Cat O' 9 Tails
- “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[1] (also spelled Cat-O'-9-Tails[2][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.
The Kongs must generally avoid a Cat o' 9 tails while it spins around, otherwise they are caught in its tails, and the Cat o' 9 tails flings them up into the air. While this can help the Kongs collect items, they may also get thrown into another enemy 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 |
References
- ^ Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Swanky's Bonus Bonanza (Krazy Kremland). YouTube. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
- ^ Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest SNES instruction booklet, page 31.
- ^ Donkey Kong Country 2 GBA instruction booklet, page 24.
