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|image=[[File:DKC2 Screech.png|160px]]<br>Artwork of Screech from '' | |image=[[File:DKC2 Screech.png|160px]]<br>Artwork of Screech from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]]) | ||
|species=[[:Category:Parrots|Parrot]] | |species=[[:Category:Parrots|Parrot]] | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Konga 3 JP|Donkey Konga 3]]'' (cameo) ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]]) | |latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Konga 3 JP|Donkey Konga 3]]'' (cameo) ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]]) | ||
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'''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''' is a parrot enemy who appears in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''. In both games, he 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 [[ | 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. His wings are red at the tip. | ||
[[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|Squawks and Screech begin racing in the Game Boy Advance version of ''Donkey Kong Country 2'']] | 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, who must race against Screech. Like in 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 or Squawks crosses the line first. If Squawks loses to Screech, the Kongs lose a life and must restart the race. | ||
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, 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 or Squawks crosses the line first. If Squawks loses to Screech, the Kongs lose a | |||
In the ending's Cast of Characters, Screech is categorized under [[Lazy Landlubbers]]. | In the ending's Cast of Characters, Screech is categorized under [[Lazy Landlubbers]]. | ||
In the [[Game Boy Advance]] version, there is a running timer at the bottom | In the [[Game Boy Advance]] version, there is a running timer at the bottom left of the screen to keep track of the race duration. | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Screech.jpg|Group artwork of Diddy and Dixie running past Screech | Screech.jpg|Group artwork of [[Diddy Kong]] and [[Dixie Kong]] running past Screech | ||
Screech DKC2.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' sprite | Screech DKC2.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' sprite | ||
Screech DKL2 sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Land 2'' sprite | Screech DKL2 sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Land 2'' sprite | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Screech has his own theme music which plays when he is being raced. In the | *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 Kong]] and [[Dixie Kong]] (transformed into [[Rambi]]) 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 art, where he | *Screech appears in the background of the ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' box art, where he hits 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. | ||
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Revision as of 12:39, July 19, 2023
Screech | |
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Artwork of Screech from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest | |
Species | Parrot |
First appearance | Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995) |
Latest appearance | Donkey Konga 3 (cameo) (2005) |
Screech is a parrot enemy who appears in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong Land 2. In both games, he 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. His wings are red at the tip.
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 in 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 or Squawks crosses the line first. If Squawks loses to Screech, 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, there is a running timer at the bottom left of the screen to keep track of the race duration.
Gallery
Group artwork of Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong running past Screech
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | スクリーチ Sukurīchi |
Screech |
Italian | Screech |
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Spanish | Screech |
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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 Kong and Dixie Kong (transformed into Rambi) 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 art, where he hits 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.