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|image=[[File:Kosha.png|200px|]]<br>A '''Kosha'''.
|image=[[File:Kosha DK64.png|200px]]<br>Data-based render
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1999|1999]])
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' ({{y|1999}})
|parent_species=[[Kutlass]]
|variant_of=[[Kremling]]
|comparable=[[Kutlass]]
|notable=[[Giant Viking Kremling]]
|notable=[[Giant Viking Kremling]]
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'''Koshas''',<ref>{{cite|date=1999|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Donkey Kong 64'' instruction booklet|page=31|quote=[…] but I wouldn't stray into the path of the club-wielding Koshas if I were you, which happily I'm not.}}</ref> also named '''Clubbies'''<ref>{{cite|author=Lockhart, Ryan|publisher=Versus Books|title=''Donkey Kong 64'' Official Perfect Guide|page=4|language=en-us|date=1999}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Barton, Jeff, Mario De Govia, and Donato Tica|title=''Donkey Kong 64'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=[[Media:DK64 Prima 15.jpg|15]]|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=December 1, 1999|isbn=0-7615-2279-4|language=en-us}}</ref> or '''Viking Kremlings''',<ref>{{cite|isbn=1-56686-909-9|language=en-us|date=1999|author=Bogenn, Tim, and Ken Schmidt|title=''Donkey Kong 64'' Official Strategy Guide|page=78, 82, 116, 117, 120|publisher=Bradygames}}</ref> are in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''. They are olive [[Kremling]]s with gray viking helmet. They have a large, spiked club that they struggle to drag along with them, sometimes flattening themselves with it by mistake. They are found at [[Gloomy Galleon]], [[Fungi Forest]] (at night), [[Crystal Caves]], and [[Creepy Castle]] (including its lobby in [[DK Isles]]). If the player character is hit by Kosha, they lose two [[watermelon|melon]] slices. Koshas are resistant and can be defeated either from an [[orange]] explosion if they do not see the player character, a musical instrument move, the [[Super Slam|shockwave ability]], or [[Hunky Chunky]]. A Kosha yells when defeated before being hit by its own club and dropping two [[Watermelon|melon slices]].


'''Koshas'''<ref>''Donkey Kong 64 Instruction Booklet'', p. 31 "... but I wouldn't stray into the path of the club-wielding Koshas if I were you, which happily I'm not."</ref>, referred to as '''Clubbies''' in the [[Prima Games]] guide<ref>Barton, Jeff, Mario De Govia, and Donato Tica. ''Donkey Kong 64'' Prima Official Game Guide. [[Media:DK64 Prima 15.jpg|Page 15]].</ref> are small Kremlings that appear only in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''. Unlike most [[Kremling]]s, they are brown, and also wear horned Viking-esque helmets. Also unique is their method of attack: they carry around gigantic, spiked clubs, too heavy for them to handle, which they attempt to smash the Kongs with. If the club hits any the Kongs, two melon slices are taken away from their health meter. If they swing their club overhead and misses, the Kosha struggles to lift it again for a moment.  
A [[Giant Viking Kremling|gigantic Kosha]] is stationed near the top of Crystal Caves. It smashes the ceiling of the cave at regular intervals, creating violent tremors that send stalactites raining down in the level, though defeating it stops the stalactites from falling.


Koshas are too powerful even for [[Chunky Kong]] to defeat; the only ways to defeat them are to use the selected Kong's instrument, their special power which they gain from the Banana Fairy Queen (the shockwave attack) or touching them while Chunky is under the effects of his [[Hunky Chunky]] ability. They are also vulnerable to [[Orange]]s if they are thrown when the Kosha is off guard. Koshas are relatively rare, and appear in [[Gloomy Galleon]], [[Fungi Forest]] (at night), [[Crystal Caves]], and [[Creepy Castle]].  
==Gallery==
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A [[Giant Viking Kremling|gigantic Kosha]] is stationed in an area near the top of the cavern in Crystal Caves. Every once in a while, the club-toting fiend smashes the ceiling of the cave, creating violent tremors that send stalactites raining down from the ceiling. He is eventually defeated by [[Tiny Kong]], which stops the avalanches for good.
==Naming==
 
Their name plays on the word "cosh," another name for club.
==Names in other languages==
===Names in other languages===
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|Jap=クラッバ<ref>[http://hit930.sakura.ne.jp/hitjapan/book11/P150112004.JPG Scan of 「ドンキーコング64パーフェクトプログラム」 ''(Donkey Kong 64 Perfect Program)'']</ref>
|Jpn=クラッバ
|JapR=Kurabba
|JpnC=<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=February 20, 2000|isbn=4-09-102831-4|title=「ドンキーコング64任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Donkey Kong 64 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page=[[media:DK64 Shogakukan P13.jpg|13]]}}</ref>
|JapM=Same as [[Klubba]]}}
|JpnR=Kurabba
 
|JpnM=Klubba; same as a [[Klubba|Kremling with a spiked club]] from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''
==Trivia==
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*The name is a spin on the word "cosh", another name for club.
*Kosha is similar to [[Kutlass]], an enemy from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'', in the sense that both are small Kremlings that wield heavy weapons many times their own size. In fact, the Game Boy Advance version gives Kutlass voice clips that are almost identical to Kosha's, but are higher-pitched.
*Kosha's idle animation will involve them accidentally dropping the club onto their own head, only slightly flattening it.
*Koshas are the only enemy in ''Donkey Kong 64'' that requires a special method of attack to defeat (shockwave, instrument, orange), yet drops melon slices instead of oranges. All other enemies that require being defeated through special methods drop 3 oranges.


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Latest revision as of 08:53, March 22, 2025

Kosha
A Kosha from Donkey Kong 64.
Data-based render
First appearance Donkey Kong 64 (1999)
Variant of Kremling
Comparable
Notable members

Koshas,[1] also named Clubbies[2][3] or Viking Kremlings,[4] are in Donkey Kong 64. They are olive Kremlings with gray viking helmet. They have a large, spiked club that they struggle to drag along with them, sometimes flattening themselves with it by mistake. They are found at Gloomy Galleon, Fungi Forest (at night), Crystal Caves, and Creepy Castle (including its lobby in DK Isles). If the player character is hit by Kosha, they lose two melon slices. Koshas are resistant and can be defeated either from an orange explosion if they do not see the player character, a musical instrument move, the shockwave ability, or Hunky Chunky. A Kosha yells when defeated before being hit by its own club and dropping two melon slices.

A gigantic Kosha is stationed near the top of Crystal Caves. It smashes the ceiling of the cave at regular intervals, creating violent tremors that send stalactites raining down in the level, though defeating it stops the stalactites from falling.

Gallery

Naming

Their name plays on the word "cosh," another name for club.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese クラッバ[5]
Kurabba
Klubba; same as a Kremling with a spiked club from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

References

  1. ^ "[…] but I wouldn't stray into the path of the club-wielding Koshas if I were you, which happily I'm not." – 1999. Donkey Kong 64 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America. Page 31.
  2. ^ Lockhart, Ryan (1999). Donkey Kong 64 Official Perfect Guide. Versus Books (American English). Page 4.
  3. ^ Barton, Jeff, Mario De Govia, and Donato Tica (December 1, 1999). Donkey Kong 64 Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-2279-4. Page 15.
  4. ^ Bogenn, Tim, and Ken Schmidt (1999). Donkey Kong 64 Official Strategy Guide. Bradygames (American English). ISBN 1-56686-909-9. Page 78, 82, 116, 117, 120.
  5. ^ February 20, 2000. 「ドンキーコング64任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Donkey Kong 64 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-102831-4. Page 13.