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|image=[[File:Monocle Monica art.png]]
|image=[[File:Monocle Monica art.png]]
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' ([[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)|Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
}}
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'''Monocle Monicas'''<ref>von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory van Grier. ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Game Guide. Page 13.</ref> are strange enemies capable of flying, seen in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''. They can only be found in the levels of [[Lost Mangroves]], starting with [[Shipwreck Shore]], where they appear in small alcoves with turf-covered walls.
'''Monocle Monicas'''<ref>von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory van Grier. ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 13.</ref> are dragonfly-like enemies in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' and its Nintendo Switch [[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|port]]. They wear a monocle on their left eye, hence their name. They only appear in [[Lost Mangroves]] levels, often around [[climbing grass|grass]]-covered walls or vines.


==Appearance==
[[File:Monocle.PNG|left|thumb|130px|An in-game Monocle Monica]]
[[File:Monocle.PNG|left|thumb|130px|An in-game '''Monocle Monica''']]
Monocle Monicas fly around on set paths. To move, they quickly shift between positions in mid-air: some fly between two positions, other between three in a line, and several follow a rectangular pattern. Monocle Monicas can damage a [[Kong]] upon contact, but the Kongs can defeat them using any attack method. If the Kongs are on a vine and a Monocle Monica flies upwards into them, it counts as being stomped on and defeated.
Monocle Monicas resemble {{wp|Dragonfly|dragonflies}}, given their horizontal wings and overall physical constitution, which looks like a caricatured dragonfly's body due to their swelled thoraxes, short abdomens and tiny legs. They feature a beak and an elegant monocle worn on the left eye, hence their name. Monocle Monicas display grumpy and concentrated looks.


According to their concept artwork, Monocle Monicas were originally depicted as having small insect mandibles instead of beaks. Nevertheless, their {{wp|Shades of yellow#Mellow yellow|mellow yellow}} color remained consistent.
Monocle Monicas have bird-like beaks in-game, while in concept artwork, they are depicted with insect mandibles.
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=モノクル<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 P16.jpg|Page 16}}.</ref>
|JapR=Monokuru
|JapM=Monocle
}}


==Behavior and combat==
==References==
The general behavior of Monocle Monicas involves flying in set paths. Unlike [[Hootz]] (flying enemies from the same game), Monocle Monicas have a much more dragonfly-characteristic method to fly, as they hover in one place in midair with their wings rapidly swinging before quickly shifting to another close area. However, flying patterns may vary from an individual to another: some Monocle Monicas fly between two positions, other between three in a row, while other follow rectangular trajectories.
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Monocle Monicas are quick and can damage the player-controlled [[Kong]] easily. The Kongs can only take out these enemies from the top, with a single [[stomp]]. Although this is preferred to attack a Monocle Monica, other methods, like throwing objects, can be approached.


==Reference==
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[[Category:Insects]]
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[[Category:Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze enemies]]

Latest revision as of 18:16, January 3, 2023

Monocle Monica
Concept artwork of a Monocle Monica
First appearance Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Wii U) (2014)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch) (2018)

Monocle Monicas[1] are dragonfly-like enemies in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and its Nintendo Switch port. They wear a monocle on their left eye, hence their name. They only appear in Lost Mangroves levels, often around grass-covered walls or vines.

Monocle Monica
An in-game Monocle Monica

Monocle Monicas fly around on set paths. To move, they quickly shift between positions in mid-air: some fly between two positions, other between three in a line, and several follow a rectangular pattern. Monocle Monicas can damage a Kong upon contact, but the Kongs can defeat them using any attack method. If the Kongs are on a vine and a Monocle Monica flies upwards into them, it counts as being stomped on and defeated.

Monocle Monicas have bird-like beaks in-game, while in concept artwork, they are depicted with insect mandibles.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese モノクル[2]
Monokuru
Monocle

References[edit]

  1. ^ von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory van Grier. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 13.
  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 16Media:DKTF Shogakukan P16.jpg.