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|image = [[File:Captain Blubber NnB artwork.png|250px]]
|image = [[File:Captain Blubber NnB artwork.png|250px]]<br>Artwork of Captain Blubber from ''Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts''.
|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 = [[Treasure Trove Cove]]<br>[[Jolly Roger's Lagoon]]<br>[[Showdown Town]]<br>[[Banjoland]]<br>[[Jiggoseum]]<br>[[Terrarium of Terror]]
|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]]
|icon = [[File:BK Captain Blubber icon.png|N64 games]] [[File:Chatter icon Captain Blubber (BK) (XBLA).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 sea hippo and recurring character in the ''[[Banjo-Kazooie (series)|Banjo-Kazooie]]''.
'''Captain Blubber''' is a recurring supporting character in the ''[[Banjo-Kazooie (series)|Banjo-Kazooie]]'' series.
 
==Characteristics==
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.
 
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.
 
==Biography==
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>


==Games==
===''Banjo Kazooie''===
===''Banjo Kazooie''===
In ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]'', [[Treasure Trove Cove]] level, Captain Blubber lost his [[Blubber's Treasure|treasure]] and needed [[Banjo]] and [[Kazooie]] to go recover it (strangely enough, both pieces of treasure are in [[The Salty Hippo|his ship]].) One part is in the front half of the ship, which can be reached by swimming in the little pool and through the side of the ship. The second part is in the back half of the ship, which can be retrieved by [[Beak Buster|Beak Busting]] a small wooden box-like object to make a hole in the ship's deck. Ironically, Blubber can't get it himself because he can't swim. At the end of ''Banjo-Kazooie'', Captain Blubber is seen riding a wave racer into the sunset.
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.
 
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.


===''Banjo-Tooie''===
===''Banjo-Tooie''===
In ''[[Banjo-Tooie]]'', Captain Blubber owns a somewhat unsuccessful shop where he gives Banjo a pair of [[Turbo Trainers]] in exchange for 1 [[doubloon]]. He then runs out of the store leaving a [[Shock Jump]] pad so that Banjo and Kazooie can get the [[Jinjo]] in the rafters. You can also use the Turbo Trainers to get the Jinjo in an alcove at the far end of the lagoon. His ship, the Salty Hippo, is sunken in ''Banjo-Tooie''. At the end of the game, Captain Blubber is seen riding the [[Saucer of Peril]] (he is too big to fit inside so he is hanging on to the controls) into the sky above [[Cauldron Keep]]. A parody of the song from Treasure Trove Cove is played.
[[File:Captain Blubber B-T screenshot.jpg|thumb|left|200px|A screenshot of Captain Blubber in ''Banjo-Tooie'']]
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.
 
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."
 
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.
 
===''Grunty's Revenge''===
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.
 
===''Nuts & 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.
 
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.


===''Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge''===
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: 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.


===''Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts''===
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.
In ''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'', Captain Blubber crashes the [[Saucer of Peril]] in [[Showdown Town]] (although, you do not see him crash; you can actually find the Saucer stuck in the ground near Uptown). He appears in [[Banjoland]], the [[Jiggoseum]], and the [[Terrarium of Terror]].


====[[Showdown Town]]====
At the ending, Captain Blubber is one of the characters that congratulate Banjo and Kazooie for acquiring ownership of Spiral Mountain and defeating [[Gruntilda]].
He stands at the Uptown area of Showdown Town, where he will sell you a Trapdoor Tower combination. He wears his normal clothes but they are dirty because he is still down on his luck.


====[[Banjoland]]====
==Other appearances==
Blubber acts as himself in this world. He wears clothes similar to his normal attire, but with a golden Jiggy on his belt. He host challenges in Acts 1 and 6, although he appears in other races and challenges. He first wants [[Banjo]] to protect [[Clanker]]'s eyeballs. He later warns that [[Mr. Patch]] has been revived and you must stop him again. He is still a happy sailor and is always happy to see the bear and bird.
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!!"


====[[Jiggoseum]]====
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.
Blubber appears as a water sports enthusiast, rather ironic seeing as very little water appears in the Jiggoseum. He wears a bandanna, goggles and a life preserver around his waist. He host challenges in Acts 3 and 6. He first wants Banjo to prove his strength by lifting bowling balls. Then he wants to light the Jiggoseum torch. Blubber seems a little upset over the lack of water but doesn't let it affect his still cheerful spirit.


====[[Terrarium of Terror]]====
==Flavor text==
Captain Blubber acts as the great space explorer, "Captain Flash McBlubber". He wears a space helmet in this world. He hosts challenges in Acts 2 and 3, but is still a common sight in other character's challenges. He first wants to race Banjo in a land and air race.
===''Viva Piñata'' series===
*'''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?''"


He later wants Banjo to test his new vehicle, the Super Sally. Blubber acts a bit more arrogant in this world, as he is a great adventurer, but is still the bumbling hippo from the past.
===''Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts''===
*'''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.''"


==Quotes==
==Quotes==
===''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]''===
===''Banjo-Kazooie''===
*'''Blubber:''' Ahoy there! I'm cap'n Blubber, an' I lost me treasure when me ship crashed.
*"''Ahoy there! I'm cap'n Blubber, an' I lost me treasure when me ship crashed.''"
*'''Kazooie:''' Well go find it then, Blubber guts!
*"''Arrr... but I can't swim! Can ye help an old sea hippo?''"
*'''Blubber:''' Arrr... but I can't swim! Can ye help an old sea hippo?
*"''Me treasure! Thank ye me hearties, take this reward! I'm off ter spend, spend, spend!''"
*'''Banjo:''' Sure, we'll find it for you.
===''Banjo-Tooie''===
 
*"''Ahoy there! It be yer ol' shipmate, Cap'n Blubber! How ye goin', me hearties?''"
*"Me treasure! Thank ye me hearties, take this reward! I'm off ter spend, spend, spend!"
*"''Aye! These adventures are all the same, so many places t' go and things t' find...''"
*"''Not good, landlubbers. All me waveracers are shipwrecked, an' the last one was eaten by a fish yesterday.''"
*"''Naw, shipmates. But I will sell ye me last possesion for just 1 Doubloon. How about it, me hearties?''"
*"''Do you want my last possession for 1 Doubloon?''"
*"''Arr, ye's a good 'un, Banjo. Have a look inside this 'ere crate.''"
*"''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!''"


==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 ''Nuts & Bolts''
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Trivia==
==Names in other languages==
*Despite being a hippo, Captain Blubber is incapable of swimming. In the real world, hippos have the natural ability to swim.
{{Foreign names
* 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!"
|Jap=キャプテン・ブラバー
|JapR=Kyaputen Burabā
|JapM=Captain Blubber
}}
 
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Revision as of 21:29, December 9, 2023

“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.

Characteristics

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.

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.

Biography

He is a pirate captain and the owner of The Salty Hippo, his "pride and joy."[1]

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 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.

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.

Banjo-Tooie

A screenshot of Captain Blubber in Banjo-Tooie

In Banjo-Tooie, Captain Blubber owns a waveracer hire in Jolly Roger's Lagoon. Like the previous game, Captain Blubber making burping sounds while talking.

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."

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.

Grunty's Revenge

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 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.

Nuts & 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.

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 Gruntbots. Later, he warns the duo about Mr. Patch and requests that they defeat him again.

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 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 "Ball Brothers" out of an airlock.

At the ending, Captain Blubber is one of the characters that congratulate Banjo and Kazooie for acquiring ownership of Spiral Mountain and defeating Gruntilda.

Other appearances

In Grabbed by the Ghoulies, boxes of "Captain Blubber's Lubricant" can be found throughout Ghoulhaven Hall. It's slogan is "Grease up them oars boys!!"

In Viva Piñata and Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise, the Captains Cutless is said to be owned by Captain Blubber.

Flavor text

Viva Piñata series

  • Captains Cutless description: "As modeled on Captain Blubber's weapon of choice, will we ever see him in a position to use it..? 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?"

Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts

  • 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."

Quotes

Banjo-Kazooie

  • "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?"
  • "Me treasure! Thank ye me hearties, take this reward! I'm off ter spend, spend, spend!"

Banjo-Tooie

  • "Ahoy there! It be yer ol' shipmate, Cap'n Blubber! How ye goin', me hearties?"
  • "Aye! These adventures are all the same, so many places t' go and things t' find..."
  • "Not good, landlubbers. All me waveracers are shipwrecked, an' the last one was eaten by a fish yesterday."
  • "Naw, shipmates. But I will sell ye me last possesion for just 1 Doubloon. How about it, me hearties?"
  • "Do you want my last possession for 1 Doubloon?"
  • "Arr, ye's a good 'un, Banjo. Have a look inside this 'ere crate."
  • "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!"

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese キャプテン・ブラバー
Kyaputen Burabā
Captain Blubber

Reference

  1. 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