Ountarde, also known as Hunter,[1] is an enemy in The Messenger. It is based on the mythological Kappa demon from Japanese folklore. Ountarde's Picnic Panic counterpart is the Croustarde.
Profile[]
Appearance[]
Ountarde is a red turtle-like monster that stands upright on two legs. It has two long pointy horns on its head that curve slightly up, and it has a turtle shell on its back. Ountarde's arms are extended outward in front of it, its long pointy claws spread out as if it's about to grab something. It wears a loincloth.
Abilities[]
Ountarde runs forward in one direction without stopping, jumping when it reaches the edge of a ledge. After it runs the gamut of the room, it disappears into a wall (presuming it has not already run into its death via a pit or spikes).
Trivia[]
- Ountarde's enemy behavior is based off of the enemy behavior of one of the unnamed enemies in Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos. This unnamed enemy runs at the player with a knife and automatically jumps at pitfalls.[2]
- Ountarde's toy description refers to a single Ountarde who appears during the third Evil Manfred chase sequence in Cloud Ruins.
Nomenclature[]
Language | Name | Meaning | |
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English | Ountarde | Derived from the word "hunter." Its name is a joke name obtained from a deformation of the worst possible way to mispronounce the word "hunter."[2] | |
Québécois | Ountarde | - | |
French | Traqueur | Tracker | |
German | Jeghor | Homophone of "Jäger" (hunter). | |
Russian | Аходнег Akhodneg |
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Spanish | Ountarde | - | |
Brazilian‑Portuguese | Ountarde | - | |
Korean | 온트라데 Onteulade |
Ountarde | |
Japanese | 追いガッパ Oi Gappa |
Chasing Gappa | |
Simplified Chinese | 河童猎手 Hétóng Lièshǒu |
Kappa Hunter | |
Traditional Chinese | 河童獵手 Hétóng Lièshǒu |
Kappa Hunter |
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References[]
- ↑ Datamined name used in the picture files.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 File:Citation Ountarde.png
Enemies in The Messenger | |
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Main Game | Bagoat • Bat • Birdy • Blue Kappa • Boulder Douche • Bouncing Dogo • Demon Hive • Green Kappa • Jumping Quillshroom • Jumping Scurubu • Manhattan Banshee • Mermofwizquard • Ountarde • Poursuivant Piquant • Quillshroom • Ranged Kappa • Rochecrossidère • Scurubu • Siroi • Skelout • Skelouton • Space Shooter Enemies • Tsatson • Wallaxer • Wall Shmu |
Picnic Panic | Barlie Chown • Beach Parrot • Blow Dart Voodkin • Bouncing Monko • Croustarde • Diving Voodkin • Flamethrow Voodkin • Guile Pile • Pouesson • Rake Voodkin • Tropical Bat • Tropical Birdy • Tropical Blue Kappa • Tropical Green Kappa • Tropical Ranged Kappa |