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|image=[[File:Wild Sting artwork.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork of Wild Sting | |image=[[File:Wild Sting artwork.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork of Wild Sting | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Land]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Land]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]]) | ||
|species=Stingray | |species=Stingray | ||
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'''Wild Sting'''{{ref needed}}, or '''Manta Ray''',<ref>''Donkey Kong Land'', ''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) WORLD EXCLUSIVE Review booklet, page 11.</ref><ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) issue 31, page 64.</ref> is a flying stingray<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 74, page 20.</ref> and the first boss of ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]''. He appears in [[Gangplank Galleon Ahoy!]] in the end boss level, [[Wild Sting Fling]]. His name is likely inspired by the phrase {{wp|Wild Thing}}. | '''Wild Sting'''{{ref needed}}, or '''Manta Ray''',<ref>''Donkey Kong Land'', ''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) WORLD EXCLUSIVE Review booklet, page 11.</ref><ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) issue 31, page 64.</ref> is a flying stingray<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 74, page 20.</ref> and the first boss of ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]''. He appears in [[Gangplank Galleon Ahoy!]] in the end boss level, [[Wild Sting Fling]]. His name is likely inspired by the phrase {{wp|Wild Thing}}. | ||
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Wild Sting attacks by flying back-and-forth across the screen, occasionally swooping down at [[Donkey Kong]] or [[Diddy Kong]]. During this, the [[Kong]] must jump onto Wild Sting to attack it. For each hit, Wild Sting moves around faster and in a less predictable pattern. It only turns around after going off-screen. Wild Sting gets defeated upon taking seven hits. | Wild Sting attacks by flying back-and-forth across the screen, occasionally swooping down at [[Donkey Kong]] or [[Diddy Kong]]. During this, the [[Kong]] must jump onto Wild Sting to attack it. For each hit, Wild Sting moves around faster and in a less predictable pattern. It only turns around after going off-screen. Wild Sting gets defeated upon taking seven hits. | ||
Wild Sting resembles the [[Flotsam]]s from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' | Wild Sting resembles the [[Flotsam]]s from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== |
Revision as of 13:48, July 24, 2022
Wild Sting | |
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Artwork of Wild Sting | |
Species | Stingray |
First appearance | Donkey Kong Land (1995) |
Wild Sting[citation needed], or Manta Ray,[1][2] is a flying stingray[3] and the first boss of Donkey Kong Land. He appears in Gangplank Galleon Ahoy! in the end boss level, Wild Sting Fling. His name is likely inspired by the phrase Wild Thing.
Wild Sting attacks by flying back-and-forth across the screen, occasionally swooping down at Donkey Kong or Diddy Kong. During this, the Kong must jump onto Wild Sting to attack it. For each hit, Wild Sting moves around faster and in a less predictable pattern. It only turns around after going off-screen. Wild Sting gets defeated upon taking seven hits.
Wild Sting resembles the Flotsams from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest.
Gallery
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | ワイルド・スティング[4] Wairudo Sutingu |
Wild Sting |
References
- ^ Donkey Kong Land, Nintendo Magazine System (UK) WORLD EXCLUSIVE Review booklet, page 11.
- ^ Nintendo Magazine System (Australia) issue 31, page 64.
- ^ Nintendo Power Volume 74, page 20.
- ^ Super Donkey Kong GB Kōryaku Guide Book