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|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 | ||
|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 | |latest_appearance= ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns HD]]'' ([[List of games by date#2025|2025]]) | ||
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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''' are enemies that appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]''. They are tree-climbing hippopotamus-like species that hang on to poles. | '''Bopapodamuses''' are enemies that appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]''. They are tree-climbing hippopotamus-like species that hang on to poles. The appear exclusively in the [[Forest (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Forest]] world, where a total of fourteen are found across two levels. There are six of them in [[Tippin' Totems]] and eight of them in [[Springy Spores]]. | ||
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 | 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== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
| | |Jpn=ポパポタマス | ||
| | |JpnR=Popapotamasu | ||
| | |JpnM=Derivation of「ヒポポタマス」(''hipopotamasu'', hippopotamus) | ||
|Ita=Ippotronco | |Ita=Ippotronco | ||
|ItaM=Hippo-log | |ItaM=Hippo-log | ||
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== | ==Notes== | ||
*Bopapodamuses were planned to reappear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'', but they 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. | *Bopapodamuses were planned to reappear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'', but they 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. | ||
*Like with most enemies, Bopapodamuses award coins and eventually balloons if Donkey Kong successfully defeats a chain of them without landing. However, in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns HD]]'', this does not occur due to a glitch.<ref>https://youtu.be/GLujXuGd1GU</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:48, February 2, 2025
| Bopapodamus | |
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 Donkey Kong prepares to land on top of a Bopapodamus | |
| First appearance | Donkey Kong Country Returns (2010) |
| Latest appearance | Donkey Kong Country Returns HD (2025) |
Bopapodamuses are enemies that appear in Donkey Kong Country Returns and Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D. They are tree-climbing hippopotamus-like species that hang on to poles. The appear exclusively in the Forest world, where a total of fourteen are found 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) |
Notes[edit]
- Bopapodamuses were planned to reappear in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, but they never made it in the final game. According to concept art, they were supposed to float on water surfaces instead of being on poles.
- Like with most enemies, Bopapodamuses award coins and eventually balloons if Donkey Kong successfully defeats a chain of them without landing. However, in Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, this does not occur due to a glitch.[1]
