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{{quote2|These ghostly, [[Kremling]] spirits haunt many locations on [[Crocodile Isle]].|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' manual, page 30}} | |image=[[File:DKC2 Kackle.png|200px]]<br>Artwork. | ||
|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]]'' (remake) ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]]) | |||
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{{quote2|These ghostly, [[Kremling]] spirits haunt many locations on [[Crocodile Isle]].|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' manual, page 30}} | |||
'''Kackles''' are undead skeletal [[Kremling]]s 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. 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 Kong|Diddy]] and [[Dixie Kong|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 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. | |||
== Gallery == | |||
=== Artwork === | |||
<gallery> | |||
DKC2 Kackle.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2'' | |||
KackleScene.jpg|''Donkey Kong Country 2'' | |||
</gallery> | |||
== | === Sprites === | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
BonyKackle.PNG| | BonyKackle.PNG|Blue bandanna (''Donkey Kong Country 2'' SNES) | ||
Kackle DKC2 purple.png|Purple bandanna (''Donkey Kong Country 2'' SNES) | |||
Kackle DKC2 GBA.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (GBA) | |||
</gallery> | |||
=== Screenshots === | |||
<gallery widths="256px" heights="> | |||
HauntedHallSNES3.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (SNES) | |||
Kackle DKC2GBA screen.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (GBA) | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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<references/> | <references/> | ||
{{Kremlings}} | {{Kremlings}} | ||
Revision as of 20:22, August 5, 2018
- “These ghostly, Kremling spirits haunt many locations on Crocodile Isle.”
- —Donkey Kong Country 2 manual, page 30
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. 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.
Gallery
Artwork
Donkey Kong Country 2
Donkey Kong Country 2
Sprites
- BonyKackle.PNG
Blue bandanna (Donkey Kong Country 2 SNES)
- Kackle DKC2 purple.png
Purple bandanna (Donkey Kong Country 2 SNES)
Donkey Kong Country 2 (GBA)
Screenshots
Donkey Kong Country 2 (SNES)
Donkey Kong Country 2 (GBA)
Instruction booklet descriptions
- “These ghostly, Kremling spirits haunt many locations on Crocodile Isle.”
- —Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest SNES instruction booklet, page 30
- “These ghostly Kremling spirits haunt many locations on Crocodile Isle.”
- —Donkey Kong Country 2 GBA instruction booklet, page 23
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | カックル Kakkuru |
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 |
