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(Created page with "{{species infobox |image=200px|<br>''Donkey Kong Country'' artwork |first_appearance=''Donkey Kong Country'' (1994) |latest_appearance=''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Advance) (2003) |portrayed_by= |variant_of=Kritter |variants= |comparable= |notable= }} '''Rock Krocs''' (alternatively spelled '''RockKrocs''') were Kritters of the Kremling Krew who had been petrified and unknown resur...") |
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'''Rock Krocs''' (alternatively spelled '''RockKrocs''') were [[Kritter]]s of the [[Kremling Krew]] who had been petrified and | '''Rock Krocs''' (alternatively spelled '''RockKrocs''') were [[Kritter]]s of the [[Kremling Krew]] who had been petrified and resurrected as mindless rock creatures.<ref name=KremlingKrew>''Nintendo Power Magazine'' Vol. 65, October, 1994, p. 20 - '''''BAD AND UGLY:''' 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.''"</ref><ref name=RockKroc>[https://twitter.com/Ghoulyboy/status/643498510348877824/photo/1 Gregg Mayles on Twitter (retrieved September 14, 2015)]</ref><ref name=RockKroc2>''Donkey Kong Country'' Player's Guide, Nintendo, 1994, p. 48 - "'''''STOP & GO STATION:''' They're pretty stupid.''"</ref><ref name=GermanRockKroc>''Donkey Kong Country'' German Player's Guide. p. 44 - "'''''STOP & GO STATION:''' {{hover|Nachdem Diddy und Donkey die Ruckzuck-Station betreten haben, meinen sie, in einem billigen Gruselfilm gelandet zu sein: Zombies lauern!|After entering the Stop & Go Station, Diddy and Donkey think they've landed in a cheap scary movie: zombies lurk!}}''"</ref> They first appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. | ||
Rock Krocs are brown, rocky Kritters with a beige belly and glowing red eyes. | Rock Krocs are brown, rocky Kritters with a beige belly and glowing red eyes. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Background information=== | ===Background information=== | ||
Before they turned into rock beings, they were normal Kritters in [[Klump]]'s service at the Kremling Krew.<ref name=KremlingKrew/><ref name=RockKroc/><ref>''Donkey Kong Country'' Player's Guide, Nintendo, 1994, p. 13 - "'''''KLUMP:''' Klump is quite a character. He's like a big, overweight drill sergeant.''"</ref><ref>''Nintendo Power trading cards'' - "'''''KLUMP:''' Kommander Krem''".</ref> They didn't make it out in one of the mines from [[Monkey Mines]] while searching for ore, they passed away and left like boulders.<ref>''Donkey Kong Country'' Instruction Booklet, Nintendo, 1994, p. 23 - '''''MINES:''' The vast mines of Donkey Kong Country have been stripped of any ore they may have once contained. All the tools of the miners remain, however, from mine carts to rickety scaffolding.''"</ref><ref>{{media link|Kevin Bayliss in Twitter (10, 19, 2019).png|''Kevin Bayliss'' on Twitter (retrieved on October, 19, 2019)}}</ref><ref name=RockKroc/><ref name=GermanRockKroc/> As undead rock Kritters called Rock Krocs, they are | Before they turned into rock beings, they were normal Kritters in [[Klump]]'s service at the Kremling Krew.<ref name=KremlingKrew/><ref name=RockKroc/><ref>''Donkey Kong Country'' Player's Guide, Nintendo, 1994, p. 13 - "'''''KLUMP:''' Klump is quite a character. He's like a big, overweight drill sergeant.''"</ref><ref>''Nintendo Power trading cards'' - "'''''KLUMP:''' Kommander Krem''".</ref> They didn't make it out in one of the mines from [[Monkey Mines]] while searching for ore, they passed away and left like boulders.<ref>''Donkey Kong Country'' Instruction Booklet, Nintendo, 1994, p. 23 - '''''MINES:''' The vast mines of Donkey Kong Country have been stripped of any ore they may have once contained. All the tools of the miners remain, however, from mine carts to rickety scaffolding.''"</ref><ref>{{media link|Kevin Bayliss in Twitter (10, 19, 2019).png|''Kevin Bayliss'' on Twitter (retrieved on October, 19, 2019)}}</ref><ref name=RockKroc/><ref name=GermanRockKroc/> As undead rock Kritters called Rock Krocs, they are resurrected by [[Tiki Tong]] where they had to patrol the mine they could not get out.<ref name=RockKroc/><ref>''Donkey Kong Country'' (GBA) Player's Guide, Nintendo, 2003, p. 40 - "'''''STOP & GO STATION:''' An army of Rock Krocs and Klap Trap patrol Stop & Go Station.''"</ref><ref name=GermanRockKroc/><ref>{{media link|Steve Mayles in Twitter (6, 6, 2024).png|''Steve Mayles'' on Twitter (retrieved on June 19, 2024)}}</ref><ref>{{media link|Adrian Smith in Twitter (12, 10, 2023).png|''Adrian Smith'' on Twitter (December 10, 2023)}}</ref> | ||
===''Donkey Kong'' franchise=== | ===''Donkey Kong'' franchise=== | ||
In ''Donkey Kong Country'', several Rock Krocs are shown crazed where they are invincible to any attack (even by [[Donkey Kong]]'s strength). The only thing they can calm down is the red '''Stop''' light in [[Stop & Go Station]], but they can come back crazed when the green '''Go''' light is turned on. | In ''Donkey Kong Country'', several Rock Krocs are shown crazed where they are invincible to any attack (even by [[Donkey Kong]]'s strength). The only thing they can calm down is the red '''Stop''' light in [[Stop & Go Station]], but they can come back crazed when the green '''Go''' light is turned on. | ||
