Editing K. Rool's Keep

From the Super Mario Wiki, the Mario encyclopedia
Jump to navigationJump to search
You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.

The edit can be undone. Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then publish the changes below to finish undoing the edit.

Latest revision Your text
Line 1: Line 1:
{{world infobox
{{worldbox
|image=[[File:K. Rool's Keep.png|x200px]]
|image=[[File:K. Rool's Keep.png|256px]]
|game=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''<br>''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''
|app=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''<br>''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''
|levels=6
|lev=6
|before=[[Gloomy Gulch|<<]]
|before=[[Gloomy Gulch|<<]]
|after=[[The Flying Krock|>>]]
|after=[[The Flying Krock|>>]]
}}
}}
'''K. Rool's Keep''' is the sixth world of ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and the fifth of ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''. It is a perched castle belonging to [[King K. Rool|Kaptain K. Rool]], and it is situated on the very top of [[Crocodile Isle]]. There are two ice caverns, a mine shaft, and three dungeons between the bottom and top of the castle. [[Donkey Kong Island]] also appears in the background, on the left side of the world map. Unlike the other worlds, K. Rool's Keep does not have a boss. In the [[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|Game Boy Advance version]], Donkey Kong Island is no longer visible from the world map, and the boss fought at the end is a giant orange [[Kremling]] named [[Kerozene]].


==Levels==
{{quote2|[[King K. Rool|Kaptain K. Rool]] is no fool; he's saved the most dastardly traps for use in his own fortress lair. None has entered K. Rool's Keep and lived to tell the tale. Will [[Diddy Kong|Diddy]] or [[Dixie Kong|Dixie]] be the first?|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' instruction booklet, page 23}}
Both ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' and ''Donkey Kong Land 2'' have six levels and a boss level, most of which are identically named in both games:
 
'''K. Rool's Keep''' is the sixth world of ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and the fifth of ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''. It is a perched castle situated on the very top of [[Crocodile Isle]].
 
== Description ==
As its name suggests, K. Rool's Keep belongs to [[King K. Rool|Kaptain K. Rool]]. Since the area is at a high elevation, some surrounding areas are entirely frozen and constantly battered by high winds. The castle is hazardous to climb, as there are two ice caverns, a mine shaft, and three dungeons between the bottom and top of the castle. Every dungeon-based level has a quirk to impede [[Diddy Kong|Diddy]] and [[Dixie Kong]]'s progress; The first dungeon has a rising floor, meaning the heroes could get crushed if they do not move out of the way of the ceiling quick enough. The only way to proceed up the second dungeon is by climbing chain links, guarded by a plethora of enemies and obstacles. The third dungeon has a rising pool of [[toxic waste]]. [[Donkey Kong Island]] also appears in the background, on the left side of the world map.
 
Unlike the other worlds in the Super Nintendo version, K. Rool's Keep does not have a boss. However, it eventually received its own boss in the Game Boy Advance remake: a large, orange monster named [[Kerozene]].
 
In the [[Game Boy Advance]] remake of ''Donkey Kong Country 2'', the castle was remodeled to look like a cylindrical medieval tower, in addition to giving the bottom of the castle a floor of ice. Furthermore, there is snow outside at the world's [[Kong Kollege]]. Donkey Kong Island can no longer be seen from the world map.


===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
In the ending of both ''Donkey Kong Country 2'' and ''Land 2'', after the [[Lost World (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Lost World]] explodes, the entire Crocodile Isle sinks into the ocean, including K. Rool's Keep.
<gallery widths=256>
ArcticAbyss.png|'''[[Arctic Abyss (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Arctic Abyss]]'''<br>The first level, Arctic Abyss takes place in an ice cavern, mostly involving taking control of [[Enguarde]], who has to swim all the way to the end. The water level changes at certain points along the way.
Windy Well.png|'''[[Windy Well (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Windy Well]]'''<br>The second level (fourth in the remake), Windy Well takes place in a mine shaft where the player rides the wind upward as they ascend to the top.
Castle Crush.png|'''[[Castle Crush]]'''<br>The third level (second in the remake), Castle Crush takes place inside of a castle where the Kongs are taken upward by a rising platform. The first part has an [[Animal Barrel]] of [[Rambi]], while the second one has an Animal Barrel of [[Squawks]].
Clappers Cavern.png|'''[[Clapper's Cavern (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Clapper's Cavern]]'''<br>The fourth level (third in the remake), Clapper's Cavern takes place in an ice cavern where [[Clapper]]s help by freezing the water into solid ice, allowing Diddy and Dixie to travel across while avoiding a [[Snapjaw (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Snapjaw]] in the water.
Chain Link Chamber.png|'''[[Chain Link Chamber (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Chain Link Chamber]]'''<br>The fifth level, Chain Link Chamber involves having to climb a series of chains, laid out both horizontally and vertically.
Toxic Tower.png||'''[[Toxic Tower (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Toxic Tower]]'''<br>The sixth level, Toxic Tower has the player transform into various [[Animal Friends]], including [[Rattly]], Squawks, and [[Squitter]], to avoid the rising [[toxic waste]].
Stronghold Showdown.png|'''[[Stronghold Showdown]]'''<br>The seventh level, Stronghold Showdown is essentially a cutscene where Donkey Kong is found tied up, only to immediately be pulled away into The Flying Krock.
Kerozene DKC2 GBA Battle.png|'''Boss level: Stronghold Showdown''' (GBA)<br>In the Game Boy Advance version, Stronghold Showdown is completely different, now having a boss fight against [[Kerozene]] instead.
</gallery>


===''Donkey Kong Land 2''===
==Levels==
<gallery widths=256>
Castle Crush is absent from ''Donkey Kong Land 2'' and is replaced with a different level, Dungeon Danger. In the Game Boy Advance release, the level order is slightly different: Castle Crush is the second level, Clapper's Cavern is the third, and Windy Well is the fourth.
Arctic Abyss 2.png|'''[[Arctic Abyss (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Arctic Abyss]]'''<br>The first level, Arctic Abyss involves traveling through an ice cavern, and there are two instances when Enguarde is transformed into.
Windy Well DKL2.png|'''[[Windy Well (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Windy Well]]'''<br>The second level, Windy Well takes place in a mine shaft with a strong gust of wind that carries Diddy and Dixie upward.
Dungeon Danger DKL2.png|'''[[Dungeon Danger]]'''<br>The third level, Dungeon Danger takes place in a castle with no distinct features, and it replaces Castle Crush from ''Donkey Kong Country 2''.
Clapper's Cavern DKL2.png|'''[[Clapper's Cavern (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Clapper's Cavern]]'''<br>The fourth level, Clapper's Cavern requires the player to jump on Clappers to temporarily freeze the water into ice, as the water itself is too cold to swim in and therefore damages the Kongs.
Chain Link Chamber DKL2.png|'''[[Chain Link Chamber (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Chain Link Chamber]]'''<br>The fifth level, Chain Link Chamber involves the player having to climb across horizontal ropes and up vertical ropes.
Toxic Tower DKL2 shot 2.png|'''[[Toxic Tower (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Toxic Tower]]'''<br>The sixth level, Toxic Tower involves having to go up a tower while avoiding the rising toxic waste. Throughout the level, three Animal Friends are transformed into, in order of Squitter, Rattly, and lastly Squawks.
Stronghold Showdown DKL2.png|'''[[Stronghold Showdown]]'''<br>Just as in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', Donkey Kong is briefly found tied up here before being carried off into The Flying Krock.
</gallery>


==Profiles==
===''Donkey Kong Country 2''===
===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
{|class="dktable-brown" width=75%
{{multilang profile
|-style="background:#bb8855;"
|type=manual
! Level !! Description !! Enemies
|Eng=Kaptain K. Rool is no fool; he's saved the most dastardly traps for use in his own fortress lair. None has entered K. Rool's Keep and lived to tell the tale. Will Diddy or Dixie be the first?<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet|page=23|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref>
|-
*'''Player's Guide:''' ''The Kaptain's home is on the highest peak Crocodile Isle. You'll feel on top of the world if you ever manage to get through his Kremling army and reach castle!''<ref>{{cite|author=Miller, Kent and Paul Shinoda|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' Player's Guide|page=20|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=1995}}</ref>
|[[File:ArcticAbyss.png|256px]]<br>'''[[Arctic Abyss (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Arctic Abyss]]'''
*'''''Nintendo Power'' vol. 79:''' ''At last! You're finally reached K. Rool's Keep, the Kaptain's not-so-cozy home atop Crocodile Isle. You're so close to finding DK, you can small him! (Uh, well, you know what we mean.) Anyway, having come this far, K. Rool knows you're not just monkeying around, and he's got some special surprises planned for you. Now, this is no time to be standing around, scratching your arm pits. What are you waiting for? Get in there and rescue the Big Guy!''<ref>{{cite|date=December 1995|page=28|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 79|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref>
|This level is the first ice-themed level. [[Enguarde the Swordfish|Enguarde]] will take the majority of the level to swim all the way to the end of the level. Waters will rise or fall depending on the location in the level, essentially making it a race against the waters at times. Beware of exploding [[Puftup]]s.
}}
|[[Kaboom]]<br>[[Flotsam]]<br>[[Puftup]]<br>[[Lockjaw]]<br>[[Shuri]]
|-
|[[File:Windy Well.png|256px]]<br>'''[[Windy Well (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Windy Well]]'''
|This is the third and final mine shaft level of ''DKC2''. Diddy and Dixie will ride the winds upward and ascend to the top, while avoiding dangerous obstacles, such as [[Zinger]] enemies. Bonus items can be collected if the heroes are good enough at positioning and timing.
|[[Click-Clack]]<br>[[Zinger]]<br>[[Kutlass]]<br>[[Kannon]]<br>[[Krook]]<br>[[Kruncha]]<br>[[Krook]]<br>[[Kruncha]]<br>[[Spiny (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Spiny]]<br>[[Klampon]]<br>[[Klobber]]
|-
|[[File:Castle Crush.png|256px]]<br>'''[[Castle Crush]]'''  
|The first castle level of this world entails Diddy/Dixie riding a platform upward and avoiding collision with the ceiling and various minions of Kaptain K. Rool. Two [[Animal Buddies]] can be found in this level, being [[Rambi]] and [[Squawks]], in order of appearance. Both are valuable assets in safely getting to the end of the level.
|[[Neek]]<br>[[Spiny (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Spiny]]<br>[[Kutlass]]<br>[[Krook]]<br>[[Kruncha]]<br>[[Klampon]]<br>[[Zinger]]<br>[[Mini-Necky]]
|-
|[[File:Clappers Cavern.png|256px]]<br>'''[[Clapper's Cavern (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Clapper's Cavern]]'''
|Clapper's Cavern is an ice cavern level where [[Clapper the Seal]] will help the heroes throughout. Clapper has the ability temporarily freeze the water into solid ice for the Kongs so that they can avoid a swimming [[Snapjaw (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Snapjaw]] in the waters. The duo must slide their way across pools of water to finish the level.
|[[Snapjaw (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Snapjaw]]<br>[[Kruncha]]<br>[[Spiny (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Spiny]]<br>[[Klampon]]<br>[[Zinger]]<br>[[Neek]]<br>[[Flotsam]]<br>[[Shuri]]<br>[[Puftup]]<br>[[Flitter]]
|-
|[[File:Chain Link Chamber.png|256px]]<br>'''[[Chain Link Chamber (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Chain Link Chamber]]'''
|Diddy and Dixie will navigate this level by climbing a series of chains, being laid out horizontally and vertically, and can find various secret areas and items throughout their climbings. Enemies such as [[Klinger]]s and Zingers will try to impede the duo's progress upward.
|[[Klinger]]<br>[[Zinger]]<br>[[Klobber]]<br>[[Krook]]<br>[[Kutlass]]<br>[[Mini-Necky]]<br>[[Kannon]]
|-
|[[File:Toxic Tower.png|256px]]<br>'''[[Toxic Tower (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Toxic Tower]]'''
|The final regular level of K. Rool's Keep has Diddy and Dixie transforming into various Animal Buddies as they try to outpace rising green acids from below. They will have to become [[Rattly]], Squawks, and [[Squitter]], in that order. Rattly can get to safety by jumping quicker than the rising toxins, Squawks can simply outfly the acid, and Squitter can procure web platforms to escape.
|[[Klampon]]<br>[[Kaboing]]<br>[[Zinger]]<br>[[Kannon]]
|-
|[[File:Stronghold Showdown.png|256px]]<br>'''[[Stronghold Showdown]]'''
|This level is essentially a cutscene: the Kongs find Donkey Kong tied up, are then rewarded a [[Kremkoin]], only to have Donkey Kong immediately pulled away into The Flying Krock. In the Game Boy Advance remake, the Kongs fight the new world boss, [[Kerozene]].
|None
|}


===''Donkey Kong Land 2''===
===''Donkey Kong Land 2''===
{{multilang profile
{|class="dktable-brown" width=75%
|type=manual
|-style="background:#bb8855;"
|Eng=The next stop on our tour is K. Rool's Keep, decorated in Early Medieval Dungeon with lovely Kremling accents''<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power'' vol. 87|page=43|language=en-us|date=August 1996|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref>}}
! Level !! Description
|-
|[[File:Arctic Abyss 2.png|160px]]<br>'''[[Arctic Abyss (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Arctic Abyss]]'''
|Arctic Abyss is a generic water level, featuring two appearances of Enguarde. The water levels never change, unlike its namesake level, so the player may proceed at their own pace.
|-
|[[File:Windy Well DKL2.png|160px]]<br>'''[[Windy Well (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Windy Well]]'''
|Windy Well is fundamentally unaltered from its ''DKC2'' iteration. Diddy and Dixie will get to the top of a mine shaft by being lifted by a strong gust. Collectible items, including [[Banana]]s and [[Banana Coin]]s, can be acquired along the way.
|-
|[[File:Dungeon Danger DKL2.png|160px]]<br>'''[[Dungeon Danger]]'''
|This level is a regular castle level with no rising floors, and replaces Castle Crush in ''Donkey Kong Land 2''. It is a maze-like level that can be confusing at times.
|-
|[[File:Clapper's Cavern DKL2.png|160px]]<br>'''[[Clapper's Cavern (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Clapper's Cavern]]'''
|Clapper's Cavern in ''DKL2'' is essentially the same as its ''DKC2'' predecessor: Clapper must be used to get across pools of water, but instead of the waters having Snapjaw, instead the water itself is harmful to touch. Thus, if the water thaws out before the Kongs can jump to land, they will be injured. The unfrozen water is darkened similar to lava seen in [[Krem Cauldron]], but is extremely cold instead of extremely hot, still being unsafe to swim in.
|-
|[[File:Chain Link Chamber DKL2.png|160px]]<br>'''[[Chain Link Chamber (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Chain Link Chamber]]'''
|Chain Link Chamber has Diddy and Dixie climbing up the castle via chain links, and they can find some bonus items along the way. The level itself has a straightforward route without much room for deviation.
|-
|[[File:Toxic Tower DKL2 shot 2.png|160px]]<br>'''[[Toxic Tower (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Toxic Tower]]'''
|Toxic Tower has the heroes racing against a rising pool of acid. Similar to its namesake level in ''DKC2'', three animal buddies are used, but the order was altered. After a brief chain link climbing segment, Squitter is used first, then Rattly, and finally Squawks. The first two Animal Buddies take up the beginning of the stage, and Squawks is used for the remainder of the level.
|-
|[[File:Stronghold Showdown DKL2.png|160px]]<br>'''[[Stronghold Showdown]]'''
|Stronghold Showdown has the same purpose as in ''Donkey Kong Country 2''.
|}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Kongs and Klampon in castle DKC2 group art.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''
K. Rool's Keep DKL2.png|In ''Donkey Kong Land 2''
Caged DK DKC2 group art.jpg|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
K. Rool's Keep DKC2 GBA.png|In ''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (Game Boy Advance)
Kroolkeep-art.jpg|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
K. Rool's Keep DKL2.png|''Donkey Kong Land 2'' map
K. Rool's Keep DKC2 GBA.png|In the Game Boy Advance version
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jpn={{ruby|山頂|さんちょう}}の{{ruby|砦|とりで}}「クロコブルグ」<ref>{{cite|language=ja|title=''Super Donkey Kong 2: Dixie & Diddy'' instruction booklet|page=29|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref>
|Jap=山頂の砦「クロコブルグ」
|JpnR=Sanchō no Toride "Kurokoburugu"
|JapR=Sanchō no Toride "Kurokoburugu"
|JpnM=Mountaintop Fortress “Crocburg”
|JapM=Mountaintop Fortress "Croc-berg"
|Spa=Guarida de K. Rool
|Spa=Guarida de K. Rool
|SpaM=K. Rool's Lair
|SpaM=K. Rool's Lair
|Fre=Castel de K. Rool
|Fra=Castel de K. Rool
|FreM=K. Rool's Castle
|FraM=K. Rool's Castle
|Ger=K. Rools Reich
|GerM=K. Rool's Realm
|Ita=Forte K. Rool
|ItaM=Fort K. Rool
}}
}}
==References==
<references/>


{{DKC2}}
{{DKC2}}
Line 80: Line 106:
[[Category:Dungeons]]
[[Category:Dungeons]]
[[Category:Castles]]
[[Category:Castles]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest worlds]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Worlds]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Land 2 worlds]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Land 2 Worlds]]

Please note that all contributions to the Super Mario Wiki are considered to be released under the Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license (see MarioWiki:Copyrights for details). If you don't want your writing to be edited mercilessly and redistributed at will, then don't submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource. Do not submit copyrighted work without permission!

Cancel Editing help (opens in new window)

Templates used on this page:

This page is a member of 1 meta category:

Retrieved from "https://www.mariowiki.com/K._Rool%27s_Keep"