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|title=Bopapodamus
|title=Bopapodamus
|image=[[File:BopapodamusSS.png]] <br>A screenshot 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]]'' (2010)
|first_appearance= ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' ([[List of games by date#2010|2010]])
|affiliation=Possibly [[Tiki Tak Tribe]].
|latest_appearance= ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns HD]]'' ([[List of games by date#2025|2025]])
|latest appearance=
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[[File:BopapodamusSS.png|thumb|x125px|left|Concept art of a Bopapodamus]]
'''Bopapodami''' are hippo-like "enemies" that appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]''. 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. They are minor obstacles that the [[Kongs]] must jump on in order to get through gaps the Kongs can't jump across. But they have to be careful, since they can only jump on the Bopapodamus a certain amount of times until it faints and falls into the [[abyss]], killing the [[Kongs]] along with it. If the Kongs do not make direct contact with the Bopapodami's head, it will simply swat away one of the Kongs, causing them to lose a [[1-UP|life]].
'''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]].


==Trivia==
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]].
* While the Bopapodamus is considered an enemy, it can also be seen as a kind of "[[Animal Buddy]]", as it helps the [[player]] to jump over large gaps, plus it seems happy to help the Kongs out.
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** However, it ''can'' hurt the player if he/she jumps below its head.
* It is unknown whether the Bopapodamus was one of the animals the [[Tiki Tak Tribe]] hypnotised or not. It does seem that way, though.


==List of levels with Bopapodami==
==Names in other languages==
*[[Tippin' Totems]]
{{foreign names
*[[Springy Spores]]
|Jpn=ポパポタマス
|JpnR=Popapotamasu
|JpnM=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)
}}
 
==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.
*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>


==References==
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Latest revision as of 13:48, February 2, 2025

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 HD (2025)
A bopapodamus, as seen in Donkey Kong Country Returns.
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. 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]

References[edit]