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{{quote2|This Kremling uses a crafty disguise to make sneak attacks.|''Donkey Kong Country'' manual, page 28}}
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|image=[[File:Rockkroc DKC.png|250px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''
|image=[[File:Rockkroc DKC.png|250px]]<br>Artwork of a Rock Kroc from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]])
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]]) ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance]]) ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country#Game Boy Advance|Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]) ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]])
|variant_of=[[Kremling]]
|parent_species=[[Kremling]]
}}
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'''Rock Krocs'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country'' instruction booklet, page 28.</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Country'' Game Boy Color instruction booklet, page 18.</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Country'' cast roll (Game Boy Advance version)</ref> (also spelled '''RockKrocs'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country'' cast roll (Super Nintendo Entertainment System version)</ref><ref name=PlayersGuide>M. Arakawa. ''Donkey Kong Country'' Player's Guide. Page 14. "''This possessed creature only appears in a couple of stages. That's plenty!''"</ref>) are possessed<ref name=PlayersGuide/> [[Kremling]]s and enemies that appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''.
'''Rock Krocs'''<ref name=manual>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' 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|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Advance version)|author=Cast roll}}</ref> (also spelled '''RockKrocs'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country''|author=Cast roll}}</ref><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 ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. They have rocky, brown skin and glowing red eyes. The official German guide for the game implies that the Rock Krocs are 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>
 
Unlike other Kremlings, Rock Krocs have rocky, brown skin and glowing, red eyes. Their tough skin protects them from any attack, so [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] must avoid them. Rock Krocs have the ability to move back and forth rapidly, which causes the [[Kong]]s to have little room for escape.
 
==History==
==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country''===
===''Donkey Kong Country''===
[[File:Stop & Go Station SNES 2.png|thumb|left|The Kongs encounter a Rock Kroc in Stop & Go Station]]
Rock Krocs appear ''Donkey Kong Country''. They are encountered in [[Stop & Go Station]] only, contrary to what is said in the [[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]].<ref name=PlayersGuide/> Rock Krocs are the main obstacle and feature of said stage, and [[Stop & Go Barrel]]s can manipulate their movements. The Rock Krocs move continuously by default because the barrels are all set to "GO," but if the barrels are set to "STOP", every Rock Kroc curls up like a boulder and stops moving; this is required to pass through the level. However, after a few seconds, every Stop & Go Barrel reverts back to "GO", followed by the Rock Krocs getting up to continue moving. It is possible to [[roll]] through a Rock Kroc without taking damage. In the Japanese version and the [[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|second remake]], if a Rock Kroc is curled up, either a [[barrel]] or Donkey Kong's [[Hand Slap]] can defeat it. When defeated, Rock Kroc releases either a [[banana]], Banana Bunch, or an [[Extra Life Balloon]].
In ''Donkey Kong Country'', Rock Krocs only appear in one level, [[Stop & Go Station]], as the main hazard and level feature. Throughout the level, Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong must use [[Stop & Go Barrel]]s to control the movement of Rock Krocs. By default, the Rock Krocs move around due to the barrels reading "GO". When the Kongs jump at a Stop & Go Barrel, all the barrels briefly switch to "STOP". This causes every Rock Kroc to curl up like a boulder and stop moving, giving the Kongs a chance to safely pass them. After a few seconds, all of the Stop & Go Barrels change back to "GO", and the Rock Krocs get up and resume with their movement. A riskier alternative for Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong to harmlessly pass a Rock Kroc is to [[roll]] through them.
 
In the Japanese version, the Kongs can defeat a Rock Kroc while is curled up, either with a [[barrel]] or by Donkey Kong performing a [[Hand Slap]]. Doing so causes the Rock Kroc to release either a [[banana]], Banana Bunch, or an [[Extra Life Balloon]].
 
In the [[Game Boy Advance]] version, like the original Japanese release, Rock Krocs can be defeated by Donkey Kong's Hand Slap. The remake also features a [[photograph]] of Rock Kroc in Stop & Go Station, located before the [[K-O-N-G Letters|letter O]]; once collected, the photograph appears in page four of the [[scrapbook]].
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===''Donkey Kong Country'' novel===
===''Donkey Kong Country'' novel===
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===''Donkey Kong Country: Rumble in the Jungle''===
===''Donkey Kong Country: Rumble in the Jungle''===
[[File:Rumble Jungle Illustration - Rock Kroc.png|thumb|160px|Illustration showing Rock Kroc commanding a group of Kremlings, from ''[[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]]''. It is encountered by [[Donkey Kong]], [[Diddy Kong]], [[Cranky Kong]], and [[Funky Kong]] after they try to escape the factory in Funky's [[barrel plane]]. Rock Kroc and the Kremlings attempt to attack the plane, though [[Donkey Kong]] uses a [[TNT Barrel]] to rip a large hole in the factory's wall, and the characters escape before Rock Kroc can reach them.
In the novel ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Rumble in the Jungle]]'', an individual Rock Kroc leads a "squadron" of [[Kremling]]s within their factory in [[Big Ape City]]. [[Donkey Kong]], [[Diddy Kong]], [[Cranky Kong]] and [[Funky Kong]] encounter Rock Kroc after they are found trying to escape the factory in Funky's [[barrel plane]]. Rock Kroc and the Kremlings attempt to attack the plane, however [[Donkey Kong]] uses a [[TNT Barrel]] to rip a large hole in the factory's wall, and they escape before Rock Kroc can reach them.


==Gallery==
===''Super Mario-kun''===
<gallery>
[[File:Rock Kroc SMKun.png|thumb|upright=1.3|Appearance in volume 12 of ''Super Mario-kun'']]
Rockkroc DKC.png|''Donkey Kong Country''
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]], 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.
Rockkroc DKC art.png|''Donkey Kong Country''
Rock_krock3.jpg|''Donkey Kong Country''
</gallery>


===Sprites===
==Profiles==
<gallery>
===''Donkey Kong Country''===
Rockkroc DKC sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' (SNES)
{{DKC GBA enemy
Rockkroc DKCGBC sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' (GBC)
|name=Rock Kroc
Rockkroc DKCGBA sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' (GBA)
|image=[[File:Rockkroc DKCGBA sprite.png]]
</gallery>
|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/>
|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>


===Screenshots===
==Gallery==
<gallery>
{{Main-gallery}}
U-Rockkroc.png|A Rock Kroc holding the letter "U" letter in ''Donkey Kong Country'' (GBC)
</gallery>
 
===Miscellaneous===
<gallery>
<gallery>
DKC Puzzle Artwork.jpg|Artwork used for a puzzle based on ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''
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>
</gallery>


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{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ロッククロック
|Jap=ロッククロック
|JapR=Rokkukurokku
|JapR=Rokku Kurokku
|JapM=Rock Kroc
|JapM=Rock Kroc
|Ger=Rock Kroc
|Ger=Rock Kroc
|GerM=-
|Ita=Rock Kroc<ref name=manualSNESITA/><ref name=manualGBCITA/><ref name=manualGBAITA/>
|Spa=Rock Kroc
}}
}}
==Trivia==
*The [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] [[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]] erroneously states that Rock Krocs appear in more than one stage.<ref name=PlayersGuide/>
*Rock Krocs are the only type of [[Kremling]]s from ''Donkey Kong Country'' who do not appear in the [[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' animated series]]. Similarly, Rock Krocs are also the only Kremling from ''Donkey Kong Country'' that do not appear in any other game.


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Kremlings]]
[[Category:Kremlings]]
[[Category:Kremling Krew]]
[[Category:Kremling Krew]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country Enemies]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country enemies]]
[[de:Rock Kroc]]
[[de:Rock Kroc]]

Latest revision as of 17:59, September 10, 2024

Rock Kroc
Rock Kroc in Donkey Kong Country.
Artwork from Donkey Kong Country
First appearance Donkey Kong Country (1994)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance) (2003)
Variant of Kremling

Rock Krocs[1][2][3] (also spelled RockKrocs[4][5]) are enemies in Donkey Kong Country. They have rocky, brown skin and glowing red eyes. The official German guide for the game implies that the Rock Krocs are zombies.[6]

History[edit]

Donkey Kong Country[edit]

Rock Krocs appear Donkey Kong Country. They are encountered in Stop & Go Station only, contrary to what is said in the Player's Guide.[5] Rock Krocs are the main obstacle and feature of said stage, and Stop & Go Barrels can manipulate their movements. The Rock Krocs move continuously by default because the barrels are all set to "GO," but if the barrels are set to "STOP", every Rock Kroc curls up like a boulder and stops moving; this is required to pass through the level. However, after a few seconds, every Stop & Go Barrel reverts back to "GO", followed by the Rock Krocs getting up to continue moving. It is possible to roll through a Rock Kroc without taking damage. In the Japanese version and the second remake, if a Rock Kroc is curled up, either a barrel or Donkey Kong's Hand Slap can defeat it. When defeated, Rock Kroc releases either a banana, Banana Bunch, or an Extra Life Balloon.

Donkey Kong Country novel[edit]

An individual Rock Kroc appears as one of King K. Rool's lieutenants at the end of the Donkey Kong Country novel. Shortly after the Kongs board the Gangplank Galleon, Diddy stomps Rock Kroc's head, causing him to collapse (unlike in Donkey Kong Country).

Donkey Kong Country: Rumble in the Jungle[edit]

A Rock Kroc leads a "squadron" of Kremlings within their factory in Big Ape City in the novel Donkey Kong Country: Rumble in the Jungle. It is encountered by Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Cranky Kong, and Funky Kong after they try to escape the factory in Funky's barrel plane. Rock Kroc and the Kremlings attempt to attack the plane, though Donkey Kong uses a TNT Barrel to rip a large hole in the factory's wall, and the characters escape before Rock Kroc can reach them.

Super Mario-kun[edit]

Rock Kroc
Appearance in volume 12 of Super Mario-kun

A Rock Kroc is the main antagonist of the Donkey Kong Country anticipation chapter in 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, 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[edit]

Donkey Kong Country[edit]

Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance) enemy
Rock Kroc
A Rock Kroc in Donkey Kong Country for Game Boy Advance.
Worlds Monkey Mines Levels Stop & Go Station
Scrapbook page 4
Photograph location In Stop & Go Station, located before the letter O. DK Attack point value 5000
  • Instruction booklet description:
    • English:
      This Kremling uses a crafty disguise to make sneak attacks.[1]
    • Italian:
      Questo Kremling si serve di un abile travestimento per sferrare attacchi a sorpresa.[7] (SNES version)
      Usa il suo travestimento mimetico veramente diabolico per attacchi a sorpresa.[8][9] (GBC & GBA versions)
  • 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.[5]
  • 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.[10]

    • Gallery[edit]

    For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Rock Kroc.
    • Artwork from Donkey Kong Country

      Artwork from Donkey Kong Country

    • Artwork from Donkey Kong Country

      Artwork from Donkey Kong Country

    • Sprite from Donkey Kong Country

      Sprite from Donkey Kong Country

    • Donkey Kong Country: Rumble in the Jungle

      Donkey Kong Country: Rumble in the Jungle

    • Sprite from Donkey Kong Country (GBC)

      Sprite from Donkey Kong Country (GBC)

    Names in other languages[edit]

    Language Name Meaning Notes
    Japanese ロッククロック[?]
    Rokku Kurokku     		Rock Kroc
    German Rock Kroc[?] -
    Italian Rock Kroc[7][8][9] -
    Spanish Rock Kroc[?] -

    References[edit]

    1. ^ a b 1994. Donkey Kong Country instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 28.
    2. ^ 2000. Donkey Kong Country Game Boy Color instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 18.
    3. ^ Cast roll. Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance version).
    4. ^ Cast roll. Donkey Kong Country.
    5. ^ a b c 1994. Donkey Kong Country Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 14.
    6. ^ Ota, Shigeru, et al. (1994). Donkey Kong Country Offizieller Nintendo Spieleberater. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 44.
    7. ^ a b 1994. Donkey Kong Country instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 28.
    8. ^ a b 2000. Donkey Kong Country (GBC) European instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 115.
    9. ^ a b 2003. Donkey Kong Country (GBA) European instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 108.
    10. ^ Folsom, Jessica, and Steve Thomason (2003). Donkey Kong Country Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-930206-33-X. Page 14.
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