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|image=[[File:klampon.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork of a Klampon from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''
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|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Konga 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Konga 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
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{{quote2|He's [[Klaptrap]]'s bigger brother, and he has a monstrous appetite for monkeys.|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' manual, page 29}}  
{{quote2|He's [[Klaptrap]]'s bigger brother, and he has a monstrous appetite for monkeys.|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' manual, page 29}}  
'''Klampons''' are blue-skinned, red-spotted, quadrupedal [[Kremling]]s who appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''. They are the big brother of [[Klaptrap]]s, a similar enemy from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', and have a big head, large jaws, and bulging eyes similar to theirs. Klampons do not appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]'', where they were replaced by [[Krimp]]s.


'''Klampons''' are crocodilian-like enemies that first appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and later make a reappearance in ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'' and ''[[Donkey Konga 2]]''. According to the game's credits, Klampons belong to the "[[Kremling Kuthroats]]" enemy class.
Klampons act very similarly to Klaptraps, but are notably bigger and move slower. Klampons attack by repeatedly chomping their jaws while moving back and forth. [[Diddy Kong|Diddy]] and [[Dixie Kong|Dixie]] cannot roll into a Klampon from the front because this injures them. They can defeat a Klampon by rolling into it from behind, [[jump]]ing on it, or by throwing a [[barrel]] or [[crate]] at it.


==Appearance==
Klampons sometimes appear alongside their functional opposite, [[Spiny (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Spinies]], who are immune to jump attacks but are vulnerable to frontal attacks. An example of both enemies grouped together is in [[Castle Crush]], where defeating either enemy may accidentally lead the [[Kong]]s to injury from the other enemy.
Klampons appear as blue and red-spotted crocodiles with small bodies, big heads and jaws, and bulging eyes. According to the ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong's Quest'' instruction manual, they are the bigger brothers of [[Klaptrap]]s from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', explaining their resemblance and size. Klampons also share the same way of attack, and are invulnerable to a frontal attack as well as an attack from behind. However, just like their smaller counterpart, a [[stomp]] will take care of them. Klampons are also vulnerable from a cartwheel or spin attack from above, unlike Klaptrap. Sometimes Klampons appear with their functional opposites (weak to frontal attacks but immune to [[jump]] attacks), the [[Spiny (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Spinies]]. This makes it harder to defeat the group of enemies (in [[Castle Crush]], for example), as defeating one may accidentally lead to being hurt by the other.
 
According to the game's credits, Klampons belong to the "[[Kremling Kuthroats]]" enemy class.


==Levels==
==Levels==
Klampons appear in the following levels.
===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
 
===''Donkey Kong Country 2''===
*[[Hot-Head Hop]]
*[[Hot-Head Hop]]
*[[Lava Lagoon]]
*[[Lava Lagoon (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Lava Lagoon]]
*[[Squawk's Shaft]]
*[[Squawks's Shaft (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Squawks's Shaft]]
*[[Bramble Blast]]
*[[Bramble Blast (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Bramble Blast]]
*[[Rambi Rumble]]
*[[Rambi Rumble (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Rambi Rumble]]
*[[Ghostly Grove]]
*[[Ghostly Grove (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Ghostly Grove]]
*[[Gusty Glade]]
*[[Gusty Glade (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Gusty Glade]]
*[[Parrot Chute Panic]]
*[[Parrot Chute Panic (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Parrot Chute Panic]]
*[[Windy Well]]
*[[Windy Well (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Windy Well]]
*[[Castle Crush]]
*[[Castle Crush]]
*[[Clapper's Cavern]]
*[[Clapper's Cavern (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Clapper's Cavern]]
*[[Toxic Tower]]
*[[Toxic Tower (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Toxic Tower]]
*[[Jungle Jinx]]
*[[Jungle Jinx (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Jungle Jinx]]
*[[Black Ice Battle]]
*[[Black Ice Battle (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Black Ice Battle]]
*[[Fiery Furnace]]
*[[Fiery Furnace (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Fiery Furnace]]
*[[Animal Antics (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Animal Antics]]
*[[Animal Antics (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Animal Antics]]


===''Donkey Kong Land 2''===
===''Donkey Kong Land 2''===
*[[Hot-Head Hop]]
*[[Hothead Hop]]
*[[Red Hot Ride]]
*[[Redhot Ride]]
*[[Hornet Hole]]
*[[Hornet Hole (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Hornet Hole]]
*[[Rambi Rumble]]
*[[Rambi Rumble (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Rambi Rumble]]
*[[Ghostly Grove]]
*[[Ghostly Grove (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Ghostly Grove]]
*[[Gusty Glade]]
*[[Gusty Glade (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Gusty Glade]]
*[[Parrot Chute Panic]]
*[[Parrot Chute Panic (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Parrot Chute Panic]]
*[[Dungeon Danger]]
*[[Dungeon Danger]]
*[[Clapper's Cavern]]
*[[Clapper's Cavern (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Clapper's Cavern]]
*[[Jungle Jinx]]
*[[Jungle Jinx (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Jungle Jinx]]
*[[Black Ice Battle]]
*[[Black Ice Battle (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Black Ice Battle]]
*[[Fiery Furnace]]
*[[Fiery Furnace (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Fiery Furnace


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Artwork===
<gallery>
Klampon.jpg|Artwork
Klampon alt.png|Artwork of a Klampon shutting its jaws
</gallery>
===Sprites===
<gallery>
<gallery>
Klampon alt.png|Alternate artwork.
Klampon DKC2.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (SNES)
Klampon DKC2.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (SNES)
Klampon DKL2.PNG|''Donkey Kong Land 2''
Klampon DKL2.PNG|''Donkey Kong Land 2''

Revision as of 01:26, June 11, 2019

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“He's Klaptrap's bigger brother, and he has a monstrous appetite for monkeys.”
Donkey Kong Country 2 manual, page 29

Klampons are blue-skinned, red-spotted, quadrupedal Kremlings who appear in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong Land 2. They are the big brother of Klaptraps, a similar enemy from Donkey Kong Country, and have a big head, large jaws, and bulging eyes similar to theirs. Klampons do not appear in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! and Donkey Kong Land III, where they were replaced by Krimps.

Klampons act very similarly to Klaptraps, but are notably bigger and move slower. Klampons attack by repeatedly chomping their jaws while moving back and forth. Diddy and Dixie cannot roll into a Klampon from the front because this injures them. They can defeat a Klampon by rolling into it from behind, jumping on it, or by throwing a barrel or crate at it.

Klampons sometimes appear alongside their functional opposite, Spinies, who are immune to jump attacks but are vulnerable to frontal attacks. An example of both enemies grouped together is in Castle Crush, where defeating either enemy may accidentally lead the Kongs to injury from the other enemy.

According to the game's credits, Klampons belong to the "Kremling Kuthroats" enemy class.

Levels

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

Donkey Kong Land 2

Gallery

Artwork

Sprites

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese クランポン
Kuranpon
Klampon

Italian Kaiman
Literal translation