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{{character-infobox
{{character infobox
|image=[[File:Gloat-Hog.png|250px]]<br>Gloat-Hog and Donkey Kong
|image=[[File:DKJB Gloat-Hog art.jpg|250px]]
|species=[[Hog]]
|species=[[Hog]]
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|latest_appearance=''[[New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'' ([[List of games by date#2008|2008]])
|latest_appearance=''[[New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'' ([[List of games by date#2008|2008]])
}}
}}
'''Gloat-Hog''' is a member of the [[Hog]] species that [[Donkey Kong]] must fight in ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]''. It is the ruler of the [[Pear Kingdom]] and also the last and strongest of the species to face.
'''Gloat-Hog''' is a member of the [[Hog]] species that [[Donkey Kong]] must fight in ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]''. It is the ruler of the [[Pear Kingdom]] and also the last and strongest of the species to face. It is fought in a volcanic environment similar to [[Torch Tusk]]'s arena.


Gloat-Hog appears as a pig-like bipedal creature with black skin, white eyes, and a grey Mohawk, hooves, and tusks.
Gloat-Hog appears as a pig-like bipedal creature with black skin, white eyes, and a grey Mohawk, hooves, and tusks.


Its attacks consist of throwing [[fruit]] and [[durian]] in two different speeds. It also shoots balls of electricity at Donkey Kong, and can fly right toward him and slash. If Donkey Kong gets too close, Gloat-Hog will slash him. Donkey Kong must stop the fruit it throws in midair and then [[punch]] them back at Gloat-Hog. After losing one third of its health, Gloat-Hog begins to move between platforms quickly while attempting to perform a quick slash at Donkey Kong if he gets close enough.
Its attacks consist of throwing [[fruit]] and [[durian]] in two different speeds. It also shoots balls of electricity at Donkey Kong, and can fly right toward him and slash. If Donkey Kong gets too close, Gloat-Hog will slash him. Donkey Kong must stop the fruit it throws in midair and then [[punch]] them back at Gloat-Hog. After losing one third of its health, Gloat-Hog begins to move between platforms quickly while attempting to perform a quick slash at Donkey Kong if he gets close enough.
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Gloat-Hog.png|Gloat-Hog in-game
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=ゲルピー
|Jap=ゲルピー
|JapR=Geru Pī
|JapR=Geru Pī
|JapM=Possibly from「ゲルピン」(''gerupin'', a Japanese informal word meaning "poor") and「ピッグ」(''piggu'', pig)
|JapM=Possibly a play on「ゲルピン」(''gerupin'', a Japanese informal word meaning "poor") and diminutive of "pig"
|Fra=Pigarro
|Fre=Pigarro
|FraM=Based on the Spanish conquistador Pizarro
|FreM=Pun on "pig" and "{{wp|Francisco Pizarro|Pizarro}}"
|Ita=Paskal
|Ita=Paskal
|ItaM=Probably based on Blaise Pascal}}
|ItaM=Possibly a pun on "{{wp|Blaise Pascal}}"
}}


{{DKJB}}
{{DKJB}}
[[Category:Pigs]]
[[Category:Pigs]]
[[Category:Electrical creatures]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Jungle Beat bosses]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Jungle Beat bosses]]

Latest revision as of 14:35, March 16, 2024

Gloat-Hog
Artwork of Gloat-Hog from Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
Species Hog
First appearance Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (2004)
Latest appearance New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (2008)

Gloat-Hog is a member of the Hog species that Donkey Kong must fight in Donkey Kong Jungle Beat. It is the ruler of the Pear Kingdom and also the last and strongest of the species to face. It is fought in a volcanic environment similar to Torch Tusk's arena.

Gloat-Hog appears as a pig-like bipedal creature with black skin, white eyes, and a grey Mohawk, hooves, and tusks.

Its attacks consist of throwing fruit and durian in two different speeds. It also shoots balls of electricity at Donkey Kong, and can fly right toward him and slash. If Donkey Kong gets too close, Gloat-Hog will slash him. Donkey Kong must stop the fruit it throws in midair and then punch them back at Gloat-Hog. After losing one third of its health, Gloat-Hog begins to move between platforms quickly while attempting to perform a quick slash at Donkey Kong if he gets close enough.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ゲルピー[?]
Geru Pī
Possibly a play on「ゲルピン」(gerupin, a Japanese informal word meaning "poor") and diminutive of "pig"
French Pigarro[?] Pun on "pig" and "Pizarro"
Italian Paskal[?] Possibly a pun on "Blaise Pascal"