K-Trons are robot warriors of Erwin. They appear in Pac-Man World 3 in two variants: the yellow, normal K-Tron (which, depending on the level, can or cannot shoot lasers) and the red K-Tron, which has a bubble-shield that can be destroyed by a 3 Butt-Bounce combo. When a K-Tron is killed, it will explode into small pieces.
A red K-Tron
Function[]
The K-Trons' main function is to serve as elite warriors for Erwin's army. They have tough armor and can fly. The more advanced ones, which are always red, have energy shields. When their armor becomes weakened their eye turns from red to green & back to red.
Technological Guide[]
The K-Trons have an advanced almost brain like function. They balance on one all-terrain wheel and their energy shield and laser are plasma based (there's no other way to make a laser). The fact they can fly is weird because no flying mechanism is seen on them. When not shooting lasers they wack the enemy with a hammer like arm. They have three ways of doing this. One is flailing their arms around when they charge at their targets. Another is a single, charged up punch. And the last is spinning their arms around when they stand close enough. They appear to have one eye which they use to see. It is green when they don't detect any sign of intruders or when they are damaged, and it turns red when finding an intruder.
Name[]
No one knows what the "K" in "K-Tron" stands for. It may be from "Killer" or possibly the "K" may have something to do with Erwin hating kittens.
Appearances[]
Trivia[]
- Pac-Man shows he knows their name despite it never being mentioned by characters or in previous games.
- The Gyrotron is another robot with a similar name but less advanced.
- They are smaller than Pac-Man and Clyde in the battle with Erwin's army.
- K-Trons can probably talk. If Pac-Man punches, rev-rolls, or butt-bounces on them, they make a moaning sound which is presumed to sound like they are saying "Ow!" or "Yow!"