Editing Rock Kroc

{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Rockkroc DKC.png|250px]]<br>Artwork from {{a|DKC}}
|first_appearance={{a|DKC|l}} ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]])
|latest_appearance={{id|Donkey Kong Country|GBA|p|s}} ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]])
|variant_of=[[Kremling]]
}}
'''Rock Krocs'''<ref name=manual>{{cite|title={{a|DKC}} instruction booklet|page=28|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1994}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=2000|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' Game Boy Color instruction booklet|page=18}}</ref><ref>{{cite|timestamp=01:05|url=youtu.be/F6R2E-d9K3E?feature=shared&t=65|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' (GBA) Ending and Credits|date=June 12, 2019|author=Basileous|publisher=YouTube|language=en|accessdate=December 28, 2024}}</ref> (also spelled '''RockKrocs'''<ref name=PlayersGuide>{{cite|language=en-us|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' Player's Guide|page=14|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1994}}</ref>) are enemies in {{a|DKC|l}}. They have rocky, brown skin, glowing eyes<ref>{{cite|quote=Rock Kroc, whose eyes glowed with evil light|author=Teitelbaum, Michael|date=1995|publisher=Troll Communications, LLC|language=en|page=55|isbn=0-8167-3731-2}}</ref> that are red, and are suggested to be zombies.<ref>{{cite|url=archive.org/details/donkey-kong-country-snes-offizieller-nintendo-spieleberater/page/n41/mode/2up|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' Offizieller Nintendo Spieleberater|language=de|publisher=Nintendo of Europe GmbH|author=Ota, Shigeru, et al.|date=1994|page=44}}</ref>
==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country''===
Rock Krocs appear only in [[Stop & Go Station]] within {{a|DKC}}, as the main obstacle and feature, though have been stated to appear in more stages.<ref>{{cite|quote=This possessed creature only appears in a couple of stages. That's plenty!|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' [[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]|page=14}}</ref> Rock Krocs can be calmed by hitting the [[Stop & Go Barrel]]s to "OFF,"<ref>{{cite|quote=There's an easy way to calm them down, though. Just hit the Stop & Go Barrels so they read STOP.|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' Player's Guide|page=48}}</ref> keeping them dormant for about three or four seconds,<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 65|page=20|date=October 1994|quote=Hit the Go barrel to change it to Stop and Roc Krock will turn stone cold for three or four seconds, just enough time to scamper past.|author=Tilden, Gail, et al.|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> and Rock Krocs start moving again when the barrels switch back to "GO".<ref>{{cite|quote=Keep hitting the Stop & Go Barrels because they quickly change back to GO.|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' Player's Guide|page=48}}</ref> It is possible to defeat a curled up Rock Kroc using a [[Hand Slap]] in the Japanese version<ref name=tcrf>{{cite|url=tcrf.net/Donkey_Kong_Country_(SNES)/Version_Differences#Enemy_Changes|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' (SNES)/Version Differences § Enemy Changes|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor|language=en}}</ref><ref name=handslap>{{cite|url=youtu.be/Awi4UtTofE0?feature=shared&t=3156|language=en|title=''Donkey Kong Country'': Changes from SNES to GBA|date=February 1, 2018|publisher=YouTube|author=Greenalink|accessdate=December 28, 2024}}</ref> and the {{a|DKCGBA|second remake}}.<ref name=tcrf/><ref name=handslap/> A Rock Kroc releases either a [[banana]], Banana Bunch, or a [[Red Balloon]] when defeated. A [[photograph]] of Rock Kroc can be obtained in the second remake in Stop & Go Station, before the [[K-O-N-G Letters|letter O]].<ref>{{cite|timestamp=30:17|url=youtu.be/SD0yEKf1bM8?feature=shared&t=2017|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' <nowiki>[GBA] 101% Longplay Walkthrough Playthrough Full Movie Game [4K60ᶠᵖˢ UHD🔴]</nowiki>|author=Kawaii Games|date=May 15, 2022|publisher=YouTube|language=en|accessdate=December 28, 2024}}</ref>

===''Donkey Kong Country'' novel===
A Rock Kroc is one of [[King K. Rool]]'s lieutenants at the end of the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (novel)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' novel. An inconsistency with the games is that Rock Kroc collapses after being stomped by Diddy.<ref>{{cite|author=Teitelbaum|title={{a|DKC}} novel|page=57-58|quote=Diddy Kong vaulted high into the air and landed with a double jump right on Rock Kroc's head. The Kremling crumpled to the ground.}}</ref>

===''Donkey Kong Country: Rumble in the Jungle''===
A Rock Kroc leads a squadron of [[Kremling]]s within their factory in [[Big Ape City]] in the novel ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Rumble in the Jungle]]''.<ref name=ritj>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country: Rumble in the Jungle''|date=1995|publisher=Troll Communications LLC|language=en|isbn=0-8167-3872-6|author=Teitelbaum, Michael|quote=As Donkey Kong stepped into the plane, a squadron of Kremlings led by Rock Kroc arrived at the door.|page=55}}</ref> when the [[Kong]]s try to escape with the [[barrel plane]].<ref name=ritj/> Rock Kroc and his subordinates arrive at the plane as it begins moving,<ref>{{cite|author=Teitelbaum|title=''Donkey Kong Country: Rumble in the Jungle''|page=56|quote=Rock Kroc and the others reached the plane just as it began to move.}}</ref> but the Kongs are quick enough to escape.<ref>{{cite|author=Teitelbaum|title=''Donkey Kong Country: Rumble in the Jungle''|page=56|quote=The barrel plane taxied out of the cargo room and took to the air.}}</ref>

===''Super Mario-kun''===
[[File:Rock Kroc SMKun.png|thumb|upright=1.3|Appearance in volume 12 of ''Super Mario-kun'']]
A Rock Kroc is the main antagonist of the ''Donkey Kong Country'' anticipation chapter in [[Super Mario-kun Volume 12|volume 12]] of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''. [[Mario]] and [[Yoshi]] help Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong retrieving their [[banana hoard]], protected by one Rock Kroc. DK attempts to defeat him with a [[Roll Attack]], but he bounces back, then he grabs a [[TNT Barrel|TNT Drum]], but the Kremling takes advantage of his appearance to hide between the rocks of the area and, not sure who to hit, DK's barrel explodes in his hands. Mario manages to lure him out with a free coupon and crushes him with a [[hammer]], but the rock debris come together to create a giant rocky Rock Kroc, but it trips on banana peel left by Yoshi and comes apart. DK and Mario then crush the rocks into sand with hammers, defeating it.

==Profiles==
===''Donkey Kong Country''===
{{DKC GBA enemy
|name=Rock Kroc
|image=[[File:Rockkroc DKCGBA sprite.png]]
|worlds=[[Monkey Mines]]
|levels=[[Stop & Go Station]]
|page=4
|photo_location=In Stop & Go Station, located before the [[K-O-N-G Letters|letter O]].
|dk_attack=5000
}}
{{multilang profile
|type=manual
|Eng=This Kremling uses a crafty disguise to make sneak attacks.<ref name=manual/>
|Ger=In seiner geschickten Tarnung ist er meist schwer zu erkennen.<ref name=spielanleitung>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' Spielanleitung|url=archive.org/details/dkcsnesgermanbooklet/page/n13/mode/2up|date=1994|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=de|page=28}}</ref>
|Ita=Questo Kremling si serve di un abile travestimento per sferrare attacchi a sorpresa.<ref name=manualSNESITA>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' instruction booklet|page=28|language=it|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|date=1994}}</ref> <small>(SNES version)</small><br>Usa il suo travestimento mimetico veramente diabolico per attacchi a sorpresa.<ref name=manualGBCITA>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' (GBC) European instruction booklet|page=115|language=it|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|date=2000}}</ref><ref name=manualGBAITA>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' (GBA) European instruction booklet|page=108|language=it|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|date=2003}}</ref> <small>(GBC & GBA versions)</small>}}
*'''Player's Guide:''' ''This possessed creature only appears in a couple of stages. That's plenty! When the lights in the cave glow green, the RockKrocs go crazy. They run back and forth with their arms outstretched, looking for something to grab. The only way to shut them down is to make the lights glow red. Doing so entails touching the Stop & Go Barrels as you move through the stage.''<ref name=PlayersGuide/>
*'''Player's Guide''' (Game Boy Advance version): ''Rock Krocs are rare subterranean Krocs that have glowing red eyes and rocklike skin. They appear in only a few corners of Kong Island. Rock Krocs run around in a crazed rampage when the cave is lit green. Activate Stop & Go Barrels in levels that the stony beasts populate to change the level's lighting to red—the Rock Krocs will become temporarily immobilized.''<ref>{{cite|date=2003|language=en-us|author=Folsom, Jessica, and Steve Thomason|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' Player's Guide|page=14|publisher=Nintendo of America|isbn=1-930206-33-X}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! colspan="2" |''Nintendo Power'' trading card
|-
! scope="row" |AKA
|''Stone Men, Rock Piles''
|-
! scope="row" |Distinguishing Features
|''Stone men with red eyes who pace back and forth. They obey the Stop & Go barrels without question.''
|-
! scope="row" |Location
|''Stop & Go Station and the Loopy Lights.''
|-
! scope="row" |Apprehension
|''Do not attempt to apprehend the RockKrocs! Avoid them when they're not curled up into rock piles. Sneak past them as quickly as you can while they are inactive.''
|-
! scope="row" |Past Convictors
|''Unlawful detainment of monkeys.''
|}

==Gallery==
{{Main-gallery}}
<gallery>
Rockkroc DKC alt artwork.jpg|Artwork from ''Donkey Kong Country''
Rock_krock3.jpg|Artwork from ''Donkey Kong Country''
Rockkroc DKC sprite.png|Sprite from ''Donkey Kong Country''
Rumble Jungle Illustration - Rock Kroc.png|''Donkey Kong Country: Rumble in the Jungle''
Rockkroc DKCGBC sprite.png|Sprite from ''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' (GBC)
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ロッククロック
|JapR=Rokku Kurokku
|JapM=Rock Kroc
|JapC=<ref>{{cite|url=archive.org/details/superdonkeykongsfclq|title=スーパードンキーコング (''Sūpā Donkī Kongu'') manual|page=28|date=1994|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja}}</ref>
|JapN=''Super Donkey Kong'' manual
|Ger=Rock Kroc
|GerC=<ref name=spielanleitung/><ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' Offizieller Nintendo Spieleberater|author=Ota, Shigeru, et al.|page=16|date=1994|publisher=Nintendo of Europe GmbH|language=de}}</ref>
|GerN=Spielanleitung and Spieleberater
|Ita=Rock Kroc
|ItaC=<ref name=manualSNESITA/><ref name=manualGBCITA/><ref name=manualGBAITA/>
|ItaN=Manuals (all three versions)
|Spa=Rock Kroc
}}

==References==
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{{Kremlings}}
{{DKC}}
[[Category:Kremlings]]
[[Category:Kremling Krew]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country enemies]]
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