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|image=[[File:Knocka2.jpg|200px|]]<br>Artwork of a '''Knocka''' from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''
|image=[[File:Knocka DKC3 artwork.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of a Knocka from ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3]]'' (remake) ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 3]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance]]) ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
|related=[[Klobber]]<br>[[Kuchuka]]<br>[[Klasp]]<br>[[Kracka]]
|collapsed=true
|variant_of=[[Kremling]]
|variants=[[Klasp]]<br>[[Kracka]]<br>[[Kuchuka]]
}}
}}
'''Knockas''' are green lanky [[Kremling]]s who hide in green [[barrel]]s with faces painted on them. They are encountered in both ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''. According to the game's credits, Knockas belong to the "[[Kremling Kreeps]]" enemy class.
'''Knockas''' are [[List of enemies|enemies]] introduced in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''. These green lanky [[Kremling]]s hide in green [[barrel]]s with menacing faces painted on them. They are the successor of [[Klobber]]s from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'', but Knockas are different mainly from the fact that they wear a barrel with a noticeably different appearance from regular barrels. Knockas have two variants, [[Klasp]]s and [[Kuchuka]]s; the former climbs across a horizontal [[rope]] while hiding inside a [[TNT Barrel]], while the latter stays inside a purple barrel and throws bombs at [[Dixie Kong]] and [[Kiddy Kong]].


==History==
==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''===
===''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''===
[[File:KnockaPA.PNG|thumb|left|A '''Knocka''', as seen in [[Dixie Kong's Photo Album]].]]
Knockas are enemies in ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''. They hide in their barrel at first, dormant, until being approached by [[Dixie Kong]] or [[Kiddy Kong]], then the Knocka begins to run after them. Knockas cannot damage the player characters directly and opt for trying to push them into another enemy or a pit instead. A Knocka can be defeated if the [[Kong]] [[jump]]s onto it, picks up the Knocka, and throws it at a surface. In [[Dixie Kong's Photo Album]], a Knocka is categorized under the [[Kremling Kreeps]].
In ''Donkey Kong Country 3'', Knockas are fairly common enemies, encountered in a large amount of levels. Knockas have an attack pattern similar to an earlier enemy named [[Klobber]]; a Knocka waits hidden in its barrel, and if either [[Dixie Kong]] or [[Kiddy Kong]] pass by the foe it will spring forth out of its barrel and begin trying to ram the [[Kong]]s. Since a Knocka cannot directly hurt a Kong, they try to ram them into either another enemy or an abyss. A Knocka can be defeated by simply jumping on it, knocking it back into its barrel. Once back in its barrel, it can simply be picked up and thrown away.  


In later levels of ''Donkey Kong Country 3'' two barrel wearing sub-species of Knockas, [[Klasp]]s and [[Kuchuka]]s are encountered. Also, in the [[Game Boy Advance]] remake of ''Donkey Kong Country 3'', an explosive version of Knockas, [[Kracka]]s, are encountered in one level of the game.
In the [[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|remake]], Knockas use the same voice clips as Klobbers from the [[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|previous game]]. Additionally, the remake also introduces [[Kracka]]s, a variant of Klasp behaving like Knockas.


===''Donkey Kong Land III''===
===''Donkey Kong Land III''===
In ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]'', Knockas, along with Klasps and Kuchukas, are still semi-common enemies. The game erroneously lists Knockas as [[Krusha]]s, however, yet aside from the name, there is no real difference between the Knockas of ''Donkey Kong Country 3'' and ''Donkey Kong Land III''.
Knockas, named '''[[Krusha]]s''' in the ending, appear with the same role in ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''. In the Japanese [[Game Boy Color]] release, a Krusha changes from green to red only while being carried, using the exact sprite and palette as a barrel when carried.


==Game Appearances==
==Profiles==
{| class=sortable cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3 border=1 align=center width=100% style="border-collapse:collapse; font-family:Arial"
===''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''===
|-
;Level appearances
!width=50%|Title
*[[Tidal Trouble]]
!width=20%|Description
*[[Krevice Kreepers]]
!width=20%|Release Date
*[[Konveyor Rope Klash]]
!width=10%|System/Format
*[[Creepy Caverns]]
|-
 
|''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble]]''
===''Donkey Kong Land III''===
|Enemy 
;Level appearances
|1996
*[[Liftshaft Lottery]]
|[[SNES]]
*[[Vertigo Verge]]
|-
*[[Tundra Blunda]]
|''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''
*[[Jungle Jeopardy]]
|Enemy
*[[Footloose Falls]]
|1997
*[[Rockface Chase]]
|[[Game Boy]]
*[[Clifftop Critters]]
|-
*[[Rickety Rapids]]
|''[[Donkey Kong Country 3]]'' (remake)
*[[Bazuka Bombard]]
|Enemy
*[[Kuchuka Karnage]]
|2005
*[[Haunted Hollows]]
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|-
|}


==See also==
==Gallery==
*[[Klobber]]s, Kremlings that attack in a similar manner, which appeared in the [[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest|previous game]].
<gallery>
Knocka DKC3.png|Sprite from ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
Knocka DKC3 Photo Album.png|[[Dixie Kong's Photo Album]]
Knocka DKLIII sprite.png|Sprite from ''Donkey Kong Land III''
Knocka DKL3c sprite.png|Sprite from ''Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong''
DKC3 GBA Knocka sprite.png|Sprite from ''Donkey Kong Country 3'' (Game Boy Advance)
</gallery>


== Names in other languages ==
==Names in other languages==
=== ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' ===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ノッカ
|Jap=ノッカ
|JapR=Nokka
|JapR=Nokka
|JapM=Knocka
|JapM=Knocka
|Jap2=クルーシャ
|Jap2R=Kurūsha
|Jap2M=Krusha (''Donkey Kong Land III'')
}}
}}


=== ''Donkey Kong Land III'' ===
{{Kremlings}}
{{foreign names
|Jap=クルーシャ
|JapR=Kurūsha
|JapM=Krusha
}}
 
{{NIWA|DKWiki=1}}
{{DKC3}}
{{DKC3}}
{{DKL3}}
{{DKL3}}
{{Kremlings}}
[[Category:Kremlings]]
[[Category:Kremling Krew]]
[[Category:Kremling Krew]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! Enemies]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! enemies]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Land III]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Land III enemies]]
[[de:Knocka]]
[[de:Knocka]]

Latest revision as of 16:37, September 19, 2024

Knocka
Artwork of a Knocka from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Artwork of a Knocka from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
First appearance Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (1996)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance) (2005)
Variant of Kremling
Variants

Knockas are enemies introduced in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!. These green lanky Kremlings hide in green barrels with menacing faces painted on them. They are the successor of Klobbers from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, but Knockas are different mainly from the fact that they wear a barrel with a noticeably different appearance from regular barrels. Knockas have two variants, Klasps and Kuchukas; the former climbs across a horizontal rope while hiding inside a TNT Barrel, while the latter stays inside a purple barrel and throws bombs at Dixie Kong and Kiddy Kong.

History[edit]

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble![edit]

Knockas are enemies in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!. They hide in their barrel at first, dormant, until being approached by Dixie Kong or Kiddy Kong, then the Knocka begins to run after them. Knockas cannot damage the player characters directly and opt for trying to push them into another enemy or a pit instead. A Knocka can be defeated if the Kong jumps onto it, picks up the Knocka, and throws it at a surface. In Dixie Kong's Photo Album, a Knocka is categorized under the Kremling Kreeps.

In the remake, Knockas use the same voice clips as Klobbers from the previous game. Additionally, the remake also introduces Krackas, a variant of Klasp behaving like Knockas.

Donkey Kong Land III[edit]

Knockas, named Krushas in the ending, appear with the same role in Donkey Kong Land III. In the Japanese Game Boy Color release, a Krusha changes from green to red only while being carried, using the exact sprite and palette as a barrel when carried.

Profiles[edit]

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble![edit]

Level appearances

Donkey Kong Land III[edit]

Level appearances

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ノッカ[?]
Nokka
Knocka
クルーシャ[?]
Kurūsha
Krusha (Donkey Kong Land III)