Claptrap gives one of the best speeches in Borderlands when he takes the Vault Hunter to Hero's Pass. "You hear me Jack? You killed my friends! You destroyed my product line! I am the last Claptrap in existence. AND I AM GOING TO TEABAG YOUR CORPSE!" Hell yes Claptrap- hell yes!

Teacher: "If you have 12 apples and you give 6 to your friend, what do you have?" Claptrap (through tears): "A friend"

So much of my respect for Moxxi came from the fact the she didn’t treat him like a complete piece of garbage like almost everybody else did. Like in the second game when he sends out his birthday invitations and everyone laughs and doesn’t show up-except for Moxxi. She said sorry that’s she’s working but she “sends her love” and gives him free pizza for the party, instead of acting physically repulsed by the prospect of spending time with him

For all its flaws, Borderlands 3 had this moment I will never forget. It's after you come back from Athenas and there is this little scene where Claptrap welcomes Ava. To his surprise, she is a total fangirl and she asks him to tell more stories. It's double sweet because it means Maya actually included Claptrap when she told everything she did in Borderlands 2 without forgetting him and also because someone for once actually appreciates him for his actions. I always watch them walking away with a big grin and a teary eye.

I gathered all the dead claptrap parts for him so he could have a friend in a world where he’s that last of his kind. You have no idea how pissed I was when Veronica ditched him for no reason. That’s just mean-spirited on behalf of the writers. They wasted my time with a terrible resolution to a long-form side quest, and one again denied Claptrap even the smallest measure of happiness because reasons. Veronica is worse than Ava.

Claptrap's like Caboose. A lot of people in-universe don't really care for him, while everyone in the fanbase loves him and think's he's a great guy to be around.

I love claptraps birthday bash mission. Whenever you're playing it with people it's really funny, but when you play that mission solo, it just feels a little personal with how palpable that awkwardness becomes

“If I sound pleased about this, it’s only because my programmers made this my default tone of voice! I’m actually quite depressed!” That’s very crushing. He’s stuck with this happy, cheery voice, and no one realizes that he’s suffering due to said voice.

Shadow Trap giving his life to save Claptrap and give him another chance was easily the best dlc ending for this franchise. Shadow trap cared a lot about Claptrap and only wanted him to succeed and be treated properly and not constantly dumped on like in every other game. Claptraps are basically cannon fodder in every game and their corpses are everywhere. Shadow Trap is an underrated villain who was totally right about everything that would happen after his defeat.

Claptrap went on an interdimensional adventure to give me the best relic in BL3. He's a real one

Just imagine if ClapTrap's voice matched his emotions. That would be a completely different character

I'm 100% convinced that if we told Claptrap that his friends need him to kill the Destroyer in its own prison dimension, he would do it within the hour and bring home its still beating heart as proof

"Sometimes I forget you're not an Hyperion robot" Hits different once you realize its the last of his kind.

In the beginning of the second game he said he’d be depressed if he wasn’t programmed to be happy all the time, which I’m pretty sure is how most people describe depression

the part with veronica was like watching someone take a joke waaay too far, to the point that it gets really concerning. like yeah, you'd expect the game to slap claptrap with misfortune and him to get upset about it, but then it just keeps going, and going, and going... it just feels so mean spirited, and it's uncomfortable to watch

Only true vault hunters remember when claptrap spoke out on a fallen vault hunter. A real heartfelt tribute to a fan who died immortalized forever

Honestly, I always hated the way he is treated. I've always loved the little goofball and wished I could have more interaction with him. I loved playing as him in the Pre-Sequel

A daunting realization happened when I was playing Pre-Sequel. I always enjoyed Claptrap. I wasn't sure why people made fun of him or were so angry with him. Then I realized something about my character choice. *You're either making fun of Claptrap...* _Or you ARE Claptrap._

honestly, ever since pre-sequel my view of Claptrap changed from "for some reason, worlds punching bag" to "just a slightly silly veteran, trying his best" i mean, i can say with full confidence that out of all the vault hunters in TPS he genuinely was the most badass. The fact that he finds the goddamn made up pearl just cements him as a guy who, while sometimes not quite competent, can flatten mountains for his friends if they need it.

I really like the idea that all 6 Vault Hunters attended Claptrap's birthday party rather than the 1 or 2 that actually attended from my playthroughs. Feels less lonely :,)

One thing people forget about claptrap in bl3 is that after the way veronica treated him, he went to help the player with the last mission of his list. In that mission he reignited this woman's love for dancing as she lost the use of her legs. It is because of claptrap that she is able to dance. I think this is the core aspect of claptrap, the fact that he does not let everything drag him down and still finds way to be positive.

Let us all not forget that both canon and voice actor for the original claptrap in the first game we’re responsible for the Eulogy and celebration of a Fallen Vault hunter as he died of cancer before the release of Borderlands 2, they let him play an unfinished copy in the hospital as I heard. And they immortalized him forever as an NPC traveler who occasionally visits certain cities and offers a free weapon. May the fallen Brother Rest In Peace…and a big Salute to both the company and the claptrap voice actor who did so much for that young man. 🫡

Poor claptrap. Such a kind and pure soul. He deserves more friends. I’d love to sit down next to him, and hear the stories he has to tell.

It makes it even more depressing when you realize the events of Fall of Fyrestone happened before the events of the first game. Meaning that it had been many many months since Clap had seen anyone, and his only friend never came back. I imagine that that's the reason he was so quiet and reserved in the first game. He didn't know what it was like to have a friend anymore.

Clap-trap dancing with the lady in the wheelchair made me shead a tear

do we not talk about how when ava first joins us on the ship in BL3 she is thrilled to see claptrap and want to hear about all his stories ? to the point even he is surprised about it

That Borderlands 3 quest where you and Claptrap go to girl's house for a dance was soo wholesome. 😊

I genuinely loved Claptrap since the very start I met him I just starting adoring him more and more. Never understood what people had against him

The birthday bash is actually so depressing, it made my heart wrench.

Damn, seeing him cry that much after Veronica ditched him actually hurts a lot to see and hear.

I kinda wish they brought back Shadowtrap but as a split personality of Claptrap who, similar to Hank from the movie "Me, Myself and Irene", comes out every time someone insults and or is hostile towards Claptrap to retaliate against the unlucky person in the most violent way possible

Claptrap is the zoidberg of this world. The most genuinely nice, albeit misguided, individual who everyone just hates because they find him annoying but won't help improve him. The difference is, he doesn't get the happy end he deserved (also side note loved the use of octopath traveler music)

The part of the CL4PTRAP DLC where he finally snaps on everyone really hit hard. It was one of the few times CL4P really got out of character and I was so happy to see a change like that.

I absolutely love Clap-Trap. It honestly still baffles me how people can hate him when he has been through so much shit that he didn't deserve to go through. The loneliness is something I can sympathize and emphasize with... He is a precious box that needs alot more love that he deserves

Ok so call me a pussy but I cried watching this. This resonates with me so much, in 2021 I went into a coma, and even though it was just for a month and a half (due to Covid), I woke up to most of my friends being gone. You see I'm a gamer, always have been, this means most of my friendships are virtual, well...when I came back, most of the groups were at war with each other, some left, some quit, most disbanded our groups. Here I was sitting, staring at my hands that were trembling with the loss of muscle and dexterity, wondering if I'm ever gonna do the one thing I loved again, and meanwhile they were shredding each other over a video game. So I had noone except my boyfriend as my gaming partner, some of my friends even said that their time was valuable, and although they understand I'm trying to get back to normal, that they weren't obligated to wait. Yea....I know.... In the end I still game on ps4 and am new to pc, don't have many friends there, felt I had nothing to lose, but this whole situation taught me to appreciate who is here for you, not regretting the ones who weren't. Thanks for trying to show me that lesson early claptrap, we love you.

Athena was the only one in the pre squeal that actually showed she cared about him and it's a shame they haven't interacted ever since then

I didn't know most of this but I'm glad that I never passed up giving him a well deserved high-five.

What I love from BL3, Maya tells Ava all about Claptrap in a way that makes him a hero. Even after everything and the time skip between the games, Maya gave Claptrap happiness and joy from the adventures he had with them and passed them along to Ava, who genuinely loved Claptrap's stories.

Honestly always loved claptrap, I stayed for his whole birthday party everytime

I'm so glad this video exists. I've always found Claptrap to be more of a tragic, sad, lonely fellow than annoying. He goes through a lot of shit and rarely experiences success or any form of appreciation, he very rarely has any "real" moments with the people around him. But he still seems happy that there are people around him. He got so little from life and yet he is so grateful for all of it. In a way he is the most relatable and most human character of the series and I cant help but see him as a clumsy and sometimes annoying friend. But a true friend nonetheless.

I actually started crying when Veronica left claptrap and he was ugly crying. Just thinking about all he’s gone through and how much he wanted somebody with him, it just hit really hard.

Not gonna lie, seeing Markus, Asha, and scooter Dancing after Cl4pt's Death actually made me so emotional. What a sweet thing, really hope we can see more of things like this in the franchise!

I never knew claptrap was such a relatable character. As someone who suffers from severe depression, I compensate w humor and (used to) go too far to please others in hopes of lasting friendships or romance. I wonder if gamers would be more receptive of him if they knew his humor was only w cover for his depression.

Honestly claptrap is one of my absolute favourite characters in borderlands, he gets beaten down and gets threatened but still gets back up and has a good time, a role model to show that no matter what, you can still find a reason to smile

Ironically, I like the little guy, even despite him being annoying. I get it's part of the joke but.. Christ, I just want the little robot spongebob to be happy, god dammit.

This actually made me tear up holy crap

I can't help but sympathize for cl4p-trap with Veronica. As soon as I hear the sniffles and crying after being rejected I remember imediatly saying to myself "let it out man, I've been there" and I immediately discovered how 'human' cl4p-trap is :(

The way Clap tp was crying in BL3 is the way i was crying when i found out that they replaced the original voice actor when all that controversy happened

The writers had no damn clue how sympathetic some of us players were to Claptrap. I felt just like him as a kid. It felt like 2 peas in the same pod behind the screen. Sure, it may seem sad, but that's what makes you realize how empathy and sympathy are amazing tools to have, especially in childhood. Like how everyone else watches movies or shows for action, I watch them for story, atmosphere, and character.

It is especially ironic that he is called "useless" and VaultHunter.exe is considered a failure, when the middle skill tree for CL4P-TP is such a ridiculously strong support tree. The Gun Wizard action package by itself breaks several boss fights

As someone who was emotionally abused, I feel like I have to love the things that people hate. Rats, certain weapons in games, and characters... And I love Claptrap. I would always go to his birthday on every character I played in BL2, I would travel far and wide. I would love to sit by him and indulge in his interests. I love learning and listening, so being able to lend someone a shoulder to climb on would make me feel fulfilled while Claptrap has someone to lift him up.

Cl4ptrap was always the character I always felt would be a great friend. He reminded me of those people and kids with specials needs who don't mean any harm. They just want to help and be friends, and I wish I had a friend as cool and helpful as that Uniwheeled badass.

One of my favorite quests relating to Claptrap is the last Clapslist mission where you visit a girl on Pandora who is bound to a wheelchair. That mission was entirely wholesome where Claptrap showed the girl how to have fun dancing again despite her handicap.

Honestly, I never hated claptrap though out my time with the series, but this video really made me sympathise with claptrap and made me feel bad for laughing at his antics

Claptrap is like the little kid in a squad with the other players who are in their 20s. Claptrap tries to be a part of the squad even though they have their differences

The Claptastic Voyage from Borderlands: Pre-Sequel, and his "false" memories was so sad, the party at Overlook and the Claptrap song, the balloons and fanfare. All made up in his mind. So well done. If you think about his birthday at Sanctuary in Borderlands 2, that's how he actually views his birthday, not just the two of you, some pizza, music, and a party horn he can't blow. Being alone. No one wants to help him. No one want to come to his celebration party. No one want to give him the love he deserves, even though he is a robot. No one want to give him high-five. No one cares about him. Only Shadow-Trap, and you - the Vault Hunter that is played by you.

i've always loved claptrap since day one, never laughed at him pain, he's an amazing little robot and his personality is amazing, i always felt bad for him or laughed with him while playing BL, i just wish he wasn't a punching bag for everyone

Claptrap is actually my third favorite character in the series, he was my favorite character to play as in pre sequel, but overall I see him as THE most loyal character in the series and I wish he could fight alongside us in Future games cause despite his despite his cowardice he’s always someone you can count on to try to help. Also I think there are a couple characters that actually care about him even if they don’t admit it: Lilith, Marcus, Scotter, Hammerlock, Janey, Athena, Axton and Gauge

A little late to the discussion, but Claptrap still, to my knowledge, has a damaged central processor, which make him constantly think out-loud. A one-off line directly afterwards goes, "I wonder what it's like to have a belly button?" There are many many moments I could think of where Claptrap could intend to keep his thoughts to himself but be unable to.

The biggest reason I love Claptrap is because I understand his issues. I understand his loneliness and desire to help people and failing every time. Claptrap was always my favorite character in the series and I loved playing AS him in TPS. It genuinely hurts to see him treated so harshly but I get the ego thing... sucks

Remember the line at the start of borderlands 3 when you meet clap trap Lilith speaks to you in your head and says "I know clap trap can be a little... clap trap but he one of us"

I don't care what some people say about Claptrap. He may be obnoxious sometimes but he's as loyal as a dog and always tries to help out. My boy just needs a hug and a high five.

I’ve always loved Claptrap he’s a very heartwarming character.

I always viewed Claptrap’s humor as a LITERAL coping mechanism to deal with his traumas and what he goes through. He’s my absolute favorite.

Everytime I get to the level where you set up and try to gather people for Claptraps birthday party I cry ugly tears. I know personally the feeling of having spent alot of money getting food and things. Doing everything to make a party for others to enjoy, only for not a single person to come. Damn, I am getting tears just typing this.

Oh my, those side quests with dancing objectives now look at lot different. I agree that Claptrap is the embodiment of Borderlands series: a dark and traumatizing experience hidden beneath the layers of comedy and fantasy

Claptrap has always been a loved character for me i dont hate him

I do claptraps bday every single playthrough on every difficulty no matter what. I feel bad every time but at least someone celebrates his bday.

I always followed Borderlands narrative that Claptrap was an annoyingly loveable character, but something about how he him saying "I love you guys" at Roland's funeral and everyone groaning always felt so mean spirited.

when i got to the part where Claptrap hugs and apologizes to Tannis for what happened to her, i pretty much broke down.

I always knew he was a depressing character but goddamn did tps crank it up a notch.or two.and the way athena instantly regrets her actions is the cherry on top because its kinda like she actually cares about him

If I'm being honest when I actually looked into clap trap I was heartbroken he actually my first favorite character

I think Angel is a special person who understand claptrap, she ist the one who says to the vault hunter in the First game to take care of him. She hast the sirenability to talk in some mystic sirenway to mashines and to feel the mashines. She understand in an echo from the pre sequel, that Jack must work with the way claptrap is to make him a good fighter. I think she knows claptrap the most. In the end she gave her powers to Tannis the Person who was isoliated like she was her full live.

I felt so terrible for Claptrap during the Claptastic voyage. Enough that when Shadow-trap said something like "You cause misery to all around you! ACCEPT IT!" I was like "...What the fuck kind of advice is that?! This was the worst moment of his life and Claptrap's just supposed to accept that his mere presence makes things worse for everyone?!"

Never in my life, would I ever think I’d cry over clap trap, yet here I am

It made me happy in bl2 vr where it lets you actually high five him rather than just hitting a button in the birthday mission

What makes his struggle for friendship worse is that he's been trying, ABSOLUTELY full heartedly *trying* so dang hard to make friends for several uncountable years for who knows how long he's been trying. He doesn't give up, but the amount of weight among guilt and depression he hides behind his software to have a cheerful voice when he's sad would make someone want to just give up so unknowingly badly that it's kinda achieving the impossible for why he continues to keep going despite all his sorrow that no human being can comprehend to handle.

Most people find the quest mission for claptrap's birthday party as funny but it made me truly feel bad for the little robot. It kind of emphasizes how lonely he truly is. That quest is probably the reason I always give him a high five.

My empathy in borderlands always tends to lean towards claptrap more than most. Even when he was barely written, I’ve always empathized with the “well-meaning robot character that doesn’t understand/grasp human concepts, but desperately wants to fit in” archetype, and he’s always been a pretty funny (and somewhat edgy) version of that trope.

You could seriously write a book about claptrap. The Claptastic Voyage made him my favorite character by a lot. It's so heartbreaking that his biggest screw up was being his true self and helping his "friends" by giving them the most valuable piece of himself, resulting in quite a divine betrayal. Shadowtrap does the same in a way. He meticulously plans to free (help) his only friend, only to screw everything up for himself by reaching at that goal in the first place, and ultimately gives himself to Claptrap despite his refusal to return the favor while his "friends" turn their backs. Being Claptrap's only defiant piece of code this gift grants him not just life after the product line kill command, but also the freedom to fight Jack without losing himself and the chance to make a few real friends along the way; even if most of them DO treat him like garbage.

When I was playing Borderlands 2, I was the only one who went to claptraps birthday, everyone else did other stuff.

I don't think you should speak for everyone, I actually had sympathy for claptrap. Especially when I was a kid and played borderlands 1 for the first time I actually remember genuinely feeling bad whenever claptrap got hurt or I found one of the clones knocked out.

Claptrap's the truth, I've always loved that humorous chunk of gears.

That mission, _Dance Baby_ made me so happy when I played it, to see somebody genuinely enjoy Claptrap's company. I got so happy as soon as Claptrap told me that he was going to show her how to dance.

i remember so vividly my Great Grandfather telling me something that has been with me ever since. he said "just because someone doesnt show you emotions doesnt mean they do not have any, or are incapable of having any. they are just stuck in a war with themselves." and i asked him "a war? what kind of war?" and he said to me "the kind of war i wish noone had to go through in their life. the kind of war that can destroy a person from the inside out. the kind of war, that kills the very person they are, and the person that someone loves..." and he just looked sad afterwards. i didnt understand it then, but i do now. i understand it because i have been through it. Claptrap had to go through it as well. difference is, as an imaginary character, he was forced to do it. me and countless others however, we are real, and our experience with it is quite different.

6:00 I'm glad I'm not the only one who dances at his party. He's my favorite character, you see him and groan but you love him all the same ❤️

i love claptrap like he is the highlight of ever borderlands game even tinas game

Wow. Watching this video made me realize exactly what the creators had in mind. They literally hide all of this from you basically unless you do research. Some is obvious but most is made to be jokes. Im so sorry Claptrap. Literally crying right now. Wow.

One very interesting little bit of fridge horror that I almost never see anyone talk about is one particular minor quirk in Claptrap's post-genocide characterization versus his pre-genocide one. That being Claptrap's affinity for referring to the player characters as his 'minions', and himself as the brave hero guiding them. Most noticeable in the first few missions of BL2, but present throughout afterwards. This is only really notable because of the fact that the other character notable for thinking and referring to people in similar ways is none other than Handsome Jack. While this was likely just intended by the developers to solely be for the purpose of making the players find Claptrap annoying, if you view it from a purely narrative and character perspective, then, considering the nature of how Claptrap sees Jack, and what Jack has done to him, the fact that Claptrap would emulate one of Jack's most well-known traits only after Jack completely ruins his life has some very dark implications. Fun fact: There's a phenomenon in psychology, commonly (but incorrectly) referred to as 'the cycle of abuse', in which victims of trauma will adopt the traits of those who harmed them as a sort of psychological armor, making the victim feel stronger and more in control, like the one who hurt them always was. Just some food for thought.

I, as a player, take no joy in mocking Claptrap. Maybe that's because I just really love little robots and maybe it's because I definitely had a birthday party as a child that like 1 person showed up to but props to you for making a video about this, you're a real one.

Bro im playing Borderlands 2 right now and in one of his mission i gabe him high five, now im gonna visit him frequently.

I’ve always loved claptrap, he was always loyal your character, and despite his faults, he was there to dance and be good to everyone around him

Ive grown from loving and laughing at claptrap as a kid playing the game with my step dad to loving and empathizing for him as ive grown up. The more ive played the games and the older i got the more i noticed these things you pointed out in the video and it made me love him more as a character and im proud to be one of his minions/friends lol

no matter what i’ll always do the claptrap’s birthday bash side mission

I've always loved claptrap and always felt bad how mean everyone is to him I just wanna give him the biggest high five of his life

I came to the Borderlands band wagon pretty late and started by joining a couple friends of mine when they got Borderlands 3, so I played split screen with them for a bit and really couldnt understand the ClapTrap hate at all. I pretty much liked him from the start. Glad to see somebody give him the kindness he incredibly deserves

Years. I have waited YEARS for someone to make this video. I have felt bad for claptrap for so long and I was conflicted as to whether I should feel that way or not. Thank for finally putting this burden to rest

Damn I realy cried for Claptrap....

Personally I relate to clap trap on multiple less dramatic levels but still in a relatively relatable way. He is one of the many reasons why I am still going “don’t let people stop you from smiling and keep walking.”

Ava's only redeeming quality outside of the director's cut scenes: she likes Claptrap.