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Time Turner (talk | contribs) (Multiple Kleptos appear at multiple points. Unless there's consensus that there's a Klepto character and a Klepto species, I'm making all of the appearances more generic. (The Kleptos in SM64DS are referred to as "he" in the guide)) |
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{{LLquote|[[Mario|You]] didn't lose [[Mario's Cap|your hat]], did you? If you did, you'll have to [[Ground Pound|stomp]] on the condor to get it back.|Narration|Super Mario 64}} | {{LLquote|[[Mario|You]] didn't lose [[Mario's Cap|your hat]], did you? If you did, you'll have to [[Ground Pound|stomp]] on the condor to get it back.|Narration|Super Mario 64}} | ||
''' | '''Kleptos'''<ref>''Super Mario 64 [[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]'', pgs. 9, 13, 70-71</ref> are condors that first appear in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. Since then, he has continued to make infrequent appearances in the [[Mario (series)|''Mario'' series]]. His name is a pun on "kelpto-", the Latin prefix for "theft". | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''=== | ===''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''=== | ||
In ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', Klepto is seen in [[Shifting Sand Land]]. He holds one of the [[Princess Peach's Castle|castle's]] [[Power Star]]s, so [[Mario]] must reclaim it from his talons. Mario can attack the bird, knocking him out for short | In ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', a Klepto is seen in [[Shifting Sand Land]]. He holds one of the [[Princess Peach's Castle|castle's]] [[Power Star]]s, so [[Mario]] must reclaim it from his talons. Mario can attack the bird, knocking him out for a short period of time. The Klepto eventually regains his senses, and after losing the Power Star, he attempts to steal Mario's [[Mario's Cap|cap]]. If he leaves and still has no hat, it remains in the course he lost it in. | ||
[[File:Klepto SM64DS.png|thumb|Klepto in ''Super Mario 64 DS''.]] | [[File:Klepto SM64DS.png|thumb|Klepto in ''Super Mario 64 DS''.]] | ||
Klepto has the same Power Star and purpose in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. | The Klepto has the same Power Star and purpose in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. Another Klepto also appears in another level, the [[Sunshine Isles]]. A third one makes an appearance in [[Tiny-Huge Island]], when the character is big. As with the one in Shifting Sand Land, he is carrying a Power Star. Additionally, though Kleptos only steals characters' caps, they can damage Yoshi. | ||
===[[Mario Golf (series)|''Mario Golf'' series]]=== | ===[[Mario Golf (series)|''Mario Golf'' series]]=== | ||
In ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'' multiple Kleptos can be seen flying on the [[Shifting Sands]] course. | In ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'' multiple Kleptos can be seen flying on the [[Shifting Sands]] course. | ||
Klepto also appears in ''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]'' in the back of the [[Marion]] training grounds, in which the player must rescue a [[Koopa]] hanging from its claws. | A Klepto also appears in ''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]'' in the back of the [[Marion]] training grounds, in which the player must rescue a [[Koopa]] hanging from its claws. | ||
===''Mario Pinball Land ''=== | ===''Mario Pinball Land ''=== | ||
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====''Mario Party 4''==== | ====''Mario Party 4''==== | ||
A Kleptos also appears in ''[[Mario Party 4]]'' on [[Shy Guy's Jungle Jam]]. Players can pay him five coins to be transported to the other side of the board, collecting coins in the process. In [[Paths of Peril]], Klepto picks up players that falls off the stage. | |||
====''Mario Party 5''==== | ====''Mario Party 5''==== | ||
In ''[[Mario Party 5]]'', | In ''[[Mario Party 5]]'', a Klepto has its own [[Klepto Orb|orb]] where, if landed on, it appears and takes the character to another character's space determined by a roulette. In the instruction guide, Klepto's name is erroneously spelled '''Clepto'''. | ||
====''Mario Party 6''==== | ====''Mario Party 6''==== | ||
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====''Mario Party 7''==== | ====''Mario Party 7''==== | ||
Klepto makes a small appearance in ''[[Mario Party 7]]''. Landing on one of the [[Event Space|Green Spaces]] in [[Bowser's Enchanted Inferno!]] causes Klepto to grab the Star and move it to another location. | A Klepto makes a small appearance in ''[[Mario Party 7]]''. Landing on one of the [[Event Space|Green Spaces]] in [[Bowser's Enchanted Inferno!]] causes Klepto to grab the Star and move it to another location. | ||
====''Mario Party 8''==== | ====''Mario Party 8''==== | ||
[[File:Test for the Best 5.png|thumb|200px|Klepto seen in ''Mario Party 8''.]] | [[File:Test for the Best 5.png|thumb|200px|Klepto seen in ''Mario Party 8''.]] | ||
Klepto makes a minor appearance in ''[[Mario Party 8]]'', holding up the sign at the 5000 point mark for the minigame [[Test for the Best]]. | A Klepto makes a minor appearance in ''[[Mario Party 8]]'', holding up the sign at the 5000 point mark for the minigame [[Test for the Best]]. | ||
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