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[[Image: Gnawty.jpg|thumb|right|A '''Gnawty'''.]]
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'''Gnawtys''' are lazy-eyed beavers who are considered by some to be the [[Goomba]]s of the [[Donkey Kong Universe]], though less common.
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:DKC Gnawty.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''
|derived_subjects=[[Neek]]
|comparable=[[Awk]]<br>[[Dozy]]
|notable=[[Really Gnawty]]<br>[[Very Gnawty]]
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance]]) ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]])
}}
'''Gnawties''', sometimes referred to as '''Gnawty Beavers''',<ref>{{cite|date=November 1994|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) #26|language=en-gb|publisher=EMAP|page=12, 13, and 21}}</ref><ref name=GB>{{cite|title=「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパードンキーコングGB」 (''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Donkey Kong GB'')|page=9|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|isbn=4-09-102522-6|date=September 20, 1995|language=ja}}</ref> are walleyed beavers and basic enemies who first appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. Their name is a portmanteau of the words "gnaw" and "naughty".


The first appearance of Gnawtys was in the game ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. Here they are the games most common and weakest enemy. A Gnawty can be defeated by simply jumping on it's head, or by throwing a barrel at it or using an [[Animal Buddy]]. In a few levels of the game Gnawtys riding giant flying stone wheels will appear, these wheels will either chase [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] down or act as obstacles. ''Donkey Kong Country'' also had two giant Gnawty bosses named [[Very Gnawty]] and [[Really Gnawty]].
[[Neek]]s and [[Sneek]]s, which are also based on rodents, from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'', respectively, display the same behavior and weaknesses as Gnawties. This is also the case for [[Awk]]s from ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and [[Dozy|Dozies]] from ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'', and more broadly for [[Goomba]]s from the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise.


The next appearance of Gnawtys was in ''Donkey Kong Country's'' Game Boy sequel, ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]''. Here Gnawtys were once again common enemies.
==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country''===
[[File:Jungle Hijinxs SNES 3.png|thumb|left|Two Gnawties in [[Jungle Hijinxs (Donkey Kong Country)|Jungle Hijinxs]], one of which has just been defeated by [[Rambi]]]]
In ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', Gnawties have a green-gray fur, a light orange belly and tail as well as pink ears, hands and feet. They also have three digits on each limb and two big buckteeth. Although the Gnawty appearing on the original box art is a blue-gray fur, there are none of this color in the game. They are one of the weakest enemies encountered by [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] on their journey, as they simply walk straight ahead and can be beaten by any attack. The sound they make when they are defeated is the same as Diddy Kong's. Gnawties have an undefeatable pink-brown fur variant that moves around while standing in the center of a [[millstone]], comparable to a {{wp|hamster wheel}}, and which only appear in the two ruins levels. These Gnawties act differently depending on the level they are in: the millstone-riding Gnawties in [[Millstone Mayhem]] move up and down or back and forth more or less quickly on a set path, while the ones in [[Temple Tempest]] remain stationary until being passed by the Kongs, whom they proceed to chase on land and in the air at varying speeds along a set path until they encounter a dead-end wall. Additionally, two of the game's bosses are Gnawties, [[Very Gnawty]] and [[Really Gnawty]], both of whom requiring more hits to defeat than regular Gnawties. Very Gnawty is green-gray and Really Gnawty is pink-brown, reflecting the colors of both types of Gnawties.


Gnawtys make a reappearance in the Nintendo 64 game ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''. Here they were commonly found in the area [[Jungle Japes]] and around [[Donkey Kong Island]]. Gnawtys are also, rarely found in the area [[Crystal Caves]]. These Gnawtys could be defeated by simply hitting them with any type of attack. Gnawtys served as the weakest, most easily defeated enemy of the game, and were featured in the K. Rool Arena in Jungle Japes, in "Beaver Brawl". Also, there's an unlockable game in which the player as [[Rambi the Rhinoceros]] has to beat as many Gnawtys as possible before the time limit reaches zero. In this game, Gnawties could be found either light blue-colored or gold-colored. The latter awarded a total of ten points. Each time a Gnawty was encountered, it would make a strange, beeping and repetitive sound.
In the [[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)|game's first remake]], the regular Gnawties have a dark green-gray and green color (with one appearing simply green in the end credits), and the millstone-riding ones are red and gold. The millstone-riding Gnawties stand on top of the millstone rather than in its center, and the millstone itself is smaller. Giant Gnawties are also featured in the Buddies Beware stage of the [[Crosshair Cranky]] mini-game mode, where they chase several [[Animal Friends|Animal Buddies]] that Donkey Kong must help to escape by filling in the holes in their path. In addition to their size, these Gnawties stand out from other by a dark gray and orange color. They are the only enemies to appear in this mode alongside [[Kritter]]s and [[King K. Rool]]. In the [[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|second remake]], all Gnawties have a gray fur, including the millstone-riding variant. However, their [[photograph]] in the [[Scrapbook (Donkey Kong Country series)|Scrapbook]] uses Very Gnawty's original artwork.
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===''Donkey Kong Land''===
Gnawties, called '''Batty Rats''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Land'' WORLD EXCLUSIVE Review booklet - ''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK)|page=10|publisher=EMAP|language=en-gb}}</ref> are enemies in ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]''. They appear in most levels, functioning identically as before, though the millstone-riding variant does not return.
 
===''Uho'uho Donkey-kun''===
[[File:K_rool's_forces_in_Uho_Uho_Donkey_Kun.png|thumb|right|275px|A Gnawty among [[King K. Rool|K. Rool]]'s troops in ''[[Uho'uho Donkey-kun]]'']]
Gnawties appear in the first volume of the ''[[Uho'uho Donkey-kun]]'' manga, where they are under the command of King K. Rool and his first subordinate, a larger and more powerful Gnawty simply called "Gnawty". In the first chapter, their appearance is more animal-like than in games. They are part of the forces that attack Diddy Kong and seize the [[banana hoard]], which they then take to Gnawty. Later, they chase Donkey and Diddy who had gone in search of their bananas, but are finally defeated with the help of [[Rambi]].
 
In the third chapter, they look more like their game counterparts, and their tails become checkered like Gnawty's. They take part in his plan to steal the Kong's bananas by transporting them to the Gnawty's ruins (which is the Japanese name for the Millstone Mayhem and Temple Tempest levels in the game). While Donkey and Diddy have gone there, a Gnawty in a millstone attacks them by passing through a wall. As they are pursued, they jump onto the millstone, following its movement, and dismount it just before reaching a precipice. The Gnawty, too distracted by them to notice it, falls in.
 
===''Donkey Kong 64''===
[[File:Gnawty DK64 screenshot.png|thumb|left|A Gnawty as it appears in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'']]
Gnawties (referred to as '''Beavers''' by the [[Prima Games]] guide and the Banana Guide<ref>{{cite|author=Barton, Jeff, Mario De Govia, and Donato Tica|title=''Donkey Kong 64'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page={{file link|DK64 Prima 15.jpg|15}}|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=December 1, 1999|isbn=0-7615-2279-4|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20000229072052/http://www.nintendo.com/n64/donkeykong64/cc.html|title=Donkey Kong 64 Banana Guide|publisher=nintendo.com|accessdate=May 31, 2024|language=en-us}}</ref>) are enemies in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''. They are larger and have light blue fur, a yellow belly and beige ears, hands, feet and tail. Like their two previous appearances, they can be defeated from any attack, including the new abilities introduced in the game. Gnawties are common in [[Jungle Japes]] and the surrounding shore of [[DK Isles]], and a few also appear in [[Crystal Caves]]. They are the opponents of the game's first [[Battle Arena Pad|Battle Arena stage]], Beaver Brawl, located in Jungle Japes. Apart from [[Kremling|Kremlings]], they are the only enemies to be present in one of these stages. In the area surrounding the [[Cranky's Lab]] of Jungle Japes, Gnawties appear to be larger, with one of them being extremely larger. Despite their size, these Gnawties are as weak as regular ones.
 
Gnawties are the main focus of the [[Beaver Bother!]] minigame, where a [[Klaptrap]] has to guide a certain number of them into a pit before time runs out. Gnawties also appear in [[Rambi Arena]], where Rambi has to defeat as many Gnawties as possible before time runs out; defeating a Gnawty would reward a point to Rambi. Sometimes a gold Gnawty appears in the arena, and defeating it rewards ten points. Gold and regular Gnawties of multiple sizes also appear at several moments in the game's main menu. A gold Gnawty is present in one segment of the secret ending, appearing behind [[Dogadon]] and scaring him.
 
==List of appearances==
{|class=wikitable
!Title!!Role!!Release!!System
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''
|Enemy
|1994
|[[Super Famicom]] / [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong Land]]''
|Enemy
|1995
|[[Game Boy]]
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''
|Enemy
|1999
|[[Nintendo 64]]
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)|Donkey Kong Country]]''
|Enemy
|2000
|[[Game Boy Color]]
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country]]''
|Enemy
|2003
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|}
 
==Profiles and statistics==
===''Donkey Kong Country''===
{{DKC GBA enemy
|name=Gnawty
|image=[[File:Gnawty DKCGBA sprite.png]]
|worlds=[[Kongo Jungle]]<br>[[Monkey Mines]]<br>[[Vine Valley (world)|Vine Valley]]<br>[[Gorilla Glacier]]<br>[[Kremkroc Industries, Inc.]]<br>[[Chimp Caverns]]
|levels=<nowiki/>
{{columns|count=2|
*[[Jungle Hijinxs (Donkey Kong Country)|Jungle Hijinxs]]
*[[Winky's Walkway]]
*[[Millstone Mayhem]] (in millstone)
*[[Tree Top Town]]
*[[Temple Tempest]] (regular and in millstone)
*[[Snow Barrel Blast]]
*[[Oil Drum Alley]]
*[[Trick Track Trek]]
*[[Mine Cart Madness]]
*[[Tanked Up Trouble]]
*[[Manic Mincers]]
*[[Misty Mine]]
*[[Platform Perils]]
}}
|page=17
|photo_location=Bounce off of three Gnawties in a row
|dk_attack=1000
}}
 
===''Donkey Kong Land''===
;World appearances
*[[Gangplank Galleon Ahoy!]]
*[[Kremlantis]]
*[[Monkey Mountains & Chimpanzee Clouds]]
*[[Big Ape City]]
;Level appearances
{{columns|count=3|
*[[Freezing Fun]]
*[[Simian Swing]]
*[[Deck Trek]]
*[[Rope Ravine]]
*[[Congo Carnage]]
*[[Arctic Barrel Arsenal]]
*[[Tricky Temple]]
*[[Snake Charmer's Challenge]]
*[[Mountain Mayhem]]
*[[Track Attack]]
*[[Sky High Caper]]
*[[Landslide Leap]]
*[[Collapsing Clouds]]
*[[Construction Site Fight]]
*[[Kong Krazy]]
*[[Balloon Barrage]]
*[[Fast Barrel Blast]]
*[[Skyscraper Caper]]
*[[Button Barrel Blast]]
*[[Oil Drum Slum]]
}}
 
==Voice samples==
{{media table
|file1=Diddy_noise_DKC.oga
|title1=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''
|description1=When a Gnawty is defeated
|file2=Vocal Boink.oga
|title2=''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''
|description2=When a Gnawty is defeated (used in different pitches)
}}
 
==Gallery==
{{main-gallery|Gnawty}}
<gallery>
DKC_Millestone_Gnawty.gif|A Gnawty riding a millstone in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''
Gnawty DK64.png|''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''
P-Gnawty.png|''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' (GBC)
Very gnawty 01.png|Artwork of [[Very Gnawty]] reused for basic Gnawties in ''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' (GBA)
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ノーティ
|JapR=Nōti
|JapM=Gnawty
|Jap2=ノーティビーバー<ref name=GB/>
|Jap2R=Nōti Bībā
|Jap2M=Gnawty Beaver
|Fre=Gnawty
|Spa=Gnawty
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
[[Image:Gnawty in Super Donkey Kong 99 Color.PNG|thumb|left|'''Gnawty''' color charts]]
*{{iw|jiggywikki|Gnawty|Gnawty}} is also the name of a large brown beaver who appears in the ''{{iw|jiggywikki|Banjo-Kazooie}}'' level {{iw|jiggywikki|Click Clock Wood}}. He appears to resemble [[Really Gnawty]] from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' (or [[Very Gnawty]] in the later [[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|Game Boy Advance remake]]) in terms of size and color, and he also has a checkered tail.
*One of the discarded Millstones Gnawtys sometimes ride in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' can be seen in [[Donkey Kong]]'s field in the game ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]''.
 
*In the game ''Viva Pinata!'' the face of the beaver pinata, the Sweetooth resembles that of a Gnawty's.
==References==
*The Gnawtys of ''Donkey Kong 64'' are much larger than the ones of ''Donkey Kong Country'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]''.
<references/>
*A large, brown Gnawty, aptly named Gnawty, appears in the game ''Banjo-Kazooie'' in the area Click Clock Woods. [[Banjo]] and [[Kazooie]] can help this Gnawty out by moving a boulder that is blocking the entrance to his dam.


==See Also==
{{DKC}}
*[[Really Gnawty]]
{{DKL}}
*[[Very Gnawty]]
{{DK64}}
*[[Millstone]]
[[Category:Rodents]]
<br clear=all>
[[Category:Donkey Kong 64 enemies]]
{{Donkey Kong Country}}
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country enemies]]
[[Category:Kremling Krew]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Land enemies]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Species]]
[[de:Gnawty]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Enemies]]
[[it:Gnawty]]

Revision as of 09:49, November 8, 2024

"Beaver" redirects here. For the characters from Virtual Boy Wario Land, see Beaver (Virtual Boy Wario Land).
Gnawty
Artwork of a Gnawty, from Donkey Kong Country.
Artwork from Donkey Kong Country
First appearance Donkey Kong Country (1994)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance) (2003)
Derived subjects
Comparable
Notable members

Gnawties, sometimes referred to as Gnawty Beavers,[1][2] are walleyed beavers and basic enemies who first appear in Donkey Kong Country. Their name is a portmanteau of the words "gnaw" and "naughty".

Neeks and Sneeks, which are also based on rodents, from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, respectively, display the same behavior and weaknesses as Gnawties. This is also the case for Awks from Donkey Kong Country Returns and Dozies from Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, and more broadly for Goombas from the Super Mario franchise.

History

Donkey Kong Country

Rambi the Rhino defeats a Gnawty in Jungle Hijinxs of Donkey Kong Country
Two Gnawties in Jungle Hijinxs, one of which has just been defeated by Rambi

In Donkey Kong Country, Gnawties have a green-gray fur, a light orange belly and tail as well as pink ears, hands and feet. They also have three digits on each limb and two big buckteeth. Although the Gnawty appearing on the original box art is a blue-gray fur, there are none of this color in the game. They are one of the weakest enemies encountered by Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong on their journey, as they simply walk straight ahead and can be beaten by any attack. The sound they make when they are defeated is the same as Diddy Kong's. Gnawties have an undefeatable pink-brown fur variant that moves around while standing in the center of a millstone, comparable to a hamster wheel, and which only appear in the two ruins levels. These Gnawties act differently depending on the level they are in: the millstone-riding Gnawties in Millstone Mayhem move up and down or back and forth more or less quickly on a set path, while the ones in Temple Tempest remain stationary until being passed by the Kongs, whom they proceed to chase on land and in the air at varying speeds along a set path until they encounter a dead-end wall. Additionally, two of the game's bosses are Gnawties, Very Gnawty and Really Gnawty, both of whom requiring more hits to defeat than regular Gnawties. Very Gnawty is green-gray and Really Gnawty is pink-brown, reflecting the colors of both types of Gnawties.

In the game's first remake, the regular Gnawties have a dark green-gray and green color (with one appearing simply green in the end credits), and the millstone-riding ones are red and gold. The millstone-riding Gnawties stand on top of the millstone rather than in its center, and the millstone itself is smaller. Giant Gnawties are also featured in the Buddies Beware stage of the Crosshair Cranky mini-game mode, where they chase several Animal Buddies that Donkey Kong must help to escape by filling in the holes in their path. In addition to their size, these Gnawties stand out from other by a dark gray and orange color. They are the only enemies to appear in this mode alongside Kritters and King K. Rool. In the second remake, all Gnawties have a gray fur, including the millstone-riding variant. However, their photograph in the Scrapbook uses Very Gnawty's original artwork.

Donkey Kong Land

Gnawties, called Batty Rats,[3] are enemies in Donkey Kong Land. They appear in most levels, functioning identically as before, though the millstone-riding variant does not return.

Uho'uho Donkey-kun

K rool's forces in Uho Uho Donkey Kun, first volume
A Gnawty among K. Rool's troops in Uho'uho Donkey-kun

Gnawties appear in the first volume of the Uho'uho Donkey-kun manga, where they are under the command of King K. Rool and his first subordinate, a larger and more powerful Gnawty simply called "Gnawty". In the first chapter, their appearance is more animal-like than in games. They are part of the forces that attack Diddy Kong and seize the banana hoard, which they then take to Gnawty. Later, they chase Donkey and Diddy who had gone in search of their bananas, but are finally defeated with the help of Rambi.

In the third chapter, they look more like their game counterparts, and their tails become checkered like Gnawty's. They take part in his plan to steal the Kong's bananas by transporting them to the Gnawty's ruins (which is the Japanese name for the Millstone Mayhem and Temple Tempest levels in the game). While Donkey and Diddy have gone there, a Gnawty in a millstone attacks them by passing through a wall. As they are pursued, they jump onto the millstone, following its movement, and dismount it just before reaching a precipice. The Gnawty, too distracted by them to notice it, falls in.

Donkey Kong 64

A Gnawty
A Gnawty as it appears in Donkey Kong 64

Gnawties (referred to as Beavers by the Prima Games guide and the Banana Guide[4][5]) are enemies in Donkey Kong 64. They are larger and have light blue fur, a yellow belly and beige ears, hands, feet and tail. Like their two previous appearances, they can be defeated from any attack, including the new abilities introduced in the game. Gnawties are common in Jungle Japes and the surrounding shore of DK Isles, and a few also appear in Crystal Caves. They are the opponents of the game's first Battle Arena stage, Beaver Brawl, located in Jungle Japes. Apart from Kremlings, they are the only enemies to be present in one of these stages. In the area surrounding the Cranky's Lab of Jungle Japes, Gnawties appear to be larger, with one of them being extremely larger. Despite their size, these Gnawties are as weak as regular ones.

Gnawties are the main focus of the Beaver Bother! minigame, where a Klaptrap has to guide a certain number of them into a pit before time runs out. Gnawties also appear in Rambi Arena, where Rambi has to defeat as many Gnawties as possible before time runs out; defeating a Gnawty would reward a point to Rambi. Sometimes a gold Gnawty appears in the arena, and defeating it rewards ten points. Gold and regular Gnawties of multiple sizes also appear at several moments in the game's main menu. A gold Gnawty is present in one segment of the secret ending, appearing behind Dogadon and scaring him.

List of appearances

Title Role Release System
Donkey Kong Country Enemy 1994 Super Famicom / Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Donkey Kong Land Enemy 1995 Game Boy
Donkey Kong 64 Enemy 1999 Nintendo 64
Donkey Kong Country Enemy 2000 Game Boy Color
Donkey Kong Country Enemy 2003 Game Boy Advance

Profiles and statistics

Donkey Kong Country

Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance) enemy
Gnawty
Sprite of Gnawty from Donkey Kong Country for Game Boy Advance.
Worlds Kongo Jungle
Monkey Mines
Vine Valley
Gorilla Glacier
Kremkroc Industries, Inc.
Chimp Caverns
Levels
Scrapbook page 17
Photograph location Bounce off of three Gnawties in a row DK Attack point value 1000

Donkey Kong Land

World appearances
Level appearances

Voice samples

Audio.svg Donkey Kong Country - When a Gnawty is defeated
File infoMedia:Diddy_noise_DKC.oga
Audio.svg Donkey Kong 64 - When a Gnawty is defeated (used in different pitches)
File infoMedia:Vocal Boink.oga
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Gallery

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

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ノーティ[?]
Nōti
Gnawty
ノーティビーバー[2]
Nōti Bībā
Gnawty Beaver
French Gnawty[?] -
Spanish Gnawty[?] -

Trivia

References

  1. ^ November 1994. Nintendo Magazine System (UK) #26. EMAP (British English). Page 12, 13, and 21.
  2. ^ a b September 20, 1995. 「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパードンキーコングGB」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Donkey Kong GB). Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-102522-6. Page 9.
  3. ^ Donkey Kong Land WORLD EXCLUSIVE Review booklet - Nintendo Magazine System (UK). EMAP (British English). Page 10.
  4. ^ Barton, Jeff, Mario De Govia, and Donato Tica (December 1, 1999). Donkey Kong 64 Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-2279-4. Page 15Media:DK64 Prima 15.jpg.
  5. ^ Donkey Kong 64 Banana Guide. nintendo.com (American English). Archived February 29, 2000, 07:20:52 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 31, 2024.