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|image=[[File:klinger.png|230px]]<br>Artwork of a '''Klinger''' from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''.
|image=[[File:klinger.png|230px]]<br>Artwork of a Klinger from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''
|parent_species=[[Kremling]]
|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=''[[Donkey Konga 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Konga 2]]'' (cameo) ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|variant_of=[[Kremling]]
|derived_subjects=[[Klasp]]
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{{quote2|Look out below! Klinger climbs around in the rigging, ready to slide down on anyone below him.|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' SNES manual, page 28}}
{{LLQuote|Look out below! Klinger climbs around in the rigging, ready to slide down on anyone below him.|''Donkey Kong Country 2'' manual, page 28}}  
'''Klingers''' are [[Kremling]]s with the capability of climbing ropes and chains. Klingers are orange-skinned, yellow-bellied Kremlings with a long, scaly tail. They wear a green, white-spotted head bandana and a matching loincloth around the waist. Klingers (aside from [[Klobber]]s) are among the few Kremlings to have ears, in which they have a hoop earring for each one. Klingers have clawed toes but their fingers do not. Their artwork also depicts them having a large dagger in their mouth, though it does not appear in-game. Klingers do not have an instinctive climbing ability, but were instead trained specifically to achieve this ability.<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' Nintendo Player's Guide, page 13.</ref> Klingers first appear in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''.
 
'''Klingers'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet, [[Media:DKC2 Manual 28-29.jpg|page 28]].</ref> are climbing [[Kremling]]s that can scale ropes and chains. In [[Krem Quay]] levels, they can also scale swamp reeds. Klingers are orange reptiles with a yellow stomach. They have a long, scaly tail. Klingers also wear a green bandana with white spots on their head. They also wear a matching cloth around their body. Like most pirates, Klingers wear two hoop earrings. They have claws with sharp fingers and sharp toes. They also carry a dagger in their mouth.


==History==
==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
[[File:Chain Link Chamber.png|thumb|left|Two Klingers surrounding [[Diddy Kong|Diddy]] and [[Dixie Kong]].]]
[[File:Chain Link Chamber.png|thumb|left|Diddy and Dixie holding on a chain near two Klingers at [[Chain Link Chamber (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Chain Link Chamber]] in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'']]
Klingers first appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. When they slide down the ropes, they try to hit into the Kongs. If they are successful in doing so, the hero they hit is defeated. The defeated hero can be brought back with the help of a [[DK Barrel]]. However, if the Kongs throw an object at them, such as a [[Barrel|barrel]] or a [[Kannonball|kannonball]], the Klinger falls off the rope and is defeated. Klingers can also be defeated by being jumped on by one of the [[Kong|Kongs]]. They make major appearances in the level, [[Chain Link Chamber]]. In the ''Donkey Kong Country 2'' Player's Guide, it is told that the Klingers are the only Kremlings that can climb and they had to learn it first, as other Kremlings are not natural-born climbers. According to the game's credits, Klingers belong to the "[[Kremling Kuthroats]]" enemy class.
In ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', Klingers first appear in [[Mainbrace Mayhem (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Mainbrace Mayhem]]. They repeatedly climb up a rope or another object, such as a chain, before sliding down, usually making it harder for [[Diddy Kong]] and [[Dixie Kong]] to get across the ropes. A Klinger can be defeated from having an object thrown at it, such as a [[barrel]], [[Cannonball|kannonball]], or a [[crate]], or from a [[team up]] throw. The affected Klinger falls off the rope when defeated. Like most other enemies, if Diddy or Dixie touch a Klinger, the player loses that [[Kong]]. In [[Krockhead Klamber (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Krockhead Klamber]], the Klingers are climbing on cattails. Later on, Klingers noticeably appear as in [[Chain Link Chamber (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Chain Link Chamber]] as the main enemies encountered. In the ending credits, Klingers are classified under "[[Kremling Kuthroats]]" along with the other Kremlings.


===''Donkey Kong Land 2''===
===''Donkey Kong Land 2''===
Klingers reappear in the follow-up game of ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''. Their role in the game is exactly like their role in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', which is climbing ropes and trying to defeat the Kongs.
In ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'', Klingers also first appear in the game's counterpart of the level [[Mainbrace Mayhem (Donkey Kong Land 2)|Mainbrace Mayhem]]. Diddy or Dixie can now defeat a Klinger by moving horizontally into it if they are on intersecting ropes. In the end credits, Klingers, along with the other enemies and bosses, are instead classified as "The Baddies."
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===''Donkey Konga 2''===
In ''[[Donkey Konga 2]]'', Klinger's artwork is among the graphics that can display onscreen in Freestyle Zone as the player hits the [[Nintendo GameCube#DK Bongos|DK Bongos]].


===''Donkey Konga 2''===
==Profiles==
Klingers also make a cameo appearance in the [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]] game, ''[[Donkey Konga 2]]''. In the game, they sometimes show up in the freestyle mode when the player hits the bongos.
*'''''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet:''' ''Look out below! Klinger climbs around in the rigging, ready to slide down on anyone below him.''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' SNES manual. {{media link|DKC2 Manual 28-29.jpg|Page 28}}.</ref>
*'''''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (Game Boy Advance) instruction booklet:''' ''Look out below! Klinger climbs around in the rigging, ready to slide down on anyone passing beneath.''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2'' GBA manual. Page 22.</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Klinger.PNG|Sprite of a Klinger in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''.
Klinger2.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' artwork
File:Klinger DKL2.PNG|Sprite in ''Donkey Kong Land 2''.
Klinger DKC2 booklet art.jpg|Artwork used in the instruction booklet
Klinger DKC2.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' sprite
Klinger DKL2 sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Land 2'' sprite
Klinger DKC2 GBA sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (GBA) sprite
Klinger DKa2.png|''Donkey Konga 2'' (Freestyle Zone) sprite
DKa2 Freestyle.png|Klingers in ''Donkey Konga 2''{{'}}s Freestyle Zone
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=クリンガー
|Jap=クリンガー
|JapR=Kuringā
|JapR=Kuringā
|JapM=Klinger}}
|JapM=Klinger
|Ita=Kordix
|ItaM=From ''corda'' (rope)
|Spa=Klinger
|SpaM=-
}}
 
==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Kremling Kuthroats]]
[[Category:Kremlings]]
[[Category:Pirates]]
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[[Category:Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest enemies]]
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[[Category:Reptiles and Amphibians]]
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Revision as of 23:14, November 24, 2023

Klinger
Artwork of Klinger for Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Artwork of a Klinger from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
First appearance Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995)
Latest appearance Donkey Konga 2 (cameo) (2004)
Variant of Kremling
Derived subjects
“Look out below! Klinger climbs around in the rigging, ready to slide down on anyone below him.”
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest SNES manual, page 28

Klingers are Kremlings with the capability of climbing ropes and chains. Klingers are orange-skinned, yellow-bellied Kremlings with a long, scaly tail. They wear a green, white-spotted head bandana and a matching loincloth around the waist. Klingers (aside from Klobbers) are among the few Kremlings to have ears, in which they have a hoop earring for each one. Klingers have clawed toes but their fingers do not. Their artwork also depicts them having a large dagger in their mouth, though it does not appear in-game. Klingers do not have an instinctive climbing ability, but were instead trained specifically to achieve this ability.[1] Klingers first appear in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest.

History

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

Chain Link Chamber
Diddy and Dixie holding on a chain near two Klingers at Chain Link Chamber in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

In Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, Klingers first appear in Mainbrace Mayhem. They repeatedly climb up a rope or another object, such as a chain, before sliding down, usually making it harder for Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong to get across the ropes. A Klinger can be defeated from having an object thrown at it, such as a barrel, kannonball, or a crate, or from a team up throw. The affected Klinger falls off the rope when defeated. Like most other enemies, if Diddy or Dixie touch a Klinger, the player loses that Kong. In Krockhead Klamber, the Klingers are climbing on cattails. Later on, Klingers noticeably appear as in Chain Link Chamber as the main enemies encountered. In the ending credits, Klingers are classified under "Kremling Kuthroats" along with the other Kremlings.

Donkey Kong Land 2

In Donkey Kong Land 2, Klingers also first appear in the game's counterpart of the level Mainbrace Mayhem. Diddy or Dixie can now defeat a Klinger by moving horizontally into it if they are on intersecting ropes. In the end credits, Klingers, along with the other enemies and bosses, are instead classified as "The Baddies."

Donkey Konga 2

In Donkey Konga 2, Klinger's artwork is among the graphics that can display onscreen in Freestyle Zone as the player hits the DK Bongos.

Profiles

  • Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest instruction booklet: Look out below! Klinger climbs around in the rigging, ready to slide down on anyone below him.[2]
  • Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance) instruction booklet: Look out below! Klinger climbs around in the rigging, ready to slide down on anyone passing beneath.[3]

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese クリンガー
Kuringā
Klinger

Italian Kordix
From corda (rope)
Spanish Klinger
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References

  1. ^ Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Nintendo Player's Guide, page 13.
  2. ^ Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest SNES manual. Page 28Media:DKC2 Manual 28-29.jpg.
  3. ^ Donkey Kong Country 2 GBA manual. Page 22.