Knautilus

“So, you're the one who's been scuttling my super secret submarine!”

—King K. Rool, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!

The Knautilus is Baron K. Roolenstein's submarine docked in Krematoa in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!. The Knautilus is a green fish-shaped vehicle and is where second and final boss battle against Baron K. Roolenstein takes place. It is likely named after the Nautilus, a submarine from the novels Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and he Mysterious Island.

The interior of the Knautilus has a large conveyor belt on the floor, as well as a cannon that can launch fireballs. There are large, circular devices on the walls capable of discharging electricity.

History

Dixie Kong and Kiddy Kong can enter the Knautilus once they complete every Lost World level. With the five cogs, Boomer activates his machine, causing Krematoa to steam and its waters turn red. The Knautilus's anchor was from the heat, causing it to emerge from the lake.

Dixie and Kiddy go into the center of the lake, where the Knautilus emerged, and enter inside. The final boss battle starts as both Kongs fall onto a conveyor belt area, with electrical machines on each side. They discover Baron K. Roolenstein, who is in the foreground, controlling the machines. If the Kongs successfully avoid the machines, a Steel Barrel appears and a big vacuum in the roof opens. With timing, Dixie and Kiddy can damage Baron K. Roolenstein, by throwing the Steel Barrel up the vacuum, causing it to land onto Baron K. Roolenstein on the other side. After being hit enough times, Baron K. Roolenstein is defeated again, and the Kongs are rewarded a DK Coin (unlike other bosses, which reward a Bonus Coin).

The Knautilus also appears in the opening cinema of the game's Game Boy Advance remake, where it appears just before the game's title screen; here, the Knautilus opens its front end just before propelling itself at the screen. It could be a depiction of how Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong were captured by the Kremlings, since the intro starts from the perspective of a diving mask, which ends with the Knautilus closing in and "swallowing" the camera, followed by the next shot where the Knautilus rises out of the water.

Gallery

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  The interior of Knautilus

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  Interior artwork of Knautilus

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  The Kongs defeat Baron K. Roolenstein

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  The Knautilus as it appears on the Game Boy Advance remake's title screen

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  The final boss battle in the Knautilus in the Game Boy Advance version

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  Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! sprite

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  Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance) sprite

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	いかりのかがくしゃ ボス バロンクルール Ikari no Kagakusha Bosu Baron Kurūru	Angry Scientist Boss Baron K. Rool
Italian	Knautilus	-

Trivia

• In a later phase of the battle, the player can execute a glitch. While the bottom two weapons are shooting electricity, the player must pause the game. The electricity does not stop moving and continues to pass through objects, causing various results.