"You are in the Mugger Monster house!"
Creepy Cronk is one of the main antagonists of The Hogan Halloween Specials. He, alongside Crazy Clown, worked to undermine Hulk Hogan and his friends in an effort to steal their jewels as part of his Mugger Monster orders.
He has since returned with his partner after being resurrected by the Shadow Swine, and the two have grown more powerful and nefarious.
Lore[]
A monster born somewhere in Nazi-occupied Halloween Land, Herr Kronnkenheimer was a Nazi soldier responsible for the death of about 10,000 Jewish prisoners of the Birkenau concentration camp during the period of World War II. He was greedy in nature and enjoyed the process of confiscating various articles of jewelry (such as earrings, watches, and even gold teeth) from camp inmates.
During the liberation of the Auschwitz district, Kronnkenheimer fled underground with another monster, camp Kommandant Boogenburg, to avoid war crime trials. They later joined the Mugger Monsters and formed their own unit, with whom they continued to steal jewelry to financially sustain themselves. It was here that Kronnkenheimer changed his identity to "Creepy Cronk" and Boogenburg changed his identity to "Lord Boogie Oogie Oogie".
Cronk stole jewels all throughout his adulthood and into his senior years. It was on the Halloween night of 2013 when he was given the order from the group leader Lord Boogie Oogie Oogie to steal jewels from Hulk Hogan and friends. In the heated conclusion of the Halloween Specials, Creepy Cronk was killed by Hulk Hogan with a direct rifle shot to the head, though he returned alongside Crazy Clown five years later in the events of Blood of the Guardians.
Powers/Abilities[]
Creepy Cronk relies on his manipulation and intellect instead of brute force, but he demonstrated considerable power in the many battles he had fought. The combined strength of Creepy Cronk and Crazy Clown was enough to overpower even Hoodie Hogan. In more recent appearances, Creepy Cronk has grown much more offensively inclined and powerful, though he still possesses his signature intellectual prowess.
Nose Thrust- A signature move of the Cronkite, Creepy Cronk swings his nose upwards in a weapon-like fashion. One nose thrust was enough to completely defeat Wolverine.
Enhanced Stealth- Creepy Cronk was an above-average Mugger Monster in terms of his ability to sneak. He possessed the necessary stealth to infiltrate Hogan's apartment and steal his jewels multiple times.
Cronkhammer- A technique in which Creepy Cronk reels backward and repeatedly crashes face first onto his target in a hammer-like fashion. The Cronkhammer appears to be an advancement of the Creepy Cronk, Go For The Pin technique he utilized in part 2 of the Halloween Specials.
Fucking Thing Across the Face- Creepy Cronk swings his skull-topped plate at full force into the enemy. It rendered Cena immediately unconscious in Blood of the Guardians.
Notable Episodes[]
Hogan Halloween Special Part 1: Willie's Weed- Creepy Cronk and Crazy Clown broke into the apartment to steal jewels. Initially, they planned to pillage the house and leave immediately, but an under-the-influence Willie Nelson interrupted their heist. Taking advantage of his marijuana-influenced state, the muggers exploit Willie into giving them even more jewels than they expected.
Hogan Halloween Special Part 2: A Friend is Lost- Cronk makes his return in the second part of the specials where he defeats Wolverine, John Cena, and later Hoodie Hogan. After castrating Willie Nelson and Darth Vader, he escapes alongside Crazy Clown and their newest recruit: Feen.
Hogan Halloween Special Part 3: New Enemies- After Hulk Hogan and his friends were defeated by Funky Frank and Freaky Fred, Creepy Cronk revealed the master plan of the Mugger Monsters.
Hogan Halloween Special Part 4: A Grim Situation- A victim of Hoodie Hogan's rampage, Creepy Cronk was beaten down. He later escaped off-screen during the battle between The Reaper and Hogan.
Hogan Halloween Special Part 5: Ground Zeroes- Cronk met with Whimsical Whiskers and The Wolfman to discuss their final plot against Hulk Hogan. They broke into the apartment and hid in the basement for the remainder of the month until Halloween.
Hogan Halloween Special Finale: Part 1- Using all the chaos as a distraction, Creepy Cronk steals all the household's jewels alongside Crazy Clown.
Hogan Halloween Special Finale: Part 2- With the muggers all defeated, Hulk Hogan shoots Creepy Cronk at point-blank range in the skull, ending the devious Cronkite's life.
Blood of the Guardians- Creepy Cronk and Crazy Clown are revived by the Shadow Swine, and the duo head to the Second Wing's apartment to interrogate Cena and steal jewels. Upon learning of Hulk Hogan's whereabouts, they brutally execute Cena and head for Hogan.
Hogan Halloween Horror series- Creepy Cronk and Crazy Clown partner with Madame Cronk and the New Mugger Monsters to once again wreak havoc upon Hulk Hogan in search of his jewels. The iconic duo would later share a common enemy with the Hulkster in the form of Claggity Krunk and Bag of Bones Bobby, who were sent to replace the two in their mugger operations.
Trivia[]
- Creepy Cronk is the most popular ShadowSwine54 character among the audience and was the most requested character to return during the period of his absence.
- Creepy Cronk was scheduled to return as soon as October 2018 in the first Hogan Halloween Horror, but his prop could not be located (as well as Crazy Clown). The duo was then scheduled to return for the next year's Halloween Horror in A Spiteful Siege, but they once again could not be found. They were finally located in summer of 2020, appearing to have been intentionally stored away by the initial owner of the props, possibly out of disagreement with the treatment of the props in the Hogan Halloween Special finale.
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