Editing Morty Mole

{{distinguish|Monty Mole}}
{{species infobox
|title=Morty Mole
|image=[[File:MortyMole.png|160px]]<br>Artwork of a Morty Mole from the ''Super Mario 3D Land'' Shogakukan guidebook
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' ([[List of games by date#2011|2011]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' (volume 47) (2013)
|variant_of=[[Mega Mole]]
|relatives=[[Big Monty Mole]]
}}
'''Morty Moles'''<ref>von Esmarch, Nick. ''Super Mario 3D Land'' [[Prima Games|PRIMA]] Official Game Guide, page 15.</ref> are a giant species related to [[Monty Mole]]s that appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''. They resemble [[Mega Mole]]s, but have a mahogany fur color, tan belly, do not wear sunglasses, and are susceptible to [[stomp]]ing. 

==History==
===''Super Mario 3D Land''===
[[File:Megamolessm3dland.png|thumb|left|Mario stomping on a Morty Mole]]
In ''Super Mario 3D Land'', Morty Moles are fought similarly to [[Rex]]es; they get shorter and faster after the first stomp, and are defeated on the second stomp. However, they will revert back to their regular size if they manage to hit Mario while they are short, or after a short time. A [[Ground Pound]] will defeat them in one hit. When defeated, Morty Moles will sometimes give [[Super Mushroom]]s. Morty Moles inhabit narrow tunnels in levels such as [[World 5-4 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 5-4]] and [[World 7-4 (Super Mario 3D Land)|7-4]] along with Monty Moles in the former.
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===''Super Mario-kun''===
[[File:Morty Mole Super Mario-kun.png|thumb|150px|The Morty Mole from volume 46 of ''Super Mario-kun'']]
Morty Mole has made appearances in ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''. They are shown to be more aggressive than in ''Super Mario 3D Land''. They also have constant open eyes (like Monty Moles after volume 18) and more muscular arms.

In volume 45, what appears to be the face of a Morty Mole can be seen on [[Choropū the Picasso]]'s Road Roller.

In volume 46, a Morty Mole is the main antagonist of a chapter. The Morty Mole starts destroying the Mogura Matsuri and attacks Mario. After Mario puts on the ancient Monty Mole knight armor given by [[Pūko]] and attempts to hide in a [[barrel]], he continues to be attacked by the Morty Mole. After [[Luigi]] wins two [[Statue Leaf|Statue Leaves]] from a raffle, the Morty Mole attempts to attack Mario and Luigi, but they counterattack the Morty Mole in their Statue forms and defeat it, saving the Mogura Matsuri.

In volume 47, a Morty Mole can be seen laughing at [[Yoshi]] amongst other enemies in the [[Screwtop Tower]].

==Gallery==
<gallery>
MortyMoleSM3DL.png|In-game model of a Morty Mole
Morty Mole Model.png|Data-rendered model of a Morty Mole in ''Super Mario 3D Land''
Road Roller.png|The face of a Morty Mole seen on Choropū the Picasso's Road Roller from volume 45 of ''Super Mario-kun''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=Indy<ref name=Indy>''Super Mario 3D Land'' internal filename (<tt>Indy</tt>)</ref><br>(internal)<br>ゴロプー<br>''Goropū''
|JapM=[[Mega Mole#Names in other languages|Mega Mole]]<br><br>Combination of「ゴロゴロ」(''gorogoro'', onomatopoeia for rumbling) and「チョロプー」(''Choropū'', [[Monty Mole]])
|Spa=Megatopo
|SpaM=Mega Mole
|Ger=Morty Maulwurf
|GerM=Morty Mole
|Ita=Tantatalpone
|ItaM=Mega Monty Mole
}}

==Trivia==
*In the files for ''Super Mario 3D Land'', Morty Mole is labeled as "Indy", which is the Japanese name for [[Mega Mole]];<ref name=Indy/> however, it is unknown if Morty Moles are intended to be redesigned Mega Moles or were merely based on them during development, as the only other connection between the two is a shared Spanish name in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.]]''

==References==
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[[Category:Monty Moles]]
[[Category:Super Mario 3D Land enemies]]
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