Little Mouser
- This article is about the mouse enemies. For the Little Mouser character from Paper Mario, see Little Mouser (character). For the boss from Super Mario Bros. 2, see Mouser.
- "Squeek" redirects here. It is not to be confused with Squeak, Squeaks, or Squeekly.
- "Mowz" redirects here. For the Little Mouser character from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, see Ms. Mowz.
| Little Mouser | |||
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 Artwork of a Little Mouser from Yoshi's Crafted World | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) | ||
| Latest appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024) | ||
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- “There's been an incident. Holly Koopa's Candy was stolen. ...Our only suspect is...Mowz!”
- —Shy Guy, Mario Party 8
Little Mousers[1][2] are a species of small, blue, black or purple mice-like creatures who wear bandanas that obscure their faces.
History[edit]
Yoshi series[edit]
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]
Little Mousers first appear in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, where they attempt to steal Yoshi's eggs and scurry away with them into their burrows. Ordinarily, they appear blue with yellow ears and red-orange feet. However, in a secret area of KEEP MOVING!!!! they appear black with teal ears and dark teal feet. Like many blue enemies in the game, their artwork instead depicts them as purple with red feet. Little Skull Mousers also appear, and are just like normal Little Mousers, except they wear skulls on their heads, move solely by jumping, and will not steal eggs until the skull is removed from the Little Mouser.
Yoshi's New Island[edit]
Little Mousers, along with Little Skull Mousers, both under their original name, also appear in Yoshi's New Island. They act the same as in their first appearance. They appear in Inside the Outside and Harry Hedgehog's Labyrinth.
Yoshi's Woolly World / Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World[edit]
Little Mousers reappear in Yoshi's Woolly World and Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World. These games have a hand-crafted aesthetic, so Little Mousers are made from yarn. They are indigo, but have orange feet. Their ears are buttons. They only appear in Duplicitous Delve. If there are no yarn balls or Poochy Pups on the platform that a Little Mouser is on, then Little Mousers are disinterested and only walk back and forth while frequently stopping in place. If they bump into each other, they stop to investigate the area, then turn around. If there yarn balls or Poochy Pups, Little Mousers move faster, and now move the yarn balls or Poochy Pups. If a Little Mouser looking for these items is close enough to Yoshi, it will only come closer when Yoshi's back is turned. If Yoshi faces them, they retreat to the edge of this boundary, then turn to face Yoshi while hopping impatiently. Little Mousers aim to reach yarn balls or Poochy Pups, and if they are huddled behind Yoshi through his looking up and crouching actions, Little Mousers walk right up to Yoshi's back without touching him. If a Little Mouser succeeds in reaching a yarn ball they grab the ball and run away from Yoshi. While they act to steal Poochy Pups, they are unable to actually pick them up. Little Mousers with yarn balls can jump over Little Mousers without yarn balls. If a Little Mouser with a yarn ball reaches a wall, it will jump into the foreground and leave the course. Eaten Little Mousers turn into blue yarn balls, which is a different shade from the enemy. Duplicitous Delve has red Warp Pipes that continuously spawn Little Mousers, making yarn ball robbery a persistent threat in many parts of the course.
In Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World, Little Mouser's AI breaks if it is frozen using a ice watermelon after stealing a yarn ball. Frozen Little Mousers drop their yarn ball, if any. After the Little Mouser thaws, it acts as though it is still holding a yarn ball.
Yoshi's Crafted World[edit]
Little Mousers reappear in Yoshi's Crafted World. Here, they hold onto magnets, and throw Coins to each other. One also steals the Blue Dream Gem, before the Tin-Can Condor boss fight. A Little Mouser also appears as a cut cardboard craft hanging on a hook in Mr. Geary's Factory.
Mario Kart: Super Circuit[edit]
Little Mousers later appear under the name of Mouser[3] or Mice[4] in Mario Kart: Super Circuit as obstacles in the Cheese Land course. However, they are replaced by two Chain Chomps in the course's reappearance in the Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8 DLC pack and the base game of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
Paper Mario series[edit]
Paper Mario[edit]
Little Mousers appear in Paper Mario as friendly NPCs, localized as Nomadimice; they are found in Dry Dry Outpost, which they have inhabited since ancient times. One of them named Moustafa gives Mario the Pulse Stone, which is necessary to open the secret path to Dry Dry Ruins. A purple one called Little Mouser runs Little Mouser's Shop and is one of Moustafa's close confidants. A wandering Nomadimouse is found along the path in Dry Dry Desert and is part of the game's letter sidequest.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]
In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Little Mousers, known as Squeeks in the GameCube version, are shown to be one of the primary inhabitants of Rogueport and Rogueport Underground; a white Little Mouser, known as Ms. Mowz also appears as an optional partner of Mario. Lumpy's diary also references the Little Mousers found in Dry Dry Outpost, particularly Moustafa.
Mario Party series[edit]
Mario Party Advance[edit]
- “We shall meet again.”
- —Mouser, Mario Party Advance
In Mario Party Advance, Little Mouser, localized simply as Mouser, appears as the boss and owner of the Duel Tower. Mouser is a skilled duelist himself, as he "even battled it out with Bowser!" according to his in-game description. When the player first enters the tower, they are greeted by Mouser, who then asks if they know about the "duelist greeting" or not. If the correct answer is given ("Chaaaaarge!"), then the Duel Tower quest starts.
As the player duels with both Whomp and Salvo, Mouser appears between stages to cheer the player on. On the third, Mouser himself is fought at the game Chicken! Once he is beaten, he says that only the player can stop Bowser from conquering the world and lets the player keep the tower minigames. The ending said that he was bummed that Whomp left the Duel Tower.
Mario Party 8[edit]
In Mario Party 8, Little Mouser, localized as Mowz (or Mouser),[5] is a recurring character. It first appears in King Boo's Haunted Hideaway. If a ? Space is landed on inside the mansion, Mowz will let the player spin a wheel with a pinball inside. Depending on which one of three holes on the wheel the ball lands in (Coins, Star, or Candy), it will steal an item from a random opponent for the player.
Another appearance of Mowz is in Shy Guy's Perplex Express. If a player lands on one of the ? Spaces above the train, a Shy Guy comes and tells the character that Holly Koopa's candy was stolen. A suspect during the event can be either Mowz or Bandit. If the player correctly remembers which car Mowz was on, they are rewarded with 20 coins if played in a 4-player Party Tent or 10 coins in Duel Mode and Star Battle Arena.
It can also be seen in the Star Carnival in the menu screen. Other characters walking in the Star Carnival are Koopas, Shy Guys, and Chain Chomps.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
A Little Mouser appears in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as a spirit. It gives the fighter increased jump and movement speed.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Yoshi series[edit]
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island[edit]
- Shogakukan guide: このネズミ小僧、ヨッシーのタマゴを盗んでしまう。[6] (This little mouse boy steals Yoshi's eggs.)
- Player's Guide: They'll steal an egg and make Mario cry. Hey, someone call the Pied Piper![1]
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]
- Shogakukan guide: とてもすばしっこいネズミ。ヨッシーが
持 っているタマゴをぬすんで、逃 げて行 く。[7] (A very quick mouse. It steals Yoshi's eggs and runs away.)
Yoshi's New Island[edit]
- Shogakukan guide:
背後 から接触 されるとタマゴを１つ盗 まれる。タマゴを奪 われても、ダメージは受 けない。ヨッシーと向 き合 うと近 づいてこないので、そのときに食 べよう。[8] (If you are contacted from behind, one of your eggs will be stolen. Even if the egg is stolen, you will not be damaged. If it faces Yoshi, it will not approach you, so you can eat it then.)
Yoshi's Crafted World[edit]
- Website description:
- English (United States):
Want to hold onto your coins? Keep your distance from these rascally enemies, who love to play keep away.
- English (United States):
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
| Spirit #308 Little Mouser | ||
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Series/game | Yoshi Series |
| Type | Support | |
| Slots | 1 | |
| Class | Novice | |
| Strength / effect(s) | Lightweight | |
| How to obtain | Spirit Board | |
| Spirit battle | Opponent(s) | Pikachu |
| Conditions | Rule: Item: Throwing Types
| |
| Stage | Yoshi's Island | |
| Song | Flower Field |
Gallery[edit]
- For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Little Mouser.
Naming[edit]
Little Mousers' primary English name refers to another mouse-like foe, Mouser, who was introduced in Super Mario Bros. 2.
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 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | チューさん[6][9][7][8][10] Chū-san |
Mr. Squeak;「ちゅう」(chū, "squeak") with the honorific suffix「~さん」 | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 吱吱鼠[11][12] Zhīzhī Shǔ |
"吱吱" (zhīzhī, a mouse's squeak) and "鼠" (shǔ, "mouse") | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 小吱吱[11] Xiǎo Zhīzhī |
「小」(xiǎo, "little") with「吱吱」(zhīzhī, a mouse's squeak) | |
| Dutch | Little Mouser[13][11][14] | - | |
| French | Arato[15][16][17][11][14] | From "rat" | |
| Nomadisouris[18] | Nomadimouse | Paper Mario | |
| German | Mini-Mauser[19][11] | Mini Mouser | |
| Bad Rat[20] | - | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island | |
| Nomadimaus[21] | Nomadimouse | Paper Mario | |
| Mauser[22] | Mouser | Mario Party Advance | |
| Maus[14] | Mouse | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door | |
| Italian | Squittix[23][24][25][11] | From squittire ("to squeak") | |
| Squit[26][14] | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door | ||
| Korean | 찍찍이[27][11] Jjikjjigi |
"찍찍" (jjik-jjik, "squeak") with the nominalizing suffix "~이" (-i) | |
| Russian | Крошка мышкин[11] Kroshka myshkin |
Little mouser | |
| Spanish | Pequeño Mauser[28][29] | Little Mouser | |
| Noma-Ratón[30] | Nomadimouse | Paper Mario | |
| Pequeño mauser[31] | Little mouser | Mario Party Advance |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Miller, Kent and Terry Munson (1995). Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Redmond, WA: Nintendo Power (American English). Page 127.
- ^ NintenU (June 30, 2015). Yoshi's Woolly World All Enemies (Scrapbook Theater) (03:36). YouTube (English). Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ^ Summer 2001. Nintendo Power Advance v.2. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 14.
- ^ Stratton, Bryan and Steve Stratton (August 22, 2001). Mario Kart: Super Circuit Prima Official Game Guide. Prima Games (English). ISBN 0-7615-3709-0. Page 29.
- ^ Black, Fletcher (May 25, 2007). Mario Party 8 PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-5618-4. Page 32.
- ^ a b Okeya, Noriko, Mitsuharu Orihara, and Yuji Kigen, editors (1995). 『スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-1025-234. Page 7.
- ^ a b Watanabe, Takashi, Noriko Oketani, Mitsuharu Orihara, Tatsuhiko Mizutani, and Yasushi Nakahara, editors (2002). 『スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-106071-4. Page 17.
- ^ a b Iwaya, Kiyotaka, Tatsuhiko Mizutani, Yasuyuki Kato, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Yasushi Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2014). 『ヨッシー New アイランド 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106542-1. Page 21.
- ^ 「チューさんだよ たびの とちゅうみたいだ どんな ところを たびしてきたのか そのうち ゆっくり きいてみたいね さすらいの」("It's a Little Mouser. It seems like he's on a trip. I'd like to hear about the places he's been to sometime.") – Goombario tattling (2000). Paper Mario by Intelligent Systems. Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Japanese).
- ^ Kataoka, Michiaki, Hideyuki Yoshizawa, Hiroshi Shibano, Satoru Watanabe, and Tomoya Sato (2017). 『ポチと！ ヨッシー ウールワールドオフィシャルガイド』. Tokyo: Kadokawa (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-04-892795-6. Page 260.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Spirit inventory (7 Dec. 2018). Super Smash Bros. Ultimate by Nintendo, Sora Ltd., and BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc (Ver. 13.0.3). Nintendo.
- ^ 2019. 角色. Yoshi's Crafted World (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 4 Jul. 2021. (Archived March 16, 2022, 09:20:44 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ Herinneringentent (3 Feb. 2017). Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World by Good-Feel. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Dutch).
- ^ a b c d In-game name displayed during a tattle in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (stored internally under
msg_kuri_npc_109). - ^ In-game name from the ending of Mario Party Advance (French). (Archived 23 May 2014 via YouTube by AXE45.)
- ^ 2014. Connaître ses Ennemis. Yoshi's New Island (Canadian French). Archived January 20, 2015, 15:06:02 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine.
- ^ Théatre des souvenirs (26 Jun. 2015). Yoshi's Woolly World by Good-Feel. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (French). (Archived 27 Sept. 2015 via JeuxVideo by marye43.)
- ^ « C'est un Nomadisouris. On dirait qu'il est en vadrouille. » – Goombario tattling (2001). Paper Mario by Intelligent Systems. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (French).
- ^ Museums-Pavillon (26 Jun. 2015). Yoshi's Woolly World by Good-Feel. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). (Archived via YouTube by Domtendo.)
- ^ Menold, Marcus, John D. Kraft, and Thomas Görg, editors (1995). Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World 2 – Yoshi's Island". Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 17.
- ^ „Das ist eine Nomadimaus. Sieht so aus, als befände er sich mitten auf einer Reise.“ – Goombario tattling (2001). Paper Mario by Intelligent Systems. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German).
- ^ In-game name from the ending of Mario Party Advance (German). (Archived 16 May 2017 via YouTube by TwilightShiek.)
- ^ In-game name from the ending of Mario Party Advance (Italian). (Archived 7 Sept. 2019 via YouTube by Benedetto's world™.)
- ^ Teatro dei ricordi (26 Jun. 2015). Yoshi's Woolly World by Good-Feel. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Italian). (Archived via Mario's Castle.)
- ^ Costumi (29 Mar. 2019). Yoshi's Crafted World by Good-Feel. Nintendo (Italian). (Archived via Mario's Castle.)
- ^ «Lui è uno Squit che lavora come garzone nella bottega di tessere.» – Goombella (2004). Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Italian).
- ^ 추억 극장 (4 Mar. 2017). Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World by Good-Feel. Nintendo of Korea Co., Ltd. (Korean).
- ^ Guías Nintendo (2015). Enemigos. Guía Yoshi’s Woolly World (European Spanish). (Archived April 18, 2024, 12:37:03 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ Guías Nintendo (2019). Atuendos. Guía Yoshi's Crafted World (European Spanish). (Archived April 18, 2024, 12:07:48 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ «Es un Noma-Ratón. Parece que está en mitad de un viaje.» – Goombario tattling (2001). Paper Mario by Intelligent Systems. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (European Spanish).
- ^ In-game name from the ending of Mario Party Advance (European Spanish). (Archived 17 Sept. 2024 via YouTube by FrankKirlts.)
- Little Mousers
- Thieves
- Martial artists
- Mario Kart: Super Circuit species
- Mario Party 8 characters
- Mario Party Advance characters
- Paper Mario species
- Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door species
- Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island enemies
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spirits
- Yoshi's Crafted World enemies
- Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 enemies
- Yoshi's New Island enemies
- Yoshi's Woolly World enemies
