Ipi and Topo are two elderly peasants who live in Pacha's village in the 2000 film The Emperor's New Groove.
Appearances[]
The Emperor's New Groove[]
Ipi and Topo first appear near the climax where Pacha and Kuzco (who was at that point transformed into a llama) arrive to go to Pacha's house. The elderly duo inform Pacha that Yzma and Kronk, pretending to be distant relatives of Pacha's, came by looking for him and sent them to his house. They don't appear again after this.
Kronk's New Groove[]
They appear again in the sequel where they are revealed to be living in a retirement community alongside fellow elderly peasants Rudy and Hildy. Ipi is seen asking if his blister-filled torso has a rash on it and Topo has misplaced his retainer. Ipi gets into an argument with Hildy regarding a possible youth potion. Kronk steps in to stop the fighting to give deliver them some food. The elders pay him so that he could afford to purchase a house on the hill that his father Papi always wanted him to do. This was witnessed by Yzma, who ropes Kronk into a scam where she sells slime in a bottle to the elderly residents and passes it off as a youth potion. Because that Kronk has a good relationship with the elder folk, they (Ipi and Topo included) immediately accept it.
However, the demand for youth potion prompts the elders to sell their house to Kronk for a lifetime supply of the potion. Soon though, Kronk realizes he was helping Yzma swindle the elder patrons and with Rudy's help, exposes her scheme to the other elderly residents. Yzma is soon chased by them, with Rudy, Ipi and Topo using juvenile means of transportations to catch up to her. When they corner Yzma on a bridge, the elders realize that although the youth potion was a fraud, they still had enough energy to chase down Yzma and, as Ipi says, they are only as old as they feel. Despite this, they are still intent on punishing Yzma for her deception, which she halts by drinking a potion that turns her into a cute bunny, but this ends up being meaningless as she is snatched away by a hawk. Afterwards, Rudy reveals that he and the other elders have become hobos on account of selling their home to Kronk, prompting Kronk to decide to return their home to them.
Near the end of the film, Ipi and Topo try to pose as Kronk's children when Papi comes to visit, but it fails. After the truth is exposed, Rudy, Ipi and Topo reveal the events of how Kronk used to have a house on a hill. Papi then gives Kronk the thumbs up he's always wanted that he always wanted. Ipi and Topo are seen dancing in the Be True to Your Groove song at the end.
The Emperor's New School[]
Ipi and Topo appear in a few episodes of the spin-off television series. In the pilot, they mock Kuzco for being unable to walk a small amount of steps up the hill of Pacha's village.
Trivia[]
- They are only referred to by name in The Emperor's New School.
- In Kronk's New Groove, Topo is called "Burt" by Kronk when the elders return to their home. In said film, they are credited simply as "Stout Old Man" (Topo) and "Skinny Old Man" (Ipi).
