Koin

Koin, the DK Coin guardian.

Koins are Kremlings encountered in every level of the games Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble and Donkey Kong Land 3. Koins wear buckets on their head and carry a shield which has a DK Coin attached to it. If the Kongs approach a Koin he will simply bash them away, if they attempt to jump on him he will simply raise his shield and block them. The only way Dixie or Kiddy Kong could defeat a Koin is by throwing a Steel Keg over them, the Steel Keg will then rebound off a wall (sometimes the Kongs must find another way to defeat Koin using the Steel Keg) and hit Koin in the back thus defeating him and giving Dixie and Diddy a DK Coin reward. Most of the time, Koins are found near the beginning or the end of the level.

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A Koin, as seen in Dixie Kong's Photo Album.

A purple-ish version of Koin called Koindozer is encountered in the level "Koindozer Klamber". Koindozers are much more aggressive than their green brethren chasing the Kongs and attempting to bash them into pits.

Trivia

• According to the game's credits, Koins belong to the "Kremling Kreeps" enemy class.
• The name Koin is derived from the words, Coin and Kremling.