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| {{character infobox
| | [[Image: Coke.jpg|thumb|right|'''Quawks''' and Donkey Kong in ''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast''.]] |
| |image=[[File:Quawks Artwork - Donkey Kong Country 3.png|220px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''
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| |species=[[Parrot]] | |
| |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]]) | |
| |latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
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| '''Quawks''' (originally identified as a purple '''[[Squawks]]'''<ref>{{cite|quote=Green Squawks does more than tote your flashlight—his duties now include carrying you through mazes and soaring through squadrons of Kremling creeps. He′s armed to the beak with an unlimited supply of eggs, which he′ll spit when you press the Y Button. Purple Squawks can′t spit eggs or fly upward, but he can slow your fall.|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' Player's Guide|page=9|author=Miller, Kent and Paul Shinoda|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref><ref name="Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble Player's Guide">{{cite|quote=Two different colored Squawks use their aerial abilities to assist Kiddy and Dixie in their adventures. The garden variety green version bull′s-eyes Kremlings with eggs at fifty paces. His purple cousin can heft and haul barrels in his talons and use them to dive-bomb enemy positions.|author=Owsen, Dan, Kent Miller, and Paul Shinoda|title=''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble'' Player's Guide|page=11|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1996}}</ref>) is an [[Animal Friend]] and Squawks' relative<ref name="Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble Player's Guide"/><ref>{{cite|quote=An egg-launching veteran back to lift the Kongs to high ground. His relatives carry barrels to bombard the bad guys!|date=1996|title=''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' instruction booklet|page=19|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> who first appears in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. Quawks received a unique name to distinguish him from the green Squawks in Japanese-localized material for ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'',<ref>{{cite|language=ja|quote=（ムラサキ{{hover|色|いろ}}のオウムのコークスは、たまごをはき{{hover|出|だ}}したり、{{hover|羽|は}}ばたくことができません） ''(The purple-colored parrot Quawks cannot spit eggs or flap.)|title=''Super Donkey Kong 2: Dixie & Diddy'' instruction booklet|page=16|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref> and ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''<ref name="DKC3">{{cite|language=ja|title=キャラクター紹介|publisher=Nintendo|accessdate=June 22, 2024}}</ref> which was eventually used in the English version of ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]''. Quawks' feathers were originally bluish-purple feathers in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', but became dark purple as of ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' | |
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| ==History==
| | '''Quawks the Parrot''' is a purple parrot and [[Animal Buddy]] that appeared in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble]]''. Quawks is featured in two levels, "[[Buzzer Barrage]]" and "[[Low-G Labyrinth]]". Quawks can use his claws to pick up [[barrel]]s and drop them on the ground to hit enemies. When using Quawks, [[Kiddy Kong|Kiddy]] and [[Dixie Kong|Dixie]] will hold on to his claws, which means if Quawks gets hit one Kong will fall off his claws. Like all animal buddies, Quawks is only playable until he reaches a [[No Animal Sign]], or in this case, a "No Quawks Sign". |
| ===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' / ''Donkey Kong Land 2''===
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| [[File:ParrotChutePanicSNES2.png|thumb|left|Quawks' debut appearance in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'']] | |
| Quawks only appears in one level of ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'', called [[Parrot Chute Panic (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Parrot Chute Panic]]. In this level, [[Diddy Kong]] and [[Dixie Kong]] encounter a few of them. They can mount Quawks by grabbing on its talons. Upon doing so, it then descends down the large [[Zinger]] hive. Unlike Squawks, Quawks cannot flap upward or spit eggs at enemies. It is defenseless, so it and the [[Kong]]s must carefully navigate around the enemies they encounter, usually Zingers. Diddy and Dixie can dismount Quawks like the other Animal Friends. However it automatically releases them from reaching a certain point. Quawks indicates this from making a sound effect identical to Squawks spitting an egg (which does not occur in the [[Game Boy Advance]] remake). From there on, the Kongs must go through the level by foot until they find the next Quawks or until the level exit. In the [[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|remake]], Quawks' feathers were recolored to resemble his from ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
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| In ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'', Quawks reappears in [[Parrot Chute Panic (Donkey Kong Land 2)|the same-titled level]], working just as he does in ''Donkey Kong Country 2''; due to being on the Game Boy, both birds share the same sprites, and Quawks can only be used via Animal Barrel.
| | Quawks makes a surprise appearance as an item in ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]'', along with [[Squawks]]. In this game, he is finally given the official name of "Quawks". |
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| ===''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''=== | | == Trivia == |
| Quawks reappears as an Animal Friend in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''. Aside from a redesign, Quawks has a significantly different role. However, he is still an uncommon Animal Friend as he only appears in two levels, [[Low-G Labyrinth]] and [[Buzzer Barrage]]. The Kongs do not ride him in either level, and must transform into Quawks from an [[Animal Barrel]]. He still cannot spit eggs, but unlike his previous appearance, Quawks has a means of defending himself: by picking up a [[Barrel]] or [[Steel Keg]] with his talons and dropping it on an enemy. He can also fly upwards, like Squawks. Like the other Animal Friends, Quawks is playable until he reaches his associated [[No Animal Sign]]. Quawks is the only Animal Friend who does not appear in [[Dixie Kong's Photo Album]].
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| ===''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast''===
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| Quawks appears as a usable [[Balloon (Donkey Kong Barrel Blast)|red balloon]] item in ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]'', where he acts similarly to the [[Spiny Shell (blue)|Spiny Shell]] from the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series; when obtained, he can be used to knock the racer who is in first place. If he is summoned by a Kong, the player who was hit will also lose all of their bananas. Unlike the Spiny Shell, it is possible for more than one Quawks to be in play during a race.
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| ==Profiles==
| | * The true name of Quawks went unknown for over a decade; however, popular fanon created by the website [http://www.dkvine.com/ Donkey Kong Universe] stated the character's name is "Squeaks". This name was derived from [[Swanky Kong]]’s trivia game. One question asked “What is the name of your parrot buddy?” and the possible answers were "Squawks", "[[Flapper]]", and "Squeaks". Since then, "Squeaks" was atributed to the unnamed purple parrot, while "Flapper" is used to designate the unnamed blue parrot from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. However, in ''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast'', he is named Quawks. |
| ===''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''===
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| *'''Instruction booklet:''' ''Squawks has relatives who can pick up barrels with their claws and bomb the baddies below.''<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' instruction booklet|page=17|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=1996}}</ref>
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| ==Gallery==
| | * In ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', purple parrots similar in appearance to Quawks appear as background characters in some of the game's cutscenes, along with green parrots. |
| {{Main-gallery}}
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| | {{Animal Buddies}} |
| Quawks DKC2 sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
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| Squawks DKL2 sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Land 2''
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| Quawks DKC3 sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' | |
| Quawks DKC2 GBA.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2'' and ''Donkey Kong Country 3'' (Game Boy Advance)
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| DKBBQuawks.png|''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast'' (Item Balloon icon)
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| </gallery> | |
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| ==Names in other languages==
| | [[Category: Donkey Kong Characters]] |
| {{foreign names
| | [[Category: Donkey Kong Allies]] |
| |Jap=コークス
| | [[Category: Animal Buddies]] |
| |JapR=Kōkusu
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| |JapM=Quawks; derived from「スコークス」(''Sukōkusu'', [[Squawks]])
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| |Ita=Parrok<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong Jet Race]]'' Italian manual|page=16|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it|date=2007}}</ref>
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| |ItaN=''Donkey Kong Jet Race''
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| |ItaM=From '''''parroc'''chetto'' ("parakeet")
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| ==Trivia==
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| *In ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', purple parrots resembling Quawks appear in the background of some cutscenes with Squawks.{{ref needed}}
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| ==References==
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| [[Category:Parrots]]
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| [[Category:Animal Friends]]
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| [[Category:Playable characters]]
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| [[Category:Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest characters]] | |
| [[Category:Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! characters]] | |
| [[Category:Donkey Kong Land 2 characters]] | |
| [[Category:Donkey Kong Barrel Blast items]]
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| [[de:Flapper]]
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