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|image=[[File:BubblerDS.png|250px]]<br>Bubbler, in ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]''
|image=[[File:BubblerDS.png|250px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]''
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|first_appearance=''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' ([[List of games by date#1997|1997]])
|first_appearance=''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' ([[List of games by date#1997|1997]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|latest_portrayal=[[Kevin Bayliss]] ([[List of games by date#1997|1997]])<ref>[[Media:DKR_various_characters_voice_confirmation.png|Twitter confirmation by former Rare employee Graeme Norgate]]</ref>
|latest_portrayal=[[Kevin Bayliss]] ([[List of games by date#1997|1997]])<ref>[[Media:DKR_various_characters_voice_confirmation.png|Twitter confirmation by former Rare employee Graeme Norgate]]</ref>
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[[File:Bubbler's Course.png|thumb|left|[[Diddy Kong]] racing Bulbber in ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'']]
'''Bubbler''' is a large red octopus and the third boss of ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' and [[Diddy Kong Racing DS|its Nintendo DS remake]]. He has yellow eyes with green irises and black pupils. His voice sounds garbled and very bubbly, an effect achieved by [[Kevin Bayliss]], Bubbler's voice actor, speaking with a mouth full of yogurt.<ref>{{cite|author=Kev Bayliss - Diddy Kong’s Daddy @Kev_Bayliss|date=July 15, 2024|url=x.com/Kev_Bayliss/status/1812926272798130419|title=That's me with a mouth full of Yoghurt. Try saying 'Collect all the Silver Coins' with that in your mouth without getting it all over the mic!|publisher=X|language=en|accessdate=July 16, 2024|archive=web.archive.org/web/20240716191032/https://x.com/Kev_Bayliss/status/1812926272798130419?mx=2}}</ref>
'''Bubbler the Octopus''' is a large red octopus that appears in ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]''. His eyes are yellow with green irises and black pupils. Bubbler is the boss of [[Sherbet Island]] and the third boss overall. Due to his name, his voice is very bubbly.


In the game, Bubbler was brainwashed by the evil alien [[Wizpig]] into becoming one of his lieutenants, and entrusted with a portion of the [[Wizpig Amulet]]. Bubbler only allows a player to race him if they manage to beat all the challenges in Sherbet Island. Bubbler drops aquatic mines to trip his opponent. The racer can fire missiles from a [[Weapon Balloon]] to slow him down. When the racer wins against Bubbler, he challenges them to complete the [[Silver Coin]] challenges.
Prior to the game's events, Bubbler was mind-controlled by [[Wizpig]] and entrusted with a portion of [[Wizpig amulet|his amulet]], so Bubbler is not inherently a villain.


After beating the Silver Coin challenges, the player is given the chance to have a rematch against Bubbler. This race is more challenging, as Bubbler now moves faster and drops bubbles that encapsulate the player and prevent him or her from moving. Once again, Bubbler is defeated and this time he breaks free of Wizpig's control permanently. As thanks for freeing him, Bubbler gives his opponent the piece of Wizpig's Amulet he was guarding. Oddly, Bubbler is the only character in the game not to appear in the cinematic ending.
During the game's events, Bubbler is only allows the player to race him in [[Bubbler Challenge|his own course]] in Sherbet Island after they win in every race course of said world. During the race, Bubbler drops aquatic mines to trip his opponent. Bubbler can be attacked by the player shooting missiles at him from red [[Weapon Balloon]]s. After the player wins, Bubbler challenges them to complete every [[Silver Coin]] challenge of Sherbet Island before rematching him. The second race is more challenging, since Bubbler now moves faster and drops bubbles that temporarily encapsulate the player. When Bubbler loses again, he is freed from Wizpig's control and gives the player the piece of the Wizpig amulet he was guarding. Bubbler is the only character in the game not to appear in the cinematic ending, though he is present in the remake.
 
Bubbler also appears in the ''[[4koma Gag Battle]]'' adaptation of ''Diddy Kong Racing''. Additionally, Bubbler is referenced in the [[Rare Ltd.|Rare]] game ''{{wp|Perfect Dark Zero}}'', where his name is one of the many Rare reference names that can be randomly attributed to bot players in offline multiplayer games.  


Bubbler is also a boss in ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'', where his voice sounds more menacing. Although his appearance is relatively unchanged from the [[Nintendo 64]] version, Bubbler is much harder to beat during the rematch than in the original game. Unlike the original, he appears with all the other bosses in the ending after Wizpig's second defeat.
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Bubbler DKR art.jpg|''Diddy Kong Racing''
Bubbler DKR art.jpg|''Diddy Kong Racing''
Bubbler DKR art 2.jpg|''Diddy Kong Racing''
Bubbler DKR art 2.jpg|''Diddy Kong Racing''
Bubbler4koma.jpg|''[[4-koma Gag Battle]]''
Bubbler and Banjo.jpg|''Diddy Kong Racing''
Bubbler's Course.png|Bubbler and Diddy racing in ''Diddy Kong Racing''
Bubbler4koma.jpg|''[[4koma Gag Battle]]''
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==Trivia==
*Bubbler is referenced in the Rare game ''{{wp|Perfect Dark Zero}}'', where his name is one of the many that can be randomly attributed to bots in offline multiplayer games.


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 13:27, September 2, 2024

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This article is about the boss in Diddy Kong Racing. For the object in 3D Super Mario games that creates air bubbles, see Bubbler (object).
Bubbler
Bubbler
Artwork from Diddy Kong Racing DS
Full name Bubbler the Octopus
Species Octopus
First appearance Diddy Kong Racing (1997)
Latest appearance Diddy Kong Racing DS (2007)
Latest portrayal Kevin Bayliss (1997)[1]

Bubbler is a large red octopus and the third boss of Diddy Kong Racing and its Nintendo DS remake. He has yellow eyes with green irises and black pupils. His voice sounds garbled and very bubbly, an effect achieved by Kevin Bayliss, Bubbler's voice actor, speaking with a mouth full of yogurt.[2]

Prior to the game's events, Bubbler was mind-controlled by Wizpig and entrusted with a portion of his amulet, so Bubbler is not inherently a villain.

During the game's events, Bubbler is only allows the player to race him in his own course in Sherbet Island after they win in every race course of said world. During the race, Bubbler drops aquatic mines to trip his opponent. Bubbler can be attacked by the player shooting missiles at him from red Weapon Balloons. After the player wins, Bubbler challenges them to complete every Silver Coin challenge of Sherbet Island before rematching him. The second race is more challenging, since Bubbler now moves faster and drops bubbles that temporarily encapsulate the player. When Bubbler loses again, he is freed from Wizpig's control and gives the player the piece of the Wizpig amulet he was guarding. Bubbler is the only character in the game not to appear in the cinematic ending, though he is present in the remake.

Bubbler also appears in the 4koma Gag Battle adaptation of Diddy Kong Racing. Additionally, Bubbler is referenced in the Rare game Perfect Dark Zero, where his name is one of the many Rare reference names that can be randomly attributed to bot players in offline multiplayer games.

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Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese タコ[?]
Tako
Octopus

References[edit]

  1. ^ Twitter confirmation by former Rare employee Graeme Norgate
  2. ^ Kev Bayliss - Diddy Kong’s Daddy @Kev_Bayliss (July 15, 2024). That's me with a mouth full of Yoghurt. Try saying 'Collect all the Silver Coins' with that in your mouth without getting it all over the mic!. X (English). Retrieved July 16, 2024. (Archived July 16, 2024, 19:10:32 UTC via Wayback Machine.)