Cow
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- Not to be confused with Moo Moo.
- This article is about the cows in the Mario franchise. For information about their The Legend of Zelda franchise equivalent, see Cow (The Legend of Zelda franchise).
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 A cow, with the appearance of a Moo Moo, in Minecraft: Wii U Edition | |||
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| First appearance | The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - "Mario and the Beanstalk" (1989) | ||
| Latest appearance | Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition (2017) | ||
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Cows are a real-world species of animals, and the female equivalent of a bull. They are usually found grazing in farmland areas, and are generally responsible for the production of milk. Cows make their first appearance in the The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode "Mario and the Beanstalk."
Numerous cattle-like creatures and characters have also appeared throughout the Mario franchise such as Bīfun, Red-Brief J, Bullies and Debulls. Moo Moos are the most common types of cows within the Mario franchise, and aside from their cartoonish appearance, have little difference from regular cows.
History
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
In the The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode "Mario and the Beanstalk," Mario and Luigi had to get Gold Coins for the Mushroom Kingdom Orphanage, so they decided to sell Princess Toadstool's pet cow (the Royal Cow) to Dealin' Delbert. Delbert wanted to trade one of his many cows with Royal Cow, but the Mario Bros. wanted money. They instead traded Toadstool's Royal Cow for Garbanzo beans.
Several cows, with Swiss Cheese-like bodies, later appeared as background characters in the episode "Koopenstein," where they inhabited the meadows of the Swiss Cheese Alps.
Paper Mario
Cows are briefly mentioned in Paper Mario, as in the Chapter 4 Interlude, when Peach goes up to the milk, it says "Milk, fresh from the cow!".
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Kamek mentioned a cow in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time. On Yoshi's Island before his battle, Baby Bowser was eating too many Yoshi Cookies very fast and ended up choking. Whilst viewing the child choke, Kamek suggested he drink some milk from an "evil cow".
Mario Strikers Charged
Cows also appear in Mario Strikers Charged as course elements in Thunder Island; these cows become dangerous objects that fall down from a cyclone and raze anybody throughout the field.
WarioWare series
Cows have also made various appearances in the WarioWare series. In the WarioWare: Touched! microgame Fresh Squeezed, the player has to milk from a cow. In WarioWare: Smooth Moves's microgame, Community Service, the player must clean a cow's backside. In the WarioWare: D.I.Y. microgame, Farm Hands, the player must again milk a cow.
Mario Party: Island Tour
Cows appear in Mario Party: Island Tour on the Perilous Palace Path board as decoration on the board.
Minecraft
In the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack in Minecraft, cows, which are similarly based on their real-world counterpart, are replaced by Moo Moos.
Gallery
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A bunch of cows from The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! ("Mario and the Beanstalk")
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Cows in the Swiss Cheese Alps from The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! ("Koopenstein")
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The dinosaur-like cow, the Cowazaurus, from The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! ("Quest for Pizza")
