Hisstocrat
- This article is about the boss from Super Mario 3D World. For the musical theme, see Hisstocrat (theme).
| Hisstocrat | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Super Mario 3D World | |
| Species | Snake |
| First appearance | Super Mario 3D World (2013) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021) |
The Hisstocrats are bosses appearing in Super Mario 3D World and Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, with both a violet-colored male and a pink-colored female version, each with several smaller snakes. They are named as a portmanteau of the words "hiss", a sound made by snakes, and "aristocrat", referring to their regal attire. The pink Hisstocrat is also referred to as Hisstocrat (pink).[1]
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 for the players to jump on, which sometimes have Super Bells on them. If the plate is cracked, the snake will bite and damage players if they stand on it for too long. Hisstocrat sometimes commands his helpers to sink beneath the sand. Occasionally, Hisstocrat will send a snake without a plate to attack, which is telegraphed by the snake's eyes emerging from the ground first before coming up. These snakes cannot be used as platforms, as they will simply bite the player if they attempt to stand on them. His only weak spot is the top of his head, where he has a large X-shaped bandage. The player must use the plates provided the other snakes as platforms in order to reach this weak point, although 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 female Hisstocrat serves as the boss of Hisstocrat Returns, with her attacks being similar to that of her male counterpart, 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.
Appearance[edit]
The Hisstocrats appear to be giant, round snakes. The male one is bluish purple and has a red diamond pattern on his belly. He has a rounded snout, which looks like a somewhat flatter version of Yoshi's. He wears a royal outfit with a blue, circular gem in the center. He has two yellow eyes with slits for pupils, white bandages in an "X" shape on top of his head, and wears a golden crown. His mouth has four fangs and a rounded tongue with a small split in the middle. The female one is magenta, has visible eyelashes, a gray tiara, and a lozenge-shaped gem.
The male helpers are a cyan color with a tan underbelly and they carry red plates, while the female ones are magenta and have blue plates.
Gallery[edit]
Artwork of Hisstocrat (pink)
Hisstocrat's helpers
Hisstocrat's helpers with broken plates
One of Hisstocrat's helpers biting
Naming[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Hisstocrat[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ヘビースネーク[2][3] Hebīsunēku |
Heavy Snake;「ヘビー」is a derivation of「蛇」(hebi, "snake") | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 沉重蛇[4] Chénzhòngshé (Mandarin) Chàhmjuhngsèh (Cantonese) |
Heavy Snake | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 沉重蛇[4] Chénzhòngshé (Mandarin) Chàhmjuhngsèh (Cantonese) |
Heavy Snake | |
| Dutch | Hisstocrat[2] | - | |
| French (NOA) | De LaPersifle[2] | 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 (NOE) | Mambaristo[2] | From "mamba" and aristocrate ("aristocrat") | |
| Roi Mambaristo[5] | King Hisstocrat | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| German | Von Zischel[2][6] | Von ("of") with a surname-like derivation of zischen ("to hiss"); von denotes nobility in German surnames | |
| Italian | Sua Sibilanza[2][7] | Portmanteau between Sua Altezza ("Your Highness") and sibilare ("to hiss") | |
| Korean | 헤비스네이크[4] Hebiseuneikeu |
Heavy Snake | |
| Portuguese (NOE) | Sua Serpenteza[2] | From Sua Alteza ("His Highness") and serpente ("serpent") | |
| Russian | Гадейшество[2] Gadeyshestvo |
Play on гадюка (gadyuka, "viper") and Ваше Высочество (Vashe Vysochestvo, "Your Highness") | |
| Spanish | Su Serpenteza[2][8] | Play on Su Alteza ("His Highness") and serpiente ("serpent") |
Hisstocrat (pink)[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ヘビースネーク（ピンク）[3] Hebīsunēku (Pinku) |
Hisstocrat (Pink) | |
| French (NOE) | Reine Mambaristo[5] | Queen Hisstocrat | |
| German | Von Zischel (pink)[6] | Hisstocrat (pink) | |
| Italian | Sua Sibilanza rosa[7] | Pink Hisstocrat | |
| Spanish | Su Serpenteza rosa[8] | Pink Hisstocrat |
Helper snake[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 小さなヘビースネーク[3] Chiisana Hebīsunēku |
Small Hisstocrat;「 |
|
| French (NOE) | Mambaristo[5] | Hisstocrat; named in relation to Roi Mambaristo ("King Hisstocrat") within the source | |
| German | Kleinen Artgenosse[6] | Small conspecific | |
| Italian | Piccolo serpente[7] | Small snake | |
| Spanish | Pequeña Serpenteza[8] | Little 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.
- The Hisstocrats and their helpers are somewhat similar to the Sandmaargh enemies from Super Mario 3D Land, both of them being reptilian enemies that burrow out of the sand and may attempt to bite the player.
- Bitefrosts from Super Mario Odyssey also resemble Hisstocrat's helpers in their behavior and function. Both are tall enemies that come up from the ground, are used as platforms to reach higher places, and may bite the player if they stand on them for too long.
References[edit]
- ^ 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.)
- ^ 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 c 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 c In-game name for A Banquet with Hisstocrat from Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b c 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 c 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.
