Klaptrap

Klaptrap
Artwork of Klaptrap's Assist Trophy from the game Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for Switch.
Residence(s)	Crocodile Isle (presumably), K. Rool's Mobile Island Fortress
Species	Kremling
Sub-Species	Klampons, Krimps
Gender	Varies
Affiliates	Kremling Krew
Powers/Abilities	Donkey Kong Country and Donkey Kong Land: Walking (sometimes, back and forward), Constantly biting, Jumping at same time as the enemies (only purple type in Donkey Kong Country), Immunity to roll attacks Donkey Kong 64: Pursuing enemies nearby, Biting enemies, Leaving toothing behind to attack enemies
Enemies	Kong Family
Game(s)	Donkey Kong Country, Donkey Kong Land, Donkey Kong 64, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Diddy Kong Pilot (2003 build) (replaced by Humba Wumba in Banjo-Pilot), Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
First Appearance	Donkey Kong Country (for SNES) (1994)
Latest Appearance	Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018)

Klaptraps are small Kremling enemies that first appeared in the game Donkey Kong Country. They are crocodile-like creatures with large mouths (hence the name).

Description

The Klaptraps are quadrupeds, have huge mouths with sharp teeth and four legs. In the game Donkey Kong Country, the common Klaptraps' trademark is the yellow stripes on the back. They come with a variety of colors on their scales, such as blue, purple, green and red. They mainly appear blue with yellow spots.

In the game Donkey Kong 64, Klaptraps are completely green or purple, and their mouths are proportionally smaller to their counterparts in Donkey Kong Country. Also, they growl and whimper like dogs in that game.

History

This subspecies is physically smaller to the Kremling species as shown in several games, where they are trained by the dominant subspecies Kritters. Like most Kremlings, the Klaptrap subspecies probably originated on the Crocodile Isle.

Donkey Kong Country and Donkey Kong Land

The Klaptraps have a mouth full of sharp teeth that it uses these teeth to harm the Kongs. In Donkey Kong Country, purple Klaptraps that are more formidable, since they have the ability to jump once Donkey Kong or Diddy Kong jumps, but they can be defeated by trampling, or by being hit by anything throwable, such as barrels. Blue and purple Klaptraps are also immune to roll attacks, instantly harming the heroes if they try to use the move. However, a well timed Hand Slap executed by Donkey Kong can still defeat these enemies.

Donkey Kong 64

In Donkey Kong 64, Klaptraps are regular enemies in the game. They will patrol around at the same area, and they will regularly stop, growl and bite. If the Kongs approach them, the enemies will become agitated and pursue the primates, trying to bite them. The Klaptraps can be defeated by any Kongs' physical attacks, weapons or musical instruments. However, after receiving a single hit and being defeated, the Klaptraps will always leave some leaping toothing behind. The toothing will follow the heroes to harm them until the primates break them or lead them towards pits or hazards.

Also in the game, several Klaptraps provide other types of service, for example: a purple served to drive K. Rool's Mobile Island Fortress as shown in the opening scene, half of them were used by King K. Rool to not let his minions escape their duties, and even a red giant was held by the crocodilian dictator to punish them. Inside one of the Bonus Stages in the game, the player will take control of a Klaptrap to able scare certain number of Gnawties and make them to fall into a hole at the center of the room within a time limit, in order to receive a Golden Banana.

Super Smash Bros. series

Klaptraps also appear as enemies in the stages Kongo Jungle and Jungle Japes of the games Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Brawl. In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, a Klaptrap can be summoned by an Assist Trophy, and Klaptrap is also present as a Spirit.

List of Klaptraps

• Klampon (from the games Donkey Kong Country 2 and Donkey Kong Land 2)
• Krimp (from the games Donkey Kong Country 3 and Donkey Kong Land III)

Gallery

Artwork of Klaptrap from the game Donkey Kong Country.

Blue Klaptrap's animated sprite from the game Donkey Kong Country for SNES.

Purple Klaptrap's animated sprite from the game Donkey Kong Country for SNES.

Klaptrap as seen in the game Donkey Kong 64 for Nintendo 64.

Animation of green Klaptrap from the game Donkey Kong 64 for Nintendo 64.

(Large) animation of green Klaptrap from the game Donkey Kong 64 for Nintendo 64.

Klaptrap's trophy as seen in the game Super Smash Bros. Melee for Gamecube.

Two Klaptraps' Assist Trophies as seen in the game Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for Switch.

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning/Translation
Italian	Trappidrillo	-

Trivia

• The name is pun from Claptrap.
• Klaptraps, along with Gnawties, Slippas, and Armys are able to be avoided completely by Expresso the Ostrich walking over them on flat ground. This is due to his long legs: as long as Expresso's body does not touch these enemies, he is out of reach from their attacks.
• Krusha and Klaptrap are the only playable Kremlings of the game Donkey Kong 64.