Editing Mecha Cheep

{{species infobox
|image=[[File:MK8 Asset Model Mecha Cheep.png|160px]]<br>Data-rendered model of a Mecha Cheep from ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''.
|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' ([[List of games by date#2012|2012]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' ([[Vacation Tour]]) (2023)
|variant_of=[[Cheep Cheep]]
}}
'''Mecha Cheeps''' are mechanical versions of [[Cheep Cheep]] that first appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''. They have metal fins and a wind-up key at the back similar to that of [[Mechakoopa]]s. The back of a Mecha Cheep bears a slight resemblance to a Poké Ball from the ''Pokémon'' series.
==History==
===''New Super Mario Bros. U''===
In the game, Mecha Cheeps appear only in the level [[The Mighty Cannonship]]. They are impervious to [[fireball]]s, but can be defeated with an [[Ice Ball]] or [[Super Star]], or by leading a [[Targeting Ted]] into them.

===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''====
Mecha Cheeps appear in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' in the [[Underwater driving|underwater section]] of [[Water Park]] and on posters seen in the entrance to the Sub Coaster at the beginning of the course, showing its structure. These posters say that the Mecha Cheeps have a built-in artificial intelligence system in their heads, and that their mouths function as inflow ports. The wind up key at the back provides the Mecha Cheep's propulsive power, and the dorsal fin acts as a leveling fin. Their steerage is apparently located in the underside of the fish, towards the tail. The poster also details the fuel efficiency as 888 mpg, and their serial number as 0026-2814.

In ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'', a Mecha Cheep also appears inside the bathtub in [[Squeaky Clean Sprint]].

====''Mario Kart Tour''====
Mecha Cheeps return in the ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' rendition of Squeaky Clean Sprint, as well as its R, T, and R/T variants. In this game, they are interactable course elements; much like regular Cheep Cheeps, they slow down drivers who collide with them, but can be taken out with an offensive item (except for a [[Banana]] or [[Giant Banana]]) or by simply bumping into them.
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
NSMBU Mecha Cheep Screenshot.png|Screenshot from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
Mighty Cannonship.png|Screenshot from ''New Super Mario Bros. U''
MechaCheepStructuralStudy.png|"Structural Study" print, a background texture in [[Water Park]] from ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''
Larry Lightweights MK8.png|Screenshot from ''Mario Kart 8''
MKT Squeaky Clean Sprint Bathtub.jpg|Screenshot from ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
MKT Squeaky Clean Sprint Bathtub 2.jpg|Screenshot from ''Mario Kart Tour''
</gallery>

==Additional names==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
|file1=<tt>content/Common/actor/pukupuku_mecha.szs</tt>
|name1=Pukupuku Mecha
|meaning1=Mecha [[Cheep Cheep#Names in other languages|Cheep Cheep]]
}}

===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jap=メカプク
|JapR=Meka Puku
|JapM=Mecha Cheep
|ChiS=机器泡泡鱼
|ChiSR=Jīqì Pàopào Yú
|ChiSM=Robot Cheep Cheep
|ChiT=機器泡泡魚
|ChiTR=Jīqì Pàopào Yú
|ChiTM=Robot Cheep Cheep
|Fre=Mecha Cheep
|Ger=Robo-Cheep
|GerM=Robotic Cheep
|Ita=Pesce Mech<ref>''Mario Kart Tour'' in-game name</ref><br>Pesce Smack Elica<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''. Page 211.</ref>
|ItaM=Mecha Fish<br>Propeller Cheep Cheep
|Kor=메카뽀꾸
|KorR=Meka Ppokku
|KorM=Mecha Cheep
|Por=Meca Cheep
|PorM=Mecha Cheep
|SpaA=Mecacheep
|SpaAM=Mecha Cheep
|SpaE=Mecha Cheep
}}

==References==
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{{Cheep Cheeps}}
{{NSMBU}}
{{MK8}}
{{MKT}}
[[Category:Cheep Cheeps]]
[[Category:Robots]]
[[Category:Mario Kart 8]]
[[Category:Mario Kart Tour objects]]
[[Category:New Super Mario Bros. U enemies]]
[[de:Robo-Cheep]]
[[it:Mecha Cheep]]