Editing K3

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|image=[[File:K-3.png|200px]]<br>Map in the original version<br>[[File:K3 DKC3 GBA map.png|200px]]<br>In the Game Boy Advance version
|game=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''
|levels=5
|before=[[Mekanos|<<]]
|after=[[Razor Ridge|>>]]
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{{quote|I've been up here for weeks getting ready for my attempt to conquer K3.|[[Blizzard (character)|Blizzard]]|[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]}}
'''K3''' is a snowy, frigid mountain recognized as the fifth [[world]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' Like most mountains in high altitude, K3 is covered in snow and ice and constantly wracked by blizzards and snowstorms. Because of the setting, most areas, including the boss level, take place in the snow. Due to the slippery [[ice]], sledding is used as a means of traveling through K3: there is one level where the [[Kong]]s use a [[Toboggan]] and a later level featuring [[Lemguin]]s, which move by sliding on their bellies. K3 also has rocky cliffs and crevices, some of which the [[Kong]]s have to go up. A large waterfall runs through K3, appearing to be flowing into the main [[Northern Kremisphere]] map. Right next to the waterfall peak is a factory that the [[Kremling]]s have relocated to following [[KAOS]]'s defeat in [[Mekanos]].<ref>{{cite|author=Owsen, Dan, Kent Miller, and Paul Shinoda|title=''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' Player's Guide|page=76|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1996|quote='''KRACK-SHOT KROC''' After the Kaos debacle at Mekanos, a subsidiary of Kremling Industries relocated to K3. Security is tight at the factory. There’s even talk about a hired gun working there.}}</ref>

Aside from levels, K3 has some unique areas. The [[secret cave]] of K3 is Glacial Grotto, which is located to the left of Blizzard's Basecamp. The [[Brothers Bear|Brother Bear]] of K3 is [[Blizzard (character)|Blizzard]], who resides in [[Blizzard's Basecamp]], where he asks [[Dixie Kong|Dixie]] and [[Kiddy Kong]] to deliver a [[Present (Donkey Kong Country 3)|present]] to [[Blue]].

K3's comes from either {{wp|K2}}, the second highest mountain on [[Earth]], or Broad Peak, the twelfth highest mountain formerly known as "K-3". Either way, such a namesake may have been chosen because it begins with a "K," similarly to [[Kremling]] names.

==Levels==
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Krevice Kreepers.png|'''[[Krevice Kreepers]]'''<br>The first level, Krevice Kreepers takes place in a cliffside area, where Dixie and Kiddy must climb from both vertical and horizontal [[rope]]s on their way to the top. The main enemy of Krevice Kreepers are the large number of [[Klasp]]s appearing throughout.
Tearaway Toboggan.png|'''[[Tearaway Toboggan]]'''<br>The second level, Tearaway Toboggan takes place in a snow-covered area that the [[Kong]]s must have to make their way through in a [[toboggan]].
Barrel Drop Bounce.png|'''[[Barrel Drop Bounce]]'''<br>The third level, Barrel Drop Bounce takes place at a waterfall, which the Kongs can get to the top of by jumping from [[tumbling barrel]]s sliding down the waterfall.
Krack Shot Kroc DKC3.png|'''[[Krack Shot Kroc]]'''<br>The fourth level, Krack Shot Kroc takes place in a factory, and most of requires the Kongs to be transformed into [[Squitter]] while avoiding the fireballs shot by [[Kroc]] along the way.
Lemguin Lunge.png|'''[[Lemguin Lunge]]'''<br>The fifth level, Lemguin Lunge takes place in a snowy area, though the main obstacle is [[Lemguin]]s, which indefinitely spawn out of holes while attempting to slide into the Kongs.
Bleak's House SNES.png|'''Boss level: [[Bleak's House]]'''<br>The boss level, Bleak's House involves fighting a giant snowman named [[Bleak]]. It takes place at the northeast corner of the world map, appearing to give off a sinister frowning face.
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==Profiles==
*'''Player's Guide:''' ''The frozen wastes of K3 never see any season except winter. It's tough for hairy toes to maintain a steady footing on the ice, especially when you have to jump over sliding Lemguins or dodge the polar projectiles hurled by a sinister snowman.''<ref>{{cite|author=Owsen, Dan, Kent Miller, and Paul Shinoda|title=''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' Player's Guide|page=5|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1996}}</ref>
*'''''Nintendo Power'' vol. 89:''' ''Winter always has an icy grip on the slick summit of K3. This is the hunting ground of Bleak the Snowman, the most ruthless righthander to ever chuck a dirty snowball. Watch you step on the slick slopes or you might slide into a bottomless crevasse. And be sure to warm your frozen toes at Blizzard Bear's Base Camp.''<ref>{{cite|date=October 1996|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 89|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|page=37}}</ref>
*'''''Nintendo Power'' vol. 91:''' ''Welcome to the steeps and deeps of icy K3, the highest pointed peak in Donkey Kong Country. Few warm-blooded creatures actually brave these winter environs. Be sure to warm your hairy toes at Blizzard Bear's Basecamp. An avalanche wiped out the trail to his cabin, but you might find another route somewhere near Lemguin Lunge.''<ref>{{cite|date=December 1996|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 91|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|page=59}}</ref>

==Gallery==
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K3 (incomplete).png|The K3 map, prior to completing the world
K3 DKC3 manga.png|A view over K3 from ''[[4koma Gag Battle]]''
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn={{ruby|雪山|ゆきやま}}Ｋ３<ref>''Super Donkey Kong 3: Nazo no Kremis-tō''「クレミス{{ruby|島|とう}}マップ」fold-out</ref>
|JpnR=Yukiyama K3
|JpnM=Snow Mountain K3
|Fre=K3
|Ita=K3
|Ger=K3
|Spa=K3
}}

==References==
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{{DKC3}}
[[Category:Mountains]]
[[Category:Snowscapes]]
[[Category:Northern Kremisphere]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! worlds]]