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[[Image: Hovercraft.jpg|thumb|right|Dixie and Kiddy Kong riding in the '''Hover Craft'''.]]
{{about|Funky Kong's vehicle from ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''|the vehicle from ''Diddy Kong Racing'' and ''Diddy Kong Racing DS''|[[Hovercraft]]}}
[[File:Hover Craft DKC3 artwork.jpg|thumb|Artwork of the Hover Craft]]
The '''Hover Craft''', also spelled '''hovercraft'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' instruction booklet|page=21|date=1996|language=en-us|author=Nintendo|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> or '''Hovercraft''',<ref>{{cite|author=Owsen, Dan, Kent Miller, and Paul Shinoda|title=''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' Player's Guide|page=16|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1996}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=December 1996|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) issue 51|page=20}}</ref> is one of four vehicles that [[Funky Kong]] leases to [[Dixie Kong]] and [[Kiddy Kong]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' The Hover Craft appears to be made from a barrel, and it has a large, black floating tube on the bottom. The Hover Craft is an upgrade over the [[Motor Boat]], being able to move on water faster and travel over rocks. The Hover Craft is not available to use at first because there is a hole in its tube that Funky can only fix with a [[patch (item)|patch]], and the Hover Craft becomes available to use after giving the Patch to Funky. The Hover Craft is required to access the worlds [[Cotton Top Cove]] and [[Mekanos]], the [[Brothers Bear]] location [[Bramble's Bungalow]], and the [[secret cave]], "Kong Cave". The Hovercraft is used by [[King K. Rool|Baron K. Roolenstein]] in a brief scene of the true ending, where he uses it to try to escape from the [[Banana Queen]]. In the [[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Game Boy Advance version]], the Hover Craft is used in the "Protect" mission of the [[Funky's Rentals (minigame)|Funky's Rentals]] minigame.


The '''Hover Craft''' is one of four vehicles that [[Funky Kong]] leases during the events of ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''. It is a step up from the [[Motor Boat]], in that it's slightly faster, and more importantly, can drive over rocks in the water.  
Artwork of Dixie Kong and Kiddy Kong in the Hover Craft appears on a [[spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Hover Craft DKC3 GBA.png|Artwork of Dixie and Kiddy on the Hover Craft
Baron K Roolenstein HoverCraft.png|Baron K. Roolenstein riding on the stolen Hover Craft
</gallery>


Funky Kong is unable to build the Hover Craft due to a hole in one of the parts. If [[Dixie Kong|Dixie]] and [[Kiddy Kong]] manage to defeat [[Arich]] in [[Kremwood Forest]], the spider will drop a [[Patch]]. By taking this Patch to Funky, he will be able to fix up the Hover Craft and allow the [[Kong]]s to use it for their journey, mainly enabling them to reach [[Cotton-Top Cove]] and [[Mekanos]].
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ホバークラフト
|JapR=Hobā Kurafuto
|JapM=Hover Craft
|Ita=Hovercraft
}}


Once the Kongs recover the [[Ski (DKC3)|Ski]]s from the bosses of Cotton-Top Cove and Mekanos, Funky will use them to build the [[Turbo Ski]], which can travel up waterfalls, and will serve as the Hover Craft's replacement from thereon out.
==References==
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In the [[Game Boy Advance]] [[remake]] of ''Donkey Kong Country 3'', the Hover Craft is also used in Funky's [[Protect]] [[mini-game]], where Dixie or Kiddy must prevent [[Kremling]]s from kidnapping members of the Kong family in the middle of a lake.
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In the true ending of ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'', a brief scene of [[King K. Rool|Baron K. Roolenstein]] trying to flee in his own Hover Craft, identical to the Kongs', if only slightly larger, will be shown.
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! objects]]
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[[Category: Vehicles]]
[[Category: Watercraft]]

Latest revision as of 21:32, June 4, 2024

This article is about Funky Kong's vehicle from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! For the vehicle from Diddy Kong Racing and Diddy Kong Racing DS, see Hovercraft.
Artwork of the Hover Craft from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Artwork of the Hover Craft

The Hover Craft, also spelled hovercraft[1] or Hovercraft,[2][3] is one of four vehicles that Funky Kong leases to Dixie Kong and Kiddy Kong in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! The Hover Craft appears to be made from a barrel, and it has a large, black floating tube on the bottom. The Hover Craft is an upgrade over the Motor Boat, being able to move on water faster and travel over rocks. The Hover Craft is not available to use at first because there is a hole in its tube that Funky can only fix with a patch, and the Hover Craft becomes available to use after giving the Patch to Funky. The Hover Craft is required to access the worlds Cotton Top Cove and Mekanos, the Brothers Bear location Bramble's Bungalow, and the secret cave, "Kong Cave". The Hovercraft is used by Baron K. Roolenstein in a brief scene of the true ending, where he uses it to try to escape from the Banana Queen. In the Game Boy Advance version, the Hover Craft is used in the "Protect" mission of the Funky's Rentals minigame.

Artwork of Dixie Kong and Kiddy Kong in the Hover Craft appears on a spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ホバークラフト
Hobā Kurafuto
Hover Craft

Italian Hovercraft
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References[edit]

  1. ^ Nintendo (1996). Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 21.
  2. ^ Owsen, Dan, Kent Miller, and Paul Shinoda (1996). Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 16.
  3. ^ (December 1996). Nintendo Magazine System (UK) issue 51. Page 20.