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|image=[[File:Bopapodamus-DKCR.png|300px]]<br>[[Donkey Kong]] prepares to land on top of a Bopapodamus
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[[File:BopapodamusSS.png|thumb|x125px|left|Concept art of a Bopapodamus]]
[[File:BopapodamusSS.png|thumb|x125px|left|Concept art of a Bopapodamus]]
'''Bopapodamuses'''<ref>"''As you are crossing these three '''Bopapodamuses''', jump on each of them four times.'' '''[…]''' ''collect a Puzzle Piece on the platform to the right of the '''Bopapodamuses'''.''" Knight, Michael. ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Game Guide. Page 96.</ref> are hippopotamus-like creatures that appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]''. They only live in the [[Forest (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Forest]] area of the game in very few [[level]]s.
'''Bopapodamuses''' are a tree-climbing hippopotamus-like species that appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]''. They only appear in the [[Forest (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Forest]] world where a total of fourteen can be seen across two levels. There are six of them in [[Tippin' Totems]] and eight of them in [[Springy Spores]].


The Bopapodamuses are minor obstacles that the [[Kong]]s must jump on in order to get through gaps the Kongs cannot jump across; however, they can only jump on the Bopapodamus four times, after that it falls into the [[Pit|abyss]], likely taking out the Kongs with it. If the Kongs do not make direct contact with the Bopapodamus's head, it will simply swat them away, causing them to fall and lose a [[Extra life|life]].
During the levels, the [[Kong]]s must jump on the Bopapodamuses to get across large gaps. The Kongs can only jump on a Bopapodamus four times, after that it falls into the [[Pit|abyss]], leaving the Kongs vulnerable to also falling down. If the Kongs do not jump directly on a Bopapodamus's head, it swats them down into the pit, causing them to lose a [[Extra life|life]].
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ポパポタマス
|JapR=Popapotamasu
|JapM=Derivation of「ヒポポタマス」(''hipopotamasu'', hippopotamus)
|Ita=Ippotronco
|ItaM=Hippo-log
|Spa=Hundipótamo
|SpaM= From "hundir" (to sink) and "hipopótamo" (hippopotamus)
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*They originally were supposed to appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'', but never made it. According to concept arts they were supposed to float on water surfaces instead of being on poles.
*Bopapodamuses were planned to reappear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' but never made it in the final game. According to [[List of extras in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze#Images|concept art]] they were supposed to float on water surfaces instead of being on poles.
==Reference==
 
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Latest revision as of 21:06, June 4, 2024

Bopapodamus
Bopapodamus
Donkey Kong prepares to land on top of a Bopapodamus
First appearance Donkey Kong Country Returns (2010)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (2013)
A bopapodamus, as seen in Donkey Kong Country Returns.
Concept art of a Bopapodamus

Bopapodamuses are a tree-climbing hippopotamus-like species that appear in Donkey Kong Country Returns and Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D. They only appear in the Forest world where a total of fourteen can be seen across two levels. There are six of them in Tippin' Totems and eight of them in Springy Spores.

During the levels, the Kongs must jump on the Bopapodamuses to get across large gaps. The Kongs can only jump on a Bopapodamus four times, after that it falls into the abyss, leaving the Kongs vulnerable to also falling down. If the Kongs do not jump directly on a Bopapodamus's head, it swats them down into the pit, causing them to lose a life.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ポパポタマス[?]
Popapotamasu
Derivation of「ヒポポタマス」(hipopotamasu, hippopotamus)
Italian Ippotronco[?] Hippo-log
Spanish Hundipótamo[?] From "hundir" (to sink) and "hipopótamo" (hippopotamus)

Trivia[edit]