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|image=[[File:Lockjaw.jpg|200px|]]<br>Artwork of a '''Lockjaw''' from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''
|image=[[File:Lockjaw.jpg|200px|]]<br>Artwork from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
|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=''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|latest_appearance=''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|related=[[Snapjaw (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Snapjaw]]<br>[[Nibbla]]
|variants=[[Snapjaw (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Snapjaw]]
|comparable=[[Bukubuku]]
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'''Lockjaws''' are enemies introduced in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. These red piranha-like fish inhabit the waters of [[Crocodile Isle]]. They have an invincible purple variant, [[Snapjaw (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Snapjaw]].


{{LLQuote|This fat-lipped piranha will try to bite anyone who comes too close.|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' manual, page 29}}
==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' / ''Donkey Kong Land 2''===
[[File:Lockjaw DKC2.png|frame|left]]
[[File:LockjawDKL2.png|frame|left]]
Lockjaws are enemies in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'', behaving identically between both games. When [[Diddy Kong]] and [[Dixie Kong]] approach a Lockjaw, it clamps its jaws and then lunges at the lead [[Kong]] in an attempt to bite them. Lockjaws can only be defeated by [[Enguarde]] by stabbing them. The Lockjaws in the later levels often move faster than in earlier levels.


'''Lockjaws''' are red piranha-like fish that inhabit the waters of [[Crocodile Isle]] and [[Donkey Kong Island]].
There is promotional artwork of Lockjaw trailing after Diddy and Dixie in a wrecked ship setting, which was reused for ''Donkey Kong Land 2'' as the key artwork.
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===''DK'' series===
Lockjaws are enemies in ''[[DK: King of Swing]]'' and ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]'', behaving similarly in both games. Lockjaws attempt to charge at [[Donkey Kong]] or Diddy Kong and bite them, and can be defeated from a charged attack.


Lockjaws are found in almost all underwater levels of ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. If [[Diddy Kong]] or [[Dixie Kong]] swim too close to a Lockjaw, the fish clamps its jaws for a few seconds and then lunge at the Kongs, trying to take a bite out of them. Lockjaws can only be defeated with help from [[Enguarde the Swordfish]]. They start out attacking slow on the early levels, but they'll attack at a faster speed as the player advances through the game.
Lockjaws are encountered primarily within the [[Aqua World]] in ''DK: King of Swing''. They first appear in the level [[Risky Reef]] and return in [[Lockjaw Falls]], the latter featuring them jumping out from the waterfalls in an attempt to hit Donkey Kong or Diddy Kong.


[[File:LockjawDKL2.PNG|frame|left]]
===''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast''===
Lockjaws also appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''. In the game their attack strategy is the same as the one used in ''Donkey Kong Country 2''. A Lockjaw is shown on the cover of the game, attempting to attack Diddy, Dixie, and [[Glimmer the Angler Fish]].
Lockjaws are obstacles in ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]''. They appear in [[DK Jungle Falls]] and [[DK Jungle Sunset]] only. Here they attack players by jumping out of the water and attempt to bite them. There are also electrified variants of Lockjaws. Both of them can be defeated in one hit, though the electrified Lockjaw will also significantly slow down a player unless that player was invincible.


A pink version of Lockjaw called [[Snapjaw (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Snapjaw]] appears in two of ''Donkey Kong Country 2''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s levels. Snapjaws will follow the [[Kong]]s throughout these levels and there is no way to defeat them.
==Profiles and statistics==
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Lockjaws make a reappearance in the [[Game Boy Advance]] game, ''[[DK: King of Swing]]''. Here, they are rather weaker, capable of being defeated by simply being bashed into by [[Donkey Kong]]. Lockjaws also appear in ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]'', where they simply attack Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong by biting them.
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|Eng=This fat-lipped piranha will try to bite anyone who comes too close.<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' manual|date=1995|page=29|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref>}}


[[File:Lockjaw DKBB.png|frame|left]]
==Gallery==
Lockjaws also appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]'' as rare enemies only found on [[DK Jungle Falls]] and [[DK Jungle Sunset]]. Here they attack players by jumping out of the water and attempt to bite them. There are also electrified variants of Lockjaws. Both of them can be defeated in one hit, though the electrified Lockjaw will also significantly slow down a player unless that player was invincible.
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Lockjaw DKC2 art.png|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''
Lockjaw's Locker DKC2 stab.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
Glimmers Galleon DKC2 shot 2.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
Lockjaw's Locker DKL2.png|''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''
Lava Lagoon GBA Lockjaw.png|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' (GBA)
Glimmer's Galleon GBA Lockjaws.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (GBA)
Lockjaw-DKKOS.png|''[[DK: King of Swing]]''
Lockjaw DKBB.png|''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]''
Lockjaw DKJC.png|''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=ロックジョー
|Jap=ロックジョー
|JapR=Rokkujō
|JapR=Rokkujō
|JapM=Lock Joe
|JapM=Lockjaw
|Jap2=ロック・ジョー<ref>{{cite|language=ja|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/bbkj/teki/index.html|title=敵キャラ&仕掛け|publisher=Nintendo|accessdate=July 17, 2024}}</ref>
|Jap2R=Rokku Jō
|Jap2M=Lock Jaw
|Spa=Lockjaw
}}
}}


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Latest revision as of 13:54, September 5, 2024

Lockjaw
A Lockjaw
Artwork from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
First appearance Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995)
Latest appearance DK: Jungle Climber (2007)
Variants
Comparable

Lockjaws are enemies introduced in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. These red piranha-like fish inhabit the waters of Crocodile Isle. They have an invincible purple variant, Snapjaw.

History[edit]

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

Sprite of a Lockjaw in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest.
Lockjaw, the piranha-like underwater enemy from the game, Donkey Kong Land 2.

Lockjaws are enemies in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong Land 2, behaving identically between both games. When Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong approach a Lockjaw, it clamps its jaws and then lunges at the lead Kong in an attempt to bite them. Lockjaws can only be defeated by Enguarde by stabbing them. The Lockjaws in the later levels often move faster than in earlier levels.

There is promotional artwork of Lockjaw trailing after Diddy and Dixie in a wrecked ship setting, which was reused for Donkey Kong Land 2 as the key artwork.

DK series[edit]

Lockjaws are enemies in DK: King of Swing and DK: Jungle Climber, behaving similarly in both games. Lockjaws attempt to charge at Donkey Kong or Diddy Kong and bite them, and can be defeated from a charged attack.

Lockjaws are encountered primarily within the Aqua World in DK: King of Swing. They first appear in the level Risky Reef and return in Lockjaw Falls, the latter featuring them jumping out from the waterfalls in an attempt to hit Donkey Kong or Diddy Kong.

Donkey Kong Barrel Blast[edit]

Lockjaws are obstacles in Donkey Kong Barrel Blast. They appear in DK Jungle Falls and DK Jungle Sunset only. Here they attack players by jumping out of the water and attempt to bite them. There are also electrified variants of Lockjaws. Both of them can be defeated in one hit, though the electrified Lockjaw will also significantly slow down a player unless that player was invincible.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

It has been requested that this section be rewritten and expanded to include more information. Reason: Level appearances

Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance) enemy
Lockjaw
Lockjaw in Donkey Kong Country 2 for Game Boy Advance.
Worlds - Levels -
Scrapbook page 4 Photograph location In Lava Lagoon, by the letter G


  • Instruction booklet description:
    • English:
      This fat-lipped piranha will try to bite anyone who comes too close.[1]

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ロックジョー[?]
Rokkujō
Lockjaw
ロック・ジョー[2]
Rokku Jō
Lock Jaw
Spanish Lockjaw[?] -

References[edit]

  1. ^ 1995. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest manual. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 29.
  2. ^ 敵キャラ&仕掛け. Nintendo (Japanese). Retrieved July 17, 2024.