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{{Species-infobox
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|title=Awk
|image=[[File:Awk.png|250px]]<br>Artwork of an Awk
|image=[[File:Awk.png|250px]] Artwork of an '''Awk'''.
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' ([[List of games by date#2010|2010]])
|sub_species=[[Rawk]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'' ([[List of games by date#2013|2013]])
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' ([[2010]])
|variants=[[Rawk]]
|affiliation=[[Tiki Tak Tribe]]
|derived_subjects=[[Dozy]]
|latest_appearance=
|comparable=[[Gnawty]]
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'''Awks''' are blue-colored parrot enemies, who appeared in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]''.  They first appeared in the [[Jungle (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Jungle]] area of [[Donkey Kong Island]]. Awks basically move around from left to right, posing a very little threat to [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]]. However, they can quite often be bounced off by the [[Kong]]s in order to reach higher platforms and obtain important items such as [[Coin]]s and [[Puzzle Piece]]s.  They can be defeated with any attack method.
[[File:Awkconcept.png|thumb|left|Concept artwork]]
'''Awks''' are blue squatting parrots that appear as enemies in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and its [[Nintendo 3DS]] remake, ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]''. They are among the weakest enemies of the game, and only appear throughout the first world, [[Jungle (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Jungle]]. They have tougher, larger variants known as [[Rawk]]s, which appear much later in the [[Ruins]] and [[Golden Temple]].


[[File:Rawk.png|thumb|left|A '''Rawk'''.]]
Awks are mainly turquoise, with some purple on the underside, green wing feathers, and red-colored tail feathers, neck, eyebrows and eyelids. They have orange legs with yellow stripes. Their body feathers obscure their neck, making it appear short, when it is actually long and skinny.
Awks also have a relative, known as [[Rawk]]s.  Unlike Awks, Rawks are colored red, and are more aggressive.  When a Rawk spots any of the playable Kongs, it'll start to run faster, attempting to take them out. However, like with the Awks, Rawks aren't too threatening themselves, since they too can be beaten with any attack method.


While Awks only appeared in the Jungle area, Rawks are also found in the [[Ruins]] and the [[Golden Temple]].
Behaviorally, Awks are the equivalent to [[Gnawty|Gnawties]] from the original ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', as their only pattern involves moving from left to right. Their only way of attacking [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] is by walking into them. Awks may sometimes appear in small groups together. The [[Kong]]s can defeat Awks by bouncing onto them, allowing them to reach higher platforms and sometimes items like [[banana]]s, [[Banana Coin]]s, or even a [[Puzzle Piece (Donkey Kong Country series)|Puzzle Piece]].
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=アルク
|JapR=Aruku
|JapM=Katakana spelling of「歩く」(to walk)
|Ger=Papageier
|GerM=Agentive form of "Papagei" (parrot)
|Ita=Gracchio
|ItaM=Chough
|FreE=Rapak
|FreEM=May come from "rapace" (bird of prey)
|SpaE=Aco
|SpaEM=Masculine form of "aca", which is from a clipping of "guacamayo" (macaw)
}}
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{{DKCR}}
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country Returns]]
[[Category:Parrots]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Enemies]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country Returns enemies]]
[[Category:Birds]]
[[de:Papageier]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Species]]

Latest revision as of 05:52, January 8, 2024

Awk
An Awk
Artwork of an Awk
First appearance Donkey Kong Country Returns (2010)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (2013)
Variants
Derived subjects
Comparable
Concept artwork

Awks are blue squatting parrots that appear as enemies in Donkey Kong Country Returns and its Nintendo 3DS remake, Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D. They are among the weakest enemies of the game, and only appear throughout the first world, Jungle. They have tougher, larger variants known as Rawks, which appear much later in the Ruins and Golden Temple.

Awks are mainly turquoise, with some purple on the underside, green wing feathers, and red-colored tail feathers, neck, eyebrows and eyelids. They have orange legs with yellow stripes. Their body feathers obscure their neck, making it appear short, when it is actually long and skinny.

Behaviorally, Awks are the equivalent to Gnawties from the original Donkey Kong Country, as their only pattern involves moving from left to right. Their only way of attacking Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong is by walking into them. Awks may sometimes appear in small groups together. The Kongs can defeat Awks by bouncing onto them, allowing them to reach higher platforms and sometimes items like bananas, Banana Coins, or even a Puzzle Piece.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese アルク
Aruku
 Katakana spelling of「歩く」(to walk)

French (NOE) Rapak
 May come from "rapace" (bird of prey)
German Papageier
 Agentive form of "Papagei" (parrot)
Italian Gracchio
 Chough
Spanish (NOE) Aco
 Masculine form of "aca", which is from a clipping of "guacamayo" (macaw)
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Donkey Kong Country Returns / Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D
Characters Protagonists Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Cranky Kong • Rambi • Squawks • Super Kong • Tutorial Pig • Wigglevine
Bosses Mugly • Scurvy Crew • Stu • Mole Miner Max/Train • Mangoruby • Thugly • Colonel Pluck / Stompybot 3000 • Tiki Tong
Enemies and obstacles Tiki Tak Tribe Fireball • Flaming Tiki Buzz • Screaming Pillar • Screaming Pillar (big) • Tiki Boing • Tiki Bomber • Tiki Buzz • Tiki Doom • Tiki Goon • Tiki Pilot • Tiki Pop • Tiki Seeker • Tiki Tank • Tiki Tong Tower • Tiki Torch • Tiki Tork • Tiki Zing • Tiki Zing (big) • Tiki Zing (Foggy Fumes)
Other Ack • AckStack • Ape-Eating Plant • Awk • Big Squeekly • Bonehead Jed • Bopapodamus • Bowling bird • BuckBomb • BuckBot • Buzzbite • Cageberry • Char-Char • Chomp • Chū Komorin • Electrasquid • Electroid • Fireball • Firebite • Frogoon • Giant Chomp • Giga Goro Ball • Giga Rangwi • Green Chomp • Hopgoon • Hothead Jed • Humzee • Jellybob • Kowalee • Leaping flame • Mimic • Mole Guard • Mole Miner • Muncher • Pinchly • Rawk • Ready-Bots (Pogobot • Pyrobot) • Rentamaguma • Robobī • Shooting Chomp • Skellirex • Skittler • Skittler Pillar • Skullyrex • Snaggles • Snippys • Squeekly • Squiddicus • Squidly • Stilts • Toothberry • Wiggle • Yellow Snaggles
Objects Items Banana • Banana Bunch • Banana Coin • Banana Juice • Crash Guard* • Green Balloon* • Heart • Heart Boost • K-O-N-G Letters • Map Key • Puzzle Piece • Rare Orb • Red Balloon
Barrels Barrel Cannon • Blast Barrel • DK Barrel • Regular Barrel • Slot Machine Barrel
Miscellaneous Bag • Container • Green surface • Rambi Crate • Red and blue blocks • Tire • Train • Trapdoor
Vehicles Mine Cart • Rocket Barrel
Moves Barrel Roll (Cartwheel Attack) • Blow • Cling • Ground Pound (Popgun Pound) • Ranged attack
Levels Jungle Jungle Hijinxs • King of Cling • Tree Top Bop • Sunset Shore • Canopy Cannons • Crazy Cart • Platform Panic • Mugly's Mound
Beach Poppin' Planks • Sloppy Sands • Peaceful Pier • Cannon Cluster • Stormy Shore • Blowhole Bound • Tidal Terror • Tumblin' Temple • Pinchin' Pirates
Ruins Wonky Waterway • Button Bash • Mast Blast • Damp Dungeon • Itty Bitty Biters • Temple Topple • Shifty Smashers • Ruined Roost
Cave Rickety Rails • Grip 'n' Trip • Bombs Away • Mole Patrol • Crowded Cavern • Jagged Jewels • The Mole Train
Forest Vine Valley • Clingy Swingy • Flutter Flyaway • Tippin' Totems • Longshot Launch • Springy Spores • Wigglevine Wonders • Muncher Marathon • Blast & Bounce • Mangoruby Run
Cliff Sticky Situation • Prehistoric Path • Weighty Way • Boulder Roller • Precarious Plateau • Crumble Canyon • Tippy Shippy • Clifftop Climb • Perilous Passage • Thugly's Highrise
Factory Foggy Fumes • Slammin' Steel • Handy Hazards • Gear Getaway • Cog Jog • Switcheroo • Music Madness • Lift-off Launch • Treacherous Track • Feather Fiend
Volcano Furious Fire • Hot Rocket • Roasting Rails • Smokey Peak • Bobbing Basalt • Moving Melters • Red Red Rising • Five Monkey Trial • Tiki Tong Terror
Cloud* Crushin' Columns* • Gushin' Geysers* • Spiky Surprise* • Mischievous Moles* • Topsy Turvy* • Tar Ball Fall* • Robo Factory* • Lavawheel Volcano* • Golden Temple
Further info Donkey Kong Returns Original Sound Track • Extras (image names in other languages) • Gallery • Staff
Related Play Nintendo activities:
Can’t-miss games • Who are these jerks of the jungle?
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