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'''Ropes''',<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet, page 22.</ref><ref>The ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' Player's Guide, pages 20 and 87.</ref> also known as '''phantom ropes'''<ref>"''If you’re unsure about grabbing a phantom rope, wait a few seconds to watch its pattern and gauge how much you’d have.''" – ''Nintendo Power'' Volume 79, page 26.</ref> and '''ghost ropes''',<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) issue 49 (April 1997), page 50.</ref> are long vine apparitions that appear in [[Gloomy Gulch]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and its pseudo-sequel, ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''. While ghostly ropes act as normal [[rope]]s, their main discerning is their ability to vanish and reappear every few seconds. In ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', ropes make their first and only appearance in [[Ghostly Grove (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Ghostly Grove]]. They also appear in the [[Ghostly Grove (Donkey Kong Land 2)|level counterpart]] of ''Donkey Kong Land 2'' and at the very start of its [[Web Woods (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Web Woods counterpart]].

In both games, [[Diddy Kong|Diddy]] and [[Dixie Kong]] must utilize ghostly ropes as normal ropes, specifically to safely cross over pitfalls or reach higher areas. They must often hop between ropes since they momentarily vanish. When a rope is about to vanish, it flashes as an indicator for the [[Kong]]s to get off; otherwise, they lose grip and fall down. In ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', the ropes only blink their eyes before vanishing, but in ''Donkey Kong Land 2'', their entire bodies blink instead. Some ropes vanish and reappear at a quicker rate, which is especially evident when Diddy and Dixie must use two of them to reach a [[Bonus Barrel]].

GhostlyGroveSNES2.png|Diddy and Dixie hang on a rope.