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{{character infobox | {{character infobox | ||
|image=[[File:Wild Sting artwork.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork | |image=[[File:Wild Sting artwork.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Donkey Kong Land'' | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Land]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Land]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]]) | ||
|species=Stingray | |species=Stingray | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Wild Sting''' | '''Wild Sting''', or '''Manta Ray''',<ref>{{cite|language=en-gb|title=''Donkey Kong Land'', ''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) WORLD EXCLUSIVE Review booklet|page=11}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=October 1995|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) issue 31|page=64}}</ref> is a [[List of bosses|boss]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]''. This flying stingray<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=July 1995|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 74|page=20|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> is the first boss encountered, appearing in [[Gangplank Galleon Ahoy!]] in the end boss level, [[Wild Sting Fling]]. Wild Sting attacks by flying back and forth across the screen, occasionally swooping down at [[Donkey Kong]] or [[Diddy Kong]]. Wild Sting can be damaged from a [[Kong]] [[jump]]ing onto it as it swoops. With each hit, Wild Sting moves around faster and less predictably. It only turns around after going off-screen. Wild Sting is defeated after taking seven hits. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Wild Sting.gif|Animated sprites | Wild Sting.gif|Animated sprites | ||
Wild Sting Fling.png| | Wild Sting Fling.png|Screenshot from ''Donkey Kong Land'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
| | |Jpn=ワイルド・スティング<ref>{{file link|SuperDonkeyKongGB guide.jpg|''Super Donkey Kong GB Kōryaku Guide Book''}}</ref> | ||
| | |JpnR=Wairudo Sutingu | ||
| | |JpnM=Wild Sting | ||
|Ita=Wild Sting<ref>''[[Donkey Kong Land]]'' Italian booklet | |Ita=Wild Sting<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong Land]]'' Italian booklet|page=16}}</ref> | ||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 16:13, January 7, 2025
| Wild Sting | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Donkey Kong Land | |
| Species | Stingray |
| First appearance | Donkey Kong Land (1995) |
Wild Sting, or Manta Ray,[1][2] is a boss in Donkey Kong Land. This flying stingray[3] is the first boss encountered, appearing in Gangplank Galleon Ahoy! in the end boss level, Wild Sting Fling. Wild Sting attacks by flying back and forth across the screen, occasionally swooping down at Donkey Kong or Diddy Kong. Wild Sting can be damaged from a Kong jumping onto it as it swoops. With each hit, Wild Sting moves around faster and less predictably. It only turns around after going off-screen. Wild Sting is defeated after taking seven hits.
Gallery[edit]
Animated sprites
Screenshot from Donkey Kong Land
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ワイルド・スティング[4] Wairudo Sutingu |
Wild Sting | |
| Italian | Wild Sting[5] | - |
References[edit]
- ^ Donkey Kong Land, Nintendo Magazine System (UK) WORLD EXCLUSIVE Review booklet. British English. Page 11.
- ^ October 1995. Nintendo Magazine System (Australia) issue 31. Page 64.
- ^ July 1995. Nintendo Power Volume 74. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 20.
- ^ Super Donkey Kong GB Kōryaku Guide Book
- ^ Donkey Kong Land Italian booklet. Page 16.
