49. King Hippo (Punch-Out!!)
Quick: name the most popular character from the Punch-Out series.
Okay, besides Mike Tyson.
N-all right. Besides Mike Tyson and Little Mac.
And Doc Louis.
Bald Bull? Now you guys are just fucking with me.
King Hippo is probably the most recognizable character from Punch-Out who isn't a convicted rapist and that's mostly because of two factors.
The first factor was his weekly appearance on Captain N: the Game Master, a Saturday morning cartoon that was to NBC cartoon programming what The Wizard was to cinema: one giant advertisement for Nintendo and the NES. Along with Kid Icarus' Eggplant Wizard, he served as a flunky for the cartoon's big bad: Mother Brain. Mother Brain in the show is an evil talking tentacled alien monster with a penchant for trash talking and a voice provided by Four Tops member Levi Stubbs. Mother Brain is literally Audrey II.
The second factor is his look. King is frequently shown in his loose boxing shorts, with a protruding gut, significant underbite and a very suspicious bandage over his bellybutton. He also sometimes wears a crown.
Pro tip: Punch him in the bandage to distract him!
Further pro tip: Join the Nintendo Fun Club today!
Best moment: His return in Punch-Out!! Wii, where he learns his lesson. And straps a manhole cover over his gut.
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