Gnawty
Template:Species-infobox Gnawties, also known as Beavers[1], are lazy-eyed rodents and basic enemies in a number of Donkey Kong games. Their species name is a portmanteau of the words "naughty" and "gnaw".
History
Donkey Kong Country
Gnawties first appear in Donkey Kong Country, where they are divided in two separate types. Green Gnawties are among the most common and weakest of enemies. They wander aimlessly in one direction and are able to damage the Kongs if they run into them. However, these Gnawties can be taken out by any attack. Brown Gnawties, on the other hand, are rather uncommon, being present only in Millstone Mayhem and Temple Tempest. They navigate large indestructible Millstones and cannot be reached or defeated. Some of these Gnawties chase the Kongs down an enemy-trod path, while others simply attempt to block their progress by moving in a certain pattern. In the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Game Boy Advance versions, brown Gnawties occupy the hole in the center of the Millstone, while in the Game Boy Color version, they stay on top of it.
Very Gnawty and Really Gnawty, two bosses from the game, are notable members of the Gnawty species. They are considerably stronger than normal Gnawties, as they take more hits to defeat, and generally move by hopping instead of walking. One of them is colored green while the other is brown, reflecting the colors seen in different types of Gnawties.
To match their Donkey Kong 64 appearance, the Game Boy Advance version depicts all Gnawties blue, including the originally brown ones.
Neeks and Sneeks from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! respectively display the same behavior and weaknesses as green Gnawties. This is also the case for Awks from Donkey Kong Country Returns and Dozies from Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.
Donkey Kong Land
The variety of Gnawties in Donkey Kong Land is limited to only the walking variant, which is again vulnerable to any of the Kongs' attacks. They are very common in the game, as they can be encountered in almost every setting.
Donkey Kong 64
Gnawties make a reappearance in the Nintendo 64 game Donkey Kong 64. Here they are commonly found in the area Jungle Japes and around Donkey Kong Island. Gnawties are also, rarely found in the area Crystal Caves. These Gnawties could be defeated by simply hitting them with any type of attack. Gnawties serve as the weakest, most easily defeated enemy of the game, and were featured in the K. Rool Arena in Jungle Japes, "Beaver Brawl". In an area around Cranky's Cabin in Jungle Japes, Gnawties appear in increasingly large sizes, eventually rivaling the size of Very Gnawty and Really Gnawty. There is also an unlockable game in which the player as Rambi the Rhino has to beat as many Gnawties as possible before the time limit reaches zero. In this game, Gnawties can be either light blue-colored or gold-colored. The latter awarded a total of ten points. In the main game, however, they are only blue, except for in the secret ending.
Levels
Donkey Kong Country
- Jungle Hijinxs
- Winky's Walkway
- Millstone Mayhem (on millstone)
- Tree Top Town
- Temple Tempest (normal and on millstone)
- Snow Barrel Blast
- Oil Drum Alley
- Trick Track Trek
- Mine Cart Madness
- Tanked Up Trouble
- Manic Mincers
- Misty Mine
- Platform Perils
Donkey Kong Land
- Freezing Fun
- Simian Swing
- Deck Trek
- Rope Ravine
- Congo Carnage
- Arctic Barrel Arsenal
- Tricky Temple
- Snake Charmer's Challenge
- Mountain Mayhem
- Track Attack
- Sky High Caper
- Landslide Leap
- Collapsing Clouds
- Balloon Barrage
- Kong Krazy
- Construction Site Fight
- Fast Barrel Blast
- Skyscraper Caper
- Button Barrel Blast
- Oil Drum Slum
Gallery
A Gnawty's sprite model, from Donkey Kong Country
Sprite of a brown Gnawty
Another one from Donkey Kong Land
A Gnawty next to a "P" letter in the Game Boy Color version of Donkey Kong Country
- DK64 Gnawty.JPG
A Blue Gnawty, in Donkey Kong 64
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ノーティ Nōti |
Naughty |
Trivia
- One of the discarded Millstones Gnawties sometimes ride in Donkey Kong Country can be seen in Donkey Kong's field in the game Mario Superstar Baseball.
- A large brown beaver, aptly named Template:Wikia, appears in the game Template:Wikia in the level Template:Wikia. Banjo and Kazooie can help Gnawty by destroying a large boulder that is blocking the entrance to his home. He appears to resemble Very Gnawty from Donkey Kong Country prior to size, height, and color.
- Gnawties' names are a pun on the word "naughty", meaning "not well-behaved", and "gnaw", meaning "chew".
- In Donkey Kong 64's secret ending, a yellow Gnawty scares Dogadon after Dogadon scares Diddy Kong.
