Editing Bramble Blast (Donkey Kong Country 2)

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'''Bramble Blast''' is the sixteenth level of ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and the sixth level of [[Krem Quay]]. This is the first level that takes place within a large series of [[bramble]]s, and in it, [[Diddy Kong|Diddy]] and [[Dixie Kong]] has to navigate through a maze using a series [[Barrel Cannon]]s, sometimes including a few [[Blast Barrel]]s and [[Arrow Barrel]]s. The Kongs must figure out a path from the Barrel Cannons to reach the last one that blasts them out the area through a narrow passageway. The correct path is usually from blasting in a direction with a trail of [[banana]]s. Sometimes the bananas can lead to an item, such as a [[Banana Coin]], or even a [[Bonus Barrel]]. [[Zinger]]s are the main enemy encountered, although a few [[Flitter]]s are also present. Between the barrel-blasting segments are some thin floorboards made of wooden planks. [[Squawks]] appears just before the end of the level.

The Kongs begin the level on some wooden boards that carry them over the sharp brambles. A [[Banana Bunch]] is above the entrance to the level, and it can be reached with their [[team up]] move. If the primates travel to the east from here, they reach a Blast Barrel that shoots them into an area full of Barrel Cannons. They must use these many barrels to shoot to the top-right corner of the area, where another Blast Barrel is located. Before the heroes access this Blast Barrel, they are able to shoot to a Banana Bunch in the bottom-right corner of the area and also to a [[DK Barrel]] near the top-left corner of the same area. Once they reach the Blast Barrel, they are shot into another section of Barrel Cannons. A Zinger and the [[KONG Letters|letter K]] are among these many barrels, which must be used to send the Kongs into the top-right corner of the area. Here, they can find a narrow passage containing a Zinger, and they must shoot through it to reach a larger area of Barrel Cannons. As they shoot towards the top of the area by using these barrels, they come up to some bananas, a Banana Bunch, and the letter O, which are all surrounded by the many cannons.  

A rather small area of Barrel Cannons follows the wooden planks, and while the duo shoots through the section with these barrels, they come up to a Banana Bunch, some bananas, and a Blast Barrel that can blast them into a larger area of barrels. Here, the primates can find a mixture of Barrel Cannons and Blast Barrels, along with bananas and, in the [[Game Boy Advance]] version of the game, a [[golden feather]]. Once the heroes reach the bottom-right corner of the area, they can find a Blast Barrel that is able to fire them through a thin passage and towards a trio of Barrel Cannons with bananas around them. The first two of these barrels rotate when loaded, so the Kong must watch their aim to avoid shooting into any brambles. The last of the three Barrel Cannons tilts from left to right when accessed, and it can be used to shoot into a nearby Flitter that the heroes must bounce on to reach a Blast Barrel. This barrel automatically fires the heroes into a quadruplet of Flitters, who Diddy and Dixie must bounce on in order to cross over the brambles. Some wooden planks are ahead of here, and they support an [[End of Level Target]], which must be jumped on to complete the level. A [[Spinner Barrel|Rotatable Barrel]] with only five seconds on it is above this target, and the heroes can win a prize from the End of Level Target if they shoot to it from this barrel.

If the primates bounce into the gap found before the previously-mentioned quadruplet of Flitters, they land in a Blast Barrel that is able to shoot them into another Blast Barrel in a hidden part of the level. This barrel can blast the Kongs into Squawks, who is able to carry them through the hidden area. To the right of Squawks's location, the group can find a Banana Bunch in the corner of the area around some brambles. To the left of here, the heroes can find a DK Barrel in a small alcove and some bananas that are followed by a wide passage leading to a small area that contains a [[DK Coin|Video Game Hero Coin]], which is guarded by a Zinger. A pair of red Zingers are farther into the area to the right, and they both move back and forth in a vertical path. They are followed by a curvy path with a few Banana Bunches in it. After the heroes pass the second Banana Bunch, they reach a wider area with a red Zinger circling the inside of it. If they head down a small passage below this foe, they can find a Blast Barrel that can shoot them into a Bonus Barrel. Once they finish playing in the Bonus Level it leads to, they lose Squawks and are fired into the letter G, which is located in a narrow passage near here. The Rotatable Barrel with four seconds (five in the Game Boy Advance version) located above the End of Level Target is at the bottom of this passage. The possible prizes include a Banana, Banana Coin, or a Banana Bunch.

The following enemies appear in the following quantities:

Click Clack DKC2.png|[[Click-Clack]] (2)

Flitter DKC2.png|[[Flitter]] (5)

Klampon DKC2.png|[[Klampon]] (1)

Zinger DKC2 yellow.png|[[Zinger]] (yellow) (7)

Zinger DKC2 red.png|Zinger (red) (3)

==Items and objects==

The following items and objects appear in the following quantities:

Banana Bunch DKC SNES.png|[[Banana Bunch]] (8)

Banana Coin.png|[[Banana Coin]] (2)

DK Barrel.png|[[DK Barrel]] (3)

===KONG Letters===

*'''K:''' In the second assortment of Barrel Cannons, which the Kongs transition into directly after the first, the Kongs must blast down into the Barrel Cannon at the bottom left. From it, they must blast in a northeast direction into the letter K.

*'''O:''' In the third assortment of Barrel Cannons, the letter O is located just southeast of the last Barrel Cannon, which blasts them out of the section. The Barrel Cannon alternates between four directions, one of them being southeast, directly into the letter O.

*'''N:''' Right after the [[Star Barrel]], the Kongs are blasted into an upward-facing Barrel Cannon that quickly changes its aim. The letter N is floating above the Barrel Cannon, and the Kongs can only reach it by blasting out just as the Barrel Cannon is facing north.

*'''G:''' After completing the second Bonus Area, the Kongs are returned down into a narrow path with the letter G, which is floating above the [[Spinner Barrel|Rotatable Barrel]], which itself is located directly above the End of Level Target.

 

 

{{multiframe|[[File:Bramble Blast Bonus Area 1.png|200px]] [[File:Bramble Blast Bonus Area 2.png|200px]]|size=420|The first and second Bonus Levels respectively}}

 

Bramble Blast.png|The Kongs shoot among the brambles and to another Barrel Cannon.

Bramble Blast DKC2 GBA.png|The Kongs blasting between a series of Barrel Cannons in the Game Boy Advance version

Bramble Blast GBA Golden Feather.png|Location of the golden feather in the Game Boy Advance version

Bramble Blast GBA Squawks.png|Squawks flying Dixie through the hidden path before the [[End of Level Target]] in the Game Boy Advance version

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[[Category:Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest levels]]