Clapper

Not to be confused with Seal.

Clapper, also written as Klapper,^[2] is an Animal Buddy in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong Land 2 . He has the ability to drastically lower the temperature of an entire body of water.

History[edit ]

Donkey Kong Country 2 / Donkey Kong Land 2[edit ]

Clapper has the exact same role in both games. He appears throughout Lava Lagoon, where he is used to cool the boiling water,^[3] and his namesake level Clapper's Cavern, where he cools the water into ice so that the Kongs can avoid Snapjaw.^{[4] [5]} Either way, Clapper claps his 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 only sees the Kongs crossing the frigid water, having no Snapjaws.

Donkey Konga 2[edit ]

Clapper's artwork appears in the Freestyle Zone of Donkey Konga 2 .

Donkey Kong Bananza[edit ]

In Donkey Kong Bananza , a sand drawing of Clapper and Glimmer facing each other can be found on the beach near the ruins area of DK Island.

Profiles[edit ]

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

{{Multilang profile |type=manual |Eng=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.^[1] |Ger=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.^[7]

• Wii U Virtual Console manual description:
  • English (United States):
    Can cool down the boiling water by blowing on it. Cannot be mounted.
  • English (United Kingdom):
    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]}

Gallery[edit ]

• Artwork from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

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

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

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

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

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

• Sprite from Donkey Kong Land 2

  Sprite from Donkey Kong Land 2

• Sprite from Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)

  Sprite from Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)

• Screenshot from Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)

  Screenshot from Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)

Naming[edit ]

His name is derived from his tendency to clap his flippers together.

Names in other languages[edit ]

References[edit ]

• Pinnipeds
• Ice creatures
• Animal Friends
• Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest characters
• Donkey Kong Land 2 characters

• Articles with sources lacking page numbers
• Articles with unsourced foreign names