| “ | YOU...! Did you think I'd forget? The time you smashed into me with your Hi-Jump! That time I was betrayed by Helpers! Or when I was replaced by that mechanical cloud! I-I... Sniff... there's something in my eye... | „ |
| ~ Kracko chastising Kirby in Kirby Fighters Deluxe. |
| “ | Kracko: KRRR- RACKK!!!! Dance to my deadly music, or fry like a moth! HA HA!! Kirby: You couldn't even hit a barn-sized lightning rod, Kracko! |
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| ~ Kracko's monologue to Kirby in Kirby's Avalanche before engaging Kirby in battle. |
Kracko is the secondary antagonist of the Kirby franchise.
A sentient, cloud-like creature and lord of the skies, Kracko's one of the most recognizable characters in the Kirby franchise, usually appearing in sky levels. He is also Kirby's most personal rival and an on & off(?) member of King Dedede's Army. Due to losing to the pink ball innumerable times, he considers Kirby his archenemy; in later games, he even goes on to pursue the hero through dangerous environments, sometimes even parallel dimensions, just to settle his score with him.
While he never speaks in the games, he was voiced by Chiro Kanzaki in the anime.
Appearance[]
Kracko is a monster made of clouds with eleven to sixteen spikes surrounding his perimeter. While his spikes were simply golden early in the series, as of Kirby: Triple Deluxe the spikes alternate between varying shades of red, yellow, green, and orange. He has one light blue eye in the center of his body. In almost all depictions of Kracko, the top of his cloud is shaded light blue, and his bottom is shaded light pink. Kracko's cloud body typically turns gray when preforming one of his storm-related attacks.
Early on, Kracko used to start off his levels as "Kracko Jr." This form has his single eye floating in midair while four small cloudy balls surround said eye.
As Kracko's Revenge, Kracko becomes a dark purple with black and gray stripes. His eye also becomes more akin to a slit, and his pupil turns red. His Jr. form also shares the same color palette and change in eye.
As Kracko DX, Kracko turns green, gaining orange and blue highlights. The number of spikes on his body is simplified, with four red and yellow striped spikes jutting out into the cardinal directions and four more blue and green spikes emerging to face the ordinal directions. Two red and yellow spikes emerge from the front of his "face", akin to horns.
Personality[]
Back in the early days of the series, very little dialogue or story were given to non-final bosses, leaving Kracko's main motivation and personality back in those games to be unknown, seeing as how he simply guarded items for King Dedede at the series' start. However, after the Dream Land trilogy, it's made clear that no matter what Kracko might have been before, his string of failures at Kirby's hands has caused him to break down, now seeking out Kirby in order to constantly pick fights with him, with his motives spelt out as clear as day in Kirby Fighters Deluxe. Kracko is one of the few recurring bosses who almost always acts out of his own volition and never mentioned to be possessed or brainwashed, instead seemingly hunting down Kirby just to have a chance at winning.
Interestingly, Kracko seems to take a sense of pride in being Kirby's rival, being noticeably upset over how Doc (as Mecha Kracko) replaced him in Kirby: Squeak Squad. The original Japanese script for Kirby Star Allies (as well as its Chinese and Korean translations) also support this, with Parallel Big Kracko (formed from Kracko's constant losses) seemingly being prideful over being one of Kirby's earliest foes.
Biography[]
Kracko usually appears in sky levels, or levels based around the sky; these sky levels frequently appear to be blissful kingdoms in the first heavens. He is most often fought in his iconic full form that closely resembles a puffy cumulus cloud, but is sometimes encountered in his premature form, known as Kracko Jr.
Kracko usually summons creatures that are cycloptic such as Waddles Doo and Flamers. While Kracko never wins against Kirby and friends, he will never be permanently defeated due to the fact that there are more clouds in the sky, as when there is a sky, there will always be Kracko.
Kracko is evidently petty, as he goes out of his way to fight Kirby even when King Dedede doesn't give him any reason to; this most commonly happens in post-Dreamland trilogy games.
Kirby's Dream Land[]
In Kirby's first adventure, the pink puffball is tasked to thwart King Dedede, who has stolen the stars in the sky and all the food in Dream Land, with the king having entrusted the Sparkling Stars to his closest guards, Kracko included.
Kracko is found in Bubbly Clouds, the game's fourth stage. First encountered halfway through the level as Kracko Jr., the mid-boss strikes at Kirby before having to retreat to the end of the level, where he morphs into the fully-formed Kracko. Kirby swiftly defeats the cloud, obtaining the Sparkling Star he guarded in the process.
Kirby's Adventure/Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland[]
Before the game begins, Lord Nightmare appeared within the Fountain of Dreams, corrupting the dreams that it poured out and turning them horrid and dark in order to spread his evil influence. King Dedede appeared to stop the madness by stealing the Star Rod and splitting it into seven fragments, trusting them to his closest guards, Kracko included this time as well. Unfortunately, Kirby did not know of the king's plan, so he went out to fight Dedede's army in order to restore the Star Rod and bring dreams back to the land.
Kracko is the boss of the fourth world, Grape Garden. Entering his level starts him out as Kracko Jr., with both him and Kirby having to ascend a lengthy flight of clouds, with Kracko Jr. attempting to ram into Kirby the entire time. Upon reaching the top, Kracko morphs into his true form and attacks.
Just as last time, Kirby defeats him and takes his piece of the Star Rod. It should be noted that, according to his pause menu dialogue from Kirby Fighters Deluxe, Kirby canonically used the Hi-Jump ability, an ability , to defeat Kracko in this game.
Kirby's Pinball Land[]
Kracko returns as the boss of his Pinball Land, aptly named Kracko Land. Seemingly under the command of King Dedede once again, Kracko guards a key needed to reach the king. Kracko starts off as Kracko Jr. before morphing into his larger form, after which he can be defeated to make him drop his key.
Kirby's Dream Land 2[]
Kracko serves as the boss of the sixth level, Cloudy Park, seemingly under the command of King Dedede, who is under the possession of Dark Matter Blade. Starting the battle hiding within the clouds that form the very ground Kirby walks on, Kracko Jr. sends out attacks before flying up into the air as normal, after which he sinks into the ground to repeat the cycle. The process continues until he takes enough damage, forced to use his main form, before being defeated yet again.
This game introduces Li'l Krackos, formerly known as Co-Krackos. They are miniature forms of Kracko who are sent out from the main Kracko's body. They are described as "Krackos in training", but what that exactly means is unclear.
Kirby's Dream Course[]
Kracko appears as an obstacle in Kirby's Dream Course, floating atop stages while periodically shooting lightning down to the ground, damaging Kirby if he touches it. Kracko can be defeated by using the Spark ability, but he does not drop any rewards for doing so. In this game, multiple Krackos can be on a course at the same time.
Kirby's Block Ball[]
Kracko appears as the boss of the seventh stage of Kirby's Block Ball, again seemingly having been hired by King Dedede to watch over one of the Sparkling Stars. Like usual, Kracko starts off in his miniature form before morphing after taking enough damage.
Kirby Super Star/Kirby Super Star Ultra[]
Kracko's alternate color palette in Milky Way Wishes/Helper to Hero.
Kracko reappears in Kirby Super Star and its remake, Kirby Super Star Ultra.
In Spring Breeze, Kracko reprises his role as one of King Dedede's minions, serving more or less the same role as he did in Kirby's Dream Land.
In Milky Way Wishes, Kracko appears as the boss of the planet Skyhigh, guarding its star that is used to summon the Galactic Nova. His battle is unchanged from his Spring Breeze fight, though in Kirby Super Star Ultra, his appearance here is slightly recolored to be blue.
In Revenge of the King, King Dedede makes one final attempt to best Kirby, challenging him to one final journey by stealing the Sparkling Stars once more and boosting his forces. Kracko and his Jr. form (now under the alias of Kracko's Revenge and Kracko Jr.'s Revenge) appears as the boss of the third world, Crash Clouds. Both forms have more difficult attack patterns, with Kracko Jr.'s Revenge acting more like his Extra Mode counterpart in Kirby's Dream Land while Kracko's Revenge gains a brand new attack and better mobility. Kracko is defeated yet again.
Kirby's Dream Land 3[]
Kracko himself does not appear in Kirby's Dream Land 3. However, a painting of him is encountered as the final drawing the possessed Ado paints in her boss fight. The Kracko painting fights similarly to his original counterpart in Kirby's Dream Land 2. Notably, Ado's boss fight is in Cloudy Park, which is where Kracko was stationed in Kirby's Dream Land 2 as well.
Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble[]
Kracko appears as a boss in Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble, serving as the boss of Level 3 and Level 6, presumably under King Dedede's command as he steals the stars yet again. In each battle, he fires out an array of projectiles as he slowly inches closer and closer to Kirby, creating walls of Gordos in order to shorten the distance between the two. Kracko is defeated soundly, allowing Kirby to progress.
Kirby Air Ride[]
Kracko appears as an item in Kirby Air Ride, specifically in the Top Ride mode. If a player collects him, Kracko will fly up and hunt down any opposing player, shocking them with his lightning. After repeating the process four times, Kracko flies away, only reappearing if his item is collected again.
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror[]
Kracko is a boss in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, serving as the boss of Mustard Mountain. Having apparently followed Kirby into the Mirror World, he seemingly seeks to face off against Kirby yet again for unclear reasons. That being said, he is holding one of the eight Mirror Shards that was scattered across the Mirror World.
Kracko's battle is nearly identical to his fight in Kirby Super Star, albeit with a wider variety of enemies he can spawn. Defeating Kracko will cause him to explode, dropping one of the Mirror Shards needed to restore the Dimensional Mirror.
Kirby: Canvas Curse[]
Kracko and his premature form serve as bosses in Kirby: Canvas Curse. After the sorceress Drawcia turns the entire world into a twisted painting, Kirby has to go out and stop her as only a ball, with Kracko being the first main boss in the game, being the focus of the "Block Attack" Boss Game. Here, Kracko's eye is his sole weak point, being protected by his usual cloudy exterior. Kirby has to continuously ram into Kracko's body to weaken him before striking at his eye.
Kirby: Squeak Squad[]
Kracko himself does not appear in Kirby: Squeak Squad. However, a machine made in his likeness, known as Mecha-Kracko, was created by Doc, the brains of the Squeaks, in order to prevent him from advancing at the end of Cushy Clouds.
According to his boss description on Very Hard in Kirby Fighters Deluxe, the real Kracko was made aware of this, and felt an amount of animosity over the impersonator.
Kirby's Epic Yarn[]
Kracko is a mid-boss encounter in Kirby's Epic Yarn. After Yin-Yarn invades and turns the entirety of Dream Land into yarn, not even Kracko was safe in the skies, turned into a creature made of cotton balls. As Kirby makes his way through Cloud Palace, Kracko suddenly ambushes him, stalking him throughout the level and shooting at him with lightning. At the level's end, Kirby is able to use the Star Shooter Metamortex transformation to shoot at Kracko, whittling him down into nothing but cotton and buttons.
A second Kracko, known as Space Kracko, can be fought in the Outer Rings stage. Allegedly, he is one of Kracko's distant relatives.
Kirby: Triple Deluxe[]
Kracko is the third main boss in Kirby: Triple Delxue. Having made Floralia into part of his territory, Kracko was summoned by Taranza in order to keep Kirby from advancing, souped up by either being high up in the sky or by Taranza's magic.
Kracko starts off normally, but after taking enough damage, he suddenly powers up, growing massive spikes from his sides as his eye turns red. Afterwards, Kracko is able to start unleashing attacks that cover the entire screen, forcing Kirby to use the cannons that fall out of his body to swap between the foreground and the background.
After defeat, Kracko drifts lazily to the center of the screen, therein which he promptly explodes, leaving only his eye behind. After a few seconds, a single piece of trash hidden within his body falls on his eye, causing that to explode as well.
Powers and Abilities[]
Story Mode[]
- Enemy Drop: Kracko will drop a Waddle Doo before performing an attack.
- Beam Whip: Kracko will darken and unleash a twirl of two blue beam whips.
- Body Blow: Kracko will dive across the stage toward Kirby. This can happen in three different ways.
- In the second phase, Kracko can do this while transitioning between the foreground and background.
- Descending Rain: Kracko will turn slightly blue and rain on top of Kirby's adjacent position.
- This attack is ineffective if Kirby has the Parasol Copy Ability.
- Lightning Drop: Kracko will turn black and strike lightning from across the stage.
Secone Phase Only[]
- Long Horn: Kracko will extend his side horns and enlargen them. He will try to ram Kirby with them from the side. After passing once, he'll do it again on the other side.
- Disastorous Thunder from the Sky: Kracko will first turn gray and drop a bunch of junk, including a cannon. Then, he'll extend his cloud body and cover the entire ground with lightning. Kirby can dodge this attack by using the cannon to take him to the background or foreground to dodge it.
- Cross Thunder: Kracko will perform this attack while on the same level as Kirby. He'll strike horizontally and then vertically with lightning. He'll finish this attack diagonally.
- Lightning Ball: On a different plane than Kirby, Kracko will shoot an array of lightning balls across the stage and again the other way.
- Super Lightning Ball: Same with the regular ones, Kracko generate a large energy ball to throw at Kirby. Once it hits, a few smaller ones will hit along with it.
Dededetour!/The True Arena[]
- Body Blow: Kracko DX will dive across the stage toward Kirby. This can happen in three different ways.
- Enemy Drop: Kracko DX will drop a Waddle Doo along with a bunch of junk before performing an attack.
- Beam Whip: Kracko DX will darken and unleash a twirl of two yellow beam whips very fast. He'll reposition himself to do this attack again.
- Lightning Drop: Kracko DX will turn black and strike lightning from across the stage.
- Descending Rain: Kracko DX will turn slightly blue and rain on top of Kirby or King Dedede's adjacent position. This attack will follow them slowly a bit.
- Cross Thunder: Kracko DX will perform this attack while on the same level as Kirby. He'll strike horizontally and then vertically with lightning. He'll finish this attack diagonally.
- In the second phase, this attack will happen a lot faster.
Second Phase Only[]
- Lightning Ball: On a different plane than Kirby, Kracko DX will shoot an array of lightning balls across the stage and again the other way. The last one will happen from both sides to the middle.
- Long Horn: Kracko DX will extend his side horns and enlargen them. He will try to ram Kirby or King Dedede with them from the side. After passing once, he'll do it again on the other side. He might either do this up and down or stopping midway to make it harder to dodge. He'll finish it by attacking from the background.
- Disastorous Thunder from the Sky: Kracko DX will first turn gray and drop a bunch of junk, including a cannon. Then, he'll extend his cloud body and cover the entire ground with lightning. Kirby can dodge this attack by using the cannon to take him to the background or foreground to dodge it. This will leave the ground electrified for a few seconds.
- The cannon has a shorter timespan of despawning.
- Super Lightning Ball: Same with the regular ones, Kracko generate a large energy ball to throw at Kirby. Once it hits, a few smaller ones will hit along with it.
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse[]
Kracko makes a cameo appearance in Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, found on the 19th Secret Diary page, "Junk TV". Kracko was part of the weather forecast.
Kirby: Planet Robobot[]
Kracko himself does not appear properly in Kirby: Planet Robobot. However, a hologram in his likeness generated by Holo Defense API was created after analyzing his data. Stickers in his likeness are also available to use and put on the Robobot armor.
Team Kirby Clash series[]
Kracko is a reoccurring boss in the Team Kirby Clash series. His attacks are more or less identical to his incarnation found in Kirby: Triple Deluxe, albeit slightly modified.
In the first game, Kracko is the first Ordeal boss, found in the Dunes, and defeating him is required to unlock the Ruins. Afterwards, he can be found as a Tougher boss in the Empyrean.
In Super Kirby Clash, Kracko is first fought as a Tough boss in the Ruins and the Dunes. Later on, Kracko teams up with Gigant Edge to form Team Sword & Storm as a Party Quest in the Emperyan. A second Kracko, dubbed as "Venom Kracko", can also be found as a later boss.
While the game is considered canon due to the Magolor Epilogue found in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, when exactly it takes place (aside from it being after Magolor Epilogue) is unclear due to it taking place in an alternate dimension. It can be inferred that this is still the same Kracko, seeing as he already appeared in another dimension in Kirby and the Amazing Mirror.
Kirby Star Allies[]
Kracko is a late-game boss in Kirby Star Allies, found on Gabbel Moon. It's unknown if he has encountered a Jamba Heart before Kirby meets him, but the presence of Parallel Kracko implies that he has.
Kracko starts off his battle in his normal form, recycling his attacks introduced in Kirby Super Star. After his health is depleted, Kracko, empowered by the vastly different environment Gabbel Moon is from Popstar, shakes off the damage before splitting himself into two far larger clouds known as Twin Kracko. This new form uses larger versions of Kracko's main attacks, thus covering up a lot more room on the screen. Despite this trick, Twin Kracko is defeated yet again, disappearing into a puff of smoke.
Parallel Kracko, as Parallel Big Kracko.
In "Heroes of Another Dimension", two entities known as Parallel Twin Kracko appear as a harder version of Kracko's fight, appearing as the second boss in that mode. After initially being defeated, the two merge to form Parallel Big Kracko.
The origin of Parallel Kracko and his connection to the original is, like many minor details in Kirby Star Allies, not properly translated in the game's English release. While the English translation states that Parallel Twin Kracko was made from the tears of Kracko's enemies, the original script states that they were born from the tears and hearts of Kracko's fallen kin/selves, serving as an embodiment of his grudge against Kirby throughout the series, as well as Kracko's sense of pride over being a reoccurring boss. Even still, the wording of both the original and translated pause screen descriptions for Parallel Big Kracko implies this could just be the original Kracko, taking on a new incarnation to attack Kirby yet again.
Kracko is also used as a summonable minion created by both Vividria (as a miniboss) and Adeleine (as a Dream Friend).
Other Media[]
Kirby's Avalanche[]
Kracko is an opponent in Kirby's Avalanche, the reskinned international version of Super Puyo Puyo. Kracko is the third-to-last opponent of the Avalanche Tournament, replacing Minotauros. As one of the final opponents of the game, Kracko is extremely aggressive in his playstyle, trying to achieve as many combos as he can to try and fill up Kirby's side of the board.
Kirby Mass Attack[]
Kracko does not appear in the main story of Kirby Mass Attack. However, he does appear in the "Strato Patrol EOS" subgame, serving as the boss of the second stage. First appearing as Kracko Jr., he retreats further into the level upon being initially beaten, gathering up strength to turn into his true form.
Kirby Fighters series[]
Kracko is a recurring hazard in the Kirby Fighters series, serving as the main obstacle of Bubbly Clouds. Every so often, Kracko will appear within the arena, reusing his first phase attacks from Kirby Triple Deluxe.
In Kirby Fighters Deluxe, Kracko is the boss of the fifth round in the single player campaign. Allegedly, Kracko attacks Kirby out of vengeance for his many, many losses. Kracko's attacks vary depending on difficulty, but he is still fated to lose to Kirby, opening up the path to face Team DDD.
Although the canonicity of the games is questionable, it's one of the few areas in the series where Kracko is given any substantial characterization.
Kirby's Blowout Blast[]
Kracko is a major antagonist of Kirby's Blowout Blast, a 3D pseudo-retelling of Kirby's Dream Land. Kracko is initially fought as Kracko Jr. as the boss of Level 2, before Kracko proper is fought as the boss of Level 4. Halfway through Kracko's proper fight, the clouds that make up Kracko's form detach from his eye, covering the arena in a massive storm.
Kirby: Right Back at Ya![]
In the non-canon anime adaptation, Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, Kracko appears as the main antagonist of the fourth episode "A Dark & Stormy Knight", being a monster King Dedede ordered from Nightmare Enterprises with the expressed purpose of sabotaging Kirby's Starship.
Upon being summoned, Kracko causes a storm to bellow and starts attacking everyone in his vicinity with his lightning, from Kirby and Tiff to Dedede and Escargoon, the ones who summoned him in the first place. As Kirby tries hiding away while Tiff tries to find Kirby after getting separated from him, Dedede and Escargoon try to get Kracko sent back, but are unable to due to contractual terms and conditions.
After a while, Tuff, Fololo, and Falala find Kirby and convince the young hero to face his fear head on, flying up to the cloud monster using the Warp Star. After a failed attempt by Kirby to swallow up the storm, Kracko summons a sword made of lightning to try and attack Kirby. The tables quickly turn on Kracko as his weapon is inhaled by Kirby, granting him the Sword Copy Ability. Kirby uses the beams emitted from his sword to slice into Kracko, eventually splitting him into two halves before exploding, putting an end to the storm that terrorized Cappy Town.
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Super Smash Bros. Brawl[]
Kracko appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as a trophy.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[]
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Kracko appears as an advanced primary grab type spirit, whose ability increases electric attacks. His spirit battle is against King Dedede and two Pikachu on the Skyworld stage with cloud platforms only, where only Dedede is required to be defeated.
Powers and Abilities[]
- Flight: As a sentient stormcloud, Kracko is able to hover in midair and ascend further if he feels the need to.
- Size Manipulation: Kracko is able to bend his form at will, often using his smaller Kracko Jr. form at the start of the earlier games. As of Kirby: Triple Deluxe, Kracko can also expand himself to cause an attack to become far more deadly, as well as morph and extend some of his spikes for a variety of purposes.
- Meteorokinesis: Again, as a sentient stormcloud, Kracko has the power to change his own weather state from calm to stormy. His appearance in Kirby's Blowout Blast also shows him doing this with the environment after dispersing his own body.
- Fulgurkinesis: Kracko is able to shoot lightning from his body. While he started off doing so downwards, he has since been able to shoot in all four cardinal directions, as well as being able to shoot intercardinal.
- Electrokinetic Ball Emission: Starting with Kirby: Triple Deluxe, Kracko has been able to shoot out electric balls at Kirby, with them sometimes splitting upon hitting the ground.
- Hyetokinesis: Kracko is able to weaponize the rain in order to attack Kirby. Shooting a storm of raindrops beneath him, this attack tends to act as a cluster of weak hits that rack up damage.
- Nephelokinesis: Relating to some of his prior stated powers, Kracko is able to manipulate the clouds around him, seemingly using surrounding clouds to create and maintain his body. Kracko can, as shown in Kirby's Dream Land 2, hide within the clouds to evade attacks, only popping out when he himself needs to go on the offensive.
- Fulgurkinesis: Kracko is able to shoot lightning from his body. While he started off doing so downwards, he has since been able to shoot in all four cardinal directions, as well as being able to shoot intercardinal.
- Hammerspace: Kracko can seemingly store a whole load of items in his body, ranging from literal garbage to keychains to even cannons.
- Explosives Creation: Kracko, at least in the Extra mode for Kirby's Dream Land, is able to either create or store bombs in his being, shooting them out at Kirby.
- Beast Creation: Kracko is able to create and/or store a wide array of beings inside of him, spitting them out to attack Kirby. They include:
- Waddle Doos: By far the most common of Kracko's minions. Waddle Doos are a variant of Waddle Dees with a single eye that can shoot out an electrical energy whip to attack.
- Starmen: Starmen are star-shaped humanoids with access to the Hi-Jump ability, allowing them to glide horizontally. Kracko summons them in Kirby's Adventure.
- Flappers: Flappers are basic bat-like enemies that fly around, sometimes chasing down Kirby. Kracko summons them in Kirby's Pinball Land.
- Li'l Krackos: Miniature cloud monsters stated to be "Krackos-in-training". Kracko summons them starting from Kirby's Dream Land 2.
- Flamers: Flamers are small pink circular creatures with four bumps that emit jets of fire. They are summoned by Kracko in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror.
- Twisters: Twisters are golden top-like enemies that rapidly spin to create tornadoes. Kracko summons them in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror.
- Duplication: As shown in Kirby Star Allies, Kracko can split himself into two identical copies without sacrificing size. The two individuals, called "Twin Kracko", can work independently of each other as well as in sync.
- Nigh-Immortality: Truthfully, Kracko is a long-lived individual. Described as having been around since ancient times, Kracko can and will simply reform every time he's been bested. As long as the sky exists to hang over the heads of all that live, Kracko will never truly go down.
Weaknesses[]
- Parasol: While its use is niche, the Parasol ability prevents his rain attack from hurting Kirby.
- Zap: Again, while niche (only used against him in one game), the use of abilities with the "Zap" effect, Plasma and presumably Spark, can be used to turn his rain attacks against him, using the flow of water to carry the electrical current up to Kracko and damage him. This was only introduced in Kirby Star Allies.
- Blizzard: Still a very situational use against the same attack, but the Blizzard effect gained from the Ice ability can be used to freeze Kracko's rain to cause himself to freeze over for a period of time. This was also only introduced in Kirby Star Allies.
Descriptions[]
| “ | The fluffy body looks soft, but that big eye will shoot bolts that are anything but...! | „ |
| ~ Kracko's Cast description in Kirby's Epic Yarn. |
| “ | It seems Kracko has made Floralia part of its territory. It's being fed by a mysterious power source, so its attacks are stronger than ever before. | „ |
| ~ Kracko's normal Special Page description in Kirby: Triple Deluxe. |
| “ | Kirby has defeated Kracko countless times, but as long as the clouds still hang in the sky, Kracko will never give up the fight! | „ |
| ~ Kracko DX's Special Page description in Kirby: Triple Deluxe. |
| “ | This hologram was created by analyzing data of the cloud monster who is believed to have inhabited the sky of this planet since ancient times. It excels at electrical attacks charged by the atmosphere. | „ |
| ~ The Holo-Kracko's Special Page description in Kirby: Planet Robobot. |
| “ | In a battlefield full of Kirby fighters, here comes an imposing challenger! Watch out for his view-blocking attacks! Fight as a team to knock him out as quickly as you can! It's a Time-Attack Boss Battle! | „ |
| ~ Kracko's normal Special Page description in Kirby Fighters Deluxe. |
| “ | Even in the far-flung reaches of space, as long as there's a sky, Kirby's long-time nemesis Kracko can show up and cast a shadow across it. But out here, something about his energy feels... different. Stay on your guard, Star Allies! | „ |
| ~ Kracko's Special Page description in Kirby Star Allies. |
| “ | Two eyes glare in the gloom like an angry face in the sky—this isn't what Kracko's like back on Popstar! Twice as fluffy and twice as mean, Twin Kracko's combo attacks are brutal—but they're no match for the power of friendship! | „ |
| ~ Twin Kracko's Special Page description in Kirby Star Allies. |
| “ | All worlds—whether in another dimension or some far-flung galaxy—are bound to earth and sky. And where there is sky, there is Kracko! Made of the fallen tears and the scattered mists of his enemies, Kracko roars with a dark power. | „ |
| ~ Parallel Twin Kracko's Special Page description in Kirby Star Allies, alongside a slight mistranslation of their origins. |
| “ | How do you defeat that which is ethereal? Reborn from pure hate and the terrible power of a jet-black sky, Kracko lives again! Tasked with keeping the gate, Kracko is bigger, badder, and more dangerous than ever. Be warned... | „ |
| ~ Parallel Big Kracko's Special Page description in Kirby Star Allies, slightly mistranslating his role as a gatekeeper boss and his sense of pride. |
| “ | A well-known boss from the Kirby series. Kracko is a cloud with a big eye and numerous spikes. He threatens Kirby with a number of weapons, including beam and rain attacks. In Kirby Super Star, Kracko first appeared as Kracko Jr., continuing his onslaught on Kirby as he grows in size. | „ |
| ~ Kracko's trophy description in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. |
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Trivia[]
- Kracko is the third most recurring boss in the series behind King Dedede and Whispy Woods, appearing in every main installment with the exception of Kirby 64, Kirby's Return to Dreamland, and Kirby and the Forgotten Land.
- There are some implications that Kracko is not a single entity, but rather one of a species, due to multiple Krackos being shown onscreen in Kirby's Dream Course, the statement that Li'l Krackos are "Krackos-in-training", and the original Japanese descriptions for Twin Kracko seemingly hinting towards them being different than the one found at Popstar. While this page lists all his appearances as a single entity for the sake of brevity, and all of his Popstar-bound appearances are likely the same character, there's a chance that the following are separate entities from the original:
- The Kracko from Milky Way Wishes (Kirby Super Star). There, he's found on the planet Skyhigh, and gains a separate color palette in Kirby Super Star Ultra, suggesting he might be a different entity.
- The Kracko found at Mustard Mountain (Kirby & The Amazing Mirror). The Mirror World is a separate world from where Popstar resides. Seeing as how certain species like Waddle Dees are found in both dimensions, it's possible that the Krackos are a similar case.
- The Kracko from the Dream Kingdom (Team Kirby Clash series). The Team Kirby Clash series takes place in an alternate universe, and a separate Kracko (Venom Kracko) is introduced in Super Kirby Clash.
- The Kracko from Gabbel Moon (Kirby Star Allies). Aside from being found on a different planetary system than usual, the original Japanese descriptions for the Kracko found in Kirby Star Allies says that they were "raised" in a different environment and that Twin Kracko is "different from the Popstar natives".
- Parallel Kracko. Evidence pointing towards them being the same is already rather loose, and the original script calls it unusual for Parallel Kracko to start off in his Twin form, something only introduced by the aforementioned Gabbel Moon Kracko and not Popstar's own.
- In Kirby: Triple Deluxe, Kracko's boss description refers to him with genderless pronouns, despite all other descriptions from games released before and after referring to him as a male.
- The pause screen description for Kracko DX in Kirby: Triple Deluxe suggests that Kracko will always reform as long as clouds still hang in the sky.
- The pause screen description for Holo-Kracko during the Holo Defense API boss in Kirby: Planet Robobot implies Kracko has inhabited the sky of Popstar since ancient times.
- Kracko's main cloud body in Kirby Star Allies does not have a proper model, as it's generated in real time through the use of metaballs.
- Kracko is the only boss from Kirby & The Amazing Mirror who is not original to that game.
- Some fans, either jokingly or not, theorize that Kracko hit Zan Partizanne with lightning as she was climbing up a tall tower, due to his seeming omnipresence in the sky and the fact that his boss fight in Kirby Star Allies takes place on Gabbel Moon, which orbits Planet Towara, a planet made up nearly entirely of towers.
External Links[]
- Kracko on the Kirby Wiki
- Kracko on the Nintendo Wiki
- Kracko on Wikirby
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