Kleever
| Kleever | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995) |
| Latest appearance | Donkey Kong Country 2 (GBA) (2004) |
- “When you hit Kleever, quickly get across to the other side before he gets angry.”
- —Wrinkly Kong, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Kleever, spelled Kleaver in Donkey Kong Land 2, is a living sword and a boss who first appears in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. Kleever is a cutlass with a green glowing pommel and a skeletal guard shaped like a Kremling skull. Its name is a pun on the word "cleaver", which is a large broad knife.
In Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, Kleever is the boss of the second world, Crocodile Cauldron, where it is fought at Kleever's Kiln. During the first part of the battle, Kleever is held above the lava by an arm made up of fire; this is based on King Arthur's sword Excalibur, which Lady of the Lake held above the water when she presented it to the legendary king. Kleever attacks Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong by creating fireballs from the lava and then throwing them at the Kongs. After Kleever takes a third hit from a kannonball, it is no longer held by an arm of fire, moves around by hovering in midair, and gains an attack where it tries to charge into Diddy and Dixie. After a fourth hit, Kleever rapidly slashes at the Kongs for a few seconds. After taking six hits, Kleever explodes into shards and falls into the lava, defeated. In the ending's Cast of Characters, Kleever is classified as part of the Barnacled Bosses.
Concept drawings for Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest show that Squawks would originally fight Kleever, though in the final game, he fights a different boss instead, King Zing.
In Donkey Kong Land 2, Kleaver is the boss of Krem Cauldron at the similarly named Kleaver's Kiln. Kleaver is fought differently than in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. It is no longer held by an arm made of fire, and it takes four hits to defeat instead of six. Like the previous game, the battle is separated by two phases. In one phase, Kleaver throws fireballs at the Kongs and eventually a barrel. The barrel contains a kannonball, which Diddy or Dixie must throw at Kleaver. In the second phase, Kleever charges at the active Kong horizontally. A kannon appears on the stage, and right as Kleaver moves over it, Diddy or Dixie must walk into the kannon to blast a kannonball into him. When the Kongs do it another time, Kleaver gets defeated. Outside of the game, his usual name, Kleever, was used on one occasion.[1]
In the Game Boy Advance version of Donkey Kong Country 2, Kerozene's first two attacks in Stronghold Showdown is bringing out two small Kleevers to attack the Kongs. The small Kleevers are much weaker than Kleever, and it only takes one hit from a kannonball to defeat it. The small Kleevers cannot throw fireballs and only attack by slashing rapidly either horizontally or in circles.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ボス クリーバー Bosu Kurībā |
Boss Kleaver |
| Italian | Koltel |
Knif(e) |
| Spanish | Kleever |
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References
- ^ Nintendo Magazine System (Australia) issue 47, page 49.
| 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 • 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 |
