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|image=[[File:Hoofer the Wildebeest.png|200px]]
|image=[[File:Hoofer the Wildebeest.png|200px]]
|species=Wildebeest
|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]])
|species=Wildebeest
|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]])
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'''Hoofer the Wildebeest''' (previously<ref>http://www.nintendo.co.uk/NOE/en_GB/games/wii/amicable_animals_12742.html</ref> known as '''Mooshin''' in Europe) is a large black wildebeest with yellow hair, red eyes and hooves and a light-brown mouth. He is one of [[Donkey Kong]]'s [[Animal Buddies]]. He is found in the ice [[level]]s of ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]''.  
'''Hoofer''' (known as '''Mooshin''' in Japan and the European [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]] version) is a large black wildebeest with yellow hair, red eyes and hooves and a light-brown mouth. He is one of [[Donkey Kong]]'s [[Jungle Buddies]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'' and ''[[New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]''.  
 
==History==
===''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat''===
Hoofer appears in [[Silver Snow Peak]], [[Ice Warren]], [[Arctic Plunge]], [[Iguanagon's Realm]], and at the end of [[Asteroid Belt]]. His abilities are similar to [[Rambi]] from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', as he can smash through enemies and barriers with ease. However, Hoofer runs constantly while Donkey Kong rides him. At the end of a level, after obtaining the giant [[fruit]], he either performs a gigantic leap which can give Donkey Kong a certain number of [[banana|beat]]s depending on the distance traveled, or must leap between platforms to get more beats.
 
===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===
Hoofer appears in the form of a collectible [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|sticker]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''.


Hoofer has abilities similar to [[Rambi the Rhinoceros|Rambi]] from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. This powerful wildebeest can smash through [[enemies]] and barriers with ease. At the end of a level, if Hoofer touches a pile of [[fruit]], he will perform a gigantic leap which can give Donkey Kong a certain number of beats depending on the distance traveled.
==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===
{{SSBB sticker
|name=Hoofer
|image=[[File:Hoofer Sticker.png|x100px]]
|game=''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat''
|effect=Battering Resistance +10
}}


He later appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' as a collectible sticker.
==Gallery==
{{br|left}}
<gallery>
Hoofer stumble.jpg|Hoofer appearing photo negative and stumbling if the player fails to jump over a wide gap
File:DKJBHooferModel.png|Render of Hoofer
</gallery>


==Names in Other Languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreignname
{{foreign names
|Jap=モーシン<br />''Mōshin''
|Jap=モーシン
|JapM=
|JapR=Mōshin
|JapM=From「猛進」(''mōshin'', rushing madly ahead)
|Ger=Frostbison
|Ger=Frostbison
|GerM=-
|GerM=Frost Bison
|Fre=Aurock<ref>{{cite|title=''New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' manual|page=37}}</ref>
|FreM=From ''auroch'' ("{{wp|aurochs}}") and "rock"
|Ita=Rottadicollo
|ItaM=(At) Breakneck-speed
|Spa=Cabrisonte<ref>{{cite|title=''New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' manual|page=55}}</ref>
}}
}}


==References==
==References==
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{{DKJB}}
{{DKJB}}
[[Category:Donkey Kong Characters]]
[[Category:Bovids]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Allies]]
[[Category:Playable characters]]
[[Category:Animal Buddies]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong allies]]
[[Category:Super Smash Bros. Stickers]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Jungle Beat characters]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]
[[Category:Super Smash Bros. Brawl stickers]]
[[Category:Mammals]]
[[de:Hoofer]]
[[Category:Playable Characters]]

Latest revision as of 01:42, November 28, 2024

Hoofer
Concept artwork of Hoofer, from Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
Species Wildebeest
First appearance Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (2004)
Latest appearance New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (2008)

Hoofer (known as Mooshin in Japan and the European GameCube version) is a large black wildebeest with yellow hair, red eyes and hooves and a light-brown mouth. He is one of Donkey Kong's Jungle Buddies in Donkey Kong Jungle Beat and New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat.

History[edit]

Donkey Kong Jungle Beat[edit]

Hoofer appears in Silver Snow Peak, Ice Warren, Arctic Plunge, Iguanagon's Realm, and at the end of Asteroid Belt. His abilities are similar to Rambi from Donkey Kong Country, as he can smash through enemies and barriers with ease. However, Hoofer runs constantly while Donkey Kong rides him. At the end of a level, after obtaining the giant fruit, he either performs a gigantic leap which can give Donkey Kong a certain number of beats depending on the distance traveled, or must leap between platforms to get more beats.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Hoofer appears in the form of a collectible sticker in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Sticker
Hoofer
A Sticker of Hoofer
Artwork from: Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
Effects in The Subspace Emissary: Battering Resistance +10
Usable by: Anyone

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese モーシン[?]
Mōshin
From「猛進」(mōshin, rushing madly ahead)
French Aurock[1] From auroch ("aurochs") and "rock"
German Frostbison[?] Frost Bison
Italian Rottadicollo[?] (At) Breakneck-speed
Spanish Cabrisonte[2] -

References[edit]

  1. ^ New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat manual. Page 37.
  2. ^ New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat manual. Page 55.