Editing Rock Kroc

{{quote|This Kremling uses a crafty disguise to make sneak attacks.|''Donkey Kong Country'' manual, page 28}} 
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|image=[[File:Rockkroc DKC.png|250px]]<br>Artwork of a Rock Kroc from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]) ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]])
|variant_of=[[Kremling]]
}}
'''Rock Krocs'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country'' instruction booklet, page 28.</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Country'' Game Boy Color instruction booklet, page 18.</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Country'' cast roll (Game Boy Advance version)</ref> (also spelled '''RockKrocs'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country'' cast roll (Super Nintendo Entertainment System version)</ref><ref name=PlayersGuide>M. Arakawa. ''Donkey Kong Country'' Player's Guide. Page 14. "''This possessed creature only appears in a couple of stages. That's plenty!''"</ref>) are enemies in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''.<ref name=PlayersGuide/><ref>[https://twitter.com/Ghoulyboy/status/643498510348877824/photo/1 Gregg Mayles on Twitter (retrieved September 14, 2015)]</ref> Unlike other Kremlings, Rock Krocs have rocky, brown skin and glowing, red eyes. Their tough skin protects them from any attack, so [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] must avoid them. Rock Krocs have the ability to move back and forth at very fast speeds, which causes the [[Kong]]s to have little to no room for escape. The official German guide for the game implies that the Rock Krocs are zombies.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/donkey-kong-country-snes-offizieller-nintendo-spieleberater/page/n41/mode/2up ''Donkey Kong Country'' German player's guide], page 44</ref>

==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country''===
[[File:Stop & Go Station SNES 2.png|thumb|left|The Kongs encounter a Rock Kroc in Stop & Go Station]]
In ''Donkey Kong Country'', Rock Krocs only appear in one level, [[Stop & Go Station]], as the main hazard and level feature. The movement of Rock Krocs is manipulated by the use of [[Stop & Go Barrel]]s. By default, the Rock Krocs move because the barrels are all set to "GO", but if the barrels are set to "STOP", every Rock Kroc curls up like a boulder and ceases movement, giving the Kongs an opportunity to safely pass them without being harmed. Additionally, in the Japanese version, if a Rock Kroc is curled up, either a [[barrel]] or Donkey Kong's [[Hand Slap]] can defeat it. When defeated, Rock Kroc releases either a [[banana]], Banana Bunch, or an [[Extra Life Balloon]]. However, after a few seconds, every Stop & Go Barrel reverts back to "GO", followed by the Rock Krocs getting up to continue moving. It is possible to [[roll]] through a Rock Kroc without taking damage.

In the [[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|Game Boy Advance version]], like the original Japanese release, Rock Krocs can be defeated by Donkey Kong's Hand Slap. There is also a [[photograph]] of Rock Kroc in Stop & Go Station, located before the [[K-O-N-G Letters|letter O]], and once the photograph is collected, it appears under the [[scrapbook]]'s fourth page.
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===''Donkey Kong Country'' novel===
An individual Rock Kroc appears as one of [[King K. Rool]]'s lieutenants at the end of the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (novel)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' novel. Shortly after the [[Kong]]s board the [[Gangplank Galleon]], [[Diddy Kong|Diddy]] stomps Rock Kroc's head, causing him to collapse (unlike in ''Donkey Kong Country'').

===''Donkey Kong Country: Rumble in the Jungle''===
[[File:Rumble Jungle Illustration - Rock Kroc.png|thumb|160px|Illustration showing Rock Kroc commanding a group of Kremlings, from ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Rumble in the Jungle]]'']]
In the novel ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Rumble in the Jungle]]'', an individual Rock Kroc leads a "squadron" of [[Kremling]]s within their factory in [[Big Ape City]]. [[Donkey Kong]], [[Diddy Kong]], [[Cranky Kong]] and [[Funky Kong]] encounter Rock Kroc after they are found trying to escape the factory in Funky's [[barrel plane]]. Rock Kroc and the Kremlings attempt to attack the plane, however [[Donkey Kong]] uses a [[TNT Barrel]] to rip a large hole in the factory's wall, and they escape before Rock Kroc can reach them.
==Profiles==
===''Donkey Kong Country''===
<u>'''Instruction booklet'''</u>:
*"''This Kremling uses a crafty disguise to make sneak attacks.''"
<u>'''Player's Guide'''</u>:
*"''This possessed creature only appears in a couple of stages. That's plenty! When the lights in the cave glow green, the RockKrocs go crazy. They run back and forth with their arms outstretched, looking for something to grab. The only way to shut them down is to make the lights glow red. Doing so entails touching the Stop & Go Barrels as you move through the stage.''"
<u>'''Player's Guide (GBA)'''</u>:
*"''Rock Krocs are rare subterranean Krocs that have glowing red eyes and rocklike skin. They appear in only a few corners of Kong Island. Rock Krocs run around in a crazed rampage when the cave is lit green. Activate Stop & Go Barrels in levels that the stony beasts populate to change the level's lighting to red-the Rock Krocs will become temporarily immobilized.''"

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Rockkroc DKC.png|''Donkey Kong Country''
Rockkroc DKC alt artwork.jpg|''Donkey Kong Country''
Rock_krock3.jpg|''Donkey Kong Country''
</gallery>

===Sprites===
<gallery>
Rockkroc DKC sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' (SNES)
Rockkroc DKCGBC sprite.png|''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' (GBC)
Rockkroc DKCGBA sprite.png|''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' (GBA)
</gallery>

===Screenshots===
<gallery>
U-Rockkroc.png|A Rock Kroc holding the letter "U" letter in ''Donkey Kong Country'' (GBC)
</gallery>

===Miscellaneous===
<gallery>
DKC Puzzle Artwork.jpg|Artwork used for a puzzle based on ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ロッククロック
|JapR=Rokku Kurokku
|JapM=Rock Kroc
|Ger=Rock Kroc
|Ita=Rock Kroc
|Spa=Rock Kroc
}}

==Trivia==
*The [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] [[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]] erroneously states that Rock Krocs appear in more than one stage.<ref name=PlayersGuide/>
*Rock Krocs are the only type of [[Kremling]]s from ''Donkey Kong Country'' who do not appear in the [[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' animated series]]. Similarly, Rock Krocs are also the only Kremling from ''Donkey Kong Country'' that do not appear in any other game.

==References==
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