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{{rename|Rattly}}
{{character infobox
{{character-infobox
|image=[[File:Rattly.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of Rattly from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
|image=[[File:Rattly.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of Rattly
|full_name=Rattly the Rattlesnake<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet|page=24|date=1995}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (Game Boy Advance) instruction booklet|page=21|date=2004|author=Nintendo}}</ref><br>Rattly the Snake<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #39|page=63|date=June 1996}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) Issue 47|page=49|date=February 1997}}</ref>
|species=Rattlesnake
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|species=Rattlesnake
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' ([[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] cameo) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' ([[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] cameo) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
}}
}}
{{quote2|Rebelling against the Kremlings who infest the island, Rattly offers his high-jumping ability to help the Kongs. He can jump much higher than the Kongs, courtesy of his springy tail.|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' instruction booklet, page 25}}
'''Rattly''', originally named '''Slinky Snake''',<ref>{{cite|date=1995|title=''Donkey Kong Land'', ''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) WORLD EXCLUSIVE Review booklet|quote=New characters include a tennis shoe-clad spider and Slinky Snake, who are there to help out in the same way as Rambi, Expresso and Co.|page=21}}</ref> is a large, green, red-ringed rattlesnake and an [[Animal Friends|Animal Friend]] appearing mainly in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''. Rattly's body is coiled up like a spring, which he bounces on to move around. Rattly's main attribute is the ability to bounce high, and because of this, he has been considered a successor to [[Winky]] from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''.
 
'''Rattly the Rattlesnake''' is a large, green, red-ringed rattlesnake and an [[Animal Friend]] of the [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''Donkey Kong'' franchise]]. His first appearance was in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. Rattly is an inhabitant of [[Crocodile Isle]] but is described as a rebel against the [[Kremling Krew]].  
 
Rattly's body is coiled up like a spring, which he bounces on to move around. His main attribute is the ability to bounce high. In this regard, Rattly is considered a successor to [[Winky the Frog]] from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''.
 
==History==
==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
Rattly is a rarely appearing Animal Friend in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'', where he only appears in a few levels. He is either a ridable or transformable animal buddy. The player(s) as Rattly can [[Super move|Superjump]] to perform a higher jump. This allows for the player(s) to reach normally inaccessible locations, sometimes to find a level collectible or [[Bonus Barrel]]. When moving around as Rattly normally he hops, allowing the player(s) to jump in midair. The player(s) as Rattly can also jump in midair when falling from a platform. Rattly is able to bounce off [[Zinger]]s without taking damage.
He first appears in [[Topsail Trouble (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Topsail Trouble]], where the player(s) start the stage in front of a [[Animal Crate|Rattly Crate]]. They can optionally use Rattly's assistance to climb the ship mast, up until the [[No Animal Sign]] next to the [[Star Barrel]].
[[File:Rattle Battle.png|thumb|left|200px|Rattly in Rattle Battle in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'']]
[[File:Rattle Battle.png|thumb|left|200px|Rattly in Rattle Battle in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'']]
Rattly later appears in [[Rattle Battle (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Rattle Battle]]. Unlike in Topsail Trouble, the player(s) are required to transform into Rattly, by entering a Rattly Barrel in a small room at the start. The level requires the player(s) to use Rattly's abilities.
In ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', Rattly only appears in a few levels. He first appears in [[Topsail Trouble (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Topsail Trouble]], where players start the stage in front of a [[Animal Crate|Rattly Crate]]. They can optionally use Rattly's assistance to climb the ship mast, up until the [[No Animal Sign]] next to the [[Star Barrel]]. Rattly later appears in [[Rattle Battle (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Rattle Battle]], his most major role in a level, because [[Diddy Kong]] and [[Dixie Kong]] have to enter a [[Animal Barrel|Rattly Barrel]] in a room at the start to play as Rattly for a majority of the level. In [[Gloomy Gulch]] level [[Gusty Glade (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Gusty Glade]], Rattly can optionally be ridden. In [[Toxic Tower (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Toxic Tower]], players are required to transform into Rattly to perform high jumps to escape from the rising [[toxic waste]], up until the Star Barrel, where players use other animal buddies. Rattly is used for the final segment in [[Animal Antics (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Animal Antics]], set in a jungle environment.
 
The player(s) can optionally ride Rattly in the [[Gloomy Gulch]] level [[Gusty Glade (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Gusty Glade]].
 
In [[Toxic Tower]], the player(s) are required to transform into Rattly to perform high jumps to escape from the rising [[toxic waste]], up until the Star Barrel, where the player(s) use other animal buddies.  


Rattly is used for the final segment in [[Animal Antics (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Animal Antics]], in which his segment takes place in a jungle.
Rattly's most noticeable ability is his [[Super move|Superjump]], allowing him to bounce high to reach normally inaccessible locations, sometimes to find a level collectible or [[Bonus Barrel]]. Rattly can also jump in midair when falling from a platform, and he can bounce off [[Zinger]]s without taking damage. On a small note, Rattly hops while moving.
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===''Donkey Kong Land 2''===
===''Donkey Kong Land 2''===
[[File:Toxic Tower DKL2 shot 2.png|thumb|Rattly in Toxic Tower in ''Donkey Kong Land 2'']]
[[File:Toxic Tower DKL2 shot 2.png|thumb|Rattly in Toxic Tower in ''Donkey Kong Land 2'']]
Rattly reappears in ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'', in which he retains his behavior and appears in the same level counterparts as in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''.
Rattly reappears in ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'', in which he retains his behavior and appears in the same level counterparts as in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', [[Topsail Trouble (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Topsail Trouble]], [[Rattle Battle (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Rattle Battle]], [[Gusty Glade (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Gusty Glade]], [[Toxic Tower (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Toxic Tower]], and [[Animal Antics (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Animal Antics]].


===''Donkey Konga'' series===
===''Donkey Konga'' series===
====''Donkey Konga 2''====
Rattly makes a cameo in ''[[Donkey Konga 2]]''. He is among the characters whose artwork appears in Freestyle Zone while the player plays the [[Nintendo GameCube#DK Bongos|DK Bongos]]. Two Rattlies are engraved on a bridge in the "Port City - Foggy Morning" background scene. In ''[[Donkey Konga 3 JP]]'', Rattly's artwork can appear again in Freestyle Zone.
[[File:DKa2 Rattly bridge.png|thumb|Two Rattlies on the bridge of Port City]]
Rattly makes a cameo in ''[[Donkey Konga 2]]''. He is among the characters whose artwork appears in Freestyle Zone while the player plays the [[Nintendo GameCube#DK Bongos|DK Bongos]]. Two Rattlies are engraved on a bridge in the "Port City - Foggy Morning" background scene.
 
====''Donkey Konga 3: Tabehōdai! Haru Mogitate 50 KyokuDonkey Konga 3''====
Rattly reappears in ''[[Donkey Konga 3: Tabehōdai! Haru Mogitate 50 Kyoku|Donkey Konga 3]]'', where he again in among the characters whose artwork appears in Freestyle Zone while the player plays the DK Bongos.


===''Super Mario Odyssey''===
===''Super Mario Odyssey''===
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===''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker'' (Nintendo 3DS / Nintendo Switch)===
===''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker'' (Nintendo 3DS / Nintendo Switch)===
Rattly the Rattlesnake is referenced in the level [[Uptown, Downtown]] in the [[Nintendo 3DS]] and [[Nintendo Switch]] versions of ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'', where the same street sign from ''Super Mario Odyssey'' is named after him. His name is still misspelled.
Rattly the Rattlesnake is referenced in the level [[Uptown, Downtown]] in the [[Nintendo 3DS]] and [[Nintendo Switch]] versions of ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'', where the same street sign from ''Super Mario Odyssey'' is named after Rattly, although his name remains misspelled.


===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
Rattly appears as an Advanced-class support [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. The spirit occupies one support slot and increases the fighter's jump height when used. The spirit's puppet fighter is a [[Yoshi]] with increased jump power on the [[Kongo Jungle (Super Smash Bros.)|Kongo Jungle]] stage. The track that plays during the spirit battle is an arrangement of "Snakey Chantey" from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', referencing the level [[Rattle Battle]] in which Rattly is playable.
Rattly appears as an Advanced-class support [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. The spirit occupies one support slot and increases the fighter's jump height when used. The spirit's puppet fighter is a [[Yoshi]] with increased jump power on the [[Kongo Jungle (Super Smash Bros.)|Kongo Jungle]] stage. The track that plays during the spirit battle is an arrangement of "Snakey Chantey" from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', referencing the level [[Rattle Battle]] in which Rattly is playable.


==Profiles==
==Profiles and statistics==
===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
*'''Instruction booklet:''' ''Rebelling against the Kremlings who infest the island, Rattly offers his high-jumping ability to help the Kongs. He can jump much higher than the Kongs, courtesy of his springy tail.''<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo|date=1995|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' instruction booklet|page=25}}</ref>
 
===''Donkey Kong Land 2''===
===''Donkey Kong Land 2''===
*'''Virtual Console manual bio:''' "''Hold {{button|3ds|SELECT}} to perform a high jump.''"
*'''Virtual Console manual bio:''' "''Hold {{button|3ds|SELECT}} to perform a high jump.''"


===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' spirit===
===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' spirit===
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Artwork===
{{main-gallery}}
<gallery>
Rattly.png|Artwork of Rattly
Rattly Crate.png|A Rattly Crate
</gallery>
 
===Sprites===
<gallery>
<gallery>
Rattly DKC2 sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
Rattly.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
Rattlyjump.gif|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
RattlyCrate.png|Rattly Crate from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
Rattly Barrel sprite.png|Rattly Barrel from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
Rattly DKL2 sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Land 2''
Rattly DKL2 sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Land 2''
Rattly DKC2 GBA sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (Game Boy Advance)
Rattly DKC2 GBA sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (Game Boy Advance)
Rattly DKa Freestyle sprite.png|''Donkey Konga 2'' and ''Donkey Konga 3''  
DKa2 Rattly bridge.png|Two Rattlys on the bridge of Port City in ''Donkey Konga 2''
</gallery>
</gallery>


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[[File:Rattly DKLIII unused.png|thumb|Rattly (shown as Dixie) bounces on a Buzz.]]
[[File:Rattly DKLIII unused.png|thumb|Rattly (shown as Dixie) bounces on a Buzz.]]
*[[List of Donkey Kong Land III pre-release and unused content|Via hacking]], the player can control a partially playable Rattly in ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''. However, his sprites are missing, and only part of his usual functionality remains intact, most specifically the ability to bounce on enemies that would normally injure the Kongs, such as [[Buzz (enemy)|Buzz]]es and [[Bristles]].
*[[List of Donkey Kong Land III pre-release and unused content|Via hacking]], the player can control a partially playable Rattly in ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''. However, his sprites are missing, and only part of his usual functionality remains intact, most specifically the ability to bounce on enemies that would normally injure the Kongs, such as [[Buzz (enemy)|Buzz]]es and [[Bristles]].
*According to the free 24-page booklet of ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]'' from UK's ''Nintendo Magazine System'', Rattly's earlier name was '''Slinky Snake'''.<ref>''Donkey Kong Land'', ''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) WORLD EXCLUSIVE Review booklet, page 21. "''New characters include a tennis shoe-clad spider and Slinky Snake, who are there to help out in the same way as Rambi, Expresso and Co.''"</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Rattly
Rattly.png
Artwork of Rattly from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Full name Rattly the Rattlesnake[1][2]
Rattly the Snake[3][4]
Species Rattlesnake
First appearance Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995)
Latest appearance Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (spirit cameo) (2018)

Rattly, originally named Slinky Snake,[5] is a large, green, red-ringed rattlesnake and an Animal Friend appearing mainly in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong Land 2. Rattly's body is coiled up like a spring, which he bounces on to move around. Rattly's main attribute is the ability to bounce high, and because of this, he has been considered a successor to Winky from Donkey Kong Country.

History[edit]

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest[edit]

Rattle Battle
Rattly in Rattle Battle in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

In Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, Rattly only appears in a few levels. He first appears in Topsail Trouble, where players start the stage in front of a Rattly Crate. They can optionally use Rattly's assistance to climb the ship mast, up until the No Animal Sign next to the Star Barrel. Rattly later appears in Rattle Battle, his most major role in a level, because Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong have to enter a Rattly Barrel in a room at the start to play as Rattly for a majority of the level. In Gloomy Gulch level Gusty Glade, Rattly can optionally be ridden. In Toxic Tower, players are required to transform into Rattly to perform high jumps to escape from the rising toxic waste, up until the Star Barrel, where players use other animal buddies. Rattly is used for the final segment in Animal Antics, set in a jungle environment.

Rattly's most noticeable ability is his Superjump, allowing him to bounce high to reach normally inaccessible locations, sometimes to find a level collectible or Bonus Barrel. Rattly can also jump in midair when falling from a platform, and he can bounce off Zingers without taking damage. On a small note, Rattly hops while moving.

Donkey Kong Land 2[edit]

Toxic Tower
Rattly in Toxic Tower in Donkey Kong Land 2

Rattly reappears in Donkey Kong Land 2, in which he retains his behavior and appears in the same level counterparts as in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, Topsail Trouble, Rattle Battle, Gusty Glade, Toxic Tower, and Animal Antics.

Donkey Konga series[edit]

Rattly makes a cameo in Donkey Konga 2. He is among the characters whose artwork appears in Freestyle Zone while the player plays the DK Bongos. Two Rattlies are engraved on a bridge in the "Port City - Foggy Morning" background scene. In Donkey Konga 3 JP, Rattly's artwork can appear again in Freestyle Zone.

Super Mario Odyssey[edit]

Rattly the Rattlesnake is referenced in the Metro Kingdom in Super Mario Odyssey, where one of the street signs is named after him. However, his name is misspelled "Rattley".

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo 3DS / Nintendo Switch)[edit]

Rattly the Rattlesnake is referenced in the level Uptown, Downtown in the Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo Switch versions of Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, where the same street sign from Super Mario Odyssey is named after Rattly, although his name remains misspelled.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Rattly appears as an Advanced-class support spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The spirit occupies one support slot and increases the fighter's jump height when used. The spirit's puppet fighter is a Yoshi with increased jump power on the Kongo Jungle stage. The track that plays during the spirit battle is an arrangement of "Snakey Chantey" from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, referencing the level Rattle Battle in which Rattly is playable.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest[edit]

  • Instruction booklet: Rebelling against the Kremlings who infest the island, Rattly offers his high-jumping ability to help the Kongs. He can jump much higher than the Kongs, courtesy of his springy tail.[6]

Donkey Kong Land 2[edit]

  • Virtual Console manual bio: "Hold Select Button to perform a high jump."

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spirit[edit]

Name Image Series / game Type Class Strength / effect(s) How to obtain Spirit battle
Opponent(s) Battle conditions Stage Song
Rattly The Spirit of Rattly the Rattlesnake from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Donkey Kong Series Support (1) Advanced Jump ↑ Spirit Board Yoshi
  • The enemy loves to jump
  • The enemy has increased jump power
Kongo Jungle Snakey Chanty

Gallery[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Rattly.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ラトリー
Ratorī
Rattly

German Rattly
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Italian Rattly
Boatrix
-
From "boa" and the given name "Beatrix"
Russian Гремучкин
Gremuchkin
Derived from гремучий (gremuchij, "rattling") with Russian surname suffix -ин ("-in")

Spanish Rattly
-

Trivia[edit]

A partially playable Rattly in the code for Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong for Game Boy Color.
Rattly (shown as Dixie) bounces on a Buzz.
  • Via hacking, the player can control a partially playable Rattly in Donkey Kong Land III. However, his sprites are missing, and only part of his usual functionality remains intact, most specifically the ability to bounce on enemies that would normally injure the Kongs, such as Buzzes and Bristles.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Nintendo (1995). Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest instruction booklet. Page 24.
  2. ^ Nintendo (2004). Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance) instruction booklet. Page 21.
  3. ^ (June 1996). Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #39. Page 63.
  4. ^ (February 1997). Nintendo Magazine System (Australia) Issue 47. Page 49.
  5. ^ "New characters include a tennis shoe-clad spider and Slinky Snake, who are there to help out in the same way as Rambi, Expresso and Co." – (1995). Donkey Kong Land, Nintendo Magazine System (UK) WORLD EXCLUSIVE Review booklet. Page 21.
  6. ^ Nintendo (1995). Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest instruction booklet. Page 25.