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{{character | |||
|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 | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Wild Sting'''{{ref needed}}, or '''Manta Ray'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Land'', ''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) WORLD EXCLUSIVE Review booklet, page 11.</ref>, is a flying stingray<ref>Nintendo Power | '''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]]''. His name is likely inspired by the phrase {{wp|Wild Thing}}. Wild Sting appears in [[Gangplank Galleon Ahoy!]] in the end boss level, [[Wild Sting Fling]]. He attacks by flying back and forth across the screen, occasionally swooping down at [[Donkey Kong]] or [[Diddy Kong]]. Wild Sting can be damaged from a [[Kong]] [[jump]]ing onto it as it swoops. With each hit, Wild Sting moves around faster and less predictably. It only turns around after going off-screen. Wild Sting is defeated after taking seven hits. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
|Jap=ワイルド・スティング<ref> | |Jap=ワイルド・スティング<ref>{{media link|SuperDonkeyKongGB guide.jpg|''Super Donkey Kong GB Kōryaku Guide Book''}}</ref> | ||
|JapR=Wairudo Sutingu | |JapR=Wairudo Sutingu | ||
|JapM=Wild Sting | |JapM=Wild Sting | ||
|Ita=Wild Sting<ref>''[[Donkey Kong Land]]'' Italian booklet, pag. 16</ref> | |||
}} | }} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
{{DKL}} | {{DKL}} | ||
[[Category:Rays]] | [[Category:Rays]] | ||
[[Category:Donkey Kong Land bosses]] | |||
[[Category:Donkey Kong Land | |||
[[de:Wild Sting]] | [[de:Wild Sting]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:54, December 14, 2023
| 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. His name is likely inspired by the phrase Wild Thing. Wild Sting appears in Gangplank Galleon Ahoy! in the end boss level, Wild Sting Fling. He attacks by flying back and forth across the screen, occasionally swooping down at Donkey Kong or Diddy Kong. Wild Sting can be damaged from a Kong jumping onto it as it swoops. With each hit, Wild Sting moves around faster and less predictably. It only turns around after going off-screen. Wild Sting is defeated after taking seven hits.
Gallery[edit]
Animated sprites
The battle
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ワイルド・スティング[4] Wairudo Sutingu |
Wild Sting |
| Italian | Wild Sting[5] |
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References[edit]
- ^ 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
- ^ Donkey Kong Land Italian booklet, pag. 16
