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'''Screech''' is a | '''Screech''' is a parrot enemy who appears in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''. In both games, Screech appears in his titular level, [[Screech's Sprint]]. | ||
Screech is a dark brown parrot with red tail feathers and a white beak and talons. He is slightly larger than Squawks. Screech has big yellow eyes with two small pupils, and has three claws on each talon. Screech's wings are red at the tip. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
[[File:Screechs Sprint DKC2 GBA.png|thumb|left|Squawks and Screech begin racing in the Game Boy Advance version of ''Donkey Kong Country 2'']] | |||
[[File:Screechs Sprint DKC2 GBA.png|thumb|left]] | Screech has an identical role in both ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' and ''Donkey Kong Land 2''. In both games, during the second half of Screech's Sprint, the [[Kong]]s must enter an [[Animal Barrel]] to transform into [[Squawks the Parrot|Squawks]], who must race against Screech. Like traditional races, Squawks's objective is to get in first place. He must fly between [[bramble]]s and dodge [[Zinger]]s as he makes his way to the finish line. The race ends when either Screech of Squawks crosses the line first. If Squawks ends up in last place, the Kongs lose a [[Extra Life Balloon|life]] and must restart the race. | ||
In the ending's Cast of Characters, Screech is categorized under [[Lazy Landlubbers]]. | |||
In the [[Game Boy Advance]] version, the bottom-left has a running timer to calculate the duration of Squawks's race against Screech. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Screech.jpg|Diddy and Dixie | Screech.jpg|Group artwork of Diddy and Dixie running past Screech | ||
Screech DKC2.png| | Screech DKC2.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' sprite | ||
Screech DKL2.PNG|''Donkey Kong Land 2'' sprite | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Screech has his own theme music which plays when he is being raced. In the [[Game Boy Advance]] remake of ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', Screech's theme music plays while Diddy and Dixie (transformed into [[Rambi the Rhino]]) are being chased through the last stretch of the level "[[Rambi Rumble]]" by [[King Zing]]. | *Screech has his own theme music which plays when he is being raced. In the [[Game Boy Advance]] remake of ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', Screech's theme music plays while Diddy and Dixie (transformed into [[Rambi the Rhino]]) are being chased through the last stretch of the level "[[Rambi Rumble]]" by [[King Zing]]. | ||
*Screech | *Screech appears in the background of the ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' box, where he whacks Squawks with a baseball bat. Screech also appears in group artwork where Diddy and Dixie move through a bramble area despite them never directly encountering Screech themselves. | ||
{{DKC2}} | {{DKC2}} | ||
{{DKL2}} | {{DKL2}} | ||
Revision as of 22:28, August 18, 2019
Template:Character-infobox Screech is a parrot enemy who appears in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong Land 2. In both games, Screech appears in his titular level, Screech's Sprint.
Screech is a dark brown parrot with red tail feathers and a white beak and talons. He is slightly larger than Squawks. Screech has big yellow eyes with two small pupils, and has three claws on each talon. Screech's wings are red at the tip.
History
Screech has an identical role in both Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong Land 2. In both games, during the second half of Screech's Sprint, the Kongs must enter an Animal Barrel to transform into Squawks, who must race against Screech. Like traditional races, Squawks's objective is to get in first place. He must fly between brambles and dodge Zingers as he makes his way to the finish line. The race ends when either Screech of Squawks crosses the line first. If Squawks ends up in last place, the Kongs lose a life and must restart the race.
In the ending's Cast of Characters, Screech is categorized under Lazy Landlubbers.
In the Game Boy Advance version, the bottom-left has a running timer to calculate the duration of Squawks's race against Screech.
Gallery
Group artwork of Diddy and Dixie running past Screech
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest sprite
- Screech DKL2.PNG
Donkey Kong Land 2 sprite
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | スクリーチ Sukurīchi |
Screech |
Trivia
- Screech has his own theme music which plays when he is being raced. In the Game Boy Advance remake of Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, Screech's theme music plays while Diddy and Dixie (transformed into Rambi the Rhino) are being chased through the last stretch of the level "Rambi Rumble" by King Zing.
- Screech appears in the background of the Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest box, where he whacks Squawks with a baseball bat. Screech also appears in group artwork where Diddy and Dixie move through a bramble area despite them never directly encountering Screech themselves.
