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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]]}} | | {{articleabout|the enemy from ''Donkey Kong Country''|the boss of Razor Ridge in the Game Boy Advance remake of ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''|[[Kroctopus]]}} |
| {{species infobox
| | [[Image:croctopus.jpg|right|thumb|A '''Croctopus'''.]] |
| |image=[[File:Croctopus2.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Donkey Kong Country''
| | {{LLQuote|These octopi spin dizzly about coral formations.|Donkey Kong Country Manual, Page 30}} |
| |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]])
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| |comparable=[[Nemo]]
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| 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''.
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| ==History==
| | A '''Croctopus''', as the name suggests is an octopus-like enemy found underwater in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. These creatures attack [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] by spinning their sharp, poisonous tentacles at any passers by. Their tentacles are even fatal to the Kongs' ally, [[Enguarde the Swordfish]]. Purple Croctopi move in fixed patterns around blocks of coral reef, while in the level "[[Croctopus Chase]]", several blue Croctopuses chase the Kongs for a long stretch. |
| ===''Donkey Kong Country''===
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| 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.
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| 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>
| | Although Croctopi don't appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]'', the game does feature a single stage which features several Nautili, which, according to the game's instruction manual, are called "Nemo". |
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| ===''Donkey Kong Country'' comic===
| | The main difference between a Croctopus and Nemo, is that a Croctopus doesn't actually chase DK and/or Diddy, but simply follows a set path. The Nautilus, however, actually follows DK and/or Diddy. |
| 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.
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| ==Profiles and statistics==
| | Several Croctopi can also be seen in the comic "[[Donkey Kong Country (comic)|Donkey Kong Country]]" published in [[Club Nintendo]], one of them attacking Diddy and Donkey Kong and their ally Enguarde. |
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| |name=Croctopus
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| |image=[[File:Croctopus DKCGBA sprite.png]]
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| |worlds=[[Kongo Jungle]]<br>
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| |levels=[[Coral Capers]] (purple)<br>[[Clam City]] (purple)<br>[[Croctopus Chase]] (blue)
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| |page=2
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| |photo_location=In a hidden room with two Croctopus in Croctopus Chase
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| |dk_attack=N/A (undefeatable)
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| {{multilang profile
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| |type=manual
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| |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>}}
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| ==Gallery==
| | ==Names in Other Languages== |
| {{Main-gallery}}
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| <gallery>
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| Croctopus_art.png|''Donkey Kong Country''
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| Croctopus DKC art.png|''Donkey Kong Country''
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| Croctopus-purple-DKC.png|''Donkey Kong Country''
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| Croctopus.png|''Donkey Kong Country''
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| Blue Croctopus DKC.png|''Donkey Kong Country''
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| Purple Croctopus DKC.png|''Donkey Kong Country''
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| </gallery>
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| ==Names in other languages== | |
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| |Jap=クロクトパス | |
| |JapR=Kurokutopasu
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| |JapM=Croctopus
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| |Fre=Croctopus
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| |Ger=Kroktopus | | |Ger=Kroktopus |
| |GerM="Croctopus" with adapted German spelling | | |GerM="Croctopus" with adapted German spelling}} |
| |Ita=Polidrillo
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| |ItaM=Portmanteau of ''polipo'' ("octopus") and ''coccodrillo'' ("crocodile")
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| |Spa=Croctopus
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| }} | |
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| ==References==
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| | ==Trivia== |
| | *Croctopus is a portmanteau of "crocodile" and "octopus". |
| | *The color scheme of a Croctopus is similar to that of the extremely poisonous [[Wikipedia:Blue-ringed octopus|blue-ringed octopus]]. |
| | *Several octopi, similar in appearance to a Croctopus, appear in the game ''Banjo-Tooie'', in the level "Jolly Roger's Lagoon". |
| | *In the Game Boy Advance remake of ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble]]'', a boss named [[Kroctopus]] appears. Despite the similar name, Kroctopus is extremely different from a Croctopus: it is large, green, has three eyes, and crab-like claws on the end of its tentacles. |
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| [[Category:Cephalopods]] | | [[Category:Donkey Kong Enemies]] |
| [[Category:Underwater creatures]]
| | [[Category:Donkey Kong Species]] |
| [[Category:Donkey Kong Country enemies]] | | [[Category:Underwater Creatures]] |
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