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{{Species-infobox
|image=[[File:DKCR Tiki Tank Artwork.png|250px]]<br>Artwork
|image=[[File:DKCR Tiki Tank Artwork.png|250px]]
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' ([[List of games by date#2010|2010]])
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' ([[List of games by date#2010|2010]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'' ([[List of games by date#2013|2013]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns HD]]'' ([[List of games by date#2025|2025]])
}}
}}
'''Tiki Tanks''' are grunts of the [[Tiki Tak Tribe]] and enemies in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]''.
'''Tiki Tanks''' are members of the [[Tiki Tak Tribe]] and enemies in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'', ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'', and ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns HD]]''. First appearing in the [[Ruins]] world, they are bongo-shaped creatures reinforced with pieces of stone armor, which protect them from [[jump]] and [[Roll Attack|roll]] attacks. The [[Kong]]s lose a [[Heart (item)|heart]] if they simply walk into a Tiki Tank, but will safely be pushed back a bit if they try rolling into it. Jumping on a Tiki Tank can give the [[Kong]]s some additional height, helping them reach high platforms or collectibles.


==Appearance==
Despite their resilience to direct-contact attacks, Tiki Tanks can still be defeated a number of ways. Like with [[Pinchly]]s, the Kongs can [[Hand Slap|ground pound]] next to a Tiki Tank to flip it over into the ground temporarily, revealing a weak underside, which the Kongs can jump on to destroy the enemy. On occasion, Tiki Tanks can be instantly defeated if the Kongs throw a [[barrel]] at it, blast into it from a [[Barrel Cannon]], or with help from [[Rambi]].
Tiki Tanks resemble wooden, bongo-shaped entities, and they sport a stone crown and a lower stone jaw with wooden sharp teeth. Tiki Tanks have beady yellow pupils and black sclera. Their arms are timbered and tied to what appears to be three-holed maracas, and are wearing a wooden skirt.


==Description==
On the second question of a [[Play Nintendo]] [[Donkey Kong Country Returns Trivia Quiz|quiz]] related to ''Donkey Kong Country Returns HD'', a picture of a Tiki Tank is erroneously used to represent [[Tiki Tong]].<ref>{{cite|url=play.nintendo.com/activities/skill-quizzes/donkey-kong-country-returns-trivia-quiz/|title=Donkey Kong Country Returns Trivia Quiz|publisher=Play Nintendo|accessdate=February 10, 2025|archive=web.archive.org/web/20250207143449/https://play.nintendo.com/activities/skill-quizzes/donkey-kong-country-returns-trivia-quiz/}}</ref>
[[File:Tikitankca.png|thumb|left|Concept artwork of two Tiki Tanks, one of which is upside-down]]
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Tiki Tanks first appear in the [[Ruins]] world. They are invulnerable to many of the [[Kong]]s' attacks. When the Kongs [[Roll Attack|roll]] into a Tiki Tank, they merely bump into it and are pushed back; likewise, the Kongs lose a heart from contact with a Tiki Tank. Even though Tiki Tanks are unaffected by a jump attack, [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] can jump on them to gain a small boost in height.
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Tikitankca.png|Concept artwork of two Tiki Tanks, one of which is upside-down
</gallery>


Tiki Tanks can be defeated if the Kongs throw a projectile such as a [[barrel]] at them. Like with [[Pinchly]]s, Donkey Kong can [[Ground Pound]] next to a Tiki Tank to flip it over into the ground temporarily. While it is flipped over, Donkey Kong can stomp on the Tiki Tank to defeat it. In certain cases, the Kongs can defeat a Tiki Tank by blasting into it from a [[Barrel Cannon]] or with help from [[Rambi]].
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ティキタンク
|Jpn=ティキタンク
|JapR=Tiki Tanku
|JpnR=Tiki Tanku
|JapM=Tiki Tank
|JpnM=Tiki Tank
|Ita=Tiki Corazzato
|Ita=Tiki Corazzato
|ItaM=Armored Tiki
|ItaM=Armored Tiki
|ChiS=提基坦克
|ChiSR=Tíjī Tǎnkè
|ChiSM=Tiki Tank
|ChiT=提基坦克
|ChiTR=Tíjī Tǎnkè
|ChiTM=Tiki Tank
|Kor=티키탱크
|KorR=Tiki Taengkeu
|KorM=Tiki Tank
|Dut=Pantser Tiki
|DutM=Armored Tiki
|FreA=Tiki Tank
}}
}}
==References==
<references/>
{{DKCR}}
{{DKCR}}
[[Category:Tiki Tak Tribe]]
[[Category:Tiki Tak Tribe]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country Returns Enemies]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country Returns enemies]]
[[de:Panzer-Tiki]]
[[de:Panzer-Tiki]]

Revision as of 08:51, April 28, 2025

Tiki Tank
A Tiki Tank
Artwork
First appearance Donkey Kong Country Returns (2010)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country Returns HD (2025)

Tiki Tanks are members of the Tiki Tak Tribe and enemies in Donkey Kong Country Returns, Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D, and Donkey Kong Country Returns HD. First appearing in the Ruins world, they are bongo-shaped creatures reinforced with pieces of stone armor, which protect them from jump and roll attacks. The Kongs lose a heart if they simply walk into a Tiki Tank, but will safely be pushed back a bit if they try rolling into it. Jumping on a Tiki Tank can give the Kongs some additional height, helping them reach high platforms or collectibles.

Despite their resilience to direct-contact attacks, Tiki Tanks can still be defeated a number of ways. Like with Pinchlys, the Kongs can ground pound next to a Tiki Tank to flip it over into the ground temporarily, revealing a weak underside, which the Kongs can jump on to destroy the enemy. On occasion, Tiki Tanks can be instantly defeated if the Kongs throw a barrel at it, blast into it from a Barrel Cannon, or with help from Rambi.

On the second question of a Play Nintendo quiz related to Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, a picture of a Tiki Tank is erroneously used to represent Tiki Tong.[1]

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ティキタンク[?]
Tiki Tanku
Tiki Tank
Chinese (simplified) 提基坦克[?]
Tíjī Tǎnkè
Tiki Tank
Chinese (traditional) 提基坦克[?]
Tíjī Tǎnkè
Tiki Tank
Dutch Pantser Tiki[?] Armored Tiki
French (NOA) Tiki Tank[?] ?
Italian Tiki Corazzato[?] Armored Tiki
Korean 티키탱크[?]
Tiki Taengkeu
Tiki Tank

References

  1. ^ Donkey Kong Country Returns Trivia Quiz. Play Nintendo. Retrieved February 10, 2025. (Archived February 7, 2025, 14:34:49 UTC via Wayback Machine.)