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[[Image:Kosha.png|thumb|right|A '''Kosha'''.]]
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|image=[[File:Kosha DK64.png|200px|]]
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1999|1999]])
|variant_of=[[Kremling]]
|comparable=[[Kutlass]]
|notable=[[Giant Viking Kremling]]
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'''Koshas'''<ref>''Donkey Kong 64'' instruction booklet, page 31. "[…] ''but I wouldn't stray into the path of the club-wielding Koshas if I were you, which happily I'm not.''"</ref>, referred to as '''Clubbies''' in the Versus Books and [[Prima Games]] guides<ref>Lockhart, Ryan. ''Donkey Kong 64'' Official Perfect Guide. Page 4.</ref><ref>Barton, Jeff, Mario De Govia, and Donato Tica. ''Donkey Kong 64'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. [[Media:DK64 Prima 15.jpg|Page 15]].</ref> and '''Viking Kremlings''' in the BradyGAMES guide<ref>Bogenn, Tim, and Ken Schmidt. ''Donkey Kong 64'' Official Strategy Guide. Pages 78, 82, 116, 117, 120.</ref>, are small, olive-skin [[Kremling]]s which only appear in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''. Although they are small, Koshas are formidable, and they wear a gray viking helmet and carry around a large, spiked club. Their name plays on the word "cosh," another name for club.


Kosha's are large Kremlings that appeared only in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''. Unlike most [[Kremling]]s, they were brown, and also wore horned Viking-esque helmets. Also unique was their method of attack; they carried around gigantic, spiked clubs, too heavy even for the huge Kosha's, which they attempted to smash the Kongs with. If the club hit any the Kongs, two whole melon slices would be taken away from their health meter. If the club missed, the Kosha would struggle to lift it again for a moment.  
[[File:Kosha.png|thumb|left|A Kosha in Gloomy Galleon]]
Koshas appear in four levels: [[Gloomy Galleon]], [[Fungi Forest]] (at night), [[Crystal Caves]], and [[Creepy Castle]]. Three Koshas also appear in the lobby to Creepy Castle. They struggle to carry around their heavy club, which they try to smash the [[Kong]]s with. If the active Kong gets squished by Kosha's club, they lose two [[watermelon|melon]] slices of their health. If a Kosha swings its club overhead and misses the Kong, it struggles lifting its club for a few seconds; in this regard, they are similar to [[Kutlass]]es from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. If a Kong throws an [[orange]] at a Kosha as it notices, the Kosha will whack the orange away, rendering it ineffective.


Kosha's were too powerful even for [[Chunky Kong]] to defeat; the only ways to defeat them were to use the selected Kong's instrument, or their special power which they gained from the Banana Fairy Princess. Kosha's were relatively rare, and appeared in [[Gloomy Galleon]], [[Fungi Forest]] (at night), [[Crystal Caves]], and [[Creepy Castle]].  
Koshas can withstand most attacks due to their helmet. The Kongs can only defeat them by either using their instrument move, their [[Super Slam|shockwave ability]], by [[Chunky Kong]] hitting them while under the effect of [[Hunky Chunky]], or if they throw an orange at Kosha while it is off-guard. When a Kosha gets defeated, it yells as it falls, then its club hits its head.


In the Crystal Caverns, a gigantic Kosha was at the top of the cavern, and every once in a while, he would smash the cave ceiling, causing short avalanches of boulders. Once defeated, the avalanches would cease for good.
Koshas drop two melon slices when they are defeated. They are the only enemy that both requires a special move to defeat and releases melon slices from being defeated. Other enemies that can only be defeated by special move (such as [[Klump]]) release three oranges when defeated.


== Trivia ==
Koshas have an idle animation where they accidentally drop their club onto their head, slightly flattening them.


* Koshas are, in several ways similar to [[Kutlass]], as both are small Kremlings who carry large weapons too big for them to handle. However the Kosha is much harder to defeat than the Kutlass.
A [[Giant Viking Kremling|gigantic Kosha]] is stationed near the top of Crystal Caves. It periodically smashes the ceiling of the cave, creating violent tremors that send stalactites raining down in the level. [[Tiny Kong]] must fight it to stop the stalactites from falling.
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==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=クラッバ<ref>「ドンキーコング64任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Donkey Kong 64 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''), [[media:DK64 Shogakukan P13.jpg|page 13]].</ref>
|JapR=Kurabba
|JapM=Klubba; same as a [[Klubba|Kremling with a spiked club]] from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 07:27, April 8, 2024

Kosha
A Kosha from Donkey Kong 64.
First appearance Donkey Kong 64 (1999)
Variant of Kremling
Comparable
Notable members

Koshas[1], referred to as Clubbies in the Versus Books and Prima Games guides[2][3] and Viking Kremlings in the BradyGAMES guide[4], are small, olive-skin Kremlings which only appear in Donkey Kong 64. Although they are small, Koshas are formidable, and they wear a gray viking helmet and carry around a large, spiked club. Their name plays on the word "cosh," another name for club.

Kosha as seen in Donkey Kong 64
A Kosha in Gloomy Galleon

Koshas appear in four levels: Gloomy Galleon, Fungi Forest (at night), Crystal Caves, and Creepy Castle. Three Koshas also appear in the lobby to Creepy Castle. They struggle to carry around their heavy club, which they try to smash the Kongs with. If the active Kong gets squished by Kosha's club, they lose two melon slices of their health. If a Kosha swings its club overhead and misses the Kong, it struggles lifting its club for a few seconds; in this regard, they are similar to Kutlasses from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. If a Kong throws an orange at a Kosha as it notices, the Kosha will whack the orange away, rendering it ineffective.

Koshas can withstand most attacks due to their helmet. The Kongs can only defeat them by either using their instrument move, their shockwave ability, by Chunky Kong hitting them while under the effect of Hunky Chunky, or if they throw an orange at Kosha while it is off-guard. When a Kosha gets defeated, it yells as it falls, then its club hits its head.

Koshas drop two melon slices when they are defeated. They are the only enemy that both requires a special move to defeat and releases melon slices from being defeated. Other enemies that can only be defeated by special move (such as Klump) release three oranges when defeated.

Koshas have an idle animation where they accidentally drop their club onto their head, slightly flattening them.

A gigantic Kosha is stationed near the top of Crystal Caves. It periodically smashes the ceiling of the cave, creating violent tremors that send stalactites raining down in the level. Tiny Kong must fight it to stop the stalactites from falling.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese クラッバ[5]
Kurabba
Klubba; same as a Kremling with a spiked club from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

References[edit]

  1. ^ Donkey Kong 64 instruction booklet, page 31. "[…] but I wouldn't stray into the path of the club-wielding Koshas if I were you, which happily I'm not."
  2. ^ Lockhart, Ryan. Donkey Kong 64 Official Perfect Guide. Page 4.
  3. ^ Barton, Jeff, Mario De Govia, and Donato Tica. Donkey Kong 64 Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 15.
  4. ^ Bogenn, Tim, and Ken Schmidt. Donkey Kong 64 Official Strategy Guide. Pages 78, 82, 116, 117, 120.
  5. ^ 「ドンキーコング64任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Donkey Kong 64 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook), page 13.