Click-Clack
| Click-Clack | |||
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 Artwork of a Click-Clack from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest | |||
| First appearance | Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995) | ||
| Latest appearance | DK: Jungle Climber (2007) | ||
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- “If you flip this beetle on its back, you can carry it around and use it as a weapon.”
- —Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest instruction booklet, page 28
Click-Clacks, also formatted Klick-Klack,[1][2] are blue beetle enemies first appearing in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. Though Click-Clacks went on to appear in some other Donkey Kong platforming games, the sequel, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble, features yellow Knik-Knaks, which act as their replacement in the game in that two jumps also defeat them, the first of which flips them over.
History[edit]
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest[edit]
In Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, Click-Clacks are common enemies that appear in several levels in every world (except The Flying Krock and the Lost World). Like most enemies, Click-Clacks move around in a set pattern. They are shown to have some durability, because Diddy and Dixie Kong can defeat a Click-Clack by jumping on it twice. From the first jump, the Click-Clack falls onto its back. It is defenseless while in this state, and the Kongs can jump on it again to defeat it. The Kongs can pick up a Click-Clack while it is on its back, and can also defeat it by throwing it at another enemy. Click-Clacks can instantly be defeated from either Diddy's Cartwheel Attack or Dixie's Helicopter Spin, by throwing a projectile, such as a barrel or kannonball at them, or if Diddy or Dixie pick it up and throw it at another enemy.
- Level appearances
- Mainbrace Mayhem
- Topsail Trouble
- Lava Lagoon
- Red-Hot Ride
- Barrel Bayou
- Slime Climb
- Bramble Blast
- Hornet Hole
- Bramble Scramble
- Mudhole Marsh
- Gusty Glade
- Parrot Chute Panic
- Windy Well
- Clapper's Cavern
Donkey Kong Land 2[edit]
Click-Clacks make their second appearance in Donkey Kong Land 2. Here, Click-Clacks behave almost identically to their first appearance aside from one minor difference: if either Diddy or Dixie jump on a Click-Clack, the player can move them as they bounce back in midair. Click-Clacks appear in fewer levels than in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. In the end credits, Click-Clacks are classified with "The Baddies," and the Japanese version shows their Japanese name, Beetle, in English instead of katakana.
- Level appearances
- Mainbrace Mayhem
- Topsail Trouble
- Slime Climb
- Bramble Blast
- Bramble Scramble
- Mudhole Marsh
- Gusty Glade
DK: King of Swing / DK: Jungle Climber[edit]
Click-Clacks make a reappearance in DK: King of Swing and its sequel DK: Jungle Climber, where they patrol around Peg Boards. If attacked from the front, Click-Clack damages Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong.
Super Mario-Kun[edit]
A Click-Clack (under its Japanese name, which is just Beetle) makes a brief cameo in Volume 14 of Super Mario-Kun. The last part of the book has a series of comics based on Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, including a 'find the differences' activity between several enemies, including Click-Clack.
Gallery[edit]
Artwork[edit]
Frontal artwork
Poster featuring Diddy, Dixie and a Klampon in a castle, with a Click-Clack on the left
Promotional artwork featuring Diddy, Dixie, and Fulgore from Killer Instinct. A Click-Clack appears to the bottom-right.
Sprites[edit]
Donkey Kong Country 2 (GBA)
Screenshots[edit]
A Click-Clack in the Cast of Characters in Donkey Kong Country 2
A Click-Clack (referred to as Beetle) in Donkey Kong Land 2's end credits in the Japanese version
Trivia[edit]
- Click-Clacks may be derived from an unused "nasty beetle" enemy named "Veedub" (a play on "VW," as in the Volkswagen Beetle) planned to appear in the original Donkey Kong Country.[3]
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ビートル Bītoru |
Beetle |
| Spanish | Click-Clack | - |
References[edit]
- ^ Nintendo Magazine System (Australia) issue 46, page 47.
- ^ Nintendo Magazine System (Australia) issue 36, page 21.
- ^ Early DKC general naming sheet
| DK: Jungle Climber | ||
|---|---|---|
| Characters | Playable | Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Dixie Kong • Funky Kong |
| Non-playable | Candy Kong • Cranky Kong • Wrinkly Kong • Xananab | |
| Enemies and obstacles | Bramble • Click-Clack • Flipflap • Flitter • Ghost • Klobber • Kritter • Lockjaw • Mini-Necky • Neek • Puftup • Shuri • Spike • Zinger | |
| Bosses | Banana Ship • Junklomp • Mega Amp • Draglinger • King K. Rool | |
| Items | Banana • Banana Bunch • Banana Coin • Crystal Banana • Crystal Star • DK Coin • Gem • Hammer • KONG Panels • Oil barrel • Torch • Wings | |
| Objects | Booster Barrel • Cannon Barrel • DK Barrel • Giant flower • Handle Peg • Iron Barrel • Jack Peg • Mine • Peg • Peg Board • Question Barrel • Rock • Spike • Spirowarp • Spinner Barrel • Spinning Peg • Switch Peg • TNT Barrel | |
| Worlds | Sun Sun Island • Lost Island • Ghost Island • Chill 'n' Char Island • High-High Island • Wormhole • Extra Stages | |
| Minigames | Rolling Panic • Banana Grab • Speed Climb • Throw 'n' Crush • Orange Picker • Booster Battle • Banana Bonanza | |
