See, this, I think, is what I love about Kronk. On the shallowest surface level, he fills the “low IQ sidekick” role. But ONLY on the shallowest surface level.
I’d have to watch the movie again to go into any detail, but Kronk is actually the smartest damn person IN this movie. There’s nothing he doesn’t know, he’s got all this specialized knowledge, dude is probably horrifically well read. He’s NOT stupid, he’s just eager to please and doesn’t have a proper “No” threshhold.
In the second gif, he’s like – “No, wait, I’m not who you think I am.”
Then in the fourth, he’s like – “Oh my God, the cook is gone and she’s got all these orders. If somebody doesn’t cook that up people are going to get upset! They’ll take it out on this poor woman who’s been on her feet all day and doesn’t deserve their wrath! And…oh my God…PEOPLE WILL BE HUNGRY!”
Then in the sixth gif he’s like – “NOT ON KRONK’S WATCH!”
He’s doing the right thing and he knows it. No judgement, no condescension, just always a moment to register the task at hand, determine the most logical course of action to completing it, and then it’s GO GO GO.
His only problem is that he never stops to ask himself whether this is actually his problem to solve, or whether people are taking advantage of him, and I love him for it.
Griffin: -so I have, like, an excuse to do this every week?
Justin: Why don’t we-
Travis: Is this something we can do over the internet?
Justin: Let’s just turn this dumb show into a weekly DnD session! *laughs* We don’t need to do advice anymore! *whispers* Let’s fucking go on a quest!
Travis: We can do DnD advice.
Griffin: Yeah.
Justin: That’s what our advice…we’ll roll for initiative…Hey, we should do that as…a, as a bonus episode. Instead of our current plan. Just play DnD together! *mutters* Make people listen to it.
Griffin: I mean, I got all the stuff, if we need it.
Justin: Eh, this is getting too close to reality.
Griffin: *laughs* I want it to be on reality! I want it to be on and in it.
Travis: Well…well, let’s think about it, and let’s not do anything too hasty. I don’t want to rush into it. And then later have to fake my own death.