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[[Image:HeaveHo64.jpg|thumb|A '''Heave Ho''' in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', about to fling [[Mario]] into the air.]]
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'''Heave Hos''' are red mechanical enemies in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. Heave Ho's name is a pun on "Heave Ho!" which people would say when trying to move something. They appear in [[Tick Tock Clock]] and [[Wet-Dry World]].
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Heave-Ho DS model.png|200px]]<br>Model from ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|comparable=[[Catapult Kong]]<br>[[Cataquack]]
}}
'''Heave-Hos'''<ref>{{cite|author=Pelland, Scott, and Dan Owsen|title=''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide|page=13|date=1996|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> are indestructible mechanical windup toys and enemies in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. They appear in [[Tick Tock Clock]] and [[Wet-Dry World]], as well as in [[Battle Fort]] in the [[reissue|remake]]. Heave-Hos patrol certain areas, using windup keys to move around. Heave-Hos make the sound of a working machine as they move, similarly to a [[Chuckya]]. After a while, a Heave-Ho loses power, and it winds itself back up to continue moving around. If a player character stands on a Heave-Ho's platform, it flings him high up from behind, which is sometimes required to reach certain higher areas. However, in some cases, the character may be flung too high, causing him to lose [[Health Meter|health]] upon landing. In Wet-Dry World, Heave-Hos disappear if the [[water]] level rises above the platforms, but Heave-Hos return when the water drains to a lower level. In some cases, a Heave-Ho can help the player character reach a [[Power Star|Star]], such as in Tick Tock Clock's mission [[Get a Hand]], where if the character steps on a certain Heave-Ho as it faces a certain direction, it flings the character directly up to the Star, but there is risk of the character being flung down into a [[pit]].


They ride on three wheels, and have a dustpan-like mechanism with footprints on it, which they use to fling [[Mario]] upwards. On the Heave Hos' sides are emblems of [[Bowser]] giving a thumbs up, which is over the word "KOOPA" written around in fire. After moving around their area they lose power, and they have to wind up the gear in their backs, much like a toy.
Heave-Hos' bodies are a dark red color, and they have yellow windup keys on their backs. They ride on three wheels and have a dustpan-like mechanism with footprints on it. The sides of Heave-Hos have an emblem of [[Bowser]] giving a thumbs up, above the word "KOOPA" written around in fire. The word "KOOPA" was left unchanged for international releases. In ''Super Mario 64 DS'', Heave-Hos have undergone multiple visual changes, having eyes inside visors instead of a face and lacking the side decal, and having blue treads instead of the beige wheels from previously.


Heave Hos can help [[Mario]] by flinging him upwards depending on the direction they are facing to help him reach higher area. More often than not, they are a hinderance, as the height at which they toss Mario is such that he will take fall damage upon landing (unless he lands on a higher area); this is especially dangerous if he is thrown into a lower level.  
==Gallery==
<gallery>
SM64 Asset Model Heave-Ho.png|Model from ''[[Super Mario 64]]''
HeaveHo64.jpg|A Heave-Ho in ''Super Mario 64'', about to fling [[Mario]] upward
KOOPAtexture.png|The "KOOPA" texture
DSHeave-ho.png|A Heave-Ho moving toward Mario in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
</gallery>


[[Image:DSHeave-ho.PNG|thumb|left|A Heave Ho chasing [[Mario]] in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''.]]
==Names in other languages==
In ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', Heave Hos underwent slight visual changes, having eyes inside visors instead of a face. Besides appearing in the aforementioned worlds, they also appear in the [[Battle Fort]] stage.
{{foreign names
|Jap=ポポイ
|JapR=Popoi
|JapM=Comes from a partial repetition of「ポイ」(''poi'', onomatopoeia for tossing sound)
|Ger=Wurfmäuschen (''Super Mario 64'')
|Ger2=Roboter-Bagger (''Super Mario 64 DS'')
|GerM=Throwing Mouse
|Ger2M=Robot Excavator
|Ita=Heave-Ho<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|page=86}}</ref>
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*It is possible to obtain the "Get a Hand" star in Tick Tock Clock by stepping on a Heave Ho at an angle where it will directly flings the character into the star.
*The [[Cataquack]], an enemy appearing in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' and later games, behaves similarly to a Heave-Ho. Both enemies use flat surfaces protruding from their bodies to launch Mario high into the air.
*Getting flung by a Heave-Ho triggers the damage process upon landing even if the fall is not high enough to damage Mario. In international versions, if no damage is taken, Mario makes the same sound effect as if hit by a [[Koopa Troopa]], and he does not flash when he gets back up.
 
==References==
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Latest revision as of 13:46, May 22, 2024

Heave-Ho
Heave-Ho model from Super Mario 64 DS.
Model from Super Mario 64 DS
First appearance Super Mario 64 (1996)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
Comparable

Heave-Hos[1] are indestructible mechanical windup toys and enemies in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS. They appear in Tick Tock Clock and Wet-Dry World, as well as in Battle Fort in the remake. Heave-Hos patrol certain areas, using windup keys to move around. Heave-Hos make the sound of a working machine as they move, similarly to a Chuckya. After a while, a Heave-Ho loses power, and it winds itself back up to continue moving around. If a player character stands on a Heave-Ho's platform, it flings him high up from behind, which is sometimes required to reach certain higher areas. However, in some cases, the character may be flung too high, causing him to lose health upon landing. In Wet-Dry World, Heave-Hos disappear if the water level rises above the platforms, but Heave-Hos return when the water drains to a lower level. In some cases, a Heave-Ho can help the player character reach a Star, such as in Tick Tock Clock's mission Get a Hand, where if the character steps on a certain Heave-Ho as it faces a certain direction, it flings the character directly up to the Star, but there is risk of the character being flung down into a pit.

Heave-Hos' bodies are a dark red color, and they have yellow windup keys on their backs. They ride on three wheels and have a dustpan-like mechanism with footprints on it. The sides of Heave-Hos have an emblem of Bowser giving a thumbs up, above the word "KOOPA" written around in fire. The word "KOOPA" was left unchanged for international releases. In Super Mario 64 DS, Heave-Hos have undergone multiple visual changes, having eyes inside visors instead of a face and lacking the side decal, and having blue treads instead of the beige wheels from previously.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ポポイ
Popoi
Comes from a partial repetition of「ポイ」(poi, onomatopoeia for tossing sound)

German Wurfmäuschen (Super Mario 64)
Roboter-Bagger (Super Mario 64 DS)
Throwing Mouse
Robot Excavator
Italian Heave-Ho[2]
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Trivia[edit]

  • The Cataquack, an enemy appearing in Super Mario Sunshine and later games, behaves similarly to a Heave-Ho. Both enemies use flat surfaces protruding from their bodies to launch Mario high into the air.
  • Getting flung by a Heave-Ho triggers the damage process upon landing even if the fall is not high enough to damage Mario. In international versions, if no damage is taken, Mario makes the same sound effect as if hit by a Koopa Troopa, and he does not flash when he gets back up.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Pelland, Scott, and Dan Owsen (1996). Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 13.
  2. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 86.