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{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Kackle
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[1995]])
|latest_appearance=''Donkey Kong Country 2'' ([[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]) ([[2004]])
|variant_of=[[Kremling]]
}}
'''Kackle''' (also known as '''Resident Demon'''<ref name=ResidentDemon>{{media link|Grant Kirkhope in Twitter (12, 10, 2023).png|''Grant Kirkhope'''s like in Twitter (December 10, 2023)}}</ref>) is an undead [[Kremling]] who lived in the time of the [[Kremling Kuthroats]] during his lifetime.<ref name=Krem-Isle>{{media link|Greg Mayles' Twitter (5, 24, 2018).png|''Gregg Mayles'' on Twitter (May 4, 2018)}}</ref> He first appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''.
==Characteristics==
Kackle's living appearance is unknown, but he is visible only as a yellowed skeleton of a Kritter, missing white teeth and red eyes. His outfit is a blue/green/yellow/red bandana with white polka dots, an eye patch with a human Jolly Roger on the left side, black bracelets, a dark brown belt with a gold buckle and a dangling sword.
== History ==
Along with Kloak and [[Bones (Kritter)|skeletal Kritters]], Kackle was a pirate Kremling lived in the time of the [[Kremling Kuthroats]] class and resided on [[Gloomy Gulch|town]] even in death.<ref>[https://dkpedia.com/wiki/File:Greg_Mayles%27_Twitter_(5,_24,_2018).png ''Gregg Mayles'' on Twitter (retrieved on May, 4, 2018)]</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' German Player's Guide. p. 84 - "'''''WEB WOODS:''' {{hover|Dieser schrecklich düstere Wald wird sogar von den Kremlingpiraten gemieden.|This terribly gloomy forest is avoided even by the Kremling pirates.}}''"</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' Instruction Booklet, Nintendo, 1995, p. 22 - "'''''GLOOMY GULCH:''' This spooky area is also haunted by the evil Kremling spirits known as Kloak and Kackle.''"</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' Player's Guide, Nintendo, 1995, p. 20 - "'''''GLOOMY GULCH:''' Don't count on meeting another living soul in this dilapidated ghost town, where even the ropes fade in and out of existence like phantoms. Not even the town of Tombstone was terrifying!''"</ref><ref>''Nintendo Power'', Vol. 79, December, 1995, page 26 - "'''''GLOOMY GULCH:''' The last stretch of road leading to K. Rool's Keep passes though the ghost town of Gloomy Gulch, and you'll be up to your hips in ghosties, beasties and bogles.''"</ref>▼
===Background information===
In his early life, Kackle was a pirate master of [[K. Rool]], [[Kloak]] and his [[Bones (Kritter)|pirate Kritters]] during the time of Kremling Kuthroats.<ref name=KremQuay>{{media link|Like of Adrian Smith in Twitter (2, 9, 2024).png|''Adrian Smith'''s like on Twitter (February 9, 2024)}}</ref><ref name=Krem-Isle/>
He lived in a house located in a town and owned a wrecked galleon on [[Krem Quay]].<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' Player's Guide, Nintendo, 1995, p. 20 - "'''''GLOOMY GULCH:''' Don't count on meeting another living soul in this dilapidated ghost town, where even the ropes fade in and out of existence like phantoms. Not even the town of Tombstone was terrifying!''"</ref><ref>''Nintendo Power'', Vol. 79, December, 1995, page 26 - "'''''GLOOMY GULCH:''' The last stretch of road leading to K. Rool's Keep passes though the ghost town of Gloomy Gulch, and you'll be up to your hips in ghosties, beasties and bogles.''"</ref><ref name=KremQuay/> Kackle and his crew fought in the [[List of implied events#Kremean War|Kremean War]] against [[Bazooka]] with his squadron where he with his crew had their final fate.<ref name=KremQuay/> After his demise, his living mate K. Rool starts planting his own seeds with the resources of the Kremling Kuthroats to establish the [[Kremling Krew]].<ref name=KremQuay/><ref name=Krem-Isle/>
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===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===▼
In ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' where [[Diddy Kong]] & [[Dixie Kong]] enter from his house in [[Haunted Hall]], Kackle begins his attack against them preparing a timer and contains the [[Plus and Minus Barrels]] that one increases the time and the other decreases it. If time runs out, Kackle captures.
In ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' as '''Resident Demon''', Kackle has a ghost train in the [[Creepy Castle]] catacombs.<ref name=ResidentDemon/> He will try to physically attack [[Donkey Kong]] with his claws and summon flame skulls.
==Profiles==
===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
*<u>'''SNES instruction booklet'''</u> (
*<u>'''SNES Player's Guide'''</u> (page 15):
*<u>'''Computer and Video Games vol. 170'''</u> (page 70): ''You can't kill what's already dead, but it can sure have a go at killing you!''
*<u>'''GBA instruction booklet'''</u> (page 23): ''These ghostly Kremling spirits haunt many locations on Crocodile Isle.''
==Gallery==
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Kackle DKC2 yellow.png|Sprite (yellow bandana)
Kackle DKC2 red.png|Sprite (red bandana)
Red Kackle DKC2 screenshot.png|Kackle with a red bandana
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==Trivia==
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*According to [[Steve Mayles]], [[Mr. X]] is an earlier version of Kackle.<ref>"''He was replaced with the giant skeleton that chases you on the fairground level''" Mayles, Steve (June 3, 2015), [https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/38dtd9/were_playtonic_exrare_devs_behind_banjokazooie/crucemz/ Reddit AMA with the developers of Yooka-Laylee], ''Reddit''. Retrieved June 3 2015</ref>
*During the development of ''Banjo-Kazooie'', when it was known as ''[[jiggywikki:Dream: Land of Giants|Dream: Land of Giants]]'', Kackle was used as placeholder enemy.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=193&v=w72kj20YNA0&feature=youtu.be Rare Revealed: A Rare Look At Dream], ''Youtube''. Retrieved December 22 2015</ref>
==References==
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