Squitter
| Squitter | |
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| Species | Spider |
| First appearance | Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995) |
| Latest appearance | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (spirit cameo) (2018) |
Squitter is a large orange-and-black haired spider and an Animal Friend first appearing in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. While most real-world spiders produce silk from their backsides, Squitter is able to shoot it from his mouth. However, members of the spider family Scytodidae are actually able to spit harmful venom-infused silk from their chelicerae, and Squitter even resembles these spiders, as both have an orange coloration with dark spots, though the similarity is coincidental.[1] He also wears four pairs of orange-white shoes. Squitter lacks some other features that the average spider has, including multiple eyes and chelicerae.
History
Donkey Kong Country series
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Squitter is an ally in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. From his mouth, Squitter can shoot out an unlimited number of web projectiles, which can to defeat most enemies, including Zingers. Squitter can create temporary web platforms to reach higher areas, such as a Bonus Area, or to cross a large gap. Squitter does not jump as high as Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong. Squitter cannot defeat any enemy by jumping on it, which even damages him in the process.
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Squitter is an ally in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!. Squitter now has the ability to jump on enemies to defeat them, not counting foes that are normally unaffected by jump attacks, such as Buzzes. This ability was not retained for the Game Boy Advance version.
Donkey Kong Land series
Squitter is an ally in the last two games of the Donkey Kong Land series: Donkey Kong Land 2 and Donkey Kong Land III, based on his appearances in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! respectively. In both games, Squitter's webs have shorter range and disappear shortly after being shot. Web platforms can be created by pressing 
then 
. In Donkey Kong Land III only, Squitter can defeat enemies by jumping on them.
Super Smash Bros. series
In the Super Smash Bros. series, there are a few items of Squitter. Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS each have a trophy of Squitter, unlockable at random. In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, there is an Advanced support spirit of Squitter that negates the jump and speed reduction effect of sticky floors.
Profiles and statistics
Donkey Kong Country series
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
- Instruction booklet bio: "The web-slinging spider, Squitter, is one of the coolest new animal friends. When you press the
Button, he spins webs that knock out enemies. He can also shoot web platforms that the pair can use to cross gaps in the terrain by pressing the 
, 
and 
Buttons."[2] - Level appearances (in order):
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
- Instruction booklet bio: "He's a blast from the past! Squitter returns to shoot his webs, which can take out most baddies with ease. His web platforms create stepping stones across gaps that would normally be impassible."[page number needed]
- Level appearances (in order):
Donkey Kong Land series
Donkey Kong Land 2
- Virtual Console manual bio: "Press
to fire a web and attack enemies. Press 
to change the web into a floating platform."[page number needed] - Level appearances (in order):
Donkey Kong Land III
- Level appearances (in order):
Super Smash Bros. series
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
| Trophy Squitter | ||
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| Appears in: SNES Donkey Kong Country 2 SNES Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble | ||
| How to unlock: Random | ||
| A spider friend of the Kongs. Squitter features a patchy pattern and a fancy sneaker on each foot. With Diddy on board, Squitter will assist by spewing out webs that serve as projectile weapons or temporary platforms. These platforms can be used to access otherwise unreachable areas. | ||
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
| Trophy Squitter | ||
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| Category: Series Related | ||
| How to unlock: Random | ||
| Squitter is one of Donkey Kong's animal friends. It must take him hours to lace up the four pairs of shoes he wears... The spiderwebs he shoots from his mouth can damage enemies, and they also can make platforms to walk on. But can he use them to make shoe racks? (American English) | ||
| One of Donkey Kong's Animal Friends. Shoe-shopping must be expensive when you have eight legs! Anyway, Squitter helps you out by shooting webbing at enemies and making platforms appear in the air! And then, when all's said and done, he can put his many, MANY feet up and relax. (British English) | ||
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
| Spirit #155 Squitter | ||
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Series/game | Donkey Kong Series |
| Type | Support | |
| Slots | 2 | |
| Class | Advanced | |
| Strength / effect(s) | Sticky-Floor Immunity | |
| How to obtain | World of Light (The Light Realm); Spirit Board | |
| Spirit battle | Opponent(s) | Diddy Kong |
| Conditions |
Rule: Move Speed ↓
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| Stage | Jungle Japes | |
| Song | Ice Cave Chant |
Gallery
- For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Squitter.
Squitter's Animal Crate
Sprite from Donkey Kong Country 2 (GBA) and Donkey Kong Country 3 (GBA)
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | スクイッター[?] Sukuittā |
Squitter | |
| Italian | Squitter[?] | - | |
| Telino[?] | ragnatela ("spiderweb") with diminutive suffix "-ino" | ||
| Russian | Сквиттер[?] Skvitter |
Squitter | |
| Spanish | Squitter[?] | - |
References
- ^ @WinkySteve (February 25, 2019). No internet in those days to research the finer points of spitting spiders, so we just made stuff up. Or looked in a book for pictures. Can you imagine that, having to look in a book for pictures? I once bought a Scotland Travel guide book because I needed a picture of a sporran!. Twitter (English). Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ Nintendo (1995). Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 25.
- Arachnids
- Animal Friends
- Playable characters
- Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest characters
- Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! characters
- Donkey Kong Land 2 characters
- Donkey Kong Land III characters
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl trophies
- Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS trophies
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spirits
