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'''Squiddicus''' is an enemy that first appeared in the game ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and later appeared in its [[Nintendo 3DS]] remake, ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]''. Despite its name, Squiddicus | '''Squiddicus''' is an enemy that first appeared in the game ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and later appeared in its [[Nintendo 3DS]] remake, ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]''. Despite its name, Squiddicus is an octopus and not a squid. In these games, it only appears in the level [[Stormy Shore]], as one of the main obstacles. Squiddicus later appears in the game ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' and its Nintendo Switch [[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|port]] exclusively in the [[Sea Breeze Cove]] level [[Irate Eight]]. | ||
==Physical appearance== | ==Physical appearance== | ||
Squiddicus is a giant, light orange octopus with spikes and suction cups on its arms. It has large white eyes with black pupils and darker orange wavy patterns on its head. In its appearance in ''Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze'', Squiddicus is larger than in ''Donkey Kong Country Returns''. | Squiddicus is a giant, light orange octopus with spikes and suction cups on its arms. It has large white eyes with black pupils and darker orange wavy patterns on its head. In its appearance in ''Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze'', Squiddicus is larger than in ''Donkey Kong Country Returns''. | ||
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==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
|Jap=キングタコラ <small>(''Donkey Kong Country Returns'')</small> | |Jap=キングタコラ <small>(''Donkey Kong Country Returns'')</small> | ||
| | |JapR=Kingu Takora | ||
|JapM=King "Takora". 「タコラ」is from「蛸」(''tako'', "octopus") and possibly「ゴジラ」(''Gojira'', "{{wp|Godzilla}}"), referring to its big size. | |||
|Jap2=エンペラータコラ<ref>{{cite|title=「ドンキーコングトロピカルフリーズ任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page={{media link|DKTF Shogakukan P18.jpg|18}}}}</ref> <small>(''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'')</small> | |||
|Jap2R=Enperā Takora | |||
|Jap2M=Emperor "Takora" | |||
|FreE=Poulpicus | |||
|FreEM=Pseudo-Latin form of ''poulpe'' ("octopus") | |||
|Ger=Tentaklaus | |Ger=Tentaklaus | ||
|GerM=From " | |GerM=From ''Tentakel'' ("tentacle") | ||
|Ita=Otto | |Ita=Otto | ||
|ItaM=Common name; also means "eight" | |ItaM=Common name; also means "eight" | ||
|SpaE=Pulpincho | |SpaE=Pulpincho | ||
|SpaEM= | |SpaEM=Portmanteau of ''pulpo'' ("octopus") and ''pincho'' ("spike") | ||
}} | }} | ||