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|image=[[Image:Cat-O-9-Tails.jpg|210px]]<br>A '''Cat-O-9-Tails'''.
|image=[[File:Cat-O-9-Tails.jpg|210px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong's Quest]]'' ([[1995]])
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|affiliation=[[Kaptain K. Rool]]  
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance]]) ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
}}
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A '''Cat-O-9-Tails''' is a blue cat with nines tails encountered in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''.
A '''Cat O' 9 Tails''' (also stylized '''Cat o' 9 tails''', '''Cat-O´-9-Tails''',<ref name="manual">{{cite|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=1995|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet|page=31}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2'' GBA instruction booklet|page=24|language=en-us|date=2004|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> '''Cat-O’-Nine-Tails''',<ref>{{cite|date=December 1995|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 79|page=24|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> and '''Cat {{'}}O{{'}} Nine Tails'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) issue 36|page=20|date=March 1996}}</ref>) is a type of [[List of enemies|enemy]] that appears in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. Its name is derived from a type of whip (mentioned in-game by [[Klubba]]) known as the "{{wp|cat o' nine tails}}", possibly also deriving from the well-known saying of cats having "nine lives." They initially appear sitting in place, licking one of their paws. If a Cat O' 9 Tails notices [[Diddy Kong]] and [[Dixie Kong]], it begins to rapidly twirl and move around, attempting to whip both [[Kong]]s with its many tails. Being hit head-on will usually damage the Kongs, but by jumping into one, they may instead end up caught in the tails. If the Kongs are caught by one of the tails as they are spinning around, the Cat O' 9 Tails flings them upwards. Though this can allow the Kongs to collect out-of-reach items, this can also put them in danger of flying into certain hazards. Cat O' 9 Tails are invulnerable to attack while they spin around, but after several seconds of spinning, a Cat O' 9 Tails becomes dizzy, leaving them vulnerable to being defeated by either being [[stomp]]ed or rolled into.


Cat-O-9-Tails are fairly rare enemies, only encountered in three of ''Donkey Kong Country 2's'' levels (namely [[Mudhole Marsh]], [[Screech's Sprint]], and [[Fiery Furnace]]). If a Cat-O-9-Tails spots either [[Diddy]] or [[Dixie Kong]] it will attempt to spin into them and whip them with its tails. The [[Kong]]s must avoid this attack and wait for a Cat-O-9-Tails to collapse from dizziness; it will then become vulnerable to being jumped on the head.
==Profiles and statistics==
{{DKC GBA enemy
|game=dkc2
|name=Cat O' 9 Tails
|image=[[File:DKC2GBA Cat O' 9 Tails.png]]
|worlds=[[Krazy Kremland]]<br>[[The Flying Krock]]<br>[[Lost World (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Lost World]]
|levels=[[Mudhole Marsh (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Mudhole Marsh]]<br>[[Screech's Sprint (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Screech's Sprint]]<br>[[Fiery Furnace (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Fiery Furnace]]
|page=6
|photo_location=Around the end area of Fiery Furnace
}}


If the Kongs jump into a Cat-O-9-Tails from above while it is spinning they will end up being flung into the air. This can help them collect items, although they can be thrown into another enemy or abyss. Also, while Cat-O-9-Tails is spinning, cartwheels are completely useless against it.
{{multilang profile
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|Eng=This crazy cat is a whirling dervish. It will tangle you up in its many tails and spin you round until it collapses.''<ref name="manual"/>}}


==Trivia==
==Gallery==
* Its name is derived from the whip called "[[wikipedia:cat o' nine tails|cat o' nine tails]]", even though Cat-O-9-Tails actually has only seven tails.
<gallery>
* In official artwork of Cat-O-9-Tails, he has only seven tails, while ingame he has nine tails.
Cat O 9 Tails DKC2.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' sprite
Cat O' 9 Tails DKC2 ending.png|A Cat O' 9 Tails as seen during the ending
</gallery>


==Names in other Languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{Foreignname
{{foreign names
|Jap=ネコのナインテール
|JapR=Neko no Naintēru
|JapM=Cat O' 9 Tails
|Ger=Power-Neunschwanz
|Ger=Power-Neunschwanz
|GerM= Power-Ninetail}}
|GerM= Power-Ninetail
{{NIWA|DKWiki=1}}
|Ita=Gattanovecode
<br clear=all>
|ItaM=Catninetails
|Spa=Cat O' 9 Tails
}}
 
==References==
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[[Category:Donkey Kong Species]]
[[Category:Felines]]
[[Category:Felines]]
[[Category:Lazy Landlubbers]]
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Latest revision as of 00:54, September 27, 2024

Cat O' 9 Tails
A Cat o' 9 tails
Artwork from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
First appearance Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance) (2004)

A Cat O' 9 Tails (also stylized Cat o' 9 tails, Cat-O´-9-Tails,[1][2] Cat-O’-Nine-Tails,[3] and Cat 'O' Nine Tails[4]) is a type of enemy that appears in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. Its name is derived from a type of whip (mentioned in-game by Klubba) known as the "cat o' nine tails", possibly also deriving from the well-known saying of cats having "nine lives." They initially appear sitting in place, licking one of their paws. If a Cat O' 9 Tails notices Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong, it begins to rapidly twirl and move around, attempting to whip both Kongs with its many tails. Being hit head-on will usually damage the Kongs, but by jumping into one, they may instead end up caught in the tails. If the Kongs are caught by one of the tails as they are spinning around, the Cat O' 9 Tails flings them upwards. Though this can allow the Kongs to collect out-of-reach items, this can also put them in danger of flying into certain hazards. Cat O' 9 Tails are invulnerable to attack while they spin around, but after several seconds of spinning, a Cat O' 9 Tails becomes dizzy, leaving them vulnerable to being defeated by either being stomped or rolled into.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance) enemy
Cat O' 9 Tails
Sprite of a Cat O' 9 Tails from Donkey Kong Country 2 for Game Boy Advance
Worlds Krazy Kremland
The Flying Krock
Lost World 		Levels Mudhole Marsh
Screech's Sprint
Fiery Furnace
Scrapbook page 6 Photograph location Around the end area of Fiery Furnace


  • Instruction booklet description:
    • English:
      This crazy cat is a whirling dervish. It will tangle you up in its many tails and spin you round until it collapses.[1]

Gallery[edit]

  • Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest sprite

    Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest sprite

  • A Cat O' 9 Tails as seen during the ending

    A Cat O' 9 Tails as seen during the ending

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ネコのナインテール[?]
Neko no Naintēru 		Cat O' 9 Tails
German Power-Neunschwanz[?] Power-Ninetail
Italian Gattanovecode[?] Catninetails
Spanish Cat O' 9 Tails[?] -

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b 1995. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 31.
  2. ^ 2004. Donkey Kong Country 2 GBA instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 24.
  3. ^ December 1995. Nintendo Power Volume 79. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 24.
  4. ^ March 1996. Nintendo Magazine System (Australia) issue 36. Page 20.
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Protagonists Cranky Kong • Diddy Kong • Dixie Kong • Donkey Kong • Funky Kong • Swanky Kong • Wrinkly Kong
Animal Friends Clapper • Enguarde • Expresso • Glimmer • Quawks • Rambi • Rattly • Squawks • Squitter
Bosses Krow • Kleever • Kudgel • King Zing • Kreepy Krow • Kerozene • Kaptain K. Rool
Enemies Cat O' 9 Tails • Click-Clack • Flitter • Flotsam • Kaboing • Kaboom • Kackle • Kannon • Klampon • Klank • Klinger • Kloak • Klobber • Klomp • Klubba • Krockhead • Krook • Kruncha • Kutlass • Lockjaw • Mini-Necky • Neek • Puftup • Screech • Shuri • Snapjaw • Spiny • Zinger
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Krem Quay Barrel Bayou • Glimmer's Galleon • Krockhead Klamber • Rattle Battle • Slime Climb • Bramble Blast • Kudgel's Kontest
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The Flying Krock Screech's Sprint • K. Rool Duel
Lost World Jungle Jinx • Black Ice Battle • Klobber Karnage • Fiery Furnace • Animal Antics • Krocodile Kore
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