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|image=[[File:Whittle Artwork - Super Mario Galaxy 2.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''

|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2010|2010]])

|latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' ([[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] cameo) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])

'''Whittles''' are a species of tree spirits appearing in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They appear in numerous galaxies as helpful characters with often simple yet incorrect grammar. Their name is taken from the word "whittle", which means to carve something out of wood.

Whittles appear in several [[Galaxy|galaxies]], notably the [[Tall Trunk Galaxy]]. In the Tall Trunk Galaxy they appear in all the levels. In the first level they teach Mario how to use the [[Blimp Fruit]] on [[Yoshi]] and later on they tell Mario to slide down the gigantic slide to prove his bravery. Whittles are small, humanoid figures with geometric heads and bodies made entirely out of wood, with the exception of a single leaf on their heads. They are a very proud and brave race. Due to this, they like to prove their bravery by sliding down the big slide in their galaxy and surviving its trials. When someone proves their worth the Whittles reward them with a [[Power Star|symbol of courage]]. They also consider the giant tree at the center of the Tall Trunk Galaxy sacred. They speak with simplified, somewhat incorrect grammar.  

Whittles are another species which will appear on [[Starship Mario]] after [[Mario]] obtains the second star in the [[Tall Trunk Galaxy]].

[[File:MP9 4-Player Logger Heads.png|thumb|250px|Several Whittles in ''Mario Party 9'']]

In ''[[Mario Party 9]]'', a Whittle is the one who places the logs to be chopped and Bob-ombs to be dodged by the players in the minigame [[Logger Heads]]. Two Whittles that differ in appearance with the others also appear in the background. They also appear in the background of the [[Mario Party 9#Step It Up|Step It Up]] minigame mode, and they congratulate the winning player when they reach the top of the tree.

Whittles make a cameo in ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'' on the [[Kamek's Carpet Ride]] board. They also appear in the [[minigame]]s [[Meteor Melee]] and [[Deck Hunt]] where they cheer on the players.

 

In ''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]'', Whittles return in the [[Logger Heads]] minigame, having the same role as ''Mario Party 9''.

 

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', a Whittle makes a cameo appearance on the Starship Mario [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]].

 

[[File:MP9 Timberheads Constellation.png|thumb]]

*'''Timberheads:''' ''A constellation based on tree spirits who inhabit many forests. They're a little creepy--but super nice when you get to know them.''

{{foreign names

|JapR=Mokku

|JapM=Mock; derived from「木」(''moku'', wood); romanized as "Moc"<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' internal filename (<tt>ObjectData/Moc.arc</tt>)</ref>

|Spa=Tronquito

|SpaM=Little trunk (''tronco'' + ''-ito''); also a pun on "tronco" ("man" or "guy" in a friendly way), which they usually say at the end of their dialogue.

|Fre=Kopo

|FreM=Pun on "copeau" (woodchip)

|GerM=From "borke" (bark)

|KorM=Derived from "나무" (''namu'', tree) with the two Hangul characters swapped

|ItaM=Little stump; may also be a reference to {{wp|Geppetto}}, the woodcarver father of Pinocchio

|ChiM=Transliteration of the Japanese name. ''Mù'' also means "wood".

 

 

 

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