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{{articleabout|Funky Kong's vehicle from ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''|the vehicle from ''Diddy Kong Racing'' and ''Diddy Kong Racing DS''|[[Hovercraft]]}}
[[File:Hover Craft DKC3 artwork.jpg|thumb|Artwork of the Hover Craft]]
[[Image:Dkc3-hovercraft65.jpg|thumb|right|Dixie and Kiddy Kong riding in the '''Hover Craft'''.]]
{{about|Funky Kong's vehicle from ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''|the vehicle from ''Diddy Kong Racing'' and ''Diddy Kong Racing DS''|[[Hovercraft]]}}
The '''Hover Craft''' is one of four vehicles that [[Funky Kong]] leases during the events of ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''. It is a step up from the [[Motor Boat]], in that it's slightly faster, and more importantly, can drive over rocks in the water.  
The '''Hover Craft''', also spelled '''hovercraft'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' instruction booklet, page 21.</ref> or '''Hovercraft''',<ref>M. Arakawa. ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble'' Player's Guide, page 16.</ref><ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) issue 51, page 20.</ref> is one of four vehicles that [[Funky Kong]] leases to [[Dixie Kong]] and [[Kiddy Kong]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' The Hover Craft appears to be made from a barrel, and it has a large, black floating tube on the bottom. It is an upgrade over the [[Motor Boat]] because it moves on the water faster and can travel over rocks. The Hover Craft has a stronger upgrade, [[Turbo Ski]], which can travel up waterfalls.


Funky Kong is unable to build the Hover Craft due to a hole in one of the parts. If [[Dixie Kong|Dixie]] and [[Kiddy Kong]] manage to defeat [[Arich]] in [[Kremwood Forest]], the spider drops a [[Patch (Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!)|Patch]]. By taking this Patch to Funky, he is able to fix up the Hover Craft and allow the [[Kong]]s to use it for their journey, mainly enabling them to reach [[Cotton-Top Cove]] and [[Mekanos]].
Initially, Funky cannot construct the Hover Craft because of a hole in its tube. If the [[Kong]]s retrieve the [[patch (item)|patch]] for Funky, he can patch the hole and complete the Hover Craft for them to use. The Hover Craft is used to reach the worlds [[Cotton Top Cove]] and [[Mekanos]], the [[Brothers Bear]] location [[Bramble's Bungalow]], and the [[secret cave]], "Kong Cave".


Once the Kongs recover the [[Ski (DKC3)|Ski]]s from the bosses of Cotton-Top Cove and Mekanos, Funky uses them to build the [[Turbo Ski]], which can travel up waterfalls, and serves as the Hover Craft's replacement from thereon out.
In the true ending of ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'', there is a brief scene where [[King K. Rool|Baron K. Roolenstein]] uses the Hover Craft to try and escape from the [[Banana Queen]], who drops an eggshell on him.


In the [[Game Boy Advance]] [[remake]] of ''Donkey Kong Country 3'', the Hover Craft is also used in Funky's Protect [[minigame]], where Dixie or Kiddy must prevent [[Kremling]]s from kidnapping members of the Kong family in the middle of a lake.
In the [[Game Boy Advance]] version, Dixie and Kiddy use the Hover Craft during the "Protect" mission of the [[Funky's Rentals (minigame)|Funky's Rentals]] minigame.


In the true ending of ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'', a brief scene of [[King K. Rool|Baron K. Roolenstein]] trying to flee in his own Hover Craft, identical to the Kongs', if only slightly larger, will be shown.
Artwork of Dixie Kong and Kiddy Kong in the Hover Craft appears on a [[spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.
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==Gallery==
[[Category:Vehicles]]
<gallery>
Hover Craft DKC3 GBA.png|Artwork of Dixie and Kiddy on the Hover Craft
Baron K Roolenstein HoverCraft.png|Baron K. Roolenstein riding on the stolen Hover Craft
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ホバークラフト
|JapR=Hobā Kurafuto
|JapM=Hover Craft
|Ita=Hovercraft
}}
 
==References==
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[[Category:Watercraft]]
[[Category:Watercraft]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! objects]]

Latest revision as of 21:05, August 14, 2023

Artwork of the Hover Craft from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Artwork of the Hover Craft
This article is about Funky Kong's vehicle from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! For the vehicle from Diddy Kong Racing and Diddy Kong Racing DS, see Hovercraft.

The Hover Craft, also spelled hovercraft[1] or Hovercraft,[2][3] is one of four vehicles that Funky Kong leases to Dixie Kong and Kiddy Kong in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! The Hover Craft appears to be made from a barrel, and it has a large, black floating tube on the bottom. It is an upgrade over the Motor Boat because it moves on the water faster and can travel over rocks. The Hover Craft has a stronger upgrade, Turbo Ski, which can travel up waterfalls.

Initially, Funky cannot construct the Hover Craft because of a hole in its tube. If the Kongs retrieve the patch for Funky, he can patch the hole and complete the Hover Craft for them to use. The Hover Craft is used to reach the worlds Cotton Top Cove and Mekanos, the Brothers Bear location Bramble's Bungalow, and the secret cave, "Kong Cave".

In the true ending of Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, there is a brief scene where Baron K. Roolenstein uses the Hover Craft to try and escape from the Banana Queen, who drops an eggshell on him.

In the Game Boy Advance version, Dixie and Kiddy use the Hover Craft during the "Protect" mission of the Funky's Rentals minigame.

Artwork of Dixie Kong and Kiddy Kong in the Hover Craft appears on a spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Gallery[edit]

  • Artwork of Dixie and Kiddy on the Hover Craft

    Artwork of Dixie and Kiddy on the Hover Craft

  • Baron K. Roolenstein riding on the stolen Hover Craft

    Baron K. Roolenstein riding on the stolen Hover Craft

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ホバークラフト
Hobā Kurafuto
 Hover Craft

Italian Hovercraft
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References[edit]

  1. ^ Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! instruction booklet, page 21.
  2. ^ M. Arakawa. Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble Player's Guide, page 16.
  3. ^ Nintendo Magazine System (UK) issue 51, page 20.
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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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