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{{species infobox
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Krockhead.png|200px|]]<br>A green Krockhead
|image=[[File:Krockhead.png|200px|]]<br>Artwork from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|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|GBA]]) ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|latest_appearance=''Donkey Kong Country 2'' ([[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]) ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|variant_of=[[Kremling]]
|variant_of=[[Kremling]]
}}
}}
'''Krockheads'''<ref>"''Find the only Krockhead stepping stone and you'll find your buddy [[Rambi the Rhino|Rambi]]. With only the [[Flitter|dragonflies]] left, I'm sure you'll be alright.''" - [[Cranky Kong]], ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Nintendo Player's Guide'', page 54.</ref> (also formatted as '''KrocHeads''',<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' SNES instruction booklet, page 31.</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2'' GBA instruction booklet, page 23.</ref> '''Krocheads''',<ref name=PlayersGuide>''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Nintendo Player's Guide'', page 15.</ref> '''Kroc Heads''',<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) issue 47, page 48.</ref> or '''Krokheads'''<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) issue 35, page 25.</ref> and also known as '''Krocs'''<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) issue 47, page 46.</ref>) are primitive [[Kremling]]s<ref name=PlayersGuide/> who first appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. They are only seen by their head, hence their name, and can be found in swamp and [[lava]] environments, usually in groups.
'''Krockheads'''<ref>{{cite|quote=Find the only Krockhead stepping stone and you'll find your buddy [[Rambi the Rhino|Rambi]]. With only the [[Flitter|dragonflies]] left, I'm sure you'll be alright.|author=[[Cranky Kong]]|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Miller, Kent and Paul Shinoda|date=1995|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Nintendo Player's Guide''|page=54|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> (also formatted as '''KrocHeads''',<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1995|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet|page=31}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (Game Boy Advance) instruction booklet|page=23|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=2004}}</ref> '''Krocheads''',<ref name=PlayersGuide>{{cite|author=Miller, Kent, and Paul Shinoda|date=1995|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Nintendo Player's Guide''|page=15|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> '''Kroc Heads''',<ref>{{cite|date=February 1997|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) issue 47|page=48}}</ref> or '''Krokheads'''<ref>{{cite|date=February 1996|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) issue 35|page=25}}</ref> and also known as '''Krocs'''<ref>{{cite|date=February 1997|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) issue 47|page=46}}</ref>) are primitive [[Kremling]]s<ref name=PlayersGuide/> appearing in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''. They are only seen by their head, hence their name, and can be found in swamp and [[lava]] environments, usually in groups. Krockheads slightly resemble a giant crocodile named {{iw|wikipedia|sarcosuchus}}, due to the bulbous tip of the snout. They also resemble the {{iw|wikipedia|gharial}}, but the Krockhead's snout is not as thin as the gharial's.


==History==
==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
[[File:Krockhead Klamber DKC2 screenshot.png|thumb|left|Diddy jumping toward a Krockhead in Krockhead Klamber in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'']]
[[File:Krochead2.jpg|thumb|left|Artwork from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', showing a Krockhead partially submerged]]
In ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', Krockheads appear in two colors, green and brown (changed to bright red in the [[Game Boy Advance]] version), each having their own traits. Krockheads appear in four [[level]]s: [[Hot-Head Hop]], [[Barrel Bayou (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Barrel Bayou]], [[Krockhead Klamber (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Krockhead Klamber]], and [[Mudhole Marsh (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Mudhole Marsh]]. Krockheads are most commonly found in the swamp, as Hot-Head Hop is the only lava level that the appear in. Krockheads are the main feature in Krockhead Klamber, as the name would suggest.
Krockheads are enemies in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''. They appear in two colors, green and brown (changed to bright red in the [[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|remake]]), each having their own traits. Krockheads usually serve as dormant platforms that [[Diddy Kong]] and [[Dixie Kong]] can jump from to travel across the lava or swamp. The main difference between green and brown Krockheads is that if the Kongs jump on a brown one, it opens its mouth wide, causing them to be sent high into the air. The player can hold left or right on {{button|SNES|pad}} to control which direction the Kongs go. Some brown Krockheads bounce them higher than others. In some of the swamp levels, Krockheads continuously bob themselves up and down in the water, requiring the Kongs to time their jumps accordingly or else they sink into the swamp with the Krockhead. Krockheads are the main feature in [[Krockhead Klamber (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Krockhead Klamber]], as the name would suggest, and the second half of the level has some green Krockheads that emerge to the surface temporarily upon touching a [[Krockhead Barrel]]. Brown Krockheads do not submerge into the swamp nor are they affected by Krockhead Barrels.
===''Donkey Kong Land 2''===
Krockheads are enemies in ''Donkey Kong Land 2''. Both types return from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''. Similarly as before, Krockheads are first encountered in [[Hothead Hop]]. Krockheads appear in [[Kleaver's Kiln]], where they emerge from the level every time [[Kleever|Kleaver]] is hit by a [[Cannonball|kannonball]], and the player characters can jump from them to go to the other side of the arena; if they wait too long, the Krockheads go back into the lava. Krockheads once again appear in their namesake level, [[Krockhead Klamber (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Krockhead Klamber]]. Unlike ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', a Krockhead appears in the ending's cast of characters, under "The Baddies" with the other enemies and bosses.


Despite sometimes being classified as an enemy, Krockheads do not harm the [[Kong]]s directly. Krockheads usually serve as dormant platforms that [[Diddy Kong]] and [[Dixie Kong]] can jump from to travel across the lava or swamp. The main difference between green and brown Krockheads is that if the Kongs jump on a brown one, it opens its mouth wide, causing them to be sent high into the air. The player can hold left or right on {{button|SNES|pad}} to control which direction the Kongs go. Some brown Krockheads bounce them higher than others. In some of the swamp levels, Krockheads continuously bob themselves up and down in the water, requiring the Kongs to time their jumps accordingly or else they sink into the swamp with the Krockhead. In the second half of [[Krockhead Klamber (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Krockhead Klamber]], there are some green Krockheads who only emerge to the surface if the Kongs touch a [[Krockhead Barrel]], but shortly after doing so, they begin to retreat back into the swamp one at a time. Brown Krockheads do not submerge into the swamp nor are they affected by a Krockhead Barrel.
==Profiles==
 
===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
===''Donkey Kong Land 2''===
{{DKC GBA enemy
[[File:Hothead Hop DKL2.png|thumb|Dixie jumps onto a Krockhead in Hothead Hop in ''Donkey Kong Land 2'']]
|game=dkc2
In ''Donkey Kong Land 2'', both types of Krockheads return, but they can no longer be distinguished by color due to the [[Game Boy]]'s monochromatic screen. Like in their debut appearance, Krockheads first appear in [[Hothead Hop]], and they appear in the game's equivalent of [[Krockhead Klamber (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Krockhead Klamber]], where Krockhead Barrels remain exclusive and retain the same purpose.
|name=Krockhead
|image=[[File:DKC2 GBA Green Krockhead.png]] [[File:DKC2 GBA Red Krockhead.png]]
|worlds=[[Crocodile Cauldron]]<br>[[Krem Quay]]<br>[[Krazy Kremland]]
|levels=[[Hot-Head Hop]]<br>[[Barrel Bayou (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Barrel Bayou]]<br>[[Krockhead Klamber (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Krockhead Klamber]]<br>[[Mudhole Marsh (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Mudhole Marsh]]
|page=7
|photo_location=In Barrel Bayou
}}


In [[Kleaver's Kiln]], whenever [[Kleever|Kleaver]] is hit by a [[Cannonball|kannonball]], Krockheads emerge from the lava, and Diddy or Dixie can jump from them to travel across to the other side of the arena. However, if they wait too long, the Krockheads retreat back into the lava.
{{Multilang profile
|type=manual
|Eng=The green heads make great stepping stones and the brown heads are excellent springboards for reaching those high places.<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' manual|page=31|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=1995}}</ref>}}


Unlike ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', a Krockhead appears in the ending's cast of characters, under "The Baddies" with the other enemies and bosses. It is notably listed in the plural form, unlike anything else.
*'''Player's Guide:''' ''These primitive Kremlings inhabit swamps and are not quick to attack. With their springy jaws, they make great stepping stones and catapults, but be careful that they don't sink out of sight just as you're making your leap.''<ref>{{cite|author=Miller, Kent and Paul Shinoda|date=1995|page=15|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' Player's Guide|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref>


==Profiles==
*'''Game Boy Advance'''
===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
{{Multilang profile
*<u>'''SNES instruction booklet'''</u> (page 31): ''The green heads make great stepping stones and the brown heads are excellent springboards for reaching those high places.''
|type=manual
*<u>'''Player's Guide'''</u> (page 15): ''These primitive Kremlings inhabit swamps and are not quick to attack. With their springy jaws, they make great stepping stones and catapults, but be careful that they don't sink out of sight just as you're making your leap.''
|Eng=The green heads make great stepping stones, while the brown heads are handy springboards for reaching those high places.''<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (Game Boy Advance) manual|page=23|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=2004}}</ref>}}
*<u>'''GBA instruction booklet'''</u> (page 23): ''The green heads make great stepping stones, while the brown heads are handy springboards for reaching those high places.''


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Artwork===
{{Main-gallery}}
<gallery>
DKC2 Brown Krockhead.png|A brown Krockhead
Krochead2.jpg|A partially submerged Krockhead
</gallery>
 
===Sprites===
<gallery>
<gallery>
Krockhead DKC2 green.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' (green)
DKC2 Brown Krockhead.png|Artwork from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' (brown)
Krockhead DKC2 red.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' (brown)
Krockhead DKC2 green.png|Sprite from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' (green)
Krochead DKL2 sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Land 2''
Krockhead DKC2 red.png|Sprite from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' (brown)
DKP Krockhead.png|''Diddy Kong Pilot''
Krockhead Klamber DKC2 screenshot.png|Screenshot from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
DKC2 GBA Green Krockhead.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (GBA) (green)
Krochead DKL2 sprite.png|Sprite from ''Donkey Kong Land 2''
DKC2 GBA Red Krockhead.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (GBA) (red)
</gallery>
</gallery>


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|Jap2R=Janpingu Kurokoheddo
|Jap2R=Janpingu Kurokoheddo
|Jap2M=Jumping Krockhead
|Jap2M=Jumping Krockhead
|Ita=Krockapo
|Ita=Krockapo<ref>{{cite|title=[https://www.mariocastle.it/scan-del-manuale-di-donkey-kong-country-2-diddys-kong-quest/ ''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (Game Boy Advance) instruction booklet]|page=119|language=it|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|date=2004}}</ref>
|ItaM=Kroc-head, "capo" (meaning ''head''), is written with a K
|ItaM=Kroc-head, ''capo'' ("head") is written with a K
}}
}}
==Trivia==
*Krockheads somewhat bear a resemblance to the giant crocodile named {{wp|sarcosuchus}}, due to the bulbous tip of the snout. They also resemble the {{wp|gharial}}, but the Krockhead's snout is not as thin as the gharial's.


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 20:11, October 9, 2024

Krockhead
Render of green Krockhead in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest.
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 (GBA) (2004)
Variant of Kremling

Krockheads[1][2] (also formatted as KrocHeads,[3][4] Krocheads,[5] Kroc Heads,[6] or Krokheads[7] and also known as Krocs[8]) are primitive Kremlings[5] appearing in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong Land 2. They are only seen by their head, hence their name, and can be found in swamp and lava environments, usually in groups. Krockheads slightly resemble a giant crocodile named sarcosuchus, due to the bulbous tip of the snout. They also resemble the gharial, but the Krockhead's snout is not as thin as the gharial's.

History[edit]

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

Krockhead
Artwork from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, showing a Krockhead partially submerged

Krockheads are enemies in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. They appear in two colors, green and brown (changed to bright red in the remake), each having their own traits. Krockheads usually serve as dormant platforms that Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong can jump from to travel across the lava or swamp. The main difference between green and brown Krockheads is that if the Kongs jump on a brown one, it opens its mouth wide, causing them to be sent high into the air. The player can hold left or right on +Control Pad to control which direction the Kongs go. Some brown Krockheads bounce them higher than others. In some of the swamp levels, Krockheads continuously bob themselves up and down in the water, requiring the Kongs to time their jumps accordingly or else they sink into the swamp with the Krockhead. Krockheads are the main feature in Krockhead Klamber, as the name would suggest, and the second half of the level has some green Krockheads that emerge to the surface temporarily upon touching a Krockhead Barrel. Brown Krockheads do not submerge into the swamp nor are they affected by Krockhead Barrels.

Donkey Kong Land 2[edit]

Krockheads are enemies in Donkey Kong Land 2. Both types return from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. Similarly as before, Krockheads are first encountered in Hothead Hop. Krockheads appear in Kleaver's Kiln, where they emerge from the level every time Kleaver is hit by a kannonball, and the player characters can jump from them to go to the other side of the arena; if they wait too long, the Krockheads go back into the lava. Krockheads once again appear in their namesake level, Krockhead Klamber. Unlike Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, a Krockhead appears in the ending's cast of characters, under "The Baddies" with the other enemies and bosses.

Profiles[edit]

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

Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance) enemy
Krockhead
Krockhead (green) Krockhead (red)
Worlds Crocodile Cauldron
Krem Quay
Krazy Kremland
Levels Hot-Head Hop
Barrel Bayou
Krockhead Klamber
Mudhole Marsh
Scrapbook page 7 Photograph location In Barrel Bayou


  • Instruction booklet description:
    • English:
      The green heads make great stepping stones and the brown heads are excellent springboards for reaching those high places.[9]
  • Player's Guide: These primitive Kremlings inhabit swamps and are not quick to attack. With their springy jaws, they make great stepping stones and catapults, but be careful that they don't sink out of sight just as you're making your leap.[10]
  • Game Boy Advance
  • Instruction booklet description:
    • English:
      The green heads make great stepping stones, while the brown heads are handy springboards for reaching those high places.[11]

Gallery[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Krockhead.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese クロコヘッド[?]
Kurokoheddo
Krockhead
ジャンピングクロコヘッド[?]
Janpingu Kurokoheddo
Jumping Krockhead
Italian Krockapo[12] Kroc-head, capo ("head") is written with a K

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Find the only Krockhead stepping stone and you'll find your buddy Rambi. With only the dragonflies left, I'm sure you'll be alright." – Cranky Kong. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest.
  2. ^ Miller, Kent and Paul Shinoda (1995). Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Nintendo Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 54.
  3. ^ 1995. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 31.
  4. ^ 2004. Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance) instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 23.
  5. ^ a b Miller, Kent, and Paul Shinoda (1995). Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Nintendo Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 15.
  6. ^ February 1997. Nintendo Magazine System (Australia) issue 47. Page 48.
  7. ^ February 1996. Nintendo Magazine System (Australia) issue 35. Page 25.
  8. ^ February 1997. Nintendo Magazine System (Australia) issue 47. Page 46.
  9. ^ 1995. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest manual. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 31.
  10. ^ Miller, Kent and Paul Shinoda (1995). Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 15.
  11. ^ 2004. Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance) manual. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 23.
  12. ^ 2004. Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance) instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 119.