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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 toof [[Monty Mole]]s that appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''. TheyMorty resembleMoles are similar to [[Mega Mole]]s, butas they are both large species of Monty Mole. Unlike Mega Moles however, Morty Moles have a mahogany fur color, tan belly, do not wear sunglasses, and are susceptible to [[stomp]]ing.

In ''Super Mario 3D Land'', Morty Moles arecan foughtbe similarlyfound toinhabiting narrow tunnels in levels such as [[RexWorld 5-4 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 5-4]]es; theyand get[[World shorter7-4 and(Super fasterMario after3D Land)|7-4]] along with Monty Moles in the firstformer. stompAfter [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] stomps on a Morty Mole, the Morty Mole will become shorter and aregain defeateda onworried expression, with the secondMorty stompMole also moving much faster than initially while in this state. However,Morty theyMoles willcan 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. AAfter [[Grounda Pound]]second willstomp, defeatthe themMorty inMole onewill hitbe defeated. When[[Fireball]]s defeated,also Mortyhave Molesthe willsame sometimeseffect giveto [[SuperMorty Mushroom]]sMoles as stomping them. A Morty MolesMole inhabitcan narrowalso tunnelsbe indefeated levelsinstantly suchfrom aseither a [[WorldGround 5-4Pound]], (Superor Marioa 3Dtail Land)swipe from either Bros. [[Tanooki Mario|WorldTanooki 5-4form]]. andWhen defeated, Morty Moles will sometimes drop [[WorldSuper 7-4Mushroom]]s, (Superbut Mariomost 3DMorty Land)|7-4Moles usually drop [[coin]]s alongupon withbeing Montydefeated Moleslike most enemies in the formergame.

Morty Mole has made appearances in ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''. TheyMorty Moles are showndepicted to be more aggressive and muscular than in ''Supertheir Mariosource 3D Land''material. TheyLike the Monty Mole design introduced in volume 18, Morty Moles also have constant open eyes (likeunlike Montyin Moles''Super afterMario volume3D 18)Land'', andwhere morethey muscularonly armshad their eyes open after being stomped on).

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 hidinghide 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. WhenAfter the Mario Bros. use their statue forms, the Morty Mole attempts to attack Mario and Luigi when they are inonce theiragain, statue forms,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. inIn-return, thePūko gives a cooked [[Fuzzy]] for their processefforts.

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, suggesting that it could possibly be the same Morty Mole.

*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|Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.]]''.