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 (generically referred to in English guides as "moles"[1][2]) are a friendly species of Monty Mole featured in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. Presenters are yellow moles who heavily resemble Mega Moles that wear a red bowtie. Presenters are usually hidden in various locations, usually in a hidden area or after an optional hidden platforming challenge. When Mario or Luigi find a Presenter, they usually give the Bros. either an item, a piece of clothing, or a badge. Talking to a Presenter after getting their item will result in them telling the Mario Bros. that they are greedy, and that they cannot receive any more items. In the Nintendo 3DS remake, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, Presenters were replaced with bowtie wearing Monty Moles as confirmed by Play Nintendo.[3]
Locations
There are 11 Presenters in the original Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga that can be found in the following locations:
Presenter #1
Prerequisite: Bros. Hand Power Moves
Reward: Golden Mushroom
Location: When the brothers use the Firebrand Dash to knock over the Ankoopa in Hoohoo Village, they will find this Presenter.
Presenter #2
Prerequisite: Ultra Hammers
Reward: Max Nut
Location: 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 Presenter.
Presenter #3
Prerequisite: Bros. Hammer Moves
Reward: Golden Mushroom
Location: In the Beanbean Outskirts, 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 Presenter.
Presenter #4
Prerequisite: Hand Powers
Reward: Red Pepper, Green Pepper
Location: In the Beanbean Outskirts, 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 Presenter.
Presenter #5
Prerequisite: Bros. Hammer Moves
Reward: 1-Up Mushroom
Location: In the Beanbean Outskirts, 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 Presenter.
Presenter #6
Prerequisite: Bros. Hammer Moves
Reward: High-End Badge
Location: From Presenter #5, 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 Presenter.
Presenter #7
Prerequisite: Hand Powers
Reward: Wool Trousers
Location: In the Beanbean Outskirts, 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 Presenter.
Presenter #8
Prerequisite: Bros. Hand Power Moves
Reward: Iron Pants
Location: In the Beanbean Outskirts, 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 Presenter.
Presenter #9
Prerequisite: Ultra Hammers
Reward: 1-Up Super
Location: With Mario using his Luigi surfboard, the brothers can travel to the northwest corner of the Oho 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 Presenter can be found on the island.
Presenter #10
Prerequisite: Ultra Hammers
Reward: Red Pepper, Green Pepper
Location: In Joke's End, 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 Presenter can be found.
Presenter #11
Prerequisite: Access to Bowser's Castle at the end of the game
Reward: 1-Up Super
Location: In the area of Bowser's Castle 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 Presenter can be found.
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)
