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{{quote2|This crazy cat is a whirling dervish. It will tangle you up in its many tails and spin you round until it collapses.|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet, page 31}} | {{quote2|This crazy cat is a whirling dervish. It will tangle you up in its many tails and spin you round until it collapses.|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet, page 31}} | ||
A '''Cat O' 9 Tails''' (also spelled '''Cat o' 9 tails''', '''Cat- | A '''Cat O' 9 Tails''' (also spelled '''Cat o' 9 tails''', '''Cat-O´-9-Tails'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' SNES instruction booklet, page 31.</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2'' GBA instruction booklet, page 24.</ref> and '''Cat-O’-Nine-Tails'''<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 79, page 24.</ref>) 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 "{{wp|cat o' nine tails}}," although Cat O' 9 Tails only appears to have seven tails. | ||
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- “This crazy cat is a whirling dervish. It will tangle you up in its many tails and spin you round until it collapses.”
- —Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest instruction booklet, page 31
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
Cat O' 9 Tails are uncommon enemies and only appear in three levels: Mudhole Marsh, Screech's Sprint, and 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 Kongs 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.
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.
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 |
