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'''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, olive-skin [[Kremling]]s which only appear in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''. They wear a gray viking helmet and carry around a large, spiked club with them. Their name spin on the word "cosh", another name for club.


'''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. When they are defeated, the Kosha will scream, fall down and their club crushes their head; leaving two slices of melons.
==History==
===''Donkey Kong 64''===
[[File:Kosha.png|thumb|left|A Kosha in Gloomy Galleon]]
In ''Donkey Kong 64'', Koshas appear in four levels, [[Gloomy Galleon]], [[Fungi Forest]] (at night), [[Crystal Caves]], and [[Creepy Castle]]. They struggle to carry around their heavy club, which they try to smash the [[Kong]]s with. If the active Kong is hit by the club, they get squished and lose two [[melon]] slices of their health. If a Kosha swings its club overhead and misses the Kong, it struggles lifting its club for a few seconds; in this regard, they are similar to [[Kutlass]]es from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. If the active Kong gets squished by Kosha's club, they lose two [[watermelon|melon]] slices of their health.


[[File:Kosha.png|thumb|left|A Kosha in [[Gloomy Galleon]]]]
Koshas can withstand most attacks due to their helmet. The Kongs can only defeat them by either using their instrument move, their shockwave ability, by [[Chunky Kong]] hitting them while under the effect of [[Hunky Chunky]], or if they throw an [[Orange]] at Kosha while it is off-guard. When a Kosha gets defeated, it yells as it falls, then its club hits its head.
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 Princess]] (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]].  


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, it 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.
Koshas drop two melon slices when they are defeated. They are the only enemy that both requires a special move to defeat and releases melon slices from being defeated. Other enemies that can only be defeated by special move (such as [[Klump]]) release three Oranges when defeated.
 
Koshas have an idle animation where they accidentally drop their club onto their head, slightly flattening them.
 
A [[Giant Viking Kremling|gigantic Kosha]] is stationed near the top of Crystal Caves. It periodically smashes the ceiling of the cave, creating violent tremors that send stalactites raining down in the level. [[Tiny Kong]] must fight it to stop the stalactites from falling.
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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==Trivia==
*The name is a spin on the word "cosh", another name for club.
*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.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 17:29, September 24, 2019

Template:Species-infobox Koshas[1], referred to as Clubbies in the Prima Games guide[2] are small, olive-skin Kremlings which only appear in Donkey Kong 64. They wear a gray viking helmet and carry around a large, spiked club with them. Their name spin on the word "cosh", another name for club.

History

Donkey Kong 64

Kosha as seen in Donkey Kong 64
A Kosha in Gloomy Galleon

In Donkey Kong 64, Koshas appear in four levels, Gloomy Galleon, Fungi Forest (at night), Crystal Caves, and Creepy Castle. They struggle to carry around their heavy club, which they try to smash the Kongs with. If the active Kong is hit by the club, they get squished and lose two melon slices of their health. If a Kosha swings its club overhead and misses the Kong, it struggles lifting its club for a few seconds; in this regard, they are similar to Kutlasses from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. If the active Kong gets squished by Kosha's club, they lose two melon slices of their health.

Koshas can withstand most attacks due to their helmet. The Kongs can only defeat them by either using their instrument move, their shockwave ability, by Chunky Kong hitting them while under the effect of Hunky Chunky, or if they throw an Orange at Kosha while it is off-guard. When a Kosha gets defeated, it yells as it falls, then its club hits its head.

Koshas drop two melon slices when they are defeated. They are the only enemy that both requires a special move to defeat and releases melon slices from being defeated. Other enemies that can only be defeated by special move (such as Klump) release three Oranges when defeated.

Koshas have an idle animation where they accidentally drop their club onto their head, slightly flattening them.

A gigantic Kosha is stationed near the top of Crystal Caves. It periodically smashes the ceiling of the cave, creating violent tremors that send stalactites raining down in the level. Tiny Kong must fight it to stop the stalactites from falling.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese クラッバ[3]
Kurabba
Same as Klubba

References

  1. ^ 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."
  2. ^ Barton, Jeff, Mario De Govia, and Donato Tica. Donkey Kong 64 Prima Official Game Guide. Page 15.
  3. ^ 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)