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|image=[[File:Krook.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork of a Krook from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
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|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Konga 2]]'' (cameo) ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
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'''Krooks''' are [[Kremling]]s encountered in several levels of ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''. Krooks wear large red, button-up trench coats and possess hooks for hands. Krooks attack by hurling their dangerous appendages at any nearby monkeys, although they only use one hand for throwing hooks. If the hooks miss, they will boomerang back. Krooks can be defeated with a simple jump on the head or by hitting them with any kind of projectile. They are usually found in caves and castles, but will occasionally appear in other levels. Krooks look like a normal [[Kritter]], but they are more scaly, possess bigger feet and have rounder eyes without cats-eye slits like Kritters have.
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{{quote2|Krook rockets his hooked hands at anything that comes near.|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' SNES instruction booklet, page 30}}
 
'''Krooks''' are [[Kremling]]s encountered in several levels of ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''. Krooks wear large red, button-up trench coats, and possess [[hook]]s for hands. Krook's name is a pun on the word "crook", as well as a portmanteau of "[[Kremling]]" or "[[Kritter]]" and "hook"; this naming convention may also stem from "by hook or crook", an expression meaning "by any means necessary." Krooks resemble a normal Kritter, but they are more scaly, have bigger feet, and rounder eyes without the cats-eye slits that Kritters have. Krooks attack by throwing a hook at [[Diddy Kong]] and [[Dixie Kong]]. If the hook does not hit a [[Kong]], it will boomerang back to the Krook that threw it. Krooks can be defeated from either being [[jump]]ed on or from having a projectile thrown at it, such as a [[barrel]] or a [[crate]]. Most Krooks usually remain in one spot, though there are a few that move in a set path. Krooks usually appear in cave-themed and castle-themed levels. Additionally, in the ending's cast roll, a Krook is classified as part of the [[Kremling Kuthroats]].
 
==Profiles==
*'''''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet:''' ''Krook rockets his hooked hands at anything that comes near.''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' SNES instruction booklet. [[Media:DKC2 Manual 30-31.jpg|Page 30]].</ref>
*'''''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (Game Boy Advance) instruction booklet:''' ''Krook hurls his horrible hooked hands at anything that comes too close!''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2'' GBA instruction booklet. Page 23.</ref>
 
== Gallery ==
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Krook art.png|Artwork
Krook DKC2.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' sprite
Krook DKL2 sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Land 2'' sprite
DKC2 GBA Krook sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (GBA) sprite
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=クルーク
|Jap=クルーク
|JapR=Kurūku
|JapR=Kurūku
|JapM=Krook}}
|JapM=Krook
|Ita=Uncione
|ItaM=Big Hook
|Spa=Krook
|SpaM=-
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==Trivia==
==References==
*According to the game's credits, Krooks belong to the "[[Kremling Kuthroats]]" enemy class.
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*Krooks and [[Boomerang Bro.|Boomerang Bros.]] attack in a very similar way. However, [[boomerang]]s tossed by Boomerang Bros. fly in an oval way while Krooks' hooks are tossed in a straight line.
 
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Revision as of 15:36, April 7, 2024

Krook
Krook
Artwork of a Krook from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
First appearance Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995)
Latest appearance Donkey Konga 2 (cameo) (2004)
Variant of Kremling
Comparable
Not to be confused with Crook.

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Krooks are Kremlings encountered in several levels of Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong Land 2. Krooks wear large red, button-up trench coats, and possess hooks for hands. Krook's name is a pun on the word "crook", as well as a portmanteau of "Kremling" or "Kritter" and "hook"; this naming convention may also stem from "by hook or crook", an expression meaning "by any means necessary." Krooks resemble a normal Kritter, but they are more scaly, have bigger feet, and rounder eyes without the cats-eye slits that Kritters have. Krooks attack by throwing a hook at Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong. If the hook does not hit a Kong, it will boomerang back to the Krook that threw it. Krooks can be defeated from either being jumped on or from having a projectile thrown at it, such as a barrel or a crate. Most Krooks usually remain in one spot, though there are a few that move in a set path. Krooks usually appear in cave-themed and castle-themed levels. Additionally, in the ending's cast roll, a Krook is classified as part of the Kremling Kuthroats.

Profiles

  • Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest instruction booklet: Krook rockets his hooked hands at anything that comes near.[1]
  • Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance) instruction booklet: Krook hurls his horrible hooked hands at anything that comes too close![2]

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese クルーク[?]
Kurūku
Krook
Italian Uncione[?] Big Hook
Spanish Krook[?] -

References

  1. ^ Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest SNES instruction booklet. Page 30.
  2. ^ Donkey Kong Country 2 GBA instruction booklet. Page 23.