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{{about|the enemy from ''Donkey Kong Country''|the similarly-named boss from Game Boy Advance remake of ''Donkey Kong Country 3''|[[Kroctopus]]}}
{{distinguish|[[Kroctopus]], a boss exclusive to ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!|Donkey Kong Country 3]]''{{'}}s [[Game Boy Advance]] [[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|remake]]}}
{{Species-infobox
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Croctopus2.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of a Croctopus from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''
|image=[[File:Croctopus2.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Donkey Kong Country''
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]]) ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]])
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country#Game Boy Advance|Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]) ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance]]) ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]])
|comparable=[[Nemo]]
}}
}}
{{quote2|These octopi spin dizzily about coral formations.|''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' manual, page 30}}
A '''Croctopus''' (plural '''Croctopus''',<ref>{{cite|author=Funky Kong|quote=This time I would like you to catch 15 Croctopus within the time limit. Be careful not to hook any bottles, as these will reduce your time left. Not good, man!|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Advance)}}</ref> '''Croctopuses''',<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=1994|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' Player's Guide|page=66-67, 78}}</ref> '''Croctopi''',<ref>{{cite|date=2003|language=en-us|author=Folsom, Jessica, and Steve Thomason|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' Player's Guide|page=17|publisher=Nintendo of America|isbn=1-930206-33-X}}</ref> also spelled as '''croctopi'''<ref>{{cite|quote=Sharks, croctopi and pearl-spitting clams are just a few of an apes{{sic}} not-so-favourite things!|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) issue 26 (NMS Special)|page=14|date=November 1994}}</ref> or '''Croctupi'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) issue 26 (NMS Special)|page=15|date=November 1994}}</ref>) is an [[List of enemies|enemy]] in the [[Donkey Kong Country (series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' series]]. These {{iw|wikipedia|blue-ringed octopus}}-like creatures are encountered in some underwater stages. Their name is a portmanteau of ''crocodile'' and ''octopus''.


'''Croctopuses'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country'' Nintendo Player's Guide, page 19.</ref> are octopus-like enemies found underwater in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. Their name is a portmanteau of ''crocodile'' and ''octopus''. These creatures attack [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] by spinning their sharp, poisonous arms at any passersby. Their arms are even fatal to the Kongs' ally, [[Enguarde the Swordfish]]. They come in blue and purple colors. Purple Croctopuses move in fixed patterns around blocks of coral reef, while in the level "[[Croctopus Chase]]", several blue Croctopuses follow a set path, while the Kongs have to avoid them for a long stretch.
==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country''===
Croctopus first appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. They appear in blue and purple varieties. Unlike most underwater enemies, Croctopus cannot be defeated by [[Enguarde]]. The purple variety spins around in fixed patterns with all eight arms extended. Several of the blue variety appear in their namesake level, Croctopus Chase, each waiting in a gap until [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] pass by, after which it starts spinning and going after the Kongs in a fixed path up until reaching the next gap. Only the purple variant appears in the [[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)|first remake]], but their behavior is shared between both varieties. In the [[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|second remake]], there is a [[Funky's Fishing]] challenge in [[Monkey Mines]] where the Kongs have to catch 15 Croctopus before time runs out.


Although Croctopuses do not appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]'', the game does feature a single stage which features several Nautili, which, according to the game's instruction manual, are called "[[Nemo]]". Several Croctopuses can also be seen in the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (comic)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' comic published in the ''[[Club Nintendo (magazine)|Club Nintendo]]'' magazine; one of them attacks the [[Kong]]s and Enguarde.
There exists an unused sprite of Croctopus in the original version. While its purpose is unknown, the sprite could possibly be one for when it is defeated.<ref>{{cite|url=www.dkc-atlas.com/forum/download/file.php?id=496|title=Unused sprite|publisher=DKC Atlas|accessdate=July 13, 2024|format=PNG|language=en}}</ref>
 
===''Donkey Kong Country'' comic===
Several Croctopuses appear in the German ''[[Donkey Kong Country (comic)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' comic. In one part, a Croctopus attacks the Kongs with its spinning arms, but is stopped by a [[Squidge]] who wants to attack the Kongs instead.
 
==Profiles and statistics==
{{DKC GBA enemy
|name=Croctopus
|image=[[File:Croctopus DKCGBA sprite.png]]
|worlds=[[Kongo Jungle]]<br>
|levels=[[Coral Capers]] (purple)<br>[[Clam City]] (purple)<br>[[Croctopus Chase]] (blue)
|page=2
|photo_location=In a hidden room with two Croctopus in Croctopus Chase
|dk_attack=N/A (undefeatable)
}}
{{multilang profile
|type=manual
|Eng=These octopi spin dizzily about coral formations.''<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' manual|page=30|date=1994|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref>}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
=== Artwork and scans ===
{{Main-gallery}}
<gallery>
<gallery>
Croctopus_art.png|''Donkey Kong Country''
Croctopus_art.png|''Donkey Kong Country''
Croctopus DKC art.png|''Donkey Kong Country''
Croctopus DKC art.png|''Donkey Kong Country''
Croctopus-comic.jpg|''Club Nintendo''
Croctopus-purple-DKC.png|''Donkey Kong Country''
</gallery>
Croctopus.png|''Donkey Kong Country''
 
Blue Croctopus DKC.png|''Donkey Kong Country''
=== Sprites ===
Purple Croctopus DKC.png|''Donkey Kong Country''
<gallery>
Croctopus-purple-DKC.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' (SNES)
Croctopus.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' (SNES)
Blue Croctopus DKC.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' (SNES)
Purple Croctopus DKC.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' (SNES)
Croctopus DKCGBC sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' (GBC)
Croctopus DKCGBA sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' (GBA)
</gallery>
 
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
D-Croctopus.png|A Croctopus holds the letter "D" letter in ''Donkey Kong Country'' (GBC).
</gallery>
</gallery>


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|JapR=Kurokutopasu
|JapR=Kurokutopasu
|JapM=Croctopus
|JapM=Croctopus
|Fre=Croctopus
|Ger=Kroktopus
|Ger=Kroktopus
|GerM="Croctopus" with adapted German spelling
|GerM="Croctopus" with adapted German spelling
|Ita=Polidrillo
|ItaM=Portmanteau of ''polipo'' ("octopus") and ''coccodrillo'' ("crocodile")
|Spa=Croctopus
}}
}}
==Trivia==
*The color scheme of a Croctopus is similar to that of the extremely poisonous [[Wikipedia:Blue-ringed octopus|blue-ringed octopus]].


==References==
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Latest revision as of 06:57, August 18, 2024

Not to be confused with Kroctopus, a boss exclusive to Donkey Kong Country 3's Game Boy Advance remake.
Croctopus
Croctopus from Donkey Kong Country
Artwork from Donkey Kong Country
First appearance Donkey Kong Country (1994)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance) (2003)
Comparable

A Croctopus (plural Croctopus,[1] Croctopuses,[2] Croctopi,[3] also spelled as croctopi[4] or Croctupi[5]) is an enemy in the Donkey Kong Country series. These blue-ringed octopus-like creatures are encountered in some underwater stages. Their name is a portmanteau of crocodile and octopus.

History[edit]

Donkey Kong Country[edit]

Croctopus first appear in Donkey Kong Country. They appear in blue and purple varieties. Unlike most underwater enemies, Croctopus cannot be defeated by Enguarde. The purple variety spins around in fixed patterns with all eight arms extended. Several of the blue variety appear in their namesake level, Croctopus Chase, each waiting in a gap until Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong pass by, after which it starts spinning and going after the Kongs in a fixed path up until reaching the next gap. Only the purple variant appears in the first remake, but their behavior is shared between both varieties. In the second remake, there is a Funky's Fishing challenge in Monkey Mines where the Kongs have to catch 15 Croctopus before time runs out.

There exists an unused sprite of Croctopus in the original version. While its purpose is unknown, the sprite could possibly be one for when it is defeated.[6]

Donkey Kong Country comic[edit]

Several Croctopuses appear in the German Donkey Kong Country comic. In one part, a Croctopus attacks the Kongs with its spinning arms, but is stopped by a Squidge who wants to attack the Kongs instead.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance) enemy
Croctopus
Sprite of a Croctopus in Donkey Kong Country for Game Boy Advance.
Worlds Kongo Jungle
 Levels Coral Capers (purple)
Clam City (purple)
Croctopus Chase (blue)
Scrapbook page 2
Photograph location In a hidden room with two Croctopus in Croctopus Chase DK Attack point value N/A (undefeatable)
  • Instruction booklet description:
    • English:
      These octopi spin dizzily about coral formations.[7]

Gallery[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Croctopus.
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Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese クロクトパス[?]
Kurokutopasu 		Croctopus
French Croctopus[?] -
German Kroktopus[?] "Croctopus" with adapted German spelling
Italian Polidrillo[?] Portmanteau of polipo ("octopus") and coccodrillo ("crocodile")
Spanish Croctopus[?] -

References[edit]

  1. ^ "This time I would like you to catch 15 Croctopus within the time limit. Be careful not to hook any bottles, as these will reduce your time left. Not good, man!" – Funky Kong. Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance).
  2. ^ 1994. Donkey Kong Country Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 66-67, 78.
  3. ^ Folsom, Jessica, and Steve Thomason (2003). Donkey Kong Country Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-930206-33-X. Page 17.
  4. ^ "Sharks, croctopi and pearl-spitting clams are just a few of an apes[sic] not-so-favourite things!" – November 1994. Nintendo Magazine System (UK) issue 26 (NMS Special). Page 14.
  5. ^ November 1994. Nintendo Magazine System (UK) issue 26 (NMS Special). Page 15.
  6. ^ Unused sprite (PNG). DKC Atlas (English). Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  7. ^ 1994. Donkey Kong Country manual. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 30.
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