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| |image = [[File:Captain Blubber NnB artwork.png|250px]]<br>Artwork of Captain Blubber from ''Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts''. | | |image = [[File:Captain Blubber NnB artwork.png|250px]] |
| |game = ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]''<br>''[[Banjo-Tooie]]''<br>''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge]]''<br>''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'' | | |game = ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]''<br>''[[Banjo-Tooie]]''<br>''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge]]''<br>''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'' |
| |world = '''''Banjo-Kazooie''''':<br>[[Treasure Trove Cove]]<br>'''''Banjo-Tooie''''':<br>[[Jolly Roger's Lagoon]]<br>'''''Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge''''':<br>[[Breegull Beach]]<br>'''''Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts''''':<br>[[Showdown Town]]<br>[[Banjoland]]<br>[[Jiggoseum]]<br>[[Terrarium of Terror]] | | |world = [[Treasure Trove Cove]]<br>[[Jolly Roger's Lagoon]]<br>[[Showdown Town]]<br>[[Banjoland]]<br>[[Jiggoseum]]<br>[[Terrarium of Terror]] |
| |icon = [[File:BK Captain Blubber icon.png|N64 games]] [[File:BK XBLA Captain Blubber icon.png|XBLA games]] | | |icon = [[File:BK Captain Blubber icon.png|N64 games]] [[File:BK XBLA Captain Blubber icon.png|XBLA games]] |
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| {{quote|Me treasure! Thank ye me hearties! Take this reward! I'm off ter spend, spend, spend!|Captain Blubber|[[Banjo-Kazooie]]}} | | {{quote|Me treasure! Thank ye me hearties! Take this reward! I'm off ter spend, spend, spend!|Captain Blubber|[[Banjo-Kazooie]]}} |
| '''Captain Blubber''' is a recurring supporting character in the ''[[Banjo-Kazooie (series)|Banjo-Kazooie]]'' series. | | '''Captain Blubber''' is a sea hippo and one of the main supporting characters in the ''[[Banjo-Kazooie (series)|Banjo-Kazooie]]'' series. |
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| ==Characteristics==
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| Captain Blubber is a sea hippo. Captain Blubber wears a pirate hat, a pair of boots and red-and-black striped pants, complete with a sword attached to the belt. In the [[Nintendo 64]] games, the belt is dark red, and the sword is positioned on his right side of his hip.
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| In ''Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts'', the belt is brown and the sword is positioned to the other side. His boots were changed from black to brown, and are slightly worn out. A set of red feathers is added on top of his hat and the pirate symbol is on the front of the hat. Captain Blubber wears a golden earring, and a blue patch is on his pants. Captain Blubber's sword blade has been rusted.
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| ==Biography==
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| He is a pirate captain and the owner of [[The Salty Hippo]], his "pride and joy."<ref>“''Captain Blubber's pride and joy, the Salty Hippo first appeared in Banjo-Kazooie's Treasure Trove Cove. It has never been seen in good working order, possibly due to its useless hippo captain.''” —[[Infopost]], ''Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts''</ref>
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| | ==Games== |
| ===''Banjo Kazooie''=== | | ===''Banjo Kazooie''=== |
| In ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]'', Captain Blubber is found at [[Treasure Trove Cove]], and is heard crying as he walks back and forth on the deck of his ship. When [[Banjo]] and [[Kazooie]] first talk to Captain Blubber, he tells them that his ship crashed, what caused him to lose his [[Blubber's Treasure|treasure]]. Kazooie tells Captain Blubber to get it himself, but he responds by saying that he cannot swim (despite real world hippos having the natural ability to swim). When the duo retrieve both pieces of treasure, he rewards them with a [[Jiggy]] and leaves to go spend his gold. | | In ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]'', Captain Blubber can be found in [[Treasure Trove Cove]]. He claims to have lost his [[Blubber's Treasure|treasure]] when [[The Salty Hippo|his ship]] crashed. One part is located on the front half of the ship's inside, accessible by breaking the wood planks blocking the entrance to the ship's deck. The other part is on the back half, entered through one of the windows that can be opened with the [[Beak Buster]]. When both pieces of treasure of given back to Blubber, he will reward the duo with a [[Jiggy]]. He can also be seen at the ending of the game, riding a "Ski-1000" waveracer in the sea. |
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| Captain Blubber is later seen in the ending, in which he is riding a waveracer on the sea, laughing as he rides into the sunset.
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| ===''Banjo-Tooie''=== | | ===''Banjo-Tooie''=== |
| [[File:Captain Blubber B-T screenshot.jpg|thumb|left|200px|A screenshot of Captain Blubber in ''Banjo-Tooie'']]
| | In ''[[Banjo-Tooie]]'', Captain Blubber appears owning [[Blubber's Waveracer Hire|a waveracer hire]] in [[Jolly Roger's Lagoon]]. When the duo enters his shop and talks to him, he tells them that business hadn't been going well due to the fact that all of his waveracers shipwrecked and the last one was eaten by a fish the day before. [[Banjo]] offers to lend him "a [[doubloon]] or two", but he refuses and offers them to buy his "last possession" for one doubloon. If the duo decides to accept it, Blubber will put a crate with a pair of [[Turbo Trainers]] in the middle of the shop and leave it, claiming he will go to [[Jolly's]] for their quiz night, where 1000 doubloons will be "up fer grabs", and if he wins, he will be having himself a "fine new flying machine". At the end of the game, Captain Blubber can be seen riding the [[Saucer of Peril]], revealing that he did win the quiz night. |
| In ''[[Banjo-Tooie]]'', Captain Blubber owns a [[Blubber's Waveracer Hire|waveracer hire]] in [[Jolly Roger's Lagoon]]. Like the previous game, Captain Blubber making burping sounds while talking. | |
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| When Banjo and Kazooie enter Captain Blubber's shop and talk to him, he tells them that his business is doing poorly because all of his waveracers were shipwrecked, and the last one was eaten by a [[Big Fish]] the day before. Banjo offers to lend him "a [[doubloon]] or two," but he refuses and offers them to buy his "last possession" for one doubloon. If Banjo and Kazooie accept, Blubber puts a crate in the middle of the shop; it contains a pair of [[Turbo Trainers]]. Captain Blubber then states that he will go to [[Jolly's]] for their quiz night, where the winner will win 1,000 doubloons. With this money, Captain Blubbers plans to buy a "fine new flying machine."
| | ===''Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge''=== |
| | In ''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge]]'', Captain Blubber appears in [[Breegull Beach]] as '''Little Blubber''', a younger, past version of himself. He and his crew challenge Banjo to a game, where he must use his ship to hang onto a treasure chest longer than Blubber and his crew. |
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| In the ending, Captain Blubber is seen riding the [[Saucer of Peril]] similarly to the waveracer in ''Banjo-Kazooie''{{'}}s ending, which reveals that he won the quiz night. | | ===''Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts''=== |
| | In ''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'', Captain Blubber appears in every world except [[LOGBOX 720]] and [[Spiral Mountain]]. In [[Showdown Town]], he stands in the Uptown area selling a [[Trapdoor Tower]] combination to the duo. It is also mentioned that he crashed the Saucer of Peril in the city. |
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| ===''Grunty's Revenge''===
| | In [[Banjoland]], Captain Blubber takes the role of "The Deluded Ex-Mariner". He hosts challenges in Act 1 and 6 (although he does appear in other challenges hosted by other characters). In the first one, he asks for Banjo and Kazooie to protect [[Clanker]]'s eyes from [[Gruntbot]]s. Later, he warns the duo about [[Mr. Patch]] and requests that they defeat him again. |
| In ''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge]]'', Captain Blubber appears as a younger version of himself called '''Little Blubber''', and is found at [[Breegull Beach]]. He and his Pirate Scouts challenge Banjo and Kazooie to a [[Battle Boats|game]], where he holds a treasure chest with his ship. To win, Banjo must hold the chest for longer than Blubber and his crew. After being defeated in the game, Little Blubber gives the two a Jiggy. | |
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| ===''Nuts & Bolts''===
| | In [[Jiggoseum]], Blubber acts as "The Water-Sports Enthusiast", hosting challenges in Acts 3 and 6. In the first one, he asks Banjo to show his strength by lifting bowling balls. Later, he asks the duo to light the Jiggosseum torch. |
| In ''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'', Captain Blubber appears in every world except [[Nutty Acres]], [[LOGBOX 720]] and [[Spiral Mountain]]. In [[Showdown Town]], he stands in the Uptown area selling a [[Trapdoor Tower]] combination to the duo. It is also mentioned that he crashed the Saucer of Peril in the city. | |
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| In [[Banjoland]], Captain Blubber takes the role of "The Deluded Ex-Mariner." He hosts challenges in Act 1 and 6 (although he does appear in other challenges hosted by other characters). In the first one, he asks for Banjo and Kazooie to protect [[Clanker]]'s eyes from [[Gruntbot]]s. Later, he warns the duo about [[Mr. Patch]] and requests that they defeat him again. | | In [[Terrarium of Terror]], Captain Blubber portrays "The Dashing Adventurer" called "Captain Flash McBlubber", hosting challenges in Acts 2 and 3. In the first one, he wants the duo to race against him so he can practice. Later, he requests that Banjo and Kazooie test his new vehicle, the "Super Sally". |
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| In [[Jiggoseum]], Blubber acts as "The Water-Sports Enthusiast," hosting challenges in Acts 3 and 6. In the first one, he asks Banjo to show his strength by lifting bowling balls. Later, he asks the duo to light the Jiggosseum torch.
| | ==Quotes== |
| | | ===''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]''=== |
| In [[Terrarium of Terror]], Captain Blubber portrays "The Dashing Adventurer" called "Captain Flash McBlubber," hosting challenges in Acts 2, 3 and 4. In the first one, he wants the duo to race against him so he can practice. In the second, he requests that Banjo and Kazooie test his new vehicle, the "Super Sally." In his third challenge, he asks for the two to push the "[[Gruntbot|Ball Brothers]]" out of an airlock.
| | *'''Blubber:''' Ahoy there! I'm cap'n Blubber, an' I lost me treasure when me ship crashed. |
| | | *'''Kazooie:''' Well go find it then, Blubber guts! |
| At the ending, Captain Blubber is one of the characters that congratulate Banjo and Kazooie for acquiring ownership of Spiral Mountain and defeating [[Gruntilda]].
| | *'''Blubber:''' Arrr... but I can't swim! Can ye help an old sea hippo? |
| | | *'''Banjo:''' Sure, we'll find it for you. |
| ==Other appearances== | |
| In ''[[rarewiki:Grabbed by the Ghoulies|Grabbed by the Ghoulies]]'', boxes of "Captain Blubber's Lubricant" can be found throughout [[rarewiki:Ghoulhaven Hall|Ghoulhaven Hall]]. It's slogan is "Grease up them oars boys!!"
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| In ''[[rarewiki:Viva Piñata|Viva Piñata]]'' and ''[[rarewiki:Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise|Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise]]'', the Captains Cutless is said to be owned by Captain Blubber.
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| ==Flavor text==
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| ===''Viva Piñata'' series===
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| *'''Captains Cutless description:''' "''As modeled on Captain Blubber's weapon of choice, will we ever see him in a position to use it..? [[rarewiki:Ruffians|Ruffians]] are terrified of this sword. Maybe it's the 'Property of Blubber, anyone that touches this will be SAT on' sticker on the hilt?''" | |
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| ===''Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts''===
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| *'''Manual profile:''' "''This hippo is down on his luck these days. He wears his captain's hat, partly out of nostalgia but mostly it just keeps the rain off his head.''" | |
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| ==Quotes==
| | *"Me treasure! Thank ye me hearties, take this reward! I'm off ter spend, spend, spend!" |
| ===''Banjo-Kazooie''===
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| *"''Ahoy there! I'm cap'n Blubber, an' I lost me treasure when me ship crashed.''" | |
| *"''Arrr... but I can't swim! Can ye help an old sea hippo?''"
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| *"''Me treasure! Thank ye me hearties, take this reward! I'm off ter spend, spend, spend!''"
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| ===''Banjo-Tooie''===
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| *"''Ahoy there! It be yer ol' shipmate, Cap'n Blubber! How ye goin', me hearties?''"
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| *"''Aye! These adventures are all the same, so many places t' go and things t' find...''"
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| *"''Not good, landlubbers. All me waveracers are shipwrecked, an' the last one was eaten by a fish yesterday.''"
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| *"''Naw, shipmates. But I will sell ye me last possesion for just 1 Doubloon. How about it, me hearties?''"
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| *"''Do you want my last possession for 1 Doubloon?''"
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| *"''Arr, ye's a good 'un, Banjo. Have a look inside this 'ere crate.''"
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| *"''Thanks, shipmates. I' be off t' Jolly's for their quiz night! Thar be 1000 Doubloons up fer grabs, an' if I win, I'll be havin' me a fine new flying machine!''"
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
| <gallery> | | <gallery> |
| Captain Blubber B-K screenshot.png|In ''Banjo-Kazooie'' | | Captain Blubber B-K screenshot.png|In ''Banjo-Kazooie'' |
| | Captain Blubber B-T screenshot.jpg|In ''Banjo-Tooie'' |
| Captain Blubber NnB screenshot.jpg|In ''Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts'' | | Captain Blubber NnB screenshot.jpg|In ''Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts'' |
| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
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| ==Names in other languages== | | ==Trivia== |
| {{Foreign names
| | *Despite being a hippo, Captain Blubber is incapable of swimming. In the real world, hippos have the natural ability to swim. |
| |Jap=キャプテン・ブラバー
| | * In ''Banjo-Kazooie'' and its sequel, ''Banjo-Tooie'', Captain Blubber would communicate by using burps and belches. In later games, he started speaking by saying "Yar" and "Yar-Har!" |
| |JapR=Kyaputen Burabā
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| |JapM=Captain Blubber
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| ==Reference==
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| <references/>
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| {{BK}} | | {{BK}} |
| {{BT}} | | {{BT}} |
| {{GR}} | | {{GR}} |
| {{N&B}} | | {{N&B}} |
| [[Category:Pirates]]
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| [[Category:Ungulates]]
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| [[Category:Characters in Banjo-Kazooie]] | | [[Category:Characters in Banjo-Kazooie]] |
| [[Category:Characters in Banjo-Tooie]] | | [[Category:Characters in Banjo-Tooie]] |
| [[Category:Characters in Grunty's Revenge]] | | [[Category:Characters in Grunty's Revenge]] |
| [[Category:Characters in Nuts & Bolts]] | | [[Category:Characters in Nuts & Bolts]] |