| Sewer rat | |
|---|---|
| |
| Species | Rat |
| First appearance | Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992) |
| Latest appearance | Mario vs. Wario (1993) |
The sewer rat,[1][2] also referred to as the rat[1][3] or mouse,[4] is the boss of the Macro Zone in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. It is a rat with a rather prominent nose that it apparently uses for defense. Its fight is similar to the battle with Morton Koopa Jr. and Roy Koopa in Super Mario World. The sewer rat runs up walls and into pipes, and it eventually crawls to the top of the ceiling and falls straight onto Mario. If he jumps on top of the sewer rat three times or hits it with six fireballs, it is defeated. The rat then falls off the screen, and Mario gets one of his six Golden Coins.
The sewer rat also appears in the first Mario vs. Wario comic. On Mario's way to visit Wario, the sewer rat is the first enemy Mario encounters. Mario mistakenly assumes that the sewer rat just wants to have a party, and he pulls its needle-point nose off to use as a party-popper, causing the rat to faint.
ProfilesEdit
Perfect Ban Mario Character DaijitenEdit
リッキー
Sewer rat
Tribe: Beast clan
Disposition: Headstrong
Game appearances: Land 2
It rushes at you with a sharp drill
The boss of the Macro Zone that protects the Golden Coin. It is a large rat with a sharp drill on its nose. It is ferocious, and will mercilessly attack intruders with its drill, as if the attic is its own territory.
GalleryEdit
Sprite
Mario vs. Wario
A commercial for Game Boy introduced by Mani
Names in other languagesEdit
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | リッキー[6] Rikkī Chiisana Nezumi |
Ricky Small Rat (relative to Macro Zone) |
| French | Ricky[8] |
Same name as the Japanese one. |
| German | Riesenmaus |
Giant mouse |
| Italian | Topo[9] Topo di fogna[10] |
Rat Sewer rat |
ReferencesEdit
- ^ a b Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #5, page 54.
- ^ English Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 13, 2022, 13:51:45 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ "Eek! A rat runs through the last room of the zone." - Nintendo Power Volume 43, page 47.
- ^ Hamm & Rudolf GmbH, Frankfurt. Super Game Boy Player's Guide. Page 23.
- ^ Shogakukan. 1994.「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten), page 230.
- ^ 「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオランド２ ６つの金貨」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins), page 09.
- ^ Kazuki, Motoyama. KC Deluxe vol. 19 - Super Mario Land 2: 6-tsu no Kinka 1. Page 3.
- ^ Super Mario-Kun Volume 7 French translation, page 149
- ^ Club Nintendo (Italy) Numero 1 - 1993, page 24.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia; pag. 76