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Gip is a regular enemy that first appeared in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land. For reasons unknown, it replaces Bounder from the original game, Kirby's Adventure, and is one of the few enemies to replace an enemy from the original (the others being Needlous and Phan Phan). It usually patrols the ground or clings to walls, shooting star-shaped projectiles at Kirby in order to hurt him. It also appears in Kirby Super Star Ultra, where it again replaces Bounder's original appearance from Kirby Super Star; it is one of two replacement enemies in the remake, alongside Capsule J2. Gip, like a handful of other enemies, does not give any ability upon being swallowed.
Gip is based on the idiom "when pigs fly," which is used to describe something that is impossibly unlikely. Its English, Japanese and Korean names are simply the English word "pig" backwards.
Game appearances
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Gip makes its debut appearance in this game. It occupies all of the spots that were once held by Bounder in equivalent areas of Kirby's Adventure, and acts much the same way.
Locations
Gip can be found in the following levels and stages:
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| Stage | Vegetable Valley | Ice Cream Island | Butter Building | Grape Garden | Yogurt Yard | Orange Ocean | Rainbow Resort |
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Kirby Super Star Ultra
Gip appears again in this game, having replaced Bounder from the original version in all areas except in the background of Megaton Punch.
Gip also appears on a card in Kirby Card Swipe.
Locations
Gip can be found in the following places in Kirby Super Star Ultra:
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| Green Greens |
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| Float Islands |
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| Peanut Plains |
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Floria |
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| Mallow Castle |
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Aquarius |
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| Cocoa Cave |
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Skyhigh |
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| Candy Mountain |
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Hotbeat |
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| Trial Room 1 |
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Cavius |
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| Sub-Tree |
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| Crystal |
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| Old Tower |
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Purple Plants |
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Illusion Islands |
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Crash Clouds |
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Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | ギップ Gippu |
Gip |
| French | Crop | "Porc" (pork) backwards |
| German | Grunzi | From "grunzen" = "grunt" |
| Korean | 기프 Gipeu |
Gip |