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'''Bowbows'''<ref>''Game Boy Donkey Kong'' English instruction booklet, page 21</ref> are dog-like enemies in the game ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'' for the [[Game Boy]]. They have a pale-colored body with a hunched back and stubby arms; they also wear shoes. Their snout is darker in color than their body, and is located right under the place where two beady cartoony eyes pop out. Bowbows display some long, splayed dog ears. They first appear in [[stage 1-1]] in the [[Big-City]]. Bowbows only walk horizontally on their platform and turn around when they reach an edge or run into another Bowbow. They do not attempt to charge at [[Mario]], but they defeat him if he runs into them. Standing on them is possible, and they can be picked up and thrown at other enemies. If Mario approaches them with the [[hammer]], they run in panic in the direction they are currently facing, which might actually bring them closer to Mario.
|image=[[File:Bowbow.png]]<br>Artwork of a Bowbow from ''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'' ([[Game Boy]]) ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]])
|comparable=[[K-9]]<br>[[Shy Guy]]
}}
'''Bowbows'''<ref>{{cite|date=1994|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Donkey Kong'' (Game Boy) English instruction booklet|page=21}}</ref> are dog-like enemies in the [[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Game Boy version]] of ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''. They are first encountered in [[Stage 1-1]]. Bowbows walk astray on their platform and turn around when they reach an edge. They do not attempt to charge at [[Mario]], but they defeat him if he runs into them. Standing on them is possible, and they can be picked up and thrown at other enemies. If Mario approaches them with the [[hammer]], they run in panic in the direction they are currently facing, which might actually bring them closer to Mario.
 
==Profiles and statistics==
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PBMCD profile
|name=バウバウ (JP) / Bowbow (EN)
|artwork=[[File:Bowbow.png|100px]]
|shuzoku=ビースト{{ruby|族|ぞく}}
|seikaku=こうるさい
|tojo_gemu={{ruby|GB|ゲームボーイ}}ドンキー
|desc='''<big>ほえまくる{{ruby|番犬|ばんけん}}!!</big><br>
ドンキーコングに{{ruby|数多|かずおお}}く{{ruby|登場|とうじょう}}するザコキャラ。{{ruby|犬|いぬ}}のかっこうをしたモンスターで、ウロウロと{{ruby|歩|ある}}き{{ruby|回|まわ}}っている。{{ruby|上|うえ}}に{{ruby|乗|の}}ることがで きるので、そうじゃまにはならない。<ref name=Daijiten>「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''). [https://i.imgur.com/dqFFR51.jpeg Page 148].</ref>
|tribe=Beast clan
|disposition=Fussy
|game_appearances=GB Donkey
|eng_desc='''''<big>A barking watchdog!!</big><br>
''A small-fry character that appears in many Donkey Kong games. It is a monster in the shape of a dog, and wanders around. He can be ridden on top of, so he is not much of a hindrance.''
}}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
DKGB Rappy.png|Sprite
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreignname
{{foreign names
|Jap=バウバウ<ref>''Game Boy Donkey Kong'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 19.</ref>
|Jap=バウバウ<ref>{{cite|title=ゲームボーイ ドンキーコング (''Gēmu Bōi Donkī Kongu'') instruction booklet|page=19|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo|date=1994}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Kazuki, Motoyama|title=Volume 29 of the [[KC Deluxe]] manga|page={{file link|Donkey Kong GB enemies manga.jpg|68}}}}</ref><ref name=Daijiten/>
|JapR=Baubau
|JapR=Baubau
|JapM=Onomatopoeia for a dog's bark.}}
|JapM=From a partial repetition of "bow-wow" (English onomatopoeia for dog's barking)
|Dut=Bowbow<ref>Game Boy ''Donkey Kong'' Dutch Nintendo 3DS [[Virtual Console]] digital manual. Tab 15: "Tips".</ref>
|Ita=Rappy<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'' Italian manual|page=21}}</ref>
|Ita2=Bowbow<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'' ([[Virtual Console]]) Italian e-manual|page=15}}</ref>
|ItaM=Possible printing mistake
}}


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Species]]
[[Category:Canines]]
[[Category:Enemies]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong (Game Boy) enemies]]

Latest revision as of 19:50, October 7, 2024

Bowbow
Bowbow.png
Artwork of a Bowbow from Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten
First appearance Donkey Kong (Game Boy) (1994)
Comparable

Bowbows[1] are dog-like enemies in the Game Boy version of Donkey Kong. They are first encountered in Stage 1-1. Bowbows walk astray on their platform and turn around when they reach an edge. They do not attempt to charge at Mario, but they defeat him if he runs into them. Standing on them is possible, and they can be picked up and thrown at other enemies. If Mario approaches them with the hammer, they run in panic in the direction they are currently facing, which might actually bring them closer to Mario.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

バウバウ (JP) / Bowbow (EN)
Bowbow.png
Original text (Japanese) Translation
種族しゅぞく ビーストぞく Tribe Beast clan
性格せいかく こうるさい Disposition Fussy
登場とうじょうゲーム GBゲームボーイドンキー Game appearances GB Donkey
ほえまくる番犬ばんけん!!

ドンキーコングに数多かずおお登場とうじょうするザコキャラ。いぬのかっこうをしたモンスターで、ウロウロとあるまわっている。うえることがで きるので、そうじゃまにはならない。[2]

A barking watchdog!!

A small-fry character that appears in many Donkey Kong games. It is a monster in the shape of a dog, and wanders around. He can be ridden on top of, so he is not much of a hindrance.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese バウバウ[3][4][2]
Baubau
From a partial repetition of "bow-wow" (English onomatopoeia for dog's barking)
Dutch Bowbow[5] -
Italian Rappy[6] Possible printing mistake
Bowbow[7] -

References[edit]

  1. ^ 1994. Donkey Kong (Game Boy) English instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 21.
  2. ^ a b 「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten). Page 148.
  3. ^ 1994. ゲームボーイ ドンキーコング (Gēmu Bōi Donkī Kongu) instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 19.
  4. ^ Kazuki, Motoyama. Volume 29 of the KC Deluxe manga. Page 68Media:Donkey Kong GB enemies manga.jpg.
  5. ^ Game Boy Donkey Kong Dutch Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console digital manual. Tab 15: "Tips".
  6. ^ Donkey Kong Italian manual. Page 21.
  7. ^ Donkey Kong (Virtual Console) Italian e-manual. Page 15.