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==Profiles and statistics==
==Profiles and statistics==
===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
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{{DKC GBA enemy
|game=dkc2
|name=Flotsam
|image=[[File:DKC2 GBA Purple Flotsam.png]] [[File:DKC2 GBA Yellow Flotsam.png]]
|worlds=-
|levels=-
|page=4
|photo_location=In [[Lockjaw's Locker (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Lockjaw's Locker]], after the letter G
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{{Main-gallery}}
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Flotsam DKC2 blue.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' sprite (blue)
Flotsam DKC2 blue.png|Sprite from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' (blue)
Flotsam DKC2 green.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' sprite (green)
Flotsam DKC2 green.png|Sprite from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' (green)
Flotsam DKL2.png|''Donkey Kong Land 2'' sprite
Flotsam DKL2.png|Sprite from ''Donkey Kong Land 2''
DKC2 GBA Purple Flotsam.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (GBA) sprite (purple)
DKC2 GBA Yellow Flotsam.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (GBA) sprite (yellow)
</gallery>
</gallery>



Revision as of 14:11, July 17, 2024

Flotsam
A Flotsam
Artwork from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
First appearance Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995)
Latest appearance Donkey Konga 3 (cameo) (2005)
Comparable

Flotsams are enemies introduced in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. These spotted stingrays inhabit the waters of Crocodile Isle. Their name is derived from the word "flotsam", which is leftovers from a shipwreck.

History

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest / Donkey Kong Land 2

Flotsams are enemies in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong Land 2. They behave identically in both games. Flotsams are common underwater enemies appearing in nearly every water-involved level. They simply float through the water and make no real effort in attacking Diddy Kong or Dixie Kong. However if the Kongs are in the path of a Flotsam, it will continue to swim forward, not needing to avoid contact. Flotsams can be defeated from Enguarde only.

Flotsams appear in blue and green varieties in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest only. Blue Flotsam swim in only one direction, while the green Flotsam can change their direction from left to right, especially after reaching a wall. In the remake, the blue and green Flotsams were changed to purple and yellow, respectively.

Super Mario-kun

Flotsam
Flotsam in Super Mario-kun

A Flotsam makes a brief cameo in Volume 14 of Super Mario-kun. The last part of the book has a series of comics based on Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, including a 'find the differences' activity between several enemies, including Flotsam.

Donkey Konga 3

In Donkey Konga 3, Flotsam makes a cameo appearance in Freestyle Zone, as one of the enemies whose artwork appears on screen as the player hits the DK Bongos.

Profiles and statistics

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

It has been requested that this section be rewritten and expanded to include more information. Reason: Level appearances

Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance) enemy
Flotsam
Flotsam (purple) Flotsam (yellow)
Worlds - Levels -
Scrapbook page 4 Photograph location In Lockjaw's Locker, after the letter G


  • Instruction booklet description:
    • English:
      Floatsam[sic] is a stingray that cruises ceaselessly back and forth.[1]

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Flotsam.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese フロートサム[?]
Furōtosamu
Flotsam
German Floatsam[?] Floatsam
Spanish Flotsam[?] -

References

  1. ^ Nintendo (1995). Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest manual. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 29.