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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]]''
|title=Click-Clack
|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]] (yellow)
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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|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' manual, 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 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.


'''Click-Clacks''' are blue beetles found in various locations on [[Crocodile Isle]].
== 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 [[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.


Click-Clacks first appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. In this game, the insects are fairly common enemies, appearing in several [[level]]s. Click-Clacks are quite durable; they are capable of surviving after being [[jump]]ed on. Once jumped on, they remain defenseless, as it takes only one jump to knock them on their backs. While in this state, Click-Clacks can either be jumped on again to be defeated or be picked up and used as a projectile weapon against other enemies. Eventually, a Click-Clack that has been flipped on its back will manage to turn right-side up once more. A Click-Clack can be instantly defeated by using either [[Diddy Kong]]'s [[Cartwheel Attack|cartwheel attack]] or by having [[Dixie Kong|Dixie]] use a ground-based [[Helicopter Spin]].
;Level appearances
*[[Mainbrace Mayhem (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Mainbrace Mayhem]]
*[[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]]


Click-Clacks also appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''. In this game, Click-Clacks act almost identically to their portrayal in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', with only one difference affecting gameplay. In ''Donkey Kong Land 2'', after jumping on a Click-Clack, the player will still have the ability to control the [[Kong]]s in midair; this is not the case in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' &mdash; here, the Kongs will experience minor knock-back after jumping on a Click-Clack.
===''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.


An enemy similar to Click-Clacks, called [[Knik-Knak]], appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''.
;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]]


Click-Clacks make a reappearance in ''[[DK: King of Swing]]'' and its sequel ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''. In these games they climb around on [[Peg]]s and they cannot be attacked from the front as they can hurt [[Donkey Kong]].
===''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. If attacked from the front, Click-Clack damages [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]].


==Levels==
===''Super Mario-Kun''===
Click-Clacks appear in the following levels.
[[File:ClickClackKun.jpg|thumb|150px|A Click-Clack in ''Super Mario-Kun'']]
===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
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.
* [[Mainbrace Mayhem (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Mainbrace Mayhem]]
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* [[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]]
* [[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''===
==Gallery==
* [[Mainbrace Mayhem (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Mainbrace Mayhem]]
===Artwork===
* [[Topsail Trouble (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Topsail Trouble]]
<gallery widths=180>
* [[Slime Climb (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Slime Climb]]
Click-Clack DKC2 frontal artwork.jpg|Frontal artwork
* [[Bramble Blast (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Bramble Blast]]
File:Kongs and Klampon in castle DKC2 group art.jpg|Poster featuring Diddy, Dixie and a [[Klampon]] in a castle, with a Click-Clack on the left
* [[Bramble Scramble]]
DKC2 Diddy Dixie Fulgore promo art.jpg|Promotional artwork featuring Diddy, Dixie, and Fulgore from ''{{wp|Killer Instinct}}''. A Click-Clack appears to the bottom-right.
* [[Mudhole Marsh (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Mudhole Marsh]]
</gallery>
* [[Gusty Glade (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Gusty Glade]]


==Gallery==
=== Sprites ===
<gallery>
<gallery>
Click-Clack Front.png|Artwork of a Click-Clack
Click Clack DKC2.png|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''
Click-Clack DKL2.png|''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''
ClickClack DKC2GBA sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (GBA)
ClickClack-DKKOS.png|''[[DK: King of Swing]]''
ClickClack DKJC.png|''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''
</gallery>
</gallery>


=== Sprites ===
===Screenshots===
<gallery>
<gallery>
Click Clack DKC2.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (Super Nintendo)
Click-Clack DKC2 end.png|A Click-Clack in the Cast of Characters in ''Donkey Kong Country 2''
Click-Clack DKL2.PNG|''Donkey Kong Land 2''
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
ClickClack DKC2GBA sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (Game Boy Advance)
ClickClack-DKKOS.png|''DK: King of Swing''
ClickClack DKJC.png|''DK: Jungle Climber''
</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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|Jap=ビートル
|JapR=Bītoru
|JapR=Bītoru
|JapM=Beetle}}
|JapM=Beetle
|Spa=Click-Clack
|SpaM=-
}}
 
==References==
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[[Category:Lazy Landlubbers]]
[[Category:DK: Jungle Climber enemies]]
[[Category:DK: Jungle Climber Enemies]]
[[Category:DK: King of Swing enemies]]
[[Category:DK: King of Swing Enemies]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest enemies]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Land 2 Enemies]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Land 2 enemies]]
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[[Category:Projectiles]]

Latest revision as of 07:53, April 9, 2024

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
Knik-Knak (yellow)
“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[edit]

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

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Artwork[edit]

Sprites[edit]

Screenshots[edit]

Trivia[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ビートル
Bītoru
Beetle

Spanish Click-Clack
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References[edit]

  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