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{{Species-infobox
{{species infobox
|title=Wild Wendell
|title=Wild Wendell
|image=[[File:Wild Wendell DKCTF.png]]
|image=[[File:Wild Wendell DKCTF.png]]
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' ([[Wii U]]) ([[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]]) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
|comparable=[[Koopa Troopa]]
}}
}}
[[File:Wild Wendell lounge.png|200px|thumb|left|Two Wild Wendells around [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] in an area from [[Mangrove Cove]]. In the background, there are green turtles resembling Wild Wendells.]]
[[File:Wild Wendell lounge.png|200px|thumb|left|Two Wild Wendells around [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] in an area from [[Mangrove Cove]]. In the background, there are green turtles resembling Wild Wendells.]]
'''Wild Wendells'''<ref>von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory van Grier. ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 14.</ref> are reptilian [[List of enemies|enemies]] appearing in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' and its Nintendo Switch [[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|port]]. They resemble blue-skinned tortoises wearing pilot gear, possibly in keeping with the island's plane wreck motif. They have a large, gibbous shell on their back.
'''Wild Wendells'''<ref>von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory van Grier. ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 14.</ref> are reptilian [[List of enemies|enemies]] appearing in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' and its Nintendo Switch [[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|port]]. They resemble blue-skinned tortoises wearing pilot gear, in keeping with the island's plane wreck motif. They have a large, round shell on their back.


Wild Wendells only appear in the first island, [[Lost Mangroves]]. Their first appearance is in the very first level, [[Mangrove Cove]], where a group of green, Wild Wendell lookalikes can also be seen lounging on a background isle. However, these individuals only pose as decoration.
Wild Wendells only appear in the first island, [[Lost Mangroves]]. Their first appearance is in the very first level, [[Mangrove Cove]], where a group of green, Wild Wendell lookalikes can also be seen lounging on a background isle. However, these individuals only pose as decoration.
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Latest revision as of 02:16, August 30, 2022

Wild Wendell
Concept artwork of a Wild Wendell
First appearance Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Wii U) (2014)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch) (2018)
Comparable
An area with several Wild Wendells in Mangrove Cove
Two Wild Wendells around Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong in an area from Mangrove Cove. In the background, there are green turtles resembling Wild Wendells.

Wild Wendells[1] are reptilian enemies appearing in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and its Nintendo Switch port. They resemble blue-skinned tortoises wearing pilot gear, in keeping with the island's plane wreck motif. They have a large, round shell on their back.

Wild Wendells only appear in the first island, Lost Mangroves. Their first appearance is in the very first level, Mangrove Cove, where a group of green, Wild Wendell lookalikes can also be seen lounging on a background isle. However, these individuals only pose as decoration.

Wild Wendells appear on both land and water, moving slowly from side to side. They do not actively attack the Kongs but still take away a heart upon direct contact. A stomp on a ground Wild Wendell causes it to temporarily retreat inside its shell for a short time, similar to Koopa Troopas from the Super Mario series. While it is immobilized inside its shell, Donkey Kong can pick up the Wild Wendell and defeat it by throwing it. The Wild Wendell can also be used as a projectile to knock out other enemies and obstacles, or even to break fragile walls usually leading to hidden items or a Bonus Level. The Kongs can also defeat Wild Wendells from a roll attack.

The Kongs cannot stun and pick up aquatic Wild Wendells, although they can bounce on them indefinitely; this is useful for reaching higher areas. These Wild Wendells can only be defeated by using a corkscrew attack on its belly.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ボップタトラ[2]
Bopputatora
From "bop" and variation of「タートル」(tātoru, turtle)

References[edit]

  1. ^ von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory van Grier. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 14.
  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 16.