Elephant
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This article is about the species of animals in general. For information about the Yoshi's Story elephants, see Pak E. Derm.
Elephants are a species of animals that have appeared several times in the Mario series.
The first appearance of an elephant was during The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 episode "7 Continents for 7 Koopas". The elephant, along with several other African animals, was transformed into a stuffed version of itself by Kooky von Koopa. However, Luigi stole Kooky's wand, and used it to turn the animals back to normal, who in turn began to chase after Kooky.
A baby elephant was seen in Mario is Missing!. It was stolen from Nairobi National Park by Koopa Troopas. According to a tourist, the elephant's mother was "pretty mad", so Luigi had to return it quickly, proving its authenticity by answering questions about the national park.
In the same game, elephants were also mentioned in a pamphlet as one of the species gladiators fought against in the Colosseum in Ancient Rome. Also, a tourist in Nairobi reported that he "came through Mombasa and picked [his] way through lions and elephants to this capital city."
An elephant-based species called Pak E. Derm later appeared in Yoshi's Story.
Finally, Elephants appeared as enemies in Wonky Circus in Wario World. An Elephant will try to attack Wario by charging up and ramming into him. The Elephant is invincible when attacking. Elephants are highly aggressive and resilient and require a Piledriver, Wild Swing-Ding, or Power Throw to finish them off. The Elephant's rider, however, is extremely weak, and requires only the weakest of attacks to be defeated. Wario can defeat both the Elephant and the Elephant's rider for Coins, in a similar manner to Cobras. Wario does not sweat when lifting an Elephant above his head.
