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|notable=[[King Zing]]<br>[[Queen B.]] | |notable=[[King Zing]]<br>[[Queen B.]] | ||
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'''Zingers''', also shortened '''Zings''',<ref>[[:File:Toxic Tower concept.jpg]]</ref> are large wasps<ref name="Mayles"/> (erroneously identified as bees<ref>{{cite|quote=These bees are usually quite busy protecting their assigned area!|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' Player's Guide|page=15|date=1994|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref>) with protective spikes on their back. Zingers are usually colored yellow with black stripes. Zingers first appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. Zingers were designed by [[Steve Mayles]], who dislikes wasps in real life, and was scared while designing the Zingers.<ref name="naming">{{media link|DKC general naming.jpg|Early DKC general naming sheet}}</ref><ref name=Mayles>{{cite|author=WinkySteve|date=September 28, 2016|url=x.com/WinkySteve/status/781238831693561856|title=Wasps. I don't like wasps. Making Zingers scared me.|publisher=X ([[Media:Twitterpost Zinger.jpeg|Screen capture]])|accessdate=May 16, 2024}}</ref> | '''Zingers''', also shortened '''Zings''',<ref>[[:File:Toxic Tower concept.jpg]]</ref> are large wasps<ref name="Mayles"/> (erroneously identified as bees<ref>{{cite|quote=These bees are usually quite busy protecting their assigned area!|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' Player's Guide|page=15|date=1994|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref>) with protective spikes on their back. Zingers are usually colored yellow with black stripes. Zingers first appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. Zingers were designed by [[Steve Mayles]], who dislikes wasps in real life, and was scared while designing the Zingers.<ref name="naming">{{media link|DKC general naming.jpg|Early DKC general naming sheet}}</ref><ref name=Mayles>{{cite|author=WinkySteve|date=September 28, 2016|url=x.com/WinkySteve/status/781238831693561856|title=Wasps. I don't like wasps. Making Zingers scared me.|publisher=X ([[Media:Twitterpost Zinger.jpeg|Screen capture]])|accessdate=May 16, 2024}}</ref> | ||
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===''Club Nintendo''=== | ===''Club Nintendo''=== | ||
A Zinger appears in the ''[[Club Nintendo (magazine)|Club Nintendo]]'' comic "[[Donkey Kong Country (comic)|Donkey Kong Country]]" as an enemy of Donkey and Diddy Kong. However, it does not attack the pair until Donkey Kong swears at the wasp. Ultimately, DK defeats the Zinger (which, like every enemy in the comic, is able to speak) by doing a special rolling move and then kicking the enemy. When defeated, the Zinger claims that its stinger is deformed. | A Zinger appears in the ''[[Club Nintendo (magazine)|Club Nintendo]]'' comic "[[Donkey Kong Country (comic)|Donkey Kong Country]]" as an enemy of Donkey and Diddy Kong. However, it does not attack the pair until Donkey Kong swears at the wasp. Ultimately, DK defeats the Zinger (which, like every enemy in the comic, is able to speak) by doing a special rolling move and then kicking the enemy. When defeated, the Zinger claims that its stinger is deformed. | ||
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===''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast''=== | ===''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast''=== | ||
[[File:Zinger DKBB.png|thumb|A Zinger in ''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast'']] | |||
Zingers in ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]'' are depicted larger than before. They are enemies on the racetracks [[DK Jungle (Donkey Kong Barrel Blast)|DK Jungle]], [[DK Jungle Falls]], [[DK Jungle Sunset]], [[Scorching Canyon]] and [[Cranky's Temple]]. They fly around in a set pattern and can be defeated from one hit. They also appear in two of [[Candy's Challenges]], where [[Donkey Kong]] needs to beat a set amount of Zingers on the [[Training Course (Donkey Kong Barrel Blast)|Training Course]] before time expires. | Zingers in ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]'' are depicted larger than before. They are enemies on the racetracks [[DK Jungle (Donkey Kong Barrel Blast)|DK Jungle]], [[DK Jungle Falls]], [[DK Jungle Sunset]], [[Scorching Canyon]] and [[Cranky's Temple]]. They fly around in a set pattern and can be defeated from one hit. They also appear in two of [[Candy's Challenges]], where [[Donkey Kong]] needs to beat a set amount of Zingers on the [[Training Course (Donkey Kong Barrel Blast)|Training Course]] before time expires. | ||
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===Unused appearances=== | ===Unused appearances=== | ||
====''Donkey Kong Racing''==== | ====''Donkey Kong Racing''==== | ||
[[File:Taj and DK Zingers - Donkey Kong Racing.jpg | [[File:Taj and DK Zingers - Donkey Kong Racing.jpg|thumb|Taj and Donkey Kong racing on Zingers in the trailer for the canceled ''Donkey Kong Racing'']] | ||
In the canceled ''[[Donkey Kong Racing]]'', part of the trailer showed Donkey Kong and [[Taj]] racing each other on Zingers in a forest area. This suggests that Zingers would have been rideable vehicles. At the end of the trailer, Taj moves past the slogan "Let's Ride" as he rides a Zinger. | In the canceled ''[[Donkey Kong Racing]]'', part of the trailer showed Donkey Kong and [[Taj]] racing each other on Zingers in a forest area. This suggests that Zingers would have been rideable vehicles. At the end of the trailer, Taj moves past the slogan "Let's Ride" as he rides a Zinger. | ||
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Zinger DKC.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' | Zinger DKC.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' | ||
ZingerCN.jpg|''[[Club Nintendo (magazine)|Club Nintendo]]'' | |||
Zinger DK64.png|''Donkey Kong 64'' | Zinger DK64.png|''Donkey Kong 64'' | ||
Zinger DKKoS artwork.jpg|''DK: King of Swing'' | Zinger DKKoS artwork.jpg|''DK: King of Swing'' | ||
Zinger DKJC.png|''DK: Jungle Climber'' | Zinger DKJC.png|''DK: Jungle Climber'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||