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{{species-infobox
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|image=[[File:Kloak.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of a Kloak
{{species infobox
|parent_species=[[Kremling]]
|image=[[File:Kloak.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]]) ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|variant_of=[[Kremling]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest#Differences in the Game Boy Advance version|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]) ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance]]) ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|comparable=[[Krook]]
}}
}}
'''Kloaks''' are undead members of the [[Kremling Krew]] who only appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. They are floating green, buttoned waistcoats with skull buttons, a yellow undershirt, red cuffs, and a pair of glowing, red eyes beneath their red collar. Their coats are similar to the ones worn by [[Krook]]s. They do not appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''.
'''Kloaks''' are [[List of enemies|enemies]] appearing in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' only, being one of the few enemies from the game to not return in ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''. Kloaks are undead [[Kremling]]s serving as part of the [[Kremling Krew]], and are floating green, buttoned waistcoats with skull buttons, a yellow undershirt, red cuffs, and a pair of glowing, red eyes beneath their red collar. Their coats are similar to the ones worn by [[Krook]]s. Kloaks attack by throwing objects at [[Diddy Kong]] and [[Dixie Kong]], such as [[Crate]]s and [[Barrel]]s, or enemies like [[Spiny (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Spinies]] and [[Zinger]]s. However, some Kloaks may throw a useful item, like a [[Treasure Chest]] or [[Banana]]s. These enemies let out a menacing laugh as they pick out something to throw. Each Kloak throws a certain number of objects, and some Kloaks only throw one thing. After throwing something, the Kloak floats away, although some first swoop at the [[Kong]]s before leaving. A Kloak can be defeated from either having a projectile thrown at it, such as a [[Treasure Chest]], being [[jump]]ed on, a [[Team-up]] throw, or from an [[Animal Friend]]. Kloaks have the same defeated voice clip as [[Klinger]]s and [[Krook]]s. In [[Barrel Bayou (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Barrel Bayou]], there is a Kloak who throws a Treasure Chest containing a [[Cannonball|kannonball]], which can only be opened by hitting the Kloak with the Chest. In the cast roll, a Kloak is classified as part of the "[[Kremling Kuthroats]]" with the other [[Kremling]]s.


== Overview ==
In the [[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|remake]], a Kloak additionally appears in the [[Funky's Flights (Bonus Game)|Funky's Flights]] mission [[Cool Sounds]], where it guards [[Funky Kong]]'s lost ghetto blaster deep in an ice cave. This Kloak attacks by throwing [[barrel]]s, and unlike other enemies, defeating it requires several shots from the [[Gyrocopter]], instead of just one. Kloaks were also given a different laugh, which is a stock sound effect from the Cartoon Trax Volume 1 sound effects library by The Hollywood Edge. The same laugh has also been used by [[Rare Ltd.]] in other ''Donkey Kong'' games, such as [[King K. Rool]] in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', and [[Kroc]] in the Game Boy Advance remake of ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 3]]''. Additionally, if the player pauses the game as Kloak is defeated, its laugh can be heard in its normal manner, rather than getting deeper and slower.
[[File:Kloak in Barrel Bayou DKC2.png|thumb|left|A Kloak throws a Crate at the Kongs and [[Rambi the Rhino|Rambi]]]]
The main attribute of Kloaks is throwing objects or basic enemies at [[Diddy Kong|Diddy]] and [[Dixie Kong|Dixie]]. These enemies let out a menacing laugh as they pick out an item to throw. Each Kloak throws a certain number of objects, and some only throw one thing. After throwing the item, the Kloak floats away, although some first swoop at the [[Kong]]s before leaving.


Kloaks usually throw objects that injure the Kongs, such as [[Crate]]s and [[Barrel]]s, or enemies like [[Spiny (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Spinies]] and [[Zinger]]s. However, some of them may throw a useful item, like a [[Treasure Chest]] or [[Banana]]s. Kloaks are one of the easier enemies to defeat. The Kongs can do so by either picking up a projectile and throwing it at the Kloak, by jumping on its head, using [[Team-up]], or with the assistance of an [[Animal Friend]]. Kloaks most often appear in swamp or haunted-themed locations, which are respectively featured in the worlds [[Krem Quay]] and [[Gloomy Gulch]].
As revealed by game designer [[Gregg Mayles]], Kloak (or at least a Kremling magician enemy with that name) was originally intended to debut in the first ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', but was cut.<ref>{{cite|author=Ghoulyboy|date=August 10, 2018|url=x.com/Ghoulyboy/status/1027946702270021638|language=en-gb|title=Never expected this tweet about #KingKRool in #SmashBros to be so popular. As a moderately interesting bonus follow up, an early naming sheet shows K. Rool was going to be 'Kommander' and #DKC was going to be called 'Monkey Mayhem'|publisher=X|accessdate=June 22, 2024}}</ref>


In [[Barrel Bayou (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Barrel Bayou]], there is a Kloak who throws down a Treasure Chest containing a [[kannonball]]. The only way to open it, and in turn access a [[Bonus Area]] from a nearby [[Kannon (cannon)|kannon]], is to attack the Kloak with the Chest.
==Profiles and statistics==
===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
{{DKC GBA enemy
|game=dkc2
|name=Kloak
|image=[[File:Kloak DKC2GBA sprite.png]]
|worlds=[[Krem Quay]]<br>[[Krazy Kremland]]<br>[[Gloomy Gulch]]<br>[[The Flying Krock]]
|levels=[[Barrel Bayou (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Barrel Bayou]]<br>[[Bramble Scramble (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Bramble Scramble]]<br>[[Ghostly Grove (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Ghostly Grove]]<br>[[Screech's Sprint (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Screech's Sprint]]
|page=5
|photo_location=In Ghostly Grove
}}


According to the end credits, Kloaks are categorized under the "Kremling Kutthroats" class, which indicates they are [[Kremling]]s. The instruction booklet also describes them as Kremlings.
{{multilang profile
|type=manual
|Eng=These ghostly, Kremling spirits haunt many locations on [[Crocodile Isle]].<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet|page=30}}</ref>}}


In the [[Game Boy Advance]] remake of ''Donkey Kong Country 2'', a single Kloak appears in the [[Funky's Flights (Bonus Game)|Funky's Flights II]] challenge "Cool Sounds". Guarding [[Funky Kong|Funky's]] lost ghetto blaster deep in an ice cave, the Kloak attacks by throwing [[barrel]]s, and unlike every other enemy that appears in the Funky's Flight II missions, takes multiple shots from the [[Gyrocopter]] to defeat, instead of just one. Kloaks do not reappear in ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''.
*'''Player's Guide:''' "''These mean-spirited spooks are on the lookout for any hairy intruders into their domain! Kackle haunts the Kremland amusement park, while Kloak fades in and out of several different areas. Dealing while Kloak is especially frustrating, since he sometimes conjures up Zingers to block paths or items.''"<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|author=Miller, Kent and Paul Shinoda|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' Player's Guide|page=15}}</ref>


==Profiles==
;Game Boy Advance
===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
{{multilang profile
*'''SNES instruction booklet, page 30:''' "''These ghostly, Kremling spirits haunt many locations on [[Crocodile Isle]].''"
|type=manual
*'''GBA instruction booklet, page 23:''' "''These ghostly Kremling spirits haunt many locations on Crocodile Isle.''"
|Eng=These ghostly Kremling spirits haunt many locations on Crocodile Isle.<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=2004|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (Game Boy Advance) instruction booklet|page=23}}</ref>}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
GloomyGulchArt.png|Artwork of two Kloaks sneaking behind the Kongs, presumably in Gloomy Gulch
GloomyGulchArt.png|Artwork of two Kloaks sneaking behind the Kongs in a haunted area from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
Kloak DKC2.png|SNES Sprite
Kloak DKC2.png|Sprite from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
Kloak DKC2GBA sprite.png|Game Boy Advance Sprite
Kloak in Barrel Bayou DKC2.png|Screenshot from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
</gallery>
</gallery>


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|JapR=Kurōku
|JapR=Kurōku
|JapM=Kloak
|JapM=Kloak
|Fre=Kape
|Ita=Spetrun
|Ita=Spetrun
|ItaM=
|ItaM=Probably a dialect form for ''spettro'' ("spectre"/"ghost")
|Spa=Kloak
}}
}}
==Trivia==
*As revealed by game designer [[Gregg Mayles]], Kloak (or at least a Kremling magician enemy with that name) was originally intended to debut in the first ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', but was cut.<ref>Ghoulyboy (August 10, 2018). [https://twitter.com/Ghoulyboy/status/1027946702270021638 Never expected this tweet about #KingKRool in #SmashBros to be so popular. As a moderately interesting bonus follow up, an early naming sheet shows K. Rool was going to be 'Kommander' and #DKC was going to be called 'Monkey Mayhem']. ''Twitter''. Retrieved August 10, 2018.</ref>
*The Game Boy Advance version gave Kloak a different laugh, which was reused from Baron Samedi in another game developed by [[Rare Ltd.|Rare]], ''{{wp|GoldenEye 007}}''. The same laugh was also reused for [[King K. Rool]] in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' and [[Kroc]] in the Game Boy Advance remake of ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!|Donkey Kong Country 3]]''. Additionally, if the player pauses the game as Kloak is defeated, its laugh can be heard in its normal manner, rather than getting deeper and slower.
*Aside from [[Kopter]]s, Kloaks are the only Kremlings with the capability to fly or hover.
*Kloak's scrapbook photo in the GBA remake shows him wearing a blue coat, which could be a possible error as his artwork and game sprites show his coat green.


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Kremling Kuthroats]]
[[Category:Kremlings]]
[[Category:Undead]]
[[Category:Kremling Krew]]
[[Category:Ghosts]]
[[Category:Pirates]]
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Kloak
Kloak
Artwork from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
First appearance Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance) (2004)
Variant of Kremling
Comparable

Kloaks are enemies appearing in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest only, being one of the few enemies from the game to not return in Donkey Kong Land 2. Kloaks are undead Kremlings serving as part of the Kremling Krew, and are floating green, buttoned waistcoats with skull buttons, a yellow undershirt, red cuffs, and a pair of glowing, red eyes beneath their red collar. Their coats are similar to the ones worn by Krooks. Kloaks attack by throwing objects at Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong, such as Crates and Barrels, or enemies like Spinies and Zingers. However, some Kloaks may throw a useful item, like a Treasure Chest or Bananas. These enemies let out a menacing laugh as they pick out something to throw. Each Kloak throws a certain number of objects, and some Kloaks only throw one thing. After throwing something, the Kloak floats away, although some first swoop at the Kongs before leaving. A Kloak can be defeated from either having a projectile thrown at it, such as a Treasure Chest, being jumped on, a Team-up throw, or from an Animal Friend. Kloaks have the same defeated voice clip as Klingers and Krooks. In Barrel Bayou, there is a Kloak who throws a Treasure Chest containing a kannonball, which can only be opened by hitting the Kloak with the Chest. In the cast roll, a Kloak is classified as part of the "Kremling Kuthroats" with the other Kremlings.

In the remake, a Kloak additionally appears in the Funky's Flights mission Cool Sounds, where it guards Funky Kong's lost ghetto blaster deep in an ice cave. This Kloak attacks by throwing barrels, and unlike other enemies, defeating it requires several shots from the Gyrocopter, instead of just one. Kloaks were also given a different laugh, which is a stock sound effect from the Cartoon Trax Volume 1 sound effects library by The Hollywood Edge. The same laugh has also been used by Rare Ltd. in other Donkey Kong games, such as King K. Rool in Donkey Kong 64, and Kroc in the Game Boy Advance remake of Donkey Kong Country 3. Additionally, if the player pauses the game as Kloak is defeated, its laugh can be heard in its normal manner, rather than getting deeper and slower.

As revealed by game designer Gregg Mayles, Kloak (or at least a Kremling magician enemy with that name) was originally intended to debut in the first Donkey Kong Country, but was cut.[1]

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest[edit]

Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance) enemy
Kloak
Kloak in Donkey Kong Country 2 for the Game Boy Advance.
Worlds Krem Quay
Krazy Kremland
Gloomy Gulch
The Flying Krock 		Levels Barrel Bayou
Bramble Scramble
Ghostly Grove
Screech's Sprint
Scrapbook page 5 Photograph location In Ghostly Grove


  • Instruction booklet description:
  • Player's Guide: "These mean-spirited spooks are on the lookout for any hairy intruders into their domain! Kackle haunts the Kremland amusement park, while Kloak fades in and out of several different areas. Dealing while Kloak is especially frustrating, since he sometimes conjures up Zingers to block paths or items."[3]
Game Boy Advance
  • Instruction booklet description:
    • English:
      These ghostly Kremling spirits haunt many locations on Crocodile Isle.[4]

Gallery[edit]

  • Artwork of two Kloaks sneaking behind the Kongs in a haunted area from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

    Artwork of two Kloaks sneaking behind the Kongs in a haunted area from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

  • Sprite from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

    Sprite from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

  • Screenshot from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

    Screenshot from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese クローク[?]
Kurōku 		Kloak
French Kape[?] -
Italian Spetrun[?] Probably a dialect form for spettro ("spectre"/"ghost")
Spanish Kloak[?] -

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ghoulyboy (August 10, 2018). Never expected this tweet about #KingKRool in #SmashBros to be so popular. As a moderately interesting bonus follow up, an early naming sheet shows K. Rool was going to be 'Kommander' and #DKC was going to be called 'Monkey Mayhem'. X (British English). Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  2. ^ 1995. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 30.
  3. ^ Miller, Kent and Paul Shinoda (1995). Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 15.
  4. ^ 2004. Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance) instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 23.
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Kremlings
Characters Congazuma • Cranky K. Rool • Draglinger • General Klump • Giant Viking Kremling • Green Kroc • Jr. Klap Trap • Junklomp • K. Lumsy • Kalypso • Kaptain Skurvy • Kass • Kerozene • King K. Rool • King Kut Out • Kip • Klubba • Kleever • Kludge • Krunch • Krunch's mother • Krusha • Krushy • Kudgel • Kutlass • Mega Amp • Okusan • Quint Skurvy • Resident demon
Species Bazuka • Ghost • Kaboing • Kaboom • Kackle • Kannon • Kasplat • Klampon • Klank • Klaptrap • Klasp • Klinger • Kloak • Klobber • Klomp • Klump • Knocka • Kobble • Koin • Koindozer • Kopter • Kosha • Kracka • Krash • Kremling (boater) • Kremling cop • Krimp • Kritter • Kroc • Krockhead • Krook • Krumple • Kruncha • Krusha • Kuchuka • Kuff 'n' Klout • Kutlass • Re-Koil • Robokremling • Rock Kroc • Shroom • Skeleton Kremling • Skidda • Super Team goalie
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Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (SNES) / Donkey Kong Country 2 (GBA)
Protagonists Cranky Kong • Diddy Kong • Dixie Kong • Donkey Kong • Funky Kong • Swanky Kong • Wrinkly Kong
Animal Friends Clapper • Enguarde • Expresso • Glimmer • Quawks • Rambi • Rattly • Squawks • Squitter
Bosses Krow • Kleever • Kudgel • King Zing • Kreepy Krow • Kerozene • Kaptain K. Rool
Enemies Cat O' 9 Tails • Click-Clack • Flitter • Flotsam • Kaboing • Kaboom • Kackle • Kannon • Klampon • Klank • Klinger • Kloak • Klobber • Klomp • Klubba • Krockhead • Krook • Kruncha • Kutlass • Lockjaw • Mini-Necky • Neek • Puftup • Screech • Shuri • Snapjaw • Spiny • Zinger
Levels Gangplank Galleon Pirate Panic • Mainbrace Mayhem • Gangplank Galley • Lockjaw's Locker • Topsail Trouble • Krow's Nest
Crocodile Cauldron Hot-Head Hop • Kannon's Klaim • Lava Lagoon • Red-Hot Ride • Squawks's Shaft • Kleever's Kiln
Krem Quay Barrel Bayou • Glimmer's Galleon • Krockhead Klamber • Rattle Battle • Slime Climb • Bramble Blast • Kudgel's Kontest
Krazy Kremland Hornet Hole • Target Terror • Bramble Scramble • Rickety Race • Mudhole Marsh • Rambi Rumble • King Zing Sting
Gloomy Gulch Ghostly Grove • Haunted Hall • Gusty Glade • Parrot Chute Panic • Web Woods • Kreepy Krow
K. Rool's Keep Arctic Abyss • Windy Well • Castle Crush • Clapper's Cavern • Chain Link Chamber • Toxic Tower • Stronghold Showdown
The Flying Krock Screech's Sprint • K. Rool Duel
Lost World Jungle Jinx • Black Ice Battle • Klobber Karnage • Fiery Furnace • Animal Antics • Krocodile Kore
Funky's Flights missions Aerial Loop • Submerged Stint • Kongstruction • Kongnapped • Cool Sounds • Kongnapped 2 • Toxic Kongstruction
Barrels Animal Barrel • Regular Barrel • Barrel Kannon • Biplane Barrel • Blast Barrel • Bonus Barrel • Diddy & Dixie Barrels • DK Barrel • Exclamation Point Barrel • Golden Barrel • Krockhead Barrel • Plus and Minus Barrels • Rotatable Barrel • Star Barrel • Steerable Barrel • TNT Barrel
Other items and objects Banana • Banana Bunch • Banana Coin • Extra Life Balloon (red · green · blue) • Hanging vine • Hook • KONG Letters • Kremkoin • Roller Coaster • Rope • Star • Toxic waste
Miscellaneous Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Original Soundtrack • Donkey Kong Country Trilogy • Gallery • Glitches • Media • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Staff • Super Donkey Kong 2 Guide Book • Uncle Kong
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