Terrifying Tiki: They're the main antagonists of Donkey Kong Country Returns, so "terrifying" is part of their job description.Technicolor Fire: Tiki Bombers are covered in blue flames, and can launch fireballs of the same color.The Spiny: Tiki Zings and their giant counterparts are covered in blades.Sealed Evil in a Can: They were apparently "hibernating" in the volcano on DK Island, and were awakened by it erupting.Red Eyes, Take Warning: When the player is right in front of a Screaming Pillar, it screams and falls flat at them.Power Floats: Tiki Tong and his generals are all capable of levitating, which is not the case with most of the Tiki Mooks.Why they've waited this long to act is a mystery. Outside-Context Problem: Members of the Tiki Tak Tribe kinda show up from nowhere, from an ancient Tiki statue that rose from the local volcano.No Ontological Inertia: After Tiki Tong is defeated, his followers are destroyed, and the hypnotized animals are restored to normal.Invincible Minor Minion: The fiery Tiki Zings can't be beaten at all.Subverted with the final boss, however: the silhouette for the final world starts off as a giant question mark until you've fought Tiki Tong at least once, after which it becomes a proper image.
Interface Spoiler: Losing a life will briefly show the silhouette of the Tiki who controls the boss of the world you died in, even if you haven't met them yet.Screaming Pillars are already huge, but the levels "Canopy Cannons" and "Crushin Columns" (the latter 3DS-exclusive) feature even larger ones.Tiki Zings also have giant-sized variants.Tiki Torks are larger versions of Tiki Buzzes.Artifact Mook: Screaming Pillars return in Tropical Freeze despite the non-involvement of the Tiki Tak Tribe in the game.