Bait-and-Switch Boss: Considering its name and level theme, K.Rool by himself, but he's been captured and tied up, leaving Diddy and Dixie to rescue him. Badass in Distress: Donkey Kong is normally capable of beating up K.Rool's Keep boss added in the GBA version, is a giant Kremling that stands over the tower to fight. Back from the Dead: In Gloomy Gulch, the fifth world, you fight the ghost of Krow, the first world's boss.Autobots, Rock Out!: The Final Boss theme "Crocodile Cacophony" features an electric guitar for a portion of its melody, providing some intense rock music for the battle.Rool in the final boss battle when his blunderbuss explodes. He follows the Kongs and shines a light forward so they can see in the darkness. Alluring Anglerfish: Glimmer, an animal buddy only found in Glimmer's Galleon.Kloak floats in place and throws objects and/or enemies.Mini-Neckies float onscreen for a moment before divebombing the Kongs' location.Flitters are large dragonflies that have similar behaviors to Zingers (hovering, patrolling, or moving in one direction), but unlike Zingers, these can be stomped on by the Kongs.As an airborne Spiny, they can't be stomped by the Kongs alone, and can only be defeated with thrown objects, strong Animal Friends, or exclamation-point barrels. Zingers hover in place or patrol a set area.
Haunted Hall combines this with Stalked by the Bell, where the player is chased by a slowly advancing Kackle and has to collect plus sign barrels to add to the time limit and push him back.King Zing in Rambi Rumble chases down Rambi in the last section of the level, before becoming the world boss in the next stage.Diddy is slightly more agile, but her hair spin makes her just as capable. Accordion to Most Sailors: The accordion intro of "Gangplank Galleon" was brought back as "Snakey Chantey" in this pirate-themed sequel game, where it plays in levels taking place aboard pirate ships.Averted in the GBA remake, which adds a boss battle to the level. Absurdly Short Level: In the SNES version, Stronghold Showdown is around two screens long Diddy and Dixie enter the room, see Donkey Kong, and then exit as K.