Editing Squawks's Shaft (Donkey Kong Country 2)

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'''Squawks's Shaft''', misspelled as '''Squawk's Shaft''' in a ''[[Official Nintendo Magazine|Nintendo Magazine System]]'' (UK) issue,<ref>{{cite|date=December 1995|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) issue 39|page=17}}</ref> is the tenth level of ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and the fifth and last regular level of [[Crocodile Cauldron]]. The level takes place in a mine shaft, where during the first half, [[Diddy Kong]] and [[Dixie Kong]] have to blast through many [[Barrel Cannon]]s, while during the second half, the Kongs must ride [[Squawks]], who first appears in the level. Squawks's Shaft is the first level to have [[Krook]]s, which appear the most commonly, along with [[Zinger]]s.

[[File:Squawks's Shaft GBA Klomp.png|thumb|left|Squawks's Shaft in the Game Boy Advance version]]

The Kongs begin the level on a platform next to a [[Treasure Chest]] that contains the [[KONG Letters|letter K]]. A raised platform is ahead of here that holds a Krook, who stands under a trio of [[banana]]s. At the edge of the starting platform, the heroes can find a [[Banana Coin]] with a platform above it that holds a Klomp. They can find a Barrel Cannon above here that they can aim to blast them towards a few small platforms that they must climb to reach a long platform, which supports three Klomps and a [[DK Barrel]]. Two more platforms are to the left of here, and they both hold Krooks. A Banana Bunch is to the left of the second platform, which stands below a Barrel Cannon that can blast the heroes to a group of three platforms. They must climb to the top platform to find another trio of Klomps and a Barrel Cannon. If the primates roll-jump to the right of here, they can find a hidden Barrel Cannon that can fire them into another Barrel Cannon that is surrounded by Zingers and a [[Bonus Barrel]].

If the Kongs blast through the non-hidden Barrel Cannon, they can reach an additional barrel, which is able to blast them onto a long platform with a slightly smaller platform above it. Krooks are on the ends of both of these platforms, and the Krook on the lower platform guards a Banana Bunch and a Treasure Chest that contains a red [[Extra Life Balloon]]. A smaller platform is located to the left of these enemies, and a [[Dixie Barrel]] is above it that can blast the heroes towards some more Barrel Cannons. These cannons can shoot them into many bananas, two Banana Coins, and, in the [[Game Boy Advance]] version of the game, a [[golden feather]]. If the heroes travel east from here, they reach a Barrel Cannon that they must aim to blast them upwards, where there are two more cannons that they must shoot through to progress. As they blast between the last two of these barrels, a Zinger tries to get in their way and flies back and forth between them in a horizontal path. The third barrel in this area is able to blast the two friends to a pair of small platforms that carry one Klampon each. A Barrel Cannon floats next to the platforms, and it can blast the heroes towards several more Barrel Cannons. As they shoot through these barrels, they come up to a Zinger that they must avoid and many bananas. Eventually, they make their way onto a platform with a [[Star Barrel]] above it and a [[Blast Barrel]] that can blast them to a Bonus Barrel to the left of it.

[[File:Squawks Shaft DKC2 shot 3.png|thumb|Squawks shoots an egg at a Zinger.]]

Three additional platforms are above here, and they all hold one Krook each. A DK Barrel is located just above the third platform, and it is followed by a few Mini-Neckys that swoop down at the heroes to attack. After the group passes these small vulture enemies, they come up to four platforms that stick out of the wall. Two of these platforms, which are positioned across from each other, hold Krooks that both throw their hooks at the heroes. To the right of these Krooks, the heroes can find a Banana Coin and a hidden area that contains another Krook on a platform, two groups of bananas that form arrows pointing upwards, a Bonus Barrel, and a [[DK Coin|Video Game Hero Coin]]. If the Kongs and Squawks continue upwards from the location of the previous two Krooks, they reach a platform with a Kannon on it. The heroes must pass under this enemy to progress, but as they do so, they must watch out for the [[Cannonball|kannonball]]s it shoots at them. Once the group passes this foe and heads farther upwards, they reach a pair of red Zingers moving back and forth in a horizontal path around a Banana Bunch. A few more Mini-Neckys are ahead of here, and once the trio continues past them, they reach long platform that holds a [[No Animal Sign]]. If they pass the sign, Squawks disappears and they are given a Banana Bunch. An [[End of Level Target]] is near here, and the Kongs must jump on it to complete the level successfully. Additionally, the Kongs can win a prize from the target if they hit it immediately after shooting out of a Barrel Cannon. The prizes consist of either a banana, a Banana Bunch, a Banana Coin, or the letter G.

 

Kannon DKC2 enemy.png|[[Kannon]] (1)

Klampon DKC2.png|[[Klampon]] (2)

Klomp DKC2.png|[[Klomp]] (7)

Krook DKC2.png|'''[[Krook]]''' (13)

Mini Necky DKC2.png|[[Mini-Necky]] (7)

Zinger DKC2 yellow.png|[[Zinger]] (yellow) (18)

Zinger DKC2 red.png|Zinger (red) (5)

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The following items and objects appear in the following quantities:

Banana Bunch DKC SNES.png|[[Banana Bunch]] (4)

Banana Coin.png|[[Banana Coin]] (6)

DK Barrel.png|[[DK Barrel]] (3)

Treasure Chest DKC2.png|[[Treasure chest]] (3)

===KONG Letters===

*'''K:''' Inside a Treasure Chest at the very start of the level.

*'''O:''' The letter O is behind a Krook shortly after the [[Star Barrel]] and just before the Squawks Crate.

*'''N:''' After the Kongs mount Squawks, they must continue flying upward. The letter N is floating over a red Zinger centered between two yellow Zingers.

===Key items===

*'''[[DK Coin|Cranky's Video Game Hero Coin]]:''' Floating to the right of the third Bonus Barrel.

*'''[[Golden feather]] (Game Boy Advance version only):''' After the second group of three Klomps, Diddy and Dixie must blast from two Barrel Cannons to land on a long platform. The Kongs must then jump up on another long platform just above it, then left onto a small platform. A [[Diddy & Dixie Barrels|Dixie Barrel]] is floating above and can only be entered via [[team up]] where Diddy throws Dixie into the Dixie Barrel. The golden feather is directly above the Dixie Barrel, and upon entering it, the Kongs are blasted through a few Auto-Fire Barrels and returned back onto the small platform.

*'''[[Photograph]] (Game Boy Advance version only):''' When the Kongs encounter the second grup of three Klomps, they can find a photograph icon over the first Klomp's head. By defeating the Klomp, the Kongs obtain the photograph, which is a picture of Klomp in the first page of the [[Scrapbook (Donkey Kong Country series)|scrapbook]].

==Bonus Levels==

[[File:Squawks Shaft Bonus Area 2.png|thumb|The second Bonus Level]]

Squawks's Shaft has three [[Bonus room|Bonus Levels]], listed by their type:

*'''Find the Token!''': From the right side of the platform with the second pair of three of Klomps, either Dixie must use her [[Helicopter Spin]] or Diddy has to use a cartwheel jump to land into a Barrel Cannon. A Zinger is placed between it and the next Barrel Cannon, which it turns to face. When the Kongs enter the second Barrel Cannon, it turns to face the Bonus Barrel on the right side, and the Kongs can then blast into it. Alternatively, Diddy and Dixie can enter the Bonus Barrel by jumping off to the very right of a platform just above two platforms that each have a Krook. As they fall, the Kongs eventually land into the Bonus Barrel. In the Bonus Level, Diddy and Dixie have twenty seconds to find the [[Kremkoin]], which is inside one of the seven [[Treasure Chest]]s. They must throw Treasure Chests at a red [[Zinger]], which is in the center of the area, until they break the Treasure Chest which releases the Kremkoin, which is in the middle-right platform. Most Treasure Chests release a banana except the one at the top left, which releases a [[Banana Coin]].

*'''Destroy Them All!''': Shortly after the letter N, the Kongs encounter two Mini-Neckys. Two Krooks appear directly above, each on a separate platform. Squawks must defeat the Krook to the right and continue in that direction. Just after the Banana Coin, Squawks and the Kongs encounter another Krook, left of some bananas shaping an up arrow. Squawks and the Kongs must continue in that direction, and when they reach the second group of bananas in the shape of an up arrow, they must continue straight up into the Bonus Barrel. In the Bonus Level, Squawks and the Kongs must fly around a wide area and defeat eight Zingers within 30 seconds. When Squawks defeats every Zinger, the Kremkoin appears at the bottom-right of the area on the wooden platform.

[[File:Squawks's Shaft GBA Warp Barrel.png|thumb|left|The location of the Warp Barrel]]

At the very start, the Kongs must continue right until they find a Banana Bunch Coin beneath a platform. The Kongs must either perform a roll jump or use Dixie's Helicopter Spin to collect the Banana Bunch Coin and land right into a hidden [[Blast Barrel]], which then blasts them into the [[Warp Barrel]]. The warp room has a group of bananas shaped like an exclamation mark like other ones. Upon exiting the warp room, Diddy and Dixie are sent into a Barrel Cannon right before the End of Level Target.

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Squawks's Shaft Bonus Level 3.png|The third Bonus Level

Squawks Shaft DKC2 GBA.png|Diddy and Squawks move between two red Zingers in the Game Boy Advance version

|Fre=Perchoir de Squawk

|FreM=Squawks' Perch

|GerM=Squawks's Shaft

|Ita=Il Volo con Pagal

|ItaM=The Flight with Squawks

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