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{{quote2|This crazy cat is a whirling dervish. It will tangle you up in its many tails and spin you round until it collapses.|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet, page 31}}  
{{quote2|This crazy cat is a whirling dervish. It will tangle you up in its many tails and spin you round until it collapses.|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet, page 31}}  


A '''Cat o' 9 tails'''<ref>[http://youtu.be/yzKHp2WsmwA?t=16s ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' Swanky's Bonus Bonanza (Krazy Kremland)]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved October 13, 2014.</ref> (also spelled '''Cat-O'-9-Tails'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' SNES instruction booklet, page 31.</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2'' GBA instruction booklet, page 24.</ref>) is a blue cat with many tails, encountered in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. Its name is derived from the whip called "[[wikipedia:cat o' nine tails|cat o' nine tails]]," although Cat o' 9 tails only appears to have seven tails.
A '''Cat o' 9 tails'''<ref>[http://youtu.be/yzKHp2WsmwA?t=16s ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' Swanky's Bonus Bonanza (Krazy Kremland)]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved October 13, 2014.</ref> (also spelled '''Cat-O'-9-Tails'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' SNES instruction booklet, page 31.</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2'' GBA instruction booklet, page 24.</ref>) is a blue cat with many tails and an enemy which only appears in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. Its name is derived from the whip called "[[wikipedia:cat o' nine tails|cat o' nine tails]]," although Cat o' 9 tails only appears to have seven tails.


==Description==
[[File:Cat O 9 Tails DKC2.png|frame|left]]
[[File:Cat O 9 Tails DKC2.png|frame|left]]
Cat o' 9 tails are fairly rare enemies, encountered in only three levels in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' (namely [[Mudhole Marsh]], [[Screech's Sprint]], and [[Fiery Furnace]]). If a Cat o' 9 tails spots either [[Diddy Kong]] or [[Dixie Kong]], it will attempt to spin into them and whip them with its tails. The [[Kong]]s must avoid this attack and wait for a Cat o' 9 tails to collapse from dizziness; it will then become vulnerable to being jumped on the head.
Cat o' 9 tails are uncommon enemies and only appear in three levels: [[Mudhole Marsh (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Mudhole Marsh]], [[Screech's Sprint (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Screech's Sprint]], and [[Fiery Furnace (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Fiery Furnace]]. If a Cat o' 9 tails notices [[Diddy Kong]] and [[Dixie Kong]], it starts to rapidly twirl and move around, attempting to whip both [[Kong]]s with its tails. Cat o' 9 tails are invulnerable to attack while they spin around, and after a while the Cat o' 9 tails collapses from dizziness. During this phase, the Kongs can defeat the Cat o' 9 tails by jumping on its head.


If the Kongs jump into a Cat o' 9 tails from above while it is spinning, they will end up being flung into the air. This can help them collect items, although they can be thrown into another enemy or abyss. Also, while Cat o' 9 tails is spinning, [[Cartwheel Attack|cartwheel]]s and [[Helicopter Spin|spin]]s are useless against it.
The Kongs must generally avoid a Cat o' 9 tails while it spins around, otherwise they are caught in its tails, and the Cat o' 9 tails flings them up into the air. While this can help the Kongs collect items, they may also get thrown into another enemy or abyss.


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==

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“This crazy cat is a whirling dervish. It will tangle you up in its many tails and spin you round until it collapses.”
—Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest instruction booklet, page 31

A Cat o' 9 tails[1] (also spelled Cat-O'-9-Tails[2][3]) is a blue cat with many tails and an enemy which only appears in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. Its name is derived from the whip called "cat o' nine tails," although Cat o' 9 tails only appears to have seven tails.

Description

Sprite of a Cat o' 9 tails in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest.

Cat o' 9 tails are uncommon enemies and only appear in three levels: Mudhole Marsh, Screech's Sprint, and Fiery Furnace. If a Cat o' 9 tails notices Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong, it starts to rapidly twirl and move around, attempting to whip both Kongs with its tails. Cat o' 9 tails are invulnerable to attack while they spin around, and after a while the Cat o' 9 tails collapses from dizziness. During this phase, the Kongs can defeat the Cat o' 9 tails by jumping on its head.

The Kongs must generally avoid a Cat o' 9 tails while it spins around, otherwise they are caught in its tails, and the Cat o' 9 tails flings them up into the air. While this can help the Kongs collect items, they may also get thrown into another enemy or abyss.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ネコのナインテール
Neko no Naintēru
 Cat O' 9 Tails

German Power-Neunschwanz
 Power-Ninetail

References

  1. ^ Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Swanky's Bonus Bonanza (Krazy Kremland). YouTube. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
  2. ^ Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest SNES instruction booklet, page 31.
  3. ^ Donkey Kong Country 2 GBA instruction booklet, page 24.
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