Coach (Super Mario Galaxy)
- This article is about a large penguin. For other subjects of the same name, see Coach.
| Coach | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Super Mario Galaxy 2 | |
| Species | Penguin |
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) |
- “Nice job on the test! But...are you even one of my students?”
- —Coach, Super Mario Galaxy
Coach is a character introduced in Super Mario Galaxy. He is a big penguin who assists Mario in certain water-based galaxies. Unlike the large, blue-colored penguins from Super Mario 64, both Coach and Penguru have plumage that makes them resemble great penguins. There is another penguin character in Super Mario Galaxy referred to as "Coach" by Yellow Toad, but this character is given a distinct name in the original Japanese script that differentiates the two.
History[edit]
Super Mario Galaxy[edit]
Coach is a non-playable character in Super Mario Galaxy. He can be found in the Loopdeeloop Galaxy, the Beach Bowl Galaxy, and the Loopdeeswoop Galaxy. Coach is the instructor of his own swimming class in the Beach Bowl Galaxy. He appears in all of the missions, though not with any major role. In the Sunken Treasure mission, he tells Mario that his students are being distracted by "sparklies," and sends Mario to collect them. In the second mission, Passing the Swim Test, Coach offers Mario a chance to get a Power Star if he collects a Gold Shell and brings it to him. His role is greatly diminished for the third mission, where he only tells Mario not to break the wall to the undersea cavern. In the purple coin mission, he tells Mario that his class is having free time and wants Mario to play nice. Coach is also the instructor of ray surfing in the Loopdeeloop Galaxy and Loopdeeswoop Galaxy. If Mario manages to surf on Ray to the end of the water course, he is awarded a Power Star.
Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]
Coach is a non-playable character in Super Mario Galaxy 2. He wears a blue band on his arm, not red like before. Coach is encountered in the Cosmic Cove Galaxy, where he appears in only two missions, Twin Falls Hideaway and Exploring the Cosmic Cavern. In the former, Coach would tell Mario that he is the swimming coach and that his students are all out in the water swimming; while in the latter, he informs Mario that there is a Luma trapped in a cage and that everyone is out looking for the key to open it. Once again, his role is minimal in the game.
Profiles[edit]
Super Mario Galaxy trading card[edit]
| Image | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
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Coach | If there's one thing penguins need to know how to do, it's swim! That's Coach's primary job as a swim instructor. But when Mario arrives in the Beach Bowl Galaxy, Coach stops to help him find one of the Power Stars in the area—that is, if Mario can bring him a Gold Shell. A tall black penguin, Coach also teaches Mario (and Luigi) how to use those shells to swim faster. |
Gallery[edit]
Artwork from Super Mario Galaxy
Concept artwork from Super Mario Galaxy
Model from Super Mario Galaxy
Flag texture from Super Mario Galaxy
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ペンギンコーチ[2][3] Pengin Kōchi |
Penguin Coach; called「コーチ」(Kōchi, "Coach") for short[1] | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 教练[4] Jiàoliàn (Mandarin) Gaaulihn (Cantonese) |
Coach | |
| French (NOA) | Entraîneur[5] | Coach | |
| French (NOE) | Coach[6][7][8] | - | |
| German | Lehrer[9] | Instructor | |
| Coach[10] | - | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| Italian | Istruttore[11][12] | Instructor | |
| Allenatore[13] | Trainer | ||
| Korean | 코치[14] Kochi |
Coach | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Entrenador[15] | Trainer | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Entrenador[16] | Trainer | |
| Coach[17] | - | Super Mario Galaxy Official Sticker Collection |
References[edit]
- ^ 「オマエも試験 受けるの？ なら、コーチのとこ行け」– Penguin during "Passing the Swim Test" (1 Nov. 2007). Super Mario Galaxy by Nintendo EAD Tokyo. Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Japanese).
- ^ Aoyagi, Masayuki, editor (2007). 『スーパーマリオギャラクシーコンプリートガイド』(Super Mario Galaxy Complete Guide). Tokyo: Enterbrain (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-7577-3943-7. Page 10.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). 『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 126, 158.
- ^ "你是来参加测验的吗？去找教练吧！" – Penguin during "Passing the Swim Test" (22 Mar. 2018). Super Mario Galaxy by Nintendo EAD Tokyo. Nintendo (Simplified Chinese).
- ^ "Tu passes-tu l'examen? Va trouver l'Entraîneur!" – Penguin during "Passing the Swim Test" (12 Nov. 2007). Super Mario Galaxy by Nintendo EAD Tokyo. Nintendo of America (Canadian French).
- ^ "Toi aussi, tu veux passer l'examen? Alors, va voir le Coach." – Penguin during "Passing the Swim Test" (16 Nov. 2007). Super Mario Galaxy by Nintendo EAD Tokyo. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (French).
- ^ 2010. Super Mario Galaxy Official Sticker Collection (French Edition). Barcelona: E-max, EnterPLAY (French). Page 6.
- ^ Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). "Super Mario Galaxy" in Super Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 126.
- ^ "Du nimmst auch am Test teil? Dann rede mit dem Lehrer!" – Penguin during "Passing the Swim Test" (16 Nov. 2007). Super Mario Galaxy by Nintendo EAD Tokyo. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German).
- ^ Scholz, Sabine, and Benjamin Spinrath, editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy" in Super Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre : 1985-2015. Translated by Yamada Hirofumi. Hamburg: Tokyopop (German). ISBN 978-3-8420-3653-6. Page 126.
- ^ "Sulla testa dell'istruttore... Hihihih!" – Penguin during "Passing the Swim Test" (16 Nov. 2007). Super Mario Galaxy by Nintendo EAD Tokyo. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Italian).
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 126, 158.
- ^ "Il mantasurfing è abbastanza complicato! Ascolta bene l'allenatore!" – Penguin during "Surfing 101" (16 Nov. 2007). Super Mario Galaxy by Nintendo EAD Tokyo. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Italian).
- ^ "너도 시험 볼래? 그럼 코치님한테 가 봐" – Penguin during "Passing the Swim Test" (4 Sept. 2008). Super Mario Galaxy by Nintendo EAD Tokyo. Nintendo of Korea Co., Ltd. (Korean).
- ^ "¿Vas a tomar el examen? En ese caso, busca al Entrenador." – Penguin during "Passing the Swim Test" (12 Nov. 2007). Super Mario Galaxy by Nintendo EAD Tokyo. Nintendo of America (Latin American Spanish).
- ^ "¿Quieres presentarte al examen? Entonces habla con el entrenador." – Penguin during "Passing the Swim Test" (16 Nov. 2007). Super Mario Galaxy by Nintendo EAD Tokyo. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (European Spanish).
- ^ 2009. Super Mario Galaxy Official Sticker Collection (Spanish Edition). Barcelona: E-max, EnterPLAY (European Spanish). Page 6.
