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{{Species-infobox
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|title=Bopapodamus
|title=Bopapodamus
|image=[[File:Bopapodamus-DKCR.png|300px]]<br>[[Donkey Kong]] prepares to land on top of a '''Bopapodamus'''.
|image=[[File:Bopapodamus-DKCR.png|300px]]<br>[[Donkey Kong]] prepares to land on top of a Bopapodamus
|species_origin=Hippopotamus
|first_appearance= ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' ([[List of games by date#2010|2010]])
|first_appearance= ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' ([[List of games by date#2010|2010]])
|latest_appearance= ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'' ([[List of games by date#2013|2013]])
|latest_appearance= ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'' ([[List of games by date#2013|2013]])
}}
}}
[[File:BopapodamusSS.png|thumb|x125px|left|The concept art of a '''Bopapodamus'''.]]
[[File:BopapodamusSS.png|thumb|x125px|left|Concept art of a Bopapodamus]]
'''Bopapodami''' are hippopotamus-like "enemies" that appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]''. They only appear in the [[Forest]] area of the game in very few [[level]]s. They always seem to have a happy expression on their face.
'''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 Bopapodami are minor obstacles that the [[Kong]]s must jump on in order to get through gaps the Kongs can't jump across; however, they can only jump on the Bopapodamus a certain amount of times, after which it faints and falls into the [[Pit (obstacle)|abyss]], likely taking out the Kongs with it. If the Kongs do not make direct contact with the Bopapodami'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)
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*While the Bopapodamus is considered an enemy, it can also be seen as a pseudo-[[Animal Friend]], as it helps the player (provided they make contact with their heads).
*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.
*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.
 
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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]