Mini-Necky
- Not to be confused with Necky.
| Mini-Necky | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Artwork from DK: King of Swing | |||
| First appearance | Donkey Kong Country (1994) | ||
| Latest appearance | DK: Jungle Climber (2007) | ||
| Variant of | Necky | ||
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Mini-Neckys[1][2] (alternately pluralized as Mini-Neckies)[3] are a smaller variant of Neckys. They first appear in Donkey Kong Country, but have since appeared in more games than Neckys.
History[edit]
Donkey Kong Country series[edit]
Donkey Kong Country[edit]
In Donkey Kong Country, Mini-Neckys (also referred to as Necky Jnr's on one occasion)[4] attack Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong by spitting out coconuts, which move horizontally in the Kongs' direction. Some Mini-Neckys move up and down while spitting out coconuts. A Mini-Necky can be defeated from either being jumped on or being hit by a barrel. In the first remake only, Mini-Neckys appear in two more levels, Winky's Walkway and Necky Nutmare.
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest[edit]
Mini-Neckys are enemies in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. They and Zingers are the only enemies returning from Donkey Kong Country. To correspond to the game's pirate theme, Mini-Neckys wear red polka-dotted bandannas on their heads. They appear slightly larger than in Donkey Kong Country and have a different behavior in that when it notices Diddy and Dixie Kong, Mini-Necky swoops down to try and attack them. They also have a deeper voice than in the previous game. The game also features a large Mini-Necky boss, Krow, who is later fought as Kreepy Krow. The latter's identically titled boss level features several ghostly Mini-Neckys which swoop at the Kongs individually; only one of them is normal, and the Kongs must jump on to summon a barrel that can be thrown at Kreepy Krow. In the cast roll, a Mini-Necky appears under the Lazy Landlubbers category.
Donkey Kong Land series[edit]
Donkey Kong Land[edit]
Mini-Neckys are enemies in Donkey Kong Land. They act the same as in Donkey Kong Country.
Donkey Kong Land 2[edit]
Neckys[5][6] are enemies in Donkey Kong Land 2. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. They only appear in two levels, Kannon's Klaim and Mudhole Marsh, as well as during the boss level Kreepy Krow, acting the same as before. Because of the Game Boy color's monochromatic palette, regular Neckys cannot be distinguished from their ghostly variant. During the ending, a Necky appears in "The Baddies" category.
DK: King of Swing / DK: Jungle Climber[edit]
Mini-Neckys are enemies in DK: King of Swing and DK: Jungle Climber. They have blue feathers in both games instead of black. Mini-Neckys attack by spitting coconuts at Donkey Kong or charging at him, like in Donkey Kong Country. In DK: King of Swing, Mini-Neckys first appear in Necky's Canyon while in DK: Jungle Climber, they first appear in Cliffy Peak.
Donkey Kong Barrel Blast[edit]
Mini-Neckys appear as blue balloon items in Donkey Kong Barrel Blast. When used by a racer, the Mini-Necky homes in on the nearest opponent behind the racer and rams into them. This results in the opponent losing ten bananas. If a Kremling uses a Mini-Necky, the opponent also loses a Wild Move.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Donkey Kong Country series[edit]
Donkey Kong Country[edit]
| Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance) enemy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mini-Necky | |||
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| Worlds | Vine Valley Gorilla Glacier Kremkroc Industries, Inc. |
Levels | Vulture Culture Ice Age Alley Trick Track Trek Elevator Antics |
| Scrapbook page | 4 | ||
| Photograph location | In Forest Frenzy, at the very end while riding the final rope. | DK Attack point value | 3000 |
- Instruction booklet description:
- English:
Necky's little buddy spits coconuts![7]
- English:
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest[edit]
| Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance) enemy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mini-Necky | |||
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| Worlds | Crocodile Cauldron Krazy Kremland Gloomy Gulch K. Rool's Keep The Flying Krock Lost World |
Levels | |
| Scrapbook page | 6 | Photograph location | In Mudhole Marsh, after the letter N |
Donkey Kong Land[edit]
- Level appearances
Gallery[edit]
- For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Mini-Necky.
Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Kong Land
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
DK: King of Swing
DK: Jungle Climber
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ミニネッキー Mini Nekkī ゾッキー Zokkī |
Mini-Necky Zocky (Super Donkey Kong 2: Dixie & Diddy) |
| French | Mini-Necky |
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| Italian | Mini-Necky[8] (Donkey Kong Country and its GBA remake) Necky Mini[9][10] (since Donkey Kong Country 2) |
- - |
| Spanish | Mini-Necky |
- |
Trivia[edit]
- In the original version of Donkey Kong Country, there are unused frames of a perched Mini-Necky throwing a coconut, similar to the perched Neckys.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ "Jump on the different colored Mini-Neckys to gain the necessary objects to fight the ghost of Krow." – Kong Kollege (1995). Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. Nintendo (English).
- ^ "Mini-Neckys are just as weak as their larger cousins, but they’re more of a nuisance. All Mini-Neckys toss stones horizontally at oncoming foes. They’ll toss them either in a single straight line or at three different heights, making them a headache to get by." – Folsom, Jessica, and Steve Thomason (2003). Donkey Kong Country Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-930206-33-X. Page 15.
- ^ "Now release the barrel, following it across the path as it takes out two Mini-Neckies and their nuts." – Hodgson, David S. J. (June 17, 2003). Donkey Kong Country Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-4334-1. Page 66.
- ^ November 1994. Nintendo Magazine System (UK) #26, Special. Page 22.
- ^ Donkey Kong Land 2 ending screenshot
- ^ April 1997. Nintendo Magazine System (
AU ) Issue #49. Page 53. - ^ 1994. Donkey Kong Country manual. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 29.
- ^ 1994. Donkey Kong Country Italian manual. Nintendo of Europe. Page 28.
- ^ 2005. DK: King of Swing European manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 122.
- ^ 2007. Donkey Kong Jet Race Italian manual. Page 17.
- ^ File. DKC Atlas Forums. Archived August 22, 2014, 22:52:37 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine.
| DK: Jungle Climber | ||
|---|---|---|
| Characters | Playable | Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Dixie Kong • Funky Kong |
| Non-playable | Candy Kong • Cranky Kong • Wrinkly Kong • Xananab | |
| Enemies and obstacles | Bramble • Click-Clack • Flipflap • Flitter • Ghost • Klobber • Kritter • Lockjaw • Mini-Necky • Neek • Puftup • Shuri • Spike • Zinger | |
| Bosses | Banana Ship • Junklomp • Mega Amp • Draglinger • King K. Rool | |
| Items | Banana • Banana Bunch • Banana Coin • Crystal Banana • Crystal Star • DK Coin • Gem • Hammer • KONG Panels • Oil barrel • Torch • Wings | |
| Objects | Booster Barrel • Cannon Barrel • DK Barrel • Exit • Giant flower • Handle Peg • Iron Barrel • Jack Peg • Mine • Peg • Peg Board • Question Barrel • Rock • Spike • Spirowarp • Spinner Barrel • Spinning Peg • Switch Peg • TNT Barrel | |
| Worlds | Sun Sun Island • Lost Island • Ghost Island • Chill 'n' Char Island • High-High Island • Wormhole • Extra Stages | |
| Minigames | Rolling Panic • Banana Grab • Speed Climb • Throw 'n' Crush • Orange Picker • Booster Battle • Banana Bonanza | |
