Uncle amiibo
This article needs Super Mario improvement. Specifically:
- Include what Uncle amiibo can say about every amiibo
| Uncle amiibo | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Super Mario Odyssey | |
| Species | Robot |
| Appears in | Super Mario Odyssey (2017) |
- “If you ever want to use amiibo, you just let me know, sport.”
- —Uncle amiibo, Super Mario Odyssey
Uncle amiibo is a sapient robotic character who debuts in Super Mario Odyssey. When the player talks to him, he allows them to scan an amiibo for one of two effects. Uncle amiibo can allow an amiibo to search for an unobtained Power Moon; the amiibo marks that Power Moon's location on the game's map. It takes five minutes for the amiibo to return with the hint. If certain amiibo are scanned, Uncle amiibo provides a matching costume. While these costumes can be obtained without amiibo, using Uncle amiibo makes them available earlier. Uncle amiibo always appears alongside Hint Toad, another character who helps Mario find Power Moons, and they are almost always found near where the Odyssey lands, the only exception being the Dark Side. Uncle amiibo only appears in a kingdom after all story missions within that kingdom have been completed. He appears in the Lost Kingdom after leaving once the Odyssey has been repaired and then returning. However, he does not appear in the Darker Side as it contains only one Power Moon.
Uncle amiibo's dialogue has him refer to most scanned amiibo by the name of the character, even if they are not characters of the Super Mario franchise and are used just as a generic amiibo. For example, if the player scans a Kirby amiibo, Uncle amiibo will say, "Let's see, that's... Why it's a good ol' Kirby amiibo!" If the player uses an amiibo that the game does not recognize, such as third-party characters or amiibo released after Super Mario Odyssey, Uncle amiibo will simply refer to it as "a good ol' lovely amiibo." Many amiibo released before the game are labeled as "lovely" too, such as Duck Hunt. If multiple unknown amiibo are looking for hints at the same time, the subsequent ones will instead be labeled "cool" and "mysterious"; in a similar manner, the Super Mario Cereal box will be referred to as a "delicious" amiibo. Scanning multiple variations of what is essentially the same character makes Uncle amiibo treat them as such and state that the amiibo is not done looking, despite many variations of the same character (such as the Yarn Yoshi colors and the Famicom and NES versions of R.O.B.) having different NFC chips.
Uncle amiibo also suggests using the 
button to scan amiibo as Mario explores for other effects, as do several other characters in the game.
Mario is able to stand on Uncle amiibo just as on a platform, instead of bouncing on him repeatedly as it happens when Mario jumps on any other character.
Gallery[edit]
Concept art of Uncle amiibo
In-game screenshot of Uncle amiibo
3D model of Uncle amiibo
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | amiiboおじさん Amiibo Ojisan | Uncle amiibo | [1][2] | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | amiibo大叔 Amiibo Dàshū (Mandarin) Amiibo Daaisūk (Cantonese) | Uncle amiibo | [3] | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | amiibo叔叔 Amiibo Shūshu (Mandarin) Amiibo Sūksūk (Cantonese) | Uncle amiibo | [4] | |
| Dutch | Meneer amiibo | Sir amiibo | [5] | |
| French | Oncle amiibo | Uncle amiibo | [6][7] | |
| German | Onkel amiibo | Uncle amiibo | [8] | |
| Italian | Nonno amiibo | Grandpa amiibo | [9] | |
| Korean | amiibo 삼촌 Amiibo Samchon | Uncle amiibo | [10] | |
| Portuguese (Europe) | Tio amiibo | Uncle amiibo | [11] | |
| Russian | Дядюшка amiibo Dyadyushka Amiibo | Uncle amiibo | [12] | |
| Spanish | Señor amiibo | Mister amiibo | [13][14] |
References[edit]
- ^ 「はじめまして！ ワタシは amiiboおじさん 突然ですが…」– Uncle amiibo (27 Oct. 2017). Super Mario Odyssey by Nintendo EPD Tokyo (Ver. 1.3.0). Nintendo (Japanese).
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya, and kikai, editors (2018). 『スーバーマリオ オデッセイ 公式設定資料集』. Tokyo: ambit (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-19-864696-7. Page 69.
- ^ "初次见面！ 我是amiibo大叔。 冒昧打扰了……" – Uncle amiibo (27 Oct. 2017). Super Mario Odyssey by Nintendo EPD Tokyo (Ver. 1.3.0). Nintendo (Simplified Chinese).
- ^ 「初次見面！ 我是amiibo叔叔。 雖然有點突然……」– Uncle amiibo (27 Oct. 2017). Super Mario Odyssey by Nintendo EPD Tokyo (Ver. 1.3.0). Nintendo (Traditional Chinese).
- ^ "Hallo, kleine! Noem mij maar meneer amiibo. Leuk je te ontmoeten!" – Uncle amiibo (27 Oct. 2017). Super Mario Odyssey by Nintendo EPD Tokyo (Ver. 1.3.0). Nintendo (Dutch).
- ^ « Salut, toi! Très heureux de faire ta connaissance. Moi, on m'appelle oncle amiibo. » – Uncle amiibo (27 Oct. 2017). Super Mario Odyssey by Nintendo EPD Tokyo (Ver. 1.3.0). Nintendo (Canadian French).
- ^ « Salut, gamin ! Très heureux de faire ta connaissance. Moi, on m'appelle oncle amiibo. » – Uncle amiibo (27 Oct. 2017). Super Mario Odyssey by Nintendo EPD Tokyo (Ver. 1.3.0). Nintendo (French).
- ^ „Grüß dich, Jungchen! Alle nennen mich Onkel amiibo. Ich freue mich, dich kennenzulernen!“ – Uncle amiibo (27 Oct. 2017). Super Mario Odyssey by Nintendo EPD Tokyo (Ver. 1.3.0). Nintendo (German).
- ^ «Ehilà, baffetto! Sono il nonno amiibo. Piacere di fare la tua conoscenza.» – Uncle amiibo (27 Oct. 2017). Super Mario Odyssey by Nintendo EPD Tokyo (Ver. 1.3.0). Nintendo (Italian).
- ^ "처음 뵙겠습니다! 제 이름은 amiibo 삼촌입니다. 그런데 말입니다…" – Uncle amiibo (27 Oct. 2017). Super Mario Odyssey by Nintendo EPD Tokyo (Ver. 1.3.0). Nintendo (Korean).
- ^ Super Mario PT (19 Nov. 2017). Chama-se "Tio amiibo". #SuperMarioOdyssey. Twitter (European Portuguese). (Archived via Nitter.)
- ^ «Привет, парень! Я дядюшка amiibo. Рад знакомству и все такое!» – Uncle amiibo (27 Oct. 2017). Super Mario Odyssey by Nintendo EPD Tokyo (Ver. 1.3.0). Nintendo (Russian).
- ^ "¡Hola, joven! Soy el señor amiibo. Encantado de conocerte." – Uncle amiibo (27 Oct. 2017). Super Mario Odyssey by Nintendo EPD Tokyo (Ver. 1.3.0). Nintendo (Latin American Spanish).
- ^ «¡Hola, joven! Soy el señor amiibo. Encantado de conocerte y tal.» – Uncle amiibo (27 Oct. 2017). Super Mario Odyssey by Nintendo EPD Tokyo (Ver. 1.3.0). Nintendo (European Spanish).
