View source for Dorrie

{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Dorrie SM64DS screenshot.png]]<br>[[Luigi]] meets '''Dorrie''' in ''Super Mario 64 DS''.
|species_origin=Plesiosaur
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[1996]])
|latest_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' ([[2006]])
|relatives=[[Plessie]] (character)
}}
{{quote|A gentle sea dragon lives [[Hazy Maze Cave|here]]. [[Ground Pound|Pound]] on his back to make him lower his head. Don't become his lunch.|Signpost|Super Mario 64}}
'''Dorrie''' is a large, friendly plesiosaur-like character (sometimes a species) that first appeared in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. He helps [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], and other characters travel across water and reach certain higher areas.

In ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' (both the [[Wii U]] and [[Nintendo Switch]] versions) and ''[[Bowser's Fury]]'', a similar character named [[Plessie]] assists Mario and the others on their journey.

==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario 64''====
[[Image:Bibi 64.png|thumb|left|Mario riding Dorrie in ''Super Mario 64'']]
The first known Dorrie from ''Super Mario 64'' lives in an underground lake in the [[Hazy Maze Cave]]. He spends his days swimming in circles, but will gladly give [[Mario]] a ride if he gets on his back. It is also possible to steer Dorrie by carefully climbing up onto his head; Mario will lose control of movement for a moment, then the player can control Dorrie by facing the direction they want to go in. [[Ground Pound]]ing on his back or approaching his neck will cause him to lower his neck, making this task easier. A sign near the lake in which he takes residence states that he might eat visitors if they get too close, although he otherwise proves to be a harmless creature.

====''Super Mario 64 DS''====
Dorrie also appears in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. He now wears goggles, and resembles the [[Dolphin]]s in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. He fulfills the same role as in ''Super Mario 64''. When [[Wario]] is unlocked, Dorrie sometimes has [[Wario's Cap]] on his head (unless the player is playing as Wario).
{{br|left}}

====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
[[File:Dorrie NSMB screenshot.png|thumb|Screenshot of [[Small Mario]] riding Dorrie in ''New Super Mario Bros.'']]
Dorrie returns in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', and has goggles like in ''Super Mario 64 DS''. Mario can ride on his back to cross large bodies of toxic water in certain levels of [[World 4 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 4]]. If Mario does a [[Ground Pound]] on Dorrie, he will move faster through the water. There are two sizes of Dorrie in this game.

===''Mario Party'' series===
Dorrie is a recurring minor character in the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]], although only directly appearing in a few games, such as ''[[Mario Party 3]]'' and ''[[Mario Party Advance]]''; a lot of aquatic equipment in the ''Mario Party'' series, such as boats, are based on Dorrie.

====''Mario Party 2''====
Dorrie makes a small cameo in [[Mystery Land]] in the background lake, resembling the [[wikipedia:Loch Ness Monster|Loch Ness Monster]].

====''Mario Party 3''====
Dorrie is featured within an Item Minigame called [[Dorrie Dip]]. He also makes a cameo in the background of the board [[Creepy Cavern]].

====''Mario Party Advance''====
In ''Mario Party Advance'', a Dorrie reveals that he is lonely after scaring away [[Mr. E (Mario Party Advance)|Mr. E]]. If [[Yoshi]] comes, they'll become friends and Dorrie gives him a [[Gaddget]], the [[Soil Sonar]]. The credits show that Yoshi ought to visit him soon. It says that he hasn't seen him in a while, or as it says, ages.

====''Mario Party 5''====
In ''[[Mario Party 5]]'', plastic Dorries appear in the battle minigame [[Tug-o-Dorrie]].

==Gallery==
<gallery>
MP3 Dorrie Dip.png|''[[Mario Party 3]]''
Tug-o-Dorrie.png|''[[Mario Party 5]]''
Dorrie MPA sprite.png|''[[Mario Party Advance]]''
Dorrie NSMB sprite.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ドッシー
|JapR=Dosshī
|JapM=From「ネッシー」(''Nesshī'', {{wp|Loch Ness Monster|Nessie}}) and/or「ヨッシー」(''Yosshī'', [[Yoshi#Names in other languages|Yoshi]]), and possibly「ドッスン」(''[[Thwomp#Names in other languages|Dossun]]''), referring to the Ground Pound usable to tame it in its first appearance; romanized as "Dossy"<ref>''Super Mario 64 DS'' internal object name (<tt>DOSSY</tt>)</ref> or "Doshi"<ref>''Super Mario Odyssey'' internal filename (<tt>Doshi</tt>)</ref> and shared with [[Bahamutt]].
|Fra=Dorrie<br>Gros Bibi (''Super Mario 64'')
|FraM=-<br>Big Bibi (''gros bibi'' being in French a childish way to say ''big kiss'', while ''bibi'' is a way to say ''me'' or a worm used to fish)
|Spa=Dorrie
|SpaM=-
|Ger=Dorrie<br>Nessie (''Super Mario 64'', ''New Super Mario Bros.'', ''Mario Party'' games)
|GerM=-<br>From the Loch Ness Monster, who is nicknamed "Nessie"
|Rus=Дорри
|RusR=Dorri
|RusM=Dorrie
|Kor=돗시
|KorR=Dotsi
|KorM=Transliterated Japanese name.
|Ita=Dorrie
|ItaM=-
|ChiS=海龙王<ref>[https://www.ique.com/games/Mariobros/demo_1.htm Official Chinese website for ''New Super Mario Bros.'']. Retrieved February 29, 2020.</ref>
|ChiSR=Hǎi Lóng Wáng
|ChiSM=Sea Dragon King
|ChiT=海龍王
|ChiTR=Hǎi Lóng Wáng
|ChiTM=Sea Dragon King
}}

==Trivia==
{{trivia}}
*In the Japanese version of ''Super Mario 64'', Dorrie is referred to as "Doshi", most likely a parody of the Loch Ness Monster (who is commonly referred to by the nickname "Nessie", which is pronounced "Neshi" in Japanese) and [[Yoshi]]. In the game's German version, he is actually called Nessie. Also, the English version of where he is in ''Mario Party Advance'' is punned on Loch Ness, Scotland, where Nessie comes from - Loch Dorrie.
*Dorrie is most likely based off of the prehistoric swimming reptile, the Plesiosaurus; which is also what the [[wikipedia:Loch Ness Monster|Loch Ness Monster]] is based on.
*Although Dorrie is male, ''Mario Party 3'' uses feminine pronouns in some mini-games featuring him.
*Dorrie has unused animations in ''New Super Mario Bros.'' for facing forwards and backwards.
*Dorrie may be loosely based on [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]s. Its Japanese name is similar to Yoshi's name, and [[Yoshi]] called himself a "Super Dragon" in ''[[Super Mario World]]'' (as opposed to Dorrie being a sea dragon).
**In addition, it shares the same Japanese name as [[Bahamutt]], which made its appearance a bit earlier. It could be that these dragons are closely related, as they also have a close physical resemblance disregarding their obvious limb and eye design differences.

==References==
<references/>

{{MPA}}
{{SM64}}
{{NSMB}}
[[Category:Reptiles]]
[[Category:Allies]]
[[Category:Platforms]]
[[Category:Underwater creatures]]
[[Category:Mario Party Advance characters]]
[[Category:Mario Party 3 characters]]
[[Category:New Super Mario Bros.]]
[[Category:Super Mario 64 characters]]
[[Category:Super Mario Odyssey characters]]
[[Category:Super Mario Odyssey species]]