Editing Cat O' 9 Tails

|image=[[File:Cat-O-9-Tails.jpg|210px]]<br>Artwork from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''

|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance]]) ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])

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.

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>

 

|name=Cat O' 9 Tails

|image=[[File:DKC2GBA Cat O' 9 Tails.png]]

|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]]

 

|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"/>}}

Cat O 9 Tails DKC2.png|Sprite from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''

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

|Jpn=ネコのナインテール

|JpnR=Neko no Naintēru

|JpnM=Cat O' 9 Tails

[[Category:Felines]]