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| |image=[[File:GorillaGlacier DKC.png|200px]]<br>World map in the original version<br>[[File:Gorilla Glacier GBC.png|200px]]<br>World map in the [[Game Boy Color]] version<br>[[File:Gorilla Glacier GBA.png|200px]]<br>World map in the [[Game Boy Advance]] version | | {{LLQuote|The snowcapped peaks of Donkey Kong Country are rarely climbed due to the hazardous conditions found at such high elevations. The ground is like solid ice and does not offer a firm foothold for the explorer. Blinding blizzards often strike without warning. The resulting lack of visibility can make the already challenging obstacles in this area next to impossible!|Donkey Kong Country Manual, Page 21}} |
| |game=''[[Donkey Kong Country]] | | {{worldbox |
| |levels=6 | | |image=[[File:GorillaGlacier DKC.png|250px]] |
| |before=[[Vine Valley (world)|<<]] | | |app=''[[Donkey Kong Country]] |
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| | |before=[[Vine Valley (Donkey Kong Country)|<<]] |
| |after=[[Kremkroc Industries, Inc.|>>]] | | |after=[[Kremkroc Industries, Inc.|>>]] |
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| '''Gorilla Glacier''' is a [[List of locations|location]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. It is the fourth [[world]] and an arctic wasteland on the peak of [[Donkey Kong Island]]. It consists of several ice caves and deep ravines, as well as a treetop village. Most levels have icy, slippery ground that cause [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] to slightly lose traction, and many levels have a 3-D effect of snow and dynamic backgrounds. | | '''Gorilla Glacier''' ('''White Mountains''' in the [[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|animated series]]) is the fourth world in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' and is a frozen wasteland located on the peak of [[Donkey Kong Island]]. In the glacier, there are many ice caves and deep ravine. There is also a treetop village similar to the one found in [[Vine Valley (Donkey Kong Country)|Vine Valley]]. It is also the first place the Kongs meet the [[Animal Friend]] [[Squawks the Parrot|Squawks]]. |
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| Gorilla Glacier appears to be the mountainous counterpart to the [[Volcano]] world from ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]''. When asked if they were the same region, senior designer Kynan Pearson approved of the idea.<ref>{{cite|author=KynanPearson|date=August 12, 2021|language=en|url=x.com/KynanPearson/status/1425940659152769030|title=Post|publisher=X|archive=web.archive.org/web/20210812220225/https://twitter.com/KynanPearson/status/1425940659152769030|accessdate=August 10, 2024}}</ref> However, the [[Cliff]] world uses arranged versions of Gorilla Glacier's music.
| | ==Appearances in other media== |
| | In the ''Donkey Kong Country'' cartoon, the Gorilla Glacier portion of Kongo Bongo Island is referred to as the White Mountains. This area is the home of [[Eddie the Mean Old Yeti]]. |
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| In the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' cartoon, the Gorilla Glacier portion of [[Donkey Kong Island|Kongo Bongo Island]] is referred to as the '''White Mountains'''. This area is the home of [[Eddie the Mean Old Yeti]] and is otherwise fairly barren of features.
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| ==Levels== | | ==Levels== |
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| | *[[Snow Barrel Blast]] |
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| | *[[Slipslide Ride]] |
| |image1=[[File:Snow Barrel Blast 5.png|200px]]
| | *[[Ice Age Alley]] (4th in Game Boy Advance) |
| |name1=[[Snow Barrel Blast]]
| | *[[Croctopus Chase]] (3rd in Game Boy Advance) |
| |description1=The first level of Gorilla Glacier, Snow Barrel Blast is a snow-filled level containing several [[Barrel Cannon]]s necessary to travel across the pitfalls.
| | *[[Torchlight Trouble]] (6th in Game Boy Advance) |
| |image2=[[File:Slipslide Ride SNES 2.png|200px]]
| | *[[Rope Bridge Rumble]] (5th in Game Boy Advance) |
| |name2=[[Slipslide Ride]]
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| |description2=The second level of Gorilla Glacier, Slipslide Ride takes place in an icy cavern. Getting through the levels requires the Kongs to use slippery ropes to slide either up or down an area.
| | ==Trivia== |
| |image3=[[File:Ice Age Alley.png|200px]]
| | *In the [[Game Boy Advance]] remake of ''Donkey Kong Country'', the levels [[Ice Age Alley]] and [[Croctopus Chase]] have had their positions switched around, as have [[Torchlight Trouble]] and [[Rope Bridge Rumble]]. |
| |name3=[[Ice Age Alley]]{{footnote|main|a}}
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| |description3=The third level of Gorilla Glacier, Ice Age Alley also takes place during a snowstorm, though it has more rope-swinging segments in place of Barrel Cannons. Shortly before the start is an [[animal crate]] of [[Expresso]], who can help the Kongs cross the pitfalls more quickly. [[Mini-Necky]]s are the main enemies of the level.
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| |image4=[[File:Croctopus Chase SNES.png|200px]]
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| |name4=[[Croctopus Chase]]{{footnote|main|a}}
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| |description4=The fourth level of Gorilla Glacier, Croctopus Chase takes place in a very cold river. In various segments, a [[Croctopus]] chase after the Kongs, who have to swim away from them, until reaching a small area where the Croctopus rests.
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| |image5=[[File:Torchlight Trouble SNES 3.png|200px]]
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| |name5=[[Torchlight Trouble]]{{footnote|main|b}}
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| |description5=The fifth level of Gorilla Glacier, Torchlight Trouble takes place in a dark cave level, exclusively featuring [[Squawks]], who carries a torchlight to help the Kongs see their way ahead. [[Oil drum]]s and [[Mincer]]s appear as obstacles throughout the cave.
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| |image6=[[File:Rope Bridge Rumble 3.png|200px]]
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| |name6=[[Rope Bridge Rumble]]{{footnote|main|b}}
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| |description6=The sixth and final level of Gorilla Glacier, Rope Bridge Rumble takes place in a treetop village. An [[animal crate]] of [[Winky]] appears in the first [[bonus room]], and he can help by defeating [[Zinger]]s and jumping between platforms over pitfalls.
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| |image7=[[File:DKC-ReallyGnawtyRampage.png|200px]]
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| |name7=[[Really Gnawty Rampage]]
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| |description7=The boss level of Gorilla Glacier, Really Gnawty Rampage is where [[Really Gnawty]] is fought. He is fought similarly to [[Very Gnawty]], except he can jump higher and, in the Game Boy Advance remake, cause stalagmites to fall from the ceiling upon landing.
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| {{footnote|note|a|Ice Age Alley and Croctopus Chase had their positions switched in the Game Boy Advance version.}}
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| {{footnote|note|b|Torchlight Trouble and Rope Bridge Rumble had their positions switched in the Game Boy Advance version.}}
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| ==Names in other languages== | | ==Names in other languages== |
| {{foreign names | | {{Foreignname| |
| |Jap=レベル4 ホワイトマウンテン | | |Jap=レベル4 ホワイトマウンテン |
| |JapR=Reberu 4 Howaito maunten | | |JapR=Reberu 4 Howaitu Maunten |
| |JapM=Level 4 White Mountain | | |JapM=Level 4 White Mountain |
| |Spa=Glaciar Gorila | | |Spa=Glaciar Gorila |
| |SpaM=Gorilla Glacier | | |SpaM=Literal translation |
| |Fre=Glacier des Gorilles | | |Fra=Glacier de gorille |
| |FreM=Gorilla Glacier | | |FraM=Gorilla's Glacier |
| |Ger=Gorilla-Gletscher | | |Ger=Gorilla-Gletscher |
| |GerM=Gorilla Glacier | | |GerM=- |
| |Ita=Gorilla al Polo Nord | | |Ita=Ghiacciaio del Gorilla |
| |ItaM=Gorilla at the North Pole | | |ItaM=Literal Translation |
| }} | | }} |
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| ==References==
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| {{DKC}} | | {{DKC}} |
| {{DKC TV}}
| | [[Category:Donkey Kong Places]] |
| [[Category:Donkey Kong Island]] | | [[Category:Donkey Kong Island]] |
| [[Category:Snowscapes]] | | [[Category:Snowscapes]] |
| | [[Category:Worlds]] |
| [[Category:Mountains]] | | [[Category:Mountains]] |
| [[Category:Donkey Kong Country worlds]]
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