Hoofer
| Hoofer | |
|---|---|
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| Species | Wildebeest |
| First appearance | Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (2004) |
| Latest appearance | New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (2008) |
Hoofer (known as Mooshin in Japanese and in the European English GameCube version) is a large black wildebeest with yellow hair, red eyes and hooves and a light-brown mouth. He is one of Donkey Kong's Jungle Buddies in Donkey Kong Jungle Beat and New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat.
History[edit]
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat[edit]
Hoofer appears in Silver Snow Peak, Ice Warren, Arctic Plunge, Iguanagon's Realm, and at the end of Asteroid Belt. His abilities are similar to Rambi from Donkey Kong Country, as he can smash through enemies and barriers with ease. However, Hoofer runs constantly while Donkey Kong rides him. At the end of a level, after obtaining the giant fruit, he either performs a gigantic leap which can give Donkey Kong a certain number of beats depending on the distance traveled, or must leap between platforms to get more beats.
Doneky Konga 3[edit]
Hoofer makes a cameo appearance in Donkey Konga 3 as one of the characters whose artwork appears in Freestyle Zone while the player plays the DK Bongos.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]
Hoofer appears in the form of a collectible sticker in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]
| Sticker Hoofer | ||
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| Artwork from: Donkey Kong Jungle Beat | ||
| Effects in The Subspace Emissary: Battering Resistance +10 | ||
| Usable by: Anyone | ||
Gallery[edit]
Hoofer appearing photo negative and stumbling if the player fails to jump over a wide gap
Render of Hoofer
Donkey Konga 3 sprite
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | モーシン[?] Mōshin |
From「猛進」(mōshin, "rushing madly ahead") | |
| French | Aurock[?] | Pun on auroch ("aurochs") and "rock" | |
| German | Frostbison[?] | Frost Bison | |
| Italian | Rottadicollo[?] | From a rotta di collo ("at breakneck speed", literally "at break of neck") | |
| Korean | 우뿔소[1] Uppulso |
From "우" (u, ideophone for forceful collective movement), "코뿔소" (koppulso, "rhinoceros"), and "소" (so, "bull") | |
| Spanish | Cabrisonte[2] | Portmanteau of cabra ("goat"), bisonte ("bison"), and possibly cabreado (colloquial term meaning "angry") |
References[edit]
- ^ 김용녀 (December 06, 2018). 대난투 스매시브라더스 x 아공의 사자 [10화 엔딩] 김용녀 실황. German. Retrieved February 23, 2026 from YouTube.
- ^ New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat manual. Page 55.
