Clapper

Clapper
Artwork from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Full name	Clapper the Seal[1]
Species	Seal
First appearance	Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995)
Latest appearance	Donkey Konga 2 (cameo) (2004)

Clapper, also written as Klapper,^[2] is an Animal Friend in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong Land 2. Its name is derived from its tendency to clap its flippers together. Clapper has silver fur, large eyes, and a tan snout with a black nose and five whiskers on each side.

Clapper has the exact same role in both games. It appears throughout Lava Lagoon, where it is used to cool the boiling water,^[3] and its namesake level Clapper's Cavern, where it cools the water into ice so that the Kongs can avoid Snapjaw.^[4][5] Either way, Clapper claps its flippers together after being jumped on. The water is only cooled for a few seconds,^[6] reverting afterward. The Donkey Kong Land 2 equivalents of Lava Lagoon and Clapper's Cavern feature Clapper in the same capacities, but the latter is just for crossing the frigid water, having no Snapjaws.

Clapper does not physically appear in any other game, although there are the similar Seals in Donkey Kong 64, and Clapper's artwork is in the Freestyle Zone of Donkey Konga 2.

Profiles[edit]

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

• Instruction booklet description:
  • English:
    Most seals can't change boiling hot water to room temperature or turn water to ice but Clapper can! Jump on him and he'll perform this valuable service for you.^[7]
  • Other languages:
    • German:
      Die meisten Seehunde sind nicht unbedingt in der Lage, kochendes Wasser in Raumtemperatur umzuwandeln oder Wasser zu Eis gefrieren zu lassen. Für Clapper kein Problem! Springe auf und er wird Dir seine tollen Fähigkeiten vorführen.^[8]

• Wii U Virtual Console manual description:
  • English (American):
    Can cool down the boiling water by blowing on it. Cannot be mounted.
  • English (British):
    Clapper can cool boiling water to normal temperature for a short period of time when he spits at it, but you can't ride him.
  • Other languages:
    • French (Europe):
      Clapper peut refroidir l'eau bouillante un court instant en crachant dedans, mais vous ne pouvez pas le chevaucher.
    • German:
      Clapper kann siedendes Wasser für kurze Zeit auf Normaltemperatur abkühlen, indem er darauf spuckt. Auf ihm reiten kannst du allerdings nicht.
    • Italian:
      Non potrai salirle in groppa, ma può aiutarti abbassando la temperatura dell'acqua bollente con la sua saliva per un breve intervallo di tiempo.
    • Spanish (Europe):
      Clapper puede escupir para enfriar el agua hirviendo durante un rato, pero no puedes montar sobre ella.

Donkey Kong Land 2[edit]

• Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console manual description:
  • English:
    Jump on his back to temporarily freeze boiling water or turn lava pools into regular water, allowing you to swim across. You are unable to transform into Clapper the Seal.^{[page number needed]}

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  Sprite from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

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  Screenshot from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

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  Sprite from Donkey Kong Land 2

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  Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)

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