Editing Krockhead

{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Krockhead.png|200px|]]<br>A green Krockhead
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|latest_appearance=''Donkey Kong Country 2'' ([[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]) ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|parent_species=[[Kremling]]
}}
'''Krockheads'''<ref>"''Find the only Krockhead stepping stone and you'll find your buddy [[Rambi the Rhino|Rambi]]. With only the [[Flitter|dragonflies]] left, I'm sure you'll be alright.''" - [[Cranky Kong]], ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Nintendo Player's Guide'', page 54.</ref> (also formatted as '''KrocHeads''',<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' SNES instruction booklet, page 31.</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2'' GBA instruction booklet, page 23.</ref> '''Krocheads''',<ref name=PlayersGuide>''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Nintendo Player's Guide'', page 15.</ref> '''Kroc Heads''',<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) issue 47, page 48.</ref> or '''Krokheads'''<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) issue 35, page 25.</ref> and also known as '''Krocs'''<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) issue 47, page 46.</ref>) are primitive [[Kremling]]s<ref name=PlayersGuide/> who first appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. They are only seen by their head, hence their name, and can be found in swamp and [[lava]] environments, usually in groups.

==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
[[File:Krockhead Klamber DKC2 screenshot.png|thumb|left|Diddy jumping toward a Krockhead in Krockhead Klamber in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'']]
In ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', Krockheads appear in two colors, green and brown (changed to bright red in the [[Game Boy Advance]] version), each having their own traits. Krockheads appear in four [[level]]s: [[Hot-Head Hop]], [[Barrel Bayou (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Barrel Bayou]], [[Krockhead Klamber (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Krockhead Klamber]], and [[Mudhole Marsh (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Mudhole Marsh]]. Krockheads are most commonly found in the swamp, as Hot-Head Hop is the only lava level that the appear in. Krockheads are the main feature in Krockhead Klamber, as the name would suggest.

Despite sometimes being classified as an enemy, Krockheads do not harm the [[Kong]]s directly. Krockheads usually serve as dormant platforms that [[Diddy Kong]] and [[Dixie Kong]] can jump from to travel across the lava or swamp. The main difference between green and brown Krockheads is that if the Kongs jump on a brown one, it opens its mouth wide, causing them to be sent high into the air. The player can hold left or right on {{button|SNES|pad}} to control which direction the Kongs go. Some brown Krockheads bounce them higher than others. In some of the swamp levels, Krockheads continuously bob themselves up and down in the water, requiring the Kongs to time their jumps accordingly or else they sink into the swamp with the Krockhead. In the second half of [[Krockhead Klamber (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Krockhead Klamber]], there are some green Krockheads who only emerge to the surface if the Kongs touch a [[Krockhead Barrel]], but shortly after doing so, they begin to retreat back into the swamp one at a time. Brown Krockheads do not submerge into the swamp nor are they affected by a Krockhead Barrel.

===''Donkey Kong Land 2''===
[[File:Hothead Hop DKL2.png|thumb|Dixie jumps onto a Krockhead in Hothead Hop in ''Donkey Kong Land 2'']]
In ''Donkey Kong Land 2'', both types of Krockheads return, but they can no longer be distinguished by color due to the [[Game Boy]]'s monochromatic screen. Like in their debut appearance, Krockheads first appear in [[Hothead Hop]], and they appear in the game's equivalent of [[Krockhead Klamber (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Krockhead Klamber]], where Krockhead Barrels remain exclusive and retain the same purpose.

In [[Kleaver's Kiln]], whenever [[Kleever|Kleaver]] is hit by a [[Cannonball|kannonball]], Krockheads emerge from the lava, and Diddy or Dixie can jump from them to travel across to the other side of the arena. However, if they wait too long, the Krockheads retreat back into the lava.

Unlike ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', a Krockhead appears in the ending's cast of characters, under "The Baddies" with the other enemies and bosses. It is notably listed in the plural form, unlike anything else.

==Profiles==
===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
*<u>'''SNES instruction booklet'''</u> (page 31): ''The green heads make great stepping stones and the brown heads are excellent springboards for reaching those high places.''
*<u>'''Player's Guide'''</u> (page 15): ''These primitive Kremlings inhabit swamps and are not quick to attack. With their springy jaws, they make great stepping stones and catapults, but be careful that they don't sink out of sight just as you're making your leap.''
*<u>'''GBA instruction booklet'''</u> (page 23): ''The green heads make great stepping stones, while the brown heads are handy springboards for reaching those high places.''

==Gallery==
===Artwork===
<gallery>
DKC2 Brown Krockhead.png|A brown Krockhead
Krochead2.jpg|A partially submerged Krockhead
</gallery>

===Sprites===
<gallery>
Krockhead DKC2 green.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' (green)
Krockhead DKC2 red.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' (brown)
Krochead DKL2 sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Land 2''
DKP Krockhead.png|''Diddy Kong Pilot''
DKC2 GBA Green Krockhead.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (GBA) (green)
DKC2 GBA Red Krockhead.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (GBA) (red)
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=クロコヘッド
|JapR=Kurokoheddo
|JapM=Krockhead
|Jap2=ジャンピングクロコヘッド
|Jap2R=Janpingu Kurokoheddo
|Jap2M=Jumping Krockhead
|Ita=Krockapo
|ItaM=Kroc-head, "capo" (meaning ''head''), is written with a K
}}

==Trivia==
*Krockheads somewhat bear a resemblance to the giant crocodile named {{wp|sarcosuchus}}, due to the bulbous tip of the snout. They also resemble the {{wp|gharial}}, but the Krockhead's snout is not as thin as the gharial's.

==References==
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[[Category:Kremlings]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Land 2]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong species]]
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