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A '''Krockhead Barrel''',<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Nintendo Player's Guide'', page 54.</ref> also formatted as '''Krockhead barrel''',<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) issue 47, page 48.</ref> is a type of [[barrel]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''. These barrels depict a Krockhead, specifically of the green type in the former game. In both games, Krockhead Barrels only appear in their respective iteration of the level [[Krockhead Klamber]], usually hovering in midair. If [[Diddy Kong|Diddy]] or [[Dixie Kong]] touch a Krockhead Barrel, several [[Krockhead]]s emerge from the swamp, and the [[Kong]]s can jump from them to travel across. However, there is only a limited opportunity to do so, as the Krockheads retreat back into the swamp water shortly afterward. While a Krockhead Barrel is active, the Krockhead icon depicted on it blinks repeatedly. If the Kongs touch a Krockhead Barrel again, the duration of its effect is reset.
A '''Krockhead Barrel'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Nintendo Player's Guide'', page 54.</ref> (also formatted as '''Krockhead barrel''')<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) issue 47, page 48.</ref> is a type of [[barrel]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''. Krockhead Barrels depict a [[Krockhead]], specifically of the green type in the former game. In both games, Krockhead Barrels appear only in their respective iteration of the level [[Krockhead Klamber]], usually hovering in midair. If [[Diddy Kong|Diddy]] or [[Dixie Kong]] touches a Krockhead Barrel, several Krockheads emerge from the swamp, and the [[Kong]]s can jump from them to travel across. However, there is only a limited opportunity to do so, as the Krockheads retreat back into the swamp water shortly afterward. While a Krockhead Barrel is active, the Krockhead icon depicted on it blinks repeatedly. If the Kongs touch a Krockhead Barrel again, the duration of its effect is reset.


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==

Revision as of 17:00, June 1, 2024

Krockhead Barrel
Krockhead Barrel Krockhead Barrel
Static (left) and animated (right) sprites of a Krockhead Barrel
First appearance Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance) (2004)
Effect Temporarily causes Krockheads to emerge from the swampy waters

A Krockhead Barrel[1] (also formatted as Krockhead barrel)[2] is a type of barrel in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong Land 2. Krockhead Barrels depict a Krockhead, specifically of the green type in the former game. In both games, Krockhead Barrels appear only in their respective iteration of the level Krockhead Klamber, usually hovering in midair. If Diddy or Dixie Kong touches a Krockhead Barrel, several Krockheads emerge from the swamp, and the Kongs can jump from them to travel across. However, there is only a limited opportunity to do so, as the Krockheads retreat back into the swamp water shortly afterward. While a Krockhead Barrel is active, the Krockhead icon depicted on it blinks repeatedly. If the Kongs touch a Krockhead Barrel again, the duration of its effect is reset.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese クロコバレル[?]
Kuroko Bareru
Croco Barrel

References

  1. ^ Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Nintendo Player's Guide, page 54.
  2. ^ Nintendo Magazine System (Australia) issue 47, page 48.