Crocodile Isle

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The SNES map of Crocodile Isle.

Crocodile Isle (possibly short for Crocodile Island) is the place Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong adventured through in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong Land 2. Crocodile Isle is also the place of origin of the Kremlings.

In contrast to Donkey Kong Island or the Northern Kremisphere, which are both beautiful, paradise-like locations Crocodile Isle is a gloomy and dark place. Almost all of Crocodile Isle is shrouded in fog, swampland is also found almost everywhere on the island. The coast of Crocodile Isle is also, almost constantly battered with rough currents, which over the years has bashed several ships on the island's rocky coast or swamped them in the islands bogs. Several parts of the island are also volcanic, the top of the island, where K. Rool's Keep is located is also frozen over.

Crocodile Isle is also apparently close in proximity to Donkey Kong Island as said island can be seen both from the remains of the Gangplank Galleon and K. Rool's Keep. Located inside Crocodile Isle is the Kremling Lost World, the apparent birth place of the Kremling species. The Lost World also possesses a volcano named Krocodile Kore which actually seems to power the island. The island also has a massive Zinger and Bramble infestation.

During the events of Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Diddy and Dixie Kong adventured through Crocodile Isle in they're search for the recently kidnapped Donkey Kong. If players manage to obtain the "best" ending in Donkey Kong Country 2 Kaptain K. Rool will end up clogging the volcano in Krocodile Kore, the build in pressure do to this clogging ended up causing an explosion which sank Crocodile Isle to sink into the see.

In Donkey Kong Land 2 Crocodile Isle ends being brought back up to the surface by Kaptain K. Rool, also all the inhabitants of the island inexplicably reappear. Due to it's sinking the island the island is somewhat ravaged, the most notable difference on the island is that both Crocodile Cauldron and Krem Quay have fused together to create Krem Cauldron. Also the volcano in Krocodile Kore no longer pumps out energy. At the end of this game Crocodile Isle, once again ends up sinking.

Appearances in Other Media

Though Crocodile Isle never directly appeared on the Donkey Kong Country animated series several Kremling characters such as King K. Rool and Kaptain Skurvy would sometimes mention the "swamps back home". Whether this was a reference to Crocodile Isle is unknown.

In the obscure Donkey Kong comic, Bumm-Badabumm Im Urwald, Crocodile Isle never made a direct appearance; though several locations ventured through in the comic, such as a Krochead and crashed ship filled swamp, along with the "Lost Land" are obviously based off areas of Crocodile Isle.