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| {{about|the species of [[Kremling]]|the character from the [[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|Donkey Kong Country animated series]]|[[General Klump]]}}
| | ''This article is for the species of [[Kremling]] for the character from the [[Donkey Kong Country (show)|Donkey Kong Country animated series]], click [[General Klump|here]].'' |
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| |image=[[File:Klump DKBB artwork.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast'' | |
| |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]])
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| |latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
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| |variant_of=[[Kremling]]
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| |variants=[[Kannon]]
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| |relatives=[[Krusha]]
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| |notable=[[General Klump]]<br>[[Kaptain Skurvy]]
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| |latest_portrayal=[[Chris Sutherland]] (1994–2004)<ref>{{cite|author=[[David Wise|Wise, David]]|url=x.com/David_Wise/status/1083450138608193536|title=Post|date=January 10, 2019|publisher=X|language=en|accessdate=July 4, 2024|archive=web.archive.org/web/20210525180931/https://twitter.com/David_Wise/status/1083450138608193536}}</ref><br>[[Toshihide Tsuchiya]] (2007)
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| {{quote|Oh, [[King K. Rool|your excellency]]! We've already taken care of business!|Klump|Donkey Kong 64}}
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| '''Klumps''' are [[List of enemies|enemies]] first appearing in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. They are obese [[Kremling]]s and militaristic ground troops of the [[Kremling Krew]] as well as higher-ranked members of it.<ref>{{cite|language=en|date=1999|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Donkey Kong 64'' instruction booklet|page=4|quote='''INTRODUCTION''' But that pair weren't the only ones in trouble. Deep within the gloomy bowels of his latest creation, a furious King K. Rool sat on his throne, glaring down at the quaking generals of his vast Kremling army.}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong 64'' instruction booklet|page=5|date=1999|language=en|publisher=Nintendo of America|quote='''INTRODUCTION''' Klump waddled over and put a consoling arm around his distraught leader.}}</ref> Klumps are sometimes referred in the singular, as if they are an individual and [[King K. Rool]]'s loyal [[wikipedia:Second-in-command|second-in-command]], as is the case for the instruction booklet, Player's Guide and trading card for ''Donkey Kong Country'', the television series, and ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''; a similar case happens with [[Krusha]]. | |
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| ==History==
| | [[Image: Klump2.jpg|thumb|200px|'''Klump''' ready for duty.]] |
| ===''Donkey Kong Country'' series===
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| ====''Donkey Kong Country''====
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| In the backstory, "Klump the Kremling" traps Diddy Kong in a [[DK Barrel]] before stealing the [[banana hoard]] with his group of Kremlings.<ref>{{cite|language=en|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' instruction booklet|page=5|date=1994|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> In the [[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|Game Boy Advance remake]]'s added opening cutscene, a [[Krusha]] takes over Klump's role. Klumps are depicted with brown skin, a yellow belly, and wear a green military helmet with three chevrons. They also wear a green belt with five pockets and a pair of black boots. The helmet worn by Klumps protect them from [[Diddy Kong|Diddy]]'s [[jump]]ing attack, but it still pushes back a Klump slightly. Despite their strength, Klumps can defeated from most attacks, including from a [[barrel]], [[Rambi]], being [[roll]]ed or [[Cartwheel Attack|cartwheeled]] into by [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]], respectively, or from Donkey Kong jumping on them. The fake ending credits in [[Gang-Plank Galleon]] credits Klump as being responsible for the game's "KONCEPT".
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| ====''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''====
| | '''Klump''' is a large obese member of the [[Kremling Krew]], he typically is used as a ground troop. |
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| In ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and its handheld counterpart, ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'', enemies similar to Klump appear, known as [[Kannon]]s, which are actually Klumps dressed up in pirate gear.<ref>{{cite|quote=It looks like Klump can shoot!|language=en|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' manual|page=29|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (GBA) instruction booklet|page=23|date=2004|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en}}</ref>
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| ===''[[Donkey Kong Country (novel)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' novel===
| | Although he has appeared in multiples in some games. It is confirmed that Klump is an individual as he is refered to as "Klump the Kremling" in the manual of [[Donkey Kong Country]] and [[Donkey Kong 64]]. The player's guide for Donkey Kong Country also suggests that he is one kremling. He is also one of K. Rool's generals according to the manual of Donkey Kong 64. |
| An individual Klump appears as an antagonist in the ''Donkey Kong Country'' novel. In the first chapter, Klump leads a [[Kremling]] squad to take [[Donkey Kong]]'s [[banana hoard]], and they encounter [[Diddy Kong]]. Diddy tries to prevent the Kremlings from stealing the bananas. He manages to cartwheel into Klump but is then restrained by him and sealed inside a barrel, which Klump promptly kicks across the jungle. Klump and the Kremlings then depart with the [[banana]]s.
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| Klump reappears in the final chapter, where Donkey Kong, Diddy, and [[Cranky Kong]] board the [[Gangplank Galleon]] and battle numerous Kremlings. Diddy cartwheels into Klump after it taunts him, and the Klump is sent overboard. | | Klump first appears in ''Donkey Kong Country'' as semi-common enemies. Due to being so large Klump cannot be hurt by some attacks (such as [[Diddy Kong]] jumping on them). Klump can only be harmed by either a frontal attack (such as Diddy's [[cartwheel]]), [[Donkey Kong]] jumping on him or by having a barrel thrown at him. |
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| ===''Donkey Kong Country'' TV series===
| | In ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' an enemy similar to Klump, called [[Kannon]] appears. According to the manual this enemy is Klump dressed like a pirate. Kannon also appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''. |
| {{Main|General Klump}}
| | [[Image: KlumpJet.jpg|thumb|left|Klump in ''[[Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast]]''.]] |
| {{quote|All I see is one fat, loony lizard and a bunch of old barrels.|Diddy Kong|Ape Foo Young}}
| | Klump make a reappearance in ''Donkey Kong 64'', here he is much larger and along with attacking the Kongs physically, he also throws unripe green [[Orange Grenade]]s. In this game Klump can only be defeated using [[Orange Grenade]]s. Oddly Klump was pink of color in this game. |
| [[File:DKCTVKlump.png|thumb|General Klump in the ''Donkey Kong Country'' animated series]] | |
| In the [[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' animated series]] a single Klump, aptly named [[General Klump]], is one of [[King K. Rool]]'s generals. Despite his fearsome appearance, Klump is actually a big softy on the inside.
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| ===''Donkey Kong 64''===
| | Klump is a character in the upcoming game ''[[Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast]]''. His appearance has changed, as he wears a bucket on his head, green camo pants, and is dark brown in color, as well as being larger than [[King K. Rool]]. He is a rival for [[Lanky Kong]] as suggested by their stats. |
| [[File:KremlingKroo.png|thumb|left|A Klump during the opening sequence, where it assures K. Rool that the Kongs have been kidnapped.]]
| | == Appearances in Other Media == |
| Klumps are enemies in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''. They are now pink and wear a yellow-orange vest over their belly, and also appear to be wearing shoes instead of boots. In cutscenes, a Klump is first seen in the [[DK Rap]], where during Chunky's verse, Chunky scares it away, and the DK Rap is also abruptly ended by the Klump throwing an orange at the screen. In game's intro cutscene, K. Rool orders a Klump, a [[Kritter]] and a [[Kasplat]] to imprison Donkey Kong's friends and steal the [[banana hoard]]. As Klump rushes into K. Rool's throne room, it accidentally knocks the Kritter and Kasplat out of the way. The Klump explains it and the other [[Kremling]]s have "already taken care of business" and shows that [[Chunky Kong|Chunky]], [[Lanky Kong|Lanky]], [[Tiny Kong|Tiny]], and [[Diddy Kong]] have been imprisoned. K. Rool overrules Klump by hoping that it is right about taking care of business.
| | {{Mergeto|General Klump}} |
| | [[Image:Klump Show.jpg|thumb|right|Klump, [[K. Rool]]'s loyal yet, klutzy general.]] |
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| In gameplay, Klumps are encountered in every level except for [[Frantic Factory]], [[Creepy Castle]], and the [[DK Isles]] hub. In Fungi Forest, Klumps only appear during the day time and are replaced by [[Skeleton Kremling]]s at night. Klumps attack the active [[Kong]] by throwing unripe, green [[orange]]s at them. Klumps can also bounce the Kong backward with their belly. Klumps are among the stronger enemies, as they are resistant to basic attacks; the Kongs can attack a Klump directly without getting hurt, but the direct attack will only stun the Klump for a while. Klumps can only truly be defeated by the [[Super Slam|shockwave attack]], throwing an orange, using a musical instrument, or if Chunky touches them while in his [[Hunky Chunky]] state. When defeated, Klump spins around, does a military salute and then falls down. Klumps release three oranges upon defeat. From a distance, Klumps can be seen eating an orange, which is comically followed by an explosion in their stomach, causing them to burp.
| | General Klump (often shortened to simply Klump) was King K. Rool's second-command and general in the Donkey Kong Country animated series where he was one of the show's main characters. |
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| ===''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast''===
| | Despite being constantly berated and disrespected by K. Rool (even being fired a few times by him), Klump remained ever faithful to him even stating in the episode "Klump's Lumps" (which was centered around Klump being fired) that serving K. Rool was his life. Perhaps due to his loyalty, (Or the fact that K. Rool's other high-ranking minion, Krusha, was just too dimwitted to be organized) Klump was often times put in charge of K. Rool's various plots and schemes. |
| Klump is an unlockable playable character in ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]''. He wears green camo pants and a wooden bucket on his head, is a more subdued shade of brown, and he is larger than [[King K. Rool]]. As suggested by his stats, Klump is the rival of [[Lanky Kong]], and he can be unlocked by completing [[Candy's Challenges|Candy's Challenge 16: Beat Klump!]] Klump attacks by slamming his opponents with his belly. His bongos are brown with a metal ring on their midsections and bucket handles on their tops. | |
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| ===Unused appearances===
| | Despite his tough military-man like exterior Klump was, in actuality quite a softy; he actually befriends Dixie Kong and helps her find her pet lobster Thermidor in the aforementioned episode, "Klump's Lumps". |
| ====''Diddy Kong Pilot'' (2003)====
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| A Klump was playable in the 2003 build of ''[[Diddy Kong Pilot (2003)|Diddy Kong Pilot]]''. He had high speed and weight and a low acceleration. Klump is a member of Team Kremling. The player can unlock Klump, along with the rest of the Kremlings, by clearing all Cups as Team Kong.
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| Klump had voiced dialogue within the game and sounded similar to his [[General Klump|cartoon counterpart]]. Klump was replaced with [[jiggywikki:Klungo|Klungo]] in the final version, ''[[jiggywikki:Banjo-Pilot|Banjo-Pilot]]'', as shown with their shared statistics. | | Much of Klump's origin was revealed in the Christmas themed episode "The Kongo Bongo Festival of Lights". This episode reveals that as a young boy, Klump ended up causing a huge fire which devastated the swamp where he and his family lived. Klump's older brother, revealed to be the infamous pirate and K. Rool's rival, Kaptain Skurvy, in a show of true brotherly love, decided to take the blame for Klump. This resulted in Skurvy's banishment from the home swamp. Klump only recalled vague memories of these events until Skurvy revealed everything to him. |
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| ==Profiles and statistics==
| | The end of the episode reveals that Klump had planned on joining Skurvy's crew, much to the protest of King K. Rool. |
| ===''Donkey Kong Country''===
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| {{DKC GBA enemy
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| |name=Klump
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| |image=[[File:Klump DKCGBA sprite.png]]
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| |worlds=[[Kongo Jungle]]<br>[[Kremkroc Industries, Inc.]]<br>[[Chimp Caverns]]
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| |levels=[[Jungle Hijinxs (Donkey Kong Country)|Jungle Hijinxs]]<br>[[Torchlight Trouble]]<br>[[Trick Track Trek]]<br>[[Elevator Antics]]<br>[[Blackout Basement]]<br>[[Platform Perils]]
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| |page=1
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| |photo_location=[[Hand Slap]]ping a Klump
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| |dk_attack=5000
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| {{multilang profile
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| |type=manual
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| |Eng=Klump's helmet will protect him from attacks from above.''<ref>{{cite|language=en|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' instruction booklet|page=29|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1994}}</ref>}}
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| *'''Player's Guide:''' ''Klump is quite a character. He's like a big, overweight drill sergeant. He's not fast — how could he be? He waddles along like a duck, blocking every ape in his path. Donkey Kong has no trouble putting Klump out of his misery, but here again, lack of size counts against Diddy as he has to hit Klump twice to off him. If Diddy jumps on Klump's head, Klump will back up and prepare for battle. Diddy can then just do a powerful cartwheel right through him.''<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' Player's Guide|page=13|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en|date=1994}}</ref>
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| *'''GBA Player's Guide:''' ''Klumps are the slowest Krocs, but also some of the toughest. Donkey Kong can take out the overweight Klumps with one jump. Diddy, however, has to roll into the Klumps to take them out.''<ref>{{cite|language=en|author=Folsom, Jessica, and Steve Thomason|date=2003|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' Player's Guide|isbn=1-930206-33-X|page=14|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref>
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| !scope="row"|AKA
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| |''Sergeant Fatso, Kommander Krem''
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| !scope="row"|Distinguishing Features
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| |''A rotund, militant Kremling. He wears his helmet and combat boots wherever he goes, protecting him from most weaklings.''
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| !scope="row"|Location
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| |''He has been spotted throughout Donkey Kong Island, causing chaos eveywhere.''
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| !scope="row"|Apprehension
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| |''Big apes can take out Klump with little effort, but smaller simians should use the cartwheel maneuer to best him.''
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| !scope="row"|Past Convictions
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| |''Jay walking, Bullying with the intent to steal lunch money.''
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| ===''Donkey Kong 64''===
| | Klump was voiced by the late Len Carlson, who also voiced the evil Ganon on The Legend of Zelda cartoon series. Later in the series, Carlson was replaced by Neil Ross. |
| *'''Level appearances:'''
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| **[[Jungle Japes]]
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| **[[Gloomy Galleon]]
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| **[[Fungi Forest]] (daytime)
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| **[[Crystal Caves]]
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| **[[Hideout Helm]]
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| *'''Prima Official Game Guide:''' ''If they can see you, these loyal minions won't hesitate to throw a grenade at you. If you too close, they also can throw their bellies into you. Toss an Orange toward it to get rid of a Klump. After saluting, it will leave behind three Oranges.''<ref>{{cite|author=Barton, Jeff, Mario De Govia, and Donato Tica|title=''Donkey Kong 64'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=16|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=December 1, 1999|isbn=0-7615-2279-4|language=en-us}}</ref>
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| ===''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast''===
| | {{Kremlings}} |
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| |name=Klump
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| |image=[[File:DKBBKlumpIcon.png]]
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| |rival=[[Lanky Kong]]
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| |boost=2
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| |speed=4.5
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| |agility=1
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| |unlock=Completing [[Candy's Challenges|Candy's Challenge 16: Beat Klump!]]
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| ==Voice samples==
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| |file1=Klump-DK64.oga
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| |title1=''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''
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| |description1="''Oh, your excellency! We've already taken care of business!'' [laughs]"
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| ==Gallery==
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| {{main-gallery}}
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| <gallery>
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| Klump DKC art.png|''Donkey Kong Country''
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| Jungle Hijinxs two Klumps.png|''Donkey Kong Country''
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| DK64 Klump.png|''Donkey Kong 64''
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| Klump A.png|A Klump with the letter "A" in ''Donkey Kong Country'' (GBC)
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| DKBBKlumpIcon.png|''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast''
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| </gallery>
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| ==Names in other languages==
| | [[Category: Donkey Kong Enemies]] |
| {{foreign names
| | [[Category: Kremling Krew]] |
| |Jpn=クランプ
| | [[Category: Donkey Kong Species]] |
| |JpnR=Kuranpu
| | [[Category: Kremlings]] |
| |JpnM=Klump
| | [[Category: Playable Characters]] |
| |Fre=Klump
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| |Ita=Klump
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| |Spa=Klump
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| ==Trivia==
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| [[File:DKC Prerelease Klump.jpg|thumb|Screenshot from a pre-release build of ''Donkey Kong Country'']] | |
| *Klumps were resistant to [[Donkey Kong]]'s jumping attack in the [[List of Donkey Kong Country pre-release and unused content|pre-release version]] of ''Donkey Kong Country''. In the final game, Klumps are only resistant to Diddy Kong's jump attacks.
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| *A pre-release image from ''Donkey Kong 64'' shows a Klump chasing Lanky in a barn of Fungi Forest. In the final release, Klumps do not appear inside these barns.
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