Heavy Zed
| Heavy Zed | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Artwork | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins (1992) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 4-koma Daikōshin (1995) | ||
| |||
Heavy Zeds,[1] also referred to as simply Owls,[2] are allies in Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins. They are large owls usually found sleeping.
History[edit]
Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins[edit]
Heavy Zeds appear in the final level of Tree Zone, the Owl Course, in Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins. A Heavy Zed, normally asleep, wakes up when Mario approaches, then he can stand on the Heavy Zed to move to a different area.
Similar owl counterparts appear in later titles, including Hoot from Super Mario 64 and the owls in the Wario Land series.
Super Mario Kodansha manga[edit]
In the Super Mario Kodansha manga, a Heavy Zed is one of the few creatures of Mario Land to not been affected by Wario's brainwashing, since it was asleep. After Mario, Princess Peach, and Battle Beetle get out of the Bee Hive Course, the Heavy Zed helps Mario to reach the top of the Tree Zone to fight Big Bird.
In Super Mario Land 2 - 6-tsu no Kinka 3, during the final battle, Heavy Zed saves Luigi from falling from a pillar, and helps him defeat Kurokyura, then, after Luigi gets petrified by Wario, Heavy Zed helps Mario escape various flying pointy obstacles and redirect them against Wario. However, Wario gets the upperhand by petrifying Mario and Heavy Zed into statues and, about to shoot them with a fireball, Bear takes the impact of the projectile, saving Mario and Heavy Zed, but the latter gets knocked out. He is alive and well at the end, celebrating Wario's defeat with the other creatures.
In Daimaru Roketto's chapter in Super Mario 4-koma Daikōshin, Heavy Zeds have two skits dedicated to them. In the first on, a Heavy Zed yells at Mario to clean his shoes before stepping on their heads, another one loses altitude blaming Mario for gaining a few extra pounds.
Super Mario-kun[edit]
In Super Mario-kun, a sleepy Heavy Zed is a supporting character in chapter 3 of volume 7. While attacking Mario, a Battle Beetle punches the branch the owl was sleeping on, falling on the beetle and squashing it under its weight. While struggling to keep it awake, Mario and Carrot ride it to arrive to Big Bird's nest. During the fight, it delivers a Bonus Bell and Carrot rings it, obtaining a Fire Flower from the Crane game, which Mario uses to beat the boss, who surrenders, but reveals that his Golden Coin is hidden in one of his eggs. The chapter ends with the Heavy Zed immediately finding the Golden Coin, but falls asleep, while Mario and Carrot keep on searching, unaware of the situation.
In chapter 7 of volume 10, the Heavy Zed carries Luigi and the now-freed inhabitants of Mario Land to watch the final battle.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins[edit]
- Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console manual description:
- English:
This isn't really an enemy; it's a sleeping owl. If Mario climbs onto this owl's head, it'll wake up and give Mario a ride. Heavy Zed has other friends that will give Mario a ride, too.
- English:
Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]
| グー (JP) / Heavy Zed (EN) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Original text (Japanese) | Translation | ||
| フライ |
Tribe | Fly clan | |
| Disposition | Kind | ||
| ランド2 | Game appearances | Land 2 | |
いつち |
He's one of the few people on Mario's side.
Mr. Owl looks a little sleepy. He is a very big character, which makes one nervous when meeting him for the first time, but he is not an enemy. He is a kind character who carries Mario on his head. | ||
Gallery[edit]
Sprite from Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins
Naming[edit]
The first word of its name, "Heavy", supposedly refers to "heavy sleeper" while the second word, "Zed", refers to the British English pronunciation of "Z", commonly used as an onomatopoeia for snoring.
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 they are associated with in the "notes" column.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | グー Gū |
From「ぐう」(gū, "snore"); shared with the owl from Wario Land II | [4][5][6][7] | |
| Dutch | Heavy Zed | - | [8]:32 | |
| French | Zed l'Assoupi | Zed the Sleepy | [8]:14 | |
| German | Müder Zed | Tired Zed | [9] | |
| Italian | Heavy Zed | - | [10][11] | |
| Uccellino sovrappeso | Obese birdie | Club Nintendo | [12] | |
| Civetta | Little owl | [13] | ||
| Ciccio Zed | Fat Zed | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | [14][15] | |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Heavy Zed | - | [16] | |
| Spanish (Europe) | Pesado Zed | Heavy Zed | [17] |
References[edit]
- ^ 1992. Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 14.
- ^ Reynolds, Gerard, et al. (August 1993). Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #5. Trielle Corporation (Australian English). Page 56.
- ^ November 20, 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). Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-259067-9. Page 66.
- ^ Itoi, Shigesato, Takashi Watanabe, Hiroyuki Jinnai (APE), Jin Kobayashi, Ryuji Osawa, and Shigeo Tanabe, editors (1992). 『スーパーマリオランド2 - 6つの金貨任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan. ISBN 4-09-102413-0. Page 10.
- ^ Motoyama, Kazuki (6 July 1993). Super Mario Land 2 - 6-tsu no Kinka 1, Super Mario, vol. 18. Tokyo: Kodansha (Japanese). ISBN 4-06-319398-5. Page 7.
- ^ 2011. 『スーパーマリオランド２ ６つの金貨』 (Electronic Manual). Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Japanese). Page 32.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins" 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 76.
- ^ a b 1992. Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins Instruction Booklet / mode d'emploi. Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (French, Dutch).
- ^ 1992. Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins Spieleanleitung. Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 15.
- ^ 1992. Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins Manuale di Istruzioni. Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Italian). Page 14.
- ^ 2011. Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins (Electronic Manual). Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Italian). Tab 13.
- ^ Fletcher, John, editor in chief (1992). "Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins" in Club Nintendo, vol. 6. Linea Gig S.p.a., Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Italian). Page 26.
- ^ Fletcher, John, editor in chief (1993). "Super Mario Land 2" in Club Nintendo, vol. 1. Linea Gig S.p.a., Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Italian). Page 22.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins" in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 76.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2025). "Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins" in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia (2nd ed.). Translated by Alessandro Apreda. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 979-1259575760. Page 76.
- ^ 2011. Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins (Electronic Manual). Nintendo of America (Latin American Spanish). Tab 14.
- ^ https://www.scribd.com/document/614351143/Super-Mario-Land-2-6-Golden-Coins
