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{{ | {{species infobox | ||
|title=Bopapodamus | |title=Bopapodamus | ||
|image=[[File:Bopapodamus-DKCR.png|300px]]<br>[[Donkey Kong]] prepares to land on top of a | |image=[[File:Bopapodamus-DKCR.png|300px]]<br>[[Donkey Kong]] prepares to land on top of a Bopapodamus | ||
|first_appearance= ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' ([[List of games by date#2010|2010]]) | |first_appearance= ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' ([[List of games by date#2010|2010]]) | ||
|latest_appearance= ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'' ([[List of games by date#2013|2013]]) | |latest_appearance= ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'' ([[List of games by date#2013|2013]]) | ||
}} | }} | ||
[[File:BopapodamusSS.png|thumb|x125px|left| | [[File:BopapodamusSS.png|thumb|x125px|left|Concept art of a Bopapodamus]] | ||
''' | '''Bopapodamuses''' are a tree-climbing hippopotamus-like species that appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]''. They only appear in the [[Forest (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Forest]] world where they appear in many of its [[level]]s. | ||
During the levels, the [[Kong]]s must jump on the Bopapodamuses to get across large gaps. The Kongs can only jump on a Bopapodamus four times: after that it falls into the [[Pit|abyss]], leaving the Kongs vulnerable to also falling down. If the Kongs do not directly jump on a Bopapodamus's head, it swats them down into the pit, causing them to lose a [[Extra life|life]]. | |||
{{br|left}} | {{br|left}} | ||
==Names in other languages== | |||
{{foreign names | |||
|Jap=ポパポタマス | |||
|JapR=Popapotamasu | |||
|JapM=Derivation of「ヒポポタマス」(''hipopotamasu'', hippopotamus) | |||
|Ita=Ippotronco | |||
|ItaM=Hippo-log | |||
|Spa=Hundipótamo | |||
|SpaM= From "hundir" (to sink) and "hipopótamo" (hippopotamus) | |||
}} | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* | *Bopapodamuses were planned to reappear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' but never made it in the final game. According to concept art they were supposed to float on water surfaces instead of being on poles. | ||
{{DKCR}} | {{DKCR}} | ||
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country Returns | [[Category:Ungulates]] | ||
[[Category:Donkey Kong | [[Category:Donkey Kong Country Returns]] | ||
[[Category:Donkey Kong species]] | |||
[[de:Pogopotamus]] | |||
Revision as of 03:33, January 9, 2024
| Bopapodamus | |
|---|---|
 Donkey Kong prepares to land on top of a Bopapodamus | |
| First appearance | Donkey Kong Country Returns (2010) |
| Latest appearance | Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (2013) |
Bopapodamuses are a tree-climbing hippopotamus-like species that appear in Donkey Kong Country Returns and Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D. They only appear in the Forest world where they appear in many of its levels.
During the levels, the Kongs must jump on the Bopapodamuses to get across large gaps. The Kongs can only jump on a Bopapodamus four times: after that it falls into the abyss, leaving the Kongs vulnerable to also falling down. If the Kongs do not directly jump on a Bopapodamus's head, it swats them down into the pit, causing them to lose a life.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ポパポタマス Popapotamasu |
Derivation of「ヒポポタマス」(hipopotamasu, hippopotamus) |
| Italian | Ippotronco |
Hippo-log |
| Spanish | Hundipótamo |
From "hundir" (to sink) and "hipopótamo" (hippopotamus) |
Trivia
- Bopapodamuses were planned to reappear in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze but never made it in the final game. According to concept art they were supposed to float on water surfaces instead of being on poles.
