Dorakyū

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The title of this article is official, but it comes from a non-English source. If an acceptable English source is found, then the article should be moved to its appropriate title.

Dorakyū
Dorakyu Artwork.png
Artwork of a Dorakyū from Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten
First appearance Donkey Kong (1994)
Variants
Comparable

Dorakyū are aerodynamic, vampire bat-resembling enemies in the Game Boy version of Donkey Kong. They are first encountered in Stage 4-5. Dorakyū fly horizontally, slightly moving up and down and turning in the opposite direction after bumping into a wall, usually passing by ropes Mario can climb. When one of these enemies intercepts Mario, it hangs onto and appears to strangle him. Mario is shown to progressively turn pale whilst he chokes. After Mario undergoes the enemy's attack, he drops off the rope he is currently climbing. Depending on the height reached from the ground beneath, Mario might either survive the fall or lose a life upon crashing onto the soil. Even though it is risky for Mario to directly interact with Dorakyū bats, these can be knocked out with either falling fruit or carriable objects and enemies.

In Mario vs. Donkey Kong, Bats take the role of Dorakyū, borrowing a similar attack pattern. Swoops also display similar flight movement in Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

ドラキュー (JP) / Dorakyū (EN)
Dorakyu Artwork.png
Original text (Japanese) Translation
出身しゆつしん / 種族しゅぞく フライぞく Place of origin/tribe Fly clan
性格せいかく いやしい Disposition Greedy
登場とうじょうゲーム GBゲームボーイドンキー Game appearances GB Donkey
左右さゆうまわるコウモリ

多少上下たしょうじょうげしながら左右さゆうまわ吸血きゅうけつコウモリ。けつこうスピードがあるので、やっかいなてきだ。うえることができないので、たおしたいときには、アイテムをげつけよう。[1]

Bats flying from left to right

A vampire bat that flies from side to side while going up and down somewhat. They are a troublesome enemy because of their high speed. Since you cannot ride on top of it, you should throw items at it to defeat it.

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Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ドラキュー[2][1]
Dorakyū
Abbreviation of「ドラキュラ」(Dorakyura, Dracula); likely incorporating「吸血」(kyūketsu, "bloodsucking")

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b 「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten). Page 133.
  2. ^ Kazuki, Motoyama. Volume 30 of the KC Deluxe manga, page 51