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{{Species-infobox
{{quote2|Close the door! I don't want any of those spiders getting in here.|[[Cranky Kong]]|[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]}}
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Skittler.png|250px]]
|image=[[File:Skittler.png|250px]]
|species_origin=Spider
|related=[[Muncher (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Muncher]]
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' ([[List of games by date#2010|2010]])
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' ([[List of games by date#2010|2010]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
|latest_appearance=''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
|variants=[[Muncher (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Muncher]]
|comparable=[[Scuttlebug]]
}}
}}
'''Skittlers'''<ref>"Critters 1 Gallery" in the "Extras" section of ''Donkey Kong Country Returns''.</ref> are arthropod enemies inhabiting the [[Forest (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Forest]] world from ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]''. They look and behave like spiders, although they only have six feet instead of eight, and are divided into an orange and a purple variety.
'''Skittlers''' are arthropod enemies that appear in the [[Forest (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Forest]] levels in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]''. Skittlers resemble and behave like real world spiders, although they only have six feet instead of eight. They appear in both orange and purple varieties.
 
==History==
==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' / ''Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D''===
===''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' / ''Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D''===
[[File:P.Skittler.png|thumb|left|130px|A purple '''Skittler'''.]]
[[File:DKCR Purple Skittler.png|thumb|left|130px|A purple Skittler]]
Orange Skittlers try to attack [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] by drooping down from a thread. Once it reaches the ground, the enemy will land and proceed to crawl towards the [[Kong]]s. Purple Skittlers, however, do not drop on the open ground unless forced with a stomp attack, and after it falls from its thread, it will start to walk across the area, eventually ending up in a pit. A few purple Skittlers hanging directly above a pit will immediately perish from a stomp attack, instead of falling down.
In ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' and ''Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D'', purple Skittlers rise and lower on a web thread, falling to the ground if jumped on. While on the ground, they actively go after [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]], changing direction towards the characters if jumped over. Some purple Skittlers hanging directly above a pit can instantly be defeated from a jump attack instead of falling down. Orange Skittlers lower from their thread and onto the ground by themselves. When they land, most orange Skittlers act like the purple variety, but some, such as those in the level [[Topsy Turvy]], only proceed to walk towards the playable characters when they touch the ground, and will otherwise walk aimlessly around their platform regardless of where the characters are currently located.
 
If the Kongs are touched by a Skittler, they lose a heart point. The Kongs cannot approach a Skittler with a [[Roll Attack]] if it hangs from a thread, though other attacks are effective against it. When on land, Skittlers can be defeated by any attack, including a roll.


The Kongs will lose a heart point after mere contact with a Skittler. They cannot approach a Skittler with a [[Roll Attack|roll attack]] if the enemy is hanging from a thread, though other attacks will work. However, once on its feet, the enemy can be defeated with any attack, including a roll.
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[[File:Forest Folly DKCTF 4.jpg|thumb|220px|Three frozen Skittlers can be seen at the bottom of the landscape. Notice the large spider webs cladding a totem.]]
===''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''===
===''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''===
In ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'', several Skittlers can be seen in the background of the level [[Forest Folly]], frozen in blocks of ice.
[[File:Forest Folly DKCTF 4.jpg|thumb|220px|Multiple frozen Skittlers can be seen at the bottom of the landscape and on totems. Notice the large spider webs cladding a totem.]]
In ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'', several Skittlers can be seen in the background of the level [[Forest Folly]], frozen solid.
 
===''WarioWare: Get It Together!''===
Purple Skittlers reappear in ''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]'' as enemies in the [[Donkey Kong Country Returns (microgame)|Donkey Kong Country Returns]] microgame.
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=スパイダーノ <small>(orange version)</small>
|JapR=Supaidāno
|JapM=From "spider" and possibly "-ano" (the reversal form of Italian augmentative suffix ''-ona'')
|Jap2=スパイダーニ<ref>「ドンキーコングリターンズ任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Donkey Kong Returns Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''). {{media link|DKR Shogakukan P23.jpg|Page 23}}.</ref> <small>(purple version)</small>
|Jap2R=Supaidāni
|Jap2M=From "spider" and possibly "-ani" (the reversal form of Italian diminutive suffix ''-ina'')
|FreE=Arakna
|FreEM=From "ἀράχνη" (''aráchni'', "spider" in Greek)
|Ger=Krabbler
|GerM=An agentive form of ''krabbeln'' ("to crawl")
|Ita=Zampalilla
|ItaM=Paw-lilla
|SpaE=Arañoide
|SpaEM=From ''araña'' ("spider") and the suffix ''-oide'' ("-oid")
}}


==Reference==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 09:45, January 8, 2024

“Close the door! I don't want any of those spiders getting in here.”
Cranky Kong, Donkey Kong Country Returns
Skittler
Skittler from Donkey Kong Country Returns.
First appearance Donkey Kong Country Returns (2010)
Latest appearance WarioWare: Get It Together! (2021)
Variants
Comparable

Skittlers are arthropod enemies that appear in the Forest levels in Donkey Kong Country Returns and Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D. Skittlers resemble and behave like real world spiders, although they only have six feet instead of eight. They appear in both orange and purple varieties.

History[edit]

Donkey Kong Country Returns / Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D[edit]

A purple Skittler

In Donkey Kong Country Returns and Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D, purple Skittlers rise and lower on a web thread, falling to the ground if jumped on. While on the ground, they actively go after Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong, changing direction towards the characters if jumped over. Some purple Skittlers hanging directly above a pit can instantly be defeated from a jump attack instead of falling down. Orange Skittlers lower from their thread and onto the ground by themselves. When they land, most orange Skittlers act like the purple variety, but some, such as those in the level Topsy Turvy, only proceed to walk towards the playable characters when they touch the ground, and will otherwise walk aimlessly around their platform regardless of where the characters are currently located.

If the Kongs are touched by a Skittler, they lose a heart point. The Kongs cannot approach a Skittler with a Roll Attack if it hangs from a thread, though other attacks are effective against it. When on land, Skittlers can be defeated by any attack, including a roll.

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze[edit]

Forest Folly
Multiple frozen Skittlers can be seen at the bottom of the landscape and on totems. Notice the large spider webs cladding a totem.

In Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, several Skittlers can be seen in the background of the level Forest Folly, frozen solid.

WarioWare: Get It Together![edit]

Purple Skittlers reappear in WarioWare: Get It Together! as enemies in the Donkey Kong Country Returns microgame.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese スパイダーノ (orange version)
Supaidāno
スパイダーニ[1] (purple version)
Supaidāni
From "spider" and possibly "-ano" (the reversal form of Italian augmentative suffix -ona)

From "spider" and possibly "-ani" (the reversal form of Italian diminutive suffix -ina)

French (NOE) Arakna
From "ἀράχνη" (aráchni, "spider" in Greek)
German Krabbler
An agentive form of krabbeln ("to crawl")
Italian Zampalilla
Paw-lilla
Spanish (NOE) Arañoide
From araña ("spider") and the suffix -oide ("-oid")

References[edit]

  1. ^ 「ドンキーコングリターンズ任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Donkey Kong Returns Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Page 23Media:DKR Shogakukan P23.jpg.