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{{about|a level in [[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]|the level in [[Donkey Kong Land 2]]|[[Hothead Hop]]}}
|title=Hot-Head Hop
{{level infobox
|image=[[Image:Hothead65.jpg|230px]]
|image=[[File:HotHeadHopSNES1.png]]
|code=2 - 1
|code=2 - 1
|game=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'', ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''
|world=[[Crocodile Cauldron]]
|notes=This is the first level to feature Squitter the Spider.  It is also the first level to feature Klampons and Krocheads.
|game=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''
|before=[[Topsail Trouble|<<]]
|track=Hot Head Bop
|after=[[Kannon's Klaim|>>]]
|before=[[Krow's Nest (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|<<]]
|after=[[Kannon's Klaim (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|>>]]
|secret=<sup>[[Jungle Jinx (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|KK]]</sup>
}}
}}
'''Hot-Head Hop''' (alternately named '''Hothead Hop''' in ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'') is the sixth level of ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and ''Donkey Kong Land 2''. It is the first area of [[Crocodile Cauldron]] in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' and the first level of [[Krem Cauldron]] in ''Donkey Kong Land 2''.
'''Hot-Head Hop''' is the sixth level in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and the first level of [[Crocodile Cauldron]]. It is the first volcanic level in the game. There are many pits of [[lava]], and the [[Kong]]s can only cross many of them by jumping from [[Krockhead]]s, who make their debut in the level. One of the [[Animal Friends]], [[Squitter]], also debuts in the level. Squitter can create web platforms to help the Kongs cross lava pits or reach hidden areas. There are a few [[Klobber]]s, and they attempt to knock the Kongs into the lava.
==Layout==
[[File:Hot-Head Hop DKC2 GBA.png|thumb|left|Hot-Head Hop in the Game Boy Advance version]]
The Kongs begin the level outside of a tunnel with a dark [[Treasure Chest|treasure chest]], which contains a green [[Extra Life Balloon]], on it. Another treasure chest is ahead of the tunnel that contains the [[KONG Letters|letter K]]. After the heroes pass a Neek and a Klobber, they come up to a pit of lava with a few Krockheads in it, whom they can use as platform to cross. Once they reach the other side of the pit, they come up to a solid area of ground with a raised piece of land in the center of it. A [[DK Barrel]] sits in front of the raised platform, which a Klampon walks along. At the end of this area, the primates can find a Klobber and then a pit with three Krockheads in it. The last of the Krockheads can bounce the heroes high into the air so they can reach another solid piece of land with a treasure chest and a Klobber on it. Inside the treasure chest, they can find a [[Banana Coin]], or, in the [[Game Boy Advance]] version of the game, a [[golden feather]] or a [[Banana Bunch]]. Two more Krockheads stick their heads out of a lava-filled pit ahead of here, and both of them fling the Kongs into the air when jumped on. They can send the heroes onto a high platform shooting out of the lava.


This level takes place inside of a volcano, and the [[Kong]]s must use [[Krochead]]s as stepping stones in order to cross rivers of [[lava]] inside of it. This level also marks [[Squitter the Spider|Squitter the Spider's]] first appearance, who proves himself useful by helping [[Diddy Kong|Diddy]] and [[Dixie Kong]] reach and complete [[Bonus Level]]s and grab the level's [[DK Coin]]. The spider also assists them by defeating enemies in their way and creating web platforms to cross pits. [[Klampon]]s make their debut here as well. Other enemies include [[Neek]]s, [[Klobber]]s, [[Zinger]]s and [[Kruncha]]s.
A wider pit of lava containing four Krockheads is ahead of here, and once it is crossed, the primates reach an area with a DK Barrel and a raised piece of land with two Klampons around it. One of the Klampons is in front of the raised piece of ground, and it guards a treasure chest with a [[Cannonball|kannonball]] in it. An additional Klampon marches on the raised platform, which the letter O floats above. The duo can find a lava pit ahead of here that they can cross with two Krockheads that fling them into the air when landed on. A small platform that holds a Klampon is on the other side of the pit, which is followed by an additional pit containing two more Krockheads that can fling them into the air. Another small platform is after this pit, and it holds another Klampon. There is a larger platform near here that supports a [[Cannon|kannon]] and a Klobber. If the Kongs make their way to a pit east from here, they can find two Krockheads in it that can fling them to a nearby [[Star Barrel]] positioned high in the air.
==Level Layout==
[[File:HotHeadHop-SNES-Squitter.png|thumb|The Kongs find a Squitter Crate]]
===''Donkey Kong Country 2===
After the primates cross this pit, they can find a DK Barrel and an [[animal crate]] containing Squitter ahead of them. Next to the crate, the heroes can find a formation of bananas that form the letter Y (or the letter B in the game's remake). Some Neeks march along the path ahead of here, and after they are passed, the group reaches another formation of bananas that create the letter A (or the letter R in the Game Boy Advance remake). A Banana Coin floats above the letter A, which is followed by a small pit with a single Krockhead in it. The letter N floats above this pit, and once it is crossed, the primates make their way up a few steep ledges with Klampons on them to reach the top of a large structure. At the top of this structure, they can find a trail of bananas leading them towards a pit the contains two Krockheads and a Zinger that flies between the two reptiles. The Krockheads can fling them over the Zinger and across the rest of the abyss, where they can find a flat pathway with a Klobber on it. In the Game Boy Advance version of the game, this Klobber is in possession of a [[photograph]].
[[File:HotHeadHop165.PNG|thumb|180px|left|Diddy Kong approaches the first DK Barrel in the level.]]
The Kongs begin the level outside of a tunnel with a dark [[Treasure Chest|treasure chest]], which contains a green [[Extra Life Balloon]], on it. Another treasure chest is ahead of the tunnel that contains the [[K-O-N-G Letters|letter K]]. After the heroes pass a Neek and a Klobber, they come up to a pit of lava with a few Krocheads in it, whom they can use as platform to cross. Once they reach the other side of the pit, they come up to a solid area of ground with a raised piece of land in the center of it. A [[DK Barrel]] sits in front of the raised platform, which a Klampon walks along. At the end of this area, the primates can find a Klobber and then a pit with three Krocheads in it. The last of the Krocheads can bounce the heroes high into the air so they can reach another solid piece of land with a treasure chest and a Klobber on it. Inside the treasure chest, they can find a [[Banana Coin]], or, in the [[Game Boy Advance]] version of the game, a [[Golden Feather]] or a [[Banana Bunch]]. Two more Krocheads stick their heads out of a lava-filled pit ahead of here, and both of them fling the Kongs into the air when jumped on. They can send the heroes onto a high platform shooting out of the lava.


A wider pit of lava containing four Krocheads is ahead of here, and once it is crossed, the primates reach an area with a DK Barrel and a raised piece of land with two Klampons around it. One of the Klampons is in front of the raised piece of ground, and it guards a treasure chest with a [[kannonball]] in it. An additional Klampon marches on the raised platform, which the letter O floats above. The duo can find a lava pit ahead of here that they can cross with two Krocheads that fling them into the air when landed on. A small platform that holds a Klampon is on the other side of the pit, which is followed by an additional pit containing two more Krocheads that can fling them into the air. Another small platform is after this pit, and it holds another Klampon. There is a larger platform near here that supports a [[Kannon (cannon)|kannon]] and a Klobber. If the Kongs make their way to a pit east from here, they can find two Krocheads in it that can fling them to a nearby [[Star Barrel]] positioned high in the air.
Once the heroes make it to the end of the flat pathway, they reach a pit of lava with two Krockheads in it and a single Zinger flying over it. The Krockheads, who are able to fling the Kongs in the air, can help them cross the pit, which is followed by a platform with a Kruncha on it and the letter G above it. A group of bananas and Banana Bunches are also above the letter G. The primates can find a long pit ahead of here; they can either cross it with a pair of [[Blast Barrel]]s, or with Squitter's web platforms. If they use the spider to help them cross, they find a few Zingers in their path on the way. However, they can find many bananas and some Banana Coins in the area between the Zingers. Once the group crosses the pit, they reach an area of land with two Klampons on it. A [[Bonus Barrel]] is in view above these foes, who are followed by a [[No Animal Sign]] that makes Squitter disappear if he comes up to it (there are actually two, with an invisible one being underneath the real one in an attempt to block players from using Squitter's web platforms to crawl underneath the sign). If the Animal Friend is successfully led to the sign, the Kongs are also awarded with a red Extra Life Balloon. They can find a small pit of lava ahead of here with a Krockhead in it, who can bounce them onto a nearby [[End of Level Target]] located on the opposite side of the pit. Additionally, if they land on the target from the nearby Krockhead, they either win a banana, Banana Bunch, or a Banana Coin for a prize.


[[File:Hothead6565.jpg|thumb|180px|The Kongs and Squitter reach the letter N.]]
==Enemies==
After the primates cross this pit, they can find a DK Barrel and an [[Animal Crate]] containing Squitter ahead of them. Next to the crate, the heroes can find a formation of bananas that form the letter Y (or the letter B in the game's remake). Some Neeks march along the path ahead of here, and after they are passed, the group reaches another formation of bananas that create the letter A (or the letter R in the Game Boy Advance remake). A Banana Coin floats above the letter A, which is followed by a small pit with a single Krochead in it. The letter N floats above this pit, and once it is crossed, the primates make their way up a few steep ledges with Klampons on them to reach the top of a large structure. At the top of this structure, they can find a trail of bananas leading them towards a pit the contains two Krocheads and a Zinger that flies between the two reptiles. The Krocheads can fling them over the Zinger and across the rest of the abyss, where they can find a flat pathway with a Klobber on it. In the Game Boy Advance version of the game, this Klobber is in possession of a [[photograph]].
The following enemies appear in the following quantities, and enemies marked in '''bold''' debut in the level:
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Klampon DKC2.png|'''[[Klampon]]''' (10)
Klobber DKC2 green.png|[[Klobber]] (green) (5)
Krockhead DKC2 green.png|'''[[Krockhead]] (green)''' (4)
Krockhead DKC2 red.png|'''[[Krockhead]] (brown)''' (23)
Kruncha DKC2 blue.png|[[Kruncha]] (blue) (1)
Neek DKC2.png|[[Neek]] (4)
Zinger DKC2 yellow.png|[[Zinger]] (yellow) (4)
</gallery>


Once the heroes make it to the end of the flat pathway, they reach a pit of lava with two Krocheads in it and a single Zinger flying over it. The Krocheads, who are able to fling the Kongs in the air, can help them cross the pit, which is followed by a platform with a Kruncha on it and the letter G above it. A group of bananas and Banana Bunches are also above the letter G. The primates can find a long pit ahead of here; they can either cross it with a pair of [[Auto Fire Barrel]]s, or with Squitter's web platforms. If they use the spider to help them cross, they find a few Zingers in their path on the way. However, they can find many bananas and some Banana Coins in the area between the Zingers. Once the group crosses the pit, they reach an area of land with two Klampons on it. A [[Bonus Barrel]] is in view above these foes, who are followed by a [[No Animal Sign]] that makes Squitter disappear if he comes up to it. If the Animal Buddy is successfully led to the sign, the Kongs are also awarded with a red Extra Life Balloon. They can find a small pit of lava ahead of here with a Krochead in it, who can bounce them onto a nearby [[End of Level Target]] located on the opposite side of the pit. If they hit the target, they complete the level. Additionally, if they land on the target from the nearby Krochead, they are given a prize, such as a Banana Coin, as the exit.
==Items and objects==
===''Donkey Kong Land 2===
The following items and objects appear in the following quantities:
The Kongs begin this level under a DK Barrel, which they can find a hidden area behind that contains a Neek, a Banana Bunch, and a treasure chest that contains a Banana Coin. If the primates head east from here, they reach a pit with some Krocheads in it. They can use the crocodiles as platforms to cross the pit, which is followed by a large area of land with a [[barrel]] and a Klampon on the end of it. As they continue across the large platform, they come up a small, slanted pathway with a Neek on it. After they pass a nearby Klampon and a Klobber, they make their way down a hill and towards a raised piece of land with some Klampons on and around it. Above the raised piece of ground, the heroes can find a formation of bananas that create an arrow pointing to the left towards a Bonus Barrel that they can only reach with Squitter. Once the heroes pass this arrow and the Klampons, they come along a curvy pathway with a DK Barrel floating above it. A Kruncha also walks along the path near a treasure chest that holds the letter K.
<gallery>
Banana Coin.png|[[Banana Coin]] (3)
DK Barrel.png|[[DK Barrel]] (3)
Red Extra Life Balloon DKC2.png|[[Red Balloon|Life Balloon]] (red) (1){{footnote|main|a}}
Green Extra Life Balloon DKC2.png|[[Green Balloon|Life Balloon]] (green) (1){{footnote|main|a}}
Treasure Chest DKC2.png|[[Treasure Chest]] (5)
</gallery>
{{footnote|note|a|The Red Balloon is rewarded from a No Animal Sign, while the Green Balloon is contained in a treasure chest above the starting point.}}
===K-O-N-G Letters===
[[File:HotHeadHop-SNES-O.png|thumb|150px|The location of the letter O]]
*'''K:''' Inside the first Treasure Chest at the start of the level, just ahead of the starting point.
*'''O:''' On the platform with the second DK Barrel, there are two Klampons, one of whom is on a higher platform. The letter O is above the Klampon on a higher platform.
*'''N:''' After the Squitter Crate, the Kongs (and Squitter) must pass three Neeks. The letter N is floating above a red Krockhead, and it can be reached with Squitter's web platforms.
*'''G:''' After the second Bonus Level, the Kongs and Squitter must continue onward until they encounter a Kruncha. With Squitter's web platforms, they must go above the Kruncha and collect the letter G.
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[[File:HotHeadHopL265.PNG|thumb|180px|Squitter shoots a web towards a group of bananas.]]
===Key items===
Soon after the primates pass the Kruncha, they head down a hill with a pit located after it. There are four Krocheads in the pit to help them cross, but there is also a Zinger after the last of the crocodiles to stop them. The final Krochead can fling the heroes into the air so they can reach some bananas and a Banana Coin and jump over the Zinger. After they jump over this foe, they land on a solid area of land with a barrel on the edge of it. If they travel along the pathway in this area, they come up to a raised piece of land guarded by Klampons. An [[Animal Barrel]] with Squitter inside of it is on top of the raised piece of land, and if the barrel is entered, the primates are turned into the spider. A group of bananas that form an arrow pointing to the right is near the Animal Barrel. If the primates travel ahead of here, they come up to the level's Star Barrel.
[[File:Hot-Head Hop DK Coin.png|thumb|The location of the Video Game Hero Coin]]
*'''[[DK Coin|Cranky's Video Game Hero Coin]]''': Right after the Star Barrel, the Kongs can find the Squitter Crate. They must open it and ride Squitter. Just overhead there are a group of bananas shaped as a {{button|SNES|Y}} (or {{button|GBA|B}} in the [[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|Game Boy Advance version]]). This indicates the button that the player must press to have Squitter create temporary web platforms. With these platforms, Squitter and the Kongs must continue up, where they can find the Video Game Hero Coin located between many bananas.
*'''[[Golden feather]] (Game Boy Advance version only):''' After the first DK Barrel, the Kongs must continue past three Krockheads and land on the ground to their right. The golden feather is contained within a [[Treasure Chest]] on the ground, and the Kongs must pick it up and hit it into the [[Klobber]] to release the golden feather. If they already collected the golden feather, then the Treasure Chest releases a Banana Bunch instead.
*'''[[Photograph]] (Game Boy Advance version only):''' Shortly after the letter N, there is a Klobber with a photograph floating above its head. The Kongs must defeat it to obtain a photograph of Klobber, which appears under the first page of the [[Scrapbook (Donkey Kong Country series)|Scrapbook]].
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A pit is ahead of here that contains two Zingers and some Krocheads. The first and last of the Krocheads can fling the group high into the air, while the others simply stick out of the lava to be used as platforms. Zingers are also at the beginning and end of the pit for the heroes to dodge. Once they cross the pit, they land on a solid piece of land with some hills and Klampons on it. At the highest point of the area, they can find a Klobber and a ledge that they must drop down to in order to put another pit in view, which contains a Krochead. An arrow formed by bananas that points upwards to the letter O is above the Krochead, who is followed by a solid piece of land with a pair of ledges on it. At the top of the ground area, they can find a Klobber, a Neek, and then a No Animal Sign. When they cross the sign, Squitter disappears, and they are given a Banana Coin for successfully leading him to the sign. A DK Barrel is ahead of here next to a few ledges that the Kongs must drop down to. The bottom ledge holds the letter N and is followed by a pit with three Krocheads in it that they must use as platform to cross.  
==Bonus Levels==
[[File:Hot-Head Hop Bonus Area 1.png|thumb|The first Bonus Level]]
Hot-Head Hop has three Bonus Levels, listed by type:
*'''Collect the Stars!''': Right below the letter O, there is a Treasure Chest containing the kannonball. After breaking open the chest, the lead Kong must pick up the kannonball and carry it past two brown Krockheads and a Klampon on a platform. They must then get across two more brown Krockheads and a Klampon. After passing the second Klampon, the Kongs must jump into the kannon with the kannonball, activating it and taking them to the [[Bonus Level]]. The objective is for Diddy and Dixie to collect 60 [[Star (Donkey Kong franchise)|star]]s within 20 seconds. They must bounce from four brown Krockheads in the lava to collect the stars. Once the Kongs obtain every star, the [[Kremkoin]] appears on the platform to their right with the exit.
*'''Find the Token!''': After the letter N, the Kongs and Squitter must pass a few Klampons and then use Squitter's web platforms to get across a lava pit. After landing on the next ground platform, Squitter must create more web platforms and follow the direction of the three pairs of two [[banana]]s, which lead northeast into the [[Bonus Barrel]]. In the Bonus Level, the Kongs and Squitter must obtain the Kremkoin within 20 seconds. With Squitter's web platforms, they must move upward (as indicated by the bananas shaped as an up arrow) and collect the Kremkoin at the top-center.
*'''Find the Token!''': Just before the No Animal Sign, there are two Klampons and a Bonus Barrel hovering above them. It can either be reached with the Kongs' [[team up]] move or by Squitter's web platforms. In the Bonus Level, the Kongs and Squitter have 20 seconds to move across a wide pit of a lava and collect the Kremkoin on the other side. If Diddy and Dixie entered the Bonus Barrel with team up, Squitter appears at the start for them to mount. With Squitter's web platforms, they must continue northeast and land onto an elevated ground platform with the Kremkoin. Over the pit are three groups of four bananas each in the shape of a square.
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==Warp Barrel==
[[File:Hot-Head Hop warp GBA.png|thumb|left|The Warp Barrel area in the Game Boy Advance version]]
When starting the level, the Kongs should use their team up move to throw one another on top of the nearby tunnel that they begin the stage next to. If they use their team up move again on this tunnel, they can reach a hidden [[Warp Barrel]] that leads them to a Bonus Level, which contains a No Animal Sign and a group of bananas that form an exclamation mark. Once they exit the Bonus Level through the tunnel to the right of the area, they land in the main level on the final Krockhead in the level, who is located immediately before the End of Level Target.
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A Zinger flies in their way as they jump to the second of the crocodiles. After they cross the pit, they reach a flat platform with a Klampon and a kannonball on it. A pit follows the platform that can be crossed with the help of some Krocheads in it. Once they cross this pit, they reach a long, flat piece of land with a Barrel Cannon above it that can blast them to another Barrel Cannon, which can then shoot them to a banana and the letter G. Some steep hills are ahead of here, which the Kongs must climb to reach a high area with a kannon on it. As they climb the hills, they come up to a Klampon. A ledge is located immediately after the kannon, and when they drop to it, a pit containing Krocheads is put in view. The first of the Krocheads serves as a simple platform, but the other can fling them high into the air and then onto a solid area of land with a Neek on it. After passing the foe, they can find a spring that they must bounce on to complete the level. A single banana is located beyond the spring.
==Secrets==
===''Donkey Kong Country 2===
====K-O-N-G Letters====
*K: If the primates break open a treasure chest located at the beginning of the level, they can find the letter K.
*O: Immediately after the heroes pass the second DK Barrel, they can find a raised piece of land with a Klampon on it. The letter O is above this piece of land.
*N: The letter N is located above the first pit form Squitter's Animal Crate.
*G: Near the end of the level, the Kongs can find the letter G high above a Kruncha, who marches near a large pit that can be crossed with some Auto Fire Barrels.
====Bonus Levels====
[[File:HotHeadHop265.PNG|thumb|180px|The Kongs and Squitter begin the second Bonus Level.]]
*Immediately after the second DK Barrel in the level, Diddy and Dixie can find a place with two Klampons and a raised piece of land. There are a few treasure chests in this area. If they break open the chest in front of the raised piece of land, a kannonball is revealed that they must carry ahead with them. After they take the kannonball across a few pits with Krocheads and along a few small platforms with Klampons on them, they come up to a solid platform with a kannon on it. If they load up the kannon with the kannonball and then walk inside of it, they are blasted into a Bonus Level, where they must jump off of several Krocheads in a pit to collect 60 stars placed high in the air. If all of the stars are obtained within 20 seconds, a [[Kremkoin]] appears to grab within the remaining time.
*Shortly after the letter N, the Kongs should find two bananas placed right next to each other immediately after a pit containing Krocheads. Using the Squitter's web abilities, they must climb up to these bananas with some web platforms to find more bananas in the air. If they make their way towards these bananas, a Bonus Barrel is put into view. It leads to a Bonus Level, where the animals can find bananas in the formation of an arrow pointing straight up. They must follow this arrow by using Squitter's special webs to climb up in that direction. The Kremkoin is at the top of the area for them to grab within 20 seconds.
*Immediately before Squitter's No Animal Sign, a couple of Klampons can be found with a Bonus Barrel above them. The barrel can be reached either with the primates' Team-up move, or with Squitter's web abilities. The special barrel leads to a Bonus Level, where they must use Squtter's special web-creating ability to cross a pit within the time limit of 20 seconds. If Squitter is not with the Kongs when they first enter the bonus, they can find him at the beginning of the Bonus Level. Once the primates cross the pit, they can find a Kremkoin that they must grab with the remaining time to win the Bonus Level.
====DK Coin====
*The level's [[DK Coin]] is located directly above Squitter's crate. When the Kongs get the spider, they must use his webs to climb upwards to the coin, which is surrounded by many bananas.
====Warp Barrel====
*At the beginning of the level, the Kongs should use their Team-up move to throw one another on top of the nearby tunnel that they begin the stage next to. If they use their Team-up move again on this tunnel, they can reach a hidden [[Warp Barrel]] that leads them to a Bonus Level, which contains a No Animal Sign and a group of bananas that form an exclamation mark. Once they exit the Bonus Level through the tunnel to the right of the area, they land in the main level on the final Krochead in the level, who is located immediately before the End of Level Target.
====Golden Feather (Game Boy Advance version only)====
*After passing the second set of Knocheads, the Kongs can find a treasure chest on the ground. If they throw it at an enemy, such as the nearby Klobber, it breaks open, revealing a [[Golden Feather]]. After they collect it once, the feather is replaced by a Banana Bunch in later playthroughs of the course.
====Photograph (Game Boy Advance version only)====
*In the area found shortly after the letter N, the heroes can find a Klobber with a camera icon above its head. If they defeat this foe, they are given a photograph of a Klobber for the first page of their [[scrapbook]].
===''Donkey Kong Land 2===
====K-O-N-G Letters====
[[File:HotHeadHopL365.PNG|thumb|180px|Squitter climbs to the letter O with his web platforms.]]
*K: Shortly after the first Bonus Barrel, the Kongs come along a curvy pathway with a treasure chest on it. If they break the chest open, the letter K is revealed.
*O: Shortly after passing the Star Barrel, the primates reach a small pit with a single Krochead in it. A group of bananas that form an arrow pointing upwards is above this Krochead. By using Squitter's web platforms, they can climb upwards as directed by the arrow to find the letter O.
*N: After the heroes pass the No Animal Sign, they drop down to some ledges. The letter N is on the bottom ledge.
*G: Before the heroes reach the kannon at the end of the level, they find a pair of Barrel Cannons that can shoot them to the letter G.
====Bonus Levels====
*Near the beginning of the level, the Kongs can find two Klampons that march under a formation of bananas that form an arrow pointing to the west. They can discover a Bonus Barrel up in that direction, but it is too high to jump up to. They should briefly leave this area and travel ahead to find Squitter, and then come back. The spider's webs can be used to reach the barrel, which leads to a Bonus Level. In the Bonus Level, the group must use Squitter's webs to reach the other side of a wide abyss within 20 seconds. The Kremkoin is on the other side of the stage, and they must grab it within the time limit in order to complete the bonus successfully.
*Shortly after passing the letter N, the group can discover a kannonball next to a Klampon. They must carry the ball across some Krocheads and up some steep hills to reach a kannon. If they insert the kannonball into the kannon and then walk into the object, it blasts them into a Bonus Level, where they must defeat four Klampons along a curvy path within 20 seconds. If they are all beat within the time limit, a Kremkoin appears at the end of the area to grab with the remaining time.
====DK Coin====
*Once the Kongs obtain Squitter, they must use his webs to climb to the right near the top of the area, as directed by a group of bananas that form an arrow. After they pass a Zinger in the air, they come up to the DK Coin.
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
<gallery>
File:Squitteradventure65.jpg|Squitter stands on one of his webs with the Kongs in the original version of the game.
Hot-Head Hop start.png|The start of the level
File:HotHeadHopL165.PNG|Dixie jumps on a Krochead in the ''Donkey Kong Land 2'' version of the level.
HotHeadHop-SNES-K.png|The letter K
File:HotHeadHopGBA165.PNG|The Kongs jump towards some Krocheads in the Game Boy Advance version of the game.
Hot-Head Hop DKC2 shot.png|[[Diddy Kong]] approaches the first DK Barrel in the level
</gallery></center>
Hot-Head Hop green Krockhead.png|The Kongs jump off of a green Krockhead
==Names in Other Languages==
Hot-Head Hop red Krockhead.png|Dixie bouncing off a red Krockhead
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Hot-Head Hop cannon.png|Dixie holding a kannonball near the kannon
HotHeadHopSNES3.png|The Kongs and Squitter standing on a web platform
HotHeadHopSNES2.png|The letter N
Hot-Head Hop Bonus Level 2 location.png|The Kongs and Squitter going to the second Bonus Barrel
Hot-Head Hop Bonus Area 2.png|The second Bonus Level
HotHeadHop-SNES-G.png|The letter G
Hot-Head Hop End of Level Target.png|Diddy jumping toward the End of Level Target
HotHeadHop-GBA-K.png|The letter K in the Game Boy Advance version
Hot-Head Hop Bonus Level 3 GBA.png|The third Bonus Level in the Game Boy Advance version
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==Names in other languages==
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|JapM=Lava Croc Jump
|Fre=Parcours des Têtes Brûlées
|FreM=Hothead Course
|Ger=Lava-Samba
|GerM=Lava Samba
|Ita=Slavine di Lava
|ItaM=Lava Avalanche
|Spa=Salto Impulsivo
|Spa=Salto Impulsivo
|SpaM=Impulsive Jump
|SpaM=Impulsive Jump
|Fra=Parcours des Têtes Brûlées
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|FraM=Hothead Course
|Ger=Lava-Samba
|GerM=Lava Samba}}
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Latest revision as of 13:16, March 30, 2024

This article is about a level in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. For the level in Donkey Kong Land 2, see Hothead Hop.
Level
Hot-Head Hop
HotHeadHopSNES1.png
Level code 2 - 1
World Crocodile Cauldron
Game Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Music track Hot Head Bop
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Hot-Head Hop is the sixth level in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and the first level of Crocodile Cauldron. It is the first volcanic level in the game. There are many pits of lava, and the Kongs can only cross many of them by jumping from Krockheads, who make their debut in the level. One of the Animal Friends, Squitter, also debuts in the level. Squitter can create web platforms to help the Kongs cross lava pits or reach hidden areas. There are a few Klobbers, and they attempt to knock the Kongs into the lava.

Layout[edit]

Hot-Head Hop
Hot-Head Hop in the Game Boy Advance version

The Kongs begin the level outside of a tunnel with a dark treasure chest, which contains a green Extra Life Balloon, on it. Another treasure chest is ahead of the tunnel that contains the letter K. After the heroes pass a Neek and a Klobber, they come up to a pit of lava with a few Krockheads in it, whom they can use as platform to cross. Once they reach the other side of the pit, they come up to a solid area of ground with a raised piece of land in the center of it. A DK Barrel sits in front of the raised platform, which a Klampon walks along. At the end of this area, the primates can find a Klobber and then a pit with three Krockheads in it. The last of the Krockheads can bounce the heroes high into the air so they can reach another solid piece of land with a treasure chest and a Klobber on it. Inside the treasure chest, they can find a Banana Coin, or, in the Game Boy Advance version of the game, a golden feather or a Banana Bunch. Two more Krockheads stick their heads out of a lava-filled pit ahead of here, and both of them fling the Kongs into the air when jumped on. They can send the heroes onto a high platform shooting out of the lava.

A wider pit of lava containing four Krockheads is ahead of here, and once it is crossed, the primates reach an area with a DK Barrel and a raised piece of land with two Klampons around it. One of the Klampons is in front of the raised piece of ground, and it guards a treasure chest with a kannonball in it. An additional Klampon marches on the raised platform, which the letter O floats above. The duo can find a lava pit ahead of here that they can cross with two Krockheads that fling them into the air when landed on. A small platform that holds a Klampon is on the other side of the pit, which is followed by an additional pit containing two more Krockheads that can fling them into the air. Another small platform is after this pit, and it holds another Klampon. There is a larger platform near here that supports a kannon and a Klobber. If the Kongs make their way to a pit east from here, they can find two Krockheads in it that can fling them to a nearby Star Barrel positioned high in the air.

Hot-Head Hop
The Kongs find a Squitter Crate

After the primates cross this pit, they can find a DK Barrel and an animal crate containing Squitter ahead of them. Next to the crate, the heroes can find a formation of bananas that form the letter Y (or the letter B in the game's remake). Some Neeks march along the path ahead of here, and after they are passed, the group reaches another formation of bananas that create the letter A (or the letter R in the Game Boy Advance remake). A Banana Coin floats above the letter A, which is followed by a small pit with a single Krockhead in it. The letter N floats above this pit, and once it is crossed, the primates make their way up a few steep ledges with Klampons on them to reach the top of a large structure. At the top of this structure, they can find a trail of bananas leading them towards a pit the contains two Krockheads and a Zinger that flies between the two reptiles. The Krockheads can fling them over the Zinger and across the rest of the abyss, where they can find a flat pathway with a Klobber on it. In the Game Boy Advance version of the game, this Klobber is in possession of a photograph.

Once the heroes make it to the end of the flat pathway, they reach a pit of lava with two Krockheads in it and a single Zinger flying over it. The Krockheads, who are able to fling the Kongs in the air, can help them cross the pit, which is followed by a platform with a Kruncha on it and the letter G above it. A group of bananas and Banana Bunches are also above the letter G. The primates can find a long pit ahead of here; they can either cross it with a pair of Blast Barrels, or with Squitter's web platforms. If they use the spider to help them cross, they find a few Zingers in their path on the way. However, they can find many bananas and some Banana Coins in the area between the Zingers. Once the group crosses the pit, they reach an area of land with two Klampons on it. A Bonus Barrel is in view above these foes, who are followed by a No Animal Sign that makes Squitter disappear if he comes up to it (there are actually two, with an invisible one being underneath the real one in an attempt to block players from using Squitter's web platforms to crawl underneath the sign). If the Animal Friend is successfully led to the sign, the Kongs are also awarded with a red Extra Life Balloon. They can find a small pit of lava ahead of here with a Krockhead in it, who can bounce them onto a nearby End of Level Target located on the opposite side of the pit. Additionally, if they land on the target from the nearby Krockhead, they either win a banana, Banana Bunch, or a Banana Coin for a prize.

Enemies[edit]

The following enemies appear in the following quantities, and enemies marked in bold debut in the level:

Items and objects[edit]

The following items and objects appear in the following quantities:

a - The Red Balloon is rewarded from a No Animal Sign, while the Green Balloon is contained in a treasure chest above the starting point.

K-O-N-G Letters[edit]

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The location of the letter O
  • K: Inside the first Treasure Chest at the start of the level, just ahead of the starting point.
  • O: On the platform with the second DK Barrel, there are two Klampons, one of whom is on a higher platform. The letter O is above the Klampon on a higher platform.
  • N: After the Squitter Crate, the Kongs (and Squitter) must pass three Neeks. The letter N is floating above a red Krockhead, and it can be reached with Squitter's web platforms.
  • G: After the second Bonus Level, the Kongs and Squitter must continue onward until they encounter a Kruncha. With Squitter's web platforms, they must go above the Kruncha and collect the letter G.

Key items[edit]

The Kongs and Squitter reach the DK Coin of Hot-Head Hop
The location of the Video Game Hero Coin
  • Cranky's Video Game Hero Coin: Right after the Star Barrel, the Kongs can find the Squitter Crate. They must open it and ride Squitter. Just overhead there are a group of bananas shaped as a Y Button (or B Button in the Game Boy Advance version). This indicates the button that the player must press to have Squitter create temporary web platforms. With these platforms, Squitter and the Kongs must continue up, where they can find the Video Game Hero Coin located between many bananas.
  • Golden feather (Game Boy Advance version only): After the first DK Barrel, the Kongs must continue past three Krockheads and land on the ground to their right. The golden feather is contained within a Treasure Chest on the ground, and the Kongs must pick it up and hit it into the Klobber to release the golden feather. If they already collected the golden feather, then the Treasure Chest releases a Banana Bunch instead.
  • Photograph (Game Boy Advance version only): Shortly after the letter N, there is a Klobber with a photograph floating above its head. The Kongs must defeat it to obtain a photograph of Klobber, which appears under the first page of the Scrapbook.

Bonus Levels[edit]

The first Bonus Level

Hot-Head Hop has three Bonus Levels, listed by type:

  • Collect the Stars!: Right below the letter O, there is a Treasure Chest containing the kannonball. After breaking open the chest, the lead Kong must pick up the kannonball and carry it past two brown Krockheads and a Klampon on a platform. They must then get across two more brown Krockheads and a Klampon. After passing the second Klampon, the Kongs must jump into the kannon with the kannonball, activating it and taking them to the Bonus Level. The objective is for Diddy and Dixie to collect 60 stars within 20 seconds. They must bounce from four brown Krockheads in the lava to collect the stars. Once the Kongs obtain every star, the Kremkoin appears on the platform to their right with the exit.
  • Find the Token!: After the letter N, the Kongs and Squitter must pass a few Klampons and then use Squitter's web platforms to get across a lava pit. After landing on the next ground platform, Squitter must create more web platforms and follow the direction of the three pairs of two bananas, which lead northeast into the Bonus Barrel. In the Bonus Level, the Kongs and Squitter must obtain the Kremkoin within 20 seconds. With Squitter's web platforms, they must move upward (as indicated by the bananas shaped as an up arrow) and collect the Kremkoin at the top-center.
  • Find the Token!: Just before the No Animal Sign, there are two Klampons and a Bonus Barrel hovering above them. It can either be reached with the Kongs' team up move or by Squitter's web platforms. In the Bonus Level, the Kongs and Squitter have 20 seconds to move across a wide pit of a lava and collect the Kremkoin on the other side. If Diddy and Dixie entered the Bonus Barrel with team up, Squitter appears at the start for them to mount. With Squitter's web platforms, they must continue northeast and land onto an elevated ground platform with the Kremkoin. Over the pit are three groups of four bananas each in the shape of a square.

Warp Barrel[edit]

Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong in the warp room of Hot-Head Hop from the Game Boy Advance version of Donkey Kong Country 2
The Warp Barrel area in the Game Boy Advance version

When starting the level, the Kongs should use their team up move to throw one another on top of the nearby tunnel that they begin the stage next to. If they use their team up move again on this tunnel, they can reach a hidden Warp Barrel that leads them to a Bonus Level, which contains a No Animal Sign and a group of bananas that form an exclamation mark. Once they exit the Bonus Level through the tunnel to the right of the area, they land in the main level on the final Krockhead in the level, who is located immediately before the End of Level Target.

Gallery[edit]

  • The start of the level

    The start of the level

  • The letter K

    The letter K

  • Diddy Kong approaches the first DK Barrel in the level

    Diddy Kong approaches the first DK Barrel in the level

  • The Kongs jump off of a green Krockhead

    The Kongs jump off of a green Krockhead

  • Dixie bouncing off a red Krockhead

    Dixie bouncing off a red Krockhead

  • Dixie holding a kannonball near the kannon

    Dixie holding a kannonball near the kannon

  • The Kongs and Squitter standing on a web platform

    The Kongs and Squitter standing on a web platform

  • The letter N

    The letter N

  • The Kongs and Squitter going to the second Bonus Barrel

    The Kongs and Squitter going to the second Bonus Barrel

  • The second Bonus Level

    The second Bonus Level

  • The letter G

    The letter G

  • Diddy jumping toward the End of Level Target

    Diddy jumping toward the End of Level Target

  • The letter K in the Game Boy Advance version

    The letter K in the Game Boy Advance version

  • The third Bonus Level in the Game Boy Advance version

    The third Bonus Level in the Game Boy Advance version

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ようがんクロコジャンプ
Yōgan Kuroko Janpu
 Lava Croc Jump

French Parcours des Têtes Brûlées
 Hothead Course
German Lava-Samba
 Lava Samba
Italian Slavine di Lava
 Lava Avalanche
Spanish Salto Impulsivo
 Impulsive Jump
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Protagonists Cranky Kong • Diddy Kong • Dixie Kong • Donkey Kong • Funky Kong • Swanky Kong • Wrinkly Kong
Animal Friends Clapper • Enguarde • Expresso • Glimmer • Quawks • Rambi • Rattly • Squawks • Squitter
Bosses Krow • Kleever • Kudgel • King Zing • Kreepy Krow • Kerozene • Kaptain K. Rool
Enemies Cat O' 9 Tails • Click-Clack • Flitter • Flotsam • Kaboing • Kaboom • Kackle • Kannon • Klampon • Klank • Klinger • Kloak • Klobber • Klomp • Klubba • Krockhead • Krook • Kruncha • Kutlass • Lockjaw • Mini-Necky • Neek • Puftup • Screech • Shuri • Snapjaw • Spiny • Zinger
Levels Gangplank Galleon Pirate Panic • Mainbrace Mayhem • Gangplank Galley • Lockjaw's Locker • Topsail Trouble • Krow's Nest
Crocodile Cauldron Hot-Head Hop • Kannon's Klaim • Lava Lagoon • Red-Hot Ride • Squawks's Shaft • Kleever's Kiln
Krem Quay Barrel Bayou • Glimmer's Galleon • Krockhead Klamber • Rattle Battle • Slime Climb • Bramble Blast • Kudgel's Kontest
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Barrels Animal Barrel • Regular Barrel • Barrel Kannon • Biplane Barrel • Blast Barrel • Bonus Barrel • Diddy & Dixie Barrels • DK Barrel • Exclamation Point Barrel • Golden Barrel • Krockhead Barrel • Plus and Minus Barrels • Rotatable Barrel • Star Barrel • Steerable Barrel • TNT Barrel
Other items and objects Banana • Banana Bunch • Banana Coin • Extra Life Balloon (red · green · blue) • Hook • KONG Letters • Kremkoin • Roller Coaster Star • Toxic waste
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