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{{distinguish|Monty Mole}}
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|title=Morty Mole▼
|image=[[File:Morty Mole Model.png|250px]]<br>Rendered model of a Morty Mole in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' ([[2011]])
|latest_appearance=[[Super Mario-kun Volume 47|''Super Mario-kun'' Volume 47]] ([[2013]])
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|relatives=[[Big Monty Mole]]<br>[[Mega Mole]]
|comparable=[[Rex]]
}}
'''Morty Moles'''<ref>von Esmarch, Nick. ''Super Mario 3D Land'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 15.</ref> are
==History==
[[File:Megamolessm3dland.png|thumb|left|Mario stomping on a Morty Mole.]]▼
▲[[File:Megamolessm3dland.png|thumb|left|350px|Tanooki Mario
In ''Super Mario 3D Land'', Morty Moles can be found inhabiting narrow tunnels in levels such as [[World 5-4 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 5-4]] and [[World 7-4 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 7-4]] along with Monty Moles in the former. After [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] stomps on a Morty Mole, the Morty Mole will become shorter and gain a worried expression, with the Morty Mole also moving much faster than initially while in this state. Morty Moles can revert back to their regular size if they either manage to hit Mario or Luigi while they are short, or after a short period of time. After a second stomp, the Morty Mole will be defeated. [[Fireball]]s also have the same effect to Morty Moles as stomping them. A Morty Mole can also be defeated instantly from either a [[Ground Pound]], or a tail swipe from either Bros. [[Tanooki Mario|Tanooki form]]. When defeated, Morty Moles will sometimes drop [[Super Mushroom]]s, but most Morty Moles usually drop [[coin]]s upon being defeated like most enemies in the game.
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===''Super Mario-kun''===
==Names in Other Languages==▼
[[File:Morty Mole Super Mario-kun.png|thumb|250px|The Morty Mole from volume 46 of ''Super Mario-kun'']]
Morty Moles have made a few appearances in ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'', mainly in the ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' arc. Unlike in their source material, Morty Moles are depicted to be much more aggressive and muscular than in their source material. Additionally, Morty Moles now have constant open eyes rather than only opening their eyes when being stomped on (similarly to the [[Monty Mole]] design introduced in volume 18).
In volume 45, what appears to be the face of a Morty Mole can be seen on [[Choropū the Picasso]]'s Road Roller.
In volume 46, a Morty Mole is the main antagonist of the fourth chapter. The Morty Mole starts destroying the [[Mogura Matsuri]] due to it being located in his home, before then attacking Mario. [[Pūko]] tells Mario to defeat the Morty Mole, but the Morty Mole easily beats up Mario instead. Mario then attempts to put on the ancient Monty Mole knight armor given by Pūko and also attempting to hide in a [[barrel]], but the Morty Mole still continues to easily attack Mario. After Luigi wins two [[Statue Leaf|Statue Leaves]] from a raffle held by a Monty Mole with glasses, Pūko explains that the Statue Leaves can be used to defeat the Morty Mole. After the Mario Bros. use their statue forms, the Morty Mole attempts to attack Mario and Luigi once again, but Mario and Luigi quickly counterattack the Morty Mole in their statue forms and quickly defeat them. After the Morty Mole's defeat, Pūko thanks Mario and Luigi for saving the Mogura Matsuri. In-return, Pūko gives a cooked [[Fuzzy]] for their efforts.
In volume 47, a Morty Mole can be seen laughing at [[Yoshi]] amongst other enemies in the [[Screwtop Tower]], despite Morty Moles not appearing in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' (as the volume is primarily themed after that game). The Morty Mole in this volume strongly resembles the one from the previous volume, suggesting that it could possibly be the same one from said volume.
==Gallery==
<gallery widths=180>
MortyMole.png|Artwork of a Morty Mole from the ''Super Mario 3D Land'' Shogakukan guidebook
5-4 (Super Mario 3D Land).png|Morty Moles in the world map icon for [[World 5-4 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 5-4]] from ''Super Mario 3D Land''
SM3DL 5-4.png|A Morty Mole and a Monty Mole seen in ''Super Mario 3D Land''
Road Roller.png|The face of a Morty Mole seen on Choropū the Picasso's Road Roller from volume 45 of ''Super Mario-kun''
Puko and Morty Mole in SMkun 45 pg 170.png|A teaser for volume 46 in volume 45 of ''Super Mario-kun''
</gallery>
==Additional names==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''
|file1=<tt>Indy</tt>
|name1=Indy
|meaning1=[[Mega Mole#Names in other languages|Mega Mole]]
}}
{{foreign names
|Jap=ゴロプー
|JapR=Goropū
|JapM=Play on「ゴロゴロ」(''gorogoro'', onomatopoeia for rumbling or rolling noise) and「チョロプー」(''Choropū'', [[Monty Mole]])
|Spa=Megatopo
|SpaM=Mega Mole
|Ger=Morty Maulwurf
|Ita=Tantatalpone
|ItaM=Mega Monty Mole
}}
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==Trivia==
[[Category:Enemies]]▼
*In the files for ''Super Mario 3D Land'', Morty Mole is labeled as "Indy", which is the Japanese name for [[Mega Mole]].<ref>''Super Mario 3D Land'' internal filename (<tt>Indy</tt>)</ref> This makes it likely that Morty Moles were based on Mega Moles during development, and also the both of them possibly being relatives to each other.
[[Category:Sub-Species]]▼
*Morty Moles are similar to [[Rex]]es from ''[[Super Mario World]]'', as both enemies require two normal stomps to defeat and get faster after being stomped on once. However, due to them being separate species, Morty Moles are likely either coincidentally similar to Rex, or vaguely inspired by them.
▲[[Category:Super Mario 3D Land]]
*An image in the files for the official Nintendo of America website shows a picture of [[Rocky Wrench]]'s ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' artwork that is called "Morty Wrench".<ref>https://twitter.com/mariobrothblog/status/1270816053636083715</ref> This could have likely been a typo, however, it could have also hinted at an unused or unseen enlarged variant of Rocky Wrench which would have likely had connections to Morty Moles.
==References==
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{{Monty Moles}}
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[[Category:Super Mario 3D Land enemies]]
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