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'''Hard Roc''' is the king and boss of the [[Cherry Kingdom]] during ''[[Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat]]''. He is one of the [[Roc]]s [[Donkey Kong]] faces in the game.
|image=[[File:DKJB Hard Roc art.jpg|x250px]]
|species=[[Roc]]
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|latest_appearance=''[[New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'' ([[List of games by date#2008|2008]])
}}
'''Hard Roc''' is the third member of the [[Roc]] species. It is the king and boss of the [[Cherry Kingdom]] in the GameCube version of ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'' and the boss of the [[Grape Kingdom]] in the ''[[New Play Control!]]'' version. Hard Roc's name is a play on "{{wp|hard rock}}", a genre of music.


Hard Roc attacks like any Roc in the game, however this Roc has a new attack: spitting blue meteors. Like any Roc battle Donkey Kong must destroy the giant black egg it's carrying.  
Hard Roc's feathers are gray/blue gray in color, with a lighter gray neck, head, beak, yellow eyes and foot claws. Within the grasp of said claws is a black egg.


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Hard Roc's attacks consist of blowing wind by flapping its wings, launching feathers at [[Donkey Kong|DK]] by doing the same thing, and firing a Shadow Meteor. When reaching below 300 HP, Hard Roc will spit three Shadow Meteors at once. It can also summon groups of [[Black Fairy|Black Fairies]]. Hard Roc can only be attacked by dazing it, which can be done by nearing it, then using the [[Sound Wave Attack]], and then launching DK back toward the egg, which he can headbutt to attack Hard Roc.
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[[Category: Donkey Kong Enemies]]
When Hard Roc is defeated, its egg will explode, and Hard Roc will follow seconds after.
[[Category: Donkey Kong Bosses]]
 
[[Category: Donkey Kong Characters]]
==Gallery==
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Hard Roc.png|Hard Roc in-game
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ナックルバード
|JapR=Nakkuru Bādo
|JapM=Knuckle Bird
|Ita=Fenice Sanguinaria
|ItaM=Bloodthirsty Phoenix
|Fre=Galinatus
}}
 
{{DKJB}}
[[Category:Rocs]]
[[Category:Air creatures]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Jungle Beat bosses]]

Latest revision as of 01:33, January 8, 2024

Hard Roc
Artwork of Hard Roc from Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
Species Roc
First appearance Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (2004)
Latest appearance New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (2008)

Hard Roc is the third member of the Roc species. It is the king and boss of the Cherry Kingdom in the GameCube version of Donkey Kong Jungle Beat and the boss of the Grape Kingdom in the New Play Control! version. Hard Roc's name is a play on "hard rock", a genre of music.

Hard Roc's feathers are gray/blue gray in color, with a lighter gray neck, head, beak, yellow eyes and foot claws. Within the grasp of said claws is a black egg.

Hard Roc's attacks consist of blowing wind by flapping its wings, launching feathers at DK by doing the same thing, and firing a Shadow Meteor. When reaching below 300 HP, Hard Roc will spit three Shadow Meteors at once. It can also summon groups of Black Fairies. Hard Roc can only be attacked by dazing it, which can be done by nearing it, then using the Sound Wave Attack, and then launching DK back toward the egg, which he can headbutt to attack Hard Roc.

When Hard Roc is defeated, its egg will explode, and Hard Roc will follow seconds after.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ナックルバード[?]
Nakkuru Bādo
Knuckle Bird
French Galinatus[?] -
Italian Fenice Sanguinaria[?] Bloodthirsty Phoenix