Editing Flotsam
From the Super Mario Wiki, the Mario encyclopedia
Jump to navigationJump to search
The edit can be undone. Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then publish the changes below to finish undoing the edit.
| Latest revision | Your text | ||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{ | {{Species-infobox | ||
|image=[[File: | |title=Flotsam | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[List of games by date# | |image=[[File:Floatsam.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork of a blue '''Flotsam''' from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey | |species_origin= | ||
| | |sub_species= | ||
|related= | |||
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[List of games by date#|1995]]) | |||
|notable=[[Wild Sting]] | |||
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' (remake) ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]]) | |||
|expand= | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{ | |||
{{LLQuote|Floatsam is a stingray that cruises ceaselessly back and forth.|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' manual, page 29}} | |||
'''Flotsams''' are spotted stingrays that inhabit the waters of [[Crocodile Isle]]. Their name is derived from the word "flotsam", which is leftovers from a shipwreck. | '''Flotsams''' are spotted stingrays that inhabit the waters of [[Crocodile Isle]]. Their name is derived from the word "flotsam", which is leftovers from a shipwreck. | ||
Flotsams come in two colors: blue and green. Blue Flotsam swim in only one direction, while the green Flotsam can change their direction from left to right | Flotsams come in two colors: blue and green. Blue Flotsam swim in only one direction, while the green Flotsam can change their direction from left to right; they generally do this after reaching a wall. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===''Donkey Kong Land''=== | |||
A Flotsam-like boss appears in ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]'', by the name, [[Wild Sting]], a giant stingray boss. It is able to move above water, and must be jumped on several times to be defeated. Alternatively, this stingray could be the creative inspiration or the forerunner of Flotsam. | |||
===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''=== | ===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''=== | ||
In ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'', Flotsams are one of the most common underwater enemies in the game, encountered in almost every water-involved level. They simply float through the water and make no real effort in attacking [[Diddy Kong]] or [[Dixie Kong]]. However if the [[Kong]]s are in the path of a Flotsam, it will continue to swim forward, not needing to avoid contact. Flotsams can only be defeated with help from [[Enguarde | In ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'', Flotsams are one of the most common underwater enemies in the game, encountered in almost every water-involved level. They simply float through the water and make no real effort in attacking [[Diddy Kong]] or [[Dixie Kong]]. However if the [[Kong]]s are in the path of a Flotsam, it will continue to swim forward, not needing to avoid contact. Flotsams can only be defeated with help from [[Enguarde the Swordfish]]. | ||
===''Donkey Kong Land 2''=== | ===''Donkey Kong Land 2''=== | ||
Flotsams also appear in ''Donkey Kong Country 2'' | Flotsams also appear in ''Donkey Kong Country 2's'' pseudo-sequel ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''. There is no difference between these Flotsams and those of ''Donkey Kong Country 2''. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:FloatsamBlue.PNG|Sprite of a blue Flotsam from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''. | |||
File:GreenFlotsam.PNG|Sprite of a green Flotsam from the same ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. | |||
Flotsam DKL2. | File:Flotsam DKL2.PNG|Sprite of a Flotsam from ''Donkey Kong Land 2''. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{ | {{foreignname | ||
|Jap=フロートサム | |Jap=フロートサム | ||
|JapR=Furōtosamu | |JapR=Furōtosamu | ||
|JapM= | |JapM=Float Sam | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The manual for ''Donkey Kong Country 2 | *The manual for ''Donkey Kong Country 2'' misspells Flotsam's name as '''Floatsam''' in the same section where it's titled "Flotsam". | ||
{{NIWA|DKWiki=1}} | |||
{{BoxTop}} | |||
{{DKC2}} | {{DKC2}} | ||
{{DKL2}} | {{DKL2}} | ||
[[Category:Fish]] | |||
[[Category:Rays]] | [[Category:Rays]] | ||
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest | [[Category:Underwater Creatures]] | ||
[[Category:Donkey Kong Land 2 | [[Category:Submerged Seadogs]] | ||
[[ | [[Category:Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Enemies]] | ||
[[Category:Donkey Kong Land 2 Enemies]] | |||
[[Category:Donkey Kong Species]] | |||
