Rambi the Rhinoceros | |
File:Rambi DK Barrel Blast.jpg Rambi the Rhinoceros, as he appears in Donkey Kong Barrel Blast. | |
Full Name | Rambi the Rhinoceros |
First Appearance | Donkey Kong Country (1994) |
Species | Rhinoceros |
Affiliation(s) | Animal Buddies, Kong Family |
Latest Game Appearance | Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008) (as a sticker and a trophy) |
Rambi the Rhinoceros (or simply Rambi) is gray rhinoceros and an inhabitant of Donkey Kong Island. Rambi is also an Animal Buddy ally of the Kong Family. In all his appearances Rambi's main method of attack is using his horn. Oddly enough, he can even jump on enemies that Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, and Dixie Kong wouldn't be able to jump on (such as Zingers and Spinies). That trait is shared with Winky and Rattly.
History[]
Donkey Kong series[]
Donkey Kong Country[]
Rambi makes his debut appearance in the game Donkey Kong Country for the Super Nintendo, as the first Animal Buddy found by the Kongs. In this game, Rambi could aid Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong by defeating foes with his horn. Rambi returns in the Game Boy game Donkey Kong Land, playing the same role he does in Donkey Kong Country.
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest[]
In Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest for Super Nintendo and Donkey Kong Land 2 for the Game Boy, Rambi aids Diddy and Dixie Kong in their adventure to save Donkey Kong from Kaptain K. Rool and is given the ability to perform a Supercharge attack, which can be used to smash through doors and walls to uncover hidden bonuses.
Despite appearing in all of the previous installments, Rambi curiously did not appear in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!. Instead, he was apparently replaced by a different pachyderm named Ellie the Elephant. Similar to how Rambi uses his horn, Ellie used her trunk and could suck up water and pull barrels toward her with it. However, Ellie lacked the ability to jump on Sneeks, because of the stereotype about elephants being afraid of mice and similar rodents.
Donkey Kong 64[]
In the Nintendo 64 game Donkey Kong 64, Rambi appears solely in the areas Jungle Japes and Hideout Helm, and can only played as if Donkey Kong jumps into an Animal Crate with Rambi's face on it. Rambi is also usable in a minigame in Donkey Kong 64, unlocked after taking pictures of a certain number of Banana Fairies.
Donkey Kong Racing[]
Rambi was going to be a ridable Animal Buddy in the now canceled game Donkey Kong Racing for the Nintendo GameCube. Early screenshots of this game also showed that other Rambis, some gigantic in size and some extremely small were going to be ridable. Rambi makes cameo appearance in the Nintendo DS game Mario Kart DS, where a kart called the Rambi Rider appears as one of Donkey Kong's main karts.
Donkey Kong Barrel Blast[]
In Donkey Kong Barrel Blast for the Wii, Rambi can be found in the Dynamite Run track. In this game, the Kongs and Kremlings can ride him after releasing him from an Animal Crate. Rambi's most recent appearance has been in Super Smash Bros. Brawl for the Wii, in which a trophy and sticker of him can be obtained.
Donkey Kong Country Returns[]
So far, Rambi is the only Animal Buddy confirmed to be appearing in Donkey Kong Country Returns. He uses his abilities from Donkey Kong Country and Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong's Quest: he can destroy blocks in his way, and he can jump through rings of fire to get bananas.
Club Nintendo[]
In the Club Nintendo comic "Donkey Kong in: Banana Day 24", Donkey Kong is briefly seen riding Rambi to an airport.
Appearances in Donkey Kong Levels[]
- Donkey Kong Country
- Jungle Hijinx
- Oil Drum Alley
- Manic Mincers
- Donkey Kong Land
- Jungle Jaunt
- Tricky Temple
- Pot Hole Panic
- Mountain Mayhem
- Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong Quest
- Pirate Panic
- Red-Hot Ride
- Barrel Bayou
- Rambi Rumble
- Castle Crush
- Animal Antics
- Donkey Kong Land 2
- Gangplank Galley
- Red-Hot Ride
- Barrel Bayou
- Rambi Rumble
- Animal Antics
Trophy Information from Super Smash Bros. Brawl[]
Name | Image | Game | Description |
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Rambi | File:Rambi trophy.jpg | SNES Donkey Kong Country | A rhino friend who appears to help the Kongs in their adventures... from a wooden box, even! His destructive power lets his rider plow through enemies and super-dash to break through walls and other obstacles. Know what that means? It means uncovering more hidden bananas and life balloons! |
SNES Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest |
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Sticker Information[]
Image | Game | Effect |
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File:Rambi.jpg | Donkey Kong Country | [Arm] - Attack +13 |
Game Appearances[]
Title | Description | Release Date | System/Format |
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Donkey Kong Country | Playable Character | 1994 | SNES |
Donkey Kong Land | Playable Character | 1995 | Game Boy |
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest | Playable Character | 1995 | SNES |
Donkey Kong Land 2 | Playable Character. | 1996 | Game Boy |
Donkey Kong 64 | Playable Character | 1999 | Nintendo 64 |
Donkey Kong Country (GBC remake) | Playable Character | 2000 | Game Boy Color |
Donkey Kong Country (GBA remake) | Playable Character | 2003 | Game Boy Advance |
Donkey Kong Country 2 (GBA remake) | Playable Character | 2004 | Game Boy Advance |
Mario Kart DS | Cameo as Rambi Rider | 2005 | Nintendo DS |
Donkey Kong Barrel Blast | Rideable in certain racetracks | 2007 | Wii |
Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Cameo as Sticker and Trophy | 2008 | Wii |
Donkey Kong Country Returns | Playable Character | 2010 | Wii |
Gallery[]
Donkey Kong Country | |
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Protagonists | Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Cranky Kong • Funky Kong • Candy Kong |
Items and Objects | Animal Token • Banana • Banana Bunch • Barrel • Extra Life Balloon • K-O-N-G Letters • Minecart • Tire |
Animal Buddies | Rambi the Rhinoceros • Enguarde the Swordfish • Winky the Frog • Squawks the Parrot • Expresso the Ostrich |
Bosses | Very Gnawty • Master Necky • Queen B. • Really Gnawty • Dumb Drum • Master Necky Snr. • King K. Rool |
Worlds | Kongo Jungle • Monkey Mines • Vine Valley • Gorilla Glacier • Kremkroc Industries, Inc. • Chimp Caverns • Gangplank Galleon |
Enemies | Army • Bitesize • Chomps • Chomps Jr. • Clambo • Croctopus • Gnawty • Klaptrap • Klump • Krash • Kremling • Kritter • Krusha • Manky Kong • Mincer • Mini-Necky • Necky • Slippa • Squidge • Zinger |
Levels | Jungle Hijinks • Ropey Rampage • Reptile Rumble • Coral Capers • Barrel Cannon Canyon Winky's Walkway • Mine Cart Carnage • Bouncy Bonanza • Stop & Go Station • Millstone Mayhem Vulture Culture • Tree Top Town • Forest Frenzy • Temple Tempest • Orang-utan Gang • Clam City Snow Barrel Blast • Slipslide Ride • Ice Age Alley • Croctopus Chase • Torchlight Trouble • Rope Bridge Rumble Oil Drum Alley • Trick Track Trek • Elevator Antics • Poison Pond • Mine Cart Madness • Blackout Basement Tanked Up Trouble • Manic Mincers • Misty Mine • Necky Nutmare • Loopy Lights • Platform Perils Gangplank Galleon • Donkey Kong's Treehouse • Candy's Save Point • Funky's Flights • Cranky's Cabin • Funky's Fishing • Candy's Dance Studio |
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest | |
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Protagonists | Cranky Kong • Diddy Kong • Dixie Kong • Donkey Kong • Funky Kong • Swanky Kong • Wrinkly Kong |
Bosses | Krow • Kleever • Kudgel • King Zing • Kreepy Krow • Kerozene • King K. Rool |
Worlds | Gangplank Galleon • Crocodile Cauldron • Krem Quay • Krazy Kremland • Gloomy Gulch • K. Rool's Keep • The Flying Krock • Lost World |
Levels | Pirate Panic • Mainbrace Mayhem • Gangplank Galley • Lockjaw's Locker • Topsail Trouble Hot-Head Hop • Kannon's Klaim • Lava Lagoon • Red-Hot Ride • Squawks's Shaft Barrel Bayou • Glimmer's Galleon • Krockhead Klamber • Rattle Battle • Slime Climb • Bramble Blast Hornet Hole • Target Terror • Bramble Scramble • Rickety Race • Mudhole Marsh • Rambi Rumble Ghostly Grove • Haunted Hall • Gusty Glade • Parrot Chute Panic • Web Woods Arctic Abyss • Windy Well • Castle Crush • Clapper's Cavern • Chain Link Chamber • Toxic Tower Screech's Sprint Jungle Jinx • Black Ice Battle • Klobber Karnage • Fiery Furnace • Animal Antics |
Barrels | ! Barrel • Animal Barrel • Barrel • Barrel Cannon • Bonus Barrel • Diddy & Dixie Barrels • DK Barrel • Rotatable Barrel • Star Barrel • TNT Barrel |
Animal Buddies | Clapper the Seal • Enguarde the Swordfish • Glimmer the Anglerfish • Rambi the Rhinoceros • Rattly the Rattlesnake • Squawks the Parrot • Squitter the Spider |
Enemies | Cat-O-9-Tails • Click-Clack • Flitter • Flotsam • Kaboing • Kackle • Kannon • Klampon • Klank • Klinger • Kloak • Klobber • Klomp • Krook • Kruncha • Kutlass • Lockjaw • Mini-Necky • Neek • Puftup • Screech • Shuri • Snapjaw • Spiny • Zinger |
Donkey Kong Land | |
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Playable Characters | Diddy Kong • Donkey Kong |
Animal Buddies | Expresso the Ostrich • Rambi the Rhinoceros |
Bosses | Wild Sting • Colossal Clambo • Hard Hat • King K. Rool |
Worlds | Gangplank Galleon Ahoy! • Kremlantis • Monkey Mountains • Chimpanzee Clouds • Big Ape City |
Enemies | Army • Chomps • Chomps Jr. • Clambo • Gnawty • Fangfish • Hogwash • Klaptrap • Kritter • Krusha • Mincer • Mini-Necky • Necky • Nemo • Slippa • Slippa Jar • Snapper • Zinger |
Levels | Jungle Jaunt • Freezing Fun • Simian Swing • Deck Trek • Rope Ravine • Tire Trail • Riggin' Rumble • Congo Carnage • Arctic Barrel Arsenal • Wild Sting Fling Tricky Temple • Kremlantis Kaos • Reef Rampage • Snake Charmer's Challenge • Chomp's Coliseum • Nautilus Chase • Swirlwind Storm • Seabed Showdown Pot Hole Panic • Mountain Mayhem • Track Attack • Spiky Tire Trail • Sky High Caper • Landslide Leap • Collapsing Clouds • Mad Mole Holes Construction Site Fight • Kong Krazy • Balloon Barrage • Fast Barrel Blast • Skyscraper Caper • Button Barrel Blast • Oil Drum Slum • K. Rool's Kingdom |
Donkey Kong Land 2 | |
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Bosses | Krow • Kleever • King Zing • Kreepy Krow • Kaptain K. Rool |
Protagonists | Diddy Kong • Dixie Kong • Donkey Kong • Funky Kong • Wrinkly Kong |
Worlds | Gangplank Galleon • Krem Cauldron • Krazy Kremland • Gloomy Gulch • K. Rool's Keep • Lost World |
Barrels | ! Barrel • Animal Barrel • Barrel • Barrel Cannon • Bonus Barrel • DK Barrel • Rotatable Barrel • Star Barrel • TNT Barrel |
Animal Buddies | Clapper the Seal • Enguarde the Swordfish • Rambi the Rhinoceros • Rattly the Rattlesnake • Squawks the Parrot • Squitter the Spider |
Enemies | Click-Clack • Flitter • Flotsam • Kaboing • Kannon • Klampon • Klank • Klinger • Klobber • Klomp • Klubba • Krockheads • Krook • Kruncha • Lockjaw • Necky • Neek • Puftup • Shuri • Snapjaw • Spiny • Zinger |
Levels | Pirate Panic • Mainbrace Mayhem • Gangplank Galley • Lockjaw's Locker • Topsail Trouble Hot-Head Hop • Kannon's Klaim • Lava Lagoon • Red-Hot Ride • Squawks's Shaft • Barrel Bayou • Glimmer's Galleon • Rattle Battle • Slime Climb Hornet Hole • Target Terror • Bramble Blast • Rickety Race • Bramble Scramble • Mudhole Marsh • Rambi Rumble Ghostly Grove • Krazy Koaster • Gusty Glade • Parrot Chute Panic • Web Woods Arctic Abyss • Windy Well • Dungeon Danger • Clapper's Cavern • Chain Link Chamber • Toxic Tower Screech's Sprint Jungle Jinx • Black Ice Battle • Klobber Karnage • Fiery Furnace • Animal Antics |
Donkey Kong 64 | |
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Playable Kongs | Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Lanky Kong • Tiny Kong • Chunky Kong |
Non-playable Kongs | Cranky Kong • Funky Kong • Candy Kong • Wrinkly Kong |
Animal Buddies | Rambi the Rhinoceros • Enguarde the Swordfish |
Other Playable Characters | Krusha • Klaptrap |
Bosses | Army Dillo • Dogadon • Mad Jack • Puftoss • King Kut Out • King K. Rool |
Worlds | Jungle Japes • Angry Aztec • Frantic Factory • Gloomy Galleon • Fungi Forest • Crystal Caves • Creepy Castle • Hideout Helm |
Other Places | Funky's Armory • Candy's Music Shop • Cranky's Lab • Wrinkly Door • Snide's HQ • Banana Fairy Island • K. Lumsy Island |
Items | Blueprint • Golden Banana • Bananas • Battle Crown • Banana Medal • Boss Key • Banana Coin • Melon Crates • Orange Grenade • Headphone • Supply Crate • Crystal Coconut • Rareware Coin • Nintendo Coin |
Barrels | Kong Barrel • Tag Barrel • Bonus Barrel • TNT Barrel |
Switches | Kong Switch • Target Switch • Wall Switch |
Pads | Kong Pad • Music Pad • Battle Arena Pad • Bananaporter |