Editing Krockhead

{{Species-infobox

|image=[[File:Krockhead.png|200px|]]<br>A green Krockhead

|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]]) ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])

|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest#Differences in the Game Boy Advance version|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]) ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])

|parent_species=[[Kremling]]

'''Krockheads'''<ref>"''Find the only Krockhead stepping stone and you'll find your buddy [[Rambi the Rhino|Rambi]]. With only the [[Flitter|dragonflies]] left, I'm sure you'll be alright.''" - [[Cranky Kong]], ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Nintendo Player's Guide'', page 54.</ref> (alternatively '''KrocHeads'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' SNES instruction booklet, page 31.</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2'' GBA instruction booklet, page 23.</ref> or '''Krocheads'''<ref name=PlayersGuide>''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Nintendo Player's Guide'', page 15.</ref>) are primitive [[Kremling]]s<ref name=PlayersGuide/> that first appeared in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and later ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''. Krockheads are only seen by their head, hence their name, and emerge from either the swamp or lava. Krockheads usually appear in groups.

In ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', Krockheads appear in two colors: green and brown (changed to bright red in the [[Game Boy Advance]] version). They are the main feature of a level, which has their name in it, [[Krockhead Klamber (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Krockhead Klamber]].

 

Despite sometimes being classified as an enemy, Krockheads do not harm the [[Kong]]s directly. Each color variation has distinctive traits. The green ones simply act as platforms for the Kongs to cross over the swamp or lava, while the brown Krockheads act as springboards by opening their mouth and sending [[Diddy Kong]] and [[Dixie Kong]] up into the air. Some brown Krockheads bounce them higher than others. In some swamp levels, Krockheads bob up and down the water, meaning the Kongs must time their jumps accordingly. Sometimes the Kongs must use a [[Krockhead Barrel]] to temporarily bring Krockheads up to the surface.

 

Krockheads make their second appearance in ''Donkey Kong Land 2''. While both of the Krockhead color variations return, they can no longer be distinguished due to the monochromatic screen of the [[Game Boy]]. They also appear in the game's equivalent of [[Krockhead Klamber (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Krockhead Klamber]]. Krockheads appear in the ending Cast of Characters, unlike with ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong Quest''.

===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' (SNES)===

*'''Instruction booklet description:''' ''"The green heads make great stepping stones and the brown heads are excellent springboards for reaching those high places."''

===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' (GBA)===

*'''Instruction booklet description:''' ''"The green heads make great stepping stones, while the brown heads are handy springboards for reaching those high places."''

==Gallery==

===Artwork===

<gallery>

DKC2 Brown Krockhead.png|A brown Krockhead

Krochead2.jpg|A partially submerged Krockhead

</gallery>

===Sprites===

Krockhead DKC2 green.png|Green Krockhead sprite (''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'')

Krockhead DKC2 red.png|Brown Krockhead sprite (''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'')

Krochead DKL2 sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Land 2'' sprite

|Jap=クロコヘッド<br>''Kurokoheddo''<br>ジャンピングクロコヘッド<br>''Janpingu Kurokoheddo''

|JapM=Krockhead<br><br>Jumping Krockhead}}

 

==Trivia==

*Krockheads somewhat bear a resemblance to the giant crocodile named {{wp|sarcosuchus}}, due to the bulbous tip of the snout. They also resemble the {{wp|gharial}}, but the Krockhead's snout is not as thin as the gharial's.

[[Category:Donkey Kong Species]]