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'''Mekanos''' is the name of one of the [[Northern Kremisphere]]'s many areas ventured through in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble]]''.
{{quote|The most beautiful flowers used to grow around here, but they died back when those awful machines came!|[[Bramble (character)|Bramble]]|Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!}}
'''Mekanos''', also named '''Mekanos Island'''<ref>{{cite|date=October 1996|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 89|page=37}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=November 1996|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 90|page=33|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> or the '''Island of Mekanos''',<ref>{{cite|date=December 1996|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 91|page=56|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> is recognized as the fourth [[world]] of ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'', but can also be accessed as the third world (and vice versa for [[Cotton Top Cove]]). It is an island filled with large factories and pipelines, located in the [[Northern Kremisphere]]. [[Bazooka]] is the [[Brothers Bear|Brother Bear]] of Mekanos, visiting his [[Bazooka's Barracks|barracks]] to give him the [[bowling ball (Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!)|bowling ball]] is required to reach the [[secret cave]], "Sky High Secret", held up by a large claw. The name "Mekanos" is a combination of "mecha" and "{{wp|Mykonos}}", an island in Greece.


'''Mekanos''' is a island filled with large factories and pipelines. [[Bramble (Bear)|Bramble Bear]] tells [[Dixie|Dixie Kong]] and [[Kiddy Kong]] that Mekanos was once a beautiful island filled with plant and animal life, but once the [[Kremling Krew]] invaded the Northern Kremisphere all that beauty was destroyed by polluting machines and factories. It is similar to [[Kremkroc Industries, Inc.]] in the fact that it's a heavily polluted industrial area, but considering it's location in the [[Northern Kremisphere]], it's more liquid/forest based, with many warehouses and pipelines and a logging area included instead of mines and what may be steel factories.
According to [[Bramble (character)|Bramble]], Mekanos was once a beautiful island filled with plant life, but after the [[Kremling Krew]] invaded the Northern Kremisphere, they built machines and factories over it, even deforesting the trees in the area (as seen in the level [[Ripsaw Rage]]).<ref>{{cite|author=Owsen, Dan, Kent Miller, and Paul Shinoda|title=''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' Player's Guide|page=35, 60|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1996|quote='''RIPSAW RAGE''' The Kremlings will stop at nothing, not even cutting down an entire forest, to get you.}}</ref> Mekanos is similar to [[Kremkroc Industries, Inc.]] from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' as both are heavily polluted industrial areas. Mekanos is more forest-based, complete with many warehouses, factories, pipelines, and a logging area. Mekanos also has a dam that separates the central lake from its sea inlet.


When the Kongs ventured to Mekanos they had to travel through the islands many warehouses, sled through a drainage pipe system, travel through what was left of Mekanos's giant trees, while they were being cut down, and go through another pipe system, seeming to be a gas pipeline, with drastically reduced gravity. After traveling through all this the Kongs had to face the [[Kremling Krew]]'s new master, [[KAOS]], in a scary-looking Krem Co. factory.
==Levels==
<gallery widths=256>
FireBall Frenzy DKC3.png|'''[[Fire-Ball Frenzy]]'''<br>The first level, Fire-Ball Frenzy takes place in a [[Kremling]] factory where the main obstacle is [[Karbine]]s, which launch fireballs from the background at Dixie and Kiddy.
Demolition Drain-Pipe DKC3.png|'''[[Demolition Drain-Pipe]]'''<br>The second level, Demolition Drain-Pipe takes place inside of a large pipe system that the Kongs have to travel through while riding in a [[toboggan]].
Ripsaw Rage DKC3.png|'''[[Ripsaw Rage]]'''<br>The third level, Ripsaw Rage involves having to avoid a giant saw as it cuts its way upward through the trees.
Blazing Bazukas DKC3.png|'''[[Blazing Bazukas]]'''<br>The fourth level, Blazing Bazukas takes place in a factory where several [[Bazuka]]s shoot barrels out from their cannon, and the use of [[Switch Barrel]]s and [[Squitter]] is required to complete the level.
Low-G Labyrinth DKC3.png|'''[[Low-G Labyrinth]]'''<br>The fifth level, Low-G Labyrinth takes place inside a pipeline. It is filled a green mist that lowers the gravity, causing the Kongs to move slowly yet jump high. [[Quawks]]' assistance is required in the second part of the level.
KAOS Karnage DKC3.png|'''Boss level: [[Kaos Karnage]]'''<br>The boss level, Kaos Karnage takes place in a small factory where the Kongs fight a green robot named [[KAOS]].
</gallery>


[[Bazooka|Bazooka Bear]] is found on Mekanos, the Kongs require his assistance, and a [[Bowling Ball]] to find Mekanos's [[Banana Bird Cave]], which was elevated by a large claw for an unknown reason.
==Profiles==
*'''Player's Guide:''' ''The toxic terrors lurking among the rusted ruins on the industrialized island of Mekanos are not for the faint of heart. This world contains some of the toughest challenges in the game, especially when you're searching for Bonus Coins.''<ref>{{cite|author=Owsen, Dan, Kent Miller, and Paul Shinoda|title=''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' Player's Guide|page=5|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1996}}</ref>
*'''''Nintendo Power'' vol. 89:''' ''Slime from the heavily industrialized island of Mekanos is polluting the water north of Funky Kong's rental shop. There's been some strange going-on late at night around the factories and wild tales about low gravity gases in underground chambers. Could this be where Diddy and Donkey are monkeying around?''<ref>{{cite|date=October 1996|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 89|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|page=36}}</ref>
*'''''Nintendo Power'' vol. 91:''' ''After Dixie and Kiddy broke out of the gooey webs in Arich's Ambush, they found a patch to seal the hole in Funky Kong's Hovercraft. Now you can use the Hovercraft to glide across the rocks and sail to the Kremling factory on the Island of Mekanos. After you clean up this toxic waste dump, you'll finally kind Kaos the Robot.''<ref>{{cite|date=December 1996|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 91|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|page=56}}</ref>


After KAOS is defeated all of Mekanos's factories are shut down, and the pollution from the air ducts finally ends. Bramble Bear hopes that this will one day cause all the plant and animal life will return to Mekanos.
==Gallery==
<gallery widths=180>
Mekanos.jpg|Render of the Mekanos factory
DKC 3 Mekanos Signed Artwork.jpg|Artwork of [[Dixie]] and [[Kiddy]] in a Mekanos factory
DKC3 GBA Mekanos wallpaper.jpg|Desktop wallpaper of Dixie and Kiddy in a Mekanos factory
</gallery>


Mekanos is the only area the owl-like enemy [[Karbine]] can be found in. This may mean they were once an exclusive animal species living there that were all taken in by the [[Kremlings]] during the takeover of Mekanos.
==Names in other languages==
 
{{foreign names
[[File:Mekanos.jpg|thumb|right|A rendering of Mekanos.]]
|Jap=メカノス{{ruby|工場|こうじょう}}の{{hover|島|しま}}<ref>''Super Donkey Kong 3: Nazo no Kremis-tō''「クレミス{{ruby|島|とう}}マップ」fold-out</ref>
 
|JapR=Mekanosu Kōjō no Shima
==Featured Levels==
|JapM=Mekanos Factory Island
*[[Fire-Ball Frenzy]]
|Fre=Mékanos
*[[Demolition Drain-Pipe]]
|FreM=Mekanos
*[[Ripsaw Rage]]
|Ger=Mekanos
*[[Blazing Bazukas]]
|Ita=Mekanos
*[[Low-G Labyrinth]]
|Spa=Mekanos
*Boss: [[KAOS|Kaos Karnage]]
}}


==Names in Other Languages==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 07:09, June 5, 2024

Mekanos
Mekanos.png
Map in the original version
Full render of Mekanos' map in Donkey Kong Country 3 for the Game Boy Advance.
In the Game Boy Advance version
Game Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Level(s) 5
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“The most beautiful flowers used to grow around here, but they died back when those awful machines came!”
—Bramble, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!

Mekanos, also named Mekanos Island[1][2] or the Island of Mekanos,[3] is recognized as the fourth world of Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, but can also be accessed as the third world (and vice versa for Cotton Top Cove). It is an island filled with large factories and pipelines, located in the Northern Kremisphere. Bazooka is the Brother Bear of Mekanos, visiting his barracks to give him the bowling ball is required to reach the secret cave, "Sky High Secret", held up by a large claw. The name "Mekanos" is a combination of "mecha" and "Mykonos", an island in Greece.

According to Bramble, Mekanos was once a beautiful island filled with plant life, but after the Kremling Krew invaded the Northern Kremisphere, they built machines and factories over it, even deforesting the trees in the area (as seen in the level Ripsaw Rage).[4] Mekanos is similar to Kremkroc Industries, Inc. from Donkey Kong Country as both are heavily polluted industrial areas. Mekanos is more forest-based, complete with many warehouses, factories, pipelines, and a logging area. Mekanos also has a dam that separates the central lake from its sea inlet.

Levels[edit]

  • Fire-Ball Frenzy The first level, Fire-Ball Frenzy takes place in a Kremling factory where the main obstacle is Karbines, which launch fireballs from the background at Dixie and Kiddy.

    Fire-Ball Frenzy
    The first level, Fire-Ball Frenzy takes place in a Kremling factory where the main obstacle is Karbines, which launch fireballs from the background at Dixie and Kiddy.

  • Demolition Drain-Pipe The second level, Demolition Drain-Pipe takes place inside of a large pipe system that the Kongs have to travel through while riding in a toboggan.

    Demolition Drain-Pipe
    The second level, Demolition Drain-Pipe takes place inside of a large pipe system that the Kongs have to travel through while riding in a toboggan.

  • Ripsaw Rage The third level, Ripsaw Rage involves having to avoid a giant saw as it cuts its way upward through the trees.

    Ripsaw Rage
    The third level, Ripsaw Rage involves having to avoid a giant saw as it cuts its way upward through the trees.

  • Blazing Bazukas The fourth level, Blazing Bazukas takes place in a factory where several Bazukas shoot barrels out from their cannon, and the use of Switch Barrels and Squitter is required to complete the level.

    Blazing Bazukas
    The fourth level, Blazing Bazukas takes place in a factory where several Bazukas shoot barrels out from their cannon, and the use of Switch Barrels and Squitter is required to complete the level.

  • Low-G Labyrinth The fifth level, Low-G Labyrinth takes place inside a pipeline. It is filled a green mist that lowers the gravity, causing the Kongs to move slowly yet jump high. Quawks' assistance is required in the second part of the level.

    Low-G Labyrinth
    The fifth level, Low-G Labyrinth takes place inside a pipeline. It is filled a green mist that lowers the gravity, causing the Kongs to move slowly yet jump high. Quawks' assistance is required in the second part of the level.

  • Boss level: Kaos Karnage The boss level, Kaos Karnage takes place in a small factory where the Kongs fight a green robot named KAOS.

    Boss level: Kaos Karnage
    The boss level, Kaos Karnage takes place in a small factory where the Kongs fight a green robot named KAOS.

Profiles[edit]

  • Player's Guide: The toxic terrors lurking among the rusted ruins on the industrialized island of Mekanos are not for the faint of heart. This world contains some of the toughest challenges in the game, especially when you're searching for Bonus Coins.[5]
  • Nintendo Power vol. 89: Slime from the heavily industrialized island of Mekanos is polluting the water north of Funky Kong's rental shop. There's been some strange going-on late at night around the factories and wild tales about low gravity gases in underground chambers. Could this be where Diddy and Donkey are monkeying around?[6]
  • Nintendo Power vol. 91: After Dixie and Kiddy broke out of the gooey webs in Arich's Ambush, they found a patch to seal the hole in Funky Kong's Hovercraft. Now you can use the Hovercraft to glide across the rocks and sail to the Kremling factory on the Island of Mekanos. After you clean up this toxic waste dump, you'll finally kind Kaos the Robot.[7]

Gallery[edit]

  • Render of the Mekanos factory

    Render of the Mekanos factory

  • Artwork of Dixie and Kiddy in a Mekanos factory

    Artwork of Dixie and Kiddy in a Mekanos factory

  • Desktop wallpaper of Dixie and Kiddy in a Mekanos factory

    Desktop wallpaper of Dixie and Kiddy in a Mekanos factory

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese メカノス工場こうじょうの島[8]
Mekanosu Kōjō no Shima
 Mekanos Factory Island

French Mékanos
 Mekanos
German Mekanos
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Italian Mekanos
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Spanish Mekanos
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References[edit]

  1. ^ October 1996. Nintendo Power Volume 89. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 37.
  2. ^ November 1996. Nintendo Power Volume 90. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 33.
  3. ^ December 1996. Nintendo Power Volume 91. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 56.
  4. ^ "RIPSAW RAGE The Kremlings will stop at nothing, not even cutting down an entire forest, to get you." – 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 35, 60.
  5. ^ 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 5.
  6. ^ October 1996. Nintendo Power Volume 89. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 36.
  7. ^ December 1996. Nintendo Power Volume 91. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 56.
  8. ^ Super Donkey Kong 3: Nazo no Kremis-tō「クレミス島とうマップ」fold-out
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Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (SNES) / Donkey Kong Country 3 (GBA)
Characters Protagonists Dixie Kong • Kiddy Kong • Funky Kong • Wrinkly Kong • Swanky Kong • Cranky Kong
Prisoners Banana Birds • Banana Queen • Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Candy Kong* • Lanky Kong* • Tiny Kong* • Chunky Kong*
Animal Friends Ellie • Enguarde • Parry • Squawks • Squitter • Quawks
Brothers Bear Bachelor* • Baffle • Barnacle • Barter • Bazaar • Bazooka • Benny • Björn • Blizzard • Blue • Blunder • Boomer • Bramble • Brash
Bosses Belcha • Arich • Squirt • KAOS • Bleak • Barbos • Kroctopus* • Baron K. Roolenstein
Enemies Bazuka • Bazza • Booty Bird • Bounty Bass • Bristles • Buzz • Gleamin' Bream • Karbine • Killer bees • Klasp • Knik-Knak • Knocka • Kobble • Koco • Koin • Koindozer • Kopter • Kracka* • Krimp • Kroc • Krumple • Kuchuka • Kuff 'n' Klout • Lemguin • Lurchin • Minkey • Missile shell • Nibbla • Nid • Re-Koil • Skidda • Sneek • Swoopy
Items Banana • Banana Bunch • Bowling ball • Bear coin • Bonus Coin • Box of chocolates* • Cog • DK Coin • Extra-Life Balloon (red · green · blue) • Flupperius Petallus Pongus • Green banana • K-O-N-G Letters • Mirror • No.6 wrench • Patch • Present • Rose* • Shell • Ski • Star
Objects Animal Barrel • Animal crate • Auto-Fire Barrel • Barrel • Barrel Shield • Bonus Barrel • Boo Barrel • Booster Barrel • Bubbling cauldron • Crate • DK Barrel • Fuel Drum • Handle • Ignition Barrel • Invincibility Barrel • Metal door • Mine* • Propellerpack • Ripsaw • Rocket Barrel • Star Barrel • Steel Barrel • Switch Barrel • TNT Barrel • Toboggan • Tracker Barrel • Trapdoor • Tumbling barrel • Warp Barrel • Wheel
Levels Lake Orangatanga Lakeside Limbo • Doorstop Dash • Tidal Trouble • Skidda's Row • Murky Mill • Belcha's Barn
Kremwood Forest Barrel Shield Bust-Up • Riverside Race • Squeals on Wheels • Springin' Spiders • Bobbing Barrel Brawl • Arich's Ambush
Cotton Top Cove Bazza's Blockade • Rocket Barrel Ride • Kreeping Klasps • Tracker Barrel Trek • Fish Food Frenzy • Squirt's Showdown
Mekanos Fire-Ball Frenzy • Demolition Drain-Pipe • Ripsaw Rage • Blazing Bazukas • Low-G Labyrinth • Kaos Karnage
K3 Krevice Kreepers • Tearaway Toboggan • Barrel Drop Bounce • Krack Shot Kroc • Lemguin Lunge • Bleak's House
Razor Ridge Buzzer Barrage • Kong-Fused Cliffs • Floodlit Fish • Pot Hole Panic • Ropey Rumpus • Barbos's Barrier† • Kroctopus Krush*
Pacifica* Dingy Drain-Pipe* • Stormy Seas* • Sunken Spruce* • Cliffside Blast* • Ripcurl Reef* • Surf's Up* • Barbos's Barrier
Kaos Kore Konveyor Rope Klash • Creepy Caverns • Lightning Lookout • Koindozer Klamber • Poisonous Pipeline • Kastle Kaos
Krematoa Stampede Sprint • Criss Kross Cliffs • Tyrant Twin Tussle • Swoopy Salvo • Rocket Rush • Knautilus
Miscellaneous Barrel-Blastapalooza • Donkey Kong Country Trilogy • Gallery • Glitches • Media • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Staff
* Exclusive to the Game Boy Advance version
† Barbos's Barrier was moved to Pacifica in the Game Boy Advance version
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