Morty Mole
- Not to be confused with Monty Mole.
| Morty Mole | |||
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 Rendered model of a Morty Mole in Super Mario 3D Land | |||
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| Variant of | Monty Mole | ||
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| First appearance | Super Mario 3D Land (2011) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario-kun Volume 47 (2013) | ||
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Morty Moles[1] are a giant species related to Monty Moles that appear in Super Mario 3D Land. They resemble Mega Moles, but have a mahogany fur color, tan belly, do not wear sunglasses, and are susceptible to stomping.
History
Super Mario 3D Land
In Super Mario 3D Land, Morty Moles are fought similarly to Rexes; 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 Mushrooms. Morty Moles inhabit narrow tunnels in levels such as World 5-4 and 7-4 along with Monty Moles in the former.
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.
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 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 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.
Gallery
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Artwork of a Morty Mole from the Super Mario 3D Land Shogakukan guidebook
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Morty Moles in the world map icon for 5-4 in Super Mario 3D Land
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The face of a Morty Mole seen on Choropū the Picasso's Road Roller from volume 45 of Super Mario-kun
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Additional names
Internal names
| Game | File name | Name | Meaning |
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| Super Mario 3D Land | Indy | Indy | Mega Mole |
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| 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] 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 Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.
