Baby Penguin
Baby Penguin | |||
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First appearance | Super Mario 64 (1996) | ||
Latest appearance | Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV (2025) | ||
Variant of | Penguin | ||
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- “Ayiiieee! Please don't eat me. I promise that I don't taste good. Plus, I'll give you cavities.”
- —Tuxie, upon being eaten by Yoshi, Super Mario 64 DS
Baby Penguins (or baby penguins) are infant penguins who often appear alongside their adult counterparts. In comparison to them, the bodies of Baby Penguins are more stout.
History[edit]
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Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS[edit]
In Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS, there are two Baby Penguins found on Cool, Cool Mountain. One is found at the top of the mountain and is given the names Tuxie,[1] Li'l Penguin,[2] and just the Baby Penguin.[3] The name "Tuxie" comes from "tux," the shortened form of "tuxedo," which is a type of formal suit that bears a resemblance to a penguin's plumage. She needs to be reunited with the Mother Penguin. Mario, Luigi, or Wario must pick Tuxie up and carry her down the mountain to the Mother Penguin, located at its base. Since Yoshi cannot pick up anything with his hands, he cannot do this objective, and eating Tuxie simply makes her ask him not to do so and tell him she is not tasty, after which he spits her out. For finding Tuxie, the Mother Penguin awards the player character a Power Star. However, if Tuxie is picked up again after being returned, the Mother Penguin follows the player character sternly until he drops her. The player is able to drop Tuxie off the mountain without angering the Mother Penguin.
The other Baby Penguin is located on the roof of the cabin next to the Mother Penguin. If the player character delivers this lookalike to the Mother Penguin, she tells him that it looks nothing like her baby (she says elsewhere that her baby has her beak).
The Baby Penguins make a chirping sound as they walk, which can be heard from a short distance away. However, once the player character picks either of the penguins up, it emits a whining cry that sounds slightly like a car alarm, which stops only if the player character lets the penguin go or drops it. In Super Mario 64 DS, the incorrect Baby Penguin does not make the crying sound when it is picked up. If Mario performs a dive near either Tuxie or the other Baby Penguin near the Mother Penguin, the Baby Penguin performs a dive as well.
Mario Kart series[edit]
In the Mario Kart series, Baby Penguins appear around Sherbet Land in Mario Kart 64 and Mario Kart Wii. In both appearances, Baby Penguins push away and spin any racer that bumps into them. They move across the track from side to side and attack by lying on their bellies and sliding.
Mario Party series[edit]
Mario Party 3[edit]
Baby Penguins appear in Mario Party 3 on the board Chilly Waters.
Mario Party 4[edit]
Baby Penguins make a minor appearance in one of the puzzles in the Mario Party 4 minigame Photo Finish.
Mario Party 5 / Mario Party: The Top 100[edit]
In Mario Party 5, Baby Penguins appear in Pushy Penguins and Later Skater, both returning in Mario Party: The Top 100. In the former minigame, the object is to avoid an incoming large group of Baby Penguins and normal penguins as they run across from the right side of the screen and dive into the water to the left.
Mario Party 6[edit]
In Mario Party 6, a Baby Penguin appears as one of the friends that need to be found in the minigame Lab Brats.
Mario Party 7[edit]
Baby Penguins appear as spectators in various modes throughout Mario Party 7.
Mario Party 8[edit]
Baby Penguins appear in Mario Party 8 in the minigame Cardiators as a card; if their card is drawn, either one Baby Penguin or a group of seven Baby Penguins will charge at the opponent, dealing one and seven damage, respectively.
Mario Party: Island Tour[edit]
Baby Penguins appear in Mario Party: Island Tour in the minigame Go with the Floe.
Super Mario Party[edit]
Baby Penguins appear in Super Mario Party as non-playable characters. They are featured in Penguin Pushers, where the players must corral Baby Penguins into a pen.
Mario Party Superstars[edit]
Baby Penguins, alongside normal penguins, return in the minigame Pushy Penguins in Mario Party Superstars. Baby Penguins also have their own page in the encyclopedia.
Super Mario Party Jamboree[edit]
In Super Mario Party Jamboree, Baby Penguins and normal Penguins appear in the minigames Which Door Has More? and Parfait the Course. Baby Penguins also appear in Mega Wiggler's Tree Party and Rainbow Galleria during Party-Planner Trek. Additionally, a Baby Penguin appears as a selectable reaction from the reactions list.
Profiles[edit]
Super Mario 3D All-Stars[edit]
- Li'l Penguin is a precious baby who must be protected at all costs. Are you taking proper care of this little pal in #SuperMario3DAllStars?[2]
Mario Party Superstars[edit]
- Encyclopedia: The child of penguin that lives in a cold locale. Is a baby.
Gallery[edit]
Artwork from Super Mario 64
Naming[edit]
Internal names[edit]
Game | File | Name | Meaning
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Super Mario 64 DS | data/enemy/penguin/penguin_child.bmd | PENGUIN_BABY | Penguin Child/Baby |
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 they are associated with in the "notes" column.
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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Japanese | 子ペンギン[4] Ko Pengin |
Child Penguin | |
Chinese (simplified) | 小企鹅[5] Xiǎo Qì'é |
Little Penguin | |
企鹅宝宝[6][7] Qì'é Bǎobǎo |
Penguin Baby | Super Mario 64 | |
Chinese (traditional) | 小企鵝[8] Xiǎo Qì'é |
Little Penguin | |
Dutch | Babypinguïn[9] | Baby penguin | |
Estonian | Pingviinibeebi[10] | Baby penguin | |
Finnish | Pingviinivauva[11] | Baby penguin | |
French | Petit Pingouin[12] | Little Auk | |
Petit pingouin[6] | Little auk | Super Mario 64 | |
Bébé pingouin[13] | Baby auk | Super Mario 64, Mario Party: Island Tour | |
German | Baby-Pinguin[14] | Baby Penguin | |
Pinguinbaby[6][15] | Penguin Baby | Super Mario 64 | |
Hungarian | Pingvinfióka[16] | Young penguin | |
Italian | Baby Pinguotto[17] | Baby Penguin | |
Piccolo pinguino[18] | Little penguin | Super Mario 64 | |
Pinguina[7] | Penguin (in feminine form) | Super Mario 64 DS | |
Korean | 아기펭귄[19] Agi Penggwin |
Baby Penguin | |
Latvian | pingvīnēns[20] | young penguin | |
Lithuanian | pingvinukas[21] | young penguin | |
Portuguese (NOA) | Pinguinzinho[22] | Little penguin | |
Portuguese (NOE) | Pinguim Bebé[23] | Baby Penguin | |
Romanian | Pui de pinguin[24] | Baby penguin | |
Russian | Пингвиненок[25] Pingvinenok |
Little penguin | |
Spanish | Pingüinito[26] | Little penguin | |
Pequeño pingüino[27][7][28] | Super Mario 64 |
References[edit]
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- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario 64" 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 85.
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- ^ a b c In-game name for "Li'l Penguin Lost" from Super Mario 64.
- ^ a b c In-game name for "Li'l Penguin Lost" from Super Mario 64 DS.
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- ^ 2021. Fragezeichen-Block aus Super Mario 64™ #71395. LEGO (German). (Archived September 9, 2021, 14:44:06 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
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- ^ Roberto Ferri (April 1999). Official Nintendo Magazine issue 6. Milan: Xenia Edizione S. r. L. (Italian). Page 72.
- ^ 2007. 기본코스 4 : 추워추워 마운틴. 슈퍼 마리오 64 DS (Korean). Tab 2. Archived September 22, 2008, 18:24:18 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine.
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