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'''Plessie''' is a friendly character (referred to as a "Dinosaur" by Nintendo) that debuted in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''. In the game, he allows the playable characters to ride him through certain levels, similarly to [[Dorrie]] in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and its [[Super Mario 64 DS|remake]] and ''[[New Super Mario Bros]]''. Plessie's name is a portmanteau of {{wp|Plesiosauria|plesiosaurs}} and Nessie. The former is an extinct group of large marine reptiles that are often confused as dinosaurs, whereas the latter is the nickname given to the {{wp|Loch Ness Monster}}.

Plessie first appears in [[World 1 (Super Mario 3D World)|World 1]]-4, [[Plessie's Plunging Falls]], where [[Mario]] and company must ride him through a river to reach the [[Goal Pole]]. He also appears in [[World 5 (Super Mario 3D World)|World 5]]-1, [[Sunshine Seaside]]; {{world|bowser|2}}, [[Plessie's Dune Downhill]], where he slides through sand; {{world|bowser|5}}, [[Deepwater Dungeon]]; and {{world|star2|1}}, [[Rainbow Run (level)|Rainbow Run]]. Plessie also makes a few cameos outside of these levels. In {{world|crown|crown}}, [[Champion's Road]], he appears at the end of the stage alongside other friendly non-playable characters gather to congratulate the player. he also appears in the game's title screen, and in the credits scene.

To control Plessie, players can tilt either the control stick or control pad, depending on the controller. To speed up and slow down, players tilt up and down respectively. Players can also press the jump button to jump, which can be used to defeat enemies and reach higher ground. If more players are riding Plessie, they can cooperate to tilt him further. If Plessie falls off a course, however, the lives lost is dependent on the amount of players riding him.

Despite being named after {{wp|Plesiosauria|plesiosaurs}}, Plessie is designed after a bipedal {{wp|nothosaur}}. Besides being three to four times as tall as [[Mario]], even though the artwork made for the ''[[Super Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack]]'' shows him being around twice as tall as Mario, Plessie is visibly fat, and this trait is actually used to slide on the belly outside bodies of water. The bottom of each foot, including the toes, is fully covered by a white pad. Furthermore, the back features four darker stripes with rounded borders that are perpendicular with respect to the tail. Plessie's head features two big eyes, each with an orange eyelid, a white sclera and a big oval pupil surrounded by an aqua green iris. The tail is long and ends with a three-lobed structure resting on the coronal plane, similar to the crest and having the same cyan color as well. Plessie is always seen wearing a red bandana knotted on the left side of the neck.