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| |image=[[File:DKC2 Kackle.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' | | |image=[[File:DKC2 Kackle.png|200px]]<br>Artwork. |
| |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]]) | | |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]]) |
| |latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance]]) ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]]) | | |latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' (remake) ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]]) |
| |variant_of=[[Kremling]]
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| |comparable=[[Skeleton Kremling]]
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| '''Kackles''' are [[List of enemies|enemies]] appearing in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and [[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|its remake]] only. These ghostly, skeletal [[Kremling]]s wear eyepatches and bandannas. They have the ability to hover around. Kackles appear in [[Haunted Hall]] only, where four appear, each in their own gated section. Every Kackle wears a differently colored bandana: the first Kackle's is blue; the second Kackle's is green; the third Kackle's is yellow; and the last Kackle's is red. All Kackles wear blue bandanas in the remake. When a Kackle's section is entered, a timer appears at the top of the screen, indicating that [[Diddy Kong|Diddy]] and [[Dixie Kong|Dixie]] have a limited amount of time leave the zone. The Kackles are all invincible, and will hover closer to the [[Kong]]s as the timer ticks down, but in the remake, Kackles maintain a distance. If time runs out, the Kackle becomes tangible and hurts the Kong. Nearly every [[Plus and Minus Barrels|Plus Barrel]] has to be activated to extend the timer along the way so that the Kackle does not attack, especially while avoiding Minus Barrels, since those decrease the timer. In the end credits, Kackles are classified as part of the [[Kremling Kuthroats]].
| | {{quote2|These ghostly, [[Kremling]] spirits haunt many locations on [[Crocodile Isle]].|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' manual, page 30}} |
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| [[List of Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest pre-release and unused content#Rare Witch Project Preview and German strategy guide|Mr. X]] was an earlier version of Kackle created during the game's development.<ref>{{cite|quote=He was replaced with the giant skeleton that chases you on the fairground level.|author=Mayles, Steve|date=June 3, 2015|url=www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/38dtd9/were_playtonic_exrare_devs_behind_banjokazooie/crucemz|language=en|title=We're Playtonic, ex-Rare devs behind Banjo-Kazooie and Donkey Kong Country! AMA!|publisher=Reddit|accessdate=May 11, 2014}}</ref> Additionally, Kackles were placeholder enemies in ''[[jiggywikki:Dream: Land of Giants|Dream: Land of Giants]]'' during development (before it was finalized as ''[[jiggywikki:Banjo-Kazooie|Banjo-Kazooie]]'').<ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?t=193&v=w72kj20YNA0|timestamp=03:13|date=December 22, 2015|title=Rare Revealed: A Rare Look At Dream|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 11, 2024|author=Rare Ltd|language=en-gb}}</ref> | | '''Kackles''' are undead skeletal [[Kremling]]s that only appear in the level [[Haunted Hall]] of ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. Like with normal ghosts, Kackles move around by hovering in the air. They all wear an eyepatch and a bandanna. In the end credits, Kackles are categorized under the "[[Kremling Kuthroats]]" class. |
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| The official manuals reuse [[Kloak]]'s description for Kackle, meaning it says he haunts many locations on Crocodile Isle, while the guide claims that he shows up at Krazy Kremland. In the game, Kackle only shows up in Haunted Hall in Gloomy Gulch.
| | Kackles are absent from ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'', as the game does not have its own Haunted Hall variant, in favor of a generic rollercoaster level, [[Krazy Koaster]]. |
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| Kackles are absent from ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'', since [[Haunted Hall]] was replaced with a regular rollercoaster level, [[Krazy Koaster]]. | | == Overview == |
| ==Profiles and statistics==
| | In Haunted Hall, there are four Kackles. Each one has a uniquely colored bandanna, and are encountered in an order from: blue, green, yellow, and lastly purple. In the [[Game Boy Advance]] remake, every Kackle wears a blue bandanna like the first one. Each Kackle has its own "zone", a section of the level where the Kongs enter through a gate and exit from out another. |
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| | When [[Diddy Kong|Diddy]] and [[Dixie Kong|Dixie]] enter a zone, a timer appears at the top of the screen, and the Kongs have to speed through the zone before it runs out. If that happens, the Kackle becomes tangible and injures the lead [[Kong]]. Kackles cannot be defeated. |
| |name=Kackle
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| |image=[[File:Kackle DKC2 GBA.png]]
| | Every zone takes longer to pass through than what the timer is set at. As a workaround, the Kongs must use [[Plus and Minus Barrels|Plus Barrel]]s to increment the timer and therefore prevent the Kackle from attacking them. Diddy and Dixie must also avoid the antonymous Minus Barrels, which takes away from the timer. The first two Kackles appear before the [[Star Barrel]], and the other two appear afterward. Each zone progressively becomes more challenging as the Kackles become more difficult to avoid. |
| |worlds=[[Gloomy Gulch]]
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| |levels=[[Haunted Hall]]
| | == Gallery == |
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| | === Artwork === |
| |photo_location=In Haunted Hall
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| | DKC2 Kackle.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2'' |
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| | KackleScene.jpg|''Donkey Kong Country 2'' |
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| | </gallery> |
| |Eng=These ghostly, Kremling spirits haunt many locations on [[Crocodile Isle]].''<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' manual|page=30|language=en-us|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref>}}
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| *'''Player's Guide:''' ''This mean-spirited spooks are on the lookout for any hairy intruders into their domain! Kackle haunts the Kremland amusement park, while Kloak fades in and out of several different areas. Dealing while Kloak is especially frustating, since he sometimes conjures up Zingers to block paths or items.''<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' Player's Guide|page=15|publisher=Nintendo Power|date=1995|language=en-us|author=Shinoda, Paul, and Kent Miller}}</ref>
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| *'''Instruction booklet ([[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|Game Boy Advance version]]):''' ''These ghostly Kremling spirits haunt many locations on Crocodile Isle.''<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (Game Boy Advance) instruction booklet|page=23|date=2004|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref>
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| ==Gallery== | | === Sprites === |
| <gallery> | | <gallery> |
| KackleScene.jpg|Artwork of Kackle chasing the Kongs for ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
| | BonyKackle.PNG|Blue bandanna (''Donkey Kong Country 2'' SNES) |
| Kackle DKC2 blue.png|Sprite of a blue bandanna Kackle in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' | | Kackle DKC2 purple.png|Purple bandanna (''Donkey Kong Country 2'' SNES) |
| DKC2 Kackle green.png|Sprite of a green bandanna Kackle in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
| | Kackle DKC2 GBA.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (GBA) |
| DKC2 Kackle yellow.png|Sprite of a yellow bandanna Kackle in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' | | </gallery> |
| DKC2 Kackle red.png|Sprite of a red bandanna Kackle in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
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| HauntedHallSNES3.png|The Kackle with a blue bandana in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
| | === Screenshots === |
| HauntedHallSNES1.png|The Kackle with a green bandana in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
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| YellowKackle.png|The Kackle with a yellow bandana in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
| | HauntedHallSNES3.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (SNES) |
| RedKackle.png|The Kackle with a red bandana in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
| | Kackle DKC2GBA screen.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (GBA) |
| Kackle DKC2GBA screen.png|A Kackle in Haunted Hall in ''Donkey Kong Country 2'' for the Game Boy Advance | |
| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
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| | ==Instruction booklet descriptions== |
| | {{quote2|These ghostly, Kremling spirits haunt many locations on Crocodile Isle.|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' SNES instruction booklet, page 30}} |
| | {{quote2|These ghostly Kremling spirits haunt many locations on Crocodile Isle.|''Donkey Kong Country 2'' GBA instruction booklet, page 23}} |
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| ==Names in other languages== | | ==Names in other languages== |
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| |JapR=Kakkuru | | |JapR=Kakkuru |
| |JapM=Kackle | | |JapM=Kackle |
| |Spa=Kackle
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| }} | | }} |
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| ==References== | | ==Trivia== |
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| | *According to the game manual, Kackles are said to haunt many locations on Crocodile Isle. Despite this, they are only seen in one level. Furthermore, Kackles are never shown terrorizing other locations of the Isle. |
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| {{Kremlings}} | | {{Kremlings}} |
| {{DKC2}} | | {{DKC2}} |
| [[Category:Kremlings]]
| | [[Category:Kremling Kuthroats]] |
| [[Category:Kremling Krew]] | |
| [[Category:Ghosts]]
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| [[Category:Pirates]] | | [[Category:Pirates]] |
| [[Category:Skeletons]] | | [[Category:Skeletons]] |
| [[Category:Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest enemies]] | | [[Category:Undead]] |
| [[de:Kackle]] | | [[de:Kackle]] |
