Editing Rattly

{{character-infobox
|image=[[File:Rattly.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of Rattly
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|species=Rattlesnake
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' ([[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] cameo) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
}}
{{quote2|Rebelling against the Kremlings who infest the island, Rattly offers his high-jumping ability to help the Kongs. He can jump much higher than the Kongs, courtesy of his springy tail.|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' manual, page 25}}

'''Rattly the Rattlesnake''' is a large, green, red-ringed rattlesnake and an [[Animal Friend]] of the [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''Donkey Kong'' franchise]]. His first appearance was in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. Rattly is an inhabitant of [[Crocodile Isle]] but is described as a rebel against the [[Kremling Krew]]. 

Rattly's body is coiled up like a spring, which he bounces on to move around. His main attribute is the ability to bounce high. In this regard, Rattly is considered a successor to [[Winky the Frog]] from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''.

==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
Rattly is a rarely appearing Animal Friend in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'', where he only appears in a few levels. He is either a ridable or transformable animal buddy. The player(s) as Rattly can [[Super move|Superjump]] to perform a higher jump. This allows for the player(s) to reach normally inaccessible locations, sometimes to find a level collectible or [[Bonus Barrel]]. When moving around as Rattly normally he hops, allowing the player(s) to jump in midair. The player(s) as Rattly can also jump in midair when falling from a platform. Rattly is able to bounce off [[Zinger]]s without taking damage. 

He first appears in [[Topsail Trouble (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Topsail Trouble]], where the player(s) start the stage in front of a [[Animal Crate|Rattly Crate]]. They can optionally use Rattly's assistance to climb the ship mast, up until the [[No Animal Sign]] next to the [[Star Barrel]].

[[File:Rattle Battle.png|thumb|left|200px|Rattly in Rattle Battle in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'']]
Rattly later appears in [[Rattle Battle (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Rattle Battle]]. Unlike in Topsail Trouble, the player(s) are required to transform into Rattly, by entering a Rattly Barrel in a small room at the start. The level requires the player(s) to use Rattly's abilities.

The player(s) can optionally ride Rattly in the [[Gloomy Gulch]] level [[Gusty Glade (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Gusty Glade]].

In [[Toxic Tower]], the player(s) are required to transform into Rattly to perform high jumps to escape from the rising [[toxic waste]], up until the Star Barrel, where the player(s) use other animal buddies. 

Rattly is used for the final segment in [[Animal Antics]], in which his segment takes place in a jungle.
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===''Donkey Kong Land 2''===
[[File:Toxic Tower DKL2 shot 2.png|thumb|Rattly in Toxic Tower in ''Donkey Kong Land 2''.]]
Rattly reappears in ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'', where he acts the same as he did and appears in the same levels as he did in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', except for the level [[Gusty Glade (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Gusty Glade]] which he no longer appears in.

===''Donkey Konga'' series===
====''Donkey Konga 2''====
[[File:DKa2 Rattly bridge.png|thumb|Two Rattlies on the bridge of Port City.]]
Rattly makes a cameo in ''[[Donkey Konga 2]]''. He is among the characters whose artwork appears in Freestyle Zone while the player plays the [[Nintendo GameCube#DK Bongos|DK Bongos]]. Two Rattlies are engraved on a bridge in the "Port City - Foggy Morning" background scene.

====''Donkey Konga 3: Tabehōdai! Haru Mogitate 50 KyokuDonkey Konga 3''====
Rattly reappears in ''[[Donkey Konga 3: Tabehōdai! Haru Mogitate 50 Kyoku|Donkey Konga 3]]'', where he again in among the characters whose artwork appears in Freestyle Zone while the player plays the DK Bongos.

===''Super Mario Odyssey''===
Rattly the Rattlesnake is referenced in the [[Metro Kingdom]] in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', where one of the street signs is named after him, however, due to an oversight, his name is misspelled "Rattley".

===''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker'' (Nintendo 3DS / Nintendo Switch)===
Rattly the Rattlesnake is referenced in the level [[Uptown, Downtown]] in the [[Nintendo 3DS]] and [[Nintendo Switch]] versions of ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'', where the same street sign from ''Super Mario Odyssey'' is named after him, where his name is still misspelled.

===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
Rattly appears as a [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|Spirit]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.

==Gallery==
===Artwork===
<gallery>
Rattly.png|Artwork of Rattly
Rattly Crate.png|A Rattly Crate
</gallery>

===Sprites===
<gallery>
Rattly DKC2 sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
RattlyCrate.png|Rattly Crate from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
Rattly Barrel sprite.png|Rattly Barrel from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
Rattly the Rattlesnake DKL2.PNG|''Donkey Kong Land 2''
Rattly DKC2 GBA sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (Game Boy Advance)
Rattly DKa Freestyle sprite.png|''Donkey Konga 2'' and ''Donkey Konga 3'' 
SSBU Rattly Spirit.png|''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ラトリー
|JapR=Ratorī
|JapM=Rattly
|Ger=Rattly
|GerM=-
|Ita=Boatrix
|ItaM=From "boa" and the given name "Beatrix"
|Rus=Гремучкин
|RusR=Gremuchkin
|RusM=Derived from "гремучий" (rattling)
}}

==Trivia==
[[File:Rattly DKLIII unused.png|thumb|Rattly (shown as Dixie) bounces on a Buzz.]]
*[[List of Donkey Kong Land III pre-release and unused content|Via hacking]], the player can control a partially playable Rattly in ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''. However, his sprites are missing, and only part of his usual functionality remains intact, most specifically the ability to bounce on enemies that would normally injure the Kongs, such as [[Buzz (enemy)|Buzz]]es and [[Bristles]].

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