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[[Image: DemolitionDrain-Pipe.png|right|thumb|[[Dixie]] and [[Kiddy Kong]] riding in a '''Toboggan'''.]]
[[File:Toboggan DKC3 artwork.jpg|thumb|Artwork of the toboggan]]
A '''Toboggan''' is a vehicle used in the video games ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''.
A '''toboggan''' is a vehicle used in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''. They are the successor to [[Mine Cart]]s from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' and [[Roller Coaster]]s from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest|Donkey Kong Country 2]]''. Despite its name, the toboggan more closely resembles a {{wp|bobsleigh|bobsled}}. Toboggans are only featured in a few levels, either set in a snowy region or in an underground pipeline. They are always the main feature of levels they appear in.
==Overview==
[[File:Demolition Drain-Pipe DKC3.png|thumb|left|160px|A toboggan used in [[Demolition Drain-Pipe]]]]
Toboggans allow [[Dixie Kong|Dixie]] and [[Kiddy Kong|Kiddy]] to quickly transport through a level. They are forced to ride in it from start to finish for every level it appears in. The [[Kong]]s can land the toboggan on a [[Buzz (enemy)|Buzz]] to defeat it. They have almost no control over the toboggan, as they cannot control its speed, stop it from moving, or even exit from it until they end up in an [[Blast Barrel|Auto-Fire Barrel]]. While they ride the toboggan, the Kongs can only jump with it. The vehicle's rapid motion causes the Kongs to be vulnerable to crashing into obstacles or enemies, especially Buzzes.


Toboggans are rarely used in the game. They offer the Kongs fast transportation, as well as the ability to kill [[Buzz (species)|Buzzes]] by jumping on them. Control over a toboggan, however, is low and the kongs must act fast when driving one. The first appearance of toboggans are in "[[Demolition Drain-Pipe]]" in the area "[[Mekanos]]". The Kongs later see one in "[[Tearaway Toboggan]]". In the Game Boy Advance version, they also appear in the first half of "[[Surf's Up]]".
Toboggans only appear in two levels, both in which they are the main feature: [[Demolition Drain-Pipe]] and [[Tearaway Toboggan]]. The Kongs ride it through an underground pipeline in the former, and through a snowy region in the latter. Demolition Drain-Pipe has ceilings with silver railings that the toboggan can grip onto, specifically for collecting [[banana]]s or a [[KONG Letters|K-O-N-G Letter]]. In the [[Game Boy Advance]] remake, a toboggan appears in a third level, [[Surf's Up]], which is another pipeline stage.


In ''Donkey Kong Land III'', toboggans are found in [[Black Ice Blitz]] and [[Whiplash Dash]]. They can no longer defeat Buzzes, and there are no railings on the top for toboggans to grip on.
Toboggans also appear in two levels in ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''. Like ''Donkey Kong Country 3'', one level is snowy while the other is set in a pipeline, [[Black Ice Blitz]] and [[Whiplash Dash]]. Toboggans function mostly identically in this game, but a few features were removed. The toboggan can no longer defeat Buzzes, and jumping on one injures Dixie or Kiddy. The pipeline stage, Whiplash Dash, has no ceiling rails for the toboggan to grip on.


Toboggans are similar to [[Mine Cart]]s in the game, [[Donkey Kong Country]], as well as [[skull cart]]s from [[Donkey Kong Country 2]].
Toboggans reappear as ridable vehicles in the [[Mammoth Glacier]] stage of ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]''.
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BlackIceBlitz-Buzz.png|Kiddy rides the toboggan in ''Donkey Kong Land III''.
Toboggan DKBB.png|Donkey Kong rides in a toboggan in ''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast''.
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Latest revision as of 19:39, September 25, 2023

Artwork of the toboggan from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Artwork of the toboggan

A toboggan is a vehicle used in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! and Donkey Kong Land III. They are the successor to Mine Carts from Donkey Kong Country and Roller Coasters from Donkey Kong Country 2. Despite its name, the toboggan more closely resembles a bobsled. Toboggans are only featured in a few levels, either set in a snowy region or in an underground pipeline. They are always the main feature of levels they appear in.

Overview[edit]

Demolition Drain-Pipe
A toboggan used in Demolition Drain-Pipe

Toboggans allow Dixie and Kiddy to quickly transport through a level. They are forced to ride in it from start to finish for every level it appears in. The Kongs can land the toboggan on a Buzz to defeat it. They have almost no control over the toboggan, as they cannot control its speed, stop it from moving, or even exit from it until they end up in an Auto-Fire Barrel. While they ride the toboggan, the Kongs can only jump with it. The vehicle's rapid motion causes the Kongs to be vulnerable to crashing into obstacles or enemies, especially Buzzes.

Toboggans only appear in two levels, both in which they are the main feature: Demolition Drain-Pipe and Tearaway Toboggan. The Kongs ride it through an underground pipeline in the former, and through a snowy region in the latter. Demolition Drain-Pipe has ceilings with silver railings that the toboggan can grip onto, specifically for collecting bananas or a K-O-N-G Letter. In the Game Boy Advance remake, a toboggan appears in a third level, Surf's Up, which is another pipeline stage.

Toboggans also appear in two levels in Donkey Kong Land III. Like Donkey Kong Country 3, one level is snowy while the other is set in a pipeline, Black Ice Blitz and Whiplash Dash. Toboggans function mostly identically in this game, but a few features were removed. The toboggan can no longer defeat Buzzes, and jumping on one injures Dixie or Kiddy. The pipeline stage, Whiplash Dash, has no ceiling rails for the toboggan to grip on.

Toboggans reappear as ridable vehicles in the Mammoth Glacier stage of Donkey Kong Barrel Blast.

Gallery[edit]