Mama Dingo
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Japanese Name
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Pig Maman (ピグママン, pigu maman?)
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Mama Dingo is a regular enemy fought in Chrono Cross that only appears in Fossil Valley (both Home and Another World). She is the mother of the Bubba Dingos. When one of her children are slain in battle, she becomes furious and uses the red element Strengthen, increasing her attack power. In Fossil Valley (Another World) she commonly drops Leather, which is somewhat rare to come by early in the game prior to Viper Manor (Another World), so it might be a good idea (especially if using Poshul, Mojo, or Pierre) after visiting Termina to go back to Fossil Valley and defeat a few of these so that any equipment (like Gloves or Swords) that require Leather can be made.
When fighting the Mama Dingo, it is generally most efficient to get rid of her as quickly as possible by using blue elements, as the Bubba Dingos she is accompanied with will quit fighting the party and start attacking each other once her maternal guidance is no longer there to prevent her children from misbehaving. The other reason it is best to defeat the Mama Dingo first is because if one of her Bubba Dingos is slain before her, the Mama Dingo will become enraged and automatically use Strengthen to increase her physical damage output (each time a Bubba Dingo dies, she will do this), which makes her otherwise mediocre physical attacks much more deadly than normal.