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'''Bazukas''' are red [[Kremling]]s that are encountered in the games ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''. They wield large barrel cannons with laser sighters, and bear a passing resemblance to [[Kopter]]s. They are the game's equivalent of [[Kannon]]s, shooting [[barrel]]s in a pattern, or crazily in one direction. They can shoot all kinds of barrels, including [[TNT Barrel]]s or [[Steel Keg]]s, and bouncing on their projectiles is often mandatory to cross gaps or to reach [[Bonus Area]]s. In several levels, a Bazuka is needed to reach that level's [[DK Coin]]: [[Dixie Kong|Dixie]] and [[Kiddy Kong]] must lure him into shooting a Steel Keg at a [[Koin]].  Bazukas can't hurt the Kongs directly, but their barrel cannons protect them from Dixie and Kiddy's direct attacks. However, it's possible to defeat a Bazuka just by throwing a TNT Barrel at one.

Bazukas first appear in [[Blazing Bazukas]], the fourth level of [[Mekanos]], which sees the Kongs making their way through a large factory infested with those barrel-shooting Kremlings. In a level of [[Krematoa]], called [[Criss Kross Cliffs]], Bazukas were necessary, as one at the bottom of the level would fire Steel Kegs continuously up. [[Kiddy]] and [[Dixie Kong|Dixie]] had to leap onto them as the barrels pushed them upward. At times, they could change the barrels from wooden to metal or TNT, utilizing switches throughout the stage, to clear the way of Red [[Buzz (species)|Buzz]]es and other obstacles.

In ''Donkey Kong Land III'', Bazukas are seen in all four factory levels - [[Karbine Kaos]], [[Bazuka Bombard]], [[Kuchuka Karnage]] and [[Barrel Boulevard]]. Strangely, there are not many Bazukas in "Bazuka Bombard". They are also in two of the jungle levels: [[Jungle Jeopardy]] and [[Tropical Tightropes]].  In this game, it is impossible to defeat a Bazuka because TNT Barrels are not found near Bazukas.