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{{character-infobox
{{character infobox
|title=Owl
|border=#8B0000
|titlebg=#8B0000
|secbg=#8B0000
|image=[[File:Racing Owl.png|150px]]
|image=[[File:Racing Owl.png|150px]]
|species=Owl
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1999|1999]])  
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1999|1999]])  
|species=Owl
}}
}}
The '''Owl'''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20000229133200/http://www.nintendo.com/n64/donkeykong64/fungi.html Donkey Kong 64 Banana Guide on Nintendo.com], ''Nintendo''. Retrieved November 24, 2014.</ref> is a character from ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' that lives in the big tree in [[Fungi Forest]]. As would be expected with an owl, he can only be encountered at night. Apparently he won't talk to anything that can't fly, as he told [[Diddy Kong]] before he got his [[Rocketbarrel Boost]]. After Diddy got the rocketbarrels, the Owl, in similar vein to the [[Necky]] in [[Angry Aztec]], challenged Diddy to get through his obstacle course by flying through rings he leaves behind. After Diddy beat the course, the Owl was disappointed to find that his obstacle course was not as hard as he thought it was. The Owl then rewarded Diddy with a [[Bonus Barrel]].
{{quote|Hoot! I don't speak to anyone without wings. Come back when [[Diddy Kong|you]] can [[Rocketbarrel Boost|fly]].|[[Owl (character)|Owl]]|[[Donkey Kong 64]]}}
The '''Owl'''<ref>{{cite|author=Barton, Jeff et al|title=''Donkey Kong 64'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=100|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=December 1, 1999|isbn=0-7615-2279-4|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20000229133200/http://www.nintendo.com/n64/donkeykong64/fungi.html|title=''Donkey Kong 64'' Banana Guide|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|accessdate=June 2, 2024}}</ref> is a character and the namesake representation of his {{wp|Owl|real-life species}} in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''. The Owl lives in the big tree in [[Fungi Forest]]. He wears a green racing shirt. The Owl first has to be awoken by [[Guitar Gazump]] before the player character can race him, similarly to another non-playable character racer, the [[Rabbit (character)|Rabbit]]. The Owl can only be encountered at night, but will not talk to Diddy if his [[Rocketbarrel Boost]] move is not active. The Owl, in similar vein to the [[Buzzard (character)|Buzzard]] in [[Angry Aztec]], leaves behind rings and challenges Diddy to fly through them, though Diddy loses if he misses three rings, and tree branches are obstructions along the way. When Diddy completes the course, the Owl feels disappointed that his obstacle course was not as hard as thought it was, but a [[Bonus Barrel]] then spawns at the top of the tree, not a [[Golden Banana]] like with most other non-playable characters.
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=フクロウ<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|title=「ドンキーコング64任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Donkey Kong 64 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page=85}}</ref>
|JpnR=Fukurō
|JpnM=Owl; shared with [[Hoot#Names in other languages|Hoot]] and the ''[[Wario Land II]]'' [[owl (species)#Names in other languages|owl]]
}}


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 16:28, January 7, 2025

Owl
Owl
Species Owl
First appearance Donkey Kong 64 (1999)
“Hoot! I don't speak to anyone without wings. Come back when you can fly.”
Owl, Donkey Kong 64

The Owl[1][2] is a character and the namesake representation of his real-life species in Donkey Kong 64. The Owl lives in the big tree in Fungi Forest. He wears a green racing shirt. The Owl first has to be awoken by Guitar Gazump before the player character can race him, similarly to another non-playable character racer, the Rabbit. The Owl can only be encountered at night, but will not talk to Diddy if his Rocketbarrel Boost move is not active. The Owl, in similar vein to the Buzzard in Angry Aztec, leaves behind rings and challenges Diddy to fly through them, though Diddy loses if he misses three rings, and tree branches are obstructions along the way. When Diddy completes the course, the Owl feels disappointed that his obstacle course was not as hard as thought it was, but a Bonus Barrel then spawns at the top of the tree, not a Golden Banana like with most other non-playable characters.

Names in other languagesEdit

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese フクロウ[3]
Fukurō
Owl; shared with Hoot and the Wario Land II owl

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Barton, Jeff et al (December 1, 1999). Donkey Kong 64 Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-2279-4. Page 100.
  2. ^ Donkey Kong 64 Banana Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Archived February 29, 2000, 13:32:00 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  3. ^ 「ドンキーコング64任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Donkey Kong 64 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 85.