King Hippo

Tropical Chief
King Hippo
Real Name	King Hippo
Species	Human
Affiliation	WVBA
Eye color	Black
Age	Unknown
Origin	Hippo Island
Debut	Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!

King Hippo is one of the more well-known boxers from the NES Punch-Out!!.

Background

King Hippo was apparently the ruler of Hippo Island, a tropical island located somewhere in the South Pacific Ocean. He was a gluttonous man and laughed at others often. He was one of the most powerful fighters of the World Video Boxing Association and could knock out Little Mac with several punches. In Punch-Out!!, he was ranked second place in the WVBA's Major Circuit.

His weak point was part of his stomach which was covered with a bandage. He had it guarded at all times. The only way King Hippo would drop his guard would be if Little Mac punched him while his mouth was open in taunting Little Mac. Doing so caused King Hippo's shorts to drop down, and while he was busy trying to hike his shorts back up his stomach was vulnerable to attack. After being knocked out once, he would remain down resulting in an instant victory for Little Mac.

Other Appearances

• King Hippo made regular appearances in the Captain N animated series, where he and the Eggplant Wizard were bumbling villains in the service of Mother Brain as part of the League of Darkness. He had blue skin in this version.

Trivia

• His shorts are apparently XXX sized.
• He is the only character in the game to lack a palette swap character.