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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 of [[Monty Mole]] that appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''. Morty Moles are similar to [[Mega Mole]]s, as they are both large species of Monty Mole. However, Morty Moles 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==
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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 the Spanish version of the ''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia]]''.
*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.
*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.
*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.


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