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| |image=[[File:klinger.png|230px]]<br>Artwork of a Klinger from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' | | |image=[[File:klinger.jpg|230px]]<br>A '''Klinger''' climbing a rope. |
| |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]]) | | |species_origin=[[Kremling]] |
| |latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Konga 2]]'' (cameo) ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]]) | | |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]]) |
| |variant_of=[[Kremling]]
| | |latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Konga 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]]) |
| |derived_subjects=[[Klasp]]
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| '''Klingers''' are [[List of enemies|enemies]] introduced in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. They are [[Kremling]]s that can climb up and down [[rope]]s 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>{{cite|author=Miller, Kent, and Paul Shinoda|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' Nintendo Player's Guide|page=13|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> | | '''Klingers''' are climbing [[Kremling]]s that can scale ropes and chains. In [[Krem Quay]] levels, they can also scale swamp reeds. |
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| ==History== | | ==History== |
| ===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''=== | | ===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''=== |
| Klingers are enemies in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''. They are first encountered in [[Mainbrace Mayhem (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Mainbrace Mayhem]]. Klingers 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 by any attack. 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)|Krockhead Klamber]], the Klingers are climbing on cattails. Later on, Klingers noticeably appear as in [[Chain Link Chamber (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Chain Link Chamber]] as the main enemies encountered. In the ending credits, Klingers are classified under "[[Kremling Kuthroats]]" along with the other Kremlings. | | [[File:Chain Link Chamber.png|thumb|left|Two Klingers surrounding [[Diddy Kong|Diddy]] and [[Dixie Kong]].]] |
| | Klingers first appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. When they slide down the ropes, they try to hit into the Kongs. If they are successful in doing so, the hero they hit is defeated. The defeated hero can be brought back with the help of a [[DK Barrel]]. However, if the Kongs throw an object at them, such as a [[Barrel|barrel]] or a [[Kannonball|kannonball]], the Klinger falls off the rope and is defeated. Klingers can also be defeated by being jumped on by one of the [[Kong|Kongs]]. They make major appearances in the level, [[Chain Link Chamber]]. In the ''Donkey Kong Country 2'' Player's Guide, it is told that the Klingers are the only Kremlings that can climb and they had to learn it first, as other Kremlings are not natural-born climbers. According to the game's credits, Klingers belong to the "[[Kremling Kuthroats]]" enemy class. |
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| ===''Donkey Kong Land 2''=== | | ===''Donkey Kong Land 2''=== |
| Klingers are enemies in ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''. They are first encountered in [[Mainbrace Mayhem (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Mainbrace Mayhem]]. A Klinger can be defeated if Diddy or Dixie move horizontally into it while on intersecting ropes. In the end credits, Klingers, along with the other enemies and bosses, are all classified as part of "The Baddies." | | Klingers reappear in the follow-up game of ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''. Their role in the game is exactly like their role in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', which is climbing ropes and trying to defeat the Kongs. |
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| ===''Donkey Konga 2''=== | | ===''Donkey Konga 2''=== |
| An artwork of Klinger is among the graphics that can appear onscreen in Freestyle Zone as the player hits the [[Nintendo GameCube#DK Bongos|DK Bongos]], in ''[[Donkey Konga 2]]''.
| | Klingers also make a cameo appearance in the [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]] game, ''[[Donkey Konga 2]]''. In the game, they sometimes show up in the freestyle mode when the player hits the bongos. |
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| ==Profiles and statistics== | | ==Physical Appearance== |
| ===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
| | Klingers are orange reptiles with a yellow stomach. They have a long, scaly tail. Klingers also wear a green bandana with white spots on their head. They also wear a matching cloth around their body. Like most pirates, Klingers wear two hoop earrings. They have claws with sharp fingers and sharp toes. |
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| |name=Klinger
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| |image=[[File:Klinger DKC2 GBA sprite.png]]
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| |worlds=[[Gangplank Galleon (world)|Gangplank Galleon]]<br>[[Krem Quay]]<br>[[K. Rool's Keep]]<br>[[The Flying Krock]]
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| *[[Mainbrace Mayhem (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Mainbrace Mayhem]]
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| *[[Topsail Trouble (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Topsail Trouble]]
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| *[[Krockhead Klamber (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Krockhead Klamber]]
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| *[[Slime Climb (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Slime Climb]]
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| *[[Chain Link Chamber (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Chain Link Chamber]]
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| *[[Screech's Sprint (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Screech's Sprint]]}}
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| |photo_location=In Chain Link Chamber
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| |type=manual
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| |Eng=Look out below! Klinger climbs around in the rigging, ready to slide down on anyone below him.<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' SNES manual|date=1995|page={{file link|DKC2 Manual 28-29.jpg|28}}}}</ref>}}
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| |Eng=Look out below! Klinger climbs around in the rigging, ready to slide down on anyone passing beneath.''<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (Game Boy Advance) manual|page=22|date=2004}}</ref>}}
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
| <gallery> | | <gallery> |
| Klinger2.png|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' artwork
| | File:Klinger.PNG|Sprite of a Klinger in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''. |
| Klinger DKC2 booklet art.jpg|Artwork used in the instruction booklet | | File:Klinger DKL2.PNG|Sprite in ''Donkey Kong Land 2''. |
| Klinger DKC2.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' sprite
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| Chain Link Chamber.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' screenshot
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| ChainLinkChamberSNES1.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' screenshot
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| Klinger DKL2 sprite.png|''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'' sprite | |
| Mainbrace Mayhem DKL2 rope jump.png|''Donkey Kong Land 2'' screenshot
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| Screech's Sprint GBA Klingers.png|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' (GBA) screenshot
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| Klinger DKa2.png|''[[Donkey Konga 2]]'' sprite
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| DKa2 Freestyle.png|''Donkey Konga 2'' screenshot
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| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
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| ==Names in other languages==
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| |Jpn=クリンガー
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| |JpnR=Kuringā
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| |JpnM=Klinger
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| |Ita=Kordix
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| |ItaM=From ''corda'' ("rope")
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| |Spa=Klinger
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| ==References==
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| {{DKC2}} | | {{DKC2}} |
| {{DKL2}} | | {{DKL2}} |
| | {{Kremlings}} |
| | [[Category:Donkey Kong Enemies]] |
| | [[Category:Donkey Kong Species]] |
| | [[Category:Kremling Krew]] |
| | [[Category:Kremling Kuthroats]] |
| [[Category:Kremlings]] | | [[Category:Kremlings]] |
| [[Category:Kremling Krew]]
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| [[Category:Pirates]] | | [[Category:Pirates]] |
| [[Category:Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest enemies]] | | [[Category:Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]] |
| [[Category:Donkey Kong Land 2 enemies]] | | [[Category:Donkey Kong Land 2]] |
| [[de:Klinger]] | | [[Category:Reptiles and Amphibians]] |
