Kroc

"GET OUT!"

- Kroc



Kroc (also known as Krac-Shot Kroc or Krosshair) is a rare, unseen enemy first encountered in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!.

Kroc appears only in one level in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! called "Krack Shot Kroc". In this level, an aiming cursor, manned by Kroc will stalk Dixie Kong and Kiddy Kong (who are transformed into Squitter the Spider) throughout a factory trying to blast them with large fireballs. Though Kroc is quite precise in its firing, it can be tricked into blasting the various enemies found throughout the level.

The "Destroy Them All" minigame in "Krackshot Kroc" allows the player to control Kroc's crosshair and use it to blast several Re-Koils and Buzzes to beat the minigame.

Kroc reappears in Donkey Kong 64. In this game, Kroc first appears in the area Angry Aztec in the Five Doored Temple. Whenever a Kong obtains a Golden Banana in the temple, Kroc's cursor will appear and a menacing voice will yell "Get out!". If a Kong fails to get out of the temple in time, they will be blasted by Kroc and either lose health or be defeated. Kroc later appears in the Donkey Kong 64 areas Creepy Castle and Crystal Caves, inside several of the area's cabins and lodges.

Since Kroc is never actually seen, it is unknown if it is one weapon-wielding character or several. It is also unknown if Kroc is even a living being. However, a render of Kroc's possible appearance appears in 89th issues of Nintendo Power. Here, it appears to be rotor blade-propelled robot with single, red glowing eye carrying a cannon which looks like the one wielded by Bazuka.

Trivia

 * In the Game Boy Advance remake of Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble, the sound for Kroc laughing menacingly before firing its weapon is a reused version of a Kloak's laugh from the Game Boy Advance remake of Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest.