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{{Species-infobox
{{species infobox
|title=Big Sphen
|image=[[File:Big Sphen.png|250px]]
|image=[[File:Big Sphen.png|250px]]
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' ([[Wii U]]) ([[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]]) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
|parent_species=[[Tucks]]
|variant_of=[[Tucks]]
|comparable=[[Bazuka]]<br>[[Cooligan]]<br>[[Kannon]]<br>[[Lemguin]]
}}
}}
'''Big Sphens''' are rare enemies appearing in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''. They are fat, blue penguins with a yellow mohawk, a pair of brown wristbands, and a belt with the [[Snowmads|Snowmad]] insignia on it. Big Sphens are always carrying a heavy, wooden blowing horn with them.
'''Big Sphens''' are enemies that appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' and its Nintendo Switch [[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|port]]. They are fat, blue penguins with a yellow mohawk, a pair of brown wristbands, and a belt bearing the [[Snowmads|Snowmad]] insignia. Big Sphens usually carry a blowing horn with them. Their name comes from Sphenisciformes or Spheniscidae, which is the order and family penguins belong to, respectively.


In the game, the player can encounter Big Sphens for the first time in the boss level [[Big Top Bop]] aiding Pompy, the menacing sea-lion. Here, they lack blowing horns, and their initial attack method is jumping out of the water from behind the arena and ground pounding onto the field. Later, three of them, along with Pompy, slide around on the arena, making stunts and trying to harm the [[Kong]]s, who can either jump on them one by one, or carefully dodge them, so as to finally hit Pompy as required in the battle.
The [[Kong]]s first encounter Big Sphens during the boss level [[Big Top Bop]], where they assist [[Pompy]].<ref>von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory van Grier. ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 55. "''While he’s in the water, Pompy still utilizes his minions. During this phase of the battle, he starts by summoning a group of Big Sphens. Rather than use their standard attacks, these bulky enemies leap out of the water and slam down on the floor. You can simply dodge the enemies as they appear, but if you bop each Big Sphen as it lands, you can earn extra items like bananas or hearts.''"</ref> They do not have blowing horns in the battle, and their initial attack is to jump out the water and pound onto the arena. Later in the battle, Pompy and three Big Sphens slide around on the arena, performing stunts and attempting to hit the Kongs. The Kongs have the option to avoid Big Sphens, but they are required to hit Pompy.
 
Much later in the game, specifically in [[Seashore War]] and afterwards, Big Sphens are larger and attack the player by blowing their horns, which release, consequently, three creatures that resemble butterfly fish made of ice, which slide continuously on the ground until they crash into a wall or get stomped by a Kong. Big Sphens move slowly back and forth after each attack. They can be defeated with three jumps, three rolls, or by throwing a [[barrel]] or enemy at them.


In later levels, starting with [[Seashore War]], Big Sphens attack by blowing their horn, releasing icy creatures resembling butterfly fish, which slide continuously until they crash into a wall or get stomped by a Kong. Big Sphens move slowly back and forth after each attack. The Kongs can defeat them by jumping on them three times, rolling into them three times, or by throwing a [[barrel]] or enemy at them.
==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ホーンペンゴー
|Jap=ペンゴー<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 P13.jpg|Page 13}}.</ref> <small>(Big Top Bop)</small>
|JapR=Hōn Pengō
|JapR=Pengō
|JapM=Horn Pengor
|JapM=A variation of「ペンガー」(''Pengā'', [[Tucks#Names in other languages|Tucks]]) and possibly the honorific suffix「{{ruby|御|ご}}」(''-go'')
|Jap2=ホーンペンゴー
|Jap2R=Hōn Pengō
|Jap2M=Horn Big Sphen
|Jap3=ホルペンゴー<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 P14.jpg|Page 14}}.</ref>
|Jap3R=Horu Pengō
|Jap3M=Hor Big Sphen; "hor" is a contraction of German word "horn"
|FreE=Grofoufou
|FreEM=Play on "gros" (big or fat) + "Gorfoufou" (Tucks)
|Ger=Kaiserpeinguin
|GerM=From "Kaiser" (German word for "emperor") + play on "pinguin" (penguin) and "pein" (torment)
|Ita=Pinguingo punk
|ItaM=Punk tucks
|SpaE=Vilgüino emperador
|SpaEM=Emperor tucks
}}
}}
==References==
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[[Category:Tucks]]
[[Category:Tucks]]
[[Category:Ice Creatures]]
[[Category:Ice creatures]]

Latest revision as of 07:40, April 9, 2024

Big Sphen
Big Sphen.png
First appearance Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Wii U) (2014)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch) (2018)
Variant of Tucks
Comparable

Big Sphens are enemies that appear in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and its Nintendo Switch port. They are fat, blue penguins with a yellow mohawk, a pair of brown wristbands, and a belt bearing the Snowmad insignia. Big Sphens usually carry a blowing horn with them. Their name comes from Sphenisciformes or Spheniscidae, which is the order and family penguins belong to, respectively.

The Kongs first encounter Big Sphens during the boss level Big Top Bop, where they assist Pompy.[1] They do not have blowing horns in the battle, and their initial attack is to jump out the water and pound onto the arena. Later in the battle, Pompy and three Big Sphens slide around on the arena, performing stunts and attempting to hit the Kongs. The Kongs have the option to avoid Big Sphens, but they are required to hit Pompy.

In later levels, starting with Seashore War, Big Sphens attack by blowing their horn, releasing icy creatures resembling butterfly fish, which slide continuously until they crash into a wall or get stomped by a Kong. Big Sphens move slowly back and forth after each attack. The Kongs can defeat them by jumping on them three times, rolling into them three times, or by throwing a barrel or enemy at them.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ペンゴー[2] (Big Top Bop)
Pengō
ホーンペンゴー
Hōn Pengō
ホルペンゴー[3]
Horu Pengō
 A variation of「ペンガー」(Pengā, Tucks) and possibly the honorific suffix「御ご」(-go)

Horn Big Sphen

Hor Big Sphen; "hor" is a contraction of German word "horn"

French (NOE) Grofoufou
 Play on "gros" (big or fat) + "Gorfoufou" (Tucks)
German Kaiserpeinguin
 From "Kaiser" (German word for "emperor") + play on "pinguin" (penguin) and "pein" (torment)
Italian Pinguingo punk
 Punk tucks
Spanish (NOE) Vilgüino emperador
 Emperor tucks

References[edit]

  1. ^ von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory van Grier. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 55. "While he’s in the water, Pompy still utilizes his minions. During this phase of the battle, he starts by summoning a group of Big Sphens. Rather than use their standard attacks, these bulky enemies leap out of the water and slam down on the floor. You can simply dodge the enemies as they appear, but if you bop each Big Sphen as it lands, you can earn extra items like bananas or hearts."
  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 13Media:DKTF Shogakukan P13.jpg.
  3. ^ 「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 14Media:DKTF Shogakukan P14.jpg.
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Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze / DKC: Tropical Freeze (Switch)
Characters Playable Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Dixie Kong • Cranky Kong • Funky Kong*
Supporting Don Zunāna • Funky Kong • Professor Chops • Rambi • Squawks • Tawks*
Bosses Pompy, the Presumptuous • Skowl, the Startling • Ba-Boom, the Boisterous • Fugu, the Frightening • Bashmaster, the Unbreakable • Lord Fredrik, the Snowmad King
Other Big Squeekly • Goats • Mugly • Skittler • Snippys
Enemies Snowmad Tucks (Archy · Archy (fire) · Big Sphen · Boom Bird · Painguin Tucks · Papa Painguin · Pengaccha 1-gō · Pointy Tucks · Soary · Speedy Tucks · Trench Tucks · Tuff Tucks · Tenacious Tucks) • Fluff (Harey · Harold · Tuff Fluff) • Hootz (Blue Hootz · Hot Hootz · Puffton · Tuffton) • Ice dragon • Lemmington • Waldough (Chum Chucker Charlie · Fish Poker Pops · Walbrick · Walnut)
Other Bouncelisk • Bucky • Buffaloafer • Buzzy • Carnivorous Plantlife (Venus Trap Platform · Chompette) • Cheesy Chester • Chompasaurus • Dozy • Electrified Anemone • Finley (Blue Finley · Green Finley · Red Finley) • Flaming Falling Totem Pole • Fritz • Gordo • Green fish • Hermit crab • Horror Gills • Jellyfish • Large Mimic • Mama Saw • Mimic • Monocle Monica • Porcupal • Pufftup • Punch Piranha • Punchy Paddy • Schnautzel • Sea Urchin • Snaggles • Sour Dodo • Squiddicus • Swooper Dooper • Thug Slug • Toucan't • Wild Wendell • Yellow Snaggles
Objects Items Banana • Banana Bunch • Banana Coin • Banana Juice • Blue Balloon • Capsule Toy Machine • Crash Guard • Flying banana • Gold Heart • Green Balloon • Heart • Heart Boost • KONG Letters • Mysterious relic • Puzzle Piece • Red Balloon
Projectiles Barrel • Kong Barrel • Water Sack • Watermelon Fuse Bomb
Miscellaneous Barrel Cannon • Blast Barrel • Bell • Burlap Hanging Sack • Climbing grass • Collapsible Underwater Grass • Cracked Block • Current • Item container • Item Handle • Pile of leaves • Purple Flower Platform • Rambi Crate • Rolling leaf • Slot Machine Barrel • Snowflake Shield • Spinning Platform • Spring Platform • Vine-Triggered Platform • Zip-Line Vine
Vehicles Log Canoe • Mine Cart • Rocket Barrel
Obstacles Chunk of ice • Electroid • Fireball • Fire Floor • Giant Spiked Nut • Hanging TNT • Icicle • Proximity mine • Snowball • Snowflake • Sting Tentacle • Tornado • Volcanic debris
Moves Cane Bounce • Cartwheel Attack • Cling • Corkscrew • Ground Pound (Popgun Pound) • Helicopter Spin • Ranged attack • Roll Attack
Levels Lost Mangroves Mangrove Cove • Shipwreck Shore • Canopy Chaos • Trunk Twister • Zip-Line Shrine • Busted Bayou • Big Top Bop • Swinger Flinger
Autumn Heights Windmill Hills • Mountain Mania • Horn Top Hop • Sawmill Thrill • Alpine Incline • Wing Ding • Crumble Cavern • Rodent Ruckus • Mountaintop Tussle • Bopopolis
Bright Savannah Grassland Groove • Baobab Bonanza • Frantic Fields • Scorch 'n' Torch • Twilight Terror • Cannon Canyon • Rickety Rafters • Bramble Scramble • Triple Trouble • Precarious Pendulums
Sea Breeze Cove Deep Keep • High Tide Ride • Amiss Abyss • Irate Eight • Sea Stack Attack • Current Capers • Rockin' Relics • Shoal Atoll • Fugu Face-Off • Spinning Spines
Juicy Jungle Harvest Hazards • Reckless Ride • Fruity Factory • Panicky Paddles • Jelly Jamboree • Frosty Fruits • Beehive Brawl • Jammin' Jams • Punch Bowl • Platform Problems
Donkey Kong Island Homecoming Hijinxs • Seashore War • Aqueduct Assault • Blurry Flurry • Forest Folly • Cliffside Slide • Frozen Frenzy • Meltdown Mayhem • Dynamite Dash • Icicle Arsenal • Volcano Dome • Slippy Spikes
Secret Seclusion Levitation Station • Rocket Rails • Crazy Clouds
Miscellaneous Extras • Lord Fredrik's horn
Further info Gallery • Media • Staff
* Exclusive to the Nintendo Switch version
Related Play Nintendo activities:
A matching game to flip over • Can’t-miss games • The multiplayer way • Which Kong could fit your style? • Who’s that toy?
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