Re-Koil

“His springy tail can propel him towards players at speed - beware!”

—Donkey Kong Country 3 manual, page 18

Re-Koils (Rekoils in Donkey Kong Land III) are members of the Kremling Krew, and are common enemies in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble, along with Donkey Kong Land III. Re-Koils are orange Kremlings with yellow bellies and wear no form of clothing.

Re-Koils usually try to attack the Kongs by bouncing on their tails and trying to land on them, although some Re-Koils will only bounce up and down in one spot. Since defeating them with a jump requires a good timing, it is actually easier to attack them with a cartwheel when they land on the ground. Re-Koils replace the jumping Kritters from Donkey Kong Country and the Kaboings from Donkey Kong Country 2. According to the game's credits, Re-Koils belong to the "Kremling Kreeps" enemy class.

Levels

Re-Koils appear in the following levels.

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie's Double Trouble!

• Murky Mill
• Riverside Race
• Squeals on Wheels
• Kreeping Klasps
• Tracker Barrel Trek
• Krack Shot Kroc
• Koindozer Klamber
• Criss Kross Cliffs
• Dingy Drain-Pipe (Game Boy Advance version only)
• Stormy Seas (Game Boy Advance version only)
• Cliffside Blast (Game Boy Advance version only)

Donkey Kong Land III

• Total Rekoil
• Liftshaft Lottery
• Miller Instinct
• Jungle Jeopardy
• Footloose Falls
• Karbine Kaos
• Rockface Chase
• Tropical Tightropes
• Clifftop Critters
• Rickety Rapids
• Bazuka Bombard
• Stalagmite Frights
• Kuchuka Karnage
• Haunted Hollows
• Barrel Boulevard
• Ghoulish Grotto

Gallery

• Rekoil2.jpg

  Re-Koil compressing its tail

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  A Re-Koil, as seen in Dixie Kong's Photo Album

• DK64ReKoil.png

  Unused model of a Re-Koil from Donkey Kong 64

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	リコイル Rikoiru	Re-Koil

Trivia

• Re-Koils were originally the only Kremlings with claws on their fingers.
• Re-Koils may have been inspired by Tigger, from the Winnie the Pooh franchise, as both of them use their tail as a spring. However, Re-Koils lack stripes.
• Re-Koils were originally going to appear in Donkey Kong 64, as they have an unused model.