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{{split|Big Penguin|Penguin Defender}}
{{character infobox
{{character infobox
|image=[[File:64bigpenguin.png|200px]]
|image=[[File:64bigpenguin.png|200px]]
|species=[[Penguin]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|species=[[Penguin]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
}}
}}
{{quote|I know speed when I see it, yes siree--I'm the world champion sledder, you know.|Big Penguin|Super Mario 64}}
{{quote|I know speed when I see it, yes siree--I'm the world champion sledder, you know.|Big Penguin|Super Mario 64}}
[[File:Penguin race.png|thumb|left|200px|[[Mario]] racing alongside the Big Penguin]]
[[File:Penguin race.png|thumb|left|200px|[[Mario]] racing alongside the Big Penguin]]
The '''Big Penguin''',<ref name=ingame>[[Big Penguin Race]]</ref><ref name=guide>''Super Mario 64 [[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]'', page 39</ref> also known as the '''Penguin Champ'''<ref name=guide/> or '''Champion Penguin''',<ref>''Super Mario 64 [[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]'', page 128</ref> is a giant [[penguin]] appearing in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and its remake, ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. He is a competitor character along with [[Koopa the Quick]], and he is raced only once in the game on [[Cool, Cool Mountain]]. He claims to be the world-champion sledder, and he seems to know [[Mario]] prior to the game's events, calling him "buddy."
The '''Big Penguin''',<ref name=ingame>[[Big Penguin Race]]</ref><ref name=guide>M. Arakawa. ''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide. Page 39.</ref> also known as the '''Penguin Champ'''<ref name=guide/> or '''Champion Penguin''',<ref>M. Arakawa. ''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide. Page 128.</ref> is a giant [[penguin]] appearing in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and its remake, ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. He is a competitor character along with [[Koopa the Quick]], and he is raced only once in the game on [[Cool, Cool Mountain]]. He claims to be the world-champion sledder, and he seems to know [[Mario]] prior to the game's events, calling him "buddy."


The Big Penguin is raced against in the [[Big Penguin Race|third mission]] of Cool, Cool Mountain. He can be found inside the house at the top of the mountain. When Mario (or [[Yoshi]], [[Luigi]], or [[Wario]] in the DS version) drops in through the chimney, the Big Penguin will speak to Mario and challenge him to a race. If Mario accepts, he will have to race down the icy [[slide (Super Mario 64)|slide]] in the mountain and beat the penguin to the finish line. The penguin will give Mario a [[Power Star]] if beaten. However, if Mario takes a shortcut by [[jump]]ing onto another section or if he takes the hidden shortcut, the Big Penguin will accuse him of cheating and disqualify him. If Mario races the Big Penguin again after obtaining all 120 Power Stars (150 in the remake), he is even bigger and can easily knock Mario off the slide. There is no reward for winning the race again except for further praise from the Big Penguin.
The Big Penguin is raced against in the [[Big Penguin Race|third mission]] of Cool, Cool Mountain. He can be found inside the house at the top of the mountain. When Mario (or [[Yoshi]], [[Luigi]], or [[Wario]] in the DS version) drops in through the chimney, the Big Penguin will speak to Mario and challenge him to a race. If Mario accepts, he will have to race down the icy [[slide (Super Mario 64)|slide]] in the mountain and beat the penguin to the finish line. The penguin will give Mario a [[Power Star]] if beaten. However, if Mario takes a shortcut by [[jump]]ing onto another section or if he takes the hidden shortcut, the Big Penguin will accuse him of cheating and disqualify him. If Mario races the Big Penguin again after obtaining all 120 Power Stars (150 in the remake), he is even bigger and can easily knock Mario off the slide. There is no reward for winning the race again except for further praise from the Big Penguin.


An unrelated character also described as a "big penguin"<ref>''Super Mario 64 [[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]'', pages 89&ndash;91</ref> appears in the course [[Snowman's Land]].
An [[Penguin Defender|unrelated character]] also described as a "big penguin"<ref>M. Arakawa. ''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide. Pages 89&ndash;91</ref> appears in the course [[Snowman's Land]].
==Additional names==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|file1=<tt>data/enemy/penguin/penguin.bmd</tt>
|name1=PENGUIN_RACER
|meaning1=Penguin Racer
|game2=''Super Mario 64 DS''
|file2=<tt>data/enemy/penguin/penguin.bmd</tt>
|name2=PENGUIN_DEFENDER
|meaning2=Penguin Defender (Snowman's Land)
}}


==Names in other languages==
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ペンギン チャンピオン<ref name=ingame/><br>''Pengin chanpion''<br>スライダーのチャンピオンペンギン<ref>{{media link|SM64 Character Info Book.jpg|''Super Mario 64'' Japanese character info book}}</ref><br>''Suraidā no Chanpion Pengin''
|Jap=ペンギン チャンピオン<ref name=ingame/>
|JapM=Penguin Champion<br><br>Penguin Champion of the Slider
|JapR=Pengin Chanpion
|JapM=Penguin Champion
|Jap2=スライダーのチャンピオンペンギン<ref>{{media link|SM64 Character Info Book.jpg|''Super Mario 64'' Japanese character info book}}</ref>
|Jap2R=Suraidā no Chanpion Pengin
|Jap2M=Penguin Champion of the Slider
|Fre=Grand Pingouin
|Fre=Grand Pingouin
|FreM=Big Penguin
|FreM=Big Penguin
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In the Japanese version, if the player loses to him, the Big Penguin will make a [[Koopa Troopa]] sound when talking instead of his own sound.<ref>ある東大生実況者しゅん (April 28, 2018). [https://youtu.be/X92Hze3vnmE?t=2009 【実況】スーパーマリオ６４を完全初見でテンションMAXプレイ]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved January 21, 2020.</ref> This was fixed in the other regional versions.
*In the original Japanese version, if the player loses to him, the Big Penguin will make a [[Koopa Troopa]] sound when talking instead of his own sound.<ref>ある東大生実況者しゅん (April 28, 2018). [https://youtu.be/X92Hze3vnmE?t=2009 【実況】スーパーマリオ６４を完全初見でテンションMAXプレイ]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved January 21, 2020.</ref> This was fixed in other versions.
*In the Japanese version, the penguin uses the feminine pronoun 「あたし」 ''atashi'' to refer to himself.
*In the Japanese version, the penguin uses the feminine pronoun 「あたし」 ''atashi'' to refer to himself.
*In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', penguins refer to Stars as gold medals; similarly, in ''Super Mario 64'', when the Big Penguin gives Mario a Star after being beaten, he says that he cannot give Mario a gold medal.
*In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', penguins refer to Stars as gold medals; similarly, in ''Super Mario 64'', when the Big Penguin gives Mario a Star after being beaten, he says that he cannot give Mario a gold medal.

Revision as of 09:33, June 12, 2022

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Big Penguin
Cool, Cool Mountain Star 3
Species Penguin
First appearance Super Mario 64 (1996)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
“I know speed when I see it, yes siree--I'm the world champion sledder, you know.”
—Big Penguin, Super Mario 64
Cool, Cool Mountain Star 2
Mario racing alongside the Big Penguin

The Big Penguin,[1][2] also known as the Penguin Champ[2] or Champion Penguin,[3] is a giant penguin appearing in Super Mario 64 and its remake, Super Mario 64 DS. He is a competitor character along with Koopa the Quick, and he is raced only once in the game on Cool, Cool Mountain. He claims to be the world-champion sledder, and he seems to know Mario prior to the game's events, calling him "buddy."

The Big Penguin is raced against in the third mission of Cool, Cool Mountain. He can be found inside the house at the top of the mountain. When Mario (or Yoshi, Luigi, or Wario in the DS version) drops in through the chimney, the Big Penguin will speak to Mario and challenge him to a race. If Mario accepts, he will have to race down the icy slide in the mountain and beat the penguin to the finish line. The penguin will give Mario a Power Star if beaten. However, if Mario takes a shortcut by jumping onto another section or if he takes the hidden shortcut, the Big Penguin will accuse him of cheating and disqualify him. If Mario races the Big Penguin again after obtaining all 120 Power Stars (150 in the remake), he is even bigger and can easily knock Mario off the slide. There is no reward for winning the race again except for further praise from the Big Penguin.

An unrelated character also described as a "big penguin"[4] appears in the course Snowman's Land.

Additional names

Internal names

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario 64 DS data/enemy/penguin/penguin.bmd PENGUIN_RACER Penguin Racer
Super Mario 64 DS data/enemy/penguin/penguin.bmd PENGUIN_DEFENDER Penguin Defender (Snowman's Land)

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ペンギン チャンピオン[1]
Pengin Chanpion
スライダーのチャンピオンペンギン[5]
Suraidā no Chanpion Pengin
 Penguin Champion

Penguin Champion of the Slider

French Grand Pingouin
 Big Penguin
German Schneller Pinguin
 Faster penguin
Italian Pinguino gigante
 Giant Penguin
Korean 펭귄 챔피언
Pengwin Champion
 Penguin Champion

Trivia

  • In the original Japanese version, if the player loses to him, the Big Penguin will make a Koopa Troopa sound when talking instead of his own sound.[6] This was fixed in other versions.
  • In the Japanese version, the penguin uses the feminine pronoun 「あたし」 atashi to refer to himself.
  • In Super Mario Galaxy, penguins refer to Stars as gold medals; similarly, in Super Mario 64, when the Big Penguin gives Mario a Star after being beaten, he says that he cannot give Mario a gold medal.

References

  1. ^ a b Big Penguin Race
  2. ^ a b M. Arakawa. Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Page 39.
  3. ^ M. Arakawa. Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Page 128.
  4. ^ M. Arakawa. Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Pages 89–91
  5. ^ Super Mario 64 Japanese character info bookMedia:SM64 Character Info Book.jpg
  6. ^ ある東大生実況者しゅん (April 28, 2018). 【実況】スーパーマリオ６４を完全初見でテンションMAXプレイ. YouTube. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
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