Rocky Wrench

Rocky Wrenches are mole-like enemies, said to be a type of turtle, that pop out of manhole covers and attack foes by throwing wrenches. Rocky Wrenches work for Bowser's Koopa Troop, often appearing as guards on the organization's vehicles. Rocky Wrenches originally had shells but have since did away with them in later appearances.

Rocky Wrench
Rocky Wrench, as it appears in New Super Mario Bros. Wii.
First appearance	Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
Latest appearance	Mario Kart Tour (Pirate Tour) (2020)
Species origin	Monty Mole

History

Super Mario series

Super Mario Bros. 3

A Rocky Wrench from Super Mario Bros. 3.

Rocky Wrenches first appear in Super Mario Bros. 3 as enemies on Airships, tanks, and ships belonging to the Koopa Troop. Upon sighting either Mario or Luigi, a Rocky Wrench will pop out of its hole on these vehicles and throw wrenches at them before descending back into its hole.

In most cases, a defeated Rocky Wrench will reappear, even when defeated by a stomp (it can be said they are stunned by being stomped). However, some Rocky Wrenches are permanently defeated when attacked.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii

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Rocky Wrenches also appear in New Super Mario Bros. Wii on the Airship of World 6. Their behavior is largely unchanged from their Super Mario Bros. 3 incarnation, though they can be frozen by Ice Mario. They are also defeated permanently when attacked. Rocky Wrenches have a nearly identical appearance to a Monty Mole with goggles and they don't appear to wear shells.

Super Mario 3D Land

A Rocky Wrench in Super Mario 3D Land.

Rocky Wrenches make a reappearance in Super Mario 3D Land. Though they are commonly found in Airship stages, they appear in several levels in the game. Their appearance is the same from New Super Mario Bros. Wii and conduct the same tactics of throwing wrenches as well, but some appear in pipes, some throw Bob-ombs, and some even throw Coins. Unlike other games, the wrenches they throw can be stomped on harmlessly, destroying them.

New Super Mario Bros. U

Rocky Wrenches appear in the Wii U title New Super Mario Bros. U with the same design and attacks New Super Mario Bros. Wii, they only appear in Boarding the Airship of the Meringue Clouds. They are one of the few enemies that don´t appear in New Super Luigi U.

Mario Kart series

Mario Kart DS

A Rocky Wrench from Mario Kart DS.

In Mario Kart DS, Rocky Wrenches appear as obstacles on the Airship portion of the Airship Fortress. Popping out of their holes at random, these Rocky Wrenches can cause a kart to spin out of control if run into.

Mario Kart 7

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A Rocky Wrench as seen in Mario Kart 7.

In Mario Kart 7, Rocky Wrenches appear on the retro course, Airship Fortress. They also appear in Battle Course 1. Here, they look like their New Super Mario Bros. Wii and Super Mario 3D Land appearance. They act like they did in Mario Kart DS.

Paper Mario: Sticker Star

Paper Mario: Sticker Star Enemy
Rocky Wrench
Max HP	15
Attack	5
Defense	0
Location(s)	Bowser Jr.'s Flotilla
Moves	Wrench Throw (5)

Rocky Wrenches make their Paper Mario series debut in the Nintendo 3DS game Paper Mario: Sticker Star. They only appear on Bowser Jr.'s Flotilla. In battle, a Rocky Wrench will either hide inside their manholes or have their heads peeking from the manhole. If they are hiding inside the manhole, they cannot be attacked. Rocky Wrenches, just like in previous games, throw their wrenches to attack. Sometimes after battle, a Rocky Wrench may drop a Wrench sticker.

The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3

A Rocky Wrench from The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3.

On the television series The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, Rocky Wrenches appear in several episodes, most commonly as the guards of Bowser and the Koopalings' Doomship, although they are also shown to work on tanks and the Doomsub as well. A Rocky Wrench, whose dialogue consists of nothing but menacing growling, has a somewhat prominent role in the episode "Up, Up, and a Koopa", where one is assigned by Bowser and Kooky von Koopa to guard the cage that Emperor Ed, and later Mario and Luigi, are held captive in. He is bribed a Fudjie by Mario to free them, but declines.

Nintendo Adventure Books

A Rocky Wrench competes in the International Mushroom Games as a member of a team called the Sneaks in Leaping Lizards. True to his team's name, he uses underhanded tactics in the events, cutting a hole in Roy Koopa's Magic Carpet during the obstacle course and throwing ink in his face during the Beetlebowl.

Trivia

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The official artwork for an Airship in Super Mario Bros. 3. Note Roy Koopa acting like a Rocky Wrench.

• Rocky Wrenches look a lot like Monty Moles and use an attack pattern similar to them; they also have shells similar to those of Buzzy Beetles, this could make them a cross between the two.
  • However in more recent games, Rocky Wrenches no longer wear Shells meaning that they are no longer a hybrid of the two but rather a full Monty Mole.
• A Sammer Guy by the name of Spanner of Rock appears in Super Paper Mario; his name and speeches including references to Rocky Wrenches.
• In official artwork for an airship in Super Mario Bros. 3, Roy Koopa hides in a trench and throws wrenches very similar to Rocky Wrenches.