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[[File:BatMvsDK.jpg|thumb|A '''Bat''' from ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]''.]]
|image=[[File:MvDK Model Bat.png|200x200px]]<br>Model from ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' (Nintendo Switch)
'''Bats''' are enemies from the game ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'' on the [[Game Boy]]. Bats make their first appearance in stage 4-5 in the [[Jungle (Donkey Kong)|Jungle]]. They fly horizontally across the screen. When they hit Mario, they hang onto him and appear to suck a little bit of blood out of him. Mario's face turns white (in the colored [[Super Game Boy]] version) and he falls off the rope he is currently climbing. After falling to the ground, Mario gets up again. Mario can also get defeated by the bats if he falls too far after dropping from the rope.
|first_appearance=''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|variant_of=[[Dorakyū]]
|comparable=[[Bird (Mario vs. Donkey Kong series)|Bird]]}}
[[File:MvsDK Bat.png|frame|left]]
'''Bats''' are enemies that appear in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]''. They fly in a straight horizontal line across the screen from a small [[Bird Nest|nest]], making a minor descent and changing direction whenever they pass one of the level's margins, usually traveling past [[rope]]s.


Bats also appear in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', where they'll attack any [[Kong]]s who get close to them.
Whenever Bats fly into [[Mario]], they cause Mario to fall off the rope he is currently climbing. In the [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]] original, they do this by hanging onto and throttling Mario, and he can either survive crashing onto the ground or lose a life, depending on the height reached where the enemy intercepted him. In the [[Nintendo Switch|Switch]] [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|remake]], it merely bumps into Mario, and height falls only stun him.


After a long absence they appear again in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' as enemies in certain levels.
In the remake, Bats also more closely resemble [[Dorakyū]] from [[Game Boy]] ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]''.
==Gallery==
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KOMORI MVDK.PNG|Credits artwork
MvDKNSKōmori.png|Screenshot
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==Names in Other Languages==
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===Names in other languages===
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==References==
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[[Category:Donkey Kong Enemies]]
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[[Category:Real World Animals]]
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Latest revision as of 10:52, March 17, 2025

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Bat
Rendered model of a bat from Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch).
Model from Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)
First appearance Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2004)
Latest appearance Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch) (2024)
Variant of Dorakyū
Comparable
Bat

Bats are enemies that appear in Mario vs. Donkey Kong. They fly in a straight horizontal line across the screen from a small nest, making a minor descent and changing direction whenever they pass one of the level's margins, usually traveling past ropes.

Whenever Bats fly into Mario, they cause Mario to fall off the rope he is currently climbing. In the GBA original, they do this by hanging onto and throttling Mario, and he can either survive crashing onto the ground or lose a life, depending on the height reached where the enemy intercepted him. In the Switch remake, it merely bumps into Mario, and height falls only stun him.

In the remake, Bats also more closely resemble Dorakyū from Game Boy Donkey Kong.

Gallery[edit]

  • Credits artwork

    Credits artwork

  • Screenshot

    Screenshot

Naming[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch) Model/Bat.bfres.zs Bat -

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese こうもり[1]
Kōmori 		Bat

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mario vs. Donkey Kong Shogakukan book
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Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Game Boy Advance) / Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)
Characters Donkey Kong • Mario • Mini-Mario • Toadb
Worlds Regular worlds Mario Toy Company • Donkey Kong Jungle • Fire Mountain • Merry Mini-Landb • Spooky House • Slippery Summitb • Mystic Forest • Twilight City • vs. Donkey Kong
Plus worlds Mario Toy Factory • Donkey Kong Jungle Plus • Fire Mountain Plus • Merry Mini-Land Plusb • Spooky House Plus • Slippery Summit Plusb • Mystic Forest Plus • Twilight City Plus • vs. Donkey Kong Plus
Extra world Expert
Enemies and obstacles Bat • Bird • Bob-omb • Bob-omb Block • Boo • Brickman • Bucket Man • Candle • Cannon • Falling spike • Fire bird • Fire Shy Guy • Fireball • Ice Blockb • Icicleb • Lava Geyser • Monchee • Ninji • Oil • Podoboo • Polterguy • RamRam • Robo Kikki • Shy Guy • Sir Shovalot • Snapjaw • Spear Guy • Spike • Spiked Barrel • Tane Pakkun • Thwimp • Thwomp • Thwomp Platform • Wire Trap • Wrench Shy Guy
Abilities Crouch • Handstand / Handstand Jump • Jump • Backflip • Wire Spin • Spring Jump
Items and objects 1-Up Mushroom • 2 UPa • 3 UPa • 5 UPa • Barrel • Bird Nest • Checkpoint Flagb • Conveyor Belt • Crumble Block • Direction Switch • Donut Block • Door • Elevator • Flower Fanb • Flying keyb • Garbage Can • Girder • Hammer • Help Box • Key • Ladder • Letter Block • Present • Spring • Rope • Color Switch • Toy box • Warp Boxb • Wire
Other Mini-Mario Factory Game! • Gallery (GBA · Switch) • Mario Toy Company • Plus Mode • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Staff (GBA · Switch) • Time Attackb
a Exclusive to Mario vs. Donkey Kong for the Game Boy Advance
b Exclusive to Mario vs. Donkey Kong for the Nintendo Switch
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