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|image=[[File:Glimmer.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork of Glimmer for ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' | |image=[[File:Glimmer.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork of Glimmer for ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' | ||
|full_name=Glimmer the Angler Fish<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (Game Boy Advance) instruction booklet, page 21.</ref><ref name="snesmanual">''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet, page 25.</ref><br>Glimmer the Fish<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) issue 47, page 48.</ref> | |||
|species=[[:Category:Fish|Anglerfish]] | |species=[[:Category:Fish|Anglerfish]] | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]]) | ||
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{{quote2|Glimmer lives in one of the sunken Kremling galleons near Krem Quay. He'll offer his light to show the Kongs the way through one of the darkened underwater levels.|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' instruction booklet, page 25}} | {{quote2|Glimmer lives in one of the sunken Kremling galleons near Krem Quay. He'll offer his light to show the Kongs the way through one of the darkened underwater levels.|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' instruction booklet, page 25}} | ||
'''Glimmer'''<ref | '''Glimmer'''<ref name="snesmanual"/> is an [[Animal Friend]] in the [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''Donkey Kong'' franchise]], who only appears in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. Glimmer lives in the sunken ships of [[Krem Quay]], and has a lantern on his forehead for navigating the dark areas. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===''Donkey Kong'' franchise=== | ===''Donkey Kong'' franchise=== | ||
====''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''==== | ====''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''==== | ||
[[File:GlimmersGalleonSNES.png|thumb|Glimmer's appearance in ''Donkey Kong Country 2'']] | [[File:GlimmersGalleonSNES.png|thumb|Glimmer's appearance in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'']] | ||
In ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', where he only appears in his titular level, [[Glimmer's Galleon (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Glimmer's Galleon]]. Glimmer steadily follows behind [[Diddy Kong|Diddy]] and [[Dixie Kong]], flashing his lantern for them to see the path ahead. He cannot be harmed by enemies. | In ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', where he only appears in his titular level, [[Glimmer's Galleon (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Glimmer's Galleon]]. Glimmer steadily follows behind [[Diddy Kong|Diddy]] and [[Dixie Kong]], flashing his lantern for them to see the path ahead. He cannot be harmed by enemies. | ||
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====''Donkey Kong Land 2''==== | ====''Donkey Kong Land 2''==== | ||
Glimmer is absent from the [[Glimmer's Galleon (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Glimmer's Galleon]] stage in ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'', despite having his name in it. Instead, Glimmer's role was fulfilled by | Glimmer is absent from the [[Glimmer's Galleon (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Glimmer's Galleon]] stage in ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'', despite having his name in it. Instead, Glimmer's role was fulfilled by [[Light Barrel]]s. | ||
Although he does not appear in-game, Glimmer still appears on the game's box art, which is based on ''Donkey Kong Country 2'' promotional artwork of him guiding the Kongs underwater while a [[Lockjaw]] lurks behind them. | Although he does not appear in-game, Glimmer still appears on the game's box art, which is based on ''Donkey Kong Country 2'' promotional artwork of him guiding the Kongs underwater while a [[Lockjaw]] lurks behind them. | ||
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In the ''[[Club Nintendo (magazine)|Club Nintendo]]'' comic adaptation of ''Donkey Kong Country 2'', Glimmer makes a small cameo appearance in one panel to help Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong through the water of Krem Quay after the two fall into it while fleeing from a [[Kloak]]; it is not shown how the Kongs met Glimmer, nor is it shown when he departs from their company. | In the ''[[Club Nintendo (magazine)|Club Nintendo]]'' comic adaptation of ''Donkey Kong Country 2'', Glimmer makes a small cameo appearance in one panel to help Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong through the water of Krem Quay after the two fall into it while fleeing from a [[Kloak]]; it is not shown how the Kongs met Glimmer, nor is it shown when he departs from their company. | ||
== | == Profiles == | ||
===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''=== | |||
*'''Instruction booklet''' (page 25): "''Glimmer lives in one of the sunken Kremling galleons near Krem Quay. He'll offer his light to show the Kongs the way through one of the darkened underwater levels.''" | |||
*'''''Nintendo Player's Guide''''' (page 11): "''A newcomer to the ranks of the Kong clan compatriots, Glimmer will point the way through the murkiest waters around Crocodile Isle. His natural flashlight won't illuminate everything around you, but at least you'll be able to see where you're going. Finding the exit to a stage will still be up to you!''" | |||
===''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (Game Boy Advance)=== | |||
*'''Instruction booklet''' (page 21): "''Glimmer lives in one of the sunken Kremling galleons near Krem Quay. His light will lead the Kongs through a darkened underwater zone.''" | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
