Editing Squitter

{{character infobox
|image=[[File:Squitter.jpg|200px]]
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|species=Spider
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' ([[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] cameo) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
}}
{{quote|The web-slinging spider, Squitter, is one of the coolest new animal friends. When you press the {{button|snes|Y}} Button, he spins webs that knock out enemies. He can also shoot web platforms that the pair can use to cross gaps in the terrain by pressing the {{button|snes|L}}, {{button|snes|R}} and {{button|snes|A}} Buttons.|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' instruction booklet, page 25}}

'''Squitter''' is a large orange-and-black haired spider and an [[Animal Friend]] in the [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''Donkey Kong'' franchise]]. He is one of the few spiders in said franchise to actually have eight legs, whereas most others, such as [[Small Spider]]s from ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' and [[Skittler]]s from ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'', have six. Despite this, Squitter still lacks some spider features, such as multiple eyes and chelicerae. He also wears four pairs of orange-white shoes, which resemble those worn by another Animal Buddy, [[Expresso the Ostrich]].

==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country'' series=== 
====''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''====
In ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'', Squitter appears to assist [[Diddy Kong|Diddy]] and [[Dixie Kong]] on their adventure. He has the ability to shoot out an unlimited supply of web projectiles from his mouth, which he can use to defeat most enemies, including [[Zinger]]s. He also has the ability to create temporary web platforms to reach higher areas, such as a [[Bonus Area]], or to cross a large gap. However, he cannot jump as high as the Kongs can in return. Squitter is unable to defeat an enemy by jumping on it, as this injures him in the process. Squitter appears in seven levels: [[Hot-Head Hop]], [[Krockhead Klamber (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Krockhead Klamber]], [[Hornet Hole (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Hornet Hole]], [[Bramble Scramble (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Bramble Scramble]], [[Web Woods (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Web Woods]], [[Toxic Tower (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Toxic Tower]], and lastly [[Animal Antics (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Animal Antics]].

====''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''====
In ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'', Squitter reprises his role, keeping mostly the same characteristics. Unlike in the previous game, Squitter can now defeat enemies by jumping on them, although it is no more effective than the Kongs' jump attack, because he cannot defeat stronger enemies like [[Buzz (enemy)|Buzz]]es this way. This ability was removed from the [[Game Boy Advance]] version. Squitter appears in seven levels: [[Fire-Ball Frenzy]], [[Blazing Bazukas]], [[Krack Shot Kroc]], [[Pot Hole Panic (Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!)|Pot Hole Panic]], [[Creepy Caverns]], [[Stampede Sprint]], and lastly [[Tyrant Twin Tussle]].

===''Donkey Kong Land'' series===
{{multiframe|[[File:Squitter DKL2 sprite.png|64px]] [[File:DKLIII GBC Squitter sprite.png|64px]]|align=left|size=185|Squitter's sprite in ''Donkey Kong Land 2'' (left) and ''[[Donkey Kong Land III#Version differences|Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong]]'' (right)}}
Squitter appears in the last two installments of the [[Donkey Kong Land (series)|''Donkey Kong Land'' series]]: ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]'', based on his appearances in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' and ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' respectively. In both games, Squitter's webs have shorter range and disappear shortly after being shot. Web platforms can be created by pressing {{button|gb|b}} then {{button|gb|select}}. In ''Donkey Kong Land III'', Squitter can also defeat enemies by jumping on them.

In ''Donkey Kong Land 2'', Squitter appears in seven levels: [[Hothead Hop]], [[Krockhead Klamber (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Krockhead Klamber]], [[Hornet Hole (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Hornet Hole]], [[Web Woods (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Web Woods]], [[Toxic Tower (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Toxic Tower]], [[Fiery Furnace (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Fiery Furnace]], and [[Animal Antics (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Animal Antics]]. In ''Donkey Kong Land III'', Squitter is slightly less common, only appearing in four levels: [[Koco Channel]], [[Karbine Kaos]], [[Stalagmite Frights]], and [[Haunted Hollows]].

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series=== 
Squitter makes a cameo appearance as a [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''. He later appears as a [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', where he is an advanced support spirit that negates the jump and speed reduction effect of sticky floors.

==Profiles and statistics==
===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
*'''Instruction booklet bio:''' "''The web-slinging spider, Squitter, is one of the coolest new animal friends. When you press the {{button|snes|Y}} Button, he spins webs that knock out enemies. He can also shoot web platforms that the pair can use to cross gaps in the terrain by pressing the {{button|snes|L}}, {{button|snes|R}} and {{button|snes|A}} Buttons.''"

===''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''===
*'''Instruction booklet bio:''' "''He's a blast from the past! Squitter returns to shoot his webs, which can take out most baddies with ease. His web platforms create stepping stones across gaps that would normally be impassible.''"

===''Donkey Kong Land 2''===
*'''Virtual Console manual bio:''' "''Press {{button|3ds|B}} to fire a web and attack enemies. Press {{button|3ds|SELECT}} to change the web into a floating platform.''"

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''====
[[File:BrawlTrophy327.png|thumb|100px]]
*'''Trophy'''
**'''Squitter'''
**'''Appears in:'''
***'''SNES''' ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
***'''SNES''' ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble''
**''A spider friend of the Kongs. Squitter features a patchy pattern and a fancy sneaker on each foot. With Diddy on board, Squitter will assist by spewing out webs that serve as projectile weapons or temporary platforms. These platforms can be used to access otherwise unreachable areas.''

====''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''====
[[File:SquitterTrophy3DS.png|thumb|100px]]
*'''Trophy'''
**'''Squitter'''
**''Squitter is one of Donkey Kong's animal friends. It must take him hours to lace up the four pairs of shoes he wears... The spiderwebs he shoots from his mouth can damage enemies, and they also can make platforms to walk on. But can he use them to make shoe racks?'' (American English)
**''One of Donkey Kong's animal friends. Shoe-shopping must be expensive when you have eight legs! Anyway, Squitter helps you out by shooting webbing at enemies and making platforms appear in the air! And then, when that's all said and done, he can put his many, MANY feet up and relax.'' (British English)

====''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' spirit====
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!Squitter
|[[File:Squitter.jpg|100px]]
|''[[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong]]'' Series
|Support (2)
|Advanced
|Sticky-Floor Immunity
|World of Light (Light Realm); Spirit Board
|[[Diddy Kong]]
|'''Rule:''' Move Speed ↓
*You have reduced move speed
|[[Jungle Japes (stage)|Jungle Japes]]
|Ice Cave Chant
|}

==Gallery==
{{Main-gallery}}
<gallery>
Squitter DKC2 sprite.png|Sprite from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''
Squitter DKC3 Photo Album.png|[[Dixie Kong's Photo Album]]
Squitter Crate DKC2.png|Squitter's Animal Crate
DKC2 GBA Squitter sprite.png|Sprite from ''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (GBA) and ''Donkey Kong Country 3'' (GBA)
</gallery>

== Names in other languages ==
{{foreign names
|Jap=スクイッター
|JapR=Sukuittā
|JapM=Squitter
|Ita=Squitter<br>Telino
|ItaM=-<br>From "ragnatela" (spiderweb) with diminutive suffix "-ino"
|Rus=Сквиттер
|RusR=Skvitter
|RusM=Squitter
|Spa=Squitter
|SpaM=-
}}

==Trivia==
*While most real-world spiders produce silk from their backsides, Squitter is able to shoot it from his mouth. However, members of the spider family Scytodidae are actually able to spit harmful venom-infused silk from their chelicerae, and Squitter even resembles these spiders, as both have an orange coloration with dark spots. According to character designer Steve Mayles, this resemblance is coincidental.<ref>@WinkySteve (February 25, 2019). [https://twitter.com/WinkySteve/status/1100062350990815232?s=20 No internet in those days to research the finer points of spitting spiders, so we just made stuff up. Or looked in a book for pictures. Can you imagine that, having to look in a book for pictures? I once bought a Scotland Travel guide book because I needed a picture of a sporran!] ''Twitter''.</ref>

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