Dorakyū: Difference between revisions

{{species infobox

|image=[[File:Dorakyu Artwork.png]]<br>Artwork of a Dorakyū from ''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''

|variants=[[Bat (Mario vs. Donkey Kong)|Bat (''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'')]]

|comparable=[[Swoop]]}}

'''Dorakyū''' are aerodynamic, vampire bat-resembling enemies in the [[Game Boy]] version of ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|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 [[rope]]s [[Mario]] can climb. When one of these enemies intercepts Mario, it hangs onto and appears to drain him. Mario is shown to progressively turn pale, suggesting blood loss. 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]]'', [[Bat (Mario vs. Donkey Kong)|Bat]]s take the role of Dorakyū, borrowing a similar attack pattern. [[Swoop]]s also display similar flight movement in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]''.

===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===

|artwork=[[File:Dorakyu Artwork.png|100px]]

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|eng_desc='''''<big>Bats flying from left to right</big><br>

''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.''

DKGB Bat.png|Sprite

|Jap=ドラキュー<ref>Kazuki, Motoyama. Volume 30 of the [[KC Deluxe]] manga, [[Media:Donkey Kong GB characters KC.jpg|page 51]]</ref><ref name=Daijiten/>

|JapM=Abbreviation of「ドラキュラ」(''Dorakyura'', {{wp|Dracula}}); likely incorporating「吸血」(''kyūketsu'', "bloodsucking")

}}

==References==

[[Category:Donkey Kong (Game Boy) enemies]]