Croc 2 Kingdom of the Gobbos Characters Guide

Croc 2 Kingdom of the Gobbos characters include returning hero Croc, merchant Swap Meet Pete, the captive Inventor Gobbo, revived villain Baron Dante, four tribal Gobbo cultures, and regional Guardians across the mainland.

Who Are the Main Heroes and Traveling Allies?

Croc is the green crocodile protagonist who sets out for the mainland after a washed-up message in a bottle reveals his birth parents are looking for him. Raised as an orphan by King Gobbo and the Gobbo tribe on Gobbo Valley beach, Croc sets out across unknown waters to locate his family, defending the gentle creatures he encounters from hostile forces. In this adventure, Croc possesses enhanced mobility, utilizing a butt-stomp bounce to perform a triple jump for maximum vertical clearance.

Swap Meet Pete is an enterprising feline merchant who operates general store outposts inside every village on the mainland. Pete equips Croc with a Swap Meet loyalty card, allowing the hero to deposit collected crystals as store currency. In Pete's shops, players purchase colored jumping jellies (strawberry, lime, and orange flavor jumps, originally styled as Gummy Savers candy in select releases), extra Heart Pots to expand maximum life points, and remote-controlled Clockwork Gobbos. Pete also holds a mysterious Crystal Ball, which he uses to teleport Croc between regional hub villages once stage requirements are met.

The Inventor Gobbo is a skilled craftsman whose capture sets the sequel's overarching storyline in motion. While constructing an airplane in his workshop, the Inventor witnesses the Dantinis conducting an evil ritual to bring back their fallen master. Captured before he can escape, the Inventor remains a hostage until Croc breaks into the dark fortress. In the climactic confrontation, the Inventor works directly alongside Croc, placing magical crystals around the arena to open an interdimensional portal that seals the villain away before flying Croc home in his completed plane, as detailed in the recap of cutscenes.

King Gobbo is the benevolent ruler of the Gobbos who originally adopted Croc as an infant. He interprets the crocodile footprint on the washed-up letter and rallies his people to help Croc construct the transport needed to reach the mainland. Regional tribal leaders govern each local settlement, assisting Croc with hints and rewarding him for completing local favors.

What Gobbo Tribes Inhabit the Mainland Villages?

Gobbos are small, fluffy woodland creatures who inhabit four distinct cultural regions across the mainland, distinguished by unique themed clothing and communal tasks:

• Sailor Village Gobbos wear nautical outfits, populate the coastal grasslands, and face disruption along their docks from aquatic invaders.
• Cossack Village Gobbos sport warm winter garments in the frozen snowlands, organizing snowball contests and communal snowman assemblies.
• Caveman Village Gobbos inhabit prehistoric volcanic ruins, constructing primitive wooden carts and staging village go-kart events.
• Inca Village Gobbos reside among elevated stone temples and tiki architecture, managing mountain nurseries and protecting Gobbo babies.

In every settlement, village residents assign Croc specific requests, such as chasing down stolen sandwich lunches, putting out forest blazes with water buckets, or pushing runaway mine blocks. Completing all local objectives in a village opens access to special trophy chambers containing jigsaw pieces that shape the ending.

Who Are the Villains and Boss Guardians?

Baron Dante is the primary antagonist of the adventure, resurrected from defeat by a dark ritual performed by his loyal Dantini followers. Seeking retribution against the small crocodile who toppled his past empire, Dante dispatches minions to occupy peaceful settlements and abducts the Inventor Gobbo. During his showdown, Dante summons heavy wind gusts, dispatches aerial shockwaves, and sends snatchers to abduct allies.

Dantinis are the mischievous demon foot soldiers serving Dante's army. While they appeared in smaller statures during past conflicts, the mainland Dantinis are noticeably larger, brandishing clubs, throwing fireballs, and operating industrial machinery. Specialized Dantinis dress up to match local environments, including pirate crews aboard wooden flagships and racing rivals at Gold Rock.

Guardians are powerful regional boss monsters stationed across each hub settlement to enforce Dante's rule:

• Soveena the Squid is an aquatic menace attacking the Sailor Village jetty out of an unyielding craving for ginger soda. Croc defeats her by carrying TNT barrels across floating platforms and hurling them directly into her face.
• Cannon Boat Keith is a pirate captain fitted with a wooden peg leg who commands an armada of skeleton crewmates and bombardments along Sailor Village's waterways.
• Flavio the Thermal Fish is a magma-dwelling leviathan attempting to melt the ice of Cossack Village by spitting boiling water. Croc cools him down by dropping heavy ice blocks from an overhead balloon.
• Lava Lamp Larry is a molten creature residing within a closed Cossack shop, fought by timing ice cube throws to suppress his fiery attacks.
• Venus Fly-On Trap is a monstrous predatory plant encountered in Caveman Village, dismantled by rolling heavy stones down ramps into its open maw.
• The Village Masher is an armored prehistoric brute attacking Gobbo homes, defeated using targeted water bucket tosses.
• Goo Manchu is a sorcerer residing atop a towering fortress in Inca Village, requiring careful platforming above toxic sludge puddles.
• Roger Red Ant is an explosive-obsessed saboteur who ties Gobbos to dynamite crates, challenging Croc to race burning fuses before timer switches detonate.

Character Role and Encounter Summary

Players looking to explore how these cast members were designed can inspect digital museum records documented in the croc2pedia. According to production archives detailed on the official Steam store page, several proposed characters were cut during development, including an early medieval executioner named Vlad and a western cowboy Dantini posse originally planned for scrapped expansion villages.

Sources: Croc 2 Kingdom of the Gobbos: official Steam data

Sources: Croc 2 Kingdom of the Gobbos: official Steam data

Where does this guide's official Croc 2 Kingdom of the Gobbos information come from?

Official details in this guide follow Croc 2 Kingdom of the Gobbos on Steam, which describes the game in its own words.

Croc's back, and this time he's searching for his long-lost parents. Revived by the Dantinis, arch enemy Baron Dante vows revenge. Explore four mainland villages, rescue Gobbos, and battle new Guardians. Race cars and speedboats, ride minecarts, and take to the skies in the remastered 1999 classic.

Croc 2 Kingdom of the Gobbos on Steam