King Zing
- "Zing" redirects here. For the reoccurring enemies named Zings in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest's development, see Zinger.
| King Zing | |
|---|---|
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| Species | Zinger |
| First appearance | Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995) |
| Latest appearance | Donkey Kong Country 2 (GBA) (2004) |
King Zing is a large Zinger who is the fourth boss of Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and the third boss of Donkey Kong Land 2.
History
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
In Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, King Zing first appears near the end of Rambi Rumble, where he begins to chase Rambi. Unlike regular yellow Zingers, Rambi can neither jump on nor attack King Zing, and must simply run away from him. Fittingly, the theme that plays during the chase is titled "Run, Rambi! Run!"). The chase ends when King Zing slams into a wall just before the End of Level Target.
King Zing is fought in King Zing Sting at the end of Krazy Kremland. Fighting King Zing requires the Kongs to first enter a Squawks Barrel to transform into Squawks, making King Zing the first boss in the Donkey Kong Country series to be fought against solely as an Animal Friend. King Zing moves around the arena in a set pattern. King Zing can be attacked from having one of Squawks's egg projectiles hit his red-flashing stinger. When hit by an egg, he flashes red for a few seconds, indicating temporary invincibility, before returning to normal. King Zing moves increasingly faster each time he is hit. When hit again, King Zing turns red and follows Squawks around, shooting out three separate sets of stingers in all directions, before returning to his normal state and route. After six hits, King Zing becomes a regular red Zinger, and summons four yellow Zingers to guard and surround him. Following this, King Zing moves after Squawks for the remainder of the battle. Defeating every Zinger surrounding King Zing causes him turn yellow, leaving him open to attack. After taking three hits as a regular Zinger, King Zing is defeated.
In the Game Boy Advance version, King Zing moves slower during the boss fight, although he fires out his stingers faster (which also make a single sound effect per blast rather than an echoing sound). While angry, he flashes between yellow and red rather than staying a solid red. He also requires an additional hit in his last phase as a normal Zinger to be defeated.
Donkey Kong Land 2
In Donkey Kong Land 2, though King Zing does not appear in Rambi Rumble, he is still fought in King Zing Sting at the end of Krazy Kremland. The battle with King Zing proceeds similarly as before. However, after being hit, King Zing does not fire stingers; instead, he becomes temporarily invincible and homes in on Squawks, before returning to his normal zigzag flight pattern. Just like before, King Zing moves faster after each hit. After being hit a few times, King Zing begins to summon normal Zingers, which move around while behind him temporarily. After five hits, King Zing is defeated.
Gallery
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest sprite
Donkey Kong Land 2 sprite
Donkey Kong Country 2 (GBA) sprite
Wallpaper of King Zing
Concept of the fight against King Zing
In the Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest ending
In the Donkey Kong Land 2 ending
Rambi running from King Zing in the GBA version
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ボス キングB[?] Bosu Kingu Bī |
Boss King B | |
| Italian | Re Pungix[?] | King Zing | |
| Spanish | King Zing[?] | - |
Trivia
- In the Game Boy Advance port of Donkey Kong Country 2, Screech's theme song, "Bad Bird Rag", plays during the King Zing pursuit in Rambi Rumble, despite the original theme, "Run, Rambi! Run!" appearing in the Sound Test menu.
- King Zing is the only boss in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest where Diddy and Dixie's eye popping animation does not occur when they enter the boss level.
- In Donkey Kong Country 2, the sprite for King Zing's stinger is missing in Rambi Rumble; this was fixed in the Game Boy Advance port, although his stinger does not flash red.
