Puftup
- Not to be confused with Pufftup, a similar enemy in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.
| Puftup | |||
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Artwork from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest | |||
| First appearance | Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995) | ||
| Latest appearance | DK: Jungle Climber (2007) | ||
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Puftups, also called Puffer Fish,[1] are enemies introduced in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. These porcupine fish[2] inhabit the waters of Crocodile Isle. Puftup's name is a reference to its ability to get "puffed up".
History[edit]
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest / Donkey Kong Land 2[edit]
Puftups are enemies in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. They will inflate themselves whenever the Kongs approach them, with blue and green-colored variants additionally being able to explode and release spikes in each cardinal and ordinal direction respectively. Brown Puftups do not explode, instead deflating themselves shortly after inflating. Puftups can be defeated by Enguarde, although he is still vulnerable to their spikes. In the remake, all Puftups are brown, regardless of behavior. In the cast roll, a Puftup is categorized under the "Submerged Seadogs" category.
Puftups are also enemies in Donkey Kong Land 2, though they can no longer explode to attack. Puftups commonly swim up and down puffing in and out.
Donkey Kong 64[edit]
Puftups are enemies in Donkey Kong 64. They were changed to purple. Puftups are usually stationary and act more like hazards than enemies: if the active Kong approaches a Puftup, it explodes like an aquatic mine. Puftoss, the boss of Gloomy Galleon and fourth overall boss, is a large Puftup. A few mobile Puftups appear in the surrounding water during the boss fight against King Kut Out.
DK: Jungle Climber[edit]
Puftups are enemies in DK: Jungle Climber. They were changed to silver, and they inhabit the bog of Ghost Island. A deflated Puftup can be defeated from a charge attack.
Unused appearances[edit]
Donkey Kong Country[edit]
Puftups were originally going to appear in Donkey Kong Country.[2] Their unused sprites show them with a blue tail and fins.[3]
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest[edit]
| Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance) enemy | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puftup | ||||
| Worlds | - | Levels | Lava Lagoon Glimmer's Galleon Arctic Abyss Clapper's Cavern Animal Antics | |
| Scrapbook page | 4 | Photograph location | In Clapper's Cavern |
- Instruction booklet description:
- English:
Slowly, but steadily, Puftup rises from the depths, getting bigger and bigger as he puffs himself up. Watch out for his spines![4]
- English:
Gallery[edit]
Donkey Kong Country (unused)
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | パフタップ[?] Pafutappu |
Puftup | |
| Spanish | Puftup[?] | - |
Notes[edit]
- In Banjo-Tooie, the Donkey Kong 64 Puftups were recycled into the Swellbelly enemy, which behaves nearly the same as Puftups from Donkey Kong 64: The only differences are that it is orange, has green eyes and mouth instead of red, and is fought slightly differently, swelling larger but not exploding.
References[edit]
- ^ Lockhart, Ryan (1999). Donkey Kong 64 Official Perfect Guide. Versus Books (American English). Page 57.
- ^ a b Early Donkey Kong Country general naming sheet
- ^ Donkey Kong Country. The Cutting Room Floor (English). Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ 1995. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest manual. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 31.