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Choucream Zoo

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Choucream Zoo
動物園/ショークリームどうぶつえん (Choucream) Zoo

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Choucream Zoo as it appears in EarthBound Beginnings.

Region
America
Connected areas
Canary Village
Podunk

Choucream Zoo[1] (also written as Chou Cream Zoo[2], short for Chou à la Crème, and simply referred to as City Zoo in the English version) is a location in EarthBound Beginnings. Founded in 1985,[3] Choucream Zoo is located north of the town of Podunk, and is also where the third melody can be found. The Zoo is a popular destination spot, and Ninten frequented it as a child, however the events of the game have caused it to be shut down.

Layout

The zoo consists of eleven boundary fences, a few flowerbeds and several symmetrically placed trees that act as blockades. Animals that can be found within the zoo includes rabbits, monkeys, pandas, penguins and flamingos. The zoo follows a snake-like pattern, which must be followed to get to the Superintendent's Office at the east end of the zoo. A singing monkey will appear within the most northeastern fence after Starman Jr. is defeated and will sing the third melody.

Once inside, The consists of three floors with two rooms each, and the room to the left on the second floor being the only one which doesn't contain a present (excluding the room containing Starman Jr.). The only enemies that are present there are rats, centipedes, flies and the boss of the area. When the capsule-like object on the topmost floor of the building has been checked, Ninten will meet the second boss of the game, Starman Jr..

In EarthBound Beginnings

During the events of EarthBound Beginnings, the zoo was shut down because a strange noise was driving the animals wild and they began attacking people. After Ninten saves Pippi from the cemetery, the mayor of Podunk will reward him with the Zoo Key and $100 after the rescue, before asking Ninten to investigate a matter of chaos at the zoo, hoping that he will bring it back to order again. At the entrance, a monkey will appear and steal the Key from Ninten, running off with it. The monkey uses the key to open the gate of the zoo, making it accessible. When first visited, The zoo's animals are roaming freely and are driven hostile, due to the work of a Starman Jr. emitting a high pitched noise and driving the animals insane. Ninten is sent there to bring it back to its original state. Upon reaching the Superintendent's Office (Japanese: かんり じむしょ Superintendence Office), Ninten encounters the Starman Jr, and upon defeating it, the noise that drove the animals insane stopped. The animals were calmed and no longer attacked people, allowing Ninten to learn the third melody from the singing monkey. The animals were then returned to their enclosures and the zoo reopened.

Items

Item Location
  Antidote Present in the left room on the 1st floor of the office.
  Rope Present in the right room on the 1st floor of the office.
  Bread Present in the right room on the 2nd floor of the office.
  Life Up Cream Present in the right room on the 3rd floor of the office.


Enemies

Sprite Enemy name Notes
  Alligator None
  BionicCenti Can only be found in the northwestern area outside of the zoo
  Centipede Can only be found in the Superintendent's Office
  Elephant None
  Fly None
  Gorilla None
  Hyena None
  Lil Saucer Can only be found in the northwestern area outside of the zoo
  Rat Can only be found in the Superintendent's Office
  Tiger None
  Starman Jr. Boss - all other enemies disappear after battle

Gallery

Gallery
 
The Superintendent's Office
 
The exterior of the office

Trivia

The Ruined Zoo in Super Smash Bros. Brawl's Subspace Emissarry mode may have been based on the Choucream Zoo, as it is a zoo that has been ruined and primarily features EarthBound characters.

References

Locations in EarthBound Beginnings
America

Cities and towns
PodunkMerrysvilleReindeerSpookaneSnowmanYoungtownEllay
Areas of interest
Ninten's houseSouth CemeteryCanary VillageChoucream ZooTwinkle Elementary SchoolSweet's Little FactoryDuncan's FactoryUnion StationMislay TriangleRosemary's houseSnowman ChateauYucca DesertRuins of DesertSwampLook-Out TowerHarborIslandLive HouseMt. Itoi BaseCave of Mt. ItoiMt. Itoi
Special locations
MagicantMagicant UndergroundQueen Mary's Castle