| “ | Oh, it was awful master. Those horrible Kongs threw nasty barrels at me that went bang. Knocked me into the lava, they did. And I've singed both my wings. Then one of them got really big and punched me in the face! Look at my poor old nose! I want to go and lie down now. I'm not feeling well at all... | „ |
| ~ Dogadon's report of failure to King K. Rool. |
Dogadon is a minor antagonist who serves as the second and fifth boss in Donkey Kong 64. He is fought by Diddy Kong in Angry Aztec, the second level of the game, and by Chunky Kong in Fungi Forest, the fifth level of the game.
Appearance[]
Dogadon is an orange and black dragon, giant in comparison to any of the Kongs. He has four legs with three claws on the end of each one, a long arrowhead tail with spikes lining it and his spine, and dragonfly-like wings.
Biography[]
Dogadon is first seen in the Angry Aztec boss arena where he fights Diddy Kong after the latter squashes another member of his species that is much smaller than him, which he reacts to in anger (it is unknown if they were related). He flies around different parts of the arena hurling fireballs at Diddy, which Diddy can avoid if he keeps moving. Meanwhile, there's a TNT barrel that keeps regenerating in the center of the arena, and whenever he periodically lands to scold him, that's Diddy chance to hurl it at him and cause him to fall into the lava. After being hit 3 times, Dogadon is defeated and leaves behind the second key to K. Lumsy's cage.
He later returns in a volcano in the Fungi Forest that acts as its boss arena where he fights Chunky Kong. At first, the fight works the same way as the first time around, with him hurling fireballs at Chunky that he must avoid by making sure to always be on the move whenever he's firing them, and Chunky being able to fight back by hurling a TNT barrel at him whenever he lands that keeps regenerating in the center of the arena. However, Dogadon quickly starts showing some new tricks, like a body slam that causes a small shockwave that Chunky must jump over to avoid, and more notably, after two hits, he creates a wall of fire that slowly moves across the stage towards Chunky, which is high enough that he can only avoid it with a very well-timed backflip. After he takes a third hit from a barrel, he angrily stomps on the arena, causing it to sink into the lava, giving Chunky a very limited amount of time to defeat it before it sinks completely. At this point, Chunky must keep throwing TNT barrels at him whenever he lands, but a variation occurs where instead of falling into the lava, Dogadon merely reels and a Chunky Barrel appears. Chunky must use the barrel to grow to Dogadon's size and then wail on him with a variety of punches, with his Primate Punch technique being the most effective. If Chunky manages to land enough punches before the arena completely sinks, Dogadon gets sent flying into the wall, then sinks into the lava, at which point he briefly emerges before seemingly burning up in it and leaving behind the fifth key to K. Lumsy's cage.
A cutscene shown when the Kongs enter Crystal Caves shows King K Rool boldly pacing in his lair, stating that the Kongs would have no choice but to admit defeat when they tangled with his "fiery little pet". Dogadon slowly flies into the viewing area, and lands with his tail between his legs before he reports to his master on how horrible the two battles have been for him. He then expresses a desire to lie down due to not feeling well, with the view shutting out as he speaks.
Dogadon's last appearance is at about two minutes in the one-hundred and one percent secret ending, where a fifteen-second take shows him roaring at Diddy. Dogadon then notices a small, yellow Gnawty behind him, and he flees behind Diddy. Dogadon is crying while the Gnawty makes squeaking noises at him. Diddy then shrugs.
Powers and Abilities[]
- Fireball: Dogadon spits fireballs from his mouth that he always aims at the Kongs.
- Shockwave: (Second battle only) Dogadon slams onto the platform, sending a red shockwave across it.
- Wall of Fire: (Second battle only) Unleashing all of his power, Dogadon breathes a wall of fire, too wide and too tall to avoid.
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Trivia[]
- Dogadon's roars are stock sound clips taken from Hanna-Barbera's Godzilla Power Hour series, as provided by Ted Cassidy for Godzilla in the series.
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