Presenter
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| Variant of | Monty Mole | ||
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| First appearance | Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003) | ||
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- “Excellent job, making it all the way here! Let me commemorate the moment with this! Take it, please!”
- —Presenter, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Presenters (also generically referred to as "moles"[1][2]) are a friendly species of Monty Mole featured in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. Presenters are yellow moles that heavily resemble Mega Moles and wear a red bowtie. Presenters are usually hidden in various locations, usually in a hidden area or after an optional hidden platforming challenge. They give presents to Mario and Luigi, such as items, clothing, or badges. Asking them again after getting the item will result in them telling the player that they are greedy, and that they cannot receive any more items. In the original game, there are 11 Presenters that can be found in total.
In the Nintendo 3DS remake Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, Presenters were replaced with bowtie wearing Monty Moles,[3] although these Monty Moles function the exact same as the Presenters from the original game (including the same dialogue). In addition to there being 11 Monty Moles in the same spots that the Presenters were in the original game, an additional twelfth Monty Mole exclusive to this remake can be found within Beanbean Fields.
Presenters can be found within Hoohoo Mountain, Beanbean Fields, Oho Oasis, Joke's End and Bowser's Castle.
Locations
| Location | Prerequisite | Description | Reward | Image (GBA) | Image (3DS) |
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| Hoohoo Village | Dash | When the brothers use the Firebrand Dash to knock over the Ankoopa, they will find this mole. | File:MLSuperStarSagaGoldenShroom.png Golden Mushroom (GBA) File:MLSSBMBadge.png Burning Love (3DS) |
File:Mole 1.png | File:Mole (M&LSS+B'sM) 1.png |
| Hoohoo Mountain | Ultra Hammers | On the base of Hoohoo Mountain, by the entrance to Guffawha Ruins, the brothers can use their Ultra Hammers to smash the black rocks in the way, ultimately leading them to this mole. | File:MLSuperStarSagaNut.png Max Nut (GBA) File:MLSSBMAccessory.png Critical Bat (3DS) |
File:Mole 2.png | File:Mole (M&LSS+B'sM) 2.png |
| Beanbean Fields | Luigi Dunk | Just west of the entrance to Beanbean Castle Town, the brothers will find a fence that Luigi can burrow under after performing a Luigi Dunk. Once Luigi pops out of the ground from the other side, he can enter the cave ahead and then complete the following sidescrolling course to find this mole. | File:MLSuperStarSagaGoldenShroom.png File:MLSSBMGoldenMushroom.png Golden Mushroom |
File:Mole 3.png | File:Mole (M&LSS+B'sM) 3.png |
| Beanbean Fields | Thunderhand | Just south of the entrance to Teehee Valley, the brothers can find a hidden section from the northeast corner of the area. In this section, Mario can drink from the water spout and then Luigi can tickle Mario from behind in front of each of the six plant roots. This will cause Luigi to eject Mario's water onto each of the roots in order to grow them into flat trees that can be High Jumped on. One of these trees will lead to this mole. | File:Red Pepper MLSS.pngFile:Green Pepper MLSS.png Red Pepper and Green Pepper (GBA) File:MLSSBMBadge.png Counter Badge (3DS) |
File:Mole 4.png | File:Mole (M&LSS+B'sM) 4.png |
| Beanbean Fields | Mini-Mario | Just south of the entrance to Teehee Valley, the brothers can find a cave on the northwest corner of the area. Once inside the cave, Luigi can hammer Mario into Mini-Mario to allow him to pass through the small hole ahead. From here, Mini-Mario can complete the following sidescrolling course to find this mole. |  File:DreamTeam1up.png1-Up Mushroom |
File:Mole 5.png | File:Mole (M&LSS+B'sM) 5.png |
| Beanbean Fields | Mini-Mario | From the fifth mole, Mini-Mario can backtrack to the last moving platform and use it to reach the overhead path. Mini-Mario can continue to follow this path eastward, ultimately leading to this mole. | File:MLSS Badge small icon.pngFile:MLSSBMBadge.png High-End Badge |
File:Mole 6.png | File:Mole (M&LSS+B'sM) 6.png |
| Beanbean Fields | Thunderhand | Just south of the entrance to Yoshi Theater, the brothers will find an electrical orb that can be ignited with Luigi's Thunderhand Power. Doing so will allow the brothers to access a cave, in which they use Simu-Blocks to create bridges in order to reach this mole. | File:MLSS Work Pants.pngFile:MLSSBMOveralls.png Wool Trousers |
File:Mole 7.png | File:Mole (M&LSS+B'sM) 7.png |
| Beanbean Fields | Tickle | West of the area south of the entrance to Teehee Valley, the brothers can undergo a series of obstacle courses, ultimately leading them to the next area on the west, where a cave awaits them at the end. Once inside the cave, Luigi can hammer Mario into Mini-Mario to allow him to pass through the small hole ahead. From here, Mini-Mario can complete the following sidescrolling course to find this mole. | File:MLSS Work Pants.pngFile:MLSSBMOveralls.png Iron Pants |
File:Mole 8.png | File:Mole (M&LSS+B'sM) 8.png |
| Oho Ocean | Access to Oho Ocean near the end of the game. | With Mario using his Luigi surfboard, the brothers can travel to the northwest corner of the ocean surface and fall into the whirlpool. Once in the seabed, the brothers can swim south and find a yellow pipe on the west that will take them to an island above the ocean surface. This mole can be found on the island. | 1-Up Super (GBA) File:MLSSBMBadge.png Mush Badge A (3DS) |
File:Mole 9.png | File:Mole (M&LSS+B'sM) 9.png |
| Joke's End | Access to Joke's End near the end of the game | Where the very first Save Album is located, the brothers can travel west into a hidden area and use their Spin Jump to allow the moving whirlwind to guide them west through the air. At the end of the flight, this mole can be found. | File:Red Pepper MLSS.pngFile:Green Pepper MLSS.png Red Pepper and Green Pepper (GBA) File:MLSSBMMarioOveralls.png Peasley Slacks (3DS) |
File:Mole 10.png | File:Mole (M&LSS+B'sM) 10.png |
| Bowser's Castle | Access to Bowser's Castle at the end of the game | In the area where there are moving whirlwinds across the lava pool below, the brothers can continue east past the door to Lemmy's room, where the lava pool resumes and another moving whirlwind can be found. The brothers can use this whirlwind to guide them east through the air. At the end of the flight, this mole can be found. | 1-Up Super (GBA) File:MLSSBMBadge.pngFile:MLSSBMOveralls.png Mush Badge AA and Mushluck Pants (3DS) |
File:Mole 11.png | File:Mole (M&LSS+B'sM) 11.png |
| Beanbean Fields | Ultra Hammers | This mole is exclusive to the remake. After getting Ultra Hammers and accessing Oho Ocean part of Oho Oasis, Surfboard is used to reach the scene in the very southeast of the fields. The mole is found in the northeast of the scene. | File:MLSSBMAccessory.png Master Glove |
N/A | File:Mole (M&LSS+B'sM) 12.png |
Quotes
- "Congratulations!"
- "Excellent job, making it all the way here! Let me commemorate the moment with this! Take it, please!"
- "What's that? You want even more commemoration?"
- "Well! Aren't you the greedy one! No more for you!"
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | プレゼンター[4] Purezentā |
Presenter;「プ」(Pu) is likely meant to evoke「チョロプー」(Choropū, Monty Mole) or「プー」(Pū, Rocky Wrench) |
Trivia
- In the section talking about the Presenter in Joke's End from the Nintendo Power guidebook, it explicitly makes a reference to real life moles.[5]
- Despite Presenters not reappearing in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, the standard Monty Moles that replaced them would be referred to as Presenter in the game's files.[6] This likely suggests that Presenters were initially planned to return in the remake, but were later replaced with standard Monty Moles at some point during development.
References
- ^ Thomason, Steve. Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Player's Guide. Pages 76, 94, 101, 103, 113.
- ^ Stratton, Stephen, and Levi Buchanan. Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Pages 106, 137, 138, 139.
- ^ https://play.nintendo.com/news-tips/tips-tricks/mario-luigi-superstar-saga-bowsers-minions-tips-tricks/
- ^ Shogakukan. Mario & Luigi RPG Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook. Page 67.
- ^ "We wish moles in the real world were as generous (and wore the same cool shades) as the ones in the game." - Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Player's Guide page 103.
- ^ Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions internal filename (content0.game/romfs/Obj/FChr.dat/_CA_INFO_/f_presenter)
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