Editing Rattly

{{character-infobox
|image=[[File:Rattly.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of Rattly
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|species=Rattlesnake
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Konga 3: Tabehōdai! Haru Mogitate 50 Kyoku]]'' (cameo) ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
}}
{{quote2|Rebelling against the Kremlings who infest the island, Rattly offers his high-jumping ability to help the Kongs. He can jump much higher than the Kongs, courtesy of his springy tail.|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' manual, page 25}}

'''Rattly the Rattlesnake''' is a large, green, red-ringed rattlesnake and an [[Animal Friend]] of the [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''Donkey Kong'' franchise]]. His first appearance was in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. Rattly is an inhabitant of [[Crocodile Isle]] but is described as a rebel against the [[Kremling Krew]]. 

Rattly's body is coiled up like a spring, which he bounces on to move around. His main attribute is the ability to bounce high. In this regard, Rattly is considered a successor to [[Winky the Frog]] from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''.

== History ==
=== ''Donkey Kong Country 2'' / ''Donkey Kong Land 2'' ===
Rattly is an infrequent Animal Friend in both ''Donkey Kong Country 2'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'', where he only appears in a few levels. In both games, he can [[Super move|Superjump]] to perform an even higher jump (which can be performed by holding down {{button|R}} [or {{button|snes|A}} in the SNES version] and releasing it in ''Donkey Kong Country 2'' or {{button|GB|select}} in ''Donkey Kong Land 2''). This allows for him to reach normally inaccessible locations (that are usually unreachable by the Kongs, even with their [[Team-up]] ability), sometimes to find a level collectible or [[Bonus Barrel]]. He is also able to jump in midair, but only while "walking" or falling from a platform. Rattly is able to bounce off [[Zinger]]s harmlessly. Aside from Zingers, [[Kaboing]]s are another common foe of Rattly's.

In his first level appearance, [[Topsail Trouble]], [[Diddy Kong|Diddy]] and [[Dixie Kong|Dixie]] start the stage in front of a [[Animal Crate|Rattly Crate]] (or [[Animal Barrel|Rattly Barrel]] in ''Donkey Kong Land 2''). They can optionally use Rattly's assistance to climb the ship mast, up until the [[No Animal Sign]] next to the [[Star Barrel]].

[[File:Rattle Battle.png|thumb|left|200px|Rattly in Rattle Battle of ''Donkey Kong Country 2'']]
[[File:Toxic Tower DKL2 shot 2.png|thumb|Rattly in Toxic Tower of ''Donkey Kong Land 2''.]]
Rattly is the main feature of his second level appearance, in [[Rattle Battle]]. Unlike Topsail Trouble, the Kongs are required to transform into Rattly, via a Rattly Barrel in a small room at the start. Rattly's special abilities are evident in the stage, because he must cross wide gaps, typically by bouncing from a few Zingers. Rattly even bounces off some [[Barrel]]s fired by [[Kannon]]s near the end of the level.

The Kongs can optionally ride Rattly in the [[Gloomy Gulch]] level, [[Gusty Glade (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Gusty Glade]] of ''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (but not in the level's ''Donkey Kong Land 2'' counterpart). This does not ease the challenge of withstanding the strong wind gusts.

In [[Toxic Tower]], the Kongs are required to transform into Rattly to perform high jumps to escape from the rising poisonous slime, up until the Star Barrel, where [[Squawks the Parrot|Squawks]] assumes the second half. Rattly has the fifth and final segment in [[Animal Antics]] (or the third in its ''Donkey Kong Land 2'' counterpart), in which his segment takes place in a jungle (just like [[Rambi the Rhino|Rambi]] at the start).
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===''Donkey Konga'' series===
[[File:DKa2 Rattly bridge.png|thumb|Two Rattlys on the bridge of Port City.]]
Rattly makes a cameo in both ''[[Donkey Konga 2]]'' and ''[[Donkey Konga 3: Tabehōdai! Haru Mogitate 50 Kyoku|Donkey Konga 3]]''. He is among the characters whose artwork appears in Freestyle Zone while the player plays the [[Nintendo GameCube#DK Bongos|DK Bongos]]. In ''Donkey Konga 2'', two Rattlys are engraved on a bridge in the "Port City - Foggy Morning" background scene.

===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
Rattly appears as a [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|Spirit]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.

==Gallery==
===Artwork===
<gallery>
Rattly.png|Artwork of Rattly
Rattly Crate.png|A Rattly Crate
</gallery>

===Sprites===
<gallery>
Rattly DKC2 sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
RattlyCrate.png|Rattly Crate from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
Rattly Barrel sprite.png|Rattly Barrel from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
Rattly the Rattlesnake DKL2.PNG|''Donkey Kong Land 2''
Rattly DKC2 GBA sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (Game Boy Advance)
Rattly DKa Freestyle sprite.png|''Donkey Konga 2'' and ''Donkey Konga 3''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ラトリー
|JapR=Ratorī
|JapM=Rattly
}}

==Trivia==
[[File:Rattly DKLIII unused.png|thumb|Rattly (shown as Dixie) bounces on a Buzz.]]
*[[List of Donkey Kong Land III pre-release and unused content|Via hacking]], the player can control a partially playable Rattly in ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''. However, his sprites are missing, and only part of his usual functionality remains intact, most specifically the ability to bounce on enemies that would normally injure the Kongs, such as [[Buzz (enemy)|Buzz]]es and [[Bristles]].
*The [[Metro Kingdom|New Donk City]] world in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' features various references to the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' franchise. One of its street signs is named after Rattly; however, due to an oversight, his name is misspelled "Rattley".
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