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|title=Blue Hootz
|image=[[File:Blue Hootz.png|250px]]
|image=[[File:Blue Hootz.png|250px]]
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
|species_origin=[[Hootz]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
|variant_of=[[Hot Hootz]]
}}
}}
'''Blue Hootz''' are common enemies in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''. They look like small, blue owl creatures that wear livid-colored viking helmets with tiny horns. Due to the structure of the helmet, whose margins are descending towards their downward-facing beaks, Blue Hootz always seem to have angry expressions. Their bodies are rather simplistic, being egg-shaped and having two small wings on each side. Unlike the [[Hot Hootz]], which they share traits with, Blue Hootz are always engulfed by dangerous blue flames that never go out.
[[File:Blue Hootz art.png|thumb|left|Concept artwork of a Blue Hootz]]
'''Blue Hootzes''' are [[List of enemies|enemies]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' and its Nintendo Switch [[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|port]]. They are enemies derived from [[Hot Hootz]]es. Blue Hootzes resemble squat blue owls, and they wear viking helmets with tiny horns. The margins of their helmets slope downward to their beaks, creating the illusion of a frowning expression. Unlike Hot Hootzes, Blue Hootzes permanently expel ice<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|author=von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory van Grier|location=Roseville|title=''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=15|date=February 21, 2014|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|isbn=978-0-804-16252-4|quote=The Blue Hootz is similar to the Hot Hootz, except with the element of ice. The good part is they do not fire projectiles, but the downside is that they constantly remain covered in ice. The Blue Hootzes can only be attacked with a barrel or other form of thrown object, so unless you have one in your grasp, avoid these flying icicles at all costs.}}</ref> out of their bodies. They either remain stationary in the air or fly around in a set pattern. Blue Hootzes are most often featured in flocks consisting of two or more. Since they are permanently covered in a frosty aura, Blue Hootzes are difficult to defeat, being harmful and impervious to even [[Cranky Kong]]'s [[Cane Bounce]] or [[Rambi]]. The [[Kong]]s can only defeat a Blue Hootz by throwing a [[barrel]] or another projectile at it, or by using [[Kong POW]] within range.


Blue Hootz either hover stationarily in the air or fly around in set patterns, and usually appear in flocks of two or more. Because of their flames, they are very hard to get destroyed - not even [[Rambi the Rhino]] is capable to ram into them. The only way to defeat a Blue Hootz is from the distance: in other words, throwing a carriable object or enemy is effective against them; it is also effective to perform a [[Kong POW]] move in their presence. Blue Hootz function similarly to the [[Zinger]]s of ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' and [[Flaming Tiki Buzz]]es of ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]/[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D|3D]]''.
Blue Hootzes act similarly to [[Flaming Tiki Buzz]]es from ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]''.
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=バーンコウル
|JapR=Bān Kouru
|JapM=Burn [[Hootz#Names in other languages|Hootz]]
|Ger=Frostgreule
|GerM=Frost-Hootz
|FreE=Ptibou de glace
|FreEM=Ice hootz
|SpaE=Mochuelo de hielo
|SpaEM=Ice owlet
|Ita=Gufardeus
|ItaM=Blaze-hootz
}}
 
==References==
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[[Category:Owls]]
[[Category:Ice creatures]]
[[Category:Snowmads]]
[[Category:Snowmads]]
[[Category:Birds]]
[[de:Frostgreule]]
[[Category:Fire Creatures]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Enemies]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Species]]

Latest revision as of 13:17, November 10, 2024

Blue Hootz
Blue Hootz.png
First appearance Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (2014)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch) (2018)
Variant of Hot Hootz
Concept artwork of a Blue Hootz
Concept artwork of a Blue Hootz

Blue Hootzes are enemies in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and its Nintendo Switch port. They are enemies derived from Hot Hootzes. Blue Hootzes resemble squat blue owls, and they wear viking helmets with tiny horns. The margins of their helmets slope downward to their beaks, creating the illusion of a frowning expression. Unlike Hot Hootzes, Blue Hootzes permanently expel ice[1] out of their bodies. They either remain stationary in the air or fly around in a set pattern. Blue Hootzes are most often featured in flocks consisting of two or more. Since they are permanently covered in a frosty aura, Blue Hootzes are difficult to defeat, being harmful and impervious to even Cranky Kong's Cane Bounce or Rambi. The Kongs can only defeat a Blue Hootz by throwing a barrel or another projectile at it, or by using Kong POW within range.

Blue Hootzes act similarly to Flaming Tiki Buzzes from Donkey Kong Country Returns.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese バーンコウル[?]
Bān Kouru
Burn Hootz
French (NOE) Ptibou de glace[?] Ice hootz
German Frostgreule[?] Frost-Hootz
Italian Gufardeus[?] Blaze-hootz
Spanish (NOE) Mochuelo de hielo[?] Ice owlet

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The Blue Hootz is similar to the Hot Hootz, except with the element of ice. The good part is they do not fire projectiles, but the downside is that they constantly remain covered in ice. The Blue Hootzes can only be attacked with a barrel or other form of thrown object, so unless you have one in your grasp, avoid these flying icicles at all costs." – von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory van Grier (February 21, 2014). Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze PRIMA Official Game Guide. Roseville: Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-804-16252-4. Page 15.