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Every zone takes longer to pass through than what the timer is set at. As a workaround, the Kongs must use [[Plus and Minus Barrels|Plus Barrel]]s to increment the timer and therefore prevent the Kackle from attacking them. Diddy and Dixie must also avoid the antonymous Minus Barrels, which takes away from the timer. The first two Kackles appear before the [[Star Barrel]], and the other two appear afterward. Each zone progressively becomes more challenging as the Kackles become more difficult to avoid. | Every zone takes longer to pass through than what the timer is set at. As a workaround, the Kongs must use [[Plus and Minus Barrels|Plus Barrel]]s to increment the timer and therefore prevent the Kackle from attacking them. Diddy and Dixie must also avoid the antonymous Minus Barrels, which takes away from the timer. The first two Kackles appear before the [[Star Barrel]], and the other two appear afterward. Each zone progressively becomes more challenging as the Kackles become more difficult to avoid. | ||
==Official descriptions== | |||
{{quote2|These ghostly, Kremling spirits haunt many locations on Crocodile Isle.|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' SNES instruction booklet, page 30}} | |||
{{quote2|These ghostly Kremling spirits haunt many locations on Crocodile Isle.|''Donkey Kong Country 2'' GBA instruction booklet, page 23}} | |||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
DKC2 Kackle.png| | DKC2 Kackle.png|Artwork of Kackle | ||
KackleScene.jpg|' | KackleScene.jpg|Artwork of Kackle chasing the Kongs. | ||
Kackle DKC2 blue.png|Sprite of a blue bandanna Kackle | |||
Kackle DKC2 purple.png|Sprite of a purple bandanna Kackle | |||
Kackle DKC2 GBA.png|Sprite from the Game Boy Advance remake | |||
HauntedHallSNES3.png|A Kackle's appearance in Haunted Hall. | |||
Kackle DKC2GBA screen.png|A Kackle in Haunted Hall in the Game Boy Advance remake. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
Revision as of 14:18, November 10, 2018
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Kackles are undead skeletal Kremlings that only appear in the level Haunted Hall of Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. Like with normal ghosts, Kackles move around by hovering in the air. They all wear an eyepatch and a bandanna. In the end credits, Kackles are categorized under the "Kremling Kuthroats" class.
Kackles are absent from Donkey Kong Land 2, as the game does not have its own Haunted Hall variant, in favor of a generic rollercoaster level, Krazy Koaster.
Overview
In Haunted Hall, there are four Kackles. Each one has a uniquely colored bandanna, and are encountered in an order from: blue, green, yellow, and lastly purple. In the Game Boy Advance remake, every Kackle wears a blue bandanna like the first one. Each Kackle has its own "zone", a section of the level where the Kongs enter through a gate and exit from out another.
When Diddy and Dixie enter a zone, a timer appears at the top of the screen, and the Kongs have to speed through the zone before it runs out. If that happens, the Kackle becomes tangible and injures the lead Kong. Kackles cannot be defeated.
Every zone takes longer to pass through than what the timer is set at. As a workaround, the Kongs must use Plus Barrels to increment the timer and therefore prevent the Kackle from attacking them. Diddy and Dixie must also avoid the antonymous Minus Barrels, which takes away from the timer. The first two Kackles appear before the Star Barrel, and the other two appear afterward. Each zone progressively becomes more challenging as the Kackles become more difficult to avoid.
Official descriptions
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Gallery
Artwork of Kackle
Artwork of Kackle chasing the Kongs.
Sprite of a blue bandanna Kackle
- Kackle DKC2 purple.png
Sprite of a purple bandanna Kackle
Sprite from the Game Boy Advance remake
A Kackle's appearance in Haunted Hall.
A Kackle in Haunted Hall in the Game Boy Advance remake.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | カックル Kakkuru |
Kackle |
Trivia
- According to the game manual, Kackles are said to haunt many locations on Crocodile Isle. Despite this, they are only seen in one level.
- In Donkey Kong 64, a demon resembling a giant skeletal Kremling appears to pursue in a Mine Cart segment, similar to Kackle.
| Kremlings | |
|---|---|
| Characters | Congazuma • Draglinger • General Klump • Giant Viking Kremling • Green Kroc • Jr. Klap Trap • Junklomp • K. Lumsy • Kalypso • Kaptain Skurvy • Kass • Kerozene • King K. Rool • King Kut Out • Kip • Klubba • Kleever • Kludge • Krunch • Krusha • Krushy • Kudgel • Kutlass • Mega Amp • Quint Skurvy • Resident demon |
| Species | Bazuka • Bones • Ghost • Kaboing • Kaboom • Kackle • Kannon • Kasplat • Klampon • Klank • Klaptrap • Klasp • Klinger • Kloak • Klobber • Klomp • Klump • Knocka • Kobble • Koin • Koindozer • Kopter • Kosha • Kracka • Krash • Kremling cop • Krimp • Kritter • Kroc • Krockhead • Krook • Kruiser • Krumple • Kruncha • Krusha • Kuchuka • Kuff 'n' Klout • Kutlass • Re-Koil • Robokremling • Rock Kroc • Skidda • Shroom • Super Team goalie |
