Icewater Depths

Icewater Depths is the secret level of Shivering Snowlands, accessible from the secret exit of Chilling Prairie. The level takes place under the ice-cold waters with the surfaces being blocked by large icebergs. The main mission features saving a whale trapped under the icebergs, finding switches to melt them and free the whale from its misery. It also reveals a secret path to a deeper part of the level, against an icy beast.

Level Info:
Difficulty: Normal

Missions: Main Mission, Boss Battle

Bosses: Icy Bake-Kujira

Secret Exits: N/A

Trivia:

 * The music used in this stage is Amiss Abyss from Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.

Lore:
The icy waters surrounding the islands of the Shiverfrost Archipelago, this region boasts an abundance of sea life adapted to the frigid sea temperatures. This is where the peoples of Shivering Snowlands get most of their protein intake, by fishing.

However, the recent outbursts caused by the Everwinter had created a lot of icebergs with immense size, preventing boats to be sailed, and reducing the fishing services to small amounts. But not only for the people, the inhabitants of the frigid waters have been trapped under the icebergs: Seals, and even whales have succumbed to this unfortunate consequences. Most of the trapped creatures have perished due to starvation, leaving their skeletons beneath the depths. One of the cases might have been awakened with the use of a certain Star Prism...