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{{distinguish|[[Kroctopus]], a boss exclusive to ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!|Donkey Kong Country 3]]''{{'}}s [[Game Boy Advance]] [[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|remake]]}}
{{Species-infobox
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Croctopus2.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of a Croctopus from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''
|image=[[File:Croctopus2.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of a Croctopus from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]])
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]]) ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]) ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country#Game Boy Advance|Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]) ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]])
|comparable=[[Nemo]]
|related=[[Nemo]]
}}
}}
A '''Croctopus''' (plural '''Croctopus''',<ref>{{cite|author=Funky Kong|quote=This time I would like you to catch 15 Croctopus within the time limit. Be careful not to hook any bottles, as these will reduce your time left. Not good, man!|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Advance)}}</ref> '''Croctopuses''',<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=1994|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' Player's Guide|page=66-67, 78}}</ref> '''Croctopi''',<ref>{{cite|date=2003|language=en-us|author=Folsom, Jessica, and Steve Thomason|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' Player's Guide|page=17|publisher=Nintendo of America|isbn=1-930206-33-X}}</ref> also spelled as '''croctopi'''<ref>{{cite|quote=Sharks, croctopi and pearl-spitting clams are just a few of an apes{{sic}} not-so-favourite things!|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) issue 26 (NMS Special)|page=14|date=November 1994}}</ref> or '''Croctupi'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) issue 26 (NMS Special)|page=15|date=November 1994}}</ref>) is an octopus-like enemy found in the underwater levels of ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. Their name is a portmanteau of ''crocodile'' and ''octopus''. Croctopus appear in blue and purple varieties, and their color scheme resembles the venomous {{wp|blue-ringed octopus}}. In ''Donkey Kong Country'', unlike most underwater enemies, Croctopus are completely invincible, even from [[Enguarde the Swordfish]], and should be avoided. The purple variety appear throughout the level [[Coral Capers]] and late in [[Clam City]], and they spin around in fixed patterns with all eight arms extended. Croctopus are prominent in [[Croctopus Chase]], which features their name in the title and their final overall level appearance. Several of the blue variety appear in Croctopus Chase, each waiting in a gap until [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] pass by, after which it starts spinning and going after the Kongs in a fixed path up until reaching the next gap, where it stops chasing the Kongs. The [[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)|Game Boy Color version]] only has the purple variant, even in Croctopus Chase, where they have the behavior of blue Croctopus. In the [[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|Game Boy Advance version]], there is a [[Funky's Fishing]] challenge in [[Monkey Mines]] where the Kongs have to catch 15 Croctopus within the time limit, and there is a [[photograph]] of Croctopus located in a hidden room with two Croctopus in Croctopus Chase.
{{about|the enemy from ''Donkey Kong Country''|the similarly-named boss from Game Boy Advance remake of ''Donkey Kong Country 3''|[[Kroctopus]]}}
{{quote2|These octopi spin dizzily about coral formations.|''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' manual, page 30}}


'''Croctopuses''' are octopus-like enemies found underwater in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. Their name is a portmanteau of ''crocodile'' and ''octopus''. Croctopuses appear in blue and purple varieties, and their color scheme resembles the venomous [[Wikipedia:Blue-ringed octopus|blue-ringed octopus]].
Although Croctopuses do not appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]'', the game has a level featuring a similar enemy, [[Nemo]].
==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country''===
[[File:Croctopus Chase 2.png|thumb|The Kongs encounter a blue Croctopus in Croctopus Chase]]
In ''Donkey Kong Country'', unlike most underwater enemies, Croctopus are completely invincible, even from [[Enguarde the Swordfish]], and should be avoided.
The purple variety appear late in the level [[Coral Capers]] and throughout [[Clam City]], and they and spin around in fixed patterns with all eight arms extended. Croctopuses are prominent in [[Croctopus Chase]], which features their name in the title and their final overall level appearance. Croctopus Chase features the blue variety, who wait in a gap until [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] pass them, then it starts spinning and goes after the Kongs. When Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong reach the next gap, the Croctopus goes into the gap and stops chasing them. Oftentimes, another Croctopus starts to chase the Kongs.
The [[Game Boy Color]] remake only has the purple variant, even in Croctopus Chase where their characteristics represent blue Croctopuses.
In the [[Game Boy Advance]] version, there is a [[Funky's Fishing]] challenge in [[Monkey Mines]] where the Kongs have to catch 15 Croctopuses within the time limit. When introducing the mission, Funky uses the term "Croctopus" as a plural. In Croctopus Chase, Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong can obtain a [[photograph]] of Croctopus in a hidden room with two Croctopus.
==Appearances in other media==
Several Croctopuses appear in the German ''[[Donkey Kong Country (comic)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' comic. In one part of the comic, a Croctopus attacks the Kongs with its spinning arms, but is stopped by a [[Squidge]] who wants to attack the Kongs instead.
Several Croctopuses appear in the German ''[[Donkey Kong Country (comic)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' comic. In one part of the comic, a Croctopus attacks the Kongs with its spinning arms, but is stopped by a [[Squidge]] who wants to attack the Kongs instead.
==Profiles==
*'''Instruction manual:''' ''These octopi spin dizzily about coral formations.''<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' manual|page=30|date=1994|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|author=Nintendo}}</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Artwork===
=== Artwork and scans ===
<gallery>
<gallery>
Croctopus_art.png|''Donkey Kong Country''
Croctopus_art.png|''Donkey Kong Country''
Croctopus DKC art.png|''Donkey Kong Country''
Croctopus DKC art.png|''Donkey Kong Country''
Croctopus-comic.jpg|''Club Nintendo''
</gallery>
</gallery>


===Sprites===
=== Sprites ===
<gallery>
<gallery>
Croctopus-purple-DKC.png|''Donkey Kong Country''
Croctopus-purple-DKC.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' (SNES)
Croctopus.png|''Donkey Kong Country''
Croctopus.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' (SNES)
Blue Croctopus DKC.png|''Donkey Kong Country''
Blue Croctopus DKC.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' (SNES)
Purple Croctopus DKC.png|''Donkey Kong Country''
Purple Croctopus DKC.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' (SNES)
Croctopus DKCGBC sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' (GBC)
Croctopus DKCGBC sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' (GBC)
Croctopus DKCGBA sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' (GBA)
Croctopus DKCGBA sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' (GBA)
</gallery>
</gallery>


===Screenshots===
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
Croctopus Chase 2.png|The Kongs encounter a blue Croctopus in Croctopus Chase
D-Croctopus.png|A Croctopus holds the letter "D" in ''Donkey Kong Country'' (GBC)
</gallery>
 
===Scans===
<gallery>
<gallery>
Croctopus-comic.jpg|''Club Nintendo''
D-Croctopus.png|A Croctopus holds the letter "D" in ''Donkey Kong Country'' (GBC).
</gallery>
</gallery>


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|JapR=Kurokutopasu
|JapR=Kurokutopasu
|JapM=Croctopus
|JapM=Croctopus
|Fre=Croctopus
|Ger=Kroktopus
|Ger=Kroktopus
|GerM="Croctopus" with adapted German spelling
|GerM="Croctopus" with adapted German spelling
|Ita=Polidrillo
|Ita=Polidrillo
|ItaM=Portmanteau of ''polipo'' ("octopus") and ''coccodrillo'' ("crocodile")
|ItaM=Octodile, from ''polipo'' (octopus) and ''coccodrillo'' (crocodile)
|Spa=Croctopus
}}
}}


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[[Category:Cephalopods]]
[[Category:Cephalopods]]
[[Category:Underwater creatures]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country Enemies]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country enemies]]
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