Army

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Army
Army's artwork from Donkey Kong Country.
Artwork from Donkey Kong Country
First appearance Donkey Kong Country (1994)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Bananza (2025)
Comparable
Notable members

Armies[1] are small armadillo enemies which first appear in Donkey Kong Country .

History[edit ]

Donkey Kong Country / Donkey Kong Land[edit ]

Armies are enemies in Donkey Kong Country and Donkey Kong Land . They behave identically between both games. Armies attack by rolling into a ball and careening toward the Kongs. Donkey Kong can defeat an Army by jumping on it once, regardless if the enemy is inside its shell or not. Diddy Kong must jump on an Army twice to defeat it, as when he jumps on a curled up Army, Diddy forces it to its normal position. While an Army is not curled up, Diddy can jump on it another time to defeat it. In Donkey Kong Country only, Army's defeat sound is a higher-pitched version of that of Donkey Kong's, though not in the remakes.

Club Nintendo[edit ]

One purple-colored Army is an enemy in the Club Nintendo comic "Donkey Kong Country". It has the ability to speak, like the other enemies. Army is the first enemy that attacks Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong, the latter defeating it with a stomp.

Donkey Kong Country novel[edit ]

An individual Army appears as an antagonist in the Donkey Kong Country novel. While the Kongs are exploring the abandoned mines, Army and Slippa ambush the group. Donkey Kong throws a barrel at Army and the force of the impact knocks him down the tunnel.

Donkey Kong Bananza[edit ]

In Donkey Kong Bananza , Armies appear in the Planet Core, behaving identically to Rolluskoids, by rolling towards Donkey Kong at a high speed while covered in an armadillo-shaped shell of terrain. This marks the first game appearance of Armies since the Game Boy Advance version of Donkey Kong Country , released 22 years prior, as well as their first 3D appearance. The Armadillo fossils that are found in the Radiance Layer are fossilized Armies. In this game, they have been slightly redesigned to have nostrils, making their heads somewhat resemble those of Kritters.

In the DK Island & Emerald Rush DLC, a statue of an Army can be collected and placed on the deck of Gangplank Galleon.

Unused appearances[edit ]

Unused model of an Army, from Donkey Kong 64.
The unused Army model in Donkey Kong 64

Donkey Kong 64 has unused armadillo enemies, presumably Armies, which are depicted without ears and with perpetually snarling mouths full of teeth. Although Armies do not appear, the first boss, Army Dillo, is an Army.

An Army appears near the end of the trailer in Donkey Kong Racing .

Profiles[edit ]

Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance) enemy
Army
Army sprite in the Game Boy Advance version of Donkey Kong Country Worlds Kongo Jungle
Gorilla Glacier
Chimp Caverns 		Levels Ropey Rampage
Slipslide Ride
Rope Bridge Rumble
Boss Dumb Drum (fifth and final pair)
Misty Mine
Platform Perils
Scrapbook page 1
Photograph location Hand Slapping an Army DK Attack point value 5500
  • Instruction booklet description:
    • English:
      Army will curl into an armored ball to protect himself from your attacks.[2]

Donkey Kong Land[edit ]

Gallery[edit ]

Artwork[edit ]

Sprites and models[edit ]

Scans[edit ]

Miscellaneous[edit ]

Names in other languages[edit ]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese アーミー
Āmī		 Army [3]
Chinese (Simplified) 阿迷
Āmí (Mandarin)
Amàih (Cantonese)		 Army [4]
French Army - [?]
Italian Army - [5] [6]
Korean 아미
Ami		 Army [7]
Polish Army - [8]
Spanish Army - [?]

References[edit ]

  1. ^ 1994. Donkey Kong Country Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 16 Media:DKC Guide 16-17.jpg .
  2. ^ 1994. Donkey Kong Country instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 29.
  3. ^ November 26, 1994. Super Donkey Kong instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 30.
  4. ^ 这里是BO叔叔 (September 14, 2025). 【BO叔】《咚奇刚:蕉力全开》DLC《绿宝石淘金》雕像全收集全流程实况直播录像(持续更新中). Simplified Chinese. Retrieved February 25, 2026 from Bilibili.
  5. ^ 1994. Donkey Kong Country - Libretto di istruzioni (Instruction booklet). Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Italian). Page 28-29.
  6. ^ Carlos Jose Castro Quinga (January 10, 2018). In-game name from the ending of Donkey Kong Country . Italian. Retrieved from YouTube.
  7. ^ 자유 is Liberty (October 10, 2025). 바난자 DLC: DK 아일랜드 & 에메랄드 러시 (1:53:02). Korean. Retrieved from YouTube.
  8. ^ In-game name. Donkey Kong Bananza (Ver. 3.1.0). Nintendo. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
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