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Klaptrap
Klaptrap in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Artwork from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
First appearance Donkey Kong Country (1994)
Latest appearance Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018)
Variant of Kremling
Variants
Derived subjects
Comparable
Notable members
Klap Trap 1: You know what I hate about hair?
Klap Trap 2: You eat a headful and half an hour later, you're hungry again!”
Klap Traps, "Barrel, Barrel... Who's Got the Barrel"

Klaptraps[1][2] (also spelled Klap Traps[3][4][5][6] or Klap-Traps[7]) are enemies introduced in Donkey Kong Country. They are small Kremlings that resemble crocodiles 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. Klampons and Krimps from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! are similar in that regard, respectively.

History[edit]

Donkey Kong Country[edit]

Klaptrap in Donkey Kong Country
Artwork from Donkey Kong Country, showing a Klaptrap's original design

Klaptraps appear commonly in Donkey Kong Country. 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.[8] Klaptraps are unaffected by a Roll Attack from the front, and this even damages the player character in the process.[9] 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 Kongs, with some moving and others staying put. The jumping type was recolored brown in the first remake, then to red in the second remake. Furthermore, the latter remake has a photograph of Klap Trap that can be obtained by Hand Slapping one.[10]

Donkey Kong Land[edit]

Klaptraps is one of three Kremling enemies in Donkey Kong Land, along with Krushas and Kritters. Klaptraps function the same, but the jumping variety does not return.

Donkey Kong Country novel[edit]

A Klap Trap has a role in the Donkey Kong Country novel of being an antagonist working for the Kremling factory. He is only written about on page 46,[11][12][13] and mentioned on page 48.[14] Klap Trap defends King K. Rool while scuffling with Zinger, stating K. Rool had the right to be absent since he is their boss.[11] before realizing that the Kongs were listening in on their conversation.[12] Klap Trap is defeated from Diddy Kong spinning into him.[13]

Donkey Kong Country: Rumble in the Jungle[edit]

A Klap Trap is encountered by Diddy Kong within the Kremlings' supply room during the events of Donkey Kong Country: Rumble in the Jungle.[15] Klap Trap quickly dodges Diddy's attempts to attack it, causing the latter to crash into a storage shelf.[16] Klap Trap tries to lunge at Diddy, but becomes unsuccessful when Diddy sticks a barrel into Klap Trap's mouth,[17] giving Diddy time to escape the store room with a water pump.[18]

Donkey Kong Country television series[edit]

Klaptraps in Bad Hair Day.
Klaptraps are used for ammunition in the Klap-Blaster in the Donkey Kong Country television series

Klap Traps are ammunition for the Klap-Blaster weapon in the 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 Klap Trap character larger than his brethren.

Donkey Kong 64[edit]

Klaptrap as they appear in Donkey Kong 64.
Klaptraps were completely redesigned in Donkey Kong 64

Klaptraps are enemies in Donkey Kong 64. The standard type is colored green, sports a more vicious expression, and behaves similarly to guard dogs, wearing a collar and growling like them. When a Klaptrap sees a Kong, it growls like a dog and chomps at them. A Klaptrap can be defeated in one hit from any attack, although this still leaves behind its set of dentures, which clamp after the Kongs until eventually crashing into a solid object or falling into water. This can be averted by defeating the Klaptrap using either an Orange or a musical instrument move. There are purple Klaptraps, which can be defeated only by using either an Orange or a musical instrument, with their spoils being three Oranges. One Purple Klaptrap is directed to move the helm-shaped hamster wheel left and right in the opening scene. There are also red Klaptraps, which appear in two cutscenes: In the "Castle Intro", a giant red Klaptrap is sent out by K. Rool to execute a fleeing Kasplat.

There is a Klaptrap who sits on King K. Rool's lap in several cutscenes, being petted by its master, likely referencing James Bond villain 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.

Donkey Konga[edit]

A blue and pink Klaptrap as they appear in 100M Vine Climb of Donkey Konga.
A blue and pink Klaptrap as they appear in 100M Vine Climb of Donkey Konga.
A blue and pink Klaptrap as they appear in 100M Vine Climb of Donkey Konga.

Klaptraps in light-blue and pink varieties are obstacles featured in the 100M Vine Climb minigame of Donkey Konga. Klaptraps walk on the vines and their connected bushes. A Klaptrap can cause Donkey Kong to fall off of the vines on contact, before he respawns seconds later. They are depicted with longer bodies than usual.

Super Smash Bros. series series[edit]

SmashWiki article: Klaptrap
Klaptraps in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Two Klaptraps in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Klaptraps are recurring stage hazards in the Super Smash Bros. series. In Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Klaptraps appear in both stages representing the Donkey Kong games, Kongo Falls (originally titled "Kongo Jungle") and Jungle Japes, appearing brown in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate in the former stage instead of light-blue. They swim through the water rapids and jump out from it, attempting to damage fighters by biting them. In Kongo Jungle, Klaptraps can also fall into, occupy, and use the Barrel Cannon; these Klaptraps are colored orange, while those on Jungle Japes are light blue. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, Klaptraps retain their role in the returning Jungle Japes stage.

Klaptraps have two other roles in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. A Klaptrap also appears as the first and only Assist Trophy from the Donkey Kong franchise, where it lunges and bites on to opponents. If Klaptraps are hit, they make the same sound they did when they were defeated in Donkey Kong Country. One additionally appears as an Advanced Attack spirit, which must be unlocked by playing Classic Mode with King K. Rool and reaching the goal of the bonus stage within 45 seconds.

Mario Power Tennis[edit]

Klaptraps in green and red varieties are obstacles in DK Jungle Court of Mario Power Tennis, where they try to bite players and slow their movement. They are designed after the blue type from Donkey Kong Country. The minigame Balloon Panic features hungry Klaptraps in red, green, and blue varieties, and gameplay involves the player character stopping them from popping the balloons.

Mario Superstar Baseball[edit]

Klaptraps of the green type are obstacles featured in Donkey Kong Jungle in Mario Superstar Baseball, where hitting a baseball into its mouth earns that player character's team a Team Star.

Mario Party 7[edit]

Gators trying to bite Wario in Mario Party 7

Two green gators[19] are found within an oasis on Pyramid Park in Mario Party 7.[20] If the player character touches a gator while swimming around, they lose coins.[21]

Unused appearances[edit]

Diddy Kong Pilot (2003)[edit]

Klap Trap is a playable character in the 2003 build of Diddy Kong Pilot. He is a member of Team Kremling. Klap Trap's name is in the first cup, Klap Trap Kup, and he can be unlocked by completing the cup and then beating him in a dogfight match. Klap Trap has the highest acceleration and the lowest top speed compared to the other racers. Unlike other games, Klap Trap speaks with vocalized dialogue, and Klap Trap has a bratty attitude in a few of his lines.[22][23] A brief cutscene of a Klap Trap defeating another Klap Trap in a dogfight match is shown when selecting "Multiplayer Weapons" from the Options menu.[24] Klap Trap was replaced with Humba Wumba in the final version of this iteration, Banjo-Pilot.[25]

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Donkey Kong Country[edit]

Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance) enemy
Klaptrap
Klaptrap in Donkey Kong Country for the Game Boy Advance.
Worlds Monkey Mines
Vine Valley
Gorilla Glacier
Kremkroc Industries, Inc.
Chimp Caverns
Levels Stop & Go Station (blue)
Orang-utan Gang (blue)
Snow Barrel Blast (blue)
Slipslide Ride (blue)
Ice Age Alley (blue)
Trick Track Trek (blue and red)
Blackout Basement (blue)
Misty Mine (blue)
Loopy Lights (red)
Scrapbook page 1
Photograph location Hand Slap a Klaptrap DK Attack point value 2500 (blue)
5000 (red)


  • Instruction booklet description:

Donkey Kong Land[edit]

Level appearances

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

Trophy
Klap Trap
Klaptrap
Game/move:
Donkey Kong Country
11/94
How to unlock: Random
This low-slung alligator made its first appearance in Donkey Kong Country. You can subdue it by jumping on its back, but it's powerful jaws make it dangerous to approach from the front. In Super Smash Bros. Melee, it swims in the river and sometimes jumps in the Barrel Cannon to stop players from using it.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Sticker
Klaptrap
A sticker of Klaptrap in the game Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Artwork from: Donkey Kong Country
Effects in The Subspace Emissary: [Electric] - Resistance +7
Usable by: Anyone

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Spirit
#161 Klaptrap
Klaptrap in Donkey Kong Country Series/game Donkey Kong Series
Type Primary
Slots 0
Class Advanced
Strength / effect(s) Attack
Weight ↓
How to obtain Challenge (Classic Mode: As King K. Rool, reach the goal in Bonus Game within 45 seconds.); Spirit Board
Spirit battle Opponent(s) Tiny King K. Rool
Conditions Rule: Assist Trophy Enemies (Klaptrap)
  • Hostile assist trophies will appear
Stage Kongo Jungle
Song Stickerbush Symphony

List of appearances[edit]

Title Description Release date System/format
Donkey Kong Country Enemy 1994 Super Famicom/Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Donkey Kong Land Enemy 1995 Game Boy
Donkey Kong 64 Enemy, playable character in Beaver Bother! 1999 Nintendo 64
Donkey Kong Country Enemy 2000 Game Boy Color
Super Smash Bros. Melee Stage hazard, cameo 2001 Nintendo GameCube
Donkey Kong Country Enemy 2003 Game Boy Advance
Donkey Konga Non-playable character 2003 Nintendo GameCube
Mario Power Tennis Enemy 2004 Nintendo GameCube
Mario Superstar Baseball Enemy 2005 Nintendo GameCube
Mario Party 7 Enemy in Pyramid Park 2005 Nintendo GameCube
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Stage hazard in Jungle Japes; cameo as sticker 2008 Wii
New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis Enemy 2009 Wii
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Stage hazard 2014 Nintendo 3DS
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Assist Trophy, hazard, cameo 2018 Nintendo Switch

Gallery[edit]

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

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese クラップトラップ[26][27]
Kurapputorappu
Klaptrap Donkey Kong Country (SFC manual and GBA end credits)
German Klap Trap[28] -
Italian Klap Trap[?] -
Trappidrillo[29] Portmanteau of trappola ("trap") and coccodrillo ("crocodile") Mario Power Tennis
Russian Клаптрап[?]
Klaptrap
Klaptrap

References[edit]

  1. ^ Cast roll (1994). Donkey Kong Country. Nintendo (English).
  2. ^ 1999. Donkey Kong 64 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 4.
  3. ^ Donkey Kong Country "Kredits" roll
  4. ^ a b 1994. Donkey Kong Country instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 28.
  5. ^ Super Smash Bros. Melee trophy
  6. ^ Donkey Kong Country cast roll (Game Boy Advance version)
  7. ^ 1994. Donkey Kong Country Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 13.
  8. ^ Shesez (November 21, 2019). The Donkey Kong Country 25th Anniversary Interview Documentary (49:49). YouTube. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  9. ^ "Klaptrap's teeth are too big to use the roll attack! You need to jump on him!" – Cranky Kong (1994). Donkey Kong Country. Cranky's Cabin: Nintendo (English).
  10. ^ Kawaii Games (May 15, 2022). Donkey Kong Country [GBA] 101% Longplay Walkthrough Playthrough Full Movie Game [4K60ᶠᵖˢ UHD🔴] (33:12). YouTube (English). Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  11. ^ a b "He's the boss, so he can do what he likes." – Klap Trap (1995). Donkey Kong Country novel. Troll Communications LLC (English). ISBN 0-8167-3731-2. Page 46.
  12. ^ a b "There's someone there!" – Klap Trap. Donkey Kong Country. Troll Communications LLC (English). Page 46.
  13. ^ a b Teitelbaum, Michael. Donkey Kong Country. Troll Communications LLC. Page 46.
  14. ^ "He [Donkey Kong] told them about the conversation between Klap Trap and Zinger." – Teitelbaum. Donkey Kong Country. Page 48.
  15. ^ "There, doing an inventory of supplies was Klap Trap" – Teitelbaum, Michael (1995). Donkey Kong Country: Rumble in the Jungle. Troll Communications LLC (English). ISBN 0-8167-3872-6. Page 53.
  16. ^ "But Klap Trap was quick. He stepped out of the way of the attack, just in time for Diddy to crash into a storage shelf." – Teitelbaum. Donkey Kong Country: Rumble in the Jungle. Page 53.
  17. ^ Teitelbaum. Donkey Kong Country: Rumble in the Jungle. Page 53.
  18. ^ "Diddy grabbed a water pump and left, locking the door behind him." – Teitelbaum. Donkey Kong Country: Rumble in the Jungle. Page 55.
  19. ^ "Oh, but uh...watch for the gators." – Goomba (2005). Mario Party 7. Pyramid Park: Nintendo.
  20. ^ NintendoMovies (April 9, 2018). Mario Party 7 - Pyramid Park (Multiplayer) (2:13:26). YouTube (English). Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  21. ^ "You'll lose coins if they bite you..." – Goomba (2005). Mario Party 7. Nintendo (English).
  22. ^ "Stupid dumb lad!" – Klap Trap (2003). Diddy Kong Pilot.
  23. ^ "Take that ape! Hehe!" – Klap Trap (2003). Diddy Kong Pilot.
  24. ^ PerfectRare (November 10, 2011). Diddy Kong Pilot Beta (Build Q1 2003) (0:39). YouTube (English).
  25. ^ TCRF, editors. Proto:Banjo-Pilot/Diddy Kong Pilot 2003. The Cutting Room Floor (English).
  26. ^ 1994. Super Donkey Kong manual. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 29.
  27. ^ レトロゲー・叫ばないホラゲー実況 けーたいぷ (March 2, 2023). GBA版スーパードンキーコングをナメてはいけない #10(終) (19:33). YouTube (Japanese).
  28. ^ Ota, Shigeru, et al. (1994). Donkey Kong Country Offizieller Nintendo Spieleberater. Nintendo of Europe (German). Page 16.
  29. ^ 2004. Mario Power Tennis (GameCube) instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 28.