Editing Gorilla Glacier

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{{quote2|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 instruction booklet, page 21}}
'''Gorilla Glacier''' is the fourth world in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' and an arctic wasteland found on the peak of [[Donkey Kong Island]].

There are many ice caves and deep ravines featured in the world, including a treetop village. Most of the levels have icy, slippery ground that cause [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] to slightly lose traction. In most levels, there is a 3-D effect of snow and dynamic backgrounds. In the [[Game Boy Advance]] version, some of the effects were removed or edited from the levels, and some of the levels were rearranged in a different order from the redesigned world map. One of the levels is the first and only location that the Kongs meet their [[Animal Friend]], [[Squawks the Parrot]].

In the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|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]] and is otherwise fairly barren of features.

This world has no direct counterpart in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'', although the [[Cliff]] uses arranged versions of the music. However, as confirmed by Kynan Pearson, one of the main designers of the game, the Gorilla Glacier was replaced by [[Volcano]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/KynanPearson/status/1425940659152769030 Kynan Pearson on Twitter (retrieved on August 12, 2021)]</ref>
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==Levels==
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! Level !! Description !! Enemies !! Animal Friends
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|align="center"|[[File:Snow Barrel Blast 5.png|256px]]<br>'''[[Snow Barrel Blast]]'''
|This is the first level of Gorilla Glacier. The main feature of the level is the multitude of [[Barrel Cannon]]s needed to cross over the pitfalls. In the original release, a severe snowstorm develops in the later part of the level.
|[[Necky]]<br>[[Klaptrap]]<br>[[Zinger]]<br>[[Gnawty]]<br>[[Krusha]]
|None
|-
|align="center"|[[File:Slipslide Ride SNES 2.png]]<br>'''[[Slipslide Ride]]'''
|The second level of Gorilla Glacier, which is set in an icy cavern. Like the previous level, the ground is slippery and icy, so the Kongs do not have much traction. To get through Slipslide Ride, the Kongs must use slippery rope to either slide up or down an area.
|[[Kritter]]<br>[[Army]]<br>Zinger<br>Klaptrap
|None
|-
|align="center"|[[File:Ice Age Alley.png]]<br>'''[[Ice Age Alley]]'''*
|Like Snow Barrel Blast, this level also takes place in the snowy mountain. It takes place during a snowstorm but features more rope-swinging segments in place of Barrel Cannons. Shortly before the very start is an [[Animal Crate|Expresso Crate]] with [[Expresso the Ostrich]]. He allows the Kongs to more easily cross over the rope segments, and is even required to research a [[Bonus Barrel]]. The main hazards of the level are [[Mini-Necky]]s.
|[[Mini-Necky]]<br>Kritter<br>Necky<br>Klaptrap<br>[[Manky Kong]]
|[[Expresso the Ostrich|Expresso]]
|-
|align="center"|[[File:Croctopus Chase SNES.png]]<br>'''[[Croctopus Chase]]'''*
|The third underwater level of the game, Croctopus Chase is set in an icy river infested with [[Squidge]]s and [[Croctopus]]es. In various segments, Croctopuses chase after the Kongs. Because they are invulnerable, the only option for Donkey Kong and Diddy is to swim away from them in the thin level design, so their only option is to swim as fast as you can. They have small areas where they await and go to rest after a set amount of time.
|[[Squidge]]<br>[[Croctopus]]<br>[[Chomps Jr.]]<br>[[Chomps]]
|[[Enguarde the Swordfish|Enguarde]]
|-
|align="center"|[[File:Torchlight Trouble SNES 3.png]]<br>'''[[Torchlight Trouble]]'''**
|This level takes place in a dark cave level. However, [[Squawks the Parrot|Squawks]] helps the Kongs see in the level by holding a torchlight in his talons. [[Oil drum]]s and [[Mincer]]s appear throughout the cave, and it is the shortest level of Gorilla Glacier.
|[[Klump]]<br>Krusha<br>Klaptrap (bonus game)
|[[Squawks the Parrot|Squawks]]
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|align="center"|[[File:Rope Bridge Rumble 3.png]]<br>'''[[Rope Bridge Rumble]]'''**
|This is the final level that takes place in a treetop village. [[Winky the Frog]]'s [[Animal Crate]] appears in the level's first [[Bonus Area]], and he assists the Kongs with defeating [[Zinger]]s, jumping between platforms over pitfalls, and even reaching a normally unreachable Bonus Barrel.
|Kritter<br>Army<br>Zinger
|[[Winky the Frog|Winky]]
|-
|align="center"|[[File:DKC-ReallyGnawtyRampage.png]]<br>'''Boss level: [[Really Gnawty Rampage]]'''
|This is where the Kongs fight the world boss, [[Really Gnawty]]. He is similar to [[Very Gnawty]] except for his higher jumping capabilities. However, in the Game Boy Advance remake, Really Gnawty causes stalagmites to fall from the ceiling from his ground impact.
|None
|None
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<small><nowiki>*</nowiki>The order of these two levels were switched in the GBA version.</small><br>
<small><nowiki>**</nowiki>The order of these two levels were switched in the GBA version.</small>

==Gallery==
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File:Gorilla Glacier GBC.png|In the [[Game Boy Color]] remake.
File:Gorilla Glacier GBA.png|In the [[Game Boy Advance]] remake.
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=レベル4 ホワイトマウンテン
|JapR=Reberu 4 Howaito maunten
|JapM=Level 4 White Mountain
|Spa=Glaciar Gorila
|SpaM=Gorilla Glacier
|Fra=Glacier de gorille
|FraM=Gorilla's Glacier
|Ger=Gorilla-Gletscher
|GerM=Gorilla Glacier
|Ita=Gorilla al Polo Nord
|ItaM=Gorilla at the North Pole
}}
==References==
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[[Category:Donkey Kong Island]]
[[Category:Snowscapes]]
[[Category:Mountains]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country worlds]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country (television series)]]
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