Hippo is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
| Hippo | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Dark Reign: The Sinister Spider-Man #1 (August 2009) |
| Created by | Brian Reed Chris Bachalo Tim Townsend |
| In-story information | |
| Species | Uplifted Hippopotamus |
| Place of origin | Earth |
| Team affiliations | Redeemers Menagerie |
| Notable aliases | Mrs. Fluffy Lumpkins |
| Abilities | Superhuman strength Hard hide Water adaptation |
Publication history
editHippo first appeared in Dark Reign: The Sinister Spider-Man #1 (August 2009), and was created by Brian Reed, Chris Bachalo, and Tim Townsend.
Fictional character biography
editHippo is an ordinary hippopotamus named Fluffy Lumpkins who was turned into an anthropomorphic form by the High Evolutionary. Throughout his appearances, he joins the Redeemers and the Menagerie, attends the Super Villains Anonymous support group, battles Spider-Man, and loses his left leg to Venom before eventually regaining it under unspecified circumstances.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
Powers and abilities
editHippo possesses superhuman strength and has a hard hide that is durable. He is also shown to be very adept in the water.
Reception
editIn 2020, Comic Book Resources (CBR) 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
editHippo appears in the Spider-Man episode "Bring on the Bad Guys" Pt. 1, voiced by Zack Shada.[18]
Trivia
edit- The Hippo alias was first used for a Consultant that was encountered by Underworld.[19]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Spider-Man: 10 Weirdest Animal Villains From The Comics That We'd Like To See In The MCU". CBR. May 12, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
- ^ "Hippo Voice - Spider-Man (2017) (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved August 21, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
- ^ Underworld #1. Marvel Comics.