Knocka

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A Knocka running wildly.

Knockas (also known as Krushas) are green lanky Kremlings who hide in green barrels with faces painted on them. Knockas are encountered in both Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! and Donkey Kong Land III.

In Donkey Kong Country 3 Knockas are fairly common enemies, encountered in a large amount of levels. Knockas have an attack pattern similar to an earlier enemy named Klobber; a Knocka will wait hidden in it's barrel, if either Dixie or Kiddy Kong pass by a Klobber will spring forth out of it's barrel and begin trying to ram the Kongs. Since a Klobber cannot directly hurt a Kong they will try and ram them into either another enemy or an abyss.

A Knocka can be defeated by simply jumping on it, this will knock it back into it's barrel. Once back in it's barrel a Knocka can simply be picked up and thrown away. In later levels of Donkey Kong Country 3 two barrel wearing sub-species of Knockas, Klasps and Kuchukas are encountered. Also in the Game Boy Advance remake of Donkey Kong Country 3 an explosive version of Knockas, TNT Knockas are encountered in one level of the game.

A Knocka, as seen in Dixie Kong's Photo Album.

In Donkey Kong Land III Knockas, along with Klasps and Kuchukas are still semi-common enemies. In Donkey Kong Land 3, the Knockas were mistakenly named Krushas. Aside from the name, there is no real difference between the Knockas of Donkey Kong Country 3 and Donkey Kong Land 3.

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According to the game's credits, Knockas belong to the "Kremling Kreeps" enemy class.

Kremling Characters
Congazuma \| General Klump \| Green Kroc \| Junior the Giant Klaptrap \| K. Lumsy \| Kalypso \| Kaptain Skurvy \| Kass \| Kerozene \| King K. Rool \| Kip \| Klump \| Klubba \| Kludge \| Krunch \| Krusha \| Kudgel \| Kutlass \| Resident Demon \| Robo-Kritter \| Mega AMP
Kremling Species
Bazuka \| Big Klaptrap \| Kaboing \| Kaboom \| Kackle \| Kannon \| Kasplat \| Klampon \| Klank \| Klaptrap \| Klasp \| Klinger \| Kloak \| Klobber \| Klomp \| Klump \| Knocka \| Kobble \| Koin \| Koindozer \| Kopter \| Kosha \| Krash \| Krimp \| Kritter \| Kritter-in-a-Sheet \| Krochead \| Krook \| Krossbones \| Krumple \| Kruncha \| Krusha \| Kuchuka \| Kuff 'n' Klout \| Kutlass \| Re-Koil \| Rockroc \| Shroom Kritter \| Skidda \| TNT Knocka \| Toy Kritter