Editing K. Rool's Keep

{{world infobox
|image=[[File:K. Rool's Keep.png|x200px]]
|game=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''<br>''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''
|levels=6
|before=[[Gloomy Gulch|<<]]
|after=[[The Flying Krock|>>]]
}}
'''K. Rool's Keep''' is the sixth world of ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and the fifth of ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''. It is a perched castle belonging to [[King K. Rool|Kaptain K. Rool]], and it is situated on the very top of [[Crocodile Isle]]. There are two ice caverns, a mine shaft, and three dungeons between the bottom and top of the castle. [[Donkey Kong Island]] also appears in the background, on the left side of the world map. Unlike the other worlds, K. Rool's Keep does not have a boss. In the [[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|Game Boy Advance version]], Donkey Kong Island is no longer visible from the world map, and the boss fought at the end is a giant orange [[Kremling]] named [[Kerozene]].

==Levels==
Both ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' and ''Donkey Kong Land 2'' have six levels and a boss level, most of which are identically named in both games:

===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
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ArcticAbyss.png|'''[[Arctic Abyss (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Arctic Abyss]]'''<br>The first level, Arctic Abyss takes place in an ice cavern, mostly involving taking control of [[Enguarde]], who has to swim all the way to the end. The water level changes at certain points along the way.
Windy Well.png|'''[[Windy Well (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Windy Well]]'''<br>The second level (fourth in the remake), Windy Well takes place in a mine shaft where the player rides the wind upward as they ascend to the top.
Castle Crush.png|'''[[Castle Crush]]'''<br>The third level (second in the remake), Castle Crush takes place inside of a castle where the Kongs are taken upward by a rising platform. The first part has an [[Animal Barrel]] of [[Rambi]], while the second one has an Animal Barrel of [[Squawks]].
Clappers Cavern.png|'''[[Clapper's Cavern (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Clapper's Cavern]]'''<br>The fourth level (third in the remake), Clapper's Cavern takes place in an ice cavern where [[Clapper]]s help by freezing the water into solid ice, allowing Diddy and Dixie to travel across while avoiding a [[Snapjaw (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Snapjaw]] in the water.
Chain Link Chamber.png|'''[[Chain Link Chamber (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Chain Link Chamber]]'''<br>The fifth level, Chain Link Chamber involves having to climb a series of chains, laid out both horizontally and vertically.
Toxic Tower.png||'''[[Toxic Tower (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Toxic Tower]]'''<br>The sixth level, Toxic Tower has the player transform into various [[Animal Friends]], including [[Rattly]], Squawks, and [[Squitter]], to avoid the rising [[toxic waste]].
Stronghold Showdown.png|'''[[Stronghold Showdown]]'''<br>The seventh level, Stronghold Showdown is essentially a cutscene where Donkey Kong is found tied up, only to immediately be pulled away into The Flying Krock.
Kerozene DKC2 GBA Battle.png|'''Boss level: Stronghold Showdown''' (GBA)<br>In the Game Boy Advance version, Stronghold Showdown is completely different, now having a boss fight against [[Kerozene]] instead.
</gallery>

===''Donkey Kong Land 2''===
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Arctic Abyss 2.png|'''[[Arctic Abyss (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Arctic Abyss]]'''<br>The first level, Arctic Abyss involves traveling through an ice cavern, and there are two instances when Enguarde is transformed into. 
Windy Well DKL2.png|'''[[Windy Well (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Windy Well]]'''<br>The second level, Windy Well takes place in a mine shaft with a strong gust of wind that carries Diddy and Dixie upward. 
Dungeon Danger DKL2.png|'''[[Dungeon Danger]]'''<br>The third level, Dungeon Danger takes place in a castle with no distinct features, and it replaces Castle Crush from ''Donkey Kong Land 2''.
Clapper's Cavern DKL2.png|'''[[Clapper's Cavern (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Clapper's Cavern]]'''<br>The fourth level, Clapper's Cavern requires the player to jump on Clappers to temporarily freeze the water into ice, as the water itself is too cold to swim in and therefore damages the Kongs. 
Chain Link Chamber DKL2.png|'''[[Chain Link Chamber (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Chain Link Chamber]]'''<br>The fifth level, Chain Link Chamber involves the player having to climb across horizontal ropes and up vertical ropes. 
Toxic Tower DKL2 shot 2.png|'''[[Toxic Tower (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Toxic Tower]]'''<br>The sixth level, Toxic Tower involves having to go up a tower while avoiding the rising toxic waste. Throughout the level, three Animal Friends are transformed into, in order of Squitter, Rattly, and lastly Squawks.
Stronghold Showdown DKL2.png|'''[[Stronghold Showdown]]'''<br>Just as in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', Donkey Kong is briefly found tied up here before being carried off into The Flying Krock.
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==Profiles==
===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
*'''Instruction booklet:''' ''Kaptain K. Rool is no fool; he's saved the most dastardly traps for use in his own fortress lair. None has entered K. Rool's Keep and lived to tell the tale. Will Diddy or Dixie be the first?''<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet|page=23|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America|author=Nintendo|language=en-us}}</ref>
*'''Player's Guide:''' ''The Kaptain's home is on the highest peak Crocodile Isle. You'll feel on top of the world if you ever manage to get through his Kremling army and reach castle!''<ref>{{cite|author=Miller, Kent and Paul Shinoda|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' Player's Guide|page=20|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=1995}}</ref>
*'''''Nintendo Power'' vol. 79:''' ''At last! You're finally reached K. Rool's Keep, the Kaptain's not-so-cozy home atop Crocodile Isle. You're so close to finding DK, you can small him! (Uh, well, you know what we mean.) Anyway, having come this far, K. Rool knows you're not just monkeying around, and he's got some special surprises planned for you. Now, this is no time to be standing around, scratching your arm pits. What are you waiting for? Get in there and rescue the Big Guy!''<ref>{{cite|date=December 1995|page=28|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 79|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref>

===''Donkey Kong Land 2''===
*'''Instruction booklet:''' ''The next stop on our tour is K. Rool's Keep, decorated in Early Medieval Dungeon with lovely Kremling accents''<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power'' vol. 87|page=43|language=en-us|date=August 1996|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Kongs and Klampon in castle DKC2 group art.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''
Caged DK DKC2 group art.jpg|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
Kroolkeep-art.jpg|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
K. Rool's Keep DKL2.png|''Donkey Kong Land 2'' map
K. Rool's Keep DKC2 GBA.png|In the Game Boy Advance version
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap={{hover|山頂|さんちょう}}の{{hover|砦|とりで}}「クロコブルグ」<ref>{{cite|language=ja|title=''Super Donkey Kong 2: Dixie & Diddy'' instruction booklet|page=29|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo|author=Nintendo}}</ref>
|JapR=Sanchō no Toride "Kurokoburugu"
|JapM=Mountaintop Fortress “Crocburg”
|Spa=Guarida de K. Rool
|SpaM=K. Rool's Lair
|Fre=Castel de K. Rool
|FreM=K. Rool's Castle
|Ger=K. Rools Reich
|GerM=K. Rool's Realm
|Ita=Forte K. Rool
|ItaM=Fort K. Rool
}}

==References==
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[[Category:Crocodile Isle]]
[[Category:Dungeons]]
[[Category:Castles]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest worlds]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Land 2 worlds]]