Zinger
Official artwork of a Zinger from DK: Jungle Climber.
Universe	Donkey Kong
Debut	Donkey Kong Country (1994)
Smash Bros. appearances	Brawl SSB4
Most recent non-Smash appearance	Donkey Kong Bananza (2025)
Console/platform of origin	Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Designed by	Steve Mayles
Article on Super Mario Wiki	Zinger

Zingers (ジンガー, Zinger) are enemies from the Donkey Kong series.

Origin

Artwork of a Zinger from DK: King of Swing.

Zingers made their debut in Donkey Kong Country as a common enemy, and has become a recurring enemy in later Donkey Kong games. They are wasp-like insects with spines sticking out from their back, which prevents them from being defeated by getting jumped on. Zingers can be defeated by other means, such as throwing a barrel, or with projectiles like the Peanut Popgun.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

A Zinger appears as a collectible sticker.

Stickers

Name	Game	Effect	Characters
Zinger	DK: King of Swing	DefenseSlash+005 Resistance +5	All characters

Zinger (DK: King of Swing)

In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Zingers appear in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U as a Smash Tour item and as a Trophy.

In Smash Tour

Zingers appear in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U as a blue Smash Tour item based on their design from DK: King of Swing. When used at the beginning of their turn, the player can place a trap on the space they are standing on. The first opponent to walk over the trap will be launched, unless the player is immune for any reason.

Trophy

Zinger's trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Zinger

It'd be a ton of fun to ride on a Zinger, flying high up into the sky. Too bad they're covered in spikes and not all that friendly to begin with. Zingers come in different colors, with the yellow ones flying up and down and the red ones flying in circles. We don't want to spoil it, so you'll have to play to find out what the others do!

: Donkey Kong Country (11/1994)

: Donkey Kong 64 (11/1999)

It'd be great if you could fly through the sky on a Zinger – too bad they're covered in spikes and far too nasty to let you. The yellow ones fly up and down while the red ones go round in circles. Want to know more? Go and check them out yourself, then. No promises you'll come back in one piece, though!

: Donkey Kong Country (11/1994)

: Donkey Kong 64 (12/1999)

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Zinger appearas as a Novice-class primary spirit.

In the intro cutscene of Adventure Mode: World of Light, the Zinger is one of the countless spirits captured by Galeem during his takeover of the universe. Its spirit is located in the DK Island sub-area of The Light Realm.

Zinger's Spirit Battle uses a black-and-yellow capped Pikachu puppet fighter and is fought on The Great Cave Offensive's Ω form. During the battle, the Unira item appears and has increased power when used by Pikachu, referencing the Zinger's spines which prevent them from being defeated under normal circumstances.

Spirit

No.	Image	Name	Type	Class	Slots	Base	Max	Base	Max	Base	Max	Ability	Series
160		Zinger		★	0	1208	6041	767	3836	441	2205	No Effect	Donkey Kong Series

Donkey Kong universe
Fighters	Donkey Kong (SSB · SSBM · SSBB · SSB4 · SSBU) · Diddy Kong (SSBB · SSB4 · SSBU) · King K. Rool (SSBU)
Assist Trophy	Klaptrap
Boss	Giant Donkey Kong
Stages	Kongo Jungle · Kongo Falls · Jungle Japes · Rumble Falls · 75m · Jungle Hijinxs
Items	Hammer · Barrel Cannon · Peanut · Spring
Enemies	Kritter · Tiki Buzz
Other	Dixie Kong · DK Barrel · DK Island · Pauline · Stanley · Zinger
Trophies, Stickers and Spirits	Trophies (SSBM · SSBB · SSB4) · Stickers · Spirits
Music	Brawl · SSB4 · Ultimate
Masterpiece	Donkey Kong
Related content	Mario (universe) · Banjo · Barrel

• Smash Tour
• Donkey Kong universe
• Trophies (SSB4-Wii U)
• Stickers
• Spirits