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[[File:DKC3Baffle.png|thumb|140px|Baffle, a Brother Bear]]
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[[File:BaffleCodeRoom.png|thumb|left|Baffle's [[Baffle's Code Room|code room]]]]
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'''Baffle''' is a member of the [[Brothers Bear]] who appears in the game ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''. Baffle resides in a [[Baffle's Code Room|code room]] located in [[KAOS Kore]].
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|species=[[Brothers Bear]]
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|latest_appearance=''Donkey Kong Country 3'' ([[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]) ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
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'''Baffle''' is a member of the [[Brothers Bear]] and a retired '''F'''unky '''B'''ear '''I'''nvestigators agent<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' Player's Guide, Nintendo, 1996, p. 125</ref> who only appears in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'', where he operates his own [[Baffle's Code Room|investigative headquarters]] in [[Kaos Kore]]. Baffle is a self-proclaimed master at solving code. However, he stumbles upon on a clue he cannot solve. He explains the problem to Dixie and Kiddy, and that he needs the [[Mirror (item)|Mirror]] to solve it. Once he is given the Mirror, Baffle deciphers the message, which is a riddle: "To open the gate, at the two stones make an eight." Baffle does not understand what it means, but is at least satisfied that he can read the message. The Kongs are not required to visit Baffle if the player had prior knowledge of the secret, which is that Kaos Kore's [[secret cave]], "Sewer Stockpile," can be revealed by swimming in a figure-8 pattern around two rocks in the lake. When the code is solved, Baffle's dialogue during subsequent visits is selected from one of four sentences, either reversed or scrambled: "Hello Kongs! How are you today?", "How's it going good buddies!", "You've just wasted fifteen seconds", or "Haven't you got anything better to do?".


A self-proclaimed code breaker, Baffle has discovered a clue he cannot crack. He will explain this dilemma to [[Dixie Kong]] and [[Kiddy Kong]] if they pay him a visit. In order to help Baffle solve his code, the [[Kong]]s will need the [[Mirror (item)|Mirror]], which [[Bazaar]] sells. Once the Kongs give Baffle the mirror, he will be able to read the secret code, which will direct the Kongs to swim around the two rocks in KAOS Kore's lake in a figure eight fashion. By doing so, they will open up a sealed [[Banana Bird Cave]]. When the Kongs visit him after that, he will be giving up to four scrambled messages. The player can re-construct it, revealing messages like "Hello Kongs! How are you today?", "How's it going good buddies!", "You've just wasted fifteen seconds", or "Haven't you got anything better to do?". These messages are either backwards or re-arranged.
==General information==
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===Physical appearance===
Baffle originally wore a flower-patterned green shirt, white shorts, and green sneakers. He has long, brown hair tied into a ponytail, which is not seen in his official artwork. Baffle is the only Brother Bear with hair on his head. He was redesigned in the [[Game Boy Advance]] remake, where he wears a typical beige detective outfit. This makes his role more obvious. It is unknown if he lost his hair, as his hat conceals his head.


It is possible for the Kongs to open the Banana Bird Cave without ever dealing with Baffle, although only experienced players would know to do so. However, giving Baffle the Mirror is the only way to learn how to open the Banana Bird Cave without outside help.
===Name origin===
Baffle's name is shared with the word "baffle", which means to be confused, which accurately applies to him since he is a codebreaker.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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Baffle65.PNG|Sprite (SNES)
Baffle DKC3 sprite.png|Sprite
Baffle_DKC3.png||Portrait from [[Dixie Kong's Photo Album]]
Baffle DKC3 Photo Album.png||[[Dixie Kong's Photo Album]]
DKC3GBA-BaffleBear.png|Sprite (GBA)
BaffleCodeRoom.png|Baffle in his Code Room
Baffle GBA.png|Baffle wearing a detective outfit in the [[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!#Game Boy Advance version|Game Boy Advance version]]
Baffle DKC3 GBA.png|Sprite (GBA)
Baffle 4koma Manga Kingdom.png|Baffle, as he is seen in ''[[4koma Manga Kingdom]]''.
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==Trivia==
==References==
* In the game in the original SNES version, Baffle is depicted having long brown hair tied into a ponytail, making him the only member of the Brothers Bear to have hair growing on his head. In the official artwork, he doesn't have any hair growing on his head. In the Game Boy Advance remake, he wears a detective outfit complete with a hat and coat instead of his casual nature-style clothing.
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Baffle
Baffle, a Brother Bear
Species Brothers Bear
First appearance Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (1996)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country 3 (GBA) (2005)

Baffle is a member of the Brothers Bear and a retired Funky Bear Investigators agent[1] who only appears in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, where he operates his own investigative headquarters in Kaos Kore. Baffle is a self-proclaimed master at solving code. However, he stumbles upon on a clue he cannot solve. He explains the problem to Dixie and Kiddy, and that he needs the Mirror to solve it. Once he is given the Mirror, Baffle deciphers the message, which is a riddle: "To open the gate, at the two stones make an eight." Baffle does not understand what it means, but is at least satisfied that he can read the message. The Kongs are not required to visit Baffle if the player had prior knowledge of the secret, which is that Kaos Kore's secret cave, "Sewer Stockpile," can be revealed by swimming in a figure-8 pattern around two rocks in the lake. When the code is solved, Baffle's dialogue during subsequent visits is selected from one of four sentences, either reversed or scrambled: "Hello Kongs! How are you today?", "How's it going good buddies!", "You've just wasted fifteen seconds", or "Haven't you got anything better to do?".

General information[edit]

Physical appearance[edit]

Baffle originally wore a flower-patterned green shirt, white shorts, and green sneakers. He has long, brown hair tied into a ponytail, which is not seen in his official artwork. Baffle is the only Brother Bear with hair on his head. He was redesigned in the Game Boy Advance remake, where he wears a typical beige detective outfit. This makes his role more obvious. It is unknown if he lost his hair, as his hat conceals his head.

Name origin[edit]

Baffle's name is shared with the word "baffle", which means to be confused, which accurately applies to him since he is a codebreaker.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese バッフル
Baffuru
 Baffle

References[edit]

  1. ^ Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! Player's Guide, Nintendo, 1996, p. 125
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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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