Are Hippos OP? 

To anyone here who just found this channel because of the Beast Boy comic, welcome! Beast Boy is my favorite superhero so I'm absolutely honored to have had my work cameo in Gabriel Picolo's art!

So hippos are so bad a swimming they're good at it? That has to be a glitch.

Hippos took what amphibians were trying to do and made it actually work

other builds: i'll choose these skills and stats and as a tradeoff i'll be weaker in these areas hippos: nah i don't really need any weaknesses i decided

So hippos can't swim... But they built so heavy they can straight up run underwater? I call hacks

So Hippos are only hard countered by elephants and... itself. So it turns out hippos are the real life equivalent of the dragon type.

The hippo looks like something that should be a meme build on paper, but in practice is actually a ridiculously good build.

3:49 Actually, hippos have spec’d _slightly_ into omnivory. They sometimes even spawn kill their own teammates if resources are low. Or if they’re just REALLY salty.

for a long time, I thought Hippos were these friendly lumps of blubbery love, now I know that they are lethal killing machines

Lion: Grasps onto hippo with claws. Hippo: *Legit keeps walking like normal*

Elephants: biggest Cheetah: fastest Cobra: most venomous Hippos: ＴＨＩＣＣＣＣ

The hippo is like the polar opposite of the cheetah: You don't need to max your stats, if all your stats are higher than your competition.

Hippo: *Exists* "Awwww, what an adorable giant piggy!" Hippo: *Opens mouth* "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"

I'm so glad this game has so much longevity, considering the sequel is stuck in development hell.

"Africa - the game's hardcore server" *laughs in Antarctica*

2:52 that clip always make me laugh, you got these four lions trying their hardest to take down this bigass tub of meat and the hippo was just "did you hear sumn?"

My three-year-old daughter broke the game the other day when she created herself a, "Hippogator." What is a Hippogator one might ask? The body of a hippo with the head and tail of an alligator. This is absolutely terrifying, and could possibly be an extinction level event if created. She wants to be a zoo keeper when she grows up.

Hippo is super effective against hippo? So dragon typing.

Lions: Trying their hardest to kill the hippo, throwing, tearing and clawing Hippo: Y'all hear sum'n

“Humans are the only ones that have the sweat ability” So that was a fricking lie

1:45 I didn't know hippos could run that fast. I can see how they were able to get such a reputation in the African server for PvP against human players. Unless they have a fairly high-quality ranged weapon there is not a lot a human main can do, since hippos are one of the builds who are virtually immune to human intimidation attacks.

so this is how beast boy spends his free time

This channel was made for monks trying to reincarnate.

Don't forget about the Hippo's most effective special move against ground targets, known as the "Thunder Flop". Which in its description notes that it "knows neither friend nor foe, only destruction".

I have told people for years that hippos are terrifying monsters. Thanks for this.

Even Steve Irwin was scared of hippos, I think that goes without saying that hippos are incredibly dangerous

"Africa: the game's Hardcore server." My Brain: What does that make Australia, then? Modded Server?

Honestly, listening to you describe how Hippos can run under water because they are so dense, it literally sounds like someone describing wavedashing. Like, it sounds like someone describing a technical glitch in a video game, but it's actually happening in real life.

Fish: Swims in water. Hippos: FAST AS F*CK BOI

imagine how smart i would be if the school did their teching this way

Hippo: Opens mouth Rhino: The mind cannot hope to withstand such an assault.

Saying the hippo can swim is like saying the Kool-Aid man can walk through walls like a superhero. Technically correct

Hippo run at 30 miles per hour. For reference, that's faster than Usain Bolt. Just a fact to haunt your nightmares.

You know a Hippo's OP when one of the Human class's most famous data crunchers, Steve Irwin, would not mess with these mighty beasts.

Watching two hippos fight to the death is literally the most terrifying things ever

This whole thing you did with talking about nature in terms of video games was so creative man. Keep up the good work

I love how just because of one notorious human PvP main the hippo spread to an entirely new continent

when you breed a whale with a bull to have the egg moves.

The creativity behind this channel is absolutely insane. Never seen anything like it. Keep it up bro it’s awesome!

Oh god, once the hippo becomes too common for other servers I predict there’s going to be so many “Stop using the hippo build, it’s too OP! 😭” arguments -_-

When I first tried the Human build, I met a Hippo player in what I thought was a non-PVP zone; the Hippo was essentially just showcasing its build for more inexperienced Human players, like myself. However, while trying to unequip my level 3 Pacifier, I accidentally dropped it - and the asshole just stole it from me. Chewing on it like that gave him any exp. Scarred me. Definitely do not mess with Hippos.

Toad: Who are you? Hippo: I'm you, but better.

Thanks for the build review. Was looking for it.

Also, hippos arent fat. They're solid muscle. I know, I skinned and cut one up once (fed it to lions). Almost zero fat on it. Which was surprising.

As a hippo player myself, i aprove this video.

Everyone's gangster till a hippo start wagging their ears

Hippos have high movement in water purely for the laugh at god affect

Never thought that someone could make wildlife so damn fun and interesting. Definitely subscribing.

Hey im in australia, i need some help with the “world on fire” quest

That black ops 2 music hit me right in the nostalgia.

@4:53 when the crocodile knows better than to mess with the hippos, and the hippos know that the croc knows that. It actually looks unexpectedly wholesome lol

The more I watch these videos. The more I feel like we actually are in a complex game😂

3:56 damn, that hit sent the lion to the lobby and probs uninstalled his game lmao

Fun fact: most people just say “hippo” because they can’t spell hipopotemos

Music matches the content perfectlly. I love the animations too :) Very interesting and fun material, thank you :)

If ever I am reincarnated, I want to be a hippo now

"A few of them have recently broken into the South American meta" you can thank Pablo Escobar for that!

"Okay boys, how do we make a tank build top tier?" Porcupine mains: "Get a defense mechanism so brutal it makes you practically impossible to deal with" Sea Turtle mains: "Capitalize on an uncontested food source and develop scavenging abilities" Hippo mains: "B R E A K P H Y S I C S"

hippo: can oneshot a croco build

Just found this dude. Diamond in the rough. Love how you talk about the game (a.k.a. life). Keep doing what you do bro. You’re easily more interesting than any nature show on tv. Awesome use of Black Ops music in the background (is that from Black Ops 2 or 3)?

You didn't even talk about the world's best hippo player Moto Moto.

Hippos have the highest K:D ratio in the server

Your transitions to your sponsors are really good, also I love the content you make

this is why i would like a hippo for my main christmas present

I LOVE these new pixel animations you're doing. It makes me want a game so badly!!!

Hippos also haven't specked into the Ivory category, so they're not endangered by human players. Smart move by their side.

One of the most dominant builds in the game. Easily S tier

Seeing that baby hippo with pierced stomach just broke my heart.

Actually hippos regain tons of HP when standing still/resting underwater. The fish have healing spells to clean the wounds.

Lion: ahh yes hydration Thicco hippo: I am about to end this mans whole career

Hippo Pros: Immovable behemoth Cons: NULL

Finally, a channel in which shows me which species to respawn as next. Thanks, TZ

Hippo mains be like: Nah it's not OP Literally all the Sabana server: B R U h

ffs this is what happens when we use a physics engine 13.8 billion years old

I’m so glad that you help me in the meta. I need to know what is and isn’t good and you help me so much! .

As a hippo main, here are a few tips: 1. don't stay out of water too long or you'll lose your moisture and dry out. 2. the sweat is helpful, but use mud more often, kind of like a Barroth from monster hunter. 3. avoid growing with salty hippo players, they'll likely kill you and you have to restart growing.

In Africa there is a phrase that says: “As brave as a hippo” instead of a lion

The black ops 2 multiplayer theme in the background hit me right in the feels y u gotta hit me in the nostalgia

I just found this channel and it is equally as entertaining as it is informing. Also the background COD music is so funny to me in this context haha

I just found this channel and i absolutely love it, props for darkest dungeon fear icon LMAOO

I love that cheetah's reaction like "What the hell is this? what am I even supposed to do???"

I'm getting a few comments saying that hippos do eat meat on occasion, which is something I looked into while writing this episode as well. Based on what I found during my research, hippos only eat meat when severely stressed or starving (insert another Darkest Dungeon reference here) and since they can't actually digest it, I think it's fair to still call them obligate herbivores. tl;dr a healthy hippopotamus will only eat vegetation.

Hey I just wanted to say I love your videos, and you are really entertaining. Keep up the great work!

Now I wanna Play as the Hippo Build

You forgot to mention their poop tornado special move, not very useful but still cool af

Plot twist: We’re all living in a game and TierZoo is actually a player making videos in the real world

You forgot about the funniest ability this class has, instead of getting a useful perk on their playthrough, hippos class decided to invest on the postgame ability aftermath. Basically once they complete the game and die, their corpse can inflate because of gases accumulated, and eventually they explode on a small radious explosion, heavely wounding averyone around it The madmen really decided to be imposing even after death instead of having piercing resistance

I think the most optimal of the builds i've observed with this character is one that takes advantage of the crit stat. No defense can withstand the might of the hippo crit!

Me: "Africa is the game's hardcore server huh?" Deep Sea Server: "Allow us to introduce ourselves."

Hippos kill more people in a year than Sharks, Lions, and Alligators combined. *They are definitely OP.*

The segues at the end to the sponsor are so smooth, I never see them coming

“A few of them have broken into the South American meta” Damn you Pablo

-Insane stats -Resistant to almost every relevant build -Two true weaknesses -A third weakness, themselves Hippos are dragon types.

“Highest KD ratio” Lmao

4:22 That voice crack, your human after all

I found this channel while binging on Watop and ZeFrank animals. I like the concept, very clever, like learning comparative lit. through comic books. Subbed.

Hippo - When your tank is also the best DPS.

welcome to the game where balance is a joke and its most powerful character broke the fourth wall and started analysing the game. PS: quality content,love your vids

Ok that black ops 2 menu music hit me like a truck of nostalgia

5:33 hippo “baby shower” flashbacks