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'''Klingers''' are [[Kremling]]s with the capability of climbing ropes and chains. Klingers are orange-skinned, yellow-bellied Kremlings with a long, scaly tail. They wear a green, white-spotted head bandana and a matching loincloth around the waist. Klingers (aside from [[Klobber]]s) are among the few Kremlings to have ears, in which they have a hoop earring for each one. Klingers have clawed toes but their fingers do not. Their artwork also depicts them having a large dagger in their mouth, though it does not appear in-game. Klingers do not have an instinctive climbing ability, but were instead trained specifically to achieve this ability.<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' Nintendo Player's Guide, page 13.</ref> Klingers first appear in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''.

In ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', Klingers first appear in [[Mainbrace Mayhem (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Mainbrace Mayhem]]. They repeatedly climb up a rope or another object, such as a chain, before sliding down, usually making it harder for [[Diddy Kong]] and [[Dixie Kong]] to get across the ropes. A Klinger can be defeated from having an object thrown at it, such as a [[barrel]], [[Cannonball|kannonball]], or a [[crate]], or from a [[team up]] throw. The affected Klinger falls off the rope when defeated. Like most other enemies, if Diddy or Dixie touch a Klinger, the player loses that [[Kong]]. In [[Krockhead Klamber (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Krockhead Klamber]], the Klingers are climbing on cattails. Later on, Klingers noticeably appear as in [[Chain Link Chamber (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Chain Link Chamber]] as the main enemies encountered. In the ending credits, Klingers are classified under "[[Kremling Kuthroats]]" along with the other Kremlings.

In ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'', Klingers also first appear in the game's counterpart of the level [[Mainbrace Mayhem (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Mainbrace Mayhem]]. Diddy or Dixie can now defeat a Klinger by moving horizontally into it if they are on intersecting ropes. In the end credits, Klingers, along with the other enemies and bosses, are instead classified as "The Baddies."

In ''[[Donkey Konga 2]]'', Klinger's artwork is among the graphics that can display onscreen in Freestyle Zone as the player hits the [[Nintendo GameCube#DK Bongos|DK Bongos]].

 

Klinger2.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' artwork

Klinger DKC2.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' sprite

Klinger DKL2 sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Land 2'' sprite

Klinger DKC2 GBA sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (GBA) sprite

Klinger DKa2.png|''Donkey Konga 2'' (Freestyle Zone) sprite