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{{character | {{character infobox | ||
|image = [[ | |image=[[File:Orco the Killer Whale.png|200px]] | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]]) | |||
|first_appearance = ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'' ([[ | |species=Killer whale | ||
|species = Killer | |latest_appearance=''[[New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'' ([[List of games by date#2008|2008]]) | ||
|latest_appearance = ''New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' ([[ | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Orco | '''Orco''' (known as '''Shachee''' in Japanese and the British [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]] version) is a large blue {{wp|killer whale}} and a [[Jungle Buddy]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]''. His name comes from "orca", the official name of "killer whale". | ||
Orco is generally found simply wandering around aimlessly. [[Donkey Kong]] can approach Orco and grab on to his dorsal fin to ride him. Like [[Enguarde the Swordfish|Enguarde]], Orco can smash through underwater barriers. He can also leap out of the water and reach heights. | |||
The ''[[New Play Control!]]'' version specifically refers to Orco as "he", officially identifying him as male. Despite this, Orco has several traits that are more commonly associated with real-world female killer whales. Most notably, Orco's dorsal fin resembles the shorter, more curved one of a female killer whale as opposed to the longer, triangular dorsal fin of a male killer whale. Additionally, several smaller killer whales follow behind Orco, which is a trait shared with real world dolphins. This is a similar case to another aquatic Animal Friend, [[Glimmer]], who is referred to as male despite resembling a female anglerfish. | |||
== | ==Profiles== | ||
{{quote2|Swim swiftly through the seas!|Donkey Kong Jungle Beat instruction booklet}} | |||
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[[ | {{quote2|He'll swim along a set path very quickly. If you want to let Orco go, press {{button|wii|a}}, {{button|wii|b}}, or {{button|wii|z}}.|New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat instruction booklet}} | ||
[[Category: Underwater | |||
[[Category: Animal | ==Names in other languages== | ||
[[Category: Donkey Kong | {{foreign names | ||
|Jap=シャッチー | |||
|JapR=Shacchī | |||
|JapM=Derivation of「{{hover|鯱|シャチ}}」(''shachi'', orca); same as [[Guppy]] | |||
|Ita=Orkella<ref>[https://www.mariocastle.it/risorse/manuali/donkey-kong-jungle-beat/09.jpg ''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat''] italian manual, pag. 16</ref> | |||
|ItaM=Diminutive of "orca" | |||
}} | |||
==Note== | |||
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[[Category:Cetaceans]] | |||
[[Category:Underwater creatures]] | |||
[[Category:Animal Friends]] | |||
[[Category:Playable characters]] | |||
[[Category:Donkey Kong Jungle Beat characters]] | |||
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