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|species=[[Pig]]
|species=[[Pig]]
|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 HD]]'' ([[List of games by date#2025|2025]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' ([[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] cameo) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
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{{quote|Who is that pig anyway? And why's he wearing glasses?|Cranky Kong|Donkey Kong Country Returns}}
{{quote|Who is that pig anyway? And why's he wearing glasses?|Cranky Kong|Donkey Kong Country Returns}}
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==History==
==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country'' series===
===''Donkey Kong Country'' series===
====''Donkey Kong Country Returns (3D / HD)''====
====''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' / ''Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D''====
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.
In ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' and its [[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D|Nintendo 3DS version]], he 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> As his name suggests, the tutorial pig teaches the game controls to [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]], and also how to utilize some mechanics, such as climbing [[vine]]s or using [[Rocket Barrel]]s. However, one of the tutorial pig's main roles is marking the [[checkpoint]] when the Kongs pass it. If the Kongs lose a life after passing a checkpoint, their [[Red Balloon]] floats them back to that checkpoint. Also, if the [[Kong]]s lose eight lives in the same level, the tutorial pig pops up, either from the start or at checkpoint (depending on the Kong's progress) and allows them to use the [[Super Guide]] feature. The tutorial pig also appears during the [[Donkey Kong Country Returns#Time Attack|Time Attack]] mode, where he holds a green flag at the start of the level. When the Kongs hit the [[Slot Machine Barrel]] at the end, the tutorial pig emerges from it holding a checkered flag.
 
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''====
====''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''====
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===Tutorial Pig===
===Tutorial Pig===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jpn=おたすけピッグ
|Jap=おたすけピッグ
|JpnR=Otasuke Piggu
|JapR=Otasuke Piggu
|JpnM=Tutorial Pig
|JapM=Tutorial Pig
|Dut=Hulpvarken
|Dut=Hulpvarken
|DutM=Helper-Pig
|DutM=Helper-Pig
|Chi=初噗斯
|ChiR=Chū Pū Sī
|ChiM=Tutorial
|Fre=Cochon savant
|Fre=Cochon savant
|FreM=Savant pig
|FreM=Savant pig
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===Professor Chops===
===Professor Chops===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jpn=チョップス{{ruby|先生|せんせい}}
|Jap=チョップス{{ruby|先生|せんせい}}
|JpnR=Choppusu Sensei
|JapR=Choppusu Sensei
|JpnM=Professor Chops
|JapM=Professor Chops
|Dut=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
|Fre=Professeur Chops
|FreM=Professor Chops
|FreM=Professor Chops

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