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A '''Cat O' 9 Tails''' (also spelled '''Cat o' 9 tails''', '''Cat-O´-9-Tails'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' SNES instruction booklet, page 31.</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2'' GBA instruction booklet, page 24.</ref> and '''Cat-O’-Nine-Tails'''<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 79, page 24.</ref>) is a blue cat with many tails and an enemy which only appears in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. Its name is derived from the whip called "{{wp|cat o' nine tails}}," although Cat O' 9 Tails only appears to have seven tails. Their name is likely also derived from the well-known myth of cats having nine lives. It is one of the game's few enemies that does not appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''.

Cat O' 9 Tails are uncommon enemies that only appear in three levels: [[Mudhole Marsh (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Mudhole Marsh]], [[Screech's Sprint (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Screech's Sprint]], and [[Fiery Furnace (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Fiery Furnace]]. If a Cat O' 9 Tails notices [[Diddy Kong]] and/or [[Dixie Kong]], it will begin to rapidly twirl and move around, attempting to whip both [[Kong]]s with its tails. Cat O' 9 Tails are invulnerable to attack while they spin around, though after a while the Cat O' 9 Tails will collapse from dizziness. While dazed, the Kongs can defeat the Cat O' 9 Tails by jumping on its head or by rolling into it.

The Kongs must generally avoid a Cat O' 9 Tails while it spins around, lest they get caught in its tails. Should the Kongs get caught, the Cat O' 9 Tails will fling them upwards. While this allows the Kongs to collect out-of-reach items, this can also put them in danger, such as sending the Kongs flying into a hazard.

Cat O' 9 Tails DKC2 ending.png|Cat O' 9 Tails as seen during the ending