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[[Image:klampon.jpg|right|frame|A Klampon. They are bit bigger than a Klaptrap.]]'''Klampons''' are irritating enemies in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' that replaced [[Klaptrap]] from the first game. They are almost exactly the same as the Klaptraps. Although they are a bit larger, they share the proporties as their ancestors, invulnerable to a frontal attack, but a stomp or a smack on the rear will take care of them.
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|image=[[File:Klampon.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Konga 2]]'' (cameo) ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|variant_of=[[Klaptrap]]
|comparable=[[Krimp]]
}}
'''Klampons''' are [[List of enemies|enemies]] introduced in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. These blue-skinned, red-spotted, quadrupedal [[Kremling]]s with a big head, large jaws, and bulging eyes. Klampons are described in the game's manual as being the bigger brothers of [[Klaptrap]]s. Similar enemies named [[Krimp]]s replace Klampons in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''


[[Category:Donkey Kong Enemies]]
==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' / ''Donkey Kong Land 2'' ===
Klampons are enemies in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'', behaving identically in both games. Klampons attack by repeatedly chomping their jaws while moving back and forth. [[Diddy Kong|Diddy]] and [[Dixie Kong|Dixie]] cannot roll into a Klampon from the side because this injures them, but a Klampon can be defeated from a [[jump]] attack, having a [[barrel]] or [[crate]] thrown at it, from an [[Animal Friend]], or from being rolled into from above. Klampons have a functional opposite, [[Spiny (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Spinies]], which are protected from jumping attacks but are vulnerable to frontal attacks, and the enemies are encountered together in [[Castle Crush]]. In the cast roll, Klampons are classified as part of the "[[Kremling Kuthroats]]" enemy class.
 
Klampons have the same defeated voice clips as [[Klomp]]s and several other Kremlings in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' only, but are mute in the game's [[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|remake]].
 
===''Super Mario-kun''===
[[File:KlamponKun.png|thumb|150px|Klampon in ''Super Mario-kun'']]
A Klampon makes a brief cameo in Volume 14 of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''. The last part of the book has a series of comics based on ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', including a 'find the differences' activity between several enemies, including Klampon.
 
===''Donkey Konga 2''===
Artwork of a Klampon sometimes appears onscreen in "Freestyle Zone" in response to the player hitting the [[Nintendo GameCube#DK Bongos|DK Bongos]], in ''[[Donkey Konga 2]]''.
 
==Profiles==
===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
{{DKC GBA enemy
|game=dkc2
|name=Klampon
|image=[[File:Klampon DKC2 GBA sprite.png]]
|worlds=[[Crocodile Cauldron]]<br>[[Krem Quay]]<br>[[Krazy Kremland]]<br>[[Gloomy Gulch]]<br>[[K. Rool's Keep]]<br>[[Lost World (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Lost World]]
|levels={{columns|count=2|
*[[Hot-Head Hop]]
*[[Lava Lagoon (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Lava Lagoon]]
*[[Squawks's Shaft (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Squawks's Shaft]]
*[[Bramble Blast (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Bramble Blast]]
*[[Rambi Rumble (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Rambi Rumble]]
*[[Ghostly Grove (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Ghostly Grove]]
*[[Gusty Glade (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Gusty Glade]]
*[[Parrot Chute Panic (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Parrot Chute Panic]]
*[[Windy Well (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Windy Well]]
*[[Castle Crush]]
*[[Clapper's Cavern (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Clapper's Cavern]]
*[[Toxic Tower (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Toxic Tower]]
*[[Jungle Jinx (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Jungle Jinx]]
*[[Black Ice Battle (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Black Ice Battle]]
*[[Fiery Furnace (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Fiery Furnace]]
*[[Animal Antics (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Animal Antics]]}}
|page=2
|photo_location=In Black Ice Battle, near the letter N
}}
{{multilang profile
|type=manual
|Eng=He's [[Klaptrap]]'s bigger brother, and he has a monstrous appetite for monkeys.<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' instruction booklet|page=29|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref>}}
 
===''Donkey Kong Land 2''===
{{columns|count=2|
;Level appearances
*[[Hothead Hop]]
*[[Redhot Ride]]
*[[Hornet Hole (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Hornet Hole]]
*[[Rambi Rumble (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Rambi Rumble]]
*[[Ghostly Grove (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Ghostly Grove]]
*[[Gusty Glade (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Gusty Glade]]
*[[Parrot Chute Panic (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Parrot Chute Panic]]
*[[Dungeon Danger]]
*[[Clapper's Cavern (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Clapper's Cavern]]
*[[Jungle Jinx (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Jungle Jinx]]
*[[Black Ice Battle (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Black Ice Battle]]
*[[Fiery Furnace (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Fiery Furnace]]
}}
 
==Gallery==
{{Main-gallery}}
<gallery>
Klampon alt.png|Artwork of a Klampon with its jaws shut
Kongs and Klampon in castle DKC2 group art.jpg|Klampon watches as the Kongs climb a tower
Klampon DKC2.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
Klampon DKL2 sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Land 2''
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=クランポン
|JpnR=Kuranpon
|JpnM=Klampon
|Ita=Kaiman
|ItaM=Caiman, with the "C" replaced with a "K"
|Spa=Klampon
}}
 
==References==
<references/>
 
{{Kremlings}}
{{DKC2}}
{{DKL2}}
[[Category:Kremlings]]
[[Category:Kremling Krew]]
[[Category:Pirates]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest enemies]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Land 2 enemies]]
[[de:Klampon]]

Latest revision as of 06:01, January 10, 2025

Klampon
Klampon
Artwork from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
First appearance Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995)
Latest appearance Donkey Konga 2 (cameo) (2004)
Variant of Klaptrap
Comparable

Klampons are enemies introduced in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. These blue-skinned, red-spotted, quadrupedal Kremlings with a big head, large jaws, and bulging eyes. Klampons are described in the game's manual as being the bigger brothers of Klaptraps. Similar enemies named Krimps replace Klampons in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!

History[edit]

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest / Donkey Kong Land 2[edit]

Klampons are enemies in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong Land 2, behaving identically in both games. Klampons attack by repeatedly chomping their jaws while moving back and forth. Diddy and Dixie cannot roll into a Klampon from the side because this injures them, but a Klampon can be defeated from a jump attack, having a barrel or crate thrown at it, from an Animal Friend, or from being rolled into from above. Klampons have a functional opposite, Spinies, which are protected from jumping attacks but are vulnerable to frontal attacks, and the enemies are encountered together in Castle Crush. In the cast roll, Klampons are classified as part of the "Kremling Kuthroats" enemy class.

Klampons have the same defeated voice clips as Klomps and several other Kremlings in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest only, but are mute in the game's remake.

Super Mario-kun[edit]

Klampon
Klampon in Super Mario-kun

A Klampon makes a brief cameo in Volume 14 of Super Mario-kun. The last part of the book has a series of comics based on Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, including a 'find the differences' activity between several enemies, including Klampon.

Donkey Konga 2[edit]

Artwork of a Klampon sometimes appears onscreen in "Freestyle Zone" in response to the player hitting the DK Bongos, in Donkey Konga 2.

Profiles[edit]

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest[edit]

Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance) enemy
Klampon
Klampon in Donkey Kong Country 2 for Game Boy Advance. Worlds Crocodile Cauldron
Krem Quay
Krazy Kremland
Gloomy Gulch
K. Rool's Keep
Lost World
Levels
Scrapbook page 2 Photograph location In Black Ice Battle, near the letter N
  • Instruction booklet description:
    • English:
      He's Klaptrap's bigger brother, and he has a monstrous appetite for monkeys.[1]

Donkey Kong Land 2[edit]

Gallery[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Klampon.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese クランポン[?]
Kuranpon
Klampon
Italian Kaiman[?] Caiman, with the "C" replaced with a "K"
Spanish Klampon[?] -

References[edit]

  1. ^ 1995. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 29.