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[[Image: GhostRope2.jpg|thumb|right|Diddy Kong, hanging from a Ghost Rope.]]
'''Ropes''',<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America|author=Nintendo|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet|page=22}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Munson, Terry and Paul Shinoda|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' Player's Guide|page=20 and 87|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1995}}</ref> also known as '''phantom ropes'''<ref>{{cite|quote=If you’re unsure about grabbing a phantom rope, wait a few seconds to watch its pattern and gauge how much you’d have.|date=December 1995|title=''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Volume 79|page=26|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> and '''ghost ropes''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) issue 49|page=50|date=April 1997}}</ref> are [[List of enemies|enemies]] that appear in [[Gloomy Gulch]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''. They are long vine apparitions that can be used like normal [[rope]]s, except ghostly ropes vanish and reappear every few seconds continuously. In ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', ropes make their first and only appearance in [[Ghostly Grove (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Ghostly Grove]]. They also appear in the [[Ghostly Grove (Donkey Kong Land 2)|level counterpart]] of ''Donkey Kong Land 2'' and at the very start of its [[Web Woods (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Web Woods counterpart]]. These ghostly ropes have to be used as normal ropes by [[Diddy Kong]] and [[Dixie Kong]] to safely cross over [[pit]]s or reach higher areas. A rope flashes every few seconds to indicate that it is about to vanish. Some ropes vanish and reappear at a quicker rate, which is especially evident when ropes are used to make it to a [[Bonus Barrel]].
'''Ghost Ropes''' are long, [[rope]]-like ghosts encountered in the game ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''.


In ''Donkey Kong Country 2'' Ghost Ropes are only encountered in the level "[[Ghostly Grove]]", which is the first level in the area [[Gloomy Gulch]]. Here Ghost Ropes appear and constantly disappear, [[Diddy]] and [[Dixie Kong]] must use Ghost Ropes like normal ropes to cross Ghostly Grove's various large abysses. If the Ghost Rope Diddy and Dixie are currently on disappears they will fall, so they must hop from Ghost Rope to Ghost Rope quickly. As the level progresses, Ghost Ropes appear and disappear even faster.
In ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'', there are similar obstacles named [[Boo Barrel]]s, which also have a cycle of vanishing temporarily.


Creatures similar to Ghost Ropes, conjecturally called [[Ghost Barrel]]s appear in ''Donkey Kong Country 2's'' sequel, ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble]]''.
==Gallery==
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Rope DKC2 sprite.png|Sprite from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
GhostlyGroveSNES2.png|Screenshot from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
</gallery>


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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=おばけロープ
|JapR=Obake rōpu
|JapM={{wp|Obake}} Rope
|Ita=Liana Fantasma
|ItaM=Ghost Vine
}}


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==References==
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[[Category:Ghosts]]
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[[Category:Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest objects]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Land 2 objects]]

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Ropes,[1][2] also known as phantom ropes[3] and ghost ropes,[4] are enemies that appear in Gloomy Gulch in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong Land 2. They are long vine apparitions that can be used like normal ropes, except ghostly ropes vanish and reappear every few seconds continuously. In Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, ropes make their first and only appearance in Ghostly Grove. They also appear in the level counterpart of Donkey Kong Land 2 and at the very start of its Web Woods counterpart. These ghostly ropes have to be used as normal ropes by Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong to safely cross over pits or reach higher areas. A rope flashes every few seconds to indicate that it is about to vanish. Some ropes vanish and reappear at a quicker rate, which is especially evident when ropes are used to make it to a Bonus Barrel.

In Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, there are similar obstacles named Boo Barrels, which also have a cycle of vanishing temporarily.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese おばけロープ
Obake rōpu
Obake Rope

Italian Liana Fantasma
Ghost Vine

References[edit]

  1. ^ Nintendo (1995). Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 22.
  2. ^ Munson, Terry and Paul Shinoda (1995). Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 20 and 87.
  3. ^ "If you’re unsure about grabbing a phantom rope, wait a few seconds to watch its pattern and gauge how much you’d have." – December 1995. Nintendo Power Volume 79. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 26.
  4. ^ April 1997. Nintendo Magazine System (Australia) issue 49. Page 50.