King Hisstocrat
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| King Hisstocrat | |
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 Artwork from Super Mario 3D World | |
| Species | Hisstocrat |
| First appearance | Super Mario 3D World (2013) |
| Latest appearance | Mario Tennis Fever (2026) |
King Hisstocrat, formerly known as simply Hisstocrat,[1] is a boss that first appeared in Super Mario 3D World as ruler of the eponymous species. A feminine variant of the boss known as Hisstocrat (pink) also appears in the same game.[2]
History[edit]
Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury[edit]
In Super Mario 3D World and its Nintendo Switch port, the male Hisstocrat is fought first as the boss of A Banquet with Hisstocrat, the second boss stage of World 3. Hisstocrat has only two attacks; one is to emerge from the ground and cause boulders to fall on the arena. The second attack is to send out snakes with plates on their heads for the players to jump on, which sometimes have Super Bells on them. Using those, the player can reach his only weak spot: the top of his head, where he has a large X-shaped bandage. While using the plates is the intended way, it is possible for Luigi and Rosalina to jump on Hisstocrat's head directly without the need of the plates by careful use of the Spin Jump. Players can also throw their allies on top of his head. After three hits, Hisstocrat is defeated, two large circles of coins appear, and the Warp Pipe to the Goal Pole as well as a Green Star are revealed.
The pink Hisstocrat serves as the boss of Hisstocrat Returns, with her attacks being similar to that of the male, except she has fireballs instead of boulders raining down to the ground, and she also spits fire.
In Boss Blitz, both Hisstocrats are fought at the same time. In this battle, both Hisstocrats have fireballs raining down, and when one Hisstocrat is hit, the other pauses and stares in shock, giving the player an opportunity to strike that one as well. This can be made easier by using Tanooki Mario. Similar to their previous battles, their defeat will cause a Warp Box, coin circles, and a Green Star to appear.
Mario Tennis Fever[edit]
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In Mario Tennis Fever, Hisstocrat is renamed to King Hisstocrat, while his underlings take on his former name, being renamed to Hisstocrats. King Hisstocrat appears as a boss in the Adventure mode, in the final section of the Foggy Swamp, blocking Baby Mario, Baby Luigi and the Toads from continuing on their raft.
In the first phase of the fight, King Hisstocrat periodically shoots out five fireballs, which drop onto random spots on the raft. Two Stone Spikes on each side of the boss throw spiked balls onto the raft, which Baby Mario and Baby Luigi can hit back towards King Hisstocrat to damage him.
After taking enough damage, King Hisstocrat pushes back the raft, before shooting out four waves of fireballs across the raft while the Toads row it back towards him. When reached again, King Hisstocrat and the Stone Spikes resume their behavior from the first phase, while three Hisstocrats emerge in front of King Hisstocrat. The Hisstocrats continuously emerge from the swamp, protecting King Hisstocrat, before slowly submerging back into the swamp. Hitting a Hisstocrat in the head with a spiked ball will cause it to submerge more quickly.
After taking enough damage, King Hisstocrat once again pushes back the raft, before shooting four denser waves of fireballs towards it. When the raft reaches him again, King Hisstocrat, the Stone Spikes, and the three Hisstocrats all resume their previous behavior. Two Hisstocrats also appear behind the Stone Spikes, periodically shooting fireballs, which travel across the field. These Hisstocrats can also be temporarily stunned by hitting them with a spiked ball, although this is not required.
When defeated, King Hisstocrat and all Hisstocrats around him disappear, allowing the characters to leave the Foggy Swamp. [3]
Appearance[edit]
The Hisstocrats appear to be giant round snakes. The male one is a bluish-purple color and has a red diamond pattern on his belly. He has a rounded snout, which looks like a somewhat flatter version of Yoshi's. The male Hisstocrat wears a royal outfit with a blue circular gem in the center. He has two yellow eyes with slits for pupils as well as white bandages in an "X" shape on top of his head, and he wears a golden crown. His mouth has four fangs and a rounded tongue with a small split in the middle. The female Hisstocrat is pink and has visible eyelashes, a gray tiara, and a lozenge-shaped gem.
Gallery[edit]
Artwork of Hisstocrat (pink) in Super Mario 3D World
Naming[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario 3D World | content/ObjectData/TentackHead.szs, content/ObjectData/TentackHeadLv2.szs, content/ObjectData/TentackTentacle.szs, content/ObjectData/TentackTentacleLv2.szs, content/ObjectData/TentackPillar.szs, content/ObjectData/TentackPillarWhite.szs | Tentack | A pun on "tentacle" and "attack" |
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.
King Hisstocrat[edit]
"King Hisstocrat", originally referred to as "Hisstocrat",[1] refers to the boss character from Super Mario 3D World, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, and Mario Tennis Fever. In the lattermost title, its name is prefixed with "king" to distinguish it from the smaller snakes that accompany it in Super Mario 3D World, referred to simply as "Hisstocrats" in Mario Tennis Fever.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | キングヘビースネーク[4] Kingu Hebī Sunēku |
King Heavy Snake; 「ヘビー」 is a derivation of 「蛇」 (hebi, "snake") | |
| ヘビースネーク[5][6][7] Hebī Sunēku |
Heavy Snake | Super Mario 3D World | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 沉重蛇[8] Chénzhòngshé (Mandarin) Chàhmjuhngsèh (Cantonese) |
Heavy Snake | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 沉重蛇[8] Chénzhòngshé (Mandarin) Chàhmjuhngsèh (Cantonese) |
Heavy Snake | |
| Dutch | Hisstocrat[5] | - | |
| French (Canadian) | De LaPersifle[5] | De La ("of the") with a surname or location-like derivation of persifler ("to scoff"); de La is a common particle in French surnames | |
| French (European) | Roi Mambaristo[9][10] | Roi ("king") with a portmanteau of "mamba" and aristocrate ("aristocrat") | |
| Mambaristo[5] | From "mamba" and aristocrate ("aristocrat"); this name is used in-game in the plural, which suggests that it is not specific to this character | Super Mario 3D World | |
| German | König von Zischel[11] | Von ("of") with a surname-like derivation of zischen ("to hiss"); von denotes nobility in German surnames | |
| Von Zischel[5][12] | Super Mario 3D World | ||
| Italian | Re Sibilanza[13] | King Hisstocrat | |
| Sua Sibilanza[5][14][15] | Portmanteau between Sua Altezza ("Your Highness") and sibilare ("to hiss") | Super Mario 3D World | |
| Korean | 헤비스네이크[8] Hebiseuneikeu |
Heavy Snake | |
| Portuguese | Sua Serpenteza[5][16] | From Sua Alteza ("His Highness") and serpente ("serpent") | |
| Russian | Гадейшество[5] Gadeyshestvo |
Play on гадюка (gadyuka, "viper") and Ваше Высочество (Vashe Vysochestvo, "Your Highness") | |
| Spanish | Su Serpestad[17][18] | Play on Su Majestad ("Your Majesty") and serpiente ("snake") | |
| Su Serpenteza[5][19] | Play on Su Alteza ("His Highness") and serpiente ("serpent") | Super Mario 3D World |
Hisstocrat (pink)[edit]
"Hisstocrat (pink)"[1] refers to the pink iteration of the boss character from Super Mario 3D World and Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ヘビースネーク（ピンク）[6][7] Hebī Sunēku (Pinku) |
Hisstocrat (Pink) | |
| French (European) | Reine Mambaristo[10] | Queen Hisstocrat | |
| German | Von Zischel (pink)[12] | Hisstocrat (pink) | |
| Italian | Sua Sibilanza rosa[14] | Pink Hisstocrat | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia (first edition) |
| Sua Sibilanza Regina[15] | Queen Hisstocrat | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia (second edition) | |
| Spanish (European) | Su Serpenteza rosa[19] | Pink Hisstocrat |
Notes[edit]
- The whistles they make sound very similar to the Flute in Wario Land 3. Both sounds are based on a stereotypical melody associated with snake charmers.
- The Hisstocrats are likely inspired by the eight-headed snake of Japanese folklore, Yamata no Orochi, additionally suggested by fact that their helpers are internally referred to as "Tentacles". Their appearance as fat snakes also resembles another Japanese mythical creature, the tsuchinoko.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c 2025. Super Mario 3D World. Mario Portal. Retrieved 2 Feb. 2026. (Archived October 3, 2024, 06:42:46 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ English Super Mario 3D World entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:46:25 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ Nintendo of America (January 8, 2026). Mario Tennis Fever – Overview Trailer – Nintendo Switch 2. YouTube. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
- ^ Nintendo 公式チャンネル (8 Jan. 2026). マリオテニス フィーバー 紹介映像 (4:14). YouTube (Japanese). Retrieved 8 Jan. 2026.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i In-game name for A Banquet with Hisstocrat from Super Mario 3D World (stored internally under
SystemMessage/StageName/GateKeeperTentackLv1Stage). - ^ a b Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario 3D World" 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 227.
- ^ a b 2025. スーパーマリオ 3Dワールド. Mario Portal. Retrieved 2 Feb. 2026. (Archived January 24, 2025, 11:36:37 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ a b c In-game name for A Banquet with Hisstocrat from Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury.
- ^ Galax (February 12, 2026). MARIO TENNIS FEVER FR #FIN (Mode Aventure) (1:46:47). French. Retrieved February 14, 2026 from YouTube.
- ^ a b Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). "Super Mario 3D World" in Super Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 227.
- ^ In-game name displayed during battle from Mario Tennis Fever (German). (Archived 15 Feb. 2025 via YouTube by Domtendo.)
- ^ a b Scholz, Sabine, and Benjamin Spinrath, editors (2017). "Super Mario 3D World" in Super Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre : 1985-2015. Translated by Yamada Hirofumi. Hamburg: Tokyopop (German). ISBN 978-3-8420-3653-6. Page 227.
- ^ «Re Sibilanza» – Boss healthbar from Mario Tennis Fever. MARIO TENNIS FEVER (5:07). Multiplayer.it (Italian). Retrieved from YouTube.
- ^ a b Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "Super Mario 3D World" in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 227.
- ^ a b Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2025). "Super Mario 3D World" in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia (2nd ed.). Translated by Alessandro Apreda. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 979-1259575760. Page 227.
- ^ In-game name displayed during battle from Mario Tennis Fever (Brazilian Portuguese).
- ^ In-game name displayed during battle from Mario Tennis Fever (European Spanish). (Archived 15 Feb. 2025 via YouTube by L0k0hGaming.)
- ^ In-game name displayed during battle from Mario Tennis Fever (Latin American Spanish).
- ^ a b Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "Super Mario 3D World" 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 227.
