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| {{species infobox | | |title=Cat-O-9-Tails |
| |image=[[File:Cat-O-9-Tails.jpg|210px]]<br>Artwork from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' | | |image=[[Image:Cat-O-9-Tails.jpg|210px]]<br>A '''Cat-O-9-Tails'''. |
| |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]]) | | |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong's Quest]]'' ([[1995]]) |
| |latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance]]) ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]]) | | |affiliation=[[Kaptain K. Rool]] |
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| A '''Cat O' 9 Tails''' (also stylized as '''Cat o' 9 tails''', '''Cat-O´-9-Tails''',<ref name="manual">{{cite|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=1995|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet|page=31}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2'' GBA instruction booklet|page=24|language=en|date=2004|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> '''Cat-O’-Nine-Tails''',<ref>{{cite|date=December 1995|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 79|page=24|author=Tilden, Gail, et al.|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> and '''Cat {{'}}O{{'}} Nine Tails'''<ref>{{cite|publisher=Catalyst Publishing|language=en-au|author=Robinson, Will, et al.|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) issue 36|page=20|date=March 1996}}</ref>) is a type of [[List of enemies|enemy]] in {{a|DKC2|l}}. Its name is derived from a type of whip known as the {{wp|cat o' nine tails}}, possibly also deriving from the well-known saying of cats having "nine lives." Cat O' 9 Tails initially appear sitting in place, licking one of their paws. If a Cat O' 9 Tails notices [[Diddy Kong]] and [[Dixie Kong]], it begins to rapidly twirl and move around, attempting to whip both [[Kong]]s with its many tails. Being hit head-on usually damages the Kongs, but by [[jump]]ing into one, they may instead end up caught in the tails. If the Kongs are caught by one of the tails as the Cat O' 9 Tails spins around, it flings them upwards,<ref>{{cite|quote=There's a new baddie named Cat-O’-9-Tails, and if he doesn't do you in, he'll send you flying into the wild blue yonder!|author=Shinoda, Paul, and Kent Miller|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en|page=78|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' Player's Guide}}</ref> allowing them to potentially obtain out-of-reach items while putting them in danger of hitting certain hazards. Cat O' 9 Tails are invulnerable while they spin around, but after several seconds, a Cat O' 9 Tails becomes dizzy, becoming vulnerable to being defeated from a [[stomp]] or a roll. | | A '''Cat-O-9-Tails''' is a blue cat with nines tails encountered in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. |
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| In the [[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|Game Boy Advance remake]], a Cat O' 9 Tails' [[Scrapbook (Donkey Kong Country series)|Scrapbook]] photo can be obtained by defeating a specific one in [[Fiery Furnace (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Fiery Furnace]].<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/iBxa6GuUKtw?feature=shared&t=119|timestamp=01:59|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (GBA) - The Lost World - Fiery Furnace|author=[[User:VideoGamePhenomHD|VideoGamePhenom]]|date=June 17, 2020|publisher=YouTube|language=en|accessdate=December 26, 2024}}</ref>
| | Cat-O-9-Tails are fairly rare enemies, only encountered in three of ''Donkey Kong Country 2's'' levels (namely [[Mudhole Marsh]], [[Screech's Sprint]], and [[Fiery Furnace]]). If a Cat-O-9-Tails spots either [[Diddy]] or [[Dixie Kong]] it will attempt to spin into them and whip them with its tails. The Kongs must avoid this attack and wait for a Cat-O-9-Tails to collapse from dizziness; it will then become vulnerable to being jumped on the head. |
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| ==Profiles and statistics==
| | If the Kongs jump into a Cat-O-9-Tails from above while it is spinning they will end up being flung into the air. This can help them collect items, although they can be thrown into another enemy or abyss. Also, while Cat-O-9-Tails is spinning, cartwheels are completely useless against it. |
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| |name=Cat O' 9 Tails
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| |image=[[File:DKC2GBA Cat O' 9 Tails.png]]
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| |worlds=[[Krazy Kremland]]<br>[[The Flying Krock]]<br>[[Lost World (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Lost World]]
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| |levels=[[Mudhole Marsh (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Mudhole Marsh]]<br>[[Screech's Sprint (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Screech's Sprint]]<br>[[Fiery Furnace (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Fiery Furnace]]
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| |photo_location=Around the end area of Fiery Furnace
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| | ==Trivia== |
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| | * Its name is derived from the whip called "[[wikipedia:cat o' nine tails|cat o' nine tails]]", even though Cat-O-9-Tails actually has only seven tails. |
| |Eng=This crazy cat is a whirling dervish. It will tangle you up in its many tails and spin you round until it collapses.''<ref name="manual"/>}} | | * In official artwork of Cat-O-9-Tails, he has only seven tails, while ingame he has nine tails. |
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| ==Gallery==
| | ==Names in other Languages== |
| <gallery>
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| Cat O 9 Tails DKC2.png|Sprite from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
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| Cat O' 9 Tails DKC2 ending.png|Screenshot from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' of a Cat O' 9 Tails in the ending
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| ==Names in other languages== | |
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| |Jap=ネコのナインテール
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| |JapR=Neko no Naintēru
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| |JapM=Cat O' 9 Tails
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| |Ger=Power-Neunschwanz | | |Ger=Power-Neunschwanz |
| |GerM= Power-Ninetail | | |GerM= Power-Ninetail}} |
| |Ita=Gattanovecode | | {{NIWA|DKWiki=1}} |
| |ItaM=Catninetails
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| |Spa=Cat O' 9 Tails
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| ==References==
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| {{DKC2}} | | {{DKC2}} |
| | [[Category:Donkey Kong Enemies]] |
| | [[Category:Donkey Kong Species]] |
| [[Category:Felines]] | | [[Category:Felines]] |
| [[Category:Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest enemies]] | | [[Category:Lazy Landlubbers]] |
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