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'''Klaptraps'''<ref>{{cite|author=Cast roll|title=''Donkey Kong Country''|publisher=Nintendo|date=1994|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=1999|title=''Donkey Kong 64'' instruction booklet|page=4|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> (also spelled '''Klap Traps'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country'' "Kredits" roll</ref><ref name=KlaptrapDKC1Manual>{{cite|date=1994|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' instruction booklet|page=28}}</ref><ref>''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]]</ref><ref>{{a|DKC}} cast roll ({{a|GBA}} version)</ref> or '''Klap-Traps'''<ref>{{cite|date=1994|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|title={{a|DKC}} Player's Guide|page=13}}</ref>) are [[List of enemies|enemies]] introduced in {{a|DKC|l}}. They are small [[Kremling]]s that resemble {{iw|wikipedia|crocodile}}s more closely than most Kremlings, being quadrupedal and having large pairs of jaws, hence their name. 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. They are less anthropomorphic than other Kremlings and act like pets to the [[Kremling Krew]]. Their name comes from "claptrap," a word meaning "nonsense," playing off the enemy's snapping bear trap-like jaws. [[Klampon]]s and [[Krimp]]s from {{a|DKC2DKQ|l}} and {{a|DKC3DKDT|l}} are similar in that regard, respectively.

==History==

===''Donkey Kong Country''===

[[File:Klaptrap.png|thumb|left|Artwork from {{a|DKC}}, showing a Klaptrap's original design]]

Klaptraps appear commonly in {{a|DKC}}. They move left or right continuously while snapping their jaws, which plays a digitized sample of one of the game artists clattering his teeth together, something that had startled other team members.<ref>{{cite|author=Shesez|date=November 21, 2019|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwWHzilbQ34&t=2989s|timestamp=49:49|title=The Donkey Kong Country 25th Anniversary Interview Documentary|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=August 8, 2023}}</ref> Klaptraps are unaffected by a [[Roll Attack]] from the front, and this even damages the player character in the process.<ref>{{cite|quote=Klaptrap's teeth are too big to use the roll attack! You need to jump on him!|author=[[Cranky Kong]]|date=1994|title={{a|DKC}}|location=[[Cranky's Cabin]]|publisher=Nintendo|language=en}}</ref> Since Klaptraps are short, [[Expresso]] can use its long legs to move straight through them. Klaptraps have a purple variant unique to [[Loopy Lights]] that [[jump]] in sync with the [[Kong]]s, with some moving and others staying put. The jumping type was recolored brown in the {{id|DKC|GBC|first remake}}, then to red in the {{id|DKC|GBA|second remake}}. Furthermore, the latter remake has a [[photograph]] of Klap Trap that can be obtained by [[Hand Slap]]ping one.<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/SD0yEKf1bM8?feature=shared&t=1992|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' <nowiki>[GBA] 101% Longplay Walkthrough Playthrough Full Movie Game [4K60ᶠᵖˢ UHD🔴]</nowiki>|date=May 15, 2022|timestamp=33:12|author=Kawaii Games|publisher=YouTube|language=en|accessdate=December 26, 2024}}</ref>

===''Donkey Kong Country'' television series===

Klap Traps are ammunition for the [[Klap-Blaster]] weapon in the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' animated series. They are bipedal and capable of speech, unlike their counterparts in ''Donkey Kong Country''. A Klap Trap often makes a sarcastic comment about its job or what it had just eaten. The show also features a singular [[Jr. Klap Trap|Klap Trap character]] larger than his brethren.

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===''Donkey Kong 64''===

[[File:Klaptrap64.jpg|thumb|150px|left||Klaptraps were completely redesigned in ''Donkey Kong 64'']]

There is a Klaptrap who sits on [[King K. Rool]]'s lap in several cutscenes, being petted by its master, likely referencing ''{{iw|wikipedia|James Bond}}'' villain {{iw|wikipedia|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]]. There is another specific Klaptrap, and it is playable in the [[minigame]] [[Beaver Bother!]], where it has to guide a number of Gnawties down a hole within a barrel by snarling at them.

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===''Donkey Konga''===

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