This is all fairly stupid:
Hippo was once an ordinary zoo hippopotamus who was turned into a humanoid version of himself by the High Evolutionary. He went on a crime spree until he ran into Venom (who was masquerading as Spider-Man at the time) who ate off one of his legs.[1] After that experience, he joined up with the Redeemer alongside Dementoid, Doctor Everything, Eleven, and General Wolfram in a plan to redeem “Spider-Man.”[2] During the meeting of Redeemer’s allies, Hippo mentioned his background as those who had their parts eaten off by Venom are outfitted with cybernetic parts.[1] When it came to Redeemer’s gang attacking “Spider-Man,” Hippo and Eleven are eaten by Venom while Doctor Everything was arrested and the others escaped.[3]
Hippo managed to turn up alive where he was seen fighting New Avengers members Spider-Man and Ronin. Both of them had a hard time taking down Hippo until Luke Cage ends up falling on Hippo defeating him.[4]
During the “Origin of the Species” storyline, Hippo was among the supervillains gathered by Doctor Octopus to secure specific items for him in exchange for a reward.[5]
Hippo is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Hippo first appeared in Dark Reign: The Sinister Spider-Man #1 (August 2009), and was created by Brian Reed, Chris Bachalo, and Tim Townsend.
Hippo is an ordinary hippopotamus named Fluffy Lumpkins who was turned into an anthropomorphic form by the High Evolutionary. Throughout his appearances, he joins the Redeemers and the Menagerie, battles Spider-Man, and loses his left leg to Venom before regaining it und...
There’s the other sort of dumb as well, villains like the Wizard, who literally has invented portable anti-gravity devices but decides to gorob banks. Yes i know their back story generally involves a psychological need for world conquest and/or wanting to prove themselves superior to the Accursed Richards! but you’d still think that the Wizard would be happier as a billionaire powerbroker who no longer had to worry about being punched in the face by the Thing.