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{{redirect|Zing|the reoccurring enemies named Zings in  Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest's development|[[Zinger]]}}
{{redirect|Zing|the reoccurring enemies named Zings in  Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest's development|[[Zinger]]}}
{{character infobox
{{character infobox
|image=[[File:King_Zing.png|250px]]
|image=[[File:King_Zing.png|250px]]<br>Artwork from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
|species=[[Zinger]]
|species=[[Zinger]]
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|latest_appearance=''Donkey Kong Country 2'' ([[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]) ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]) ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
}}
}}
'''King Zing''' is a large [[Zinger]] who serves as the fourth boss of ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and the third boss of ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''. He is the boss of [[Krazy Kremland]] in both games, and is fought in the stage [[King Zing Sting]].
'''King Zing'''<ref>{{cite|author=Cast of Characters|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''|language=en|publisher=Nintendo (anglophone regions)|date=1995|quote=King Zing}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Cast roll|title=''Donkey Kong Land 2''|language=en|publisher=Nintendo (anglophone regions)|date=1996|quote=King Zing}}</ref> 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]]'', as the boss of [[Krazy Kremland]].
 
==History==
==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
[[File:Rambi Rumble DKC2 GBA.png|thumb|left|Rambi runs from King Zing in the GBA version]]
[[File:King Zing Sting DKC2.png|thumb|left|King Zing battle in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'']]
[[File:King Zing Sting DKC2.png|thumb|King Zing Sting battle in the SNES version]]
In ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', King Zing is first encountered toward the end of [[Rambi Rumble (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Rambi Rumble]], where he starts chasing the player character, in this instance, [[Rambi]]. King Zing can neither be attacked nor jumped on by Rambi. The theme that plays during the chase is titled "Run, Rambi! Run!". There is an oddity in the original version where King Zing's stinger is missing while in Rambi Rumble, though the remake adds it, but without it flashing red. King Zing stops at a wall just before the [[End of Level Target]], and he is then fought in the [[King Zing Sting (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|following boss level]]. King Zing the first boss in the [[Donkey Kong Country (series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' series]] fought by an [[Animal Friend]], since the [[Kong]]s have to first enter a [[Animal Barrel|Squawks Barrel]] to transform into [[Squawks]]. 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. King Zing becomes a regular red Zinger after six hits 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 ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', King Zing first appears near the end of [[Rambi Rumble (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Rambi Rumble]], making him the only boss to also appear outside of a boss level. King Zing starts chasing after [[Rambi the Rhino|Rambi]] near the end of the level. Unlike regular yellow [[Zinger]]s, Rambi cannot jump on or 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]].


At [[King Zing Sting (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|King Zing Sting]], the [[Kong]]s must fight King Zing by transforming into [[Squawks the Parrot|Squawks]] from a [[Animal Barrel|Squawks Barrel]]. King Zing is the first boss in the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' series to be fought against as an [[Animal Friend]].
In the [[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|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.


King Zing moves around the arena in a set pattern. In order for Squawks to attack King Zing, he must spit an egg at King Zing's red-flashing stinger. When King Zing is hit by an egg, he flashes red for a few seconds (making him temporarily invincible) before returning to normal. King Zing resumes his patrol around the level, but at a faster pace. If he is hit another time, King Zing turns red and starts to follow Squawks around, shoots out three separate sets of stingers in all directions, and returns to his normal state and route. King Zing gets increasingly faster for each time he is hit.
===''Donkey Kong Land 2''===
[[File:KingZing-DKL2.png|thumb|The boss fight in ''Donkey Kong Land 2'']]
In ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'', though King Zing does not appear in [[Rambi Rumble (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Rambi Rumble]], he is still fought in [[King Zing Sting (Donkey Kong Land 2)|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. King Zing is defeated after five hits.


After Squawks hits King Zing in the stinger six times, he becomes a normal-sized red Zinger, and summons four yellow Zingers to guard and surround him. King Zing directly moves after Squawks for the remainder of the battle. To attack King Zing in this phase, Squawks must defeat each yellow Zinger by spitting an egg at them. By defeating all of them, King Zing turns yellow, leaving him open to attack. However, if Squawks does not defeat the Zingers quickly enough, they start to respawn, one by one. Three more hits in this phase will defeat King Zing, though the yellow Zingers will not respawn after the first hit.
==Profiles and statistics==
 
===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
In [[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest#Alternate Version|other versions]] of the game, King Zing moves faster during the battle. Additionally, in the [[Game Boy Advance]] port, 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). He also requires an additional hit in his last phase as a normal Zinger to be defeated.
{{DK boss
|name=King Zing
|image=[[File:King Zing DKC2.png]]
|world=[[Krazy Kremland]]
|level=[[King Zing Sting (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|King Zing Sting]]
|defeat=9
|reward=[[Kremkoin]]
|prev=Kudgel
|num=4
|next=Kreepy Krow
|game=Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
}}


===''Donkey Kong Land 2''===
===''Donkey Kong Land 2''===
[[File:KingZing-DKL2.png|thumb|left|The boss fight in ''Donkey Kong Land 2'']]
{{DK boss
In ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'', King Zing does not appear in [[Rambi Rumble (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Rambi Rumble]], but is still fought in his boss stage, [[King Zing Sting (Donkey Kong Land 2)|King Zing Sting]].
|name=King Zing
 
|image=[[File:King Zing DKL2.png]]
The battle with King Zing proceeds similarly to the one in ''Donkey Kong Country 2''; although after being hit, King Zing does not fire stingers, and instead becomes temporarily invincible and homes in on Squawks, before returning to his normal zig-zag flight pattern. Like his previous battle, King Zing moves faster after each hit. After being hit a few times, King Zing begins to summon normal Zingers. These Zingers are positioned behind King Zing and move around with him, and they disappear after a while.
|world=[[Krazy Kremland]]
{{br}}
|level=[[King Zing Sting (Donkey Kong Land 2)|King Zing Sting]]
|defeat=5
|reward=[[Kremkoin]]
|prev=Kleever
|num=3
|next=Kreepy Krow
|game=
}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
King Zing DKC2.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' sprite
King Zing DKL2.png|''Donkey Kong Land 2'' sprite
DKC2 GBA King Zing sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (GBA) sprite
DKC2 GBA wallpaper 2.jpg|Wallpaper of King Zing
King Zing Sting design.jpg|Concept of the fight against King Zing
King Zing Sting design.jpg|Concept of the fight against King Zing
King Zing DKC2 ending.png|In the ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' ending
King Zing DKC2 ending.png|In the ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' ending
King Zing DKL2 ending.png|In the ''Donkey Kong Land 2'' ending
King Zing DKL2 ending.png|In the ''Donkey Kong Land 2'' ending
DKC2 GBA King Zing sprite.png|Sprite from ''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (Game Boy Advance)
Rambi Rumble DKC2 GBA.png|Rambi running from King Zing in the GBA version
DKC2 GBA wallpaper 2.jpg|Official wallpaper of either King Zing or a Zinger
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=キングB
|Jap=ボス　キングB
|JapR=Kingu Bī
|JapR=Bosu Kingu Bī
|JapM=King [[Queen B.|B]]
|JapM=Boss King [[Queen B.|B]]
|Ita=Re Pungix
|Ita=Re Pungix
|ItaM=King Zing
|ItaM=King Zing
|Spa=King Zing
|Spa=King Zing
|SpaM=-
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==References==
*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.
<references/>
*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.


{{DKC2}}
{{DKC2}}

Latest revision as of 18:46, June 5, 2024

"Zing" redirects here. For the reoccurring enemies named Zings in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest's development, see Zinger.
King Zing
King Zing
Artwork from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Species Zinger
First appearance Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country 2 (GBA) (2004)

King Zing[1][2] 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, as the boss of Krazy Kremland.

History[edit]

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest[edit]

King Zing Sting from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
King Zing battle in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

In Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, King Zing is first encountered toward the end of Rambi Rumble, where he starts chasing the player character, in this instance, Rambi. King Zing can neither be attacked nor jumped on by Rambi. The theme that plays during the chase is titled "Run, Rambi! Run!". There is an oddity in the original version where King Zing's stinger is missing while in Rambi Rumble, though the remake adds it, but without it flashing red. King Zing stops at a wall just before the End of Level Target, and he is then fought in the following boss level. King Zing the first boss in the Donkey Kong Country series fought by an Animal Friend, since the Kongs have to first enter a Squawks Barrel to transform into Squawks. 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. King Zing becomes a regular red Zinger after six hits 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[edit]

King Zing Sting from Donkey Kong Land 2
The boss fight in 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. King Zing is defeated after five hits.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest[edit]

King Zing
Sprite of King Zing in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest.
World Krazy Kremland Level King Zing Sting
Hits to defeat 9 Reward Kremkoin
<< | Directory of bosses (#4) | >>

Donkey Kong Land 2[edit]

King Zing
The leader of the Zingers, King Zing, as he appears in Donkey Kong Land 2.
World Krazy Kremland Level King Zing Sting
Hits to defeat 5 Reward Kremkoin
<< | Directory of bosses (#3) | >>

Gallery[edit]

  • Concept of the fight against King Zing

    Concept of the fight against King Zing

  • In the Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest ending

    In the Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest ending

  • In the Donkey Kong Land 2 ending

    In the Donkey Kong Land 2 ending

  • Sprite from Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)

    Sprite from Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)

  • Rambi running from King Zing in the GBA version

    Rambi running from King Zing in the GBA version

  • Official wallpaper of either King Zing or a Zinger

    Official wallpaper of either King Zing or a Zinger

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ボス　キングB
Bosu Kingu Bī
 Boss King B

Italian Re Pungix
 King Zing
Spanish King Zing
 -

References[edit]

  1. ^ "King Zing" – Cast of Characters (1995). Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. Nintendo (anglophone regions) (English).
  2. ^ "King Zing" – Cast roll (1996). Donkey Kong Land 2. Nintendo (anglophone regions) (English).
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Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (SNES) / Donkey Kong Country 2 (GBA)
Protagonists Cranky Kong • Diddy Kong • Dixie Kong • Donkey Kong • Funky Kong • Swanky Kong • Wrinkly Kong
Animal Friends Clapper • Enguarde • Expresso • Glimmer • Quawks • Rambi • Rattly • Squawks • Squitter
Bosses Krow • Kleever • Kudgel • King Zing • Kreepy Krow • Kerozene • Kaptain K. Rool
Enemies Cat O' 9 Tails • Click-Clack • Flitter • Flotsam • Kaboing • Kaboom • Kackle • Kannon • Klampon • Klank • Klinger • Kloak • Klobber • Klomp • Klubba • Krockhead • Krook • Kruncha • Kutlass • Lockjaw • Mini-Necky • Neek • Puftup • Screech • Shuri • Snapjaw • Spiny • Zinger
Levels Gangplank Galleon Pirate Panic • Mainbrace Mayhem • Gangplank Galley • Lockjaw's Locker • Topsail Trouble • Krow's Nest
Crocodile Cauldron Hot-Head Hop • Kannon's Klaim • Lava Lagoon • Red-Hot Ride • Squawks's Shaft • Kleever's Kiln
Krem Quay Barrel Bayou • Glimmer's Galleon • Krockhead Klamber • Rattle Battle • Slime Climb • Bramble Blast • Kudgel's Kontest
Krazy Kremland Hornet Hole • Target Terror • Bramble Scramble • Rickety Race • Mudhole Marsh • Rambi Rumble • King Zing Sting
Gloomy Gulch Ghostly Grove • Haunted Hall • Gusty Glade • Parrot Chute Panic • Web Woods • Kreepy Krow
K. Rool's Keep Arctic Abyss • Windy Well • Castle Crush • Clapper's Cavern • Chain Link Chamber • Toxic Tower • Stronghold Showdown
The Flying Krock Screech's Sprint • K. Rool Duel
Lost World Jungle Jinx • Black Ice Battle • Klobber Karnage • Fiery Furnace • Animal Antics • Krocodile Kore
Funky's Flights missions Aerial Loop • Submerged Stint • Kongstruction • Kongnapped • Cool Sounds • Kongnapped 2 • Toxic Kongstruction
Barrels Animal Barrel • Regular Barrel • Barrel Kannon • Biplane Barrel • Blast Barrel • Bonus Barrel • Diddy & Dixie Barrels • DK Barrel • Exclamation Point Barrel • Golden Barrel • Krockhead Barrel • Plus and Minus Barrels • Rotatable Barrel • Star Barrel • Steerable Barrel • TNT Barrel
Other items and objects Banana • Banana Bunch • Banana Coin • Extra Life Balloon (red · green · blue) • Hook • KONG Letters • Kremkoin • Roller Coaster Star • Toxic waste
Miscellaneous Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Original Soundtrack • Donkey Kong Country Trilogy • Gallery • Glitches • Media • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Staff • Uncle Kong
[Edit]
Donkey Kong Land 2
Protagonists Diddy Kong • Dixie Kong • Donkey Kong • Funky Kong • Wrinkly Kong
Animal Friends Clapper • Enguarde • Rambi • Rattly • Squawks • Squitter • Quawks
Bosses Krow • Kleever • King Zing • Kreepy Krow • Kaptain K. Rool
Enemies Click-Clack • Flitter • Flotsam • Kaboing • Kannon • Klampon • Klank • Klinger • Klobber • Klomp • Klubba • Krockhead • Krook • Kruncha • Lockjaw • Necky • Neek • Puftup • Shuri • Spiny • Zinger
Levels Gangplank Galleon Pirate Panic • Mainbrace Mayhem • Gangplank Galley • Lockjaw's Locker • Topsail Trouble • Krow's Nest
Krem Cauldron Hothead Hop • Kannon's Klaim • Lava Lagoon • Redhot Ride • Squawks's Shaft • Barrel Bayou • Glimmer's Galleon • Krockhead Klamber • Rattle Battle • Slime Climb • Kleaver's Kiln
Krazy Kremland Hornet Hole • Target Terror • Bramble Blast • Rickety Race • Bramble Scramble • Mudhole Marsh • Rambi Rumble • King Zing Sting
Gloomy Gulch Ghostly Grove • Krazy Koaster • Gusty Glade • Parrot Chute Panic • Web Woods • Kreepy Krow
K. Rool's Keep Arctic Abyss • Windy Well • Dungeon Danger • Clapper's Cavern • Chain Link Chamber • Toxic Tower • Stronghold Showdown
The Flying Krock Screech's Sprint • K. Rool Duel
Lost World Jungle Jinx • Black Ice Battle • Klobber Karnage • Fiery Furnace • Animal Antics • Krocodile Kore
Barrels Animal Barrel • Barrel • Barrel Kannon • Blast Barrel • Bonus Barrel • DK Barrel • Exclamation Point Barrel • Light Barrel • Rotatable Barrel • Star Barrel • TNT Barrel
Other items and objects Banana • Banana Bunch • Banana Coin • Extra Life Balloon • Hook • KONG Letters • Kremkoin • Roller Coaster • Star • Toxic waste
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