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2	[[caption-width-right:300:Part commando, all elephant]]
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4	''Tembo the Badass Elephant'' is a 2-D side-scrolling platformer by Creator/{{Sega}} and Creator/GameFreak. Yes, ''[[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} that]]'' Game Freak. The game was directed by James Turner, the same man who directed ''VideoGame/HarmoKnight'' and designed several Pokémon for ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite''-onward.
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6	You control an elephant named Tembo, who is on a mission to protect Shell City from The Phantom Army. Tembo controls a little like Rambi from the ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'' series, and uses his massive bulk to smash buildings, solve various puzzles, rescue hostages, and trample his enemies. You can even use your trunk to extinguish fires or slam the ground like a hammer.
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8	The game is available for Platform/XboxOne, Platform/PlayStation4 and [[Platform/MicrosoftWindows Windows]] PC.
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11	!!Tropes:
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13	* TwoAndAHalfD: The platforms and destroyable objects are 3-D, but Tembo and other characters move on a 2-D plane.
14	* ADogNamedDog: "Tembo" means "elephant" in Swahili.
15	* ArtifactOfDoom: [[spoiler:[[FaceHeelTurn PHANTOM Commander]] came to be after going insane with greed upon finding a magic stone shaped like the PHANTOM symbol]].
16	* ArtisticLicensePhysics: Tembo is capable of jumping. Which is impossible for real elephants.
17	** Not to mention his ability to [[AssKicksYou ass-slam]] down skyscrapers!
18	* BeardOfEvil: PHANTOM Commander sports a rather impressive beard.
19	* FollowTheMoney: In this game, the collectible is [[StockAnimalDiet peanuts]]. The peanuts even sound like the bananas from the ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'' games.
20	* GenreThrowback: This game harkens back to the Mascot Platformer.
21	* GroundPound: One of Tembo's moves is a ground pound.
22	* HonorableElephant: Tembo is the protagonist of this story.
23	* LawOfOneHundred: Collecting 300 peanuts equals one peanut butter jar, which is an extra life.
24	* LightningBruiser: Not only is Tembo pretty speedy for such a big guy, he's strong enough to break through solid metal and concrete.
25	* SpritePolygonMix: The environment is in polygons but the characters appear to be 2-D themselves.
26	* SuitUpOfDestiny: Tembo does one at the beginning of the game, after he's called into action.
27	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Tembo's is apparently [[StockAnimalDiet peanut butter]].
28	* {{War Elephant\|s}}: Tembo himself, in a slightly more literal example than usual.
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