Kackle
Kackle (also known as Resident Demon[1]) is an undead Kremling who lived in the time of the Kremling Kuthroats during his lifetime.[2] He first appear in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest.
| Kackle | |
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 Artwork of Kackle | |
| General information | |
| Variant of | Kremling |
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| First appearance | Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995) |
| Latest appearance | Donkey Kong Country 2 (GBA) (2004) |
Along with Kloak and skeletal Kritters, Kackle was a pirate Kremling lived in the time of the Kremling Kuthroats class and
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
Background information
In his early life, Kackle was a pirate in the time of Kremling Kuthroats along with Kloak and pirate Kritters where resided on town even in death.[2][3][4][5][6] During the Kremean War, Kackle along with Kloak & pirate Kritters fought against Bazooka together with his squad where he died in that war.[7]
Donkey Kong franchise
In Haunted Hall, there are four Kackles, and each of them are encountered within a section that Diddy and Dixie enter through a gate and exit through the next one. Each Kackle has a uniquely colored bandanna: the first one wears a blue bandana, the second one wears a green bandana, the third one wears a yellow bandana, and the fourth one wears a red bandana. The first two are encountered before the Star Barrel while the other two are encountered afterward. None of the Kackles can be defeated.
When Diddy and Dixie enter a section with a Kackle, a timer appears at the top of the screen, and the Kongs have to quickly exit the zone before time runs out. As the timer ticks down, the Kackle inches closer to the Kongs. If time runs out, the Kackle becomes tangible and touches the active Kong, damaging them. Nearly every Kackle area takes longer to pass through than the initial amount of time given, so as a workaround, Diddy and Dixie must touch any Plus Barrel along the way to increment the timer. At the same time, the Kongs must avoid touching any Minus Barrel, as this decreases the timer.
The first Kackle area contains mostly Plus Barrels and a few Minus Barrels. The second Kackle area only contains Plus Barrels. The third Kackle area only contains Minus Barrels, but the timer is longer than in the other sections to compensate for the lack of Plus Barrels. The fourth and final Kackle area has Plus Barrels and Minus Barrels often placed near each other, requiring the Kongs to time their jumps to avoid touching a Minus Barrel.
Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)
In Donkey Kong Country 2 for the Game Boy Advance, Kackles have received a few changes. Every Kackle instead wears blue bandanna like the first one, and their distance while following the Kongs is also kept consistent.
Profiles
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
- SNES instruction booklet (page 30): These ghostly, Kremling spirits haunt many locations on Crocodile Isle.
- SNES Player's Guide (page 15): This mean-spirited spooks are on the lookout for any hairy intruders into their domain! Kackle haunts the Kremland amusement park, while Kloak fades in and out of several diferent areas. Dealing while Kloak is especially frustating, since he sometimes conjures up Zingers to block paths or items.
- Computer and Video Games vol. 170 (page 70): You can't kill what's already dead, but it can sure have a go at killing you!
- GBA instruction booklet (page 23): These ghostly Kremling spirits haunt many locations on Crocodile Isle.
Gallery
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
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Artwork of Kackle chasing the Kongs
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Sprite (blue bandana)
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Sprite (green bandana)
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Sprite (yellow bandana)
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Sprite (red bandana)
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A Kackle with a green bandana
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A Kackle with a yellow bandana
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A Kackle with a red bandana
Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)
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Sprite
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A screenshot of a Kackle in Haunted Hall
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | カックル Kakkuru |
Kackle |
| Spanish | Kackle | - |
Trivia
- Kackles are one of the few enemies to not return in Donkey Kong Land 2, mainly because the game features a standard rollercoaster level, Krazy Koaster, instead of its own variation of Haunted Hall.
- In Donkey Kong 64, a demon resembling a giant skeletal Kremling appears to pursue Donkey Kong in a Mine Cart segment, similar to Kackle.
- According to Steve Mayles, Mr. X is an earlier version of Kackle.[8]
References
- ^ Grant Kirkhope's like in Twitter (December 10, 2023)
- ^ a b Gregg Mayles on Twitter (May 4, 2018)
- ^ Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest German Player's Guide. p. 84 - "WEB WOODS: Dieser schrecklich düstere Wald wird sogar von den Kremlingpiraten gemieden."
- ^ 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."
- ^ 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!"
- ^ 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."
- ^ Kevin Bayliss' like on Twitter (November 18, 2023)
- ^ "He was replaced with the giant skeleton that chases you on the fairground level" Mayles, Steve (June 3, 2015), Reddit AMA with the developers of Yooka-Laylee, Reddit. Retrieved June 3 2015
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