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|image=[[File:Flurl.png|100px]]
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|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
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|latest_appearance=''[[New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'' ([[List of games by date#2008|2008]])
|latest_appearance=''[[New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'' ([[List of games by date#2008|2008]])
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'''Flurl''' (known as '''Ressar''' in the European [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]] version) is a red, lazy squirrel and a [[Jungle Buddy]] of [[Donkey Kong]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]''. His name is a combination of the words ''float'' and ''squirrel''.
[[File:Flurl DKJB shot.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Flurl being used as Donkey Kong's parachute]]
 
'''Flurl''' (known as '''Ressar''' in the European [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]] version) is a [[Jungle Buddy]] of [[Donkey Kong]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'', who first appears in [[Jungle Deeps]]. Flurl is a large red squirrel with a giant tail, and its name is a combination of "float" and "squirrel". While usually only one can be seen at a time, two appear on-screen at one point in [[Ninjape Rally]].
[[File:Flurl DKJB shot.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Flurl being used as Donkey Kong's parachute.]]
Flurl can occasionally be found sleeping in a tree. If Donkey Kong grabs Flurl's tail, he will use Flurl like a parachute and glide through the air, which allows Donkey Kong to collect airborne beats and reach new areas that are normally unreachable without the Flurl's aid.
 
Flurl's first appearance is in the level [[Jungle Deeps]].


Flurl occasionally appears sleeping in a tree. If Donkey Kong grabs Flurl's tail, he can use Flurl as parachute and glide through the air. This allows Donkey Kong to collect some [[Banana#Donkey Kong Jungle Beat|Beat]]s while airborne and access normally unreachable areas.
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ムッサー
|Jap=ムッサー
|JapR=Mussā
|JapR=Mussā
|JapM=Mussa; from {{wp|Japanese giant flying squirrel|musasabi}}
|JapM=Derivation of「{{hover|鼺鼠|ムササビ}}」(''musasabi'', {{wp|Japanese giant flying squirrel}})
|Ita=Scoiattolone
|ItaM=Augmentative form of "scoiattolo" (squirrel)
}}
}}


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[[Category:Rodents]]
[[Category:Rodents]]
[[Category:Animal Buddies]]
[[Category:Animal Friends]]
[[Category:Playable Characters]]
[[Category:Playable characters]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Jungle Beat Characters]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Jungle Beat characters]]
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Latest revision as of 21:45, January 3, 2024

Flurl
Flurl from Donkey Kong Jungle Beat.
Species Squirrel
First appearance Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (2004)
Latest appearance New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (2008)
Flurl being used as Donkey Kong's parachute

Flurl (known as Ressar in the European GameCube version) is a Jungle Buddy of Donkey Kong in Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, who first appears in Jungle Deeps. Flurl is a large red squirrel with a giant tail, and its name is a combination of "float" and "squirrel". While usually only one can be seen at a time, two appear on-screen at one point in Ninjape Rally.

Flurl occasionally appears sleeping in a tree. If Donkey Kong grabs Flurl's tail, he can use Flurl as parachute and glide through the air. This allows Donkey Kong to collect some Beats while airborne and access normally unreachable areas.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ムッサー
Mussā
Derivation of「鼺鼠」(musasabi, Japanese giant flying squirrel)

Italian Scoiattolone
Augmentative form of "scoiattolo" (squirrel)