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|image=[[File:Quawks Artwork - Donkey Kong Country 3.png|220px]]<br>Quawks's official artwork in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''
|image=[[File:Quawks Artwork - Donkey Kong Country 3.png|220px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''
|species=[[Parrot]]
|species=[[Parrot]]
|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]])
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{{quote2|Squawks has relatives who can pick up barrels with their claws and bomb the baddies below.|''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' instruction booklet, page 17}}
{{quote2|Squawks has relatives who can pick up barrels with their claws and bomb the baddies below.|''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' instruction booklet, page 17}}
'''Quawks''' (originally identified as a purple '''[[Squawks]]'''<ref>"''Green Squawks does more than tote your flashlight—his duties now include carrying you through mazes and soaring through squadrons of Kremling creeps. He′s armed to the beak with an unlimited supply of eggs, which he′ll spit when you press the Y Button. Purple Squawks can′t spit eggs or fly upward, but he can slow your fall.''" - The ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' Player's Guide, page 9.</ref><ref name="Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble Player's Guide">"''Two different colored Squawks use their aerial abilities to assist Kiddy and Dixie in their adventures. The garden variety green version bull′s-eyes Kremlings with eggs at fifty paces. His purple cousin can heft and haul barrels in his talons and use them to dive-bomb enemy positions.''" - The ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble'' Player's Guide, page 11.</ref>) is an [[Animal Friend]] and [[Squawks]]' relative<ref name="Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble Player's Guide"/><ref>"''An egg-launching veteran back to lift the Kongs to high ground. His relatives carry barrels to bombard the bad guys!''" - ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' instruction booklet, page 19.</ref> in the [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''Donkey Kong'' franchise]] who first appears in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. Quawks received a unique name to distinguish him from the green Squawks in Japanese-localized material for ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''<ref>(ムラサキ{{hover|色|いろ}}のオウムのコークスは、たまごをはき{{hover|出|だ}}したり、{{hover|羽|は}}ばたくことができません) ''(The purple-colored parrot Quawks cannot spit eggs or flap.)'' - ''Super Donkey Kong 2: Dixie & Diddy'' instruction booklet, page 16.</ref> and ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''<ref name="DKC3">[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/bdqj/chara/index.html Characters at the Japanese ''Donkey Kong Country 3'' (Game Boy Advance) website (both Squawks and Quawks are given names)] (Retrieved February 1, 2014)</ref>, which was eventually used in the English version of ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]''.


'''Quawks''' (originally identified as a purple '''[[Squawks]]'''<ref>"''Green Squawks does more than tote your flashlight—his duties now include carrying you through mazes and soaring through squadrons of Kremling creeps. He′s armed to the beak with an unlimited supply of eggs, which he′ll spit when you press the Y Button. Purple Squawks can′t spit eggs or fly upward, but he can slow your fall.''" - The ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' Player's Guide, page 9.</ref><ref>"''Two different colored Squawks use their aerial abilities to assist Kiddy and Dixie in their adventures. The garden variety green version bull′s-eyes Kremlings with eggs at fifty paces. His purple cousin can heft and haul barrels in his talons and use them to dive-bomb enemy positions.''" - The ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble'' Player's Guide, page 11.</ref>) is an [[Animal Friend]] in the [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''Donkey Kong'' franchise]] who first appears in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. Quawks received a unique name to distinguish him from the green Squawks in Japanese-localized material for ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''{{ref needed}} and ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''<ref name="DKC3">[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/bdqj/chara/index.html Characters at the Japanese ''Donkey Kong Country 3'' (Game Boy Advance) website (both Squawks and Quawks are given names)] (Retrieved February 1, 2014)</ref>, which was eventually used in the English version of ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]''.
Quawks initially had bluish-purple feathers in ''Donkey Kong Country 2'', but would subsequently receive dark purple feathers, starting with the game's sequel, ''Donkey Kong Country 3''. His recolored design also received official artwork for ''Donkey Kong Country 3''.


==History==
==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' / ''Donkey Kong Land 2''===
===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' / ''Donkey Kong Land 2''===
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[[File:ParrotChutePanicSNES2.png|thumb|Dixie travels through the stage on Quawks.]]
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Quawks only appears in one level of ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'', called [[Parrot Chute Panic (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Parrot Chute Panic]]. In this level, [[Diddy Kong]] and [[Dixie Kong]] encounter a few of them. They can mount Quawks by grabbing on its talons. Upon doing so, it then descends down the large [[Zinger]] hive. Unlike Squawks, Quawks cannot flap upward or spit eggs at enemies. It is defenseless, so it and the [[Kong]]s must carefully navigate around the enemies they encounter, usually Zingers.
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|footer=The ''DKC2'' and ''DKL2'' sprites
Diddy and Dixie can dismount Quawks like the other Animal Friends. However it automatically releases them from reaching a certain point. Quawks indicates this from making a sound effect identical to Squawks spitting an egg (which does not occur in the [[Game Boy Advance]] remake). From there on, the Kongs must go through the level by foot until they find the next Quawks or until the level exit.
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|image1=Quawks DKC2 sprite.png
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|image2=Squawks the Parrot DKL2.PNG
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Quawks only appears in one level in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'', called "[[Parrot Chute Panic]]." Here he aids [[Diddy Kong]] and [[Dixie Kong]] by grabbing onto them and slowly descending down a large [[Zinger]] hive. Quawks has no way to defend himself, so Diddy and Dixie Kong have no way of attacking enemies while holding onto them. The player can let go Quawks at any point, but after getting past certain parts of a level, Quawks will release the Kongs automatically (after warning about letting go by making a noise identical to Squawks spitting an egg), and they will have to continue from there on foot until the next Quawks or the exit.


In the [[Game Boy Advance]] version, Quawks's appearance is edited to be more purplish like in ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
In ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'', Quawks reappears in [[Parrot Chute Panic (Donkey Kong Land 2)|the same-titled level]], working just as he does in ''Donkey Kong Country 2''; due to being on the Game Boy, both birds share the same sprites, and Quawks can only be used via Animal Barrel.


===''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''===
In the Game Boy Advance remake of ''Donkey Kong Country 2'', Quawks' feathers were recolored to resemble his from ''Donkey Kong Country 3''. The same sprites also appear in ''Donkey Kong Country 3''{{'}}s Game Boy Advance remake.
[[File:Quawks DKC3 sprite.png|frame|left]]
Quawks' second appearance was in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''. His in-game sprites were not as bluish as his debut appearance, and he was given matching artwork for the time in this game.


Unlike Squawks, he does not have the ability to spit eggs at enemies; instead, he picks up [[barrel]]s with his claws and drops them on the ground to hit enemies. Like all Animal Friends, Quawks is only playable until he reaches a [[No Animal Sign]], or in this case, a "No Quawks Sign". He is the only Animal Friend who does not appear in the end credits.
===''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''===
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[[File:Buzzer Barrage.png|thumb|left|Quawks' re-appearance in the ''Donkey Kong Country 3'' level, Buzzer Barrage]]
Quawks reappears as an Animal Friend in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''.


'''Levels''':
Aside from a redesign, Quawks has a significantly different role. However, he is still an uncommon Animal Friend as he only appears in two levels, [[Low-G Labyrinth]] and [[Buzzer Barrage]]. The Kongs do not ride him in either level, and must transform into Quawks from an [[Animal Barrel]].
*[[Low-G Labyrinth]]
*[[Buzzer Barrage]]


===''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''===
He still cannot spit eggs, but unlike his previous appearance, Quawks has a means of defending himself: by picking up a [[Barrel]] or [[Steel Keg]] with his talons and dropping it on an enemy. He can also fly upwards, like Squawks. Like the other Animal Friends, Quawks is playable until he reaches his associated [[No Animal Sign]]. Quawks is the only Animal Friend who does not appear in [[Dixie Kong's Photo Album]].
In ''Donkey Kong 64'', purple parrots similar in appearance to Quawks appear as background characters in some of the game's cutscenes, along with Squawks.
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===''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]''===
===''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast''===
[[File:DKBBQuawks.png|thumb|Quawks's item icon]]
[[File:Quawks DKBB photo.jpg|thumb|Donkey Kong uses the Quawks item in ''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast'']]
Quawks makes an appearance as an item in ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]'' (along with [[Squawks]]), where he acts similarly to the [[Spiny Shell (blue)|Spiny Shell]] from the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series; when obtained, he can be used to knock the racer who is in first place. If he is summoned by a Kong, the player who was hit will also lose all of their bananas. Unlike the Spiny Shell, it is possible for more than one Quawks to be in play during a race.
Quawks appears as a usable [[Balloon (Donkey Kong Barrel Blast)|red balloon]] item in ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]'', where he acts similarly to the [[Spiny Shell (blue)|Spiny Shell]] from the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series; when obtained, he can be used to knock the racer who is in first place. If he is summoned by a Kong, the player who was hit will also lose all of their bananas. Unlike the Spiny Shell, it is possible for more than one Quawks to be in play during a race.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
{{Main-gallery}}
<gallery>
<gallery>
Quawks DKBB photo.jpg|Quawks and Donkey Kong in ''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast''
Quawks DKC2 sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
ParrotChutePanicSNES2.png|Dixie Kong, being carried by Quawks in ''Donkey Kong Country 2''
Squawks DKL2 sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Land 2''
Quawks DKC3 sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
Quawks DKC2 GBA.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2'' and ''Donkey Kong Country 3'' (Game Boy Advance)
DKBBQuawks.png|''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast'' (Item Balloon icon)
</gallery>
</gallery>


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|Jap=コークス
|Jap=コークス
|JapR=Kōkusu
|JapR=Kōkusu
|JapM=Quawks. Derived from 「スコークス」 ''Sukōkusu'', Squawks.
|JapM=Quawks; derived from「スコークス」(''Sukōkusu'', [[Squawks]])
|Ita=Parrok<ref>''[[Donkey Kong Jet Race]]'' Italian manual, pag. 16</ref> <small>(''Donkey Kong Jet Race'')</small>
|ItaM=From '''''parroc'''chetto'' ("parakeet")
}}
}}
==Trivia==
*In ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', purple parrots resembling Quawks appear in the background of some cutscenes with Squawks.{{ref needed}}


==References==
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Latest revision as of 10:10, March 29, 2024

Quawks
Official artwork of Quawks from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Artwork from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Species Parrot
First appearance Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Barrel Blast (2007)
“Squawks has relatives who can pick up barrels with their claws and bomb the baddies below.”
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! instruction booklet, page 17

Quawks (originally identified as a purple Squawks[1][2]) is an Animal Friend and Squawks' relative[2][3] in the Donkey Kong franchise who first appears in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. Quawks received a unique name to distinguish him from the green Squawks in Japanese-localized material for Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest[4] and Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble![5], which was eventually used in the English version of Donkey Kong Barrel Blast.

Quawks initially had bluish-purple feathers in Donkey Kong Country 2, but would subsequently receive dark purple feathers, starting with the game's sequel, Donkey Kong Country 3. His recolored design also received official artwork for Donkey Kong Country 3.

History[edit]

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest / Donkey Kong Land 2[edit]

Dixie Kong continues down Parrot Chute Panic with the next Quawks in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Dixie travels through the stage on Quawks.

Quawks only appears in one level of Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, called Parrot Chute Panic. In this level, Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong encounter a few of them. They can mount Quawks by grabbing on its talons. Upon doing so, it then descends down the large Zinger hive. Unlike Squawks, Quawks cannot flap upward or spit eggs at enemies. It is defenseless, so it and the Kongs must carefully navigate around the enemies they encounter, usually Zingers.

Diddy and Dixie can dismount Quawks like the other Animal Friends. However it automatically releases them from reaching a certain point. Quawks indicates this from making a sound effect identical to Squawks spitting an egg (which does not occur in the Game Boy Advance remake). From there on, the Kongs must go through the level by foot until they find the next Quawks or until the level exit.

In Donkey Kong Land 2, Quawks reappears in the same-titled level, working just as he does in Donkey Kong Country 2; due to being on the Game Boy, both birds share the same sprites, and Quawks can only be used via Animal Barrel.

In the Game Boy Advance remake of Donkey Kong Country 2, Quawks' feathers were recolored to resemble his from Donkey Kong Country 3. The same sprites also appear in Donkey Kong Country 3's Game Boy Advance remake.

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble![edit]

Quawks' re-appearance in the Donkey Kong Country 3 level, Buzzer Barrage

Quawks reappears as an Animal Friend in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!.

Aside from a redesign, Quawks has a significantly different role. However, he is still an uncommon Animal Friend as he only appears in two levels, Low-G Labyrinth and Buzzer Barrage. The Kongs do not ride him in either level, and must transform into Quawks from an Animal Barrel.

He still cannot spit eggs, but unlike his previous appearance, Quawks has a means of defending himself: by picking up a Barrel or Steel Keg with his talons and dropping it on an enemy. He can also fly upwards, like Squawks. Like the other Animal Friends, Quawks is playable until he reaches his associated No Animal Sign. Quawks is the only Animal Friend who does not appear in Dixie Kong's Photo Album.

Donkey Kong Barrel Blast[edit]

Quawks
Donkey Kong uses the Quawks item in Donkey Kong Barrel Blast

Quawks appears as a usable red balloon item in Donkey Kong Barrel Blast, where he acts similarly to the Spiny Shell from the Mario Kart series; when obtained, he can be used to knock the racer who is in first place. If he is summoned by a Kong, the player who was hit will also lose all of their bananas. Unlike the Spiny Shell, it is possible for more than one Quawks to be in play during a race.

Gallery[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Quawks.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese コークス
Kōkusu
Quawks; derived from「スコークス」(Sukōkusu, Squawks)

Italian Parrok[6] (Donkey Kong Jet Race)
From parrocchetto ("parakeet")

Trivia[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Green Squawks does more than tote your flashlight—his duties now include carrying you through mazes and soaring through squadrons of Kremling creeps. He′s armed to the beak with an unlimited supply of eggs, which he′ll spit when you press the Y Button. Purple Squawks can′t spit eggs or fly upward, but he can slow your fall." - The Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Player's Guide, page 9.
  2. ^ a b "Two different colored Squawks use their aerial abilities to assist Kiddy and Dixie in their adventures. The garden variety green version bull′s-eyes Kremlings with eggs at fifty paces. His purple cousin can heft and haul barrels in his talons and use them to dive-bomb enemy positions." - The Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble Player's Guide, page 11.
  3. ^ "An egg-launching veteran back to lift the Kongs to high ground. His relatives carry barrels to bombard the bad guys!" - Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! instruction booklet, page 19.
  4. ^ (ムラサキのオウムのコークスは、たまごをはきしたり、ばたくことができません) (The purple-colored parrot Quawks cannot spit eggs or flap.) - Super Donkey Kong 2: Dixie & Diddy instruction booklet, page 16.
  5. ^ Characters at the Japanese Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance) website (both Squawks and Quawks are given names) (Retrieved February 1, 2014)
  6. ^ Donkey Kong Jet Race Italian manual, pag. 16