Pak E. Derm

Pak E. Derm
Species	Elephant
First appearance	Yoshi's Story (1997)
Latest appearance	Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018)

Pak E. Derm is an elephant-like creature that first appears in Yoshi's Story. Their name is a pun on the word pachyderm, a term which is no longer in use; it refers to an obsolete taxonomic order of animals in biology that included elephants, whence Pak E. Derms' appearance was inspired.

History

Yoshi's Story

Yoshi downs Pak E. Derm with a ground pound in Yoshi's Story

In Yoshi's Story, Pak E. Derm holds up a sign and does not let Yoshi pass. To pass, Yoshi has to Ground Pound the ground, and the Pak E. Derm will fall away, allowing Yoshi to pass. Yoshi has to act quickly because Pak E. Derm will soon recover. Yoshi encounters Pak E. Derm three times throughout the first level, and it does not appear thereafter. Pak E. Derm's Message Block states, "Pak E. Derm will not let you by, unless you give something special a try."

Super Smash Bros. series

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Pak E. Derm in the background

Pak E. Derm also appears in Super Smash Bros. Melee as a trophy and in the background of the Yoshi's Story stage. According to the trophy, there is only one; also according to the trophy, he has been practicing the skill of holding the sign for years.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Pak E. Derm is one of the many characters to appear as a sticker in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Pak E. Derm returns in the background

The Yoshi's Story stage reappears in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate; by extension, Pak E. Derm reappears as well in the background, having received a very minor redesign. Pak E. Derm also makes an appearance as a Spirit.

Game appearances

Title	Description	Release date	System/format
Yoshi's Story	Enemy	1997	Nintendo 64
Super Smash Bros. Melee	Cameo appearance in the background of Yoshi's Island and as a trophy	2001	GameCube
Super Smash Bros. Brawl	Cameo appearance as a sticker	2008	Wii
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate	Cameo appearance in the background of Yoshi's Island and as a spirit	2018	Nintendo Switch

Trophy information from Super Smash Bros. Melee

Name	Image	Game	Description
Pak E. Derm		Yoshi's Story 3/98	This pesky pachyderm bars Yoshi's path by sticking poles high into the air. Pak E. Derm has been practicing this skill for years, and he's so masterful that he can even block Yoshi's high-flying Flutter Jump. Pak E. Derm is a little unstable, however, and he tends to topple over if Yoshi pounds the ground anywhere nearby.

Sticker information from Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Image	Game	Effect
	Yoshi's Story	[Tail] - Attack +9 Usable by: Yoshi

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	とうさんぞう Tousanzou	From 「象さん」 zousan, meaning elephant.
Spanish	Pak I. Dermo	From paquidermo, meaning pachyderm.
French	Pash I. Derm	From pachyderme, meaning pachyderm.
German	Tröti	From tröten (to trumpet)
Italian	Pak I. Derm	from pachiderma, pachyderm
Russian	Пах И. Дерм Pakh I. Derm	From пахидерм (pakhiderm, pachyderm)
Korean	가못 Gamot	Possibly a play on 못 가 (You cannot go)