Editing Bubbler

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{{about|the boss in [[Diddy Kong Racing]]|the object in 3D [[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]] games that creates [[Bubble|air bubbles]]|[[Bubbler (object)]]}}
{{character infobox
|image=[[File:BubblerDS.png|250px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]''
|full_name=Bubbler the Octopus
|species={{wp|Octopus}}
|first_appearance=''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' ([[List of games by date#1997|1997]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|latest_portrayal=[[Kevin Bayliss]] ([[List of games by date#1997|1997]])<ref>[[Media:DKR_various_characters_voice_confirmation.png|Twitter confirmation by former Rare employee Graeme Norgate]]</ref>
}}
'''Bubbler''' is a large red octopus and the third boss of ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' and [[Diddy Kong Racing DS|its Nintendo DS remake]]. He has yellow eyes with green irises and black pupils. His voice sounds garbled and very bubbly, an effect achieved by [[Kevin Bayliss]], Bubbler's voice actor, speaking with a mouth full of yogurt.<ref>{{cite|author=Kev Bayliss - Diddy Kong’s Daddy @Kev_Bayliss|date=July 15, 2024|url=x.com/Kev_Bayliss/status/1812926272798130419|title=That's me with a mouth full of Yoghurt. Try saying 'Collect all the Silver Coins' with that in your mouth without getting it all over the mic!|publisher=X|language=en|accessdate=July 16, 2024|archive=web.archive.org/web/20240716191032/https://x.com/Kev_Bayliss/status/1812926272798130419?mx=2}}</ref>

Prior to the game's events, Bubbler was mind-controlled by [[Wizpig]] and entrusted with a portion of [[Wizpig amulet|his amulet]], so Bubbler is not inherently a villain.

During the game's events, Bubbler is only allows the player to race him in [[Bubbler Challenge|his own course]] in Sherbet Island after they win in every race course of said world. During the race, Bubbler drops aquatic mines to trip his opponent. Bubbler can be attacked by the player shooting missiles at him from red [[Weapon Balloon]]s. After the player wins, Bubbler challenges them to complete every [[Silver Coin]] challenge of Sherbet Island before rematching him. The second race is more challenging, since Bubbler now moves faster and drops bubbles that temporarily encapsulate the player. When Bubbler loses again, he is freed from Wizpig's control and gives the player the piece of the Wizpig amulet he was guarding. Bubbler is the only character in the game not to appear in the cinematic ending, though he is present in the remake.

Bubbler also appears in the ''[[4koma Gag Battle]]'' adaptation of ''Diddy Kong Racing''. Additionally, Bubbler is referenced in the [[Rare Ltd.|Rare]] game ''{{wp|Perfect Dark Zero}}'', where his name is one of the many Rare reference names that can be randomly attributed to bot players in offline multiplayer games. 

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Bubbler DKR.png|''Diddy Kong Racing''
Bubbler DKR art.jpg|''Diddy Kong Racing''
Bubbler DKR art 2.jpg|''Diddy Kong Racing''
Bubbler and Banjo.jpg|''Diddy Kong Racing''
Bubbler's Course.png|Bubbler and Diddy racing in ''Diddy Kong Racing''
Bubbler4koma.jpg|''[[4koma Gag Battle]]''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=タコ
|JapR=Tako
|JapM=Octopus
}}

==References==
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{{DKR}}
[[Category:Cephalopods]]
[[Category:Third-party characters]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong allies]]
[[Category:Diddy Kong Racing Bosses]]