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{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Flipflap DKKoS artwork.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork of a Flipflap from ''[[DK: King of Swing]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1999|1999]])
|latest_appearance=''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
}}
'''Flipflaps'''<ref>{{cite|date=2005|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''DK: King of Swing'' instruction booklet|page=22|language=en-us}}</ref> (originally known as '''Bats'''<ref>{{cite|author=Barton, Jeff, Mario De Govia, and Donato Tica|title=''Donkey Kong 64'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=104-105|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=December 1, 1999|isbn=0-7615-2279-4|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20000229133200/http://www.nintendo.com/n64/donkeykong64/fungi.html|title=''Donkey Kong 64'' Banana Guide|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|accessdate=June 2, 2024}}</ref>) are large, blue bat enemies that first appeared in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''.

== History ==
===''Donkey Kong 64''===
[[File:DK64 Bat.jpg|thumb|left|A Bat in ''Donkey Kong 64'']]
In ''Donkey Kong 64'', Bats appear in [[Fungi Forest]] during nighttime, in [[Creepy Castle]], and in [[Crystal Caves]]. [[Zinger]]s replace Bats during the daytime in Fungi Forest. Bats attack the active [[Kong]] by quickly swooping at them. While Bats resemble the dive-bombing variants of Zingers, they will respawn compared to their counterparts. The Kongs can defeat Bats by either blasting them with their weapon, using their musical instrument, or by throwing an [[orange]]. They are not to be confused with the generic violet-colored bats found in dark places throughout the game, which are smaller and harmless.

===''DK: King of Swing''===
Since ''[[DK: King of Swing]]'', Bats have been renamed to Flipflaps, and were given a slight redesign to have a more purplish body and a larger head. Flipflaps are enemies first encountered in [[Contraption Cave]], and they most commonly appear in cave levels. They fly back and forth in either a vertical or horizontal line while swaying slightly. Flipflaps can damage the player upon contact; however, unlike in ''Donkey Kong 64'', they do not attempt to directly target the player with an attack. The player can defeat a Flipflap by performing a charge attack.

===''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast''===
Flipflaps in ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]'' are obstacles encountered in [[Mt. Dynamite]], [[Scorching Canyon]], [[Mt. Dynamite Remix]], and [[Dynamite Run]].

===''DK: Jungle Climber''===
Flipflaps reappear in ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]'', where they are introduced in [[Cool Cool Cave]] and reappear mostly in caves and forest levels. Their behavior is exactly the same as in ''DK: King of Swing'', except that they only fly in a horizontal pattern. [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] can defeat Flipflaps by performing a charge jump.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Flipflap DK64.png|''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''
FlipFlap-DKKOS.png|''[[DK: King of Swing]]''
Flipflap DKBB.png|''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]''
Flipflap DKJC.png|''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=フリップフラップ<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|title=「ドンキーコング64任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Donkey Kong 64 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page=[[media:DK64 Shogakukan P13.jpg|13]]}}</ref>
|JpnR=Furippufurappu
|JpnM=Flipflap
|Ger=Flip-Flap
|Ita=Flipflap<ref>{{cite|url=cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/game_boy_advance_8/Manual_GameBoyAdvance_DKKingOfSwing_EN_DE_FR_ES_IT.pdf|title=''DK: King of Swing'' instruction booklet|page=122|date=2005|language=it|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref>
}}

==References==
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[[Category:Bats]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong species]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong 64 enemies]]
[[Category:DK: King of Swing enemies]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Barrel Blast enemies]]
[[Category:DK: Jungle Climber enemies]]
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