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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, and purple. Their name comes from "claptrap," a word meaning "nonsense," playing off the enemy's snapping bear trap-like jaws.

Klaptraps are common enemies in their debut appearance, ''Donkey Kong Country''. They behave similar to [[Gnawty|Gnawties]], by moving in a single direction. A notable difference with Klaptraps is that they repeatedly chomp while moving around. As such, frontal attacks do not work on Klaptraps, as they will just damage [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] if they attempt to beat them that way. Given their short size, the [[Kong]]s can easily avoid Klaptraps by jumping over them. [[Expresso the Ostrich|Expresso]] is unaffected by Klaptraps because it has long legs that Klaptraps move straight through.

Klaptraps have a purple variant who appear in [[Loopy Lights]] and also a [[bonus room|Bonus Area]] of [[Trick Track Trek]]. In the [[Game Boy Color]] version, these Klaptraps are changed to brown, and in the [[Game Boy Advance]] version, they are changed to red. These Klaptraps behave mostly the same as their light blue counterpart, except that they [[jump]] whenever the [[Kong]]s do, thus making them harder to avoid than normal ones. Some purple Klaptraps remain in one spot and do not move around.

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 similar to a guard dog, wearing collars and growling like one. This makes them somewhat resemble Krimps from ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'', which also have a similar, vicious expression, and have also been described as dog-like Kremlings, as well as wearing a dog collar.

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.

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 seen 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. The Klaptrap here is green.

In ''[[Donkey Konga]]'', light blue and pink Klaptraps appear as obstacles in the [[100M Vine Climb]] minigame. Unlike their previous appearances, pink Klaptraps act no different from the light blue Klaptraps. The Klaptraps walk on the vines and their connected bushes. If Donkey Kong hits a Klaptrap while climbing the vines, he falls down, though he respawns on the vines seconds later.

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', Klaptraps appear in Donkey Kong's stages, [[Kongo Falls|Kongo Jungle]] and [[Jungle Japes (stage)|Jungle Japes]]. They swim through the water rapids and jump out from it, attempting to damage fighters by biting them. Klaptraps can also fall into, occupy, and use the [[Barrel Cannon]] in Kongo Jungle. The Klaptraps on the Kongo Jungle stage are colored orange, while those on Jungle Japes are light blue.

Jungle Japes returns as a stage in both ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'', and Klaptraps reprise their roles in the stage.

 

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Klaptraps in brown replacing orange and light blue appear in both ''Melee''{{'}}s Kongo Jungle (now renamed Kongo Falls) and Jungle Japes respectively, both of which return from ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''. A Klaptrap also appears as the first and only [[Assist Trophy]] from the ''[[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong]]'' series, where it lunges and bites on to opponents. If they are hit, they make the same sound they did when they were defeated in ''Donkey Kong Country''. One additionally appears as an Advanced Attack [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]]. The latter must be unlocked by playing Classic mode with [[King K. Rool]] and reaching the goal of the bonus stage within 45 seconds.

==Game appearances==

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