Common Hippopotamus

## Hippopotamus

Range: 77

The Common Hippopotamus is a thicc Mammal build known for being one of the two aquatic forerunners of the African Watering Hole biome along with the Nile Crocodile. Although they choose the herbivore playstyle, they are one of the most aggressive builds in the game and feature high stats to back themselves up. They are placed in S tier.

Hippos are much thiccer than many other builds. It could be that the meta hasn't adapted and will eventually “bounce” back to counter the Hippo. Or it could mean that the Hippo hasn't even been fully optimized and it could have an even higher rating once its player base gets closer to the skill ceiling. They also tick dogs off.

 Defensive Abilities

Hippos have an extremely high Booty stat. Thicc skin and high body fat allow the Hippo to simply shrug off most hits.

## Offensive Abilities

The Hippo is a tank build not a DPS build. This means that it's abilities lie much more in area-denial than scoring kills. It is hard to find a build more successful at area-denial than the Hippopotamus. The Hippo's primary offensive move is Charge, which doesn't even need to connect in order to accomplish its goal, since simply casting the ability reduces its target's resolve astronomically. This effect is strong enough to send top tiers running away and conceding the match without even taking a hit. However the Hippo's Charge is not only for show. When this move connects it is absolutely catastrophic. Only the Rhinoceros' and Elephant's Charge attacks deal more damage, but Hippos can use Charge just as effectively in the water.

## Signature Ability

Hippos have a signature ability- Lord of Booty: This makes them so dense that they sink to the bottom of water, making it so many top tiers, like the Elephant, are unable to compete. At the same time, this extreme density makes it so that they have a massive HP stat and are quite good at water mobility.

## Matchup Spread

Thankfully, Hippos have one of the most comfortable matchup spreads possible. Their resistance to bite and slash attacks makes them simply invincible for the local predators like Lions to tackle. Crocodiles are slightly more challenging, as they have a higher bite force. For bad matchups, builds with stab type weaponry is a hippo's worst nightmare. Rhinos have a horn that can pierce the thick skin and can deal critical hits on hippos quite easily. However, the Rhino's low Intelligence stat makes it more susceptible to an intimidate attempt, which hippos do frequently. Elephants are also one of the builds that specced into stab type damage, and unfortunately, they can walk straight though a group of hippo players, this is due to the elephant being the thiccest build in the savanna. Like the Crocodile, none of the players will challenge the Elephant player. The most surprising of which is their matchup against Humans. An armed Human can deal massive damage to a Hippo player, but aside from that, they'd definitely lose in a 1v1. This makes Hippos have the highest K/D ratios against Humans in the entire game.

# Evolution History:

Elyomerx was the first ever hippo ever found debuting 95 Million Years ago. Anthracotherium was another species of hippo. Kenyapotamus and Archaeopotamus were also other species of the group. Hexaprotodon is yet another species of hippo. Another species of hioppopotamus is Hippopotamus Choeropsis. The most historic hippo of the prehistoric period is Hippopotamus Gorgops, which was famous for having really big tusks, and also did Hippopotamus Behemoth. Then came the final two species, The **Common Hippopotamus** (Hippopotamus amphibus) and The Pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis).