Difference between revisions of "Mr. Patch"

'''Mr. Patch''', subtitled "Strange Wobbly Inflatable Thing," is a character in the ''[[Banjo-Kazooie (series)|Banjo-Kazooie]]'' series. He is a large inflatable dinosaur residing in [[Witchyworld]]'s central attraction, the [[Big Top]].

In ''[[Banjo-Tooie]]'', Mr. Patch is encountered in Witchyworld, inside the Big Top which is only accessible after giving enough [[ticket]]s to [[Conga]]. Mr. Patch is initially confused for a seat by [[Banjo]] and [[Kazooie]], but is quickly revealed to be alive. While he was reluctant to fight the duo at the start, he eventually decides to do so after Kazooie continuously teases him, saying he was smaller than "[[Klungo|that freak at the start of the game]]." This causes him to inflate himself to much bigger proportions, starting the battle.  

To defeat Mr. Patch, Banjo and Kazooie must burst all of his twelve patches with [[Grenade Egg]]s. After the duo's first attack hits him, a [[Flight Pad]] will appear, allowing them to continue the battle flying and using the [[Airborn Egg Aiming]] or the [[Beak Bomb]] move. A [[Boxing Glove|boxing glove]] will be summoned by Mr. Patch as a way to prevent the two to keep shooting him from the ground. Exploding beach balls that are nearly impossible to dodge on the ground will also be shot from his mouth. Mr. Patch gets smaller and faster after every hit taken, increasing the difficulty of the fight as aiming will become harder.

When all patches have been popped, Mr. Patch will completely deflate and fly away, leaving a [[Jiggy]] behind.

Mr. Patch is a large inflatable dinosaur, specifically a T-Rex. He is crafted of shiny yellow and green fabric. His body is ridden with holes that have been covered up and reinforced by colorful patches (his blatant weakness). He has bright red eyes and large ridges running across his back and a mouth full of white, blunt teeth. As evidenced by his behavior in ''[[Banjo-Tooie]]'', he generally doesn't accept humor.

In ''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'', Mr. Patch's design was updated to give him a slightly more menacing appearance and to match the more angular art style of the game. In addition to the slight changes made to his body structure, minor details were added, such as yellow eyelids, claws on his hands and feet, and stitches running across parts of his body. The placement of many of his patches have changed, as has the location of his plug, which has been moved from in between his legs to the center of his chest.

*[[Rare]] once got an email stating that the placement of Mr.Patch's valve was unsuitable for an E-rated game.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Ghoulyboy/status/915885869755699200 Tweet from Ghoulyboy]</ref>

**The fact his valve was moved to his chest in ''Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts'' may have been influenced by that.

*In the E3 2000 Beta Footage, Mr. Patch used [[Gobi]]'s original head icon with [[Bottles]]' voice, which was a placeholder until the final Mr. Patch icon was finished.