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'''Klaptraps'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country'' cast roll</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong 64'' instruction booklet, page 4.</ref> (also spelled '''Klap Traps'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country'' "Kredits" roll</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Country'' instruction booklet, page 28.</ref><ref>''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]]</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Country'' cast roll (Game Boy Advance version)</ref> or '''Klap-Traps'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country'' Player's Guide, page 13.</ref>) are small [[Kremling]]s that first appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. Klaptraps are usually light blue (with bright yellow stripes on their back), but they can also come in a variety of colors, such as red, green, or purple. Their name comes from "claptrap," a word meaning "nonsense," playing off the enemy's snapping bear trap-like jaws. | '''Klaptraps'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country'' cast roll</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong 64'' instruction booklet, page 4.</ref> (also spelled '''Klap Traps'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country'' "Kredits" roll</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Country'' instruction booklet, page 28.</ref><ref>''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]]</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Country'' cast roll (Game Boy Advance version)</ref> or '''Klap-Traps'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country'' Player's Guide, page 13.</ref>) are small [[Kremling]]s that first appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. Klaptraps are usually light blue (with bright yellow stripes on their back), but they can also come in a variety of colors, such as red, green, or purple. Their name comes from "claptrap," a word meaning "nonsense," playing off the enemy's snapping bear trap-like jaws. | ||
Klaptraps resemble real world {{wp|crocodile}}s more closely than most Kremlings, as they are quadrupedal and have large pair of jaws, hence their name. [[Klampon]]s and [[Krimp]]s from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' respectively are similar in that regard. | Klaptraps resemble real world {{wp|crocodile}}s more closely than most Kremlings, as they are quadrupedal and have large pair of jaws, hence their name. They are less anthropomorphic than other Kremlings and act like pets to the [[Kremling Krew]]. [[Klampon]]s and [[Krimp]]s from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' respectively are similar in that regard. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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====''Donkey Kong 64''==== | ====''Donkey Kong 64''==== | ||
[[File:Klaptrap64.jpg|thumb|150px|Klaptraps were entirely redesigned in ''Donkey Kong 64'']] | [[File:Klaptrap64.jpg|thumb|150px|Klaptraps were entirely redesigned in ''Donkey Kong 64'']] | ||
Klaptraps reappear as enemies in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', where they are green rather than light blue. Their expression is more vicious rather than neutral | Klaptraps reappear as enemies in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', where they are green rather than light blue. Their expression is more vicious rather than neutral and their behavior is comparable to a guard dog; wearing dog-collars and growling. | ||
Unlike their previous appearances, Klaptraps do not repeatedly chomp their jaws. Instead, when it sees the active Kong, it growls in a dog-like manner and chomps at them. Klaptraps can be defeated in one hit (including frontal attacks, which are ineffective in previous games); however, their set of dentures still remain and continually clamp after the Kongs. The dentures eventually break by either crashing into a wall or falling into water. If the Kongs use an [[Orange]] or their musical instrument move to defeat a Klaptrap, its teeth do not chase after it. | Unlike their previous appearances, Klaptraps do not repeatedly chomp their jaws. Instead, when it sees the active Kong, it growls in a dog-like manner and chomps at them. Klaptraps can be defeated in one hit (including frontal attacks, which are ineffective in previous games); however, their set of dentures still remain and continually clamp after the Kongs. The dentures eventually break by either crashing into a wall or falling into water. If the Kongs use an [[Orange]] or their musical instrument move to defeat a Klaptrap, its teeth do not chase after it. | ||
The game also features purple Klaptraps that are immune to every direct attack method that the Kongs have. They are even completely immune to the Kongs' [[Super Slam|shockwave attack]]; using it will just hurt the Kongs, while the purple Klaptrap is unaffected. They can only be defeated with an Orange or a musical instrument, and drop three Oranges upon defeat. There are also red Klaptraps, which only appear in two cutscenes. In one of them, the "[[Creepy Castle|Castle Intro]]", a giant red Klaptrap was sent out by K. Rool to execute a [[Kasplat]]. | The game also features purple Klaptraps that are immune to every direct attack method that the Kongs have. They are even completely immune to the Kongs' [[Super Slam|shockwave attack]]; using it will just hurt the Kongs, while the purple Klaptrap is unaffected. They can only be defeated with an Orange or a musical instrument, and drop three Oranges upon defeat. There are also red Klaptraps, which only appear in two cutscenes. In one of them, the "[[Creepy Castle|Castle Intro]]", a giant red Klaptrap was sent out by K. Rool to execute a rebellious [[Kasplat]]. | ||
A Klaptrap makes its first playable appearance during the [[minigame]] [[Beaver Bother]], where its goal is to herd a number of Gnawties down a hole within a barrel. | In several cutscenes, a Klaptrap is sitting on [[King K. Rool]]'s lap and being stroked by its master, likely a reference to ''{{wp|James Bond}}'' villain {{wp|Ernst Stavro Blofeld|Blofeld}. K. Rool's pet klaptrap is last been startled by K. Rool when he's awoken by the alarm, revealing the Kongs have entered [[Hideout Helm]]. | ||
A Klaptrap makes its first playable appearance during the [[minigame]] [[Beaver Bother]], where its goal is to herd a number of Gnawties down a hole within a barrel by snarling at them. | |||
===''Diddy Kong Pilot'' (2003)=== | ===''Diddy Kong Pilot'' (2003)=== | ||