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[[Image:krochead.jpg|thumb|right|A red '''Krochead''' bobbing in water.]]
{{species infobox
[[Image:Krochead2.jpg|thumb|right|A green Krochead, partially hidden underwater.]]
|image=[[File:Krockhead.png|200px|]]<br>Artwork from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
'''Krocheads''' are alligator-like [[Kremling]]s that first appeared in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and later ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''. Only the head of a Krochead is ever seen and they cannot harm the [[Kong]]s. Instead, their heads are helpful to them, the green variety acting as platforms and the red as springboards. They can be found in either water or [[lava]]. In some levels, Krocheads bob up and down, making timing a necessity. Sometimes, they must be summoned to the surface using a [[Krochead Barrel]]; however, this summoning is only temporary.
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
<br clear="all">
|latest_appearance=''Donkey Kong Country 2'' ([[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]) ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
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|variant_of=[[Kremling]]
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'''Krockheads'''<ref>{{cite|quote=Find the only Krockhead stepping stone and you'll find your buddy [[Rambi the Rhino|Rambi]]. With only the [[Flitter|dragonflies]] left, I'm sure you'll be alright.|author=[[Cranky Kong]]|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Miller, Kent and Paul Shinoda|date=1995|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Nintendo Player's Guide''|page=54|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> (also formatted as '''KrocHeads''',<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1995|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet|page=31}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (Game Boy Advance) instruction booklet|page=23|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=2004}}</ref> '''Krocheads''',<ref name=PlayersGuide>{{cite|author=Miller, Kent, and Paul Shinoda|date=1995|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Nintendo Player's Guide''|page=15|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> '''Kroc Heads''',<ref>{{cite|date=February 1997|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) issue 47|page=48}}</ref> or '''Krokheads'''<ref>{{cite|date=February 1996|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) issue 35|page=25}}</ref> and also known as '''Krocs'''<ref>{{cite|date=February 1997|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) issue 47|page=46}}</ref>) are primitive [[Kremling]]s<ref name=PlayersGuide/> appearing in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''. They are only seen by their head, hence their name, and can be found in swamp and [[lava]] environments, usually in groups. Krockheads slightly resemble a giant crocodile named {{iw|wikipedia|sarcosuchus}}, due to the bulbous tip of the snout. They also resemble the {{iw|wikipedia|gharial}}, but the Krockhead's snout is not as thin as the gharial's.
 
==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
[[File:Krochead2.jpg|thumb|left|Artwork from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', showing a Krockhead partially submerged]]
Krockheads are enemies in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''. They appear in two colors, green and brown (changed to bright red in the [[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|remake]]), each having their own traits. Krockheads usually serve as dormant platforms that [[Diddy Kong]] and [[Dixie Kong]] can jump from to travel across the lava or swamp. The main difference between green and brown Krockheads is that if the Kongs jump on a brown one, it opens its mouth wide, causing them to be sent high into the air. The player can hold left or right on {{button|SNES|pad}} to control which direction the Kongs go. Some brown Krockheads bounce them higher than others. In some of the swamp levels, Krockheads continuously bob themselves up and down in the water, requiring the Kongs to time their jumps accordingly or else they sink into the swamp with the Krockhead. Krockheads are the main feature in [[Krockhead Klamber (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Krockhead Klamber]], as the name would suggest, and the second half of the level has some green Krockheads that emerge to the surface temporarily upon touching a [[Krockhead Barrel]]. Brown Krockheads do not submerge into the swamp nor are they affected by Krockhead Barrels.
===''Donkey Kong Land 2''===
Krockheads are enemies in ''Donkey Kong Land 2''. Both types return from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''. Similarly as before, Krockheads are first encountered in [[Hothead Hop]]. Krockheads appear in [[Kleaver's Kiln]], where they emerge from the level every time [[Kleever|Kleaver]] is hit by a [[Cannonball|kannonball]], and the player characters can jump from them to go to the other side of the arena; if they wait too long, the Krockheads go back into the lava. Krockheads once again appear in their namesake level, [[Krockhead Klamber (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Krockhead Klamber]]. Unlike ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', a Krockhead appears in the ending's cast of characters, under "The Baddies" with the other enemies and bosses.
 
==Profiles==
===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
{{DKC GBA enemy
|game=dkc2
|name=Krockhead
|image=[[File:DKC2 GBA Green Krockhead.png]] [[File:DKC2 GBA Red Krockhead.png]]
|worlds=[[Crocodile Cauldron]]<br>[[Krem Quay]]<br>[[Krazy Kremland]]
|levels=[[Hot-Head Hop]]<br>[[Barrel Bayou (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Barrel Bayou]]<br>[[Krockhead Klamber (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Krockhead Klamber]]<br>[[Mudhole Marsh (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Mudhole Marsh]]
|page=7
|photo_location=In Barrel Bayou
}}
 
{{Multilang profile
|type=manual
|Eng=The green heads make great stepping stones and the brown heads are excellent springboards for reaching those high places.<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' manual|page=31|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=1995}}</ref>}}
 
*'''Player's Guide:''' ''These primitive Kremlings inhabit swamps and are not quick to attack. With their springy jaws, they make great stepping stones and catapults, but be careful that they don't sink out of sight just as you're making your leap.''<ref>{{cite|author=Miller, Kent and Paul Shinoda|date=1995|page=15|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' Player's Guide|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref>
 
*'''Game Boy Advance'''
{{Multilang profile
|type=manual
|Eng=The green heads make great stepping stones, while the brown heads are handy springboards for reaching those high places.''<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (Game Boy Advance) manual|page=23|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=2004}}</ref>}}
 
==Gallery==
{{Main-gallery}}
<gallery>
DKC2 Brown Krockhead.png|Artwork from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' (brown)
Krockhead DKC2 green.png|Sprite from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' (green)
Krockhead DKC2 red.png|Sprite from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' (brown)
Krockhead Klamber DKC2 screenshot.png|Screenshot from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
Krochead DKL2 sprite.png|Sprite from ''Donkey Kong Land 2''
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=クロコヘッド
|JapR=Kurokoheddo
|JapM=Krockhead
|Jap2=ジャンピングクロコヘッド
|Jap2R=Janpingu Kurokoheddo
|Jap2M=Jumping Krockhead
|Ita=Krockapo
|ItaM=Kroc-head, ''capo'' ("head") is written with a K
}}
 
==References==
<references/>
 
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Krockhead
Render of green Krockhead in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest.
Artwork from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
First appearance Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country 2 (GBA) (2004)
Variant of Kremling

Krockheads[1][2] (also formatted as KrocHeads,[3][4] Krocheads,[5] Kroc Heads,[6] or Krokheads[7] and also known as Krocs[8]) are primitive Kremlings[5] appearing in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong Land 2. They are only seen by their head, hence their name, and can be found in swamp and lava environments, usually in groups. Krockheads slightly resemble a giant crocodile named sarcosuchus, due to the bulbous tip of the snout. They also resemble the gharial, but the Krockhead's snout is not as thin as the gharial's.

History[edit]

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest[edit]

Krockhead
Artwork from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, showing a Krockhead partially submerged

Krockheads are enemies in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. They appear in two colors, green and brown (changed to bright red in the remake), each having their own traits. Krockheads usually serve as dormant platforms that Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong can jump from to travel across the lava or swamp. The main difference between green and brown Krockheads is that if the Kongs jump on a brown one, it opens its mouth wide, causing them to be sent high into the air. The player can hold left or right on +Control Pad to control which direction the Kongs go. Some brown Krockheads bounce them higher than others. In some of the swamp levels, Krockheads continuously bob themselves up and down in the water, requiring the Kongs to time their jumps accordingly or else they sink into the swamp with the Krockhead. Krockheads are the main feature in Krockhead Klamber, as the name would suggest, and the second half of the level has some green Krockheads that emerge to the surface temporarily upon touching a Krockhead Barrel. Brown Krockheads do not submerge into the swamp nor are they affected by Krockhead Barrels.

Donkey Kong Land 2[edit]

Krockheads are enemies in Donkey Kong Land 2. Both types return from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. Similarly as before, Krockheads are first encountered in Hothead Hop. Krockheads appear in Kleaver's Kiln, where they emerge from the level every time Kleaver is hit by a kannonball, and the player characters can jump from them to go to the other side of the arena; if they wait too long, the Krockheads go back into the lava. Krockheads once again appear in their namesake level, Krockhead Klamber. Unlike Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, a Krockhead appears in the ending's cast of characters, under "The Baddies" with the other enemies and bosses.

Profiles[edit]

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest[edit]

Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance) enemy
Krockhead
Krockhead (green) Krockhead (red)
Worlds Crocodile Cauldron
Krem Quay
Krazy Kremland 		Levels Hot-Head Hop
Barrel Bayou
Krockhead Klamber
Mudhole Marsh
Scrapbook page 7 Photograph location In Barrel Bayou


  • Instruction booklet description:
    • English:
      The green heads make great stepping stones and the brown heads are excellent springboards for reaching those high places.[9]
  • Player's Guide: These primitive Kremlings inhabit swamps and are not quick to attack. With their springy jaws, they make great stepping stones and catapults, but be careful that they don't sink out of sight just as you're making your leap.[10]
  • Game Boy Advance
  • Instruction booklet description:
    • English:
      The green heads make great stepping stones, while the brown heads are handy springboards for reaching those high places.[11]

Gallery[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Krockhead.
  • Artwork from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (brown)

    Artwork from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (brown)

  • Sprite from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (green)

    Sprite from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (green)

  • Sprite from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (brown)

    Sprite from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (brown)

  • Screenshot from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

    Screenshot from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

  • Sprite from Donkey Kong Land 2

    Sprite from Donkey Kong Land 2

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese クロコヘッド[?]
Kurokoheddo 		Krockhead
ジャンピングクロコヘッド[?]
Janpingu Kurokoheddo 		Jumping Krockhead
Italian Krockapo[?] Kroc-head, capo ("head") is written with a K

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Find the only Krockhead stepping stone and you'll find your buddy Rambi. With only the dragonflies left, I'm sure you'll be alright." – Cranky Kong. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest.
  2. ^ Miller, Kent and Paul Shinoda (1995). Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Nintendo Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 54.
  3. ^ 1995. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 31.
  4. ^ 2004. Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance) instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 23.
  5. ^ a b Miller, Kent, and Paul Shinoda (1995). Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Nintendo Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 15.
  6. ^ February 1997. Nintendo Magazine System (Australia) issue 47. Page 48.
  7. ^ February 1996. Nintendo Magazine System (Australia) issue 35. Page 25.
  8. ^ February 1997. Nintendo Magazine System (Australia) issue 47. Page 46.
  9. ^ 1995. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest manual. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 31.
  10. ^ Miller, Kent and Paul Shinoda (1995). Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 15.
  11. ^ 2004. Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance) manual. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 23.
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Kremlings
Characters Congazuma • Draglinger • General Klump • Giant Viking Kremling • Green Kroc • Jr. Klap Trap • Junklomp • K. Lumsy • Kalypso • Kaptain Skurvy • Kass • Kerozene • King K. Rool • King Kut Out • Kip • Klubba • Kleever • Kludge • Krunch • Krunch's mother • Krusha • Krushy • Kudgel • Kutlass • Mega Amp • Quint Skurvy • Resident demon
Species Bazuka • Bones • Ghost • Kaboing • Kaboom • Kackle • Kannon • Kasplat • Klampon • Klank • Klaptrap • Klasp • Klinger • Kloak • Klobber • Klomp • Klump • Knocka • Kobble • Koin • Koindozer • Kopter • Kosha • Kracka • Krash • Kremling cop • Krimp • Kritter • Kroc • Krockhead • Krook • Kruiser • Krumple • Kruncha • Krusha • Kuchuka • Kuff 'n' Klout • Kutlass • Re-Koil • Robokremling • Rock Kroc • Skidda • Shroom • Super Team goalie
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Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (SNES) / Donkey Kong Country 2 (GBA)
Protagonists Cranky Kong • Diddy Kong • Dixie Kong • Donkey Kong • Funky Kong • Swanky Kong • Wrinkly Kong
Animal Friends Clapper • Enguarde • Expresso • Glimmer • Quawks • Rambi • Rattly • Squawks • Squitter
Bosses Krow • Kleever • Kudgel • King Zing • Kreepy Krow • Kerozene • Kaptain K. Rool
Enemies Cat O' 9 Tails • Click-Clack • Flitter • Flotsam • Kaboing • Kaboom • Kackle • Kannon • Klampon • Klank • Klinger • Kloak • Klobber • Klomp • Klubba • Krockhead • Krook • Kruncha • Kutlass • Lockjaw • Mini-Necky • Neek • Puftup • Screech • Shuri • Snapjaw • Spiny • Zinger
Levels Gangplank Galleon Pirate Panic • Mainbrace Mayhem • Gangplank Galley • Lockjaw's Locker • Topsail Trouble • Krow's Nest
Crocodile Cauldron Hot-Head Hop • Kannon's Klaim • Lava Lagoon • Red-Hot Ride • Squawks's Shaft • Kleever's Kiln
Krem Quay Barrel Bayou • Glimmer's Galleon • Krockhead Klamber • Rattle Battle • Slime Climb • Bramble Blast • Kudgel's Kontest
Krazy Kremland Hornet Hole • Target Terror • Bramble Scramble • Rickety Race • Mudhole Marsh • Rambi Rumble • King Zing Sting
Gloomy Gulch Ghostly Grove • Haunted Hall • Gusty Glade • Parrot Chute Panic • Web Woods • Kreepy Krow
K. Rool's Keep Arctic Abyss • Windy Well • Castle Crush • Clapper's Cavern • Chain Link Chamber • Toxic Tower • Stronghold Showdown
The Flying Krock Screech's Sprint • K. Rool Duel
Lost World Jungle Jinx • Black Ice Battle • Klobber Karnage • Fiery Furnace • Animal Antics • Krocodile Kore
Funky's Flights missions Aerial Loop • Submerged Stint • Kongstruction • Kongnapped • Cool Sounds • Kongnapped 2 • Toxic Kongstruction
Barrels Animal Barrel • Regular Barrel • Barrel Kannon • Biplane Barrel • Blast Barrel • Bonus Barrel • Diddy & Dixie Barrels • DK Barrel • Exclamation Point Barrel • Golden Barrel • Krockhead Barrel • Plus and Minus Barrels • Rotatable Barrel • Star Barrel • Steerable Barrel • TNT Barrel
Other items and objects Banana • Banana Bunch • Banana Coin • Extra Life Balloon (red · green · blue) • Hook • KONG Letters • Kremkoin • Roller Coaster • Star • Toxic waste
Miscellaneous Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Original Soundtrack • Donkey Kong Country Trilogy • Gallery • Glitches • Media • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Staff • Uncle Kong
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Donkey Kong Land 2
Protagonists Diddy Kong • Dixie Kong • Donkey Kong • Funky Kong • Wrinkly Kong
Animal Friends Clapper • Enguarde • Rambi • Rattly • Squawks • Squitter • Quawks
Bosses Krow • Kleever • King Zing • Kreepy Krow • Kaptain K. Rool
Enemies Click-Clack • Flitter • Flotsam • Kaboing • Kannon • Klampon • Klank • Klinger • Klobber • Klomp • Klubba • Krockhead • Krook • Kruncha • Lockjaw • Necky • Neek • Puftup • Shuri • Spiny • Zinger
Levels Gangplank Galleon Pirate Panic • Mainbrace Mayhem • Gangplank Galley • Lockjaw's Locker • Topsail Trouble • Krow's Nest
Krem Cauldron Hothead Hop • Kannon's Klaim • Lava Lagoon • Redhot Ride • Squawks's Shaft • Barrel Bayou • Glimmer's Galleon • Krockhead Klamber • Rattle Battle • Slime Climb • Kleaver's Kiln
Krazy Kremland Hornet Hole • Target Terror • Bramble Blast • Rickety Race • Bramble Scramble • Mudhole Marsh • Rambi Rumble • King Zing Sting
Gloomy Gulch Ghostly Grove • Krazy Koaster • Gusty Glade • Parrot Chute Panic • Web Woods • Kreepy Krow
K. Rool's Keep Arctic Abyss • Windy Well • Dungeon Danger • Clapper's Cavern • Chain Link Chamber • Toxic Tower • Stronghold Showdown
The Flying Krock Screech's Sprint • K. Rool Duel
Lost World Jungle Jinx • Black Ice Battle • Klobber Karnage • Fiery Furnace • Animal Antics • Krocodile Kore
Barrels Animal Barrel • Barrel • Barrel Kannon • Blast Barrel • Bonus Barrel • DK Barrel • Exclamation Point Barrel • Light Barrel • Rotatable Barrel • Star Barrel • TNT Barrel
Other items and objects Banana • Banana Bunch • Banana Coin • Extra Life Balloon • Hook • KONG Letters • Kremkoin • Roller Coaster • Star • Toxic waste
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