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|title=Swooper Dooper
|title=Swooper Dooper
|image=[[File:Swooper Dooper art.png]]
|image=[[File:Swooper Dooper art.png]]
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' ([[Wii U]]) ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
|latest_appearance=[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' (Nintendo Switch)]] ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
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'''Swooper Doopers'''<ref>von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory van Grier. ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Game Guide. Page 14.</ref> are white-feathered avian enemies appearing in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''. In countenance, they seem to draw inspiration from [[wikipedia:Flamingo|flamingos]], since they have thin legs tucked into a sack-shaped torso, which tapers abruptly into a short and narrow neck. The feathers on their small wings have a gradient of red. However, the feathers on theirs tails, which are connected in a tuft, are colored entirely red. Each Swooper Dooper sports a tribal mask, accompanied by a crown of red feathers which is arched around its head. Lastly, it features a large curved beak that is similar in design to that of [[Dozy|Dozies]] and [[Sour Dodo]]s, also bird enemies originating in the same game.
[[File:Swooper Dooper.png|thumb|left|A Swooper Dooper looking down]]
'''Swooper Doopers'''<ref>von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory van Grier. ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 14.</ref> are avian enemies appearing in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' and its Nintendo Switch [[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|port]]. They resemble {{wp|secretarybird}}s with red feathers on their small wings and tails. They wear a tribal mask, accompanied by a crown of red feathers which is arched around their head. Their name is a pun on the phrase "{{wp|super-duper}}", a colloquial phrase that describes something as very great.


[[File:Swooper Dooper.png|thumb|left|A Swooper Dooper looking down]]
As their name suggests, Swooper Doopers attack by swooping repeatedly from side to side. Swooper Doopers can injure the [[Kong]]s by flying into them, causing the Kongs to lose a heart point. Swooper Doopers can be defeated in any manner, including a jump attack, a [[Roll Attack|roll attack]], throwing an object, or with [[Rambi]]. By jumping on a Swooper Dooper, the Kongs can get a height boost into the air.
Swooper Dooper's name is, perhaps, a pun on the phrase "super duper", used to describe something glorious or very impressing. The name also implies the bird's only method of attack: swooping. It flings its wings in one place in the air, until deciding to drop down in a "U" shaped path, attempting to hurt the [[Kong]]s. After this, they stop again in the air, and turn around performing the same movement as before, only in the opposite direction. A single [[stomp]] is required to defeat a Swooper Dooper.


Swooper Doopers are among the enemies native to [[Bright Savannah]], an African-inspired island and [[world]] from the game. They can be found in almost every level of this world, with [[Twilight Terror]] and the [[Ba-Boom|boss stage]] being exceptions. Likewise, the player cannot interact with them in [[Cannon Canyon]], as they fly around in the background; one can be seen standing on a cliff and watching the Kongs progressing through the level.
Swooper Doopers are one of the enemies that are native to [[Bright Savannah]]. They appear in every level of the world except [[Twilight Terror]] and [[Triple Trouble]]. In [[Cannon Canyon]], Swooper Doopers only appear in the background, with one of them standing on a cliff and observing the Kongs shooting from a [[Barrel Cannon]].
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==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=マスク・ド・スゥーパー<ref>「ドンキーコングトロピカルフリーズ任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''). {{media link|DKTF Shogakukan P17.jpg|Page 17}}.</ref>
|JapR=Masuku do Swūpā
|JapM=Mask'd Swooper; formatted similarly to [[Stilts (enemy)|Stilts]]
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Latest revision as of 19:42, February 15, 2023

Swooper Dooper
Concept artwork of a Swooper Dooper
First appearance Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Wii U) (2014)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch) (2018)
A Swooper Dooper looking down

Swooper Doopers[1] are avian enemies appearing in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and its Nintendo Switch port. They resemble secretarybirds with red feathers on their small wings and tails. They wear a tribal mask, accompanied by a crown of red feathers which is arched around their head. Their name is a pun on the phrase "super-duper", a colloquial phrase that describes something as very great.

As their name suggests, Swooper Doopers attack by swooping repeatedly from side to side. Swooper Doopers can injure the Kongs by flying into them, causing the Kongs to lose a heart point. Swooper Doopers can be defeated in any manner, including a jump attack, a roll attack, throwing an object, or with Rambi. By jumping on a Swooper Dooper, the Kongs can get a height boost into the air.

Swooper Doopers are one of the enemies that are native to Bright Savannah. They appear in every level of the world except Twilight Terror and Triple Trouble. In Cannon Canyon, Swooper Doopers only appear in the background, with one of them standing on a cliff and observing the Kongs shooting from a Barrel Cannon.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese マスク・ド・スゥーパー[2]
Masuku do Swūpā
 Mask'd Swooper; formatted similarly to Stilts

References[edit]

  1. ^ von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory van Grier. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 14.
  2. ^ 「ドンキーコングトロピカルフリーズ任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Page 17Media:DKTF Shogakukan P17.jpg.
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