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|image = [[File:MontymoleNSMBU.png|280px]]<br>Artwork of Monty Mole from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[
|latest_appearance=''{{wp|Tetris 99}}'' (27th Maximus Cup, cameo) ([[2021]])<br>''[[Mario Party Superstars]]'' (
|variants=[[Big Monty Mole]]<br>[[Choropū-dan]]<br>[[Choropū Men'iwa]]<br>[[Golden Monty Mole]]<br>[[Ghost Monty Mole]]<br>[[Mawful Mole]]<br>[[Mega Mole]]<br>[[Monty Mole (Flower Fields)]]<br>[[Monty Mole Patch]]<br>[[Monty Mole Swooper]]<br>[[Morty Mole]]<br>[[Origami Monty Mole]]<br>[[Presenter]]
|comparable=[[Cook]]<br>[[Mole (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars)|Mole (''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'')]]<br>[[Monty]]<br>[[Mukumuku]]<br>[[Pendril]]<br>[[Piranha Sprout (Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker)|Piranha Sprout (''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker'')]]<br>[[Sworm]]<br>[[Undergrunt]]
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|notable=[[Big Montgomery]]<br>[[Choropū Chika Butai]]<br>[[Choropū (Haha)]]<br>[[Choropū (Kodomo-tachi)]]<br>[[Choropū-san]]<br>[[Choropū Shinrin-tai]]<br>[[Choropū the Picasso]]<br>[[Chorozairu]]<br>[[Fun, Funky, and Functional Monty Mole]]<br>[[Gattai monster]]<br>[[Hello Mole]]<br>[[King Choropū]]<br>[[Mega Monty Mole]]<br>[[Mischievous Mole]]<br>[[Monty Bros.]]<br>[[Monty Mole (character)|Monty Mole]]<br>[[Monty Mole auctioneer]]<br>[[Monty Mole (Wonderland)]]<br>[[Monty Tank]]<br>[[Pūko]]
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|portrayed_by=[[Charles Martinet]] ([[
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{{quote|You never know what you're gonna find when you start diggin'. That's what I love about it!|Monty Mole|Paper Mario: The Origami King}}
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====''Super Mario World''====
{{multiframe|1=[[File:SMW_MontyMole.png|175px]][[File:SMW Monty Mole alt.png|100px]]|align=right|size=275|2=Artwork of Monty Moles from ''Super Mario World''}}
In ''Super Mario World'', Monty Moles are first encountered in the level [[Yoshi's Island 2]]. They pop out of random spots in the ground to surprise [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] and will then chase after him persistently or walk and hop occasionally. The game also features [[Mega Mole]]s, giant Monty Moles that Mario can actually ride on to get across obstacles, but can still be hit by one. Monty Moles can be defeated by any attack method
In some [[List of Super Mario World
====''Super Mario Bros. 3 / Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
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The ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' guidebook also says that the Monty Moles in the Hazy Maze Cave are a Monty Mole family and the ones on Tall, Tall Mountain are considered their friends.<ref>Super Mario 64 Official Player's Guide, pages 61 and 101.</ref>
In the original game, Monty Moles use their squinting design from ''Super Mario World'' but with an added pair of pronounced teeth, a black nose, and somewhat larger limbs. In the remake, they receive a redesign that consolidates the two designs from the ''Super Mario World'' artworks, with a small amount of influence from the ''Super Mario 64'' and ''Super Mario Sunshine'' designs. From the "sunglasses" artwork, they get the smooth, cheek-less head sides, white upper lip, and small nose; from the other ''Super Mario World'' artwork, they get the distinct squint; from the ''Super Mario 64'' design, they get the visible teeth, though the number is reduced to one; and from the ''Super Mario Sunshine'' design, they get the wideness of the upper lip. This design would become the standard design for later games, though there has been variation on the color of the lower lip, with brown appearing most consistently.▼
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====''Super Mario Sunshine''====
[[File:Monty Mole SMS.png|thumb|A Monty Mole, as depicted in ''Super Mario Sunshine'']]
A Monty Mole, also called '''Chorobe'''<ref>Bogenn, Tim, and Doug Walsh. ''Super Mario Sunshine'' BradyGames Official Strategy Guide. Page 77.</ref>, appears in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' as a boss. He appears in [[Pinna Park]] and [[Noki Bay]] at the helm of large, red, dome-shaped cannons, firing [[Bullet Bill]]s at Mario in the former, and [[Glorpedo]] down the cliffside in the latter. When Mario approaches the mole, he stops firing and tosses [[Bob-omb]]s at him. They can be disabled using [[F.L.U.D.D.]], and tossing a Bob-omb at the mole three times defeats him. Both battles with the Monty Mole are
At [[Pinna Park]], the Monty Mole is found in the episode [[The Beach Cannon's Secret]] at the far end of the beach past the [[Great Sunflower]]. After Mario defeats him, he is able to jump into the cannon and access a secret course to get the [[Shine Sprite]]. A [[Pianta]] repairman replaces the Monty Mole from Episode 3 onward. In Noki Bay, the Monty Mole reappears in the [[Uncork the Waterfall]] mission, corking up the waterfall and causing the water to be polluted. After defeating the Monty Mole again, the waterfall is uncorked, flinging both the cork and the Monty Mole far away, in-which Mario can then collect the Shine Sprite.
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In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', Monty Moles only appear in [[World 6-4 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 6-4]]. Here, they retain their attack method from ''[[Super Mario World]]''. Once Mario and crew get near a Monty Mole's hiding spot, it will jump out of the wall and will try to charge into them. [[Kamek|Magikoopa]] can also turn platforms into Monty Moles during his fight with Mario in {{world-link|8|tower|World 8-Tower (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 8-Fortress}}.
The Monty Mole's [[List of New Super Mario Bros. Wii trading cards|trading card]] states that Monty Moles will "burrow back underground in the blink of an eye," though they do not do this in-game.
From this game forward, Rocky Wrenches use a variation of the Monty Mole model with added goggles.
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====''Mario Kart Wii''====
In ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', they appear as obstacles in [[Wii Moo Moo Meadows|Moo Moo Meadows]] as well as
Monty Moles originally used their model from ''Super Mario 64 DS'' and ''New Super Mario Bros.'', as well as a different jumping animation for a placeholder before being completely reworked in the final game.<ref>https://tcrf.net/Mario_Kart_Wii/Unused_Course_Objects</ref>
====''Mario Kart 7''====
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====''Mario Party 5''====
In ''[[Mario Party 5]]'', Monty Moles appear in the minigame [[Flatiator]]. They appear out of the ground to obstruct the team players while avoiding the single player. The one player on the ball can simply roll over them. One also appears in [[Pirate Dream]] hosting a board event where the player can mine for coins
====''Mario Party 6''====
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====Other appearances====
In early builds of ''{{wp|Wii Fit Plus}}'', Monty Mole's model from ''Mario Kart Wii'' was used as a placeholder for the moles in that game before eventually being removed.<ref>https://wiifactsplus.tumblr.com/post/637159989999452160/one-of-the-documents-found-in-the-september-2020 ([https://archive.is/xGaqY archive.is])</ref>
A Monty Mole makes a small background cameo in
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==General information==
===Physical appearance===
Monty Moles are consistently depicted as having light brown or orange fur, a white belly, a few claws on their hands and feet, and squinted eyes (sometimes covered by sunglasses). They usually have a pair of whiskers and either a round or an elongated nose. Several appearances also depict Monty Moles as having a large bucktooth. Although Monty Moles were introduced as a relative of Rocky Wrenches, many games since ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' use a variation of the Monty Mole model for Rocky Wrench but with added goggles. While it is not confirmed, this suggests that Rocky Wrenches retroactively became a variant of Monty Moles or that this is only applicable to certain game appearances.
In ''[[Super Mario World]]'', Monty Moles appear to be wearing sunglasses as well as having a short, gopher-like nose. However, in another artwork, they have visible, squinting eyes and long, mole-like noses. This game's graphics seem to depict the latter, though the jumping sprite depicts a slight split in the lip; further games typically used either one of these artworks as a design up until the redesign in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''.
In ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', Monty Moles use their squinting design from ''Super Mario World'' but with an added pair of pronounced teeth, a black nose, and somewhat larger limbs. In ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', Monty Mole has much lankier arms than usual, a more bright orange color, a smaller white patch, and a green hat. The contours of the eyes behind the squint are also visible if examined closely enough.
Around the release of ''[[Mario Party 5]]'', most of Monty Mole's appearances use the ''Super Mario World'' design, though with more saturated colors and orange fur.
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===Characteristics===
Being moles, Monty Moles spend most of their time beneath the ground. They do not act much differently from moles in the real world, and are not blind. On some occasions, a Monty Mole opens its eyes, particularly when it gets shocked or startled. Monty Moles are bipedal, and this allows them to pick up objects and use them, such as in ''Super Mario 64'', where their attack is to pick up and throw [[rock]]s at Mario.
==Profiles and statistics==
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