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|image=[[File:DKC2 Kackle.png|200px]]<br>Artwork.
|image=[[File:DKC2 Kackle.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' (remake) ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance]]) ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|parent_species=[[Kremling]]
|variant_of=[[Kremling]]
|comparable=[[Skeleton Kremling]]
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{{quote2|These ghostly, [[Kremling]] spirits haunt many locations on [[Crocodile Isle]].|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' manual, page 30}}
'''Kackles''' are [[List of enemies|enemies]] appearing in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and [[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|its remake]] only. These ghostly, skeletal [[Kremling]]s wear eyepatches and bandannas. They have the ability to hover around. Kackles appear in [[Haunted Hall]] only, where four appear, each in their own gated section. Every Kackle wears a differently colored bandana: the first Kackle's is blue; the second Kackle's is green; the third Kackle's is yellow; and the last Kackle's is red. All Kackles wear blue bandanas in the remake. When a Kackle's section is entered, a timer appears at the top of the screen, indicating that [[Diddy Kong|Diddy]] and [[Dixie Kong|Dixie]] have a limited amount of time leave the zone. The Kackles are all invincible, and will hover closer to the [[Kong]]s as the timer ticks down, but in the remake, Kackles maintain a distance. If time runs out, the Kackle becomes tangible and hurts the Kong. Nearly every [[Plus and Minus Barrels|Plus Barrel]] has to be activated to extend the timer along the way so that the Kackle does not attack, especially while avoiding Minus Barrels, since those decrease the timer. In the end credits, Kackles are classified as part of the [[Kremling Kuthroats]].


'''Kackles''' are undead skeletal [[Kremling]]s that only appear in the level [[Haunted Hall]] of ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. Like with normal ghosts, Kackles hover in the air to move around. Every Kackle wears an eyepatch and a bandanna.
[[List of Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest pre-release and unused content#Rare Witch Project Preview and German strategy guide|Mr. X]] was an earlier version of Kackle created during the game's development.<ref>{{cite|quote=He was replaced with the giant skeleton that chases you on the fairground level.|author=Mayles, Steve|date=June 3, 2015|url=www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/38dtd9/were_playtonic_exrare_devs_behind_banjokazooie/crucemz|language=en|title=We're Playtonic, ex-Rare devs behind Banjo-Kazooie and Donkey Kong Country! AMA!|publisher=Reddit|accessdate=May 11, 2014}}</ref> Additionally, Kackles were placeholder enemies in ''[[jiggywikki:Dream: Land of Giants|Dream: Land of Giants]]'' during development (before it was finalized as ''[[jiggywikki:Banjo-Kazooie|Banjo-Kazooie]]'').<ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?t=193&v=w72kj20YNA0|timestamp=03:13|date=December 22, 2015|title=Rare Revealed: A Rare Look At Dream|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 11, 2024|author=Rare Ltd|language=en-gb}}</ref>


Kackles are absent from ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'', as the game does not have its own Haunted Hall variant, in favor of a generic rollercoaster level, [[Krazy Koaster]].
The official manuals reuse [[Kloak]]'s description for Kackle, meaning it says he haunts many locations on Crocodile Isle, while the guide claims that he shows up at Krazy Kremland. In the game, Kackle only shows up in Haunted Hall in Gloomy Gulch.


==Overview==
Kackles are absent from ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'', since [[Haunted Hall]] was replaced with a regular rollercoaster level, [[Krazy Koaster]].
In Haunted Hall, there are four Kackles. Each one has a uniquely colored bandanna, and are encountered in an order from: blue, green, yellow, and lastly purple. In the [[Game Boy Advance]] remake, every Kackle wears a blue bandanna like the first one. Each Kackle has its own "zone", a section of the level where the Kongs enter through a gate and exit from out another.
==Profiles and statistics==
 
{{DKC GBA enemy
When [[Diddy Kong|Diddy]] and [[Dixie Kong|Dixie]] enter a zone, a timer appears at the top of the screen, and the Kongs have to speed through the zone before it runs out. If that happens, the Kackle becomes tangible and injures the lead [[Kong]]. Kackles cannot be defeated.
|game=dkc2
 
|name=Kackle
Nearly every zone takes longer to pass through than what the timer is set at. As a workaround, the Kongs must use [[Plus and Minus Barrels|Plus Barrel]]s to increment the timer and therefore prevent the Kackle from attacking them. Diddy and Dixie must also avoid the antonymous Minus Barrels, which take away from the timer.
|image=[[File:Kackle DKC2 GBA.png]]
 
|worlds=[[Gloomy Gulch]]
The first Kackle area contains mostly Plus Barrels and a few Minus Barrels. The second Kackle area only contains Plus Barrels. The third Kackle area only contains Minus Barrels, but the timer will be longer than normal to compensate for the lack of Plus Barrels. The fourth and final Kackle area has Plus Barrels and Minus Barrels often placed near each other, requiring the Kongs to time their jumps just right to avoid the Minus Barrels.
|levels=[[Haunted Hall]]
 
|page=5
The first two Kackles appear before the [[Star Barrel]], and the other two appear afterward. Each zone progressively becomes more challenging as the Kackles become more difficult to avoid.
|photo_location=In Haunted Hall
 
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According to the end credits, Kackles are classified under the "[[Kremling Kuthroats]]" class.
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|type=manual
==Official descriptions==
|Eng=These ghostly, Kremling spirits haunt many locations on [[Crocodile Isle]].''<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' manual|page=30|language=en-us|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref>}}
{{quote2|These ghostly, Kremling spirits haunt many locations on Crocodile Isle.|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' SNES instruction booklet, page 30}}
*'''Player's Guide:''' ''This mean-spirited spooks are on the lookout for any hairy intruders into their domain! Kackle haunts the Kremland amusement park, while Kloak fades in and out of several different areas. Dealing while Kloak is especially frustating, since he sometimes conjures up Zingers to block paths or items.''<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' Player's Guide|page=15|publisher=Nintendo Power|date=1995|language=en-us|author=Shinoda, Paul, and Kent Miller}}</ref>
{{quote2|These ghostly Kremling spirits haunt many locations on Crocodile Isle.|''Donkey Kong Country 2'' GBA instruction booklet, page 23}}
*'''Instruction booklet ([[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|Game Boy Advance version]]):''' ''These ghostly Kremling spirits haunt many locations on Crocodile Isle.''<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (Game Boy Advance) instruction booklet|page=23|date=2004|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
DKC2 Kackle.png|Artwork of Kackle
KackleScene.jpg|Artwork of Kackle chasing the Kongs for ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
KackleScene.jpg|Artwork of Kackle chasing the Kongs.
Kackle DKC2 blue.png|Sprite of a blue bandanna Kackle in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
Kackle DKC2 blue.png|Sprite of a blue bandanna Kackle
DKC2 Kackle green.png|Sprite of a green bandanna Kackle in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
Kackle DKC2 purple.png|Sprite of a purple bandanna Kackle
DKC2 Kackle yellow.png|Sprite of a yellow bandanna Kackle in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
Kackle DKC2 GBA.png|Sprite from the Game Boy Advance remake
DKC2 Kackle red.png|Sprite of a red bandanna Kackle in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
HauntedHallSNES3.png|A Kackle's appearance in Haunted Hall.
HauntedHallSNES3.png|The Kackle with a blue bandana in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
Kackle DKC2GBA screen.png|A Kackle in Haunted Hall in the Game Boy Advance remake.
HauntedHallSNES1.png|The Kackle with a green bandana in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
YellowKackle.png|The Kackle with a yellow bandana in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
RedKackle.png|The Kackle with a red bandana in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
Kackle DKC2GBA screen.png|A Kackle in Haunted Hall in ''Donkey Kong Country 2'' for the Game Boy Advance
</gallery>
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|JapM=Kackle
|JapM=Kackle
|Spa=Kackle
|Ita=Kackle
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==Trivia==
==References==
*According to the game manual, Kackles are said to haunt many locations on Crocodile Isle. Despite this, they are only seen in one level.
<references/>
*In ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', a [[Resident Demon|demon]] resembling a giant skeletal Kremling appears to pursue in a [[Mine Cart]] segment, similar to Kackle.


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[[Category:Kremling Krew]]
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[[Category:Pirates]]
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Latest revision as of 08:08, October 5, 2024

Kackle
Artwork of a Kackle.
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)
Variant of Kremling
Comparable

Kackles are enemies appearing in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and its remake only. These ghostly, skeletal Kremlings wear eyepatches and bandannas. They have the ability to hover around. Kackles appear in Haunted Hall only, where four appear, each in their own gated section. Every Kackle wears a differently colored bandana: the first Kackle's is blue; the second Kackle's is green; the third Kackle's is yellow; and the last Kackle's is red. All Kackles wear blue bandanas in the remake. When a Kackle's section is entered, a timer appears at the top of the screen, indicating that Diddy and Dixie have a limited amount of time leave the zone. The Kackles are all invincible, and will hover closer to the Kongs as the timer ticks down, but in the remake, Kackles maintain a distance. If time runs out, the Kackle becomes tangible and hurts the Kong. Nearly every Plus Barrel has to be activated to extend the timer along the way so that the Kackle does not attack, especially while avoiding Minus Barrels, since those decrease the timer. In the end credits, Kackles are classified as part of the Kremling Kuthroats.

Mr. X was an earlier version of Kackle created during the game's development.[1] Additionally, Kackles were placeholder enemies in Dream: Land of Giants during development (before it was finalized as Banjo-Kazooie).[2]

The official manuals reuse Kloak's description for Kackle, meaning it says he haunts many locations on Crocodile Isle, while the guide claims that he shows up at Krazy Kremland. In the game, Kackle only shows up in Haunted Hall in Gloomy Gulch.

Kackles are absent from Donkey Kong Land 2, since Haunted Hall was replaced with a regular rollercoaster level, Krazy Koaster.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance) enemy
Kackle
Kackle in Donkey Kong Country 2 for the Game Boy Advance.
Worlds Gloomy Gulch Levels Haunted Hall
Scrapbook page 5 Photograph location In Haunted Hall
  • Instruction booklet description:
  • Player's Guide: This mean-spirited spooks are on the lookout for any hairy intruders into their domain! Kackle haunts the Kremland amusement park, while Kloak fades in and out of several different areas. Dealing while Kloak is especially frustating, since he sometimes conjures up Zingers to block paths or items.[4]
  • Instruction booklet (Game Boy Advance version): These ghostly Kremling spirits haunt many locations on Crocodile Isle.[5]

    • Gallery[edit]

    • Artwork of Kackle chasing the Kongs for Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

      Artwork of Kackle chasing the Kongs for Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

    • Sprite of a blue bandanna Kackle in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

      Sprite of a blue bandanna Kackle in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

    • Sprite of a green bandanna Kackle in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

      Sprite of a green bandanna Kackle in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

    • Sprite of a yellow bandanna Kackle in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

      Sprite of a yellow bandanna Kackle in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

    • Sprite of a red bandanna Kackle in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

      Sprite of a red bandanna Kackle in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

    • The Kackle with a blue bandana in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

      The Kackle with a blue bandana in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

    • The Kackle with a green bandana in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

      The Kackle with a green bandana in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

    • The Kackle with a yellow bandana in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

      The Kackle with a yellow bandana in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

    • The Kackle with a red bandana in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

      The Kackle with a red bandana in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

    • A Kackle in Haunted Hall in Donkey Kong Country 2 for the Game Boy Advance

      A Kackle in Haunted Hall in Donkey Kong Country 2 for the Game Boy Advance

    Names in other languages[edit]

    Language Name Meaning Notes
    Japanese カックル[?]
    Kakkuru     		Kackle
    Italian Kackle[?] -
    Spanish Kackle[?] -

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "He was replaced with the giant skeleton that chases you on the fairground level." – Mayles, Steve (June 3, 2015). We're Playtonic, ex-Rare devs behind Banjo-Kazooie and Donkey Kong Country! AMA!. Reddit (English). Retrieved May 11, 2014.
    2. ^ Rare Ltd (December 22, 2015). Rare Revealed: A Rare Look At Dream (03:13). YouTube (British English). Retrieved May 11, 2024.
    3. ^ 1995. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest manual. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 30.
    4. ^ Shinoda, Paul, and Kent Miller (1995). Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Player's Guide. Nintendo Power (American English). Page 15.
    5. ^ 2004. Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance) instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 23.
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    Kremlings
    Characters Congazuma • Cranky K. Rool • Draglinger • General Klump • Giant Viking Kremling • Green Kroc • Jr. Klap Trap • Junklomp • K. Lumsy • Kalypso • Kaptain Skurvy • Kass • Kerozene • King K. Rool • King Kut Out • Kip • Klubba • Kleever • Kludge • Krunch • Krunch's mother • Krusha • Krushy • Kudgel • Kutlass • Mega Amp • Okusan • Quint Skurvy • Resident demon
    Species Bazuka • Ghost • Kaboing • Kaboom • Kackle • Kannon • Kasplat • Klampon • Klank • Klaptrap • Klasp • Klinger • Kloak • Klobber • Klomp • Klump • Knocka • Kobble • Koin • Koindozer • Kopter • Kosha • Kracka • Krash • Kremling (boater) • Kremling cop • Krimp • Kritter • Kroc • Krockhead • Krook • Krumple • Kruncha • Krusha • Kuchuka • Kuff 'n' Klout • Kutlass • Re-Koil • Robokremling • Rock Kroc • Shroom • Skeleton Kremling • Skidda • Super Team goalie
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    Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (SNES) / Donkey Kong Country 2 (GBA)
    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
    Levels Gangplank Galleon Pirate Panic • Mainbrace Mayhem • Gangplank Galley • Lockjaw's Locker • Topsail Trouble • Krow's Nest
    Crocodile Cauldron Hot-Head Hop • Kannon's Klaim • Lava Lagoon • Red-Hot Ride • Squawks's Shaft • Kleever's Kiln
    Krem Quay Barrel Bayou • Glimmer's Galleon • Krockhead Klamber • Rattle Battle • Slime Climb • Bramble Blast • Kudgel's Kontest
    Krazy Kremland Hornet Hole • Target Terror • Bramble Scramble • Rickety Race • Mudhole Marsh • Rambi Rumble • King Zing Sting
    Gloomy Gulch Ghostly Grove • Haunted Hall • Gusty Glade • Parrot Chute Panic • Web Woods • Kreepy Krow
    K. Rool's Keep Arctic Abyss • Windy Well • Castle Crush • Clapper's Cavern • Chain Link Chamber • Toxic Tower • Stronghold Showdown
    The Flying Krock Screech's Sprint • K. Rool Duel
    Lost World Jungle Jinx • Black Ice Battle • Klobber Karnage • Fiery Furnace • Animal Antics • Krocodile Kore
    Funky's Flights missions Aerial Loop • Submerged Stint • Kongstruction • Kongnapped • Cool Sounds • Kongnapped 2 • Toxic Kongstruction
    Barrels Animal Barrel • Regular Barrel • Barrel Kannon • Biplane Barrel • Blast Barrel • Bonus Barrel • Diddy & Dixie Barrels • DK Barrel • Exclamation Point Barrel • Golden Barrel • Krockhead Barrel • Plus and Minus Barrels • Rotatable Barrel • Star Barrel • Steerable Barrel • TNT Barrel
    Other items and objects Banana • Banana Bunch • Banana Coin • Extra Life Balloon (red · green · blue) • Hook • KONG Letters • Kremkoin • Roller Coaster • Star • Toxic waste
    Miscellaneous Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Original Soundtrack • Donkey Kong Country Trilogy • Gallery • Glitches • Media • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Staff • Super Donkey Kong 2 Guide Book • Uncle Kong
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