Cragalanche

Cragalanche

剛力のロッカ

Rocca of Herculean Strength

First Appearance: Kid Icarus: Uprising (2012) Latest Appearance: Kid Icarus: Uprising (2012) Title(s): Gender: Male Race: Rock Homeland: Overworld Affiliated Faction: Other Allies: Status: Voiced By: N/A

Cragalanche, known in Japan as Rocca of Herculean Strength (超人強度のロッカ, Chōjin kyōdo no rokka), is a new character introduced in Kid Icarus: Uprising. He is the first major minion of Viridi that is battled at the end of Chapter 11: Viridi, Goddess of Nature. Being a rock given a soul, Cragalanche can't talk. Despite his heavy weight and size, this powerful rock creature is actually able to move rather quickly and has a variety of attacks that he can use. However, he has a major Achilles' heel in the form of a weak, crystalline structure embedded in his back, which inflicts more damage to Cragalanche if shot at. Nevertheless, the creature can still take a lot of punishment before going down.

Characteristics

Appearance

Cragalanche is a creature made of purely rock. He has a pair of glowing red eye and a large mouth that doesn't seem to open since it cannot talk. He also has a pair of stubby legs that allow the being to slide across the battlefield. Cragalanche's main weapons are its massive fist-like arms which can also be stretched to reach its foes. Beneath this rocky entity appears to be molten, as the artwork depicts Cragalanche with magma-like cracks forming on the bottom.

Personality

Due to it being a rock, Cragalanche doesn't have much of a personality. However, he is considered to be the "strong, silent type" according to Viridi.

Abilities

As his title implies, Cragalanche's main power lies in its immense strength. With his massive strength, Cragalanche can create massive shockwaves by slamming the ground. Cragalanche also holds power over earth, able to manipulate various rocks, even the ones that make up his body, such as enlarging his right hand for a massive punch or turning his left hand into a whip. Cragalanche also seems capable of manipulating magma to a degree, able to toss balls of molten magma as a ranged attack. Despite his massive size, Cragalanche is incredibly swift capable of leaping high into the air and tunneling beneath the ground at tremendous speeds.

In Kid Icarus: Uprising

Concept art of Cragalanche.

Cragalanche is a boss appearing in the end of the aerial battle in Viridi, Goddess of Nature, where Viridi summons it to fight Pit later on. Cragalanche's rough landing causes the angel to be knocked out of the air, forcing him to begin trekking the Reset Bomb Forest by foot. Pit eventually encounters the rocky monster and defeats him by attacking his glowing rear.

He also appears in Chapter 24: The Three Trials, although the Cragalanche fought here is an exact copy of one of Dyntos's creations. He regains the same abilities and weak-spots as before.

Idol Description

A commanding officer in the Forces of Nature. Once a mere boulder with a soul, Cragalanche spent years developing a will of his own. Fiercely loyal to Viridi, he strikes at the front lines of battle like a meteor.

Trivia

• Cragalanche might be loosely based on a Golem, a monster said to be made out of inanimate matter (rock or stone, in this case) from Jewish folklore.
• Cragalanche's name is a portmanteau of the words "crag" and "avalanche", due to the fact it is a being made of rugged rock and hits like the force of an avalanche.