Donkey Kong Country 2 (SNES) - Final Boss and First Ending

Time to beat the scurvy lizard captain.

To get this ending, just complete the game normally.
This was played on Hard mode (no DK barrels).

Captain K-Rool here is a bit tricky. To hurt him, you must throw cannonballs back at him when he starts to vacuum you with his gun. Don't get too close or he'll smack one of your Kongs in an unavoidable attack. Once you successfully manage that, his gun will malfunction and shoot one ball you MUST jump over, or it'll hit you. Both the vacuum and the counter shot will get faster as the fight goes on. If you take too long to throw the cannonball at him, it'll crack and blow up and you'll need to wait for another opportunity.

He has 3 phases, each one with 3 distinct patterns to his moves. Once you beat a phase, you'll have the opportunity of getting back a Kong if you got hit (not in Hard mode, which is what I played). It's very doable with Diddy, but Dixie can make it so much easier.

Phase 1:

-Stage 1: he'll simply try to run over you. Just jump, pick up the ball that appears and throw at his gun.
-Stage 2: he'll shoot a spiky ball (don't touch it!) in the middle of the screen, and try to run you over twice. Jump over him and the ball, pick the ball once it loses its spikes.
-Stage 3: he'll shoot 2 spiky balls, and try to run you over thrice at increased speeds. Stay in the middle of the screen and jump over him. One of the balls will lose the spikes.

Phase 2:

-Stage 1: he'll shoot a barrage of horizontal moving balls at you at different heights. The low one must be jumped, the high one can be either jumped or ducked under. Jump on the barrel he shoots last to reveal the ball to attack him.
-Stage 2: he'll shoot bouncing balls at you. The short hop ones you need to jump over, the medium hop can be either jumped or passed under, and the high bounce one you need to pass under. Once the gauntlet is done, jump on the barrel he shoots to reveal the ball for you to use.
-Stage 3: he'll shoot balls with a wavy pattern to them. Just jump over them, being careful to not get hit by the sway of the ones you passed already. Jump on the barrel to reveal the ball.

Phase 3:

-Stage 1: First, he'll shoot 3 blue toxic clouds at you. If you get hit by those, you'll be frozen and unable to move momentarily. You can try to break free by pressing buttons. Then, K-Rool will try to run you over, first moving very slowly; then he'll turn transparent and move a bit faster, and then completely invisible (pay attention to dust on the ground to avoid him). Use the ball that appears to hit him.
-Stage 2: First he'll shoot 3 fast moving red toxic clouds in a bouncing motion at you. If you get hit by those, your Kongs will move very slowly momentarily. Then he'll shoot 3 average speed balls at you. Pick up the ball that appears to hit him.
-Stage 3: First he'll shoot 3 purple toxic clouds in a wavy pattern. These will invert your Left-Right movement. Next, he'll turn transparent and start vacuuming you, then disappear and appear randomly either to your immediate left or right. Stay still, and when he shows up, immediately run to the opposite direction. Pick up the ball that appears to finish him off.

Be careful because the final counter shot has a different timing and is much faster. And that's it!

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
1995, Rare / Nintendo
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