Rattly: Difference between revisions

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|image=[[File:Rattly.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of Rattly from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''

|full_name=Rattly the Rattlesnake<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet|page=24|date=1995}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (Game Boy Advance) instruction booklet|page=21|date=2004|author=Nintendo}}</ref><br>Rattly the Snake<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #39|page=63|date=June 1996}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) Issue 47|page=49|date=February 1997}}</ref>

|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])

|latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' ([[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] cameo) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])

Rattly's most noticeable ability is his [[Super move|Superjump]], allowing him to bounce high to reach normally inaccessible locations, sometimes to find a level collectible or [[Bonus Barrel]]. Rattly can also jump in midair when falling from a platform, and he can bounce off [[Zinger]]s without taking damage. On a small note, Rattly hops while moving.

Rattly reappears in ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'', in which he retains his behavior and appears in the same level counterparts as in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', [[Topsail Trouble (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Topsail Trouble]], [[Rattle Battle (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Rattle Battle]], [[Gusty Glade (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Gusty Glade]], [[Toxic Tower (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Toxic Tower]], and [[Animal Antics (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Animal Antics]].

Rattly makes a cameo in ''[[Donkey Konga 2]]''. He is among the characters whose artwork appears in Freestyle Zone while the player plays the [[Nintendo GameCube#DK Bongos|DK Bongos]]. Two Rattlies are engraved on a bridge in the "Port City - Foggy Morning" background scene. In ''[[Donkey Konga 3 JP]]'', Rattly's artwork can appear again in Freestyle Zone.

===''Super Mario Odyssey''===

Rattly the Rattlesnake is referenced in the [[Metro Kingdom]] in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', where one of the street signs is named after him. However, his name is misspelled "'''Rattley'''".

===''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker'' (Nintendo 3DS / Nintendo Switch)===

Rattly the Rattlesnake is referenced in the level [[Uptown, Downtown]] in the [[Nintendo 3DS]] and [[Nintendo Switch]] versions of ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'', where the same street sign from ''Super Mario Odyssey'' is named after Rattly, although his name remains misspelled.

Rattly appears as an Advanced-class support [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. The spirit occupies one support slot and increases the fighter's jump height when used. The spirit's puppet fighter is a [[Yoshi]] with increased jump power on the [[Kongo Jungle (Super Smash Bros.)|Kongo Jungle]] stage. The track that plays during the spirit battle is an arrangement of "Snakey Chantey" from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', referencing the level [[Rattle Battle]] in which Rattly is playable.

==Profiles and statistics==

===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===

*'''Instruction booklet:''' ''Rebelling against the Kremlings who infest the island, Rattly offers his high-jumping ability to help the Kongs. He can jump much higher than the Kongs, courtesy of his springy tail.''<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo|date=1995|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' instruction booklet|page=25}}</ref>

 

*'''Virtual Console manual bio:''' "''Hold {{button|3ds|SELECT}} to perform a high jump.''"

 

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!colspan=4 width=40%|Spirit battle

|[[File:SSBU Rattly Spirit.png|x100px]]

|''[[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong]]'' Series

|[[Yoshi]]

*The enemy has increased jump power

|[[Kongo Jungle (Super Smash Bros.)|Kongo Jungle]]

 

 

[[File:Rattly DKLIII unused.png|thumb|Rattly (shown as Dixie) bounces on a Buzz.]]

*[[List of Donkey Kong Land III pre-release and unused content|Via hacking]], the player can control a partially playable Rattly in ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''. However, his sprites are missing, and only part of his usual functionality remains intact, most specifically the ability to bounce on enemies that would normally injure the Kongs, such as [[Buzz (enemy)|Buzz]]es and [[Bristles]].

 

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[[Category:Snakes]]

[[Category:Animal Friends]]

[[Category:Playable characters]]

[[Category:Donkey Kong allies]]

[[Category:Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest characters]]

[[Category:Donkey Kong Land 2 characters]]

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