Editing Cobrat

{{about|the enemy debuting in ''Super Mario Bros. 2''|the enemy in ''Wario World''|[[Cobra]]}}

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|image=[[File:Cobrat SMB2.jpg|100px]]<br>Artwork of a '''Cobrat'''.

|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])<br>(''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'')

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|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' ([[List of games by date#2011|2011]])

 

'''Cobrats''' are large desert-dwelling snakes that were first seen in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', where they would unexpectedly spring from sand or [[vase]]s. Their name is a portmanteau of "brat" and "[[wikipedia:cobra|cobra]]", which is a kind of snake famous for being [[wikipedia:Snake charming|charmed]] out of vases or baskets through the use of flute-like musical instruments. Perhaps in reference to this, they are said to be under the command of [[Wart]].<ref name=ajar>"''Usually asleep in a jar, it moves on Wart's command, often appearing in the dreams of Toad.''" - ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' instruction booklet, page 25 (Cobrat description).</ref> The ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' boss [[Tryclyde]] resembles a three-headed Cobrat.

====''Super Mario Bros. 2''====

[[File:Cobrat.PNG|left]]

In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', Cobrats [[jump]] out of the sand or [[vase]]s to attack, and most of them can spit out black projectiles similar to [[Snifits]]. They appear in the desert levels and are easy to defeat if in a line; the player can throw one and cause a domino effect. They can be avoided easily and only pose a threat when in large numbers.

====''Super Mario Bros. 3'' ports====

[[File:GrassLandKing-cobrat.png|left]]

In the version of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' included in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', the [[Kings|king]] who rules [[Grass Land]] is changed into a Cobrat by [[Larry Koopa]].

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[[File:CartoonCobrat.jpg|thumb|left|A typical Cobrat from ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]''.]]  

Cobrats appeared several times on ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', where their size varied from minuscule to exceptionally large. The role of Cobrats in the show varied, as they would occasionally appear as enemy monsters and on other occasions would be used as handheld weaponry, capable of firing small, exploding black orbs. They have even been used as transportation in the episode [[Star Koopa]]. A Cobrat also appeared in [[Butch Mario & the Luigi Kid]] where Sheriff Mouser used it as a weapon.

===Nintendo Comics System===

In the [[Nintendo Comics System]] story ''[[Just Deserts]]'', two Cobrats, which are capable of speech, appear as inhabitants of [[Bowser]]'s desert fortress; the story itself makes it ambiguous as to whether or not these two Cobrats are actually affiliated with Bowser or simply live in his pyramid fortress.

===Nintendo Adventure Books===

In ''[[Leaping Lizards]]'', an unnamed Cobrat competes in the International Mushroom Games as a member of a team called the Sneaks. It participates in the Beetlebowl (an all-team event) and the Super Triple Jump, where it leaps by coiling its body up like a spring.

===''Super Mario-Kun''===

[[File:Cobrat SuperMarioKun.jpg|thumb|left]]

In volume 8 of ''[[Super Mario-Kun]]'', a Cobrat breaks out of a fake drink vending machine located in a desert. [[Yoshi]] shortly eats it. More Cobrats appear out of vases. [[Birdo]] tries shooting eggs at one, but the Cobrat eats them. Mario then dives into a vase to obtain a [[POW Block]]. He then uses it to defeat the Cobrats.

After a very long absence, Cobrats, known simply as '''Snakes'''<ref>[[Nintendo Power]] issue 185 (November 2004), p. 116</ref>, reappear in ''[[Mario Pinball Land]]''. They are a common enemy in the [[Shifting Sands Stage]]. In this game, they do not spit bullets and are green instead of red. Their vases are also absent.

===''Mario Kart 7''===

Cobrats appear on the stage [[Shy Guy Bazaar]] in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]''. They hide in vases which move around in attempt to delay the racers. When crashed into, several Cobrats spring out. The vase immediately reappears after the shattered vase vanishes. As in ''Mario Pinball Land'', the Cobrats are colored green rather than red, and, they make squawking noises when they leave their vases. Within the same stage, red Cobrat sprites from ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' make up some of the motifs decorating the red-colored carpets found throughout the course - specifically, those covering the market stalls.

SMB2 Cobrat.png|''Super Mario Bros. 2''

Cobrat SMBtrue.png|''Super Mario Bros. 2''

Cobrat - Super Mario Bros. Print World.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. Print World]]''

|Jap=ガラゲーロ<ref>''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' instruction booklet, page 34.</ref><ref>Sawada. ''Super Mario-Kun'', volume 8, p. 28. (Accessed on 9-24-14)</ref><br>''Garagēro''<br>コブラ<ref>https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/bmvj/time_s3.html</ref><ref>[https://i.imgur.com/fOYyN97.jpg ''Super Mario Ball'' Shogakukan book]</ref><br>''Kobura''

|JapM=No specific meaning.<br><br>Literally Cobra.

|ChiM=Gerasnake

*The game ''Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa'' features a boss that resembles Cobrat or Tryclyde.

*The manual of ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' states that Cobrats often appear in [[Toad]]'s dreams.<ref name=ajar/>

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