Editing Professor Chops

{{character infobox
|image=[[File:TutorialPig.png|140px]]<br>Artwork from ''Donkey Kong Country Returns''
|species=[[Pig]]
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' ([[List of games by date#2010|2010]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns HD]]'' ([[List of games by date#2025|2025]])
}}
{{quote|Who is that pig anyway? And why's he wearing glasses?|Cranky Kong|Donkey Kong Country Returns}}
'''Professor Chops''' is an ally in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''. He is a stout, anthropomorphic pig who wears large, round glasses. His main role is providing information to the [[Kong]]s throughout their adventure.
==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country'' series===
====''Donkey Kong Country Returns (3D / HD)''====
In ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' and its [[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D|Nintendo 3DS]] port, Professor Chops is known as the '''tutorial pig''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' instruction booklet|language=en-us|page=11 and 22|date=2010|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' instruction booklet|language=en-gb|page=16 and 27|date=2010|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref> but goes by his current name in the [[Donkey Kong Country Returns HD|Nintendo Switch]] port's [[List of extras in Donkey Kong Country Returns#Image gallery|image gallery]]. As his old name suggests, the tutorial pig tells the player which buttons to press to perform a relevant action in the first level it is required, thus teaching the player the controls. Similarly, he appears for certain context sensitive actions for buttons, such as for such as climbing [[vine]]s and using [[Rocket Barrel]]s. Certain boss fights prompt tutorial pig to appear if the boss fight lasts long enough, in which case the player may have not realized what the action needed to deal damage to the boss is and the button prompt from tutorial pig indicates that action. Tutorial pig can appear from many points of the screen to provide controls, from the foreground, background, or behind a decoration in the main plane.

Tutorial pig has a number of other roles. He stands at unactivated [[checkpoint]]s, brown booths with a darker brown checkmark printed facing the screen. Once the player passes, he jumps up and waves a green flag, marking the checkpoint. Tutorial Pig hides away afterward, bringing up a green sign displaying a "check". If the Kongs lose a life after passing a checkpoint, their [[Red Balloon]] floats them back to that checkpoint. If the [[Kong]]s lose eight lives in the same level, or five lives while in the port exclusive New Mode or Modern Mode, the tutorial pig appears behind a decoration at the start of the level and at all checkpoints waving a white flag. When the player walks up to him, tutorial pig tells them they can press {{button|wii|+}}, {{button|3DS|start}}, or {{button|switch|+}}. This opens the prompt to activate [[Super Guide]] to show the player how to clear the level. If the player chooses to use it, tutorial pig calls [[Super Kong]] to clear the level.<ref>{{cite|quote=If you are having trouble on a particularly tough stage and lose enough lives, the tutorial pig will appear and offer Super Kong’s assistance to complete the stage.|url=m1.nintendo.net/docvc/RVL/EUR/SF8P/SF8P_E.pdf|format=PDF|title=''Donkey Kong Country Returns''  PAL instruction manual|page=27|date=2010|language=en-gb|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref> The tutorial pig officiates the [[Donkey Kong Country Returns#Time Attack|Time Attack]] mode. At the start of the level, from behind the decoration, he does the countdown and waves a green flag to start. When the Kongs hit the [[Slot Machine Barrel]] at the end, the tutorial pig emerges from it waving a checkered flag. In silhouette levels, tutorial pig's flags are in color, as are the checkmarks of the checkpoints. The checkmark on the booth itself is green in a silhouette level.

====''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''====
Professor Chops returns in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' and its [[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|Nintendo Switch port]], fulfilling nearly every role from the previous game, including gameplay tutor, checkpoint marker, and [[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze#Time Attack|Time Attack]] marshal. However, he does not offer the Super Guide feature, which was omitted from the game. His checkpoint also received a redesign.

Several duplicates of Professor Chops appear in a hidden area of [[Mangrove Cove]], tossing [[Banana|Banana Bunch]]es at the Kongs, who must collect them all in order to obtain a [[Puzzle Piece (Donkey Kong Country series)|Puzzle Piece]]. This is the only instance within the actual game to reveal that Professor Chops may be part of a group of anthropomorphic pigs akin to him. Several concept artworks unlocked in the [[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze#Extras|Extras]] further show that the factories inside [[Juicy Jungle]] were originally intended to be inhabited and operated by pigs like Professor Chops, and one artwork even depicts a {{wp|Cyclades|Cycladic}}-like town populated by such pigs.

A figurine of Professor Chops can be dispensed at random by the [[Capsule Toy Machine]] after the player beats all levels in [[Secret Seclusion]].

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
Professor Chops appears in the form of a collectible item in a few games of the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]. In both ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', there is a [[trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]] of Professor Chops, unlockable in the former game by clearing all [[smashwiki:List of challenges (SSB4-3DS)|challenges on the second panel]] and in the latter game by purchasing it from the [[smashwiki:Trophy Shop|Trophy Shop]]. The trophy lists him as "Tutorial Pig," taken from his initial name, but makes note of his more recent name in the description. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Professor Chops appears as a Novice-class support [[spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] which, when used, occupies one support slot and increases the fighter's stamina in battle. In [[smashwiki:Adventure Mode: World of Light|World of Light]], the spirit is located at the south of the [[smashwiki:Light Realm|Light Realm]], blocking the way to a [[smashwiki:Chest|treasure chest]]. The spirit's puppet fighter is a white [[Donkey Kong]] fought on the [[Kongo Falls]] stage; the color of Donkey Kong used for this spirit battle references the Super Kong guide from ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'', which Professor Chops provides in that game.
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==Profiles and statistics==
===''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''===
*'''[[Prima Games]] guide:''' "''This somewhat husky pig makes a return visit from the previous title as the checkpoint guide and instruction guru. In the beginning and throughout some later levels, Professor Chops will explain and reiterate control maneuvers from basic to complicated. Be sure to heed his advice, as it may be the only way through to the next section of the level. This guy will also grant you checkpoint status once, twice, and, sometimes, three times in a level. Once he waves his flag as you pass, you will return to this point if misfortune occurs and you are defeated.''"<ref>{{cite|author=von Esmarch, Nick, and Cory van Grier|title=''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' Prima Official Game Guide|page=11|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|date=February 21, 2024|isbn=978-0-804-16252-4}}</ref>
*'''''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Trivia Quiz]]'' ([[Play Nintendo]]):''' ''Professor Chops marks checkpoints, kicks off the level in Time Attack mode, and gives hints to help the Kongs perform certain actions, like climbing vines.''

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
====''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''====
{{SSB4 trophy
|name=Tutorial Pig
|image='''3DS:'''<br>[[File:Tutorial_Pig_Trophy.png|100px]]<br>'''Wii U:'''<br>[[File:TutorialPigTrophyWiiU.png|100px]]
|category=Series Related
|appears_in='''Wii''' ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' (11/2010)<br>'''Wii U''' ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' (02/2014)
|trophy_box=19: Donkey Kong Country Returns
|unlock=([[File:3DS Logo.svg|32px]]) Complete all challenges on the second panel<br>([[File:Wii U Logo.svg|32px]]) Purchasing it from the Trophy Shop
|desc=A mysterious pig from Donkey Kong Country Returns, he helps out if you're having trouble. He brings in a blue-tied, silver Donkey Kong to show you how to beat the harder parts. But who is this pig anyway? He actually prefers to go by...Professor Chops!
|desc2=A little pig who appears in Donkey Kong Country Returns to show you the ropes. If you're really stuck, he'll even get Super Kong to finish the level for you. "Tutorial Pig" can't be his real name, though, can it? Of course not! It's actually...Professor Chops!
}}

====''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''====
{{Spirit
|no=158
|name='''Professor Chops
|image=[[File:SSBU Professor Chops Spirit.png|x100px]]
|series=''[[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong]]'' Series
|type=Support
|slots=1
|class=Novice
|effects=Stamina ↑
|obtain=World of Light (Light Realm)
|opponents=[[Donkey Kong]]
|conditions='''Rule:''' Banana Peel
*The enemy can instantly escape from movement-disabling moves
|stage=[[Kongo Falls]]
|song=Jungle Hijinxs
}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Tutorial Pig Barrel Artwork - Donkey Kong Country Returns.png|Professor Chops in a [[barrel]]
ProfChops.jpg|[[Capsule Toy Machine#Figurines gallery|Figurine]] of Professor Chops from ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''
Tutorialpigconcept.png|Concept artwork of Professor Chops
Play Nintendo DKCTF Secret Tips banner.jpg|[[Play Nintendo]]
SNW DKC app map.png|Super Nintendo World|[[Super Nintendo World]]
SNW Chops Keychain.png|Super Nintendo World keychain
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
===Tutorial Pig===
{{foreign names
|Jpn=おたすけピッグ
|JpnR=Otasuke Piggu
|JpnM=Tutorial Pig
|Dut=Hulpvarken
|DutM=Helper-Pig
|Chi=初噗斯
|ChiR=Chū Pū Sī
|ChiM=Tutorial
|Fre=Cochon savant
|FreM=Savant pig
|Ger=Tutorial-Schwein
|GerM=Tutorial Pig
|Ita=Maestro maialino
|ItaM=Piglet teacher
|Kor=튜토리얼 피그
|KorM=Tutorial Pig
|Por=Porco Conselheiro
|PorM=Adviser Pig
|Rus=Свин-инструктор
|RusR=Svin-instruktor
|RusM=Pig-instructor
|Spa=Cerdito consejero
|SpaM=Adviser pig
}}

===Professor Chops===
{{foreign names	
|Jpn=チョップス{{ruby|先生|せんせい}}
|JpnR=Choppusu Sensei
|JpnM=Professor Chops
|Dut=Professor Chops
|ChiS=初噗斯老师
|ChiSR=Chū Pū Sī Lǎoshī
|ChiSM=Tutorial Teacher
|ChiT=初噗斯老師
|ChiTR=Chū Pū Sī Lǎoshī
|ChiTM=Tutorial Teacher
|Fre=Professeur Chops
|FreM=Professor Chops
|Ger=Professor Chops
|Ita=Professor Chops
|Por=Professor Costeleta
|PorM=Professor Chop
|Rus=Профессор Отбивнов
|RusR=Profyessor Otbivnov
|RusM=Professor Chops
|Spa=Profesor Chops
|SpaM=Professor Chops
}}

==References==
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