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{{LLQuote|Multi-talented flying baddy, whose buzzsaw protects his whole body from attacks.|''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!|Donkey Kong Country 3]]'' manual, page 19}}  
{{LLQuote|Multi-talented flying baddy, whose buzzsaw protects his whole body from attacks.|''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!|Donkey Kong Country 3]]'' manual, page 19}}  


'''Buzzes''' are robotic wasps<ref>[[Media:Twitterpost Buzz.jpeg|Twitter confirmation by former Rare employee Mark Stevenson]]</ref> (as their legs are metal and they have a buzzsaw in their abdomen, though their bodies and wings seem to be organic) that are found in the games ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''. They, for the most part, replace the wasp enemies, the [[Zinger]]s, from the first two games in the ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]'' series. Just like Zingers, they are immune to jump attacks.
'''Buzzes''' are robotic wasps<ref>[[Media:Twitterpost Buzz.jpeg|Twitter confirmation by former Rare employee Mark Stevenson]]</ref> that are found in the games ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''. Their legs are made of metal and they have a buzzsaw in their abdomen, though their bodies and wings seem to be organic. They, for the most part, replace the wasp enemies, the [[Zinger]]s, from the first two games in the ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]'' series. Just like Zingers, they are immune to jump attacks.


Buzzes' name is a play on words of the onomatopoeia "buzz," representing the sound that bees make when they fly, and the buzzsaw in their abdomens.
Buzzes' name is a play on words of the onomatopoeia "buzz," representing the sound that bees make when they fly, and the buzzsaw in their abdomens.

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Buzzes are robotic wasps[1] that are found in the games Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! and Donkey Kong Land III. Their legs are made of metal and they have a buzzsaw in their abdomen, though their bodies and wings seem to be organic. They, for the most part, replace the wasp enemies, the Zingers, from the first two games in the Donkey Kong Country and Donkey Kong Land series. Just like Zingers, they are immune to jump attacks.

Buzzes' name is a play on words of the onomatopoeia "buzz," representing the sound that bees make when they fly, and the buzzsaw in their abdomens.

History

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

In Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Buzzes are the most common enemy, usually posing as obstacles. There are two Buzz variants. Green Buzzes can be defeated by a thrown barrel or by a certain Animal Friend, but the tougher red Buzzes can only be defeated by a TNT Barrel, an Invincibility Barrel, with the fireballs launched by Kroc in Krack Shot Kroc, or with the flames from the exhaust of a Rocket Barrel (SNES version only).

Buzzes are absent in Lakeside Limbo, Skidda's Row, Koindozer Klamber, Poisonous Pipeline, and all underwater levels.

Donkey Kong Land III

In Donkey Kong Land III, Buzzes behave the same way they did in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble, but are colored grey due to the Game Boy's color limitations. This means that the game lacks the red variation of the enemy, therefore, every single Buzz can be defeated with regular barrels. In the Game Boy Color version (which was exclusive to Japan), they are all colored green.

Diddy Kong Pilot

Prerelease footage for the canceled Game Boy Advance game Diddy Kong Pilot reveals that pink Buzzes were going to appear in the game as items. When used, Buzz would home in on the nearest pilot and cause them to crash on contact (similar to Red Shells in Mario Kart). The game would have also featured a blue variant, which would home in on the lead driver and attack them (similar to the Spiny Shells in Mario Kart).[2]

Gallery

  • Red Buzz.png

    A red Buzz

  • A pink Buzz

    A pink Buzz

  • A green Buzz

    A green Buzz

  • RedBuzzSprite.png

    Red Buzz sprite

  • BuzzPA.PNG

    A Buzz, as seen in Dixie Kong's Photo Album.

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    Sprites of a pink and a blue Buzz as they would have appeared in Diddy Kong Pilot.

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    Artwork of Green Buzzes in Doorstop Dash.

  • Artwork of two pink Buzzes chasing Dixie Kong and Kiddy Kong outside Kastle KAOS.

    Artwork of two pink Buzzes chasing Dixie Kong and Kiddy Kong outside Kastle KAOS.

  • DKC3sceneartwork265.jpg

    Artwork of two pink Buzzes and a Krimp chasing Dixie Kong and Kiddy Kong in Demolition Drain-Pipe.

Names in other languages

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Trivia

  • Although Buzzes are colored pink in three of their official artworks, there are no Buzzes in-game with that color.

References

  1. ^ Twitter confirmation by former Rare employee Mark Stevenson
  2. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=sg7SYh1lWqQ

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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 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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