Krusha

Krushas are blue-scaled, Kremlings; they are among the elite of the Kremling Krew. All Krushas wear clothing with a camouflage pattern and also have silver arm bands on each forearm.

History

Donkey Kong Country

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GBA Krusha sprites.

A Krusha holding an "X" letter in the Game Boy Color version of Donkey Kong Country.

Krushas first appear in the game Donkey Kong Country as uncommon foes, portrayed as large, hulking, dangerous and formidable but amiable Kremlings. Krushas attack Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong by walking into them, and can only be defeated by throwing a barrel at them, or by having Donkey Kong jump on them, being resistant to any other method of attack (simply laughing it off). Although it does not harm them, Donkey Kong's Hand Slap attack still causes them to drop a banana every time they are hit by it, making it possible to acquire a virtually unlimited number of bananas from any single Krusha.

Of note, another type of Krusha, gray in color and wearing blue clothing (darker than the regular Krusha's skin), can be found in the Donkey Kong Country levels "Necky Nutmare" and "Platform Perils". The Gray Krushas can only be defeated by throwing a barrel at them, since they'll laugh off all the other attack methods, including Donkey Kong's jump attacks. Unlike the blue variety, they do not drop bananas when Hand Slapped. Both Blue and Gray Krushas can easily be taken out by Rambi.

Donkey Kong Country novel

An individual Krusha (referred to as "the strongest commander") appears as the final antagonist of the Donkey Kong Country novelization. After the Kongs board the Gangplank Galleon and defeat most of King K. Rool's commanders, Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong attempt to attack Krusha, but the reptile shrug off their assault and punch them both. The Kongs then propel themselves using coiled ropes found at opposites of the ship, knocking Krusha unconscious.

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

While not pointed out in the manual, Kruncha appears to be Krusha in pirate gear in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest.

The Donkey Kong Country comic

In the German Club Nintendo's comic adaptation of Donkey Kong Country, a Krusha makes a small cameo appearance, on the background of King K. Rool's Gangplank Galleon.

The Donkey Kong animated series

Main article: Krusha (character)

In the Donkey Kong animated series, a dimwitted Krusha named Krusha appears as a recurring villain alongside King K. Rool and General Klump.

Artwork of Krusha.

Donkey Kong Land

Sprite from Donkey Kong Land.

Krushas reappear in Donkey Kong Land, where they are essentially identical in all regards to their appearance in Donkey Kong Country; the Gray Krushas seen in that game are absent due to the Game Boy not supporting color.

Donkey Kong Land III

Krushas did not appear in this game though oddly, Knockas were referred to as Krushas.

Donkey Kong 64

Krusha, with his Gun, in the Multiplayer mode of Donkey Kong 64.

In the Multiplayer Mode of Donkey Kong 64, players can gain the ability to play as a Krusha after photographing fifteen Banana Fairies in any of three files in Adventure Mode; the playable Krusha is somewhat similar in terms of gameplay to Chunky Kong, but has a couple different moves such as a fast sliding attack and utilizes an Orange grenade launcher in combat, as opposed to Chunky's Pineapple Launcher. Both attacks deal 1½ times as much damage compared to Chunky. Oddly enough, Krusha never appears in the game as an enemy, having been replaced by Kasplat.

Levels

Donkey Kong Country

• Millstone Mayhem (blue)
• Snow Barrel Blast (blue)
• Torchlight Trouble (blue)
• Trick Track Trek (blue)
• Manic Mincers (blue)
• Necky Nutmare (gray)
• Platform Perils (gray)

Donkey Kong Land

• Tricky Temple
• Pot Hole Panic
• Mountain Mayhem
• Landslide Leap
• Construction Site Fight
• Fast Barrel Blast
• Skyscraper Caper
• Oil Drum Slum

Game appearances

Title	Description	Release Date	System/Format
Donkey Kong Country	Enemy	1994	SNES
Donkey Kong Land	Enemy	1995	Game Boy
Donkey Kong Land III	Name appears in credits as Knocka's name.	1997	Game Boy
Donkey Kong 64	Unlockable Playable Character (Multi-player mode only)	1999	Nintendo 64
Donkey Kong Country (remake)	Enemy	2000	Game Boy Color
Donkey Kong Country (remake)	Enemy	2003	Game Boy Advance

Trivia

• The beta version of Donkey Kong Country had blue Krushas being immune to Donkey Kong's jump attacks. In the final game, this trait was given to the gray Krushas instead.
• Future enemies similar to this one include Kruncha, Krumple, and Kasplat.
• Kasplat is mistakenly called Krusha in the Prima guide to Donkey Kong 64.