UPA

Upa, a Konami protagonist.

is a fictional baby character created by Konami in 1988 for the Famicom Disk System game Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa. He has not been released in a game outside of Japan other than the pirated game Mario Baby, which was identical to Bio Miracle but with an altered title screen.

Gameplay style

Upa crawls around armed with a magic rattle. When an enemy is struck with this rattle weapon, it inflates like a balloon and slowly floats away to the top of the screen. When inflated, enemies can then be used as temporary floating platforms to climb to higher places or used as weapons if they are pushed. He can also become temporarily invincible and gain the ability to walk if he obtains a special power-up.

In [[Wai Wai World 2: SOS!! Paseri Jou]], Upa is a possible playable character who's rattle functions somewhat differently than in Bio Miracle. When Upa hits an enemy with a rattle, instead of inflating, it simply turns into a cloud which floats upward and he can use it as a platform. This time around, he can't push it and use it as a weapon. There are also special bonus blocks for Upa in two stages that are based on Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa.

Rupa, a female counterpart to Upa.

Upa in the Upa, along with a new female counterpart named Rupa (presumably his twin sister), appear in the Super Famicom version of Gokujou Parodius! and Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius. They both have similar, but somewhat different weapon configurations. The first level music from Bio Miracle is played at the beginning of each stage if the player is using Upa or Rupa.

Appearances

1988 — Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa (Famicom Disk System) – Protagonist
1991 — [[Wai Wai World 2: SOS!! Paseri Jou]] (Famicom) – One of several protagonists
1993 — Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa (re-release for the Famicom) – Protagonist
1994 — Gokujou Parodius! (Super Famicom version only) – He, along with Rupa, are two of several selectable characters
1995 — Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius (Super Famicom) – He, along with Rupa, are two of several selectable characters
1996 — Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius: forever with me (PlayStation and Sega Saturn) – He, along with Rupa, are two of several selectable characters

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