Hippo (comics)
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Publication information | |
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Notable aliases | Mrs. Fluffy Lumpkins |
Abilities | Superhuman strength Hard hide Water adaptation |
Hippo is the name of a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Publication history
Hippo first appeared in Dark Reign: The Sinister Spider-Man #1 and was created by Brian Reed, Chris Bachalo, and Tim Townsend.
Fictional character biography
Hippo is an ordinary zoo hippopotamus named "Mrs. Fluffy Lumpkins" (this was the name given to the hippopotamus despite the fact that it was a male) who was turned into a humanoid version of himself by the High Evolutionary. While on a crime spree upon being unable to find work in this form, he had his left leg eaten by Venom (who was masquerading as Spider-Man during the time when he was a member of the Dark Avengers).[1] After that experience, he joined up with the Redeemers alongside Dementoid, Doctor Everything, Eleven, and General Wolfram in a plan to redeem "Spider-Man".[2] During the meeting of the Redeemers' allies, Hippo mentions his background as those who had their limbs eaten off by Venom and are outfitted with cybernetic parts.[1] When it came time for the Redeemers' gang to attack "Spider-Man", Hippo is rammed into General Wolfram when "Spider-Man" delivers a strong headbutt that did this.[3]
Hippo is later seen fighting the New Avengers members Spider-Man and Ronin. During this appearance, Hippo is shown to have his original left leg as if it was somehow restored. Both of them have a hard time taking down Hippo, who is ultimately defeated when Luke Cage falls on him.[4]
During the Origin of the Species storyline, Hippo is among the supervillains gathered by Doctor Octopus to secure specific items for him in exchange for a reward.[5]
Hippo next visits an underground casino in New York City that catered to the supervillain clientele where Hippo does badly at the tables. When
Hippo begins attending Super Villains Anonymous meetings that was held at a church and also attended by
Hippo later appears as a member of the
Later, Hippo appeared by himself attempting to rob a bank that was being guarded by
At the time when a Duplicate Squirrel Girl defeated most of Earth's superhumans and banished them to the Negative Zone, she found that she overlooked Hippo. Squirrel Girl assembled Hippo, Agent Venom, Kraven the Hunter, and Rocket Raccoon to help her and her allies make a stand against the Duplicate Squirrel Girl. While the Duplicate Squirrel Girl found Hippo to be "easily-tossable," he and the others bought Squirrel Girl some time to rescue the other superhumans from the Negative Zone and defeat Duplicate Squirrel Girl.[12]
During the "
Following the "Gang War" storyline, Hippo was seen in Ravencroft being fed a hippopotamus amount of food by Nurse Shay Marken.[16]
Powers and abilities
Hippo possesses superhuman strength and has a hard hide that is durable. He is also shown to be very adept in the water.
Reception
- In 2020, CBR.com ranked Hippo 4th in their "Spider-Man: 10 Weirdest Animal Villains From The Comics That We'd Like To See In The MCU" list.[17]
In other media
Hippo appears in the
Trivia
- The Hippo alias was first used for a Consultant that was encountered by Underworld.[19]
References
- ^ a b Dark Reign: The Sinister Spider-Man #2. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Dark Reign: The Sinister Spider-Man #1. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Dark Reign: The Sinister Spider-Man #3. Marvel Comics.
- ^ New Avengers: Luke Cage #1. Marvel Comics.
- ^ The Amazing Spider-Man #642. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Seth Peck (w), Paul Azaceta (p), Paul Azaceta (i). "The Boneyard: Part 1" X-Men, vol. 3, no. 38 (7 November 2012). United States: Marvel Comics.
- ^ Nick Spencer (w), Steve Lieber (p), Rachelle Rosenberg (i). The Superior Foes of Spider-Man, vol. 1, no. 3 (4 September 2013). United States: Marvel Comics.
- ^ Nick Spencer (w), Steve Lieber (p), Steve Lieber (i). The Superior Foes of Spider-Man, vol. 1, no. 11 (9 April 2014). United States: Marvel Comics.
- ^ The Amazing Spider-Man vol. 3 #1. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Sean Ryan (w), Brandon Peterson (p), Brandon Peterson (i). "I Can't Help Myself" The Amazing Spider-Man Annual, vol. 3, no. 1 (10 December 2014). United States: Marvel Comics.
- ^ Ryan North (w), Erica Henderson (p), Erica Henderson (i), Rico Renzi (col), VC's Clayton Cowles (let), Wil Moss (ed). The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, vol. 1, no. 6 (3 June 2015). United States: Marvel Comics.
- ^ Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Beats Up the Marvel Universe #1. Marvel Comics.
- ^ The Amazing Spider-Man vol. 5 #17. Marvel Comics.
- ^ The Amazing Spider-Man vol. 5 #20. Marvel Comics.
- ^ The Amazing Spider-Man vol. 5 #22. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 6 #45. Marvel Comics.
- ^ C. B. R. Staff (2020-05-12). "Spider-Man: 10 Weirdest Animal Villains From The Comics That We'd Like To See In The MCU". CBR. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
- ^ "Bring On the Bad Guys Pt. 1". Spider-Man. Season 2. Episode 33. July 30, 2018. Disney XD.
- ^ Underworld #1. Marvel Comics.