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{{character-infobox
|title=Clapper the Seal
|title=Nerk the Seal
|image=[[Image:Clapper.jpg|200px]]<br>'''Clapper the Seal'''
|image=[[Image:Clapper.jpg|200px]]<br>'''Nerk the Seal'''
|full_name=Clapper the Seal
|full_name=Nerk the Seal
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[1995]])
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[1995]])
|species=[[Seal]]
|species=[[Seal]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'' ([[1996]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'' ([[1996]])
}}
}}
{{LLQuote|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.|Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Manual, Page 25}}
{{LLQuote|Most seals can't change boiling hot water to room temperature or turn water to ice but Nerk can! Jump on him and he'll perform this valuable service for you.|Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Manual, Page 25}}


'''Clapper the Seal''' is an [[Animal Buddy]] in the [[Donkey Kong (series)|''Donkey Kong'' series]] who first appeared in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''.
'''Nerk the Seal''' is an [[Animal Buddy]] in the [[Donkey Kong (series)|''Donkey Kong'' series]] who first appeared in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''.


==History==
==History==
===''Donkey Kong'' series===
===''Donkey Kong'' series===
====''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''/''Donkey Kong Land 2''====
====''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''/''Donkey Kong Land 2''====
In ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'', Clapper can cool down or freeze water with his breath if the Kongs jump on him; this allows the Kongs to swim past boiling parts of water or to walk on top of the ice.
In ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'', Nerk can cool down or freeze water with his breath if the Kongs jump on him; this allows the Kongs to swim past boiling parts of water or to walk on top of the ice.


'''Levels''': Clapper appears in both versions unless otherwise noted.
'''Levels''': Nerk appears in both versions unless otherwise noted.
*[[Lava Lagoon]]
*[[Lava Lagoon]]
*[[Clapper's Cavern]]
*[[Nerk's Cavern]]


====''Donkey Kong 64''====
====''Donkey Kong 64''====
A seal nearly identical to Clapper in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'''s fourth world is dressed like a pirate and can communicate with the [[Kong]]s (unlike Clapper).
A seal nearly identical to Nerk in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'''s fourth world is dressed like a pirate and can communicate with the [[Kong]]s (unlike Nerk).
'''Levels''':
'''Levels''':
*[[Gloomy Galleon]]
*[[Gloomy Galleon]]


==Physical Appearance==
==Physical Appearance==
Clapper has silver fur that covers his body, flippers, and tail. He has a snout with a round, black nose on the top of it. On each side of the snout, five whiskers grow, giving him ten in total. Clapper has large white eyes with small black pupils. Like any other seal, he has two curved flippers attached to his center body. His tail is similar to that of a dolphin, which is curved.  
Nerk has silver fur that covers his body, flippers, and tail. He has a snout with a round, black nose on the top of it. On each side of the snout, five whiskers grow, giving him ten in total. Nerk has large white eyes with small black pupils. Like any other seal, he has two curved flippers attached to his center body. His tail is similar to that of a dolphin, which is curved.  


==Official Profile and Statistics==
==Official Profile and Statistics==
===''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''===
===''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''===
'''Instruction Booklet''':
'''Instruction Booklet''':
* "''Most seals can't bring boiling water down to room temperature or turn water to ice, but Clapper can! Bounce on his back, and he'll be happy to demonstrate.''"
* "''Most seals can't bring boiling water down to room temperature or turn water to ice, but Nerk can! Bounce on his back, and he'll be happy to demonstrate.''"


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:ClapperCavern65_65_65.jpg|A screenshot of Clapper.
File:ClapperCavern65_65_65.jpg|A screenshot of Nerk.
File:Clappersprite65.png|Clapper's game sprite in ''Donkey Kong Country 2''
File:Clappersprite65.png|Nerk's game sprite in ''Donkey Kong Country 2''
File:Clapper the Seal DKL2.PNG|Clapper's game sprite in ''Donkey Kong Land 2''.
File:Clapper the Seal DKL2.PNG|Nerk's game sprite in ''Donkey Kong Land 2''.
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Clapper got his name from the fact that seals constantly clap when they laugh.
*Nerk is one of few of the Animal Buddies that tends to appear several times in a level.
*Clapper is one of few of the Animal Buddies that tends to appear several times in a level.
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Revision as of 18:44, January 5, 2014

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Nerk the Seal is an Animal Buddy in the Donkey Kong series who first appeared in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest.

History

Donkey Kong series

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest/Donkey Kong Land 2

In Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong Land 2, Nerk can cool down or freeze water with his breath if the Kongs jump on him; this allows the Kongs to swim past boiling parts of water or to walk on top of the ice.

Levels: Nerk appears in both versions unless otherwise noted.

Donkey Kong 64

A seal nearly identical to Nerk in Donkey Kong 64's fourth world is dressed like a pirate and can communicate with the Kongs (unlike Nerk). Levels:

Physical Appearance

Nerk has silver fur that covers his body, flippers, and tail. He has a snout with a round, black nose on the top of it. On each side of the snout, five whiskers grow, giving him ten in total. Nerk has large white eyes with small black pupils. Like any other seal, he has two curved flippers attached to his center body. His tail is similar to that of a dolphin, which is curved.

Official Profile and Statistics

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

Instruction Booklet:

  • "Most seals can't bring boiling water down to room temperature or turn water to ice, but Nerk can! Bounce on his back, and he'll be happy to demonstrate."

Gallery

Trivia

  • Nerk is one of few of the Animal Buddies that tends to appear several times in a level.

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