Borderlands’ most iconic character and mascot, Claptrap. This talk♑ative Hyperion robot has been a player’s reliable NPC or an enjoyable DLC character.
Wh𝔉ether you love him, hate him, or really hate him, Claptrap has some interes🍷ting secrets, cameos and even a little prestige to his name. Here are some hidden facts you never knew about Claptrap!
12 Claptrap Had A Web Series 🌄
To promote the first Borderlands game and DLC, Gearbox cr🌸eatౠed . Of course, Claptrap was the “host” but would get into .
There were six episodes total in the series, and ✃each one usually snuck in a movie industry re📖ference. These clips provide a bit of insight into the universe and characters, so fans of the series should check them out.
11 He’s A Robotꦗic Book of IRL Referen♉ces
Claptrap manages to get some cheeky and clever lines out once in a while. Some of his voice lines over the course of the series are IRL references, mostly from pop culture. One of his voice lines was a killing curse from the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Harry Potter series: "Avada Kedavra!"
Claptrap also said, “come over here, I’ll gnaw your legs off!” That quote came from Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail, where King Arthur lops off all the Black Knight’s limbs. The Black Knight accepts his predicament as a 𓃲challenge and said, "come back here and take what's coming to ya! I'll bite your legs off!".
10 What Does His Name Mean? 🐟
༒Believe it or not, “claptrap” is an actual word in the English language, datin𒁃g back to the early 1700s. defines it as “pretentious nonsense,” synonymous with foolishness, nonsense, stupidity, and senselessness.
This makes sense since Claptap prides himself on his silly behavior and co꧒nstant babble. Speaking of names…
9 He’s The Only Unit With A ꦐDesignated Name
Out of all the units that were around before Claptrap, he is the only unit w𝓀ith an actual name. Hilarious൩ly enough, his name is Claptrap P. Claptrappington. One wonders what the “P” initial stands for...
All the other Claptrap units have their unit names, despite being just as vivacious as♋ the franchis🔜e mascot.
8 🍸 How Gear🌳box Created Him
Claptrap was never meant to be an important or recurring character in the series, according to on the robot’s origins. Claptrap’s design was meant to maximize simplicity, and merely teach you how to play the game with a little humor. It wasn’t until David Eddings brought life into the role that they decided to make Claptrap a permanent part of the Borderlands cast.
"I figured I’d challenge myself and come up with the simplest, most generic robot I could think of," Lorin concept designer Lorin Wood said in the article. Claptrap’s chattiness and dark humor were meant to add to the cartoony and comical nature of Borderlands, to keep the series from getting too grim.
7 Claptrap Off♔ers A Gameplay Advantage In The Pre-Sequel
Since Claptrap is a robot, he doesn’t need to breathe oxygen like other organic lifeforms. That works to the player’s advantage in Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel since the Hyperion robot “does not c𝓡onsume oxygen in a vacuum and will not suffocate e♛ven with a depleted oz kit,” according to the .
So, does that make Claptrap the best vault hunter in The Pre-Sequel?
6 💖 Claptrap Had A Cameo In Read✃y Player One
Remember ? That film adaptation of the book with a hodge-podge of every video game icon and Easter Egg 🐼imaginable? Of, course the Gearbox mascot made a cameo, but a blink-and-you’ll-mis💙s-it one.
After protagonist Parzival wins a Copper Key Race, he goes s🐬hopping. While browsinꦗg, he in it.
5 🐽 Poker Night at the Inventory 2 Cameo
Claptrap’s second video game appearance is in Telltale Games’ Poker Night at the Inventory 2. The robot is capable of betting a Spike Game Award and can give the player access to the Borderlands inventory. He also has an attraction to GLaDOS, another iconic video game robot charꦏacter fromꦰ Valve’s Portal.
Claptrap delivers an interesting piece of lore about the Claptrap units in Borderlands: “All Claptraps are equipped with 8th Generation Emotive Resonators, allowing them to mimic a wide range of emotions,” according to the Borderlands Wiki.
4 ಞ Talking Car Charger 💃
Any notable video game franchise is no stranger to merchandising, including Borderlands; but this Claptrap talking car charger definitely takes the ca♓ke. The charger can fit into a cup holder, features two USB charging ports and has a mute button. This mini-Claptrap only comes with 3 ph🌌rases:
- Hahaaaa! I am alive! Let's get moving o' noble henchman.
- .. I finally got an excuse to turn this on.
- How ya feelin' minion? Ya feelin' good? I'm feelin' good.
PC G🍸amer argues that it should have for the price one needs to pay for it.
3 Easter Egg in Torchlight 2 𓂃
Claptrap is an Easter Egg in the hack-and-slash game by Runic Games. When you interact with him, he is sitting on th💜e side of the path and asks the player for directions to the “nearest Fast Travel Station.”
Shocked but humbled to learn that fast travel is not a thing in the Torchlight world, the robot gives you an item called “Claptrap’s Nut” for helping him anyways. If you sit idle, Claptrap will chant “Look at me! I🎉’m an Easter Egg, I’m an Easter Egg!”