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| | [[Image:Clapper.jpg|thumb|right|'''Clapper the Seal'''.]] |
| |image=[[File:Clapper.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
| | '''Clapper the Seal''' is a seal [[Animal Buddy]] found in the games ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''. |
| |full_name=Clapper the Seal<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' instruction booklet|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|page=24|date=1995}}</ref>
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| |species=Seal
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| |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
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| |latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Konga 2]]'' (cameo) ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
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| '''Clapper''', also written as '''Klapper''',<ref>{{cite|date=February 1997|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) issue 47|page=47|publisher=Catalyst Publishing}}</ref> is an [[Animal Friend]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''. Its name is derived from its tendency to clap its flippers together. Clapper has silver fur, large eyes, and a tan snout with a black nose and five whiskers on each side. | |
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| Clapper has the exact same role in both games. It appears throughout [[Lava Lagoon (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Lava Lagoon]], where it is used to cool the boiling water,<ref>{{cite|quote=Hop on him and he'll turn the hot lava into a nice cool bath.|author=Shinoda, Paul, and Kent Miller|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' Player's Guide|page=38|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> and its namesake level [[Clapper's Cavern (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Clapper's Cavern]], where it cools the water into [[ice]] so that the Kongs can avoid [[Snapjaw (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Snapjaw]].<ref>{{cite|timestamp=0:43|author=[[User:VideoGamePhenomHD|VideoGamePhenom]]|url=youtu.be/cEpqIQFSD4A?feature=shared&t=43|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (SNES) - K. Rool's Keep - Clapper's Cavern|date=June 10, 2020|publisher=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{cite|quote=Good job Clapper's on hand to turn the waters to Ice - for a short time.|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) Issue 39|page=27|date=December 1995|publisher=EMAP|author=McVittie, Andy, et al.}}</ref> Either way, Clapper claps its flippers together after being jumped on. The water is only cooled for a few seconds,<ref>{{cite|quote=Clapper can keep the water cool, but only for a few seconds.|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 79|date=December 1995|publisher=Nintendo of America|author=Tilden, Gail, et al.}}</ref> reverting afterward. The ''Donkey Kong Land 2'' equivalents of [[Lava Lagoon (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Lava Lagoon]] and [[Clapper's Cavern (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Clapper's Cavern]] feature Clapper in the same capacities, but the latter is just for crossing the frigid water, having no Snapjaws.
| | In both of the aforementioned games Clapper appears in only two level: "[[Lava Lagoon]]" and "[[Clapper's Cavern]]". In "Lava Lagoon" Clapper appears throughout the level to aid [[Diddy]] and [[Dixie Kong]] by using his breath to cool down the boiling hot water in the level; thus making it safe to swim in. |
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| Clapper does not physically appear in any other game, although there are the similar [[Seal]]s in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', and Clapper's artwork is in the Freestyle Zone of ''[[Donkey Konga 2]]''. | | In "Clapper's Cavern" Clapper once again uses his breath abilities to aid the Kongs. Here Clapper freezes the water in the level so the Kongs can walk on it, keeping them safe from the [[Snapjaw (fish)|Snapjaw]] piranha below the surface of the water. |
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| ==Profiles==
| | Aside from the various remakes of ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' Clapper has yet to appear again. |
| ===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
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| |Eng=Most seals can't change boiling hot water to room temperature or turn water to ice but Clapper can! Jump on him and he'll perform this valuable service for you.<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet|page=25|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1995}}</ref>
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| |Ger=Die meisten Seehunde sind nicht unbedingt in der Lage, kochendes Wasser in Raumtemperatur umzuwandeln oder Wasser zu Eis gefrieren zu lassen. Für Clapper kein Problem! Springe auf und er wird Dir seine tollen Fähigkeiten vorführen.<ref>{{cite|url=archive.org/details/donkey-kong-country-2-snes-spielanleitung/page/n11/mode/2up|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' Spielanleitung|date=1995|language=de|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|page=25}}</ref>}}
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| | ==Trivia== |
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| |EngA=Can cool down the boiling water by blowing on it. Cannot be mounted.
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| |EngE=Clapper can cool boiling water to normal temperature for a short period of time when he spits at it, but you can't ride him.
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| |FreE=Clapper peut refroidir l'eau bouillante un court instant en crachant dedans, mais vous ne pouvez pas le chevaucher.
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| |Ger=Clapper kann siedendes Wasser für kurze Zeit auf Normaltemperatur abkühlen, indem er darauf spuckt. Auf ihm reiten kannst du allerdings nicht.
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| |Ita=Non potrai salirle in groppa, ma può aiutarti abbassando la temperatura dell'acqua bollente con la sua saliva per un breve intervallo di tiempo.
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| |SpaE=Clapper puede escupir para enfriar el agua hirviendo durante un rato, pero no puedes montar sobre ella.
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| ===''Donkey Kong Land 2''===
| | *In ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' [[The Pirate Seal|a seal]] nearly identical to Clapper, but dressed as a pirate and capable of talking appears. |
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| |Eng=Jump on his back to temporarily freeze boiling water or turn lava pools into regular water, allowing you to swim across. You are unable to transform into Clapper the Seal.{{page needed}}}} | |
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| ==Gallery==
| | *It is unknown if there is just one Clapper that aids the Kongs throughtout "Lava Lagoon" and "Clapper's Cavern" or if there are multiple Clappers spread throughout the level helping the Kongs. |
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| Clapper DKC2 sprite.png|Sprite from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' | |
| ClappersCavernSNES1.png|Screenshot from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
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| Clapper DKL2 sprite.png|Sprite from ''Donkey Kong Land 2''
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| DKC2 GBA Clapper sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (Game Boy Advance)
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| </gallery>
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| ==Names in other languages==
| | [[Category: Donkey Kong Allies]] |
| {{foreign names
| | [[Category: Donkey Kong Characters]] |
| |Jpn=クラッパー
| | [[Category: Animal Buddies]] |
| |JpnR=Kurappā
| | [[Category: Underwater Creatures]] |
| |JpnM=Clapper
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| |Spa=Clapper
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| ==References==
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| [[Category:Pinnipeds]] | |
| [[Category:Ice creatures]] | |
| [[Category:Animal Friends]] | |
| [[Category:Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest characters]]
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