstalk • Beetle • Buzzard • Candy Kong • Funky Kong • Ice Creature • K. Lumsy • Llama • Mermaid • Microphone • Mini-Car • Owl • Professor Cranky Kong • Rabbit • Scoff • Seal • Snide • Troff • Worm • Wrinkly Kong
Animal Friends Rambi • Enguarde • Squawks • Lightfish
Antagonists Bosses Army Dillo • Dogadon • Toy Monster • Mad Jack • Puftoss • Giant Spider • King Kut Out • King Krusha K. Rool
Enemies Barrel# • Bat • Block • Book • Buzzard • Cement tub# • Donkey Kong# • Fire# • Fireball# • Flame • Fly • Ghost • Giant Viking Kremling • Gnawty • Jack# • Kasplat • Klaptrap • Klobber • Klump • Kosha • Krash • Kremling cop • Kritter • Kroc • Mechanical Zinger • Mr. Dice • Oil drum# • Oyster • Puftup • Resident demon • Robokremling • Scubi • Shroom • Shuri • Sir Domino • Skeleton Kremling • Small Spider • TNT Bomber • Tomato • Zinger
Locations DK Isles Kong Isle • Banana Fairy Island • Crocodile Isle • K. Lumsy's Prison
Levels Jungle Japes • Angry Aztec • Frantic Factory • Gloomy Galleon • Fungi Forest • Crystal Caves • Creepy Castle • Hideout Helm
Other areas DK's Tree House • Funky's Store • Candy's Music Shop • Cranky's Lab • Troff 'n' Scoff • Wrinkly Door • Snide's H.Q. • Kremling craft • Boxing arena
Items 5-Banana Coin • Bananas (Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Green) • Banana Balloon • Banana Bunch • Banana Camera Film • Banana Coin • Banana Medal • Battle Crown • Blueprint • Boss Key • Candy's Headphones • Crystal Coconut • DK Coin • Golden Banana • Melon • Nintendo Coin • Orange • Rareware Coin • Supply Crate
Objects Barrels & crates Animal crate • Barrel • Bonus Barrel • Cranky's Kong Barrel • Metal keg • Tag Barrel • TNT Barrel • Training Barrel
Switches Kong Switch • Target Switch • Wall switch
Pads Bananaport Pad • Battle Arena Pad • Cranky's Kong Pad • Music Pad
Weapons Coconut Shooter • Peanut Popgun • Grape Shooter • Feather Bow • Pineapple Launcher • Orange grenade launcher*
Others Boulder • Cannon • Cannonball • DK Dirt Pile • DK Portal • Melon Crate • Minecart • Toxic waste
Minigames Bonus stages Batty Barrel Bandit! • Peril Path Panic! • Big Bug Bash! • Searchlight Seek! • Kremling Kosh! • Splish-Splash Salvage! • Speedy Swing Sortie! • Mad Maze Maul! • Minecart Mayhem! • Stealthy Snoop! • Teetering Turtle Trouble! • Busy Barrel Barrage! • Beaver Bother! • Krazy Kong Klamour! • Stash Snatch!
Others Donkey Kong • Enguarde Arena • Jetpac • Mine Cart Ride • Rambi Arena
Special moves From Cranky Baboon Balloon • Baboon Blast • Chimpy Charge • Gorilla Gone • Gorilla Grab • Hunky Chunky • Mini-Monkey • Monkeyport • OrangStand • OrangStand Sprint • Pony Tail Twirl • Primate Punch • Rocketbarrel Boost • Simian Slam • Simian Spring • Strong Kong
From Candy Bongo Blast • Guitar Gazump • Trombone Tremor • Saxophone Slam • Triangle Trample
Other Banana Fairy's Camera • Super Slam
Other Banana hoard • Blast-o-Matic • DK Rap • Donkey Konk • Gallery • DKTV • Glitches • DK Rap Attack • Kremling Krunch • Lore Quiz • Pre-release and unused content • Staff
* Multiplayer only
† Minigame only
# Donkey Kong arcade game only
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