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| {{Distinguish|[[Pufftup]], a similar enemy in [[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]}}
| | [[Image:Puftup3.jpg|thumb|right|A '''Puftup'''.]] |
| {{species infobox
| | '''Puftups''' are blowfish like enemies that inhabit the waters of [[Crocodile Isle]] and [[Donkey Kong Island]]. |
| |image=[[File:Puftup DKC2 art.png|250px]]<br>Artwork from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' | |
| |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]]) | |
| |latest_appearance=''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
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| |comparable=[[Pufftup]]
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| |notable=[[Puftoss]]
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| '''Puftups''', also called '''Puffer Fish''',<ref>{{cite|author=Lockhart, Ryan|date=1999|title=''Donkey Kong 64'' Official Perfect Guide|publisher=Versus Books|language=en-us|page=57}}</ref> are [[list of enemies|enemies]] introduced in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. These {{iw|wikipedia|porcupinefish|porcupine fish}}<ref name=PorcupineFish>{{file link|DKC general naming.jpg|Early ''Donkey Kong Country'' general naming sheet}}</ref> inhabit the waters of [[Crocodile Isle]]. Puftup's name is a reference to its ability to get "puffed up". | |
| ==History==
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| ===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' / ''Donkey Kong Land 2''===
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| Puftups are enemies in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''. Puftups puff themselves up whenever the [[Kong]]s approach them. Depending on their color, some Puftups puff themselves up until they explode and release spikes in four direction; if a blue-tinted Puftup explodes, its spikes are unleashed in every cardinal direction, and if a green-tinted Puftup explodes, its spikes are unleashed in every ordinal direction. The brown Puftups do not explode, and they deflate themselves shortly after inflating. Puftups can be defeated by [[Enguarde]], although he is still vulnerable to Puftup's spikes. In the [[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|remake]], all Puftups are brown, regardless of behavior. In the cast roll, a Puftup is categorized under the "[[Submerged Seadogs]]" category.
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| Puftups are also enemies in ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''. The only difference is that they never explode to attack. Puftups commonly swim up and down puffing in and out. | | Puftups first appear in the game ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' as semi-common enemies. They have two attack patterns in this game. In the first attack, they will inflate, thus growing large in size, making it hard for the Kongs to avoid them. They will also inflate themselves to the point that they'll explode and hurl spikes throughout the water. Puftups can only be defeated with help from [[Enguarde the Swordfish]], who can beat them with his sharp nose. |
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| ===''Donkey Kong 64''===
| | Puftups also appear in ''Donkey Kong Country 2's'' pseudo-sequel, ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''. Although they have the same appearance in this game, they do not explode to attack anymore. This was likely done because of system limitations for the original [[Game Boy]]. |
| [[File:Puftup64.jpg|left|thumb|A Puftup in ''Donkey Kong 64'']]
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| Puftups are enemies in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''. They were changed to purple. Puftups are usually stationary and act more like hazards than enemies: if the active Kong approaches a Puftup, it explodes like an aquatic mine. [[Puftoss]], the boss of [[Gloomy Galleon]] and fourth overall boss, is a large Puftup. A few mobile Puftups appear in the surrounding water during the boss fight against [[King Kut Out]].
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| ===''DK: Jungle Climber''===
| | The next appearance of Puftups is in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''. The Puftups of this game are oddly purple and are often stationary, but if approached by a Kong, they will explode spectacularly. This effectively makes them aquatic mines. Also, the boss of the area, [[Gloomy Galleon]] in ''Donkey Kong 64'' is a giant Puftup named [[Puftoss]]. |
| Puftups are enemies in ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''. They were changed to silver, and they inhabit the bog of [[Ghost Island]]. A deflated Puftup can be defeated from a charge attack. | |
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| ===Unused appearances===
| | After a long absence from the [[Donkey Kong Universe]], Puftups returned in ''[[DK Jungle Climber]]'', where they only be defeated by a charge attack when they're deflated. |
| ====''Donkey Kong Country''====
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| Puftups were [[List of Donkey Kong Country pre-release and unused content|originally]] going to appear in ''Donkey Kong Country''.<ref name=PorcupineFish/> Their {{file link|Puftup DKC sprite.gif|unused sprites}} show them with a blue tail and fins.<ref>{{cite|url=tcrf.net/Donkey_Kong_Country/Unused_Object_Graphics|title=''Donkey Kong Country''|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor|language=en|accessdate=June 3, 2024}}</ref>
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| ==Profiles and statistics==
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| ===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
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| {{rewrite-expand|section=y|Level appearances}}
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| {{DKC GBA enemy
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| |game=dkc2
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| |name=Puftup
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| |image=[[File:Puftup DKC2GBA.png]] [[File:DKC2GBA Puftup swollen.png]]
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| |worlds=-
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| |levels=-
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| |page=4
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| |photo_location=In [[Clapper's Cavern (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Clapper's Cavern]]
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| }}
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| {{multilang profile
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| |type=manual
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| |Eng=Slowly, but steadily, Puftup rises from the depths, getting bigger and bigger as he puffs himself up. Watch out for his spines!''<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' manual|page=31|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1995}}</ref>}}
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| ==Gallery==
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| <gallery>
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| Puftup DKC sprite.gif|''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' (unused)
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| Puftup DKC2.png|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''
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| DKC2 Puftup swollen brown.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
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| DKC2 Puftup swollen blue.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
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| DKC2 Puftup swollen green.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
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| Puftup DKL2 sprite.png|''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''
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| Puftup DK64 render.png|''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''
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| Puftup DKJC.png|''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''
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| </gallery>
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| ==Names in other languages==
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| |Jpn=パフタップ
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| |JpnR=Pafutappu
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| |JpnM=Puftup
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| |Spa=Puftup
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| }}
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| ==Trivia== | | ==Trivia== |
| [[File:SwellBelly_Puffed.png|thumb|A Swellbelly in ''Banjo-Tooie'']]
| | *In the game ''Banjo-Tooie'' a pufferfish enemy called Swellbelly appears. This enemy is almost identical to the ''Donkey Kong 64'' Puftups. The only difference is that it is red and is fought slightly differently. |
| *In ''[[jiggywikki:Banjo-Tooie|Banjo-Tooie]]'', the ''Donkey Kong 64'' Puftups were recycled into the [[jiggywikki:Swellbelly|Swellbelly]] enemy, which behaves nearly the same as Puftups from ''Donkey Kong 64'': The only differences are that it is orange, has green eyes and mouth instead of red, and is fought slightly differently, swelling larger but not exploding. | | *The word Puftup is a reference to how the Puftup is "Puffed Up". |
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| ==References==
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| | ==Notable Puftups== |
| | *[[Puftoss]]-''Donkey Kong 64'' |
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| {{DKC2}} | | {{DKC2}} |
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| {{DKL2}} | | {{DKL2}} |
| {{DKJC}}
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| [[Category:Fish]] | | [[Category:Fish]] |
| [[Category:Explosives]] | | [[Category:Underwater Creatures]] |
| [[Category:DK: Jungle Climber enemies]] | | [[Category:Donkey Kong Enemies]] |
| [[Category:Donkey Kong 64 enemies]] | | [[Category:Donkey Kong Species]] |
| [[Category:Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest enemies]] | | [[Category:Submerged Seadogs]] |
| [[Category:Donkey Kong Land 2 enemies]] | | [[Category:Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]] |
| [[de:Puffa]]
| | [[Category:Donkey Kong Land 2]] |
