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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 from ''Donkey Kong Country''
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]])
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance]]) ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]])
|latest_appearance=''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 [[List of enemies|enemy]] in the [[Donkey Kong Country (series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' series]]. These {{iw|wikipedia|blue-ringed octopus}}-like creatures are encountered in some underwater stages. Their name is a portmanteau of ''crocodile'' and ''octopus''.
{{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}}
A '''Croctopus''' (plural '''Croctopuses'''<ref>M. Arakawa. ''Donkey Kong Country'' Player's Guide. Pages 66, 67, 78.</ref> or '''Croctopi'''<ref>Folsom, Jessica, and Steve Thomason. ''Donkey Kong Country'' Player's Guide. Page 17.</ref>) is an octopus-like enemy 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 {{wp|blue-ringed octopus}}.
 
Although Croctopuses do not appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]'', the game has a level featuring a similar enemy, [[Nemo]].


==History==
==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country''===
===''Donkey Kong Country''===
Croctopus first appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. They appear in blue and purple varieties. Unlike most underwater enemies, Croctopus cannot be defeated by [[Enguarde]]. The purple variety spins around in fixed patterns with all eight arms extended. Several of the blue variety appear in their namesake level, 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. Only the purple variant appears in the [[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)|first remake]], but their behavior is shared between both varieties. In the [[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|second remake]], there is a [[Funky's Fishing]] challenge in [[Monkey Mines]] where the Kongs have to catch 15 Croctopus before time runs out.
[[File:Croctopus Chase 2.png|thumb|The Kongs encounter a blue Croctopus in Croctopus Chase]]
In ''Donkey Kong Country'', unlike most underwater enemies, Croctopuses are completely invincible, even from [[Enguarde the Swordfish]], and should be avoided.


There exists an unused sprite of Croctopus in the original version. While its purpose is unknown, the sprite could possibly be one for when it is defeated.<ref>{{cite|url=www.dkc-atlas.com/forum/download/file.php?id=496|title=Unused sprite|publisher=DKC Atlas|accessdate=July 13, 2024|format=PNG|language=en}}</ref>
The purple variety appear late in the level [[Coral Capers]] and throughout [[Clam City]], and they 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.


===''Donkey Kong Country'' comic===
The [[Game Boy Color]] remake only has the purple variant, even in Croctopus Chase where their characteristics represent blue Croctopuses.
Several Croctopuses appear in the German ''[[Donkey Kong Country (comic)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' comic. In one part, a Croctopus attacks the Kongs with its spinning arms, but is stopped by a [[Squidge]] who wants to attack the Kongs instead.


==Profiles and statistics==
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.
{{DKC GBA enemy
 
|name=Croctopus
==Appearances in other media==
|image=[[File:Croctopus DKCGBA sprite.png]]
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.
|worlds=[[Kongo Jungle]]<br>
|levels=[[Coral Capers]] (purple)<br>[[Clam City]] (purple)<br>[[Croctopus Chase]] (blue)
|page=2
|photo_location=In a hidden room with two Croctopus in Croctopus Chase
|dk_attack=N/A (undefeatable)
}}
{{multilang profile
|type=manual
|Eng=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}}</ref>}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
{{Main-gallery}}
===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>
===Sprites===
<gallery>
Croctopus-purple-DKC.png|''Donkey Kong Country''
Croctopus-purple-DKC.png|''Donkey Kong Country''
Croctopus.png|''Donkey Kong Country''
Croctopus.png|''Donkey Kong Country''
Blue Croctopus DKC.png|''Donkey Kong Country''
Blue Croctopus DKC.png|''Donkey Kong Country''
Purple Croctopus DKC.png|''Donkey Kong Country''
Purple Croctopus DKC.png|''Donkey Kong Country''
Croctopus DKCGBC sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' (GBC)
Croctopus DKCGBA sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' (GBA)
</gallery>
===Screenshots===
<gallery>
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
|Spa=Croctopus
|SpaM=-
}}
}}
==Trivia==
*An unused sprite of Croctopus exists in the original ''Donkey Kong Country''. While its purpose is unknown, the sprite could possibly be one for when it is defeated.<ref>[http://www.dkc-atlas.com/forum/download/file.php?id=496 Unused sprite]</ref>


==References==
==References==
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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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