Big Pokey
- This article is about the large variant of Pokeys in general. For the specific enemy from Super Mario Galaxy also known as "Huge Pokey", see Pokeynut.
| Big Pokey | |||
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 Screenshot from New Super Mario Bros. U | |||
| First appearance | Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (2003) | ||
| Latest appearance | Paper Mario: The Origami King (2020) | ||
| Variant of | Pokey | ||
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Big Pokeys are larger varieties of Pokeys first appearing in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
History[edit]
Mario Kart series[edit]
Mario Kart: Double Dash!![edit]
In Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, five Big Pokeys appear as obstacles alongside seven normal-sized Pokeys in Dry Dry Desert. They are positioned in place and put their head on the ground at regular intervals, forming a hoop shape that the racer can drive through. They are replaced by five more normal-sized Pokeys in the Mario Kart 8 rendition of the course.
Mario Kart Wii[edit]
In Mario Kart Wii, a single Big Pokey appeared in Thwomp Desert exclusively in the tournaments of October 2008 and September 2009. The players had to battle the Pokey, which was located at the center of the course, using Bob-ombs to attack it; running into any part of the Pokey would stun players for several seconds, and as it got damaged, body segments would move around.
New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]
In New Super Mario Bros. U, Big Pokeys appear in Morton Koopa Jr.'s boss fight. Morton uses his hammer to knock the invulnerable Pokey segments at the player. Big Pokeys appear also in New Super Luigi U.
Yoshi's New Island[edit]
In Yoshi's New Island, a regular Pokey named Punkey is transformed by Kamek into a giant-sized Pokey as a boss of World 5.
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam[edit]
In Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, Big Pokey appears as a boss in Doop Doop Dunes Grotto alongside Tower Power Pokey. In battle, it attacks by lying sideways and rolling forwards and backwards, an attack which can potentially damage Mario, Luigi, and Paper Mario based on how many segments the Big Pokey currently has. Destroying the Big Pokey's segments will deplete its range, although it can grow these segments back if Paper Tower Power Pokey has more. The only way to defeat Big Pokey is by attacking its head.
Big Pokey has a substantial amount of health and attack power, and will become enraged when Paper Tower Power Pokey is defeated (and vice versa).
Paper Mario: The Origami King[edit]
- Main article: Mega Paper Macho Pokey
At least one Big Pokey, known as Mega Paper Macho Pokey, makes an appearance in Paper Mario: The Origami King, marking the enemy's first appearance in a Paper Mario game. He is a Paper Macho variant, and is fought in the Scorching Sandpaper Desert.
Stats[edit]
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam[edit]
| Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam enemy | ||||||||||
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| Big Pokey | ||||||||||
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HP | 144 | POW | 57 (50) | Defense | 51 (46) | Speed | 41 | ||
| Role | Boss | Type | Spiny | Weakness | Fire | Location(s) | Doop Doop Dunes Grotto | |||
| Level | 8 | Experience | 125 (120) | Coins | 85 | Item drop | None - 0% Mix Badge - 100% | |||
| Notice: Stats in parentheses are from the game's Easy Mode. | ||||||||||
| Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam enemy | ||||||||||
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| Big Pokey (body segment) | ||||||||||
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HP | 16 | POW | 57 (48) | Defense | 51 (44) | Speed | 41 | ||
| Role | Support | Type | Normal | Weakness | Fire | Location(s) | Doop Doop Dunes Grotto | |||
| Level | 8 | Experience | 0 (0) | Coins | 0 | Item drop | None - 0% None - 0% | |||
| Notice: Stats in parentheses are from the game's Easy Mode. | ||||||||||
| Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam enemy | ||||||||||
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| Big Pokey (Boss Battle Ring) | ||||||||||
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HP | 648 | POW | 132 (122) | Defense | 123 (111) | Speed | 93 | ||
| Role | Battle Ring boss | Type | Spiny | Weakness | Fire | Location(s) | Arcade | |||
| Level | 18 | Experience | 0 (0) | Coins | 0 | Item drop | None - 0% None - 0% | |||
| Notice: Stats in parentheses are from the game's Easy Mode. | ||||||||||
| Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam enemy | ||||||||||
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| Big Pokey (body segment, Boss Battle Ring) | ||||||||||
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HP | 76 | POW | 132 (122) | Defense | 123 (111) | Speed | 93 | ||
| Role | Battle Ring support | Type | Spiny | Weakness | Fire | Location(s) | Arcade | |||
| Level | 18 | Experience | 0 (0) | Coins | 0 | Item drop | None - 0% None - 0% | |||
| Notice: Stats in parentheses are from the game's Easy Mode. | ||||||||||
Gallery[edit]
The assembled Big Pokey sprite from Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
Naming[edit]
Since the introduction of large-sized enemies as a concept in 1988, the Japanese monikers applied to individual variants has been varied, as have the localizations of these names. Standardization occurred around 2010, after which the localized adaptations of these names have also largely been consistent with the following schemes:
- 「でか」(Deka) is the preferred prefix applied to large enemies in most of the mainline Super Mario series of platformers. In English, this name is usually adapted as "Big" (e.g,「でかサンボ」(Deka Sanbo) is translated as "Big Pokey").
- 「ビッグ」(Biggu), a transliteration of the English "big," is the preferred prefix applied to the large enemies in the Yoshi series. Some of these were normal-sized enemies that have been increased in size by Kamek, as is the case with Pokey. In English, the bosses are not given uniformed names, instead granted unique ones reflective of their roles (e.g,「ビッグパタパタ」(Biggu Sanbo) is localized as "Punkey the Pokey Prince").
- 「ボス」(Bosu), transliterated from the English "boss," is an uncommon name applied to bosses that are larger members of a normal enemy species. Localization of this name varies by game.「ボスサンボ」(Bosu Sanbo), a boss from Paper Mario: Sticker Star and Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, is called "Tower Power Pokey" in English.
Names in other languages[edit]
The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media with which they are associated in the "Notes" column. Names exclusive to localizations of the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia are not prioritized due to concerns about circular reporting, and are only listed first for their respective languages if they are the only ones available.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | でかサンボ[1] Deka Sanbo |
Big Pokey | |
| Dutch | Reuzen-Pokey[2] | Giant Pokey | |
| French (NOA) | Pokey géant[3] | Giant Pokey | |
| French (NOE) | Maxi-Pokey[2] | Contraction of "maximum" with "Pokey" | |
| Méga Pokey[4] | Mega Pokey | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| German | Maxi-Pokey[2] | Contraction of "maximum" with "Pokey" | |
| Riesen-Pokey[5] | Giant Pokey | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| Italian | Marghibruco gigante[2] | Giant Pokey | |
| Mega Marghibruco[6] | Mega Pokey | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| Korean | 점보선인[7] Jeombo Seonin |
Jumbo Pokey | |
| Portuguese (NOE) | Catubola Gigante[2] | Giant Pokey | |
| Russian | Огромный поки[2] Ogromnyy poki |
Huge pokey | |
| Spanish | Gran Pokey[8][2][9] | Giant Pokey |
References[edit]
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "New Super Mario Bros. U" in『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 210.
- ^ a b c d e f g In-game name displayed during battle from Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (European release). (Stored internally as
o_bsambowithin theb_sys.msbtstring in the archiveMsg\EU_[language]\BMsg.dat.) - ^ In-game name displayed during battle from Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (Canadian French).
- ^ Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). "New Super Mario Bros. U" in Super Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 210.
- ^ Scholz, Sabine, and Benjamin Spinrath, editors (2017). "New Super Mario Bros. U" in Super Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre : 1985-2015. Translated by Yamada Hirofumi. Hamburg: Tokyopop (German). ISBN 978-3-8420-3653-6. Page 210.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "New Super Mario Bros. U" in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 210.
- ^ In-game name displayed during battle from Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (Korean). (Archived 28 May 2016 via YouTube by 김용녀.)
- ^ In-game name displayed during battle from Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (Latin American Spanish). (Archived 30 Jan. 2016 via YouTube by Red Shock Inc.)
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "New Super Mario Bros. U" in Enciclopedia Super Mario Bros. 30ª Aniversario. Translated by Gemma Tarrés. Barcelona: Editorial Planeta, S.A. (European Spanish). ISBN 978-84-9146-223-1. Page 210.
| Pokeys | |
|---|---|
| Characters | Mega Paper Macho Pokey • Mummipokey • Punkey the Pokey Prince • The Pokey Triplets • Tower Power Pokey |
| Species | Big Pokey • Blow Hard • Cactus Jack • Dark Pokey • Drool Hard • Green Pokey • Hanging Blow Hard • Mad Pokey • Poison Pokey • Pokey • Pokey (heading) • Pokey (projectile) • Pokey Head • Pokey Mummy • Pokey Pom • Pokeynut • Pokeyplant • Seedy Pod • Skellokey • Snow Pokey • Spiked Fun Guy (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island) • Spiky Snifit • Toothy |
