Cat O' 9 Tails

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Cat O' 9 Tails
A Cat o' 9 tails
Artwork from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
First appearance Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance) (2004)

A Cat O' 9 Tails (also stylized as Cat o' 9 tails, Cat-O´-9-Tails,[1][2] Cat-O’-Nine-Tails,[3] and Cat 'O' Nine Tails[4]) is a type of enemy in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. Its name is derived from a type of whip known as the cat o' nine tails, possibly also deriving from the well-known saying of cats having "nine lives." Cat O' 9 Tails initially appear sitting in place, licking one of their paws. If a Cat O' 9 Tails notices Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong, it begins to rapidly twirl and move around, attempting to whip both Kongs with its many tails. Being hit head-on usually damages the Kongs, but by jumping into a Cat O' 9 Tails, they may instead end up caught in the tails. If the Kongs are caught by one of the tails as the Cat O' 9 Tails spins around, it flings them upwards,[5] allowing them to potentially obtain out-of-reach items while putting them in danger of hitting certain hazards. Cat O' 9 Tails are invulnerable while they spin around, but after several seconds, a Cat O' 9 Tails becomes dizzy, becoming vulnerable to being defeated from a stomp or a roll.

In the Game Boy Advance remake, a Cat O' 9 Tails' Scrapbook photo can be obtained by defeating a specific one in Fiery Furnace.[6]

Profiles and statistics

Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance) enemy
Cat O' 9 Tails
Sprite of a Cat O' 9 Tails from Donkey Kong Country 2 for Game Boy Advance Worlds Krazy Kremland
The Flying Krock
Lost World
Levels Mudhole Marsh
Screech's Sprint
Fiery Furnace
Scrapbook page 6 Photograph location Around the end area of Fiery Furnace


  • Instruction booklet description:
    • English:
      This crazy cat is a whirling dervish. It will tangle you up in its many tails and spin you round until it collapses.[1]

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Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ネコのナインテール[?]
Neko no Naintēru
Nine-Tail the cat
German Power-Neunschwanz[?] Power-Ninetail
Italian Gattanovecode[?] Catninetails
Spanish Cat O' 9 Tails[?] -

References

  1. ^ a b 1995. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 31.
  2. ^ 2004. Donkey Kong Country 2 GBA instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (English). Page 24.
  3. ^ Tilden, Gail, et al. (December 1995). Nintendo Power Volume 79. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 24.
  4. ^ Robinson, Will, et al. (March 1996). Nintendo Magazine System (Australia) issue 36. Catalyst Publishing (Australian English). Page 20.
  5. ^ "There's a new baddie named Cat-O’-9-Tails, and if he doesn't do you in, he'll send you flying into the wild blue yonder!" – Shinoda, Paul, and Kent Miller (1995). Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (English). Page 78.
  6. ^ VideoGamePhenom (June 17, 2020). Donkey Kong Country 2 (GBA) - The Lost World - Fiery Furnace (01:59). YouTube (English). Retrieved December 26, 2024.