Flotsam

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Flotsam
A Flotsam
Artwork from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
First appearance Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995)
Latest appearance Donkey Konga 3 JP (cameo) (2005)
Comparable

Flotsams are enemies introduced in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. These spotted stingrays inhabit the waters of Crocodile Isle. Their name is derived from the word "flotsam", which is leftovers from a shipwreck.

History[edit]

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest / Donkey Kong Land 2[edit]

Flotsams are enemies in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong Land 2. They behave identically in both games. Flotsams are common underwater enemies appearing in nearly 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 Kongs are in the path of a Flotsam, it will continue to swim forward, not needing to avoid contact. Flotsams can be defeated from Enguarde only.

Flotsams appear in blue and green varieties in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest only. Blue Flotsam swim in only one direction, while the green Flotsam can change their direction from left to right, especially after reaching a wall. In the remake, the blue and green Flotsams were changed to purple and yellow, respectively.

Super Mario-kun[edit]

Flotsam
Flotsam in Super Mario-kun

A Flotsam makes a brief cameo in Volume 14 of Super Mario-kun. The last part of the book has a series of comics based on Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, including a 'find the differences' activity between several enemies, including Flotsam.

Donkey Konga 3 JP[edit]

In Donkey Konga 3 JP, Flotsam makes a cameo appearance in Freestyle Zone, as one of the enemies whose artwork appears on screen as the player hits the DK Bongos.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest[edit]

Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance) enemy
Flotsam
Flotsam (purple) Flotsam (yellow)
Worlds Gangplank Galleon
Crocodile Cauldron
Krem Quay
K. Rool's Keep
Lost World
Levels Lockjaw's Locker
Lava Lagoon
Glimmer's Galleon
Arctic Abyss
Clapper's Cavern
Animal Antics
Scrapbook page 4 Photograph location In Lockjaw's Locker, after the letter G


  • Instruction booklet description:
    • English:
      Floatsam[sic] is a stingray that cruises ceaselessly back and forth.[1]

Gallery[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Flotsam.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese フロートサム[?]
Furōtosamu
Flotsam
German Floatsam[?] Floatsam
Spanish Flotsam[?] -

References[edit]

  1. ^ 1995. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest manual. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 29.