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{{about|the ''Donkey Kong 64'' enemy|a list of books based on the ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario franchise]]|[[List of publications]]|the item from [[Mario's Time Machine]]|[[Book (item)]]}}
{{about|the ''Donkey Kong 64'' enemy|a list of books based on the ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario franchise]]|[[List of publications]]|the item from [[Mario's Time Machine]]|[[Book (item)]]}}
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|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1999|1999]])
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1999|1999]])
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'''Books'''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20000304110632/http://www.nintendo.com/n64/donkeykong64/creepy.html#d Donkey Kong 64 Banana Guide on Nintendo.com], ''Nintendo''. Retrieved April 16, 2015.</ref> are ghostly library books only found in [[Creepy Castle]]'s library which can only be accessed by [[Donkey Kong]], during the events of ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''. When Donkey Kong triggers a switch, it opens a secret passageway. Once he gets to it, there is a path that leads to a [[Golden Banana]], but several Books are flying through the walls blocking the path. Donkey Kong must use the [[Strong Kong]] ability to pass the flying Books. Books cannot be defeated, they can only be passed by.  
'''Books'''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20000304110632/http://www.nintendo.com/n64/donkeykong64/creepy.html#d Donkey Kong 64 Banana Guide on Nintendo.com], ''Nintendo''. Retrieved April 16, 2015.</ref> are large, red library books that only appear in a library passage within [[Creepy Castle]] in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''.
 
A [[Golden Banana]] appears at the end of the passageway, which can only be accessed by [[Donkey Kong]], but several Books are blocking the path to it. The Books endlessly and rapidly flap between two adjacent bookcases. Donkey Kong can only safely pass through the Books by using his [[Strong Kong]] ability. Books cannot be defeated and they vanish if they hit into Donkey Kong, who is injured by the attack unless his Strong Kong ability is active. If Donkey Kong stands in the path of a Book, it does not fly through him and instead glares at him then vanishes.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*If Donkey Kong is blocking the path of a Book, it'll just glare at him and disappear rather than fly through him despite the fact that they can fly through solid walls.
*Books bear a strong resemblance to [[jiggywikki:Cheato|Cheato]] from the ''Banjo-Kazooie'' series. Furthermore, their Japanese name is the same as that of Cheato's.{{ref needed}}
*The attack pattern of Books is similar to the [[Bookend]]s of ''[[Super Mario 64]]''.
*The book title on a Book's front cover reads ''DK64 Players Guide'', a reference to ''Donkey Kong 64'''s corresponding [[Nintendo Power]] guide. The title is too faint to read within the game itself.
*The Books greatly resemble the ''[[wikipedia:Banjo-Kazooie (series)|Banjo-Kazooie]]'' character, Cheato.
*The attack patterns of Books is similar to that of [[Bookend]]s in the library room of [[Big Boo's Haunt]] in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 13:31, April 7, 2019

This article is about the Donkey Kong 64 enemy. For a list of books based on the Mario franchise, see List of publications. For the item from Mario's Time Machine, see Book (item).

Template:Species-infobox Books[1] are large, red library books that only appear in a library passage within Creepy Castle in Donkey Kong 64.

A Golden Banana appears at the end of the passageway, which can only be accessed by Donkey Kong, but several Books are blocking the path to it. The Books endlessly and rapidly flap between two adjacent bookcases. Donkey Kong can only safely pass through the Books by using his Strong Kong ability. Books cannot be defeated and they vanish if they hit into Donkey Kong, who is injured by the attack unless his Strong Kong ability is active. If Donkey Kong stands in the path of a Book, it does not fly through him and instead glares at him then vanishes.

Trivia

  • Books bear a strong resemblance to Cheato from the Banjo-Kazooie series. Furthermore, their Japanese name is the same as that of Cheato's.[citation needed]
  • The book title on a Book's front cover reads DK64 Players Guide, a reference to Donkey Kong 64's corresponding Nintendo Power guide. The title is too faint to read within the game itself.
  • The attack patterns of Books is similar to that of Bookends in the library room of Big Boo's Haunt in Super Mario 64.

References

  1. ^ Donkey Kong 64 Banana Guide on Nintendo.com, Nintendo. Retrieved April 16, 2015.