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| |image=[[File:Clapper.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' | | |title=Clapper the Seal |
| |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> | | |image=[[File:Clapper.jpg|200px]]<br>'''Clapper the Seal''' |
| | |full_name=Clapper the Seal |
| | |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]]) |
| |species=Seal | | |species=Seal |
| |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]]) | | |latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance]] remake) ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]]) |
| |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]]''. His name is derived from his tendency to clap his flippers together. Clapper has silver fur, large eyes, and a tan snout with a black nose and five whiskers on each side. | | {{LLQuote|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.|Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Manual, Page 25}} |
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| | '''Clapper the Seal''' is an [[Animal Friend]] in the [[Donkey Kong (series)|''Donkey Kong'' series]] who first appeared in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. |
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| Clapper has the exact same role in both games. He appears throughout [[Lava Lagoon (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Lava Lagoon]], where he 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 his namesake level [[Clapper's Cavern (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Clapper's Cavern]], where he 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 his 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.
| | ==History== |
| | ===''Donkey Kong'' series=== |
| | ====''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''/''Donkey Kong Land 2''==== |
| | In ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'', Clapper can cool down or freeze water with his breath if the Kongs jump on him; this allows the Kongs to swim past boiling parts of water or to walk on top of the ice. |
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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]]''. | | '''Levels''': Clapper appears in both versions unless otherwise noted. |
| | *[[Lava Lagoon]] |
| | *[[Clapper's Cavern]] |
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| ==Profiles== | | ====''Donkey Kong 64''==== |
| ===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''=== | | '''Seal'''<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20000229153125/http://www.nintendo.com/n64/donkeykong64/gg.html</ref>, a nearly identical seal to Clapper, appears in the fourth world of ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''. He is dressed like a pirate and able to communicate with the [[Kong]]s (unlike Clapper). |
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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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| |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.
| | ==Physical appearance== |
| |FreE=Clapper peut refroidir l'eau bouillante un court instant en crachant dedans, mais vous ne pouvez pas le chevaucher.
| | Clapper has silver fur that covers his body, flippers, and tail. He has a snout with a round, black nose on the top of it. On each side of the snout, five whiskers grow, giving him ten in total. Clapper has large white eyes with small black pupils. Like any other seal, he has two curved flippers attached to his center body. His tail is similar to that of a dolphin, which is curved. |
| |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''=== | | ==Official profile and statistics== |
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| | ===''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''=== |
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| | '''Instruction Booklet''': |
| |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}}}}
| | * "''Most seals can't bring boiling water down to room temperature or turn water to ice, but Clapper can! Bounce on his back, and he'll be happy to demonstrate.''" |
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
| <gallery> | | <gallery> |
| Clapper DKC2 sprite.png|Sprite from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' | | File:ClapperCavern65 65 65.jpg|A screenshot of Clapper. |
| ClappersCavernSNES1.png|Screenshot from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
| | File:Clappersprite65.png|Clapper's game sprite in ''Donkey Kong Country 2'' |
| Clapper DKL2 sprite.png|Sprite from ''Donkey Kong Land 2'' | | File:Clapper the Seal DKL2.PNG|Clapper's game sprite in ''Donkey Kong Land 2''. |
| DKC2 GBA Clapper sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (Game Boy Advance)
| | File:DK64 Seal.png|Seal, from ''Donkey Kong 64''. |
| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
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| ==Names in other languages== | | ==Trivia== |
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| | *Clapper got his name from the fact that seals constantly clap when they laugh. |
| |Jpn=クラッパー
| | *Clapper is one of few of the Animal Friends that tends to appear several times in a level. |
| |JpnR=Kurappā
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| |JpnM=Clapper
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| |Spa=Clapper
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
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| {{DKC2}} | | {{DKC2}} |
| {{DKL2}} | | {{DKL2}} |
| [[Category:Pinnipeds]] | | {{DK64}} |
| [[Category:Ice creatures]] | | [[Category:Donkey Kong Allies]] |
| [[Category:Animal Friends]] | | [[Category:Donkey Kong Characters]] |
| [[Category:Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest characters]] | | [[Category:Animal Buddies]] |
| [[Category:Donkey Kong Land 2 characters]] | | [[Category:Underwater Creatures]] |
| [[de:Clapper]] | | [[Category:Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]] |
| | [[Category:Donkey Kong Land 2]] |
| | [[Category:Mammals]] |
| | [[Category:Ice Creatures]] |
