| “ | Hellfire, that little green do-gooder!, Unleash my terrible Village Mashing automaton! | „ |
| ~ Baron Dante |
Baron Dante is the main antagonist of the Croc videogame franchise. He is the evil leader of the Dantinis who wants to destroy everything that is good in the world. He is also Croc's arch-nemesis.
Biography[]
Croc: Legend of the Gobbos[]
Dante first appears attempting to capture all of the Gobbos on their home island, which he succeeds in doing so. Shortly afterwards, he noticed he left someone behind, which was Croc. In an attempt to defeat him, Baron Dante transforms various animals and plants into monsters with his magic. After failing to do so seven times, Baron Dante finally faces Croc himself.
He goes through several phases, the first two trying to crush Croc with his brute strength and the third using his lightning powers. Dante is not seen in the game after this, but a crystal version of him known as The Secret Sentinel is encountered as a secret final boss.
Croc 2[]
In the second game, Dante was brought back from the N'th Dimension by his loyal Dantinis. After being revived, he planned to get revenge on Croc. After his minions failed to do so several times, Dante finally decided to confront Croc himself. He did so by standing on top of the mountain tops of the mountains above a Gobbo village. Croc shot him off using a Gobbo plane, and so he retreated to the Dungeon of Defright, where they would face off once more. Professor Gobbo created a portal to banish the evil being, but little did they know, Dante had sent Croc's Parent's eggs into the Secret World. Fortunately for Croc, he was able to save these.
Appearance[]
Dante appears to have green skin, a green/red mohawk, a giant chin, red irises, an iron glove on one of his hands, steel armor for a shirt, purple tights, a red cape, and bare feet.
Personality[]
In the first game, Dante is very determined to cause chaos in the land of the Gobbos. He puts them in cages that are laid out all over the land. Many of his symbols displayed throughout the game depict his face/body on them, implying some sort of egotism. Dante is willing to do whatever he wants to get his way, preying on innocent creatures and turning them into feral monsters. He went so far as to try and murder Croc in order to stop him.
In the second game, Dante is very vengeful towards Croc for having foiled his plans. His goals now revolve around getting revenge, and doing so through any means necessary. One of his plots again involved kidnapping, having kidnapped Croc's future siblings and placed them in a secret world.
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Trivia[]
- Dante was named after the film director: "Joe Dante".
- Dante's original name was supposed to be "Denver". This was changed because it was disliked by the lead designer.
- Dante is typically the main antagonist of all handheld/mobile games involving Croc, such as: Croc (2000), Croc 2 (2001), Croc: Jungle Rumble!, Croc: Pinball, and Croc: Volcanic Panic!
- In these appearances, his plot is not further expanded on.