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{{ | {{species infobox | ||
|image=[[File:DKC - Slippa Artwork.png| | |image=[[File:DKC - Slippa Artwork.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of a Slippa from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]]) | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country | |latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]) ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]]) | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{quote2|Scaly, slithering snakes that like to live in oil drums.|''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' manual, page 29}} | {{quote2|Scaly, slithering snakes that like to live in oil drums.|''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' manual, page 29}} | ||
'''Slippas'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country'' Nintendo Player's Guide, [[Media:DKC Guide 16-17.jpg|Page 17]].</ref> are | '''Slippas'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country'' Nintendo Player's Guide, [[Media:DKC Guide 16-17.jpg|Page 17]].</ref> are snake enemies which appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]''. They are red with black stripes and resemble the real world {{wp|coral snake}}. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===''Donkey Kong Country''=== | ===''Donkey Kong Country''=== | ||
[[File:I-Slippa.png|thumb|left|A Slippa holding a "I" letter in the [[Game Boy Color]] | [[File:I-Slippa.png|thumb|left|A Slippa holding a "I" letter in the [[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)|Game Boy Color version]] of ''Donkey Kong Country'']] | ||
[[File:Reptile Rumble Slippas.png|thumb|The Kongs jump over a few Slippas in Reptile Rumble]] | |||
In their debut appearance, ''Donkey Kong Country'', Slippas appear in four levels: [[Reptile Rumble]], [[Millstone Mayhem]], [[Elevator Antics]], and [[Misty Mine]]; all of them are subterranean except Millstone Mayhem. Slippas move by quickly slithering on the ground. [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] can defeat Slippas by using any attack, including rolling, jumping, or throwing a [[barrel]] at them. When a Slippa is defeated, it makes a hissing noise. In Misty Mine, there are some [[black drum]]s that release an indefinite number of Slippas. | |||
In the boss level [[Boss Dumb Drum]], Slippas are the second pair of enemies that [[Dumb Drum]] releases. | |||
In the [[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|Game Boy Advance version]], the Kongs can obtain a [[photograph]] of Slippa by rolling into three of them in a row. | |||
===''Donkey Kong Country'' novel=== | |||
A single Slippa appears as a minor antagonist in the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (novel)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' novel. As the Kongs explore the Abandoned Mines, Slippa and [[Army]] ambush the group. Slippa proclaims that "thessse minesss are oursss" and attempts to attack [[Diddy Kong|Diddy]], but Diddy stomps him with a double jump. Slippa then escapes back into the darkness. | |||
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===''Donkey Kong Land''=== | ===''Donkey Kong Land''=== | ||
[[File: | [[File:Riggin' Rumble.png|thumb|Donkey Kong encounters Slippas slithering down ropes in Riggin' Rumble]] | ||
Slippas | Slippas reappear in ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]'', where they have slightly different role than in ''Donkey Kong Country''. They appear in many more levels and in a wider variety of environments, including mines, jungles, and skyscrapers. Slippas sometimes pop out of [[Basket of snakes|baskets]]. | ||
In [[ | In [[Riggin' Rumble]] and [[Skyscraper Caper]], Slippas slither down the ropes until they reach the bottom. These Slippas can only be defeated by a thrown [[barrel]]. | ||
Slippas appear in fifteen levels: | |||
*[[Jungle Jaunt]] | *[[Jungle Jaunt]] | ||
*[[Freezing Fun]] | *[[Freezing Fun]] | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
===Artwork=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Slippa.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' | |||
Slippa2.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' | |||
</gallery> | |||
===Sprites=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Slippa DKC.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' | |||
Slippa DKL.PNG|''Donkey Kong Land'' | |||
Rope Slippa DKL.png|''Donkey Kong Land'' | |||
Slippa DKCGBC sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' (GBC) | |||
Slippa DKCGBA sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' (GBA) | |||
</gallery> | |||
===Scans=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
DKC NP.jpg|''[[Nintendo Power]]'' | |||
</gallery> | |||
====Miscellaneous==== | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
DKC Puzzle Artwork.jpg|Artwork used for a puzzle based on ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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|JapR=Surippā | |JapR=Surippā | ||
|JapM=Slippa | |JapM=Slippa | ||
|Fre=Slippa | |||
|Spa=Slippa | |||
|SpaM=- | |||
}} | }} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Slippa was | *Slippa was known as "'''Hister'''" in unused text in ''Donkey Kong Country'',<ref>[http://tcrf.net/Donkey_Kong_Country_(SNES)#Early_English_Script The Cutting Room Floor Retrieved on 2011-01-04]</ref> and originally known as "'''Mr Hister'''" [[List of Donkey Kong Country pre-release and unused content|earlier in development]].<ref>{{media link|DKC general naming.jpg|Early DKC general naming sheet}}</ref> Slippas also have an [[Media:Slippa DKC1 unused death animation.gif|unused death animation]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
{{DKC}} | {{DKC}} | ||
{{DKL}} | {{DKL}} | ||
[[Category:Snakes]] | [[Category:Snakes]] | ||
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country | [[Category:Donkey Kong Country enemies]] | ||
[[Category:Donkey Kong Land | [[Category:Donkey Kong Land enemies]] | ||
[[de:Slippa]] | [[de:Slippa]] | ||
[[it:Slippa]] |
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