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|image=[[File:Click-Clack DKC2.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of a Click-Clack from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''
|image=[[File:Click-Clack DKC2.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of a Click-Clack 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]])
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|latest_appearance=''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|latest_appearance=''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|derived_subjects=[[Knik-Knak]]
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{{quote2|If you flip this beetle on its back, you can carry it around and use it as a weapon.|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' instruction booklet, page 28}}  
{{quote2|If you flip this beetle on its back, you can carry it around and use it as a weapon.|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' instruction booklet, page 28}}  
'''Click-Clacks''', also formatted '''Klick-Klack''',<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) issue 46, page 47.</ref><ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) issue 36, page 21.</ref> are blue beetle enemies who appear in both ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''.
'''Click-Clacks''', also formatted '''Klick-Klack''',<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) issue 46, page 47.</ref><ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) issue 36, page 21.</ref> are blue beetle enemies first appearing in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. Though Click-Clacks went on to appear in some other ''[[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong]]'' platforming games, the sequel, ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble]]'', features yellow [[Knik-Knak]]s, which act as their replacement in the game in that two [[jump]]s also defeat them, the first of which flips them over.


== History ==
== History ==
===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
Click-Clacks first appear in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''. They are common enemies and appear in several [[level]]s in every world (except [[The Flying Krock]] and the [[Lost World (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Lost World]]).
In ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', Click-Clacks are common enemies that appear in several [[level]]s in every world (except [[The Flying Krock]] and the [[Lost World (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Lost World]]). Like most enemies, Click-Clacks move around in a set pattern. They are shown to have some durability, because [[Diddy Kong|Diddy]] and [[Dixie Kong]] can defeat a Click-Clack by jumping on it twice. From the first jump, the Click-Clack falls onto its back. It is defenseless while in this state, and the [[Kong]]s can jump on it again to defeat it. The Kongs can pick up a Click-Clack while it is on its back, and can also defeat it by throwing it at another enemy. Click-Clacks can instantly be defeated from either Diddy's [[Cartwheel Attack]] or Dixie's [[Helicopter Spin]], by throwing a projectile, such as a [[barrel]] or [[Cannonball|kannonball]] at them, or if Diddy or Dixie pick it up and throw it at another enemy.


Like most enemies, Click-Clacks move around in a set pattern. They are shown to have some durability, because [[Diddy Kong|Diddy]] and [[Dixie Kong]] can defeat a Click-Clack by jumping on it twice. From the first jump, the Click-Clack falls onto its back. It is defenseless while in this state, and the [[Kong]]s can jump on it again to defeat it. The Kongs can pick up a Click-Clack while it is on its back, and can also defeat it by throwing it at another enemy. Click-Clacks can instantly be defeated from either Diddy's [[Cartwheel Attack]] or Dixie's [[Helicopter Spin]], by throwing a carriable object, such as a [[barrel]] or [[kannonball]] at them, or if Diddy or Dixie pick it up and throw it at another enemy.
;Level appearances
 
*[[Mainbrace Mayhem (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Mainbrace Mayhem]]
In the sequel ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble]]'', yellow [[Knik-Knak]]s act as the successor to Click-Clacks in that they are also defeated from two jumps, the first of which flips them over.
*[[Topsail Trouble (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Topsail Trouble]]
*[[Lava Lagoon (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Lava Lagoon]]
*[[Red-Hot Ride]]
*[[Barrel Bayou (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Barrel Bayou]]
*[[Slime Climb (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Slime Climb]]
*[[Bramble Blast (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Bramble Blast]]
*[[Hornet Hole (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Hornet Hole]]
*[[Bramble Scramble (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Bramble Scramble]]
*[[Mudhole Marsh (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Mudhole Marsh]]
*[[Gusty Glade (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Gusty Glade]]
*[[Parrot Chute Panic (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Parrot Chute Panic]]
*[[Windy Well (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Windy Well]]
*[[Clapper's Cavern (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Clapper's Cavern]]


===''Donkey Kong Land 2''===
===''Donkey Kong Land 2''===
Click-Clacks make their second appearance in ''Donkey Kong Land 2''. Here, Click-Clacks behave almost identically to their first appearance aside from one minor difference: if either Diddy or Dixie jump on a Click-Clack, the player can move them as they bounce back in midair. Click-Clacks appear in fewer levels than in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''.
Click-Clacks make their second appearance in ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''. Here, Click-Clacks behave almost identically to their first appearance aside from one minor difference: if either Diddy or Dixie jump on a Click-Clack, the player can move them as they bounce back in midair. Click-Clacks appear in fewer levels than in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''. In the end credits, Click-Clacks are classified with "The Baddies," and the Japanese version shows their Japanese name, Beetle, in English instead of katakana.


During the end credits of the Japanese release, Click-Clacks are known as Beetles.
;Level appearances
*[[Mainbrace Mayhem (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Mainbrace Mayhem]]
*[[Topsail Trouble (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Topsail Trouble]]
*[[Slime Climb (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Slime Climb]]
*[[Bramble Blast (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Bramble Blast]]
*[[Bramble Scramble (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Bramble Scramble]]
*[[Mudhole Marsh (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Mudhole Marsh]]
*[[Gusty Glade (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Gusty Glade]]


===''DK: King of Swing'' / ''DK: Jungle Climber''===
===''DK: King of Swing'' / ''DK: Jungle Climber''===
Click-Clacks make a reappearance in ''[[DK: King of Swing]]'' and its sequel ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]'', where they patrol around [[Peg Board]]s. They cannot be attacked from the front, as this makes their pincers injure [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]].
Click-Clacks make a reappearance in ''[[DK: King of Swing]]'' and its sequel ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]'', where they patrol around [[Peg Board]]s. If attacked from the front, Click-Clack damages [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]].


===''Super Mario-Kun''===
===''Super Mario-Kun''===
[[File:ClickClackKun.jpg|thumb|150px|right|A Click-Clack in ''Super Mario-Kun'']]
[[File:ClickClackKun.jpg|thumb|150px|A Click-Clack in ''Super Mario-Kun'']]
A Click-Clack (under its Japanese name, which is just '''Beetle''') 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 Click-Clack.
A Click-Clack (under its Japanese name, which is just '''Beetle''') 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 Click-Clack.
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==Levels==
Click-Clack appears in both ''Donkey Kong Country 2'' and ''Donkey Kong Land 2'' unless otherwise noted.
*[[Mainbrace Mayhem]]
*[[Topsail Trouble]]
*[[Lava Lagoon (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Lava Lagoon]] (''Donkey Kong Country 2'')
*[[Red-Hot Ride]] (''Donkey Kong Country 2'')
*[[Barrel Bayou (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Barrel Bayou]] (''Donkey Kong Country 2'')
*[[Slime Climb]]
*[[Bramble Blast]]
*[[Hornet Hole (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Hornet Hole]] (''Donkey Kong Country 2'')
*[[Bramble Scramble]]
*[[Mudhole Marsh]]
*[[Gusty Glade]]
*[[Parrot Chute Panic (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Parrot Chute Panic]] (''Donkey Kong Country 2'')
*[[Windy Well (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Windy Well]] (''Donkey Kong Country 2'')
*[[Clapper's Cavern (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Clapper's Cavern]] (''Donkey Kong Country 2'')


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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<gallery>
<gallery>
Click-Clack DKC2 end.png|A Click-Clack in the Cast of Characters in ''Donkey Kong Country 2''
Click-Clack DKC2 end.png|A Click-Clack in the Cast of Characters in ''Donkey Kong Country 2''
Click-Clack DKL2 Japan end.png|A Click-Clack (referred to as Beetle) in ''Donkey Kong Land 2''{{'}}s end credits
Click-Clack DKL2 Japan end.png|A Click-Clack (referred to as Beetle) in ''Donkey Kong Land 2''{{'}}s end credits in the Japanese version
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Trivia==
*Click-Clacks may be derived from an unused "nasty beetle" enemy named "Veedub" (a play on "VW," as in the {{wp|Volkswagen Beetle}}) planned to appear in the original ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''.<ref>{{media link|DKC general naming.jpg|Early DKC general naming sheet}}</ref>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|JapM=Beetle
|Spa=Click-Clack
|Spa=Click-Clack
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|SpaM=-
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==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 23:13, November 24, 2023

Click-Clack
Click-Clack
Artwork of a Click-Clack from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
First appearance Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995)
Latest appearance DK: Jungle Climber (2007)
Derived subjects
“If you flip this beetle on its back, you can carry it around and use it as a weapon.”
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest instruction booklet, page 28

Click-Clacks, also formatted Klick-Klack,[1][2] are blue beetle enemies first appearing in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. Though Click-Clacks went on to appear in some other Donkey Kong platforming games, the sequel, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble, features yellow Knik-Knaks, which act as their replacement in the game in that two jumps also defeat them, the first of which flips them over.

History

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

In Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, Click-Clacks are common enemies that appear in several levels in every world (except The Flying Krock and the Lost World). Like most enemies, Click-Clacks move around in a set pattern. They are shown to have some durability, because Diddy and Dixie Kong can defeat a Click-Clack by jumping on it twice. From the first jump, the Click-Clack falls onto its back. It is defenseless while in this state, and the Kongs can jump on it again to defeat it. The Kongs can pick up a Click-Clack while it is on its back, and can also defeat it by throwing it at another enemy. Click-Clacks can instantly be defeated from either Diddy's Cartwheel Attack or Dixie's Helicopter Spin, by throwing a projectile, such as a barrel or kannonball at them, or if Diddy or Dixie pick it up and throw it at another enemy.

Level appearances

Donkey Kong Land 2

Click-Clacks make their second appearance in Donkey Kong Land 2. Here, Click-Clacks behave almost identically to their first appearance aside from one minor difference: if either Diddy or Dixie jump on a Click-Clack, the player can move them as they bounce back in midair. Click-Clacks appear in fewer levels than in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. In the end credits, Click-Clacks are classified with "The Baddies," and the Japanese version shows their Japanese name, Beetle, in English instead of katakana.

Level appearances

DK: King of Swing / DK: Jungle Climber

Click-Clacks make a reappearance in DK: King of Swing and its sequel DK: Jungle Climber, where they patrol around Peg Boards. If attacked from the front, Click-Clack damages Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong.

Super Mario-Kun

Click-Clack
A Click-Clack in Super Mario-Kun

A Click-Clack (under its Japanese name, which is just Beetle) 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 Click-Clack.

Gallery

Artwork

Sprites

Screenshots

Trivia

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ビートル
Bītoru
Beetle

Spanish Click-Clack
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References

  1. ^ Nintendo Magazine System (Australia) issue 46, page 47.
  2. ^ Nintendo Magazine System (Australia) issue 36, page 21.
  3. ^ Early DKC general naming sheetMedia:DKC general naming.jpg