Squirt (boss)

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Squirt
Artwork of Squirt from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Artwork of Squirt
First appearance Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (1996)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country 3 (GBA) (2005)
“What on earth was that, Kongs? I don't think I really want to know...”
Cranky Kong, Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)

Squirt is a large creature resembling a slug (although it has also been described as a "lizard-thing"[1]) who appears in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! as the boss of Cotton Top Cove. Here, Squirt lives behind a waterfall, which is the setting for Squirt's boss level, Squirt's Showdown. During his fight, Squirt attacks by shooting out a large stream of water from its mouth, which can push off Ellie (whom Dixie and Kiddy are transformed into for the whole battle). Squirt performs this attack slightly longer after each hit. After performing its attack, Squirt briefly exposes its eyes out from the waterfall. While Squirt's eyes are exposed, Ellie can attack it by drawing water into her trunk and then shooting at both of its eyes twice. This must be done three times to defeat Squirt, who then drops behind one of the skis in defeat.

In the Game Boy Advance version, the boss battle was slightly altered, as Squirt takes five hits to defeat. After the original three hits, Squirt begins shooting out two streams of water in opposite directions, and after another hit, Squirt has both streams circle the area at different speeds. Additionally, when Squirt is defeated, its face falls off the waterfall, which also stops flowing.

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Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese スクワーター
Sukuwātā
Squirt

German Squirt
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Italian Spruzzi
From spruzzare (spray)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Nintendo Magazine System (UK) issue 51, page 21.