Editing Kremling Krew

{{rewrite|Is this referring to the actual Kremlings themselves? Or all the troops, akin to the Koopa Troop? The article veers both ways.|August 22, 2017}}
{{group infobox
|image=[[File:DKC2 Kremlings.png|200px]]<br>Kaptain K. Rool and the Kremling Krew
|leader=[[King K. Rool]]
|members=[[General Klump]]<br>[[Kalypso]]<br>[[KAOS]]<br>[[Kass]]<br>[[Kip]]<br>[[Krusha (character)|Krusha]]<br>[[Kudgel]]<br>[[Klubba]]
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
|species=[[Kremling]]s
|collapsed=true
}}{{quote|I'm surrounded by fools...|King K. Rool|Donkey Kong 64}}
The '''Kremling Krew'''<ref>M. Arakawa. ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' Player's Guide. Page 12.</ref><ref>''DK: King of Swing'' instruction booklet, page 22.</ref><ref>Trophies in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' and ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.</ref> (also known as the '''Kremling army''',<ref>''Donkey Kong 64''  instruction booklet, page 4. "'''''INTRODUCTION''' But that pair weren't the only ones in trouble. Deep within the gloomy bowels of his latest creation, a furious King K. Rool sat on his throne, glaring down at the quaking generals of his vast Kremling army.''"</ref> '''Kremling Corps'''<ref>''DK: King of Swing'' instruction booklet, page 22 - "'''''KING K. ROOL:''' Boss of the Kremling Corps and sworn enemy of the Kongs.''"</ref> or the '''Kremling gang'''<ref>'''K. Rool's words''': "''The Kremling gang will take over the world with this thing!''" - ''DK: Jungle Climber''</ref>) is a powerful gang led by [[King K. Rool]]. Most [[Kremling]]s are a part of the Kremling Krew, as are a few other creatures. The Kremling Krew repeatedly attempts to steal [[Donkey Kong]]'s [[banana hoard]] and conquer the [[DK Isles]]. They are the main foes of the [[Kong#Kong Family|Kong Family]].

==Emblem==
The emblem of the gang is a Kremling {{wp|Jolly Roger}}. This is shown on the [[Gangplank Galleon]] sail rig, flags, pirate hats, carpet, bedspreads from K. Rool's bed, and behind [[The Flying Krock]].

==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country''===
In ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', the Kremling Krew, under the command of K. Rool, invaded [[Donkey Kong Island]] and stole Donkey Kong's hoard of [[banana]]s. Donkey Kong teamed up with [[Diddy Kong]] to reclaim his bananas and rid his island of the Kremling Krew.

===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
[[File:Crocodile Isle (destroyed).png|thumb|The destruction of Crocodile Isle]]
The Kremling Krew returned in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. This time, the gang was under the control of Kaptain K. Rool, King K. Rool's pirate alter-ego. The members of the Kremling Krew copied their master, dressing in pirate regalia and even wearing wooden pegs or hooks. The Kremling Krew kidnapped Donkey Kong and brought them to their capital base of operations, [[Crocodile Isle]]. Diddy Kong, teaming up with his girlfriend [[Dixie Kong]], destroyed the island, seemingly ending the Kremling threat.

===''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''===
Months later in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'',<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' instruction booklet, page 4.</ref> the Kremling Krew returned as the "[[Dixie Kong's Photo Album#Kremling Kreeps|Kremling Kreeps]]", supposedly under the leadership of a robot named [[KAOS]]. In fact, KAOS was actually under the control of Baron K. Roolenstein, the mad scientist persona of K. Rool. New members were recruited this time around, including [[Koin]]s, [[Bazuka]]s, [[Kopter]]s and [[Kuchuka]]s. Their bases of operations are located in [[Mekanos]], [[Kaos Kore]], and [[Krematoa]].

===''Donkey Kong 64''===
King K. Rool and his Kremling Krew once more attempted to invade the DK Isles in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', this time arriving in a mechanized version of Crocodile Isle. The Kremlings intended to destroy the isles with a super-weapon known as the [[Blast-o-Matic]], which was damaged on account of the incompetence of the artificial island's pilots, who accidentally crashed the mobile fortress into a small island. They also attempted to use the giant Kremling known as [[K. Lumsy]] to smash the Kongs, but when he refused, he was locked up in a cage, with the keys guarded by high-ranking members of the Kremling Krew.

In order to buy themselves time, K. Rool had his henchmen capture several members of the Kong Family, including Diddy Kong, [[Lanky Kong]], Dixie's younger sister [[Tiny Kong]], and [[Chunky Kong]], the brother of Dixie's cousin [[Kiddy Kong]] and seized Donkey Kong's hoard of [[Golden Banana]]s. However, Donkey Kong was able to rescue his fellow Kongs, and with the help of K. Lumsy, was able to reclaim the Golden Bananas from the Kremlings and defeat King K. Rool once again.

===''DK: Jungle Climber''===
In ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]'', the gang had stolen the [[Crystal Banana]]s in order to conquer the universe. This time, only two members appear: [[Kritter]]s and [[Klobber]]s. Their bases of operation are located in [[Ghost Island]] and [[Chill 'n' Char Island]].

===''Donkey Kong Country'' animated series===
The Kremling Krew is also featured in the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (show)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' animated series as the show's main antagonist. Here, the Kremling Krew is composed mostly of Kritters and [[Klaptrap]]s (who are used as ammunition for the Kritter's [[Klap-Blaster]] weapons). The group's "core team" consists of King K. Rool; [[Klump (character)|Klump]], who is the group's general; and [[Krusha (character)|Krusha]], who serves as the muscle.

==Profiles==
===''Donkey Kong Country''===
*<u>'''SNES Player's Guide'''</u> (page 13): ''All baddies on the island are under King K. Root's control. It was the Kremlings that stole Donkey Kong's banana hoard, but it's the combined efforts of the baddies that are trying to stave off Donkey Kong's attempt to recover the bananas.''
*<u>'''''Nintendo Power'' vol. 65'''</u> (page 20): ''Donkey Kong's Island has been overrun by the Kremlings. Their lizard ancestors may have been slow and cold blooded, but Kremlings move fast. We’ve gathered some strategies to help get you past K. Rool’s mean green team.''

===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
*<u>'''SNES Instruction booklet'''</u> (page 28): ''You're on enemy ground now, so you'll be facing craftier, crueler Kremlings than ever before. They don't wear that pirate regalia for nothing!''
*<u>'''''Nintendo Power'' vol. 76'''</u> (page 26): ''They're the same, but not the same. They're deranged, estranged, and subtly changed. K. Rool's Kremling crew show its true colors in DKC2. No longer are they merely repulsive reptiles.''

===''Donkey Kong 64''===
*<u>'''Prima Official Game Guide'''</u> (page 15): ''The DK crew has its work cut out for it in K. Rool's army of bad guys. You can defeat some with a single hit; others require a special move. One thing is certain: they'd all love to get their hands on a Kong.''

==Members==
===Masters=== 
*[[King K. Rool]] (goes by the alias of Kaptain K. Rool in ''Donkey Kong Country 2'', and by the alias of Baron K. Roolenstein in ''Donkey Kong Country 3'')
*[[KAOS]] (puppet leader during ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'')
*[[Krusha (character)|Krusha]] (leader briefly during the [[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' TV series]])

===Operatives===
*[[Very Gnawty]]
*[[Master Necky]]
*[[Queen B.]]
*[[Really Gnawty]]
*[[Dumb Drum]]
*[[Master Necky Snr.]]
*[[Wild Sting]]
*[[Giant Clam]]
*[[Hard Hat]]
*[[Krow]]/[[Kreepy Krow]]
*[[Kleever]]
*[[Kudgel]]
*[[King Zing]]
*[[Kerozene]]
*[[Screech]]
*[[Klubba]]
*[[Belcha]]
*[[Arich]]
*[[Squirt (boss)|Squirt]]
*[[Bleak]]
*[[Kroctopus]]
*[[Barbos]]
*[[Army Dillo]]
*[[Dogadon]]
*[[Mad Jack]]
*[[Puftoss]]
*[[King Kut Out]]
*[[K. Lumsy]] (traitorous; refused to follow King K. Rool's order of destroying Donkey Kong Island, and later helped the Kong Family)
*[[Snide]] (expulsed)
*[[Giant Viking Kremling]]
*[[B. Locker]]
*[[Kritter#Donkey Kong 64|Bell Kritters]]
*[[Krunch]] (sent to spy on Diddy Kong and his friends at [[Timber's Island]], but ended up helping them defeat [[Wizpig]]) 
*[[Jr. Klap Trap]]
*[[Klump (character)|Klump]]
*[[Krusha (character)|Krusha]]
*[[Polly Roger]] (on and off again member)
*[[Kong Fu (character)|Kong Fu]] (actually a mercenary hired by K. Rool)
*[[Candy Clone]]
*[[Congazuma]]
*[[Fire Necky]]
*[[Davy Bones]]
*[[Sassy Squatch]]
*[[Mega Amp]] (actually a robot)
*Various Kritters mutated by the [[Crystal Banana]]s

===Soldiers===
*[[Bazuka]]
*[[Kaboing]]
*[[Kaboom]]
*[[Klaptrap]]
*[[Rock Kroc]]
*[[Krusha]]
*[[Kackle]]
*[[Kannon]]
*[[Kasplat]]
*[[Klampon]]
*[[Klank]]
*[[Klasp]]
*[[Klinger]]
*[[Kloak]]
*[[Klobber]]
*[[Klomp]]
*[[Klubba]]
*[[Klump]]
*[[Knocka]]
*[[Kobble]]
*[[Koin]]
*[[Koindozer]]
*[[Kopter]]
*[[Kosha]]
*[[Kracka]]
*[[Krash]]
*[[Krimp]]
*[[Kritter]]
*[[Kroc]]
*[[Krockhead]]
*[[Krook]]
*[[Krumple]]
*[[Kruncha]]
*[[Krusha]]
*[[Kuchuka]]
*[[Kutlass]]
*[[Re-Koil]]
*Tyrant Twins/[[Kuff 'n' Klout]]
*[[Skidda]]

===Allies===
*[[Gnawty]]
*[[Necky]]
*[[Army]]
*[[Mini-Necky]]
*[[Manky Kong]]
*[[Zinger]]

==Bases of operation==
*[[Crocodile Isle]]
*[[Kremkroc Industries, Inc.]]<ref>"''The Kremling's crowning industrial achievements are the huge factories they built in Donkey Kong Country.''" - ''Donkey Kong Country'' instruction booklet, page 20.</ref>
*[[Mekanos]]<ref>M. Arakawa. ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' Player's Guide. Page 54. "'''''FIRE-BALL FRENZY''' The Krem Company factory operates around the clock, and Karbine is there to ensure that the Kremlings keep their noses to the grindstone. A productive Kremling is a happy Kremling!''"</ref>
*[[Krack Shot Kroc|K3 factory]]<ref>M. Arakawa. ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble'' Player's Guide. Page 76. "'''''KRACK-SHOT KROC''' After the Kaos debacle at Mekanos, a subsidiary of Kremling Industries relocated to K3. Security is tight at the factory. There’s even talk about a hired gun working there.''"</ref>
*[[Kaos Kore]]
*[[Great Ape Lakes]]
*[[Tin Can Valley]]
*[[Lost World (Donkey Kong Land III)|Lost World]]
*[[Ghost Island]]
*[[Chill 'n' Char Island]]

==Vehicles==
*[[Crocodile Isle (Donkey Kong 64)|Crocodile Isle]]
*[[Gangplank Galleon]]
*[[The Flying Krock]]
*[[Knautilus]]
*[[K. Rool's airship (Donkey Kong 64)|An unnamed airship]]
*[[K. Kruizer III]]
*[[King Kruizer IV]]

==Gallery==
===Group===
<gallery>
DKC Scrapbook Page13.png|''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''
DKC2 Kremlings.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
DK64 - Kremling Krew.png|''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''
</gallery>

===Emblem===
<gallery>
Kremling Krew flag.gif|Kremling Krew's flag in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''
Gangplank Galleon (artwork).png|Emblem in [[Gangplank Galleon]] sailboat
Flying Krock (artwork).png|Emblem in The Flying Krock tail and [[K. Rool's Keep]] flag
Krocodile Kore render.png|Emblem in [[Krocodile Kore]] on the rugs on the sides
Kremling Krew carpet.png|Texture from the carpet in [[Gloomy Galleon]]
K. Rool's carpet.png|The carpet in Gloomy Galleon
K. Rool's bed.png|Emblem in K. Rool's bed
Kremling Krew (prisoner bed).png|Emblem in a prisoner bed
K. Rool's pirate hat.png|Emblem on King K. Rool's pirate hat in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
</gallery>

==Theme==
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|title1=K. Rool Returns
|description1=The title theme from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''
|file2=DKC2 SNES Klubba's Reveille.oga
|title2=Klubba's Reveille
|description2=The theme that plays in [[Klubba's Kiosk]] in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
|file3=Kremling Krew (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate).oga
|title3=Crocodile Cacophony
|description3=An excerpt of the arrangement from ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', featuring "K. Rool Returns"
}}

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=クレムリン{{ruby|軍団|ぐんだん}}
|JapR=Kuremurin Gundan
|JapM=Kremling Corps
|Jap2=クレムリン{{ruby|軍|ぐん}} <small>(''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'')</small>
|Jap2R=Kuremurin Gun
|Jap2M=Kremling Army
|Spa=Panda Kremling<br>Banda de Kremling (''DK: Jungle Climber'')
|SpaM=Kremling Gang
|Ita=Kremling<br>Banda di Kremlings<ref>''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'' Italian manual, pag. 4</ref><br>Ciurma Kremling <ref>''[[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'', European manual, pag. 120</ref><br>Banda Kremling <small>(''Donkey Kong: Jungle Climber'')</small>
|ItaM=(The) Kremlings<br>Gang of Kremlings<br>Kremling [pirate] crew<br>Kremling gang
|Ger=Kremlingbande
|GerM=Kremling gang
|Fre=Gang Kremling
}}

==See also==
*[[Tiki Tak Tribe]]
*[[Snowmads]]

==Trivia==
*On the traditional Chinese website for ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'', the description of [[List of Mii Fighter Outfits#DLC Pack 3|King K. Rool Outfit]] mistranslates the Kremling Krew as the {{wp|Kremlin|Moscow Kremlin}}.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.com.hk/smashbros/dlc.html Official traditional Chinese website for ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'']. Retrieved October 12, 2023.</ref> 

==References==
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