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Cat o' 9 tails are uncommon enemies and only appear in three levels: [[Mudhole Marsh (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Mudhole Marsh]], [[Screech's Sprint (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Screech's Sprint]], and [[Fiery Furnace (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Fiery Furnace]]. If a Cat o' 9 tails notices [[Diddy Kong]] and [[Dixie Kong]], it starts to rapidly twirl and move around, attempting to whip both [[Kong]]s with its tails. Cat o' 9 tails are invulnerable to attack while they spin around, and after a while the Cat o' 9 tails collapses from dizziness. During this phase, the Kongs can defeat the Cat o' 9 tails by jumping on its head. | Cat o' 9 tails are uncommon enemies and only appear in three levels: [[Mudhole Marsh (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Mudhole Marsh]], [[Screech's Sprint (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Screech's Sprint]], and [[Fiery Furnace (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Fiery Furnace]]. If a Cat o' 9 tails notices [[Diddy Kong]] and [[Dixie Kong]], it starts to rapidly twirl and move around, attempting to whip both [[Kong]]s with its tails. Cat o' 9 tails are invulnerable to attack while they spin around, and after a while the Cat o' 9 tails collapses from dizziness. During this phase, the Kongs can defeat the Cat o' 9 tails by jumping on its head. | ||
The Kongs must generally avoid a Cat o' 9 tails while it spins around, | The Kongs must generally avoid a Cat o' 9 tails while it spins around, else they get caught in its tails, and after a seconds, the Cat o' 9 tails flings them upward. While this allows the Kongs to collect out-of-reach items, this may also cause them to fall into a nearby enemy or abyss. | ||
==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== |
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A Cat o' 9 tails[1] (also spelled Cat-O'-9-Tails[2][3]) is a blue cat with many tails and an enemy which only appears in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. Its name is derived from the whip called "cat o' nine tails," although Cat o' 9 tails only appears to have seven tails.
Description
Cat o' 9 tails are uncommon enemies and only appear in three levels: Mudhole Marsh, Screech's Sprint, and Fiery Furnace. If a Cat o' 9 tails notices Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong, it starts to rapidly twirl and move around, attempting to whip both Kongs with its tails. Cat o' 9 tails are invulnerable to attack while they spin around, and after a while the Cat o' 9 tails collapses from dizziness. During this phase, the Kongs can defeat the Cat o' 9 tails by jumping on its head.
The Kongs must generally avoid a Cat o' 9 tails while it spins around, else they get caught in its tails, and after a seconds, the Cat o' 9 tails flings them upward. While this allows the Kongs to collect out-of-reach items, this may also cause them to fall into a nearby enemy or abyss.
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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German | Power-Neunschwanz[?] | Power-Ninetail |
References
- ^ Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Swanky's Bonus Bonanza (Krazy Kremland). YouTube. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
- ^ Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest SNES instruction booklet, page 31.
- ^ Donkey Kong Country 2 GBA instruction booklet, page 24.