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==Description==
==Description==
[[File:Cat O 9 Tails DKC2.png|frame|left]]
[[File:Cat O 9 Tails DKC2.png|frame|left]]
Cat O' 9 Tails are uncommon enemies and 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]]. If a Cat O' 9 Tails notices [[Diddy Kong]] and [[Dixie Kong]], it starts to rapidly twirl and move around, attempting to whip both [[Kong]]s with its tails. Cat O' 9 Tails are invulnerable to attack while they spin around, and after a while the Cat O' 9 Tails collapses from dizziness. During this phase, the Kongs can defeat the Cat O' 9 Tails by jumping on its head or using their frontal attacks on it.
Cat O' 9 Tails are uncommon enemies that 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]]. If a Cat O' 9 Tails notices [[Diddy Kong]] and/or [[Dixie Kong]], it will begin to rapidly twirl and move around, attempting to whip both [[Kong]]s with its tails. Cat O' 9 Tails are invulnerable to attack while they spin around, though after a while the Cat O' 9 Tails will collapse from dizziness. While dazed, the Kongs can defeat the Cat O' 9 Tails by jumping on its head or by rolling into it.


The Kongs must generally avoid a Cat O' 9 Tails while it spins around, else they get caught in its tails, and after a seconds, the Cat O' 9 Tails flings them upward. While this allows the Kongs to collect out-of-reach items, this may also cause them to fall into a nearby enemy, hazard, or abyss.
The Kongs must generally avoid a Cat O' 9 Tails while it spins around, lest they get caught in its tails. Should the Kongs get caught, the Cat O' 9 Tails will fling them upwards. While this allows the Kongs to collect out-of-reach items, this can also put them in danger, such as sending the Kongs flying into a hazard.


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==

Revision as of 21:30, May 20, 2020

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A Cat O' 9 Tails (also spelled Cat o' 9 tails, Cat-O´-9-Tails[1][2] and Cat-O’-Nine-Tails[3]) is a blue cat with many tails and an enemy which only appears in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. Its name is derived from the whip called "cat o' nine tails," although Cat O' 9 Tails only appears to have seven tails.

Description

Sprite of a Cat o' 9 tails in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest.

Cat O' 9 Tails are uncommon enemies that only appear in three levels: Mudhole Marsh, Screech's Sprint, and Fiery Furnace. If a Cat O' 9 Tails notices Diddy Kong and/or Dixie Kong, it will begin to rapidly twirl and move around, attempting to whip both Kongs with its tails. Cat O' 9 Tails are invulnerable to attack while they spin around, though after a while the Cat O' 9 Tails will collapse from dizziness. While dazed, the Kongs can defeat the Cat O' 9 Tails by jumping on its head or by rolling into it.

The Kongs must generally avoid a Cat O' 9 Tails while it spins around, lest they get caught in its tails. Should the Kongs get caught, the Cat O' 9 Tails will fling them upwards. While this allows the Kongs to collect out-of-reach items, this can also put them in danger, such as sending the Kongs flying into a hazard.

Names in other languages

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

References

  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.