Monty
- This article is about the moles specifically from Super Mario Galaxy. For the recurring moles introduced in Super Mario World, see Monty Mole. For the recurring enemies introduced in Super Mario Bros. 3, see Rocky Wrench.
| Monty | |||
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 Screen-cropped model from Super Mario Galaxy | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2025) | ||
| Variant of | Rocky Wrench | ||
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Montys,[1] also referred to as Rocky Wrenches,[2] are enemies that appear in Super Mario Galaxy in Battlerock Galaxy, Gusty Garden Galaxy, and Dreadnought Galaxy. They are moles that wear blue, striped bandanas and wield wrenches as their method of attack, making them analogous to the original Rocky Wrenches and, by extension, Monty Moles.
Montys attack by throwing wrenches at Mario or Luigi, like Rocky Wrenches from other Super Mario titles. They retreat into their bunker if the player approaches them, re-emerging as the player moves away. When a Monty is at the surface, the player can either shoot a Star Bit at it or perform a Ground Pound nearby to flip the Monty upside-down, making it susceptible to any attack, such as stomping or spinning.
The internal file name for the wrench Montys throw is "MoguStone," suggesting that they may have originally been intended to throw rocks, similarly to the Monty Moles in Super Mario 64.[3]
Appearances[edit]
marks missions where they are completely absent.
marks missions where they are loaded and may be visible, but cannot be encountered directly.
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| Garden | Dreadnought Galaxy | |
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Gallery[edit]
Model
Model
Screenshot from the Battlerock Galaxy
Two Montys in the Battlerock Galaxy
Mario next to a Monty's hatch in the Dreadnought Galaxy
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.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | モグ[4][5] Mogu |
From「モグラ」(mogura, "mole") | |
| French (NOA) | Mogu1[6] | Romanization of the Japanese name; also the Canadian French name for Rocky Wrench | |
| French (NOE) | Mogu1[7][8] | Romanization of the Japanese name | |
| German | Rocky Schraubschlüssel[9] | Rocky Wrench | |
| Italian | Monty[10] | - | |
| Moguccio[11] | Undergrunt | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| Spanish | Topo Monty[12] | Monty Mole |
1 - Attribution of this specific name to Monty is an extrapolation derived form the localized name of Undergrunts and Undergrunt Gunners.
References[edit]
- ^ "Mario begins his journey on the outer rim of Battlerock Galaxy, standing on a trio of discs. The second and third discs in the collection are dominated by two pesky Montys, molelike creatures that pop above and belowground to hassle the hero. To defeat a Monty, ground pound right next to its hole just as the baddie shows its head. The Monty is flipped upside down, its little feet wiggling in the air. Spin next to the Monty to knock it out of its hole and earn some Star Bits." – Black, Fletcher. Super Mario Galaxy PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 110.
- ^ English Super Mario Galaxy entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:39:09 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ Super Mario Galaxy § Monty's Rocky Wrench. The Cutting Room Floor.
- ^ Watanabe, Takashi, Noriko Oketani, Geasen Ueno, Kiyotaka Iwaya, Tatsuhiko Mizutani, Kensaku Tanaka, Mizuho Nitta, Junko Fukuda, and Kunio Takayama, editors (2007). 『スーパーマリオギャラクシー: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-227115-9. Page 414.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario Galaxy" 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 128.
- ^ « Flûte! Un méchant soldat mogu a pris le pont d'observation! » – Honeybee during "When It Rains, It Pours" (12 Nov. 2007). Super Mario Galaxy by Nintendo EAD Tokyo. Nintendo of America (Canadian French).
- ^ « Malédiction! Les soldats Mogu ont pris la tour d'observation! » – Honeybee during "When It Rains, It Pours" (16 Nov. 2007). Super Mario Galaxy by Nintendo EAD Tokyo. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (French).
- ^ Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). "Super Mario Galaxy" in Super Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 128.
- ^ Scholz, Sabine, and Benjamin Spinrath, editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy" in Super Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre : 1985-2015. Translated by Yamada Hirofumi. Hamburg: Tokyopop (German). ISBN 978-3-8420-3653-6. Page 128.
- ^ Black, Fletcher (2007). Super Mario Galaxy - la Guida Ufficiale (Premiere Edition). Roseville: Prima Games (Italian). ISBN 978-1-906064-03-7. Page 110-11.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "Super Mario Galaxy" in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 128.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy" 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 128.
