Medal of the Double Cross

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Medal of the Double Cross
The Albatosses wearing the Medals of the Double Cross in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode "The Bird! The Bird!"
The Albatosses wearing the Medals of the Double Cross
Appears in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! ("The Bird! The Bird!") (1989)

A Medal of the Double Cross is a prestigious award given to members of the Koopa clan for outstanding acts of evil. The medals appear in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode "The Bird! The Bird!", when King Koopa bestows some Medals of the Double Cross to his Albatoss minions for having apparently buried Mario and his friends in a landslide caused by them dropping Bob-ombs on the mountain they were climbing. However, when a Flurry informs him that the Mario Bros. survived the avalanche, he immediately swipes the medals away from the Albatosses before proclaiming that he must lead the next attack on the Mario Bros. himself.

The Medal of the Double Cross is named for the fact that it prominently features two gold crossbones resembling crosses on a gold circle, as well as being a pun on the word "double-cross," referring to act of betrayal. It also features a golden "K" in the middle of the circle, the "K" standing for "Koopa," referring to his minions' alliance with him.

Names in other languages[edit]

LanguageNameMeaningNote(s)Ref.
BulgarianОрдена на Двойния Кръст
Ordena na Dvoyniya Krast
Medal of the Double Cross[1]
Chinese (Simplified)双重牧的金牌
Shuāngchóngchā de Jīnpái (Mandarin)
Gold Medal of the Double Cross[2]
DanishForræderiordreMedal of Double-Crossing[3]
DutchMedaille van 't Dubbele KruisMedal of the Double Cross[4]
FrenchMédaille du Double JeuxMedal of Double-Crossing[5]
GermanOrden des doppelten KreuzesMedal of the Double Cross[6]
IcelandicOrden Tveir KrossinnsMedal of the Double Cross[7]
ItalianMedalgia della Doppia XMedal of the Double X[8]
NorwegianDublettkros MedaljeMedal of the Double Cross[9]
PortugueseMedalha da TraiçãoMedal of Double-Crossing[10]
RussianМедаль с Двумя Креста
Medal' s Dvumya Kresta
Medal of the Double Cross[11]
SpanishMedalla de la SombraShadow Medal[12]
SwedishMedalje av Dubbla KorsetMedal of the Double Cross[13]

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