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| {{species infobox | | |image=[[File:Kloak.png|200px]]<br>A Kloak. |
| |image=[[File:Kloak.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' | | |Parent_species=[[Kremling]] |
| |variant_of=[[Kremling]] | |
| |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]]) | | |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]]) |
| |latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance]]) ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]]) | | |latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' (remake) ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]]) |
| |comparable=[[Krook]]
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| '''Kloaks''' are [[List of enemies|enemies]] appearing in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' only, being one of the few enemies from the game to not return in ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''. Kloaks are undead [[Kremling]]s serving as part of the [[Kremling Krew]], and are floating green, buttoned waistcoats with skull buttons, a yellow undershirt, red cuffs, and a pair of glowing, red eyes beneath their red collar. Their coats are similar to the ones worn by [[Krook]]s. Kloaks attack by throwing objects at [[Diddy Kong]] and [[Dixie Kong]], such as [[Crate]]s and [[Barrel]]s, or enemies like [[Spiny (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Spinies]] and [[Zinger]]s. However, some Kloaks may throw a useful item, like a [[Treasure Chest]] or [[Banana]]s. These enemies let out a menacing laugh as they pick out something to throw. Each Kloak throws a certain number of objects, and some Kloaks only throw one thing. After throwing something, the Kloak floats away, although some first swoop at the [[Kong]]s before leaving. A Kloak can be defeated from either having a projectile thrown at it, such as a [[Treasure Chest]], being [[jump]]ed on, a [[Team-up]] throw, or from an [[Animal Friend]]. Kloaks have the same defeated voice clip as [[Klinger]]s and [[Krook]]s. In [[Barrel Bayou (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Barrel Bayou]], there is a Kloak who throws a Treasure Chest containing a [[Cannonball|kannonball]], which can only be opened by hitting the Kloak with the Chest. In the cast roll, a Kloak is classified as part of the "[[Kremling Kuthroats]]" with the other [[Kremling]]s.
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| In the [[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|remake]], a Kloak additionally appears in the [[Funky's Flights (Bonus Game)|Funky's Flights]] mission [[Cool Sounds]], where it guards [[Funky Kong]]'s lost ghetto blaster deep in an ice cave. This Kloak attacks by throwing [[barrel]]s, and unlike other enemies, defeating it requires several shots from the [[Gyrocopter]], instead of just one. Kloaks were also given a different laugh, which is a stock sound effect from the Cartoon Trax Volume 1 sound effects library by The Hollywood Edge. The same laugh has also been used by [[Rare]] in other ''Donkey Kong'' games, such as [[King K. Rool]] in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', and [[Kroc]] in the Game Boy Advance remake of ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 3]]''. Additionally, if the player pauses the game as Kloak is defeated, its laugh can be heard in its normal manner, rather than getting deeper and slower.
| | {{quote2|These ghostly, [[Kremling]] spirits haunt many locations on [[Crocodile Isle]].|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' manual, page 30}} |
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| As revealed by game designer [[Gregg Mayles]], Kloak (or at least a Kremling magician enemy with that name) was originally intended to debut in the first ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', but was cut.<ref>{{cite|author=Ghoulyboy|date=August 10, 2018|url=x.com/Ghoulyboy/status/1027946702270021638|language=en-gb|title=Never expected this tweet about #KingKRool in #SmashBros to be so popular. As a moderately interesting bonus follow up, an early naming sheet shows K. Rool was going to be 'Kommander' and #DKC was going to be called 'Monkey Mayhem'|publisher=X|accessdate=June 22, 2024}}</ref>
| | '''Kloaks''' are ghostly members of the [[Kremling Krew]] encountered in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. They are floating green coats resembling those worn by [[Krook]]s, with glowing red eyes peeking out of the hole where the head is usually located. Kloaks have a similar attack pattern to [[Lakitu]]s, flying up out of reach and hurling objects such as [[crate]]s and certain enemies such as [[Zinger]]s at the [[Kong]]s, although sometimes they may throw useful things such as [[Banana]]s and [[Treasure Chest]]s filled with [[Extra Life Balloon|Balloon]]s. Kloaks can be defeated by throwing or hitting them with something, or if they are in reach, can be jumped on. Kloaks can also attack by swooping at the Kongs, but this is a rare tactic. |
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| ==Profiles and statistics==
| | In the [[Game Boy Advance]] remake of ''Donkey Kong Country 2'', a single Kloak appears in the [[Funky's Flights II]] challenge "Cool Sounds". Guarding [[Funky Kong|Funky's]] lost ghetto blaster deep in an ice cave, the Kloak attacks by throwing [[barrel]]s, and unlike every other enemy that appears in the Funky's Flight II missions, takes multiple shots from the [[Gyrocopter]] to defeat, instead of just one. Kloaks do not reappear in ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''. |
| ===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
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| |name=Kloak
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| |image=[[File:Kloak DKC2GBA sprite.png]]
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| |worlds=[[Krem Quay]]<br>[[Krazy Kremland]]<br>[[Gloomy Gulch]]<br>[[The Flying Krock]]
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| |levels=[[Barrel Bayou (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Barrel Bayou]]<br>[[Bramble Scramble (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Bramble Scramble]]<br>[[Ghostly Grove (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Ghostly Grove]]<br>[[Screech's Sprint (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Screech's Sprint]]
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| |photo_location=In Ghostly Grove
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| {{multilang profile | | ==Instruction booklet descriptions== |
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| | {{quote2|These ghostly, Kremling spirits haunt many locations on [[Crocodile Isle]].|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' SNES instruction booklet, page 30}} |
| |Eng=These ghostly, Kremling spirits haunt many locations on [[Crocodile Isle]].<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet|page=30}}</ref>}} | | {{quote2|These ghostly Kremling spirits haunt many locations on [[Crocodile Isle]].|''Donkey Kong Country 2'' GBA instruction booklet, page 23}} |
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| *'''Player's Guide:''' "''These mean-spirited spooks are on the lookout for any hairy intruders into their domain! Kackle haunts the Kremland amusement park, while Kloak fades in and out of several different areas. Dealing while Kloak is especially frustrating, since he sometimes conjures up Zingers to block paths or items.''"<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|author=Miller, Kent and Paul Shinoda|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' Player's Guide|page=15}}</ref>
| | ==Names in other languages== |
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| | |Jap=クローク |
| | |JapR=Kurōku |
| | |JapM=Kloak}} |
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| | ==Trivia== |
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| | *As revealed by game designer, [[Gregg Mayles]], [https://twitter.com/Ghoulyboy/status/1027946702270021638 via a Tweet], Kloak (or at least a Kremling magician enemy with that name) was originally intended to debut in the first ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', but was cut. |
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| | *According to the game's credits, Kloaks belong to the "[[Kremling Kuthroats]]" enemy class. |
| |Eng=These ghostly Kremling spirits haunt many locations on Crocodile Isle.<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=2004|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (Game Boy Advance) instruction booklet|page=23}}</ref>}} | | *A ghost-like enemy in [[Rare Ltd.|Rare's]] first Xbox game, ''Grabbed by the Ghoulies'' bears some similarities to Kloak.{{ref needed}} |
| | *The GBA version of the game gave Kloak a laugh, which was also used for Baron Samedi in [[Rare Ltd.|Rare]]'s Nintendo 64 title, ''GoldenEye 007''. The same laugh is also heard in the GBA version of ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'', whenever [[Kroc]] fires his gun. Additionally, if the player pauses the game the moment Kloak is defeated, his laugh can be heard in its normal manner, rather than getting deeper and slower. |
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
| <gallery> | | <gallery> |
| GloomyGulchArt.png|Artwork of two Kloaks sneaking behind the Kongs in a haunted area from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
| | File:Kloak DKC2.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (SNES) |
| Kloak DKC2.png|Sprite from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' | | File:Kloak DKC2GBA sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (GBA) |
| Kloak in Barrel Bayou DKC2.png|Screenshot from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' | |
| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
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| ==Names in other languages==
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| {{foreign names
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| |Jpn=クローク
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| |JpnR=Kurōku
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| |JpnM=Kloak
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| |Fre=Kape
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| |Ita=Spetrun
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| |ItaM=Probably a dialect form for ''spettro'' ("spectre"/"ghost")
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| |Spa=Kloak
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| ==References==
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| {{Kremlings}} | | {{Kremlings}} |
| {{DKC2}} | | {{DKC2}} |
| [[Category:Kremlings]]
| | [[Category:Kremling Kuthroats]] |
| [[Category:Kremling Krew]] | | [[Category:Undead]] |
| [[Category:Ghosts]] | |
| [[Category:Pirates]] | | [[Category:Pirates]] |
| [[Category:Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest enemies]]
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| [[de:Kloak]] | | [[de:Kloak]] |
