Editing Flipflap

{{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. 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
|Jap=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>
|JapR=Furippufurappu
|JapM=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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