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|image=[[File:GleamBream.png|200px|center]]
|image=[[File:GleamBream.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of a Gleamin' Bream from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''
|affiliation=[[Kremling Krew]]
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' ([[1996]])
|latest_appearance=''Donkey Kong Country 3'' ([[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]) ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!|Donkey Kong Country 3]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]) ([[2005]])
|relatives=[[Bounty Bass]]
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'''Gleamin' Breams''' are bulky yellow fish from the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] and [[Game Boy Advance]] game ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble]]''. These obese breams appear only in one level, [[Floodlit Fish]]. Unlike their red lookalikes, called [[Bounty Bass]]es, they do not carry any items and they cannot be defeated. However, Gleamin' Breams have a unique ability: they are bioluminescent, which means they are able to produce and emit light. If the player manages to attack one, using [[Enguarde the Swordfish]]'s stab, the Gleamin' Bream will make a shocked face and will illuminate the area. This light will fade in a short while, though.
'''Gleamin' Breams''', also spelled '''Gleaming Breams''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Official Magazine'' (UK) Volume 54|page=48|date=March 1997}}</ref> are bulky yellow fish appearing only in the [[Floodlit Fish]] level of ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' They are relatives of [[Bounty Bass]]es, but unlike them, Gleamin' Breams do not have an item stored inside of them, nor can they be defeated. Gleamin' Breams are uniquely bioluminescent, so they can produce and emit light. If [[Enguarde the Swordfish|Enguarde]] stabs a Gleamin' Bream, the Gleamin' Bream gets startled and illuminates the area temporarily, giving the player the ability to see their surroundings and have Enguarde travel further into the level. A photograph of a Gleamin' Bream appears in [[Dixie Kong's Photo Album]], under the [[Aquatic Attackers]] class.


[[File:GBr.JPG|thumb|left|'''Gleamin' Bream''' in [[Dixie Kong's Photo Album]].]]
Gleamin' Breams appear to be the inspiration for a species of bioluminescent fish in the ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' level, [[Amiss Abyss]]. They are small and encountered in schools. Scattering a school of such fish with a [[Corkscrew (Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze)|corkscrew]] move makes them produce light for a short time and illuminate the dark area of the stage.
Although they can hurt Enguarde and the [[Kong]]s, Gleamin' Breams are not real enemies. Indeed, they unwillingly help [[Dixie Kong|Dixie]] and [[Kiddy Kong]] by lighting the dark waters of the [[Razor Ridge]] lakes. Their bioluminescence proves very useful in "Floodlit Fish", though in the [[Game Boy Advance]] remake of the game, it is possible to get through the level without hitting a Gleamin' Bream even once, due to the increased brightness in the portable.
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==Names in Other Languages==
Gleamin Bream DKC3.png|''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' sprite
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Gleamin Bream DKC3 Photo Album.png|In Dixie Kong's Photo Album
DKC3 GBA Gleamin' Bream sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country 3'' (GBA) sprite
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==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=グレーミンブリーム
|Jap=グレーミンブリーム
|JapR=Gurēmin Burīmu
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*According to the game's credits, Gleamin' Breams belong to the "[[Aquatic Attackers]]" enemy class.
[[File:DKC3 Puffer Fish.jpg|thumb|500px|"Puffer Fish" seen in UK's ''Nintendo Magazine System''.]]
*"Floodlit Fish" might be a nickname referring to the Gleamin' Breams themselves.
*In a preview shown in the United Kingdom's ''Nintendo Magazine System'', the Gleamin' Bream was referred to as "Puffer Fish" and appears to have a slightly unpolished sprite.<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) Volume 50|page=87|date=November 1996}}</ref>
*Gleamin' Breams are one of the few characters from ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' who did not appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''.
 
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Latest revision as of 18:24, April 10, 2024

Gleamin' Bream
Artwork of a Gleamin' Bream from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Artwork of a Gleamin' Bream from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
First appearance Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (1996)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country 3 (GBA) (2005)
Relatives

Gleamin' Breams, also spelled Gleaming Breams,[1] are bulky yellow fish appearing only in the Floodlit Fish level of Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! They are relatives of Bounty Basses, but unlike them, Gleamin' Breams do not have an item stored inside of them, nor can they be defeated. Gleamin' Breams are uniquely bioluminescent, so they can produce and emit light. If Enguarde stabs a Gleamin' Bream, the Gleamin' Bream gets startled and illuminates the area temporarily, giving the player the ability to see their surroundings and have Enguarde travel further into the level. A photograph of a Gleamin' Bream appears in Dixie Kong's Photo Album, under the Aquatic Attackers class.

Gleamin' Breams appear to be the inspiration for a species of bioluminescent fish in the Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze level, Amiss Abyss. They are small and encountered in schools. Scattering a school of such fish with a corkscrew move makes them produce light for a short time and illuminate the dark area of the stage.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese グレーミンブリーム
Gurēmin Burīmu
Gleamin' Bream

Trivia[edit]

Early Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! screenshot featuring Gleamin' Bream. The sprite palette seems slightly different from the final version, and the enemy is referred to as "Puffer Fish" in the blurb.
"Puffer Fish" seen in UK's Nintendo Magazine System.
  • In a preview shown in the United Kingdom's Nintendo Magazine System, the Gleamin' Bream was referred to as "Puffer Fish" and appears to have a slightly unpolished sprite.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ (March 1997). Nintendo Official Magazine (UK) Volume 54. Page 48.
  2. ^ (November 1996). Nintendo Magazine System (UK) Volume 50. Page 87.