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A '''Humzee''' is a {{wp|hummingbird}} enemy seen in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and its [[Nintendo 3DS]] [[reissue|remake]], ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]''. Humzees are small birds with a sharp bill. They have dark green feathers on their back, a cream underside, a red throat, and turquoise wings and a tail. They attack in swarms and move quickly, but they often stop moving and hover in the air for some seconds, a time that the [[Kong]]s can take to jump on them to defeat them. They only appear in the level [[Button Bash]].
A '''Humzee''' is a {{wp|hummingbird}} enemy seen in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and its [[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D|Nintendo 3DS remake]]. Humzees are small birds with a sharp bill. They have dark green feathers on their back, a cream underside, a red throat, and turquoise wings and a tail. They attack in swarms and move quickly, but they often stop moving and hover in the air for some seconds, a time that the [[Kong]]s can take to jump on them to defeat them. They appear only in the level [[Button Bash]].


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=ハッチドリン
|Jap=ハッチドリン
|JapR=Hacchidorin
|JapR=Hacchidorin
|JapM=Derivation of「{{hover|蜂鳥|ハチドリ}}」(''hachidori'', hummingbird), combined with Japanese endearing diminutive「~りん」(''-rin'')
|JapM=Derivation of「{{ruby|蜂鳥|ハチドリ}}」(''hachidori'', "hummingbird"), combined with Japanese endearing diminutive「~りん」(''-rin'')
|FreE=Kolibrizz
|FreE=Kolibrizz
|FreEM=From "colibri" (hummingbird) and possibly "buzz"
|FreEM=From ''colibri'' ("hummingbird") and possibly "buzz"
|Ger=Kolibrumm
|Ger=Kolibrumm
|GerM=From "kolibri" (hummingbird) and possibly "brummen" (to hum)
|GerM=From ''Kolibri'' ("hummingbird") and possibly ''brummen'' ("to hum")
|Ita=Brifù
|Ita=Brifù
|ItaM=From "colibrì" (hummingbird)
|ItaM=From ''colibrì'' ("hummingbird")
|SpaE=Colibrioso
|SpaE=Colibrioso
|SpaEM=From "colibrí" (hummingbird) and the adjective-forming suffix "-oso"
|SpaEM=From ''colibrí'' ("hummingbird") and the adjective-forming suffix ''-oso''
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Latest revision as of 18:18, January 11, 2024

Humzee
Humzee.png
Concept artwork of Humzee
First appearance Donkey Kong Country Returns (2010)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (2013)

A Humzee is a hummingbird enemy seen in Donkey Kong Country Returns and its Nintendo 3DS remake. Humzees are small birds with a sharp bill. They have dark green feathers on their back, a cream underside, a red throat, and turquoise wings and a tail. They attack in swarms and move quickly, but they often stop moving and hover in the air for some seconds, a time that the Kongs can take to jump on them to defeat them. They appear only in the level Button Bash.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ハッチドリン
Hacchidorin
Derivation of「蜂鳥ハチドリ」(hachidori, "hummingbird"), combined with Japanese endearing diminutive「~りん」(-rin)

French (NOE) Kolibrizz
From colibri ("hummingbird") and possibly "buzz"
German Kolibrumm
From Kolibri ("hummingbird") and possibly brummen ("to hum")
Italian Brifù
From colibrì ("hummingbird")
Spanish (NOE) Colibrioso
From colibrí ("hummingbird") and the adjective-forming suffix -oso