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'''Plessie''' is a friendly character resembling a {{wp|plesiosaurus}} (yet referred to as a "dinosaur" by Nintendo) that debuted in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''. In the game, it allows the playable characters to ride it through certain levels, similarly to [[Dorrie]] in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' / ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' Plessie's name is a portmanteau of "Plesiosauria" 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}}. Its design shares some features with the design of [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]s, such as the bipedal posture with short legs, the white soft tissue that spans the lower part of the body, big oval eyes pointing forward which feature a white sclera, the nostrils being hosted near the top of a round protruding end of the upper part of the muzzle, and a crest on the back of the head, although the shape of the latter is different. They also share the same suffix, ''-sshi'' (「ッシー」), in their Japanese names.

Plessie is modeled on extinct aquatic reptiles. Plessie is three to four times as tall as [[Mario]], although the [[:File:SM3DW Art.jpg|artwork]] made for the ''[[Super Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack]]'' shows it being around only twice as tall as Mario. Plessie is visibly fat, and this trait is actually used to slide on its belly outside bodies of water. The bottom of each foot, including the toes, is fully covered by a white pad. 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 upper part of the muzzle is elongated like that of a {{wp|crocodile}}, with a white protruding end hosting two nostrils near its top. 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.