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|image=[[File:Cat-O-9-Tails.jpg|210px]]<br>Artwork of a Cat O' 9 Tails from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''
|image=[[File:Cat-O-9-Tails.jpg|210px]]<br>Artwork of a Cat O' 9 Tails from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''
|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]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance|GBA]] port) ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]) ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
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{{quote2|This crazy cat is a whirling dervish. It will tangle you up in its many tails and spin you round until it collapses.|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' manual, page 31}}
{{quote2|This crazy cat is a whirling dervish. It will tangle you up in its many tails and spin you round until it collapses.|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet, page 31}}
A '''Cat O' 9 Tails''' (also stylized '''Cat o' 9 tails''', '''Cat-O´-9-Tails''',<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' SNES instruction booklet, page 31.</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2'' GBA instruction booklet, page 24.</ref> '''Cat-O’-Nine-Tails''',<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 79, page 24.</ref> and '''Cat {{'}}O{{'}} Nine Tails'''<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) issue 36, page 20.</ref>) is a rare type of enemy appearing in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. Its name is derived from a type of whip (mentioned in-game by [[Klubba]]) known as the "{{wp|cat o' nine tails}}", possibly also deriving from the well-known saying of cats having "nine lives." They initially appear sitting in place, licking one of their paws. If a Cat O' 9 Tails notices [[Diddy Kong]] and [[Dixie Kong]], it begins to rapidly twirl and move around, attempting to whip both [[Kong]]s with its many tails. Being hit head-on will usually damage the Kongs, but by jumping into one, they may instead end up caught in the tails. If the Kongs are caught by one of the tails as they are spinning around, the Cat O' 9 Tails flings them upwards. Though this can allow the Kongs to collect out-of-reach items, this can also put them in danger of flying into certain hazards. Cat O' 9 Tails are invulnerable to attack while they spin around, but after several seconds of spinning, a Cat O' 9 Tails becomes dizzy, giving the Kongs a chance to defeat it by either [[jump]]ing on or rolling into it. Cat O' 9 Tails only appear in three levels: [[Mudhole Marsh (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Mudhole Marsh]], [[Screech's Sprint (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Screech's Sprint]], and [[Fiery Furnace (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Fiery Furnace]]. They are one of the few enemies from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' that do not return in ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''.


A '''Cat O' 9 Tails'''<ref>Duve, Brandon. (2005). [http://www.gamefaqs.com/gba/919611-donkey-kong-country-2/faqs/36522 Donkey Kong Country 2 (GBA) The Kong Family Locations Help]. ''GameFAQs''. Retrieved October 13, 2014.</ref><ref>[http://youtu.be/EqvzDZ6AqXw?t=27s ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' credit sequence]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved October 13, 2014.</ref> (also spelled '''Cat-O'-9-Tails'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet, page 31.</ref> and '''Cat o' 9 tails'''<ref>[http://youtu.be/yzKHp2WsmwA?t=16s ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' Swanky's Bonus Bonanza (Krazy Kremland)]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved October 13, 2014.</ref>) is a blue cat with many tails, encountered in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. Its name is derived from the whip called "[[wikipedia:cat o' nine tails|cat o' nine tails]]," even though Cat O' 9 Tails only appears to have seven tails.
==Gallery==
 
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[[File:Cat9Tails.PNG|frame|left]]
Cat O 9 Tails DKC2.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' sprite
Cat O' 9 Tails are fairly rare enemies, encountered in only three levels in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' (namely [[Mudhole Marsh]], [[Screech's Sprint]], and [[Fiery Furnace]]). If a Cat O' 9 Tails spots either [[Diddy Kong]] or [[Dixie Kong]], it will attempt to spin into them and whip them with its tails. The [[Kong]]s must avoid this attack and wait for a Cat O' 9 Tails to collapse from dizziness; it will then become vulnerable to being jumped on the head.
Cat O' 9 Tails DKC2 ending.png|A Cat O' 9 Tails as seen during the ending
 
</gallery>
If the Kongs jump into a Cat O' 9 Tails from above while it is spinning, they will end up being flung into the air. This can help them collect items, although they can be thrown into another enemy or abyss. Also, while Cat O' 9 Tails is spinning, [[cartwheel]]s are useless against it.


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ネコのナインテール☆
|Jap=ネコのナインテール
|JapR=Neko no Naintēru☆
|JapR=Neko no Naintēru
|JapM=Cat O'9 Tails☆
|JapM=Cat O' 9 Tails
|Ger=Power-Neunschwanz
|Ger=Power-Neunschwanz
|GerM= Power-Ninetail}}
|GerM= Power-Ninetail
|Ita=Gattanovecode
|ItaM=Catninetails
|Spa=Cat O' 9 Tails
|SpaM=-
}}


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 00:45, March 15, 2024

Cat O' 9 Tails
A Cat o' 9 tails
Artwork of a Cat O' 9 Tails from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
First appearance Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country 2 (GBA) (2004)
“This crazy cat is a whirling dervish. It will tangle you up in its many tails and spin you round until it collapses.”
—Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest instruction booklet, page 31

A Cat O' 9 Tails (also stylized Cat o' 9 tails, Cat-O´-9-Tails,[1][2] Cat-O’-Nine-Tails,[3] and Cat 'O' Nine Tails[4]) is a rare type of enemy appearing in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. Its name is derived from a type of whip (mentioned in-game by Klubba) known as the "cat o' nine tails", possibly also deriving from the well-known saying of cats having "nine lives." They initially appear sitting in place, licking one of their paws. If a Cat O' 9 Tails notices Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong, it begins to rapidly twirl and move around, attempting to whip both Kongs with its many tails. Being hit head-on will usually damage the Kongs, but by jumping into one, they may instead end up caught in the tails. If the Kongs are caught by one of the tails as they are spinning around, the Cat O' 9 Tails flings them upwards. Though this can allow the Kongs to collect out-of-reach items, this can also put them in danger of flying into certain hazards. Cat O' 9 Tails are invulnerable to attack while they spin around, but after several seconds of spinning, a Cat O' 9 Tails becomes dizzy, giving the Kongs a chance to defeat it by either jumping on or rolling into it. Cat O' 9 Tails only appear in three levels: Mudhole Marsh, Screech's Sprint, and Fiery Furnace. They are one of the few enemies from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest that do not return in Donkey Kong Land 2.

Gallery[edit]

  • Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest sprite

    Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest sprite

  • A Cat O' 9 Tails as seen during the ending

    A Cat O' 9 Tails as seen during the ending

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ネコのナインテール
Neko no Naintēru
 Cat O' 9 Tails

German Power-Neunschwanz
 Power-Ninetail
Italian Gattanovecode
 Catninetails
Spanish Cat O' 9 Tails
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References[edit]

  1. ^ Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest SNES instruction booklet, page 31.
  2. ^ Donkey Kong Country 2 GBA instruction booklet, page 24.
  3. ^ Nintendo Power Volume 79, page 24.
  4. ^ Nintendo Magazine System (Australia) issue 36, page 20.
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