Klump first appeared in Donkey Kong Country. The helmet he wears blocks Diddy's jump attacks, although they can be defeated with a frontal attack, or with one of DK's jump attacks. Klump reappeared in Donkey Kong Land and the Game Boy remakes of DKC.

None of the enemies in Donkey Kong Country 3 or Donkey Kong Land III appeared to be Klump's equivalent. However, the game did feature an enemy named Bazuka, who was the equivalent of Kannon.

Klump was also a character on the ''Donkey Kong Country'' TV series, as King K. Rool's scatter-brained general.

In the episode "Klump's Lumps", Klump befriend the Kongs (including Dixie Kong) after K. Rool exiled him. He also had a soft side for Dixie, which is clearly seen at the end of the episode - he finds her missing pet lobster, Thermidore, and secretly returns it to her. Later, the Christmas-themed episode "The Kongo Bongo Festival of Lights" revealed that he was the long lost brother of Kaptain Skurvy, whose appearance resembles that of Kannon.

On the show, Klump was voiced by the late Len Carlson, who had also been the voice of Ganon in ''The Legend of Zelda'' cartoon. Later he was replaced by Neil Ross.