Tryclyde



"Step right up, if you're ready to get toasted!"

- Tryclyde

Tryclyde, also known as Triclyde, is a large, three-headed snake capable of breathing balls of fire, he is also an inhabitant of Subcon, the land of dreams.

Not much of Tryclyde's past is revealed, though it is mentioned that he was originally a loner and outcast, who was shunned by others due to his cunning mind and evil tendencies; due to these traits, Tryclyde was recruited by Wart in his plot to take over Subcon.

In Super Mario Bros. 2, Tryclyde acts as the guardian of World 2 and World 6 and upon sighting the player, will shoot fireballs at them. In order to injure Tryclyde, the player would need to throw several Mushroom Blocks at him, which were resistant to Tryclyde's fire breath. After being hit by several Mushroom Blocks, Tryclyde would be defeated.

Cartoons
Tryclyde was featured in several episodes of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, which depicted him as being quite powerful, though somewhat unintelligent. Instead of working for Wart, as he did in Super Mario Bros. 2, Tryclyde instead worked for King Koopa as a member of his Koopa Pack in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, often appearing to help King Koopa, Mouser and a Koopa Troopa in their plots; also, despite being shown to talk in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, Tryclyde rarely did so. He most often battled Princess Toadstool, who was usually able to defeat him.

Comics
Though Tryclyde never made a direct appearance in any issues of Nintendo Comics System, one of the comics' "Dear Princess Toadstool" features had him writing to Princess Toadstool in a thinly veiled attempt to get a date with her. Oddly, Tryclyde refers to himself using words such as "we" and "we're" in his letter to Princess Toadstool, which implies that Tryclyde actually has three independant minds in his three heads, instead of one, central mind.

Portrayals
Tryclyde is voiced by:
 * Harvey Atkin in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show.
 * Charles Martinet in Super Mario Advance.

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Aliases

 * Tryclydius – "The Great Gladiator Gig"
 * Randolph the Red-Nosed Tryclyde – "Koopa Klaus"

Trivia

 * In Super Mario Bros. 2 and Super Mario All-Stars, Tryclyde was featured as the boss of World 2 and World 6, while in Super Mario Advance, Tryclyde was only the boss of World 2, being replaced by a Mouser as the boss of World 6.


 * Tryclyde's color scheme continually switches throughout his various appearances; in the Nintendo Entertainment System version of Super Mario Bros. 2, Tryclyde was completely red, while in Super Mario All-Stars he was colored green with red stripes. In Super Mario Advance, Tryclyde was made completely blue in color.


 * Similar to Bone Dragon from Yoshi's Story, Tryclyde is based off of the mythical monster, the Lernaean Hydra, which is a serpent that grows multiple heads.