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{{species infobox
{{Species-infobox
|image=[[File:Flotsam.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''
|title=Flotsam
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|image=[[File:Floatsam.jpg|200px]]<br>A blue '''Flotsam'''.
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Konga 3 JP]]'' (cameo) ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
|species_origin=
|comparable=[[Manta]]
|sub_species=
|related=
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[List of games by date#|1995]])
|notable=[[Wild Sting]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' (remake) ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|expand=
}}
}}
'''Flotsams''' are [[List of enemies|enemies]] introduced in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. These spotted stingrays inhabit the waters of [[Crocodile Isle]]. Their name is derived from the word "flotsam", which is leftovers from a shipwreck.
==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' / ''Donkey Kong Land 2''===
Flotsams are enemies in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''. They behave identically in both games. Flotsams are common underwater enemies appearing in nearly every water-involved level. They simply float through the water and make no real effort in attacking [[Diddy Kong]] or [[Dixie Kong]]. However if the [[Kong]]s are in the path of a Flotsam, it will continue to swim forward, not needing to avoid contact. Flotsams can be defeated from [[Enguarde]] only.


Flotsams appear in blue and green varieties in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' only. Blue Flotsam swim in only one direction, while the green Flotsam can change their direction from left to right, especially after reaching a wall. In the [[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|remake]], the blue and green Flotsams were changed to purple and yellow, respectively.
'''Flotsams'''<ref name="DKC2 Manual">''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet, [[Media:DKC2 Manual 28-29.jpg|page 29]].</ref> are spotted stingrays that inhabit the waters of [[Crocodile Isle]]. Their name is derived from the word "flotsam", which is leftovers from a shipwreck.
Flotsams come in two colors: blue and green. Blue Flotsam swim in only one direction, while the green Flotsam can change their direction from left to right; they generally do this after reaching a wall.


===''Super Mario-kun''===
==History==
[[File:FlotsamKun.png|thumb|Flotsam in ''Super Mario-kun'']]
===''Donkey Kong Land''===
A Flotsam makes a brief cameo in Volume 14 of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''. The last part of the book has a series of comics based on ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', including a 'find the differences' activity between several enemies, including Flotsam.
A Flotsam-like boss appears in ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]'', by the name, [[Wild Sting]], a giant stingray boss. It is able to move above water, and must be jumped on several times to be defeated. Alternatively, this stingray could be the creative inspiration or the forerunner of Flotsam.
 
===''Donkey Konga 3 JP''===
In ''[[Donkey Konga 3 JP]]'', Flotsam makes a cameo appearance in Freestyle Zone, as one of the enemies whose artwork appears on screen as the player hits the [[Nintendo GameCube#DK Bongos|DK Bongos]].
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==Profiles and statistics==
===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
{{rewrite-expand|section=y|Level appearances}}
In ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'', Flotsams are one of the most common underwater enemies in the game, encountered in almost every water-involved level. They simply float through the water and make no real effort in attacking [[Diddy Kong]] or [[Dixie Kong]]. However if the [[Kong]]s are in the path of a Flotsam, it will continue to swim forward, not needing to avoid contact. Flotsams can only be defeated with help from [[Enguarde the Swordfish]].
{{DKC GBA enemy
|game=dkc2
|name=Flotsam
|image=[[File:DKC2 GBA Purple Flotsam.png]] [[File:DKC2 GBA Yellow Flotsam.png]]
|worlds=-
|levels=-
|page=4
|photo_location=In [[Lockjaw's Locker (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Lockjaw's Locker]], after the letter G
}}


{{multilang profile
===''Donkey Kong Land 2''===
|type=manual
Flotsams also appear in ''Donkey Kong Country 2's'' pseudo-sequel ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''. There is no difference between these Flotsams and those of ''Donkey Kong Country 2''.
|Eng=Floatsam{{sic}} is a stingray that cruises ceaselessly back and forth.<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' manual|page=29|language=en-us|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref>}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
{{Main-gallery}}
<center><gallery>
<gallery>
File:FloatsamBlue.PNG|Sprite of a blue Flotsam from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''.
Flotsam DKC2 blue.png|Sprite from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' (blue)
File:GreenFlotsam.PNG|Sprite of a green Flotsam from the same ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest.
Flotsam DKC2 green.png|Sprite from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' (green)
File:Flotsam DKL2.PNG|Sprite of a Flotsam from ''Donkey Kong Land 2''.
Flotsam DKL2.png|Sprite from ''Donkey Kong Land 2''
</gallery></center>
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreignname
|Jap=フロートサム
|Jap=フロートサム
|JapR=Furōtosamu
|JapR=Furōtosamu
|JapM=Flotsam
|JapM=Float Sam}}
|Ger=Floatsam
|GerM=Floatsam
|Spa=Flotsam
}}


==Trivia==
*The manual for ''Donkey Kong Country 2'' misspells Flotsam's name as '''Floatsam''' in the same section where it's titled "Flotsam"<ref name="DKC2 Manual"/>.
==References==
==References==
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