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{{character infobox
|name=El Chupanibre
|image=[[File:El Chupanibre.jpg|225px]]
|type=s
|species=Unknown, possibly a [[Sewer Mutants|mutant]]
|origin=[[Earth]]
|voiced by=Frank Welker
|first appear={{e|2ACV01}}
}}
'''El Chupanibre''' is a [[NNY Sewers|sewer]] monster who once terrorized the [[Sewer Mutants|mutants]] below [[New New York]]. He is a giant green humanoid lizard with massive yellow teeth and claws. He was flushed down a colossal toilet to the [[NNY Sub-Sewers|sub-sewer]] by [[Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]] in the course of saving [[Nibbler]]. But in later episodes, he is seen back in the regular sewers.


El Chupanibre is a sewer monster that once terrorized the mutants below [[Planet Express]]. He is a giant green humanoid lizard with massive yellow teeth and claws. He was flushed down the colossal toilet to the sub-sewer by [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]] in the course of saving [[Nibbler]].
It can be inferred that El Chupanibre might once have been a common animal or even human that was transformed into its current shape via the mutagenic properties of the sewage.


In the episode [[I Second that Emotion]] the crew came upon the mutant city after Bender, under the control of [[Turanga Leela|Leela]]'s emotions via one of the [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor]]'s inventions; flushed himself down the toilet in search of the lost Nibbler.
== Additional Info ==
Upon meeting the sewer mutants the crew was told the tale of El Chupanibre in musical form courtesy of the mutant Dwayne;
===Trivia===
*The name "El Chupanibre" is a play on the Puerto Rican and Mexican myth of El Chupacabra, which means "the goat-sucker". The monster supposedly sucks the blood of goats and other livestock. However, the suffix "nibre" is gibberish, so the name "Chupanibre" has no direct translation. The ''nibre'' part of his name could also be a pun on Nibbler.


"Gather round children. For the legend, of El Chupanibre
=== Appearances ===
:::-He creeps and crawls in the midnight hush
*{{e|2ACV01}}
::::Silent as low-flow toilet flush-
*{{e|4ACV09}}
:::-Watch your step, 'cause sooner or later
*{{e|4ACV16}}
::::He'll eat you whole, and half your alligator-"
 
== See Also ==
*[[Bone vampires]]
 
[[Category:Antagonists]]
[[Category:Monsters]]
[[Category:Mutants]]

Latest revision as of 08:01, 6 October 2013

Secondary character
El Chupanibre
El Chupanibre.jpg
SpeciesUnknown, possibly a mutant
Planet of originEarth
First appearance"I Second that Emotion" (2ACV01)
Episode
Voiced byFrank Welker

El Chupanibre is a sewer monster who once terrorized the mutants below New New York. He is a giant green humanoid lizard with massive yellow teeth and claws. He was flushed down a colossal toilet to the sub-sewer by Bender in the course of saving Nibbler. But in later episodes, he is seen back in the regular sewers.

It can be inferred that El Chupanibre might once have been a common animal or even human that was transformed into its current shape via the mutagenic properties of the sewage.

Additional Info

Trivia

  • The name "El Chupanibre" is a play on the Puerto Rican and Mexican myth of El Chupacabra, which means "the goat-sucker". The monster supposedly sucks the blood of goats and other livestock. However, the suffix "nibre" is gibberish, so the name "Chupanibre" has no direct translation. The nibre part of his name could also be a pun on Nibbler.

Appearances

See Also

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