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|title=Big Squeekly
|image=[[File:Squeeklyfamily.png|250px]]<br>Concept artwork of the Big Squeekly, along with the other Squeeklys
|image=[[File:Squeeklyfamily.png|250px]]<br>Concept artwork of the Big Squeekly, along with the other Squeeklies
|species=[[Squeekly]]
|species_origin=[[Bat]]
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' ([[List of games by date#2010|2010]])
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' ([[List of games by date#2010|2010]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
}}
}}
'''Big Squeekly'''<ref>{{ref quote|After getting into a barrel and flying past small Squeeklys, a '''Big Squeekly''' will start chasing you.|Michael Knight|Donkey Kong Country Returns [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Game Guide. Page 82}}</ref>, also known as '''Mega Squeekly'''{{ref needed}}, is the possible leader of the [[Squeekly|Squeeklies]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]''. It is a giant Squeekly that only appears in the level [[Crowded Cavern]], along with the other members of the Squeekly family. The ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] guide implies that multiple Big Squeeklys exist in the level;<ref>"''Once you get past the checkpoint and a long area with lots of Squeeklys, you enter a section with wooden planks. '''Big Squeeklys''' will stick their heads out from these planks.''" &ndash; page 83</ref> however, in the game, only one Big Squeekly can be seen on-screen at a time.
The '''Big Squeekly'''<ref>Knight, Michael. ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' Prima Official Game Guide. Page 82. "''After getting into a barrel and flying past small Squeeklys, a Big Squeekly will start chasing you.''"</ref> is a giant [[Squeekly]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]''. It only appears in the level [[Crowded Cavern]], along with the other members of the Squeekly family. The ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] guide implies that multiple Big Squeeklys exist in the level;<ref>Knight, Michael. ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' Prima Official Game Guide. Page 83. "''Once you get past the checkpoint and a long area with lots of Squeeklys, you enter a section with wooden planks. Big Squeeklys will stick their heads out from these planks.'' […] ''Stay down a bit since the next Big Squeekly drops from the ceiling.'' […] ''After passing another checkpoint, you will be chased by a Big Squeekly that fires sonic rings at you.''"</ref> however, in the game, only one Big Squeekly can be seen on-screen at a time. They are even larger than [[Chū Komorin]].


==History==
==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' / ''Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D''===
===''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' / ''Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D''===
When [[Donkey Kong|Donkey]] and [[Diddy Kong]] enter Crowded Cavern, they find the Squeekly family sleeping quietly in the rocks. In order to progress through the cavern, however, the [[Kong]]s must use a nearby [[Rocket Barrel]], which causes a loud noise that awakens the entire Squeekly Family. The Big Squeekly and the other Squeeklies then start to furiously chase and attack the Kongs throughout the level for awakening them from their sleep.
When [[Donkey Kong|Donkey]] and [[Diddy Kong]] enter Crowded Cavern, they find the Squeekly Family sleeping quietly in the rocks. In order to progress through the level, the [[Kong]]s must use a nearby [[Rocket Barrel]], though it gives off a loud noise that awakens the entire Squeekly Family. The Big Squeekly and the other Squeeklys then start to furiously chase and attack the Kongs throughout the level for awakening them from their sleep.


During the stage, the Big Squeekly proves to be very powerful, as it can destroy rocky walls with its head and also emit powerful sonic blasts to damage the Kongs. However, it is weak to crystals, and is knocked out by one near the end of the stage.
The Big Squeekly is capable of destroying rocky walls with its head and emitting large, purple sonic blasts to damage the Kongs. At the end of the level, the Big Squeekly hits into a crystal and gets knocked out.


===''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''===
===''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''===
[[File:DKCTF MegaSqueekly.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Big Squeekly's cameo in ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''.]]
[[File:Blurry Flurry DKCTF 2.jpg|thumb|200px|The Big Squeekly's cameo in ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'']]
In ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'', the Big Squeekly makes a cameo appearance in the background of the level [[Blurry Flurry]], frozen in a block of ice.
In ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'', the Big Squeekly makes a cameo appearance in the background of the level [[Blurry Flurry]], trapped in a block of ice. As the Kongs pass it, its eyes and mouth twitch briefly.
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=メガコモリン
|JapR=Mega Komorin
|JapM=Mega Squeekly
}}


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 17:07, April 18, 2022

Big Squeekly
Squeeklyfamily.png
Concept artwork of the Big Squeekly, along with the other Squeeklys
Species Squeekly
First appearance Donkey Kong Country Returns (2010)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch) (2018)

The Big Squeekly[1] is a giant Squeekly in Donkey Kong Country Returns and Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D. It only appears in the level Crowded Cavern, along with the other members of the Squeekly family. The Donkey Kong Country Returns Prima guide implies that multiple Big Squeeklys exist in the level;[2] however, in the game, only one Big Squeekly can be seen on-screen at a time. They are even larger than Chū Komorin.

History[edit]

Donkey Kong Country Returns / Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D[edit]

When Donkey and Diddy Kong enter Crowded Cavern, they find the Squeekly Family sleeping quietly in the rocks. In order to progress through the level, the Kongs must use a nearby Rocket Barrel, though it gives off a loud noise that awakens the entire Squeekly Family. The Big Squeekly and the other Squeeklys then start to furiously chase and attack the Kongs throughout the level for awakening them from their sleep.

The Big Squeekly is capable of destroying rocky walls with its head and emitting large, purple sonic blasts to damage the Kongs. At the end of the level, the Big Squeekly hits into a crystal and gets knocked out.

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze[edit]

Blurry Flurry
The Big Squeekly's cameo in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

In Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, the Big Squeekly makes a cameo appearance in the background of the level Blurry Flurry, trapped in a block of ice. As the Kongs pass it, its eyes and mouth twitch briefly.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese メガコモリン
Mega Komorin
Mega Squeekly

References[edit]

  1. ^ Knight, Michael. Donkey Kong Country Returns Prima Official Game Guide. Page 82. "After getting into a barrel and flying past small Squeeklys, a Big Squeekly will start chasing you."
  2. ^ Knight, Michael. Donkey Kong Country Returns Prima Official Game Guide. Page 83. "Once you get past the checkpoint and a long area with lots of Squeeklys, you enter a section with wooden planks. Big Squeeklys will stick their heads out from these planks. […] Stay down a bit since the next Big Squeekly drops from the ceiling. […] After passing another checkpoint, you will be chased by a Big Squeekly that fires sonic rings at you."