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|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]]) | ||
|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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'''Spined Puffers'''<ref>''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Volume 190, page 71.</ref> are enemies resembling pufferfish who appear in the underwater [[level]]s of ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]''. They do not attack, instead defending themselves by using their retractable spikes. It is only when the spikes are down that [[Donkey Kong]] can use his [[Sound Wave Attack]] to immobilize them. He can then punch the enemy until it is defeated, causing it to explode and leave five [[banana|beats]] in its place. | '''Spined Puffers'''<ref>''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Volume 190, page 71.</ref> are enemies resembling pufferfish who appear in the underwater [[level]]s of ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]''. They do not attack, instead defending themselves by using their retractable spikes. It is only when the spikes are down that [[Donkey Kong]] can use his [[Sound Wave Attack]] to immobilize them. He can then punch the enemy until it is defeated, causing it to explode and leave five [[banana|beats]] in its place. | ||
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==Additional names== | ==Additional names== | ||
===Internal names=== | ===Internal names=== | ||
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|name1=Needle Poppo | |name1=Needle Poppo | ||
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===Names in other languages=== | ===Names in other languages=== | ||
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|Jap=ハリボンボン<ref>''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' Shogakukan book, [[Media:DKJB Shogakukan pages 170-171.jpg|page 171]]</ref> | |Jap=ハリボンボン<ref>''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' Shogakukan book, [[Media:DKJB Shogakukan pages 170-171.jpg|page 171]]</ref> | ||
|JapR=Haribonbon | |JapR=Haribonbon | ||
|JapM=Derived from「ハリセンボン」(''harisenbon'', {{wp|porcupinefish}}) and「ボン」(''bon'', an onomatopoeia of explosion); | |JapM=Derived from「ハリセンボン」(''harisenbon'', {{wp|porcupinefish}}) and「ボン」(''bon'', an onomatopoeia of explosion); shared with [[Loch Nestor#Names in other languages|Loch Nestor]] | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
[[File:SMG Unused Needle Poppo.png|thumb|150px|left|"RushAirFish" from ''Super Mario Galaxy''.]] | [[File:SMG Unused Needle Poppo.png|thumb|150px|left|"RushAirFish" from ''Super Mario Galaxy''.]] | ||
*A Spined Puffer exists as an [[ | *A Spined Puffer exists as an [[list of Super Mario Galaxy pre-release and unused content|unused model]] under the name '''RushAirFish''' in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', missing all but its idle and puffing animations from ''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat''.<ref>[[tcrf:Super Mario Galaxy#Jungle Beat Leftovers|TCRF article on ''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'']]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 14:50, August 24, 2022
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| First appearance | Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (2004) | ||
| Latest appearance | New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (2008) | ||
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Spined Puffers[1] are enemies resembling pufferfish who appear in the underwater levels of Donkey Kong Jungle Beat. They do not attack, instead defending themselves by using their retractable spikes. It is only when the spikes are down that Donkey Kong can use his Sound Wave Attack to immobilize them. He can then punch the enemy until it is defeated, causing it to explode and leave five beats in its place.
Additional names
Internal names
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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| Donkey Kong Jungle Beat | ObjectData/NeedlePoppo.arc | Needle Poppo | - |
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ハリボンボン[2] Haribonbon |
Derived from「ハリセンボン」(harisenbon, porcupinefish) and「ボン」(bon, an onomatopoeia of explosion); shared with Loch Nestor |
Trivia
- A Spined Puffer exists as an unused model under the name RushAirFish in Super Mario Galaxy, missing all but its idle and puffing animations from Donkey Kong Jungle Beat.[3]
References
- ^ Nintendo Power Volume 190, page 71.
- ^ Donkey Kong Jungle Beat Shogakukan book, page 171
- ^ TCRF article on Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
