Tanooki

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A normal plump Tanooki.

The Tanooki are a race of rather plump raccoon-like creatures, found primarily on Isle Delfino. During the events of Super Mario Sunshine, the Blue Coin Shop is run by two Tanookis, one older and one younger. Additionally, a Tanooki owns a small rowboat shack in Noki Bay. The boats can be rented for a price of 90,000 coins. However, Mario is allowed to use them for free.

In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, Mario and Luigi encountered the Tanoombas, a race of Tanooki-Goomba hybrids. In the game's sequel, Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, Shroob-like versions of the Tanoombas appeared. These creatures were named Tashroobas. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, one of the names that can be gotten from pressing the "RANDOM NAME" button is TNUKI, a reference to the Tanookis.

[edit] Trivia

The Tanooki are actually based on a mythical Japanese animal known as the "tanuki", which was a plump, raccoon-like, shape-shifting trickster.
In Super Mario Bros. 3, one of the many power-ups Mario gains is the Tanooki Suit.
In Super Paper Mario, Francis wants a Tanooki Suit that's made out of real Tanooki fur.

Super Mario Sunshine Characters
Mario \| Peach \| Toadsworth \| FLUDD \| Pianta Attorney \| Pianta Captain \| Pianta Judge \| Doot-Doot Sisters \| Sunglasses Salesman \| Delfino Police \| Big Daddy \| Noki Elder \| Sand Bird \| Great Sunflower \| Il Piantissimo
Super Mario Sunshine Bosses
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Super Mario Sunshine Species
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