| King Hippo | |
|---|---|
| Punch-Out!! character | |
 King Hippo in Punch-Out!! (Wii) | |
| First game | Punch-Out!! (1987) |
| Created by | Genyo Takeda |
| Designed by | Makoto Wada |
| Voiced by | Garry Chalk (Captain N) Scott McFadyen (Wii) |
King Hippo[a] is a fictional boxer from Nintendo's Punch-Out!! series. King Hippo first appeared on the Nintendo Entertainment System game Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!, as the second competitor in the Major Circuit. Subsequent reviews have characterized King Hippo as one of the most iconic characters from the game, because he was a complicated boss to defeat. In the Wii Punch-Out!!, King Hippo returns, having a second fight where he uses a manhole to protect his weak point.
The character is featured prominently on the NBC Saturday morning cartoon, Captain N: The Game Master, where he was portrayed by Garry Chalk. His obese figure and his face both resemble those of a hippopotamus. King Hippo's depiction has been viewed as a racial stereotype of Pacific Islanders, specifically Polynesian people, with some stereotypes he was said to exemplify including laziness and gluttony. His design was also criticized, identified as looking "subhuman."
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