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{{about|the enemy from ''Donkey Kong Country''|the boss of Razor Ridge in the Game Boy Advance remake of ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''|[[Kroctopus]]}}
{{distinguish|[[Kroctopus]], a boss exclusive to ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!|Donkey Kong Country 3]]''{{'}}s [[Game Boy Advance]] remake}}
{{Species-infobox
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Croctopus2.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of a '''Croctopus''' from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''
|image=[[File:Croctopus2.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of a Croctopus from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]])
|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]] port) ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]) ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]])
|comparable=[[Nemo]]
}}
}}
{{quote2|These octopi spin dizzily about coral formations.|''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' manual, page 30}}
A '''Croctopus''' (plural '''Croctopus''',<ref>{{cite|author=Funky Kong|quote=This time I would like you to catch 15 Croctopus within the time limit. Be careful not to hook any bottles, as these will reduce your time left. Not good, man!|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Advance)}}</ref> '''Croctopuses''',<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=1994|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' Player's Guide|page=66-67, 78}}</ref> '''Croctopi''',<ref>{{cite|date=2003|language=en-us|author=Folsom, Jessica, and Steve Thomason|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' Player's Guide|page=17|publisher=Nintendo of America|isbn=1-930206-33-X}}</ref> also spelled as '''croctopi'''<ref>{{cite|quote=Sharks, croctopi and pearl-spitting clams are just a few of an apes{{sic}} not-so-favourite things!|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) issue 26 (NMS Special)|page=14|date=November 1994}}</ref> or '''Croctupi'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) issue 26 (NMS Special)|page=15|date=November 1994}}</ref>) is an octopus-like enemy found in the underwater levels of ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. Their name is a portmanteau of ''crocodile'' and ''octopus''. Croctopus appear in blue and purple varieties, and their color scheme resembles the venomous {{wp|blue-ringed octopus}}. In ''Donkey Kong Country'', unlike most underwater enemies, Croctopus are completely invincible, even from [[Enguarde the Swordfish]], and should be avoided. The purple variety appear throughout the level [[Coral Capers]] and late in [[Clam City]], and they spin around in fixed patterns with all eight arms extended. Croctopus are prominent in [[Croctopus Chase]], which features their name in the title and their final overall level appearance. Several of the blue variety appear in Croctopus Chase, each waiting in a gap until [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] pass by, after which it starts spinning and going after the Kongs in a fixed path up until reaching the next gap, where it stops chasing the Kongs. The [[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)|Game Boy Color version]] only has the purple variant, even in Croctopus Chase, where they have the behavior of blue Croctopus. In the [[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|Game Boy Advance version]], there is a [[Funky's Fishing]] challenge in [[Monkey Mines]] where the Kongs have to catch 15 Croctopus within the time limit, and there is a [[photograph]] of Croctopus located in a hidden room with two Croctopus in Croctopus Chase.


'''Croctopuses'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country'' Nintendo Player's Guide, page 19.</ref> are octopus-like enemies found underwater in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. Their name is a portmanteau of ''crocodile'' and ''octopus''. These creatures attack [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] by spinning their sharp, poisonous arms at any passersby. Their arms are even fatal to the Kongs' ally, [[Enguarde the Swordfish]]. They come in blue and purple colors. Purple Croctopuses move in fixed patterns around blocks of coral reef, while in the level "[[Croctopus Chase]]", several blue Croctopuses follow a set path, while the Kongs have to avoid them for a long stretch.
Several Croctopuses appear in the German ''[[Donkey Kong Country (comic)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' comic. In one part of the comic, a Croctopus attacks the Kongs with its spinning arms, but is stopped by a [[Squidge]] who wants to attack the Kongs instead.


Although Croctopuses do not appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]'', the game does feature a single stage which features several Nautili, which, according to the game's instruction manual, are called "[[Nemo]]". Several Croctopuses can also be seen in the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (comic)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' comic published in the ''[[Club Nintendo (magazine)|Club Nintendo]]'' magazine; one of them attacks the [[Kong]]s and Enguarde.
==Profiles==
*'''Instruction manual:''' ''These octopi spin dizzily about coral formations.''<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' manual|page=30|date=1994|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|author=Nintendo}}</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Artwork===
<gallery>
<gallery>
D-Croctopus.png|A Croctopus holding a "D" letter in the [[Game Boy Color]] version of ''Donkey Kong Country''.
Croctopus_art.png|''Donkey Kong Country''
Croctopus_art.png|Artwork of Croctopus.
Croctopus DKC art.png|''Donkey Kong Country''
Blue Croctopus.jpeg|Croctopus in the game's manual.
</gallery>
Croctopus-purple-DKC.png|Sprite of the purple Croctopus.
 
Croctopus.png|Sprite of the blue Croctopus.
===Sprites===
<gallery>
Croctopus-purple-DKC.png|''Donkey Kong Country''
Croctopus.png|''Donkey Kong Country''
Blue Croctopus DKC.png|''Donkey Kong Country''
Purple Croctopus DKC.png|''Donkey Kong Country''
Croctopus DKCGBC sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' (GBC)
Croctopus DKCGBA sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' (GBA)
</gallery>
 
===Screenshots===
<gallery>
Croctopus Chase 2.png|The Kongs encounter a blue Croctopus in Croctopus Chase
D-Croctopus.png|A Croctopus holds the letter "D" in ''Donkey Kong Country'' (GBC)
</gallery>
 
===Scans===
<gallery>
Croctopus-comic.jpg|''Club Nintendo''
</gallery>
</gallery>


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|JapR=Kurokutopasu
|JapR=Kurokutopasu
|JapM=Croctopus
|JapM=Croctopus
|Fre=Croctopus
|Ger=Kroktopus
|Ger=Kroktopus
|GerM="Croctopus" with adapted German spelling
|GerM="Croctopus" with adapted German spelling
|Ita=Polidrillo
|ItaM=Portmanteau of ''polipo'' ("octopus") and ''coccodrillo'' ("crocodile")
|Spa=Croctopus
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The color scheme of a Croctopus is similar to that of the extremely poisonous [[Wikipedia:Blue-ringed octopus|blue-ringed octopus]].
*An unused sprite of Croctopus exists in the original ''Donkey Kong Country''. While its purpose is unknown, the sprite could possibly be one for when it is defeated.<ref>[http://www.dkc-atlas.com/forum/download/file.php?id=496 Unused sprite]</ref>


==References==
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Latest revision as of 22:17, June 4, 2024

Not to be confused with Kroctopus, a boss exclusive to Donkey Kong Country 3's Game Boy Advance remake.
Croctopus
Croctopus from Donkey Kong Country
Artwork of a Croctopus from Donkey Kong Country
First appearance Donkey Kong Country (1994)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country (GBA) (2003)
Comparable

A Croctopus (plural Croctopus,[1] Croctopuses,[2] Croctopi,[3] also spelled as croctopi[4] or Croctupi[5]) is an octopus-like enemy found in the underwater levels of Donkey Kong Country. Their name is a portmanteau of crocodile and octopus. Croctopus appear in blue and purple varieties, and their color scheme resembles the venomous blue-ringed octopus. In Donkey Kong Country, unlike most underwater enemies, Croctopus are completely invincible, even from Enguarde the Swordfish, and should be avoided. The purple variety appear throughout the level Coral Capers and late in Clam City, and they spin around in fixed patterns with all eight arms extended. Croctopus are prominent in Croctopus Chase, which features their name in the title and their final overall level appearance. Several of the blue variety appear in Croctopus Chase, each waiting in a gap until Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong pass by, after which it starts spinning and going after the Kongs in a fixed path up until reaching the next gap, where it stops chasing the Kongs. The Game Boy Color version only has the purple variant, even in Croctopus Chase, where they have the behavior of blue Croctopus. In the Game Boy Advance version, there is a Funky's Fishing challenge in Monkey Mines where the Kongs have to catch 15 Croctopus within the time limit, and there is a photograph of Croctopus located in a hidden room with two Croctopus in Croctopus Chase.

Several Croctopuses appear in the German Donkey Kong Country comic. In one part of the comic, a Croctopus attacks the Kongs with its spinning arms, but is stopped by a Squidge who wants to attack the Kongs instead.

Profiles[edit]

  • Instruction manual: These octopi spin dizzily about coral formations.[6]

Gallery[edit]

Artwork[edit]

  • Donkey Kong Country

    Donkey Kong Country

  • Donkey Kong Country

    Donkey Kong Country

Sprites[edit]

  • Donkey Kong Country

    Donkey Kong Country

  • Donkey Kong Country

    Donkey Kong Country

  • Donkey Kong Country

    Donkey Kong Country

  • Donkey Kong Country

    Donkey Kong Country

  • Donkey Kong Country (GBC)

    Donkey Kong Country (GBC)

  • Donkey Kong Country (GBA)

    Donkey Kong Country (GBA)

Screenshots[edit]

  • The Kongs encounter a blue Croctopus in Croctopus Chase

    The Kongs encounter a blue Croctopus in Croctopus Chase

  • A Croctopus holds the letter "D" in Donkey Kong Country (GBC)

    A Croctopus holds the letter "D" in Donkey Kong Country (GBC)

Scans[edit]

  • Club Nintendo

    Club Nintendo

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese クロクトパス
Kurokutopasu
 Croctopus

French Croctopus
 -
German Kroktopus
 "Croctopus" with adapted German spelling
Italian Polidrillo
 Portmanteau of polipo ("octopus") and coccodrillo ("crocodile")
Spanish Croctopus
 -

Trivia[edit]

  • An unused sprite of Croctopus exists in the original Donkey Kong Country. While its purpose is unknown, the sprite could possibly be one for when it is defeated.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "This time I would like you to catch 15 Croctopus within the time limit. Be careful not to hook any bottles, as these will reduce your time left. Not good, man!" – Funky Kong. Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance).
  2. ^ (1994). Donkey Kong Country Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 66-67, 78.
  3. ^ Folsom, Jessica, and Steve Thomason (2003). Donkey Kong Country Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-930206-33-X. Page 17.
  4. ^ "Sharks, croctopi and pearl-spitting clams are just a few of an apes[sic] not-so-favourite things!" – (November 1994). Nintendo Magazine System (UK) issue 26 (NMS Special). Page 14.
  5. ^ (November 1994). Nintendo Magazine System (UK) issue 26 (NMS Special). Page 15.
  6. ^ Nintendo (1994). Donkey Kong Country manual. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 30.
  7. ^ Unused sprite
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