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'''Mole Miners'''<ref>"Boss Gallery" in the "Extras" section of ''Donkey Kong Country Returns''.</ref> (also simply known as '''Moles'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' Prima Official Game Guide, 2010, p. 26</ref>) are enemies first appearing in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]''.  
'''Mole Miners'''<ref>"Boss Gallery" in the "Extras" section of ''Donkey Kong Country Returns''.</ref> (also simply known as '''Moles'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' Prima Official Game Guide, 2010, p. 26</ref>) are enemies that appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]''.
 
As their name suggests, Mole Miners are based on real world {{wp|mole}}s. Every Mole Miner is brown, has pink paws, and wear a headlamp which covers their eyes. They appear to have freckles on the sides of their faces. Mole Miners have a stubby tail and a large bucktooth sticking out of their mouth. They also have a [[Bomb (object)|bomb]]s-throwing variant, [[Mole Guard]]s.


==History==
==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' / ''Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D''===
===''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' / ''Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D''===
Mole Miners only appear in [[Crazy Cart]] and the [[Cave]] area of [[Donkey Kong Island]], but they are very common in this area. They are the ones who constructed all of the rails and [[Mine Cart|mine cart]]s in the Cave{{ref needed}}, and they can frequently be found riding these carts. They also sometimes tie balloons to themselves so they can ride in the air. [[Mole Guard]]s are Mole Miners that throw [[Bomb (object)|bomb]]s at the player(s), sometimes destroying tracks with their bombs. Mole Guards are often seen in a mine cart on a different track than the player.
In ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'', Mole Miners only appear in [[Crazy Cart]] and the [[Cave]] area of [[Donkey Kong Island]], but they are very common in this area. Mole Miners are the ones who constructed all of the rails and [[Mine Cart|mine cart]]s in the Cave.{{ref needed}} Mole Miners frequently ride around in a mine cart, often on a separate track from [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]].


They later appear during the boss level [[The Mole Train]], where they assist [[Mole Miner Max]]. In this level they either throw pickaxes or bombs at the player until they reach the train, where they dig inside the bananas in the train, later emerging from the train in order to swipe their claws around them. Once they swiped their claws they can be jumped on the head, sometimes dropping a [[Heart (item)|Heart]] when defeated. At the beginning of the level, Mole Miners are found loading bananas into the Mole Train, where one of them is eating a sandwich.
Mole Miners are weak enemies and are easy to avoid. The mine cart-riding Mole Miners do not attack the Kongs directly except for attempting to drive into them. Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong can avoid the Mole Miner by either jumping over or onto it. The only two mine cart levels which Mole Miners do not appear in are [[Roasting Rails]] and [[Prehistoric Path]]. Mole Miners often carry around an axe as its weapon.


As their name suggests, they heavily resemble real moles. They are all brown in color and have pink paws. Their headlamps cover their eyes, and they appear to have freckles on the sides of their faces. They also have stubby little tails and one large tooth sticking out of their mouths.
In [[Mole Patrol]], there are Mole Miners who attach balloons to themselves to move around in the air. Their only attack is swinging a pickaxe at the Kongs. Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong can pop their balloon by touching it.


Mole Miners carry axes, which they use to attack. They are only a small threat and are easy to avoid. In the mine cart levels, their only attack they have is to simply go towards the player(s) in a mine cart, where the player(s) must jump over (or on top of) them. In [[Mole Patrol]], where they attach balloons to themselves, the only attack they have is to swing a pickaxe which can harm the player(s) if they touch them or their pickaxe. However, the balloon can be popped when touched.
Mole Miners appear during the boss level [[The Mole Train]], where they assist the boss [[Mole Miner Max]]. In a cutscene at the start, the Mole Miners are loading bananas into the Mole Train, and one is eating a sandwich that it pulled from its lunchbox. During the battle, Mole Miners throw either pickaxes or bombs at the Kongs until reaching the train, where the Mole Miners dig into the bananas and later emerge to swipe their claws around the Kongs. After doing so, the Kongs must quickly stomp on the Mole Miner to defeat it. A Mole Miner sometimes drops a [[Heart (item)|Heart]] upon being defeated.


===''Mario Kart Arcade GP DX''===
===''Mario Kart Arcade GP DX''===

Revision as of 23:20, September 9, 2019

Template:Species-infobox Mole Miners[1] (also simply known as Moles[2]) are enemies that appear in Donkey Kong Country Returns and Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D.

As their name suggests, Mole Miners are based on real world moles. Every Mole Miner is brown, has pink paws, and wear a headlamp which covers their eyes. They appear to have freckles on the sides of their faces. Mole Miners have a stubby tail and a large bucktooth sticking out of their mouth. They also have a bombs-throwing variant, Mole Guards.

History

Donkey Kong Country Returns / Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D

In Donkey Kong Country Returns, Mole Miners only appear in Crazy Cart and the Cave area of Donkey Kong Island, but they are very common in this area. Mole Miners are the ones who constructed all of the rails and mine carts in the Cave.[citation needed] Mole Miners frequently ride around in a mine cart, often on a separate track from Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong.

Mole Miners are weak enemies and are easy to avoid. The mine cart-riding Mole Miners do not attack the Kongs directly except for attempting to drive into them. Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong can avoid the Mole Miner by either jumping over or onto it. The only two mine cart levels which Mole Miners do not appear in are Roasting Rails and Prehistoric Path. Mole Miners often carry around an axe as its weapon.

In Mole Patrol, there are Mole Miners who attach balloons to themselves to move around in the air. Their only attack is swinging a pickaxe at the Kongs. Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong can pop their balloon by touching it.

Mole Miners appear during the boss level The Mole Train, where they assist the boss Mole Miner Max. In a cutscene at the start, the Mole Miners are loading bananas into the Mole Train, and one is eating a sandwich that it pulled from its lunchbox. During the battle, Mole Miners throw either pickaxes or bombs at the Kongs until reaching the train, where the Mole Miners dig into the bananas and later emerge to swipe their claws around the Kongs. After doing so, the Kongs must quickly stomp on the Mole Miner to defeat it. A Mole Miner sometimes drops a Heart upon being defeated.

Mario Kart Arcade GP DX

Mole Miners in the track Bananan Labyrinth in Mario Kart Arcade GP DX.
Mole Miners in Mario Kart Arcade GP DX

Mole Miners reappear in Mario Kart Arcade GP DX in the track Bananan Labyrinth, where they are seen riding mine carts in the cave section of the track.[3]

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References

  1. ^ "Boss Gallery" in the "Extras" section of Donkey Kong Country Returns.
  2. ^ Donkey Kong Country Returns Prima Official Game Guide, 2010, p. 26
  3. ^ NinjaGaijin (January 17, 2019). Mario Kart Arcade GP DX Donkey Kong Cup 100cc マリオカート アーケードグランプリDX ドンキーコングカップ. YouTube. Retrieved January 24, 2019.