Glowing rabbit
| Glowing rabbit | |
|---|---|
 Model from Super Mario 64 DS | |
| Appears in | Super Mario 64 DS (2004) |
| Variant of | Rabbit |
- “But don't even get any ideas about catching all of us, OK, bub? It's impossible!”
- —Glowing rabbit, Super Mario 64 DS
Glowing rabbits[1] are a rare, shiny type of rabbit that appears only in Super Mario 64 DS. These rabbits appear to be white with sparkles appearing from their bodies. Much like the regular rabbits, glowing rabbits are modeled after MIPS from the original game.
When 50 Power Stars are collected and the Toad in the Rec Room is spoken to, glowing rabbits start to randomly appear around the Mushroom Castle in place of the player characters' other rabbits once that rabbit has been caught at least once. Each time the area a rabbit is in is loaded, there is a 1/32 chance for each eligible rabbit to be glowing, or a 1/16 chance if the player has collected at least 80 Stars. This means it can be more efficient to wait to search for the glowing rabbits until more Stars have been collected. There are eight glowing rabbits in total. When any glowing rabbit before the eighth one is caught, the player gets a chance to save their progress. Once all eight glowing rabbits are caught, the player is rewarded with a key that unlocks the empty room (the white-bordered door to the right of Wario's switching room) in the princess's room, which houses a secret Power Star. Glowing rabbits no longer appear after the player finds all of them, and Boo laughs are heard if the player enters the empty room again after obtaining its Star.
The final glowing rabbit caught states that it is the eldest of the glowing rabbits. Additionally, they appear to be related to each other and are all male, as each rabbit then before the last one states that it is the "second fastest of [its] eight brothers."
Gallery[edit]
Yoshi gets the key to the empty room after catching the final glowing rabbit.
Screenshot from Super Mario 64 DS
Names in other languages[edit]
The name directly from Super Mario 64 DS in 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.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ひかるうさぎ[2] Hikaru Usagi |
Glowing Rabbit | |
| French (NOE) | Lapin luisant[3] | Shiny rabbit | |
| German | Glänzende Kaninchen[4] | Shiny Rabbit | |
| Italian | Coniglio splendente[5] | Shining rabbit | |
| Coniglio Scintillante[6] | Sparkling Rabbit | Nintendo La Rivista Ufficiale | |
| Korean | 빛나는 토끼[7] Binnaneun Tokki |
Shining Rabbit | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Conejo brillante[8] | Bright rabbit |
Notes[edit]
- It is possible to collect all eight glowing rabbits by repeatedly respawning a single rabbit or set of rabbits until one generates as glowing eight times. For example, as Yoshi, the player can exit the castle's front doors, after which three rabbits will always be in the Castle Grounds. If one is glowing, the player can catch it. After doing so, the player can reenter the castle and then exit it again. They can continue doing this until they find another glowing rabbit and catch that one. Every time Yoshi enters and exits the castle's doors, there is a 9.1% chance at least one of the three rabbits is glowing (17.6% chance if the player has collected at least 80 Stars).
- By using a certain method involving restarting the game at certain points, the RNG of the rabbits can be manipulated to guarantee two glowing rabbits in the Castle Grounds each time the manipulation is completed.[9] This allows glowing rabbits to be caught much more quickly and reliably.
References[edit]
- ^ "You caught a glowing rabbit! But you still have [x] more to catch!" – In-game text, Super Mario 64 DS
- ^ 「カギは ひかるうさぎがぬすんだようだ。」– Lakitu Bros. after attempting to open the door to the empty room (2 Dec. 2004). Super Mario 64 DS by Nintendo EAD. Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Japanese).
- ^ « On dirait que ce lapin luisant a volé la clé. Combien de lapins reste-t-il ? » – Lakitu Bros. after attempting to open the door to the empty room (11 Mar. 2005). Super Mario 64 DS by Nintendo EAD. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (French).
- ^ „Dieses glänzende Kaninchen hat den Schlüssel geklaut. Wie viele Kaninchen sind noch übrig?“ – Lakitu Bros. after attempting to open the door to the empty room (11 Mar. 2005). Super Mario 64 DS by Nintendo EAD. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German).
- ^ «Un coniglio splendente ha rubato la chiave. Quanti conigli ci sono ancora?» – Lakitu Bros. after attempting to open the door to the empty room (11 Mar. 2005). Super Mario 64 DS by Nintendo EAD. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Italian).
- ^ Andrea Minini Saldini (Apr. 2005). Nintendo La Rivista Ufficiale Numero 38. Milan: Future Media Italy SpA (Italian). Page 90.
- ^ "빛나는 토끼를 잡았다! 남은 토끼는 앞으로 2마리 지금. 저장할까요?" – Lakitu Bros. after catching a glowing rabbit (26 July 2007). Super Mario 64 DS by Nintendo EAD. Nintendo of Korea Co., Ltd. (Korean). (Archived 24 May 2024 via YouTube by Sendan.)
- ^ «Parece que el conejo brillante ese robó la llave. ¿Cuántos conejos quedan?» – Lakitu Bros. after attempting to open the door to the empty room (11 Mar. 2005). Super Mario 64 DS by Nintendo EAD. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (European Spanish).
- ^ Glowing Rabbit RNG Manipulation
