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'''Morty Moles'''<ref>von Esmarch, Nick. ''Super Mario 3D Land'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 15.</ref> are a giant species related to [[Monty Mole]]s that appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''. They resemble [[Mega Mole]]s, but have a mahogany fur color, tan belly, do not wear sunglasses, and are susceptible to [[stomp]]ing.
'''Morty Moles'''<ref>von Esmarch, Nick. ''Super Mario 3D Land'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 15.</ref> are an enlarged species of [[Monty Mole]] that debuted in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''. Morty Moles are likely a relative to [[Mega Mole]], due to the both of them being enlarged Monty Moles. However, unlike Mega Moles, Morty Moles have a mahogany fur color, tan belly, do not wear sunglasses, and are defeated with two [[stomp]]s (similar to [[Rex]]).


==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario 3D Land''===
===''Super Mario 3D Land''===
[[File:Megamolessm3dland.png|thumb|left|300px|Mario stomping on a Morty Mole]]
[[File:Megamolessm3dland.png|thumb|left|350px|Tanooki Mario gliding over three Morty Moles in World 5-4]]
In ''Super Mario 3D Land'', Morty Moles are fought similarly to [[Rex]]es; they get shorter and faster after the first stomp, and are defeated on the second stomp. However, they will revert back to their regular size if they manage to hit Mario while they are short, or after a short time. A [[Ground Pound]] will defeat them in one hit. When defeated, Morty Moles will sometimes give [[Super Mushroom]]s. Morty Moles inhabit narrow tunnels in levels such as [[World 5-4 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 5-4]] and [[World 7-4 (Super Mario 3D Land)|7-4]] along with Monty Moles in the former.
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''===
===''Super Mario-kun''===
[[File:Morty Mole Super Mario-kun.png|thumb|250px|The Morty Mole from volume 46 of ''Super Mario-kun'']]
[[File:Morty Mole Super Mario-kun.png|thumb|250px|The Morty Mole from volume 46 of ''Super Mario-kun'']]
Morty Mole has made appearances in ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''. They are shown to be more aggressive than in ''Super Mario 3D Land''. They also have constant open eyes (like Monty Moles after volume 18) and more muscular arms.
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 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. Mario attempts to put on the ancient Monty Mole knight armor given by [[Pūko]] and also to hiding in a [[barrel]], but the Morty Mole continues to 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. When the Morty Mole attempts to attack Mario and Luigi when they are in their statue forms, Mario and Luigi quickly counterattack the Morty Mole in their statue forms and defeat the Morty Mole, and saving the Mogura Matsuri in the process.
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]]''. The Morty Mole strongly resembles the one from the previous volume.
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.


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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery widths=180>
<gallery widths=180>
MortyMole.png|Artwork of a Morty Mole from the ''Super Mario 3D Land'' Shogakukan guidebook
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 5-4 in ''Super Mario 3D Land''
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''
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''
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*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> however, it is unknown if Morty Moles are intended to be redesigned Mega Moles or were merely based on them during development, as the only other connection between the two is a shared Spanish name in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.]]''
*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.
*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.
*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==
==References==

Latest revision as of 17:30, April 20, 2024

Not to be confused with Monty Mole.
Morty Mole

Rendered model of a Morty Mole in Super Mario 3D Land
General information
Variant of Monty Mole
Appearances
First appearance Super Mario 3D Land (2011)
Latest appearance Super Mario-kun Volume 47 (2013)
Similar entities
Relatives
Big Monty Mole
Mega Mole
Comparable
Rex

Morty Moles[1] are an enlarged species of Monty Mole that debuted in Super Mario 3D Land. Morty Moles are likely a relative to Mega Mole, due to the both of them being enlarged Monty Moles. However, unlike Mega Moles, Morty Moles have a mahogany fur color, tan belly, do not wear sunglasses, and are defeated with two stomps (similar to Rex).

History

Super Mario 3D Land

Tanooki Mario gliding over three Morty Moles in World 5-4

In Super Mario 3D Land, Morty Moles can be found inhabiting narrow tunnels in levels such as World 5-4 and 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. Fireballs 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 form. When defeated, Morty Moles will sometimes drop Super Mushrooms, but most Morty Moles usually drop coins upon being defeated like most enemies in the game.

Super Mario-kun

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 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

  • Artwork of a Morty Mole from the Super Mario 3D Land Shogakukan guidebook

    Artwork of a Morty Mole from the Super Mario 3D Land Shogakukan guidebook

  • Morty Moles in the world map icon for World 5-4 from Super Mario 3D Land

    Morty Moles in the world map icon for World 5-4 from Super Mario 3D Land

  • A Morty Mole and a Monty Mole seen in Super Mario 3D Land

    A Morty Mole and a Monty Mole seen in Super Mario 3D Land

  • The face of a Morty Mole seen on Choropū the Picasso's Road Roller from volume 45 of Super Mario-kun

    The face of a Morty Mole seen on Choropū the Picasso's Road Roller from volume 45 of Super Mario-kun

  • A teaser for volume 46 in volume 45 of Super Mario-kun

    A teaser for volume 46 in volume 45 of Super Mario-kun

Additional names

Internal names

Game File name Name Meaning
Super Mario 3D Land Indy Indy Mega Mole

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ゴロプー
Goropū		 Play on「ゴロゴロ」(gorogoro, onomatopoeia for rumbling or rolling noise) and「チョロプー」(Choropū, Monty Mole)
German Morty Maulwurf Morty Mole
Italian Tantatalpone Mega Monty Mole
Spanish Megatopo Mega Mole

Trivia

  • In the files for Super Mario 3D Land, Morty Mole is labeled as "Indy", which is the Japanese name for Mega Mole.[2] 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.
  • Morty Moles are similar to Rexes 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.
  • 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".[3] 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

  1. ^ von Esmarch, Nick. Super Mario 3D Land PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 15.
  2. ^ Super Mario 3D Land internal filename (Indy)
  3. ^ https://twitter.com/mariobrothblog/status/1270816053636083715
Monty Moles and relatives
Characters
Big Montgomery • Chitei Kaijū Indy • Choropū Chika Butai • Choropū (Haha) • Choropū (Kodomo-tachi) • Choropū-san • Choropū Shinrin-tai • Choropū the Picasso • Choropūko • Chorozairu • Fun, Funky, and Functional Monty Mole • Gattai monster • Hello Mole • King Choropū • Mega Mole family • Mega Monty Mole • Mischievous Mole • Mogura Kong • Monty Bros. • Monty Mole (Mario Party Advance) • Monty Mole (Positive) • Monty Mole (Wonderland) • Monty Mole auctioneer • Monty Tank • Pakkun Mogura • Powered-Up Rocky Wrench • Pūko • Sphinx Zō • Super Choropū
Species
Big Monty Mole • Big winged Monty Mole • Big Rocky Wrench • Big winged Rocky Wrench • Choropū-dan • Choropū Men'iwa • Ghost Monty Mole • Golden Monty Mole • Mawful Mole • Mega Mole • Metal Mawful Mole • Monty Mole • Monty Mole (Flower Fields) • Monty Mole Patch • Monty Mole Swooper • Morty Mole • Origami Monty Mole • Origami Rocky Wrench • Presenter • Winged Monty Mole • Winged Rocky Wrench
Other relatives
Ragumo • Rocky Wrench
Super Mario 3D Land
Protagonists
Mario • Luigi • Princess Peach
Species
Little bird • Toads
Forms
Small Mario • Super Mario • Tanooki Mario (Statue Mario) • Fire Mario • Boomerang Mario • Invincible Mario • White Tanooki Mario
Moves
Crawl • Crouch • Crouch Jump • Dash • Ground Pound • Long Jump • Jump • Roll • Side Somersault • Slide • Swim • Wall Jump
Worlds
World 1 • World 2 • World 3 • World 4 • World 5 • World 6 • World 7 • World 8 • Special 1 • Special 2 • Special 3 • Special 4 • Special 5 • Special 6 • Special 7 • Special 8
Items
+ Clock • 1-Up Mushroom • Boomerang Flower • Coin • Fire Flower • Invincibility Leaf • Item Storage • Note • P-Wing • Red Coin • Red Ring • Star Medal • Statue Leaf • StreetPass Gift • Starman • Super Mushroom • Super Leaf
Objects
! Block • ? Block • Assist Block • Beat Block • Binoculars • Board • Bolt Lift • Brick Block • Cannon • Checkpoint Flag • Coin Block • Coin Box • Coin Ring • Crate • Directional Block • Donut Block • Elevator • Face block • Flip Panel • Flip-Swap Panel • Flying ? Block • Hard Block • Hidden Block • Mystery Box • Note Block • Propeller Box • P Switch • Pole • Roulette Block • Super Note Block • Tail Tree • Tail Wheel • Warp Box • Warp Pipe
Enemies
Banzai Bill • Biddybud • Big Boo • Big Cosmic Clone • Block Dragon • Blooper • Bob-omb • Boo • Boomerang Bro • Bullet Bill • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep • Coin Coffer • Cosmic Clone • Draglet • Dry Bones • Fake Block • Fire Piranha Plant • Flophopper • Fuzzy • Goomba • Goomba Tower • Grand Tail Goomba • Hammer Bro • Inky Piranha Plant • Koopa Troopa • Magikoopa • Magmaargh • Monty Mole • Morty Mole • Para-Biddybud • Paragoomba • Peepa • Piranha Plant • Podoboo • Pokey • Porcupuffer • Prongo • Rocky Wrench • Sandmaargh • Spike Eel • Spiny • Stingby • Tail Bob-omb • Tail Boo • Tail Bullet Bill • Tail Goomba • Tail Thwomp • Thwomp • Wallop
Obstacles
Baddie Box • Ball 'n' Chain • Banzai Bill Cannon • Bill Blaster • Buzz Saw • Fire Bar • Giant Spiked Ball • Jet engine • Lava Plume • Prickly Plant • Spike Pillar • Spiked Ball • Spike Roller
Bosses
Bowser • Tail Bowser • Dry Bowser • Boom Boom • Pom Pom
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