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Nintendo101 (talk | contribs) (The phrasing of the trivia really bothered me; it's not that the developers thought orca whales are not dolphins - it's that Guppy was specifically suppose to be one of the blue dolphins from Super Mario World. Otherwise added other bits of trivia. Integrated gallery section.) |
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|image=[[File:GuppySMG.png|250px]] | |image=[[File:GuppySMG.png|250px]] | ||
|species=Orca | |species= {{wp|Orca|orca whale}} | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]]) | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]]) | |latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]]) | ||
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{{quote|What, you again? You got to be kidding me! You want to run me out of this lake? You got to get through all eight rings!|Guppy|Super Mario Galaxy}} | {{quote|What, you again? You got to be kidding me! You want to run me out of this lake? You got to get through all eight rings!|Guppy|Super Mario Galaxy}} | ||
'''Guppy''' is a rival character in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. He is an orca who appears in [[Sea Slide Galaxy]] and [[Deep Dark Galaxy]], where during one mission in each galaxy, he "takes over" a large body of water, and if [[Mario]] wishes to take it back, he has to swim through eight [[Ring (Super Mario Galaxy)|rings]] in a set amount of time. After Mario does that, Guppy rewards him with a [[Power Star]]. | |||
'''Guppy''' is a | |||
Guppy | Guppy appears in the moat of [[Peach's Castle]] in the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] at the end of the game, after the universe had been saved by the [[Luma (species)|Lumas]]. | ||
If Mario touches Guppy, Mario bounces back on the ground and lose a [[Green Shell|Shell]] if he is holding one, but he will not take damage. | If Mario touches Guppy, Mario bounces back on the ground and lose a [[Green Shell|Shell]] if he is holding one, but he will not take damage. | ||
==''Super Mario Galaxy'' trading card description== | ==''Super Mario Galaxy'' trading card description== | ||
''Guppy's bark is definitely worse than his bite. This orca may look menacing, but he's really only aggressive to penguins and Toads. To Mario, Guppy is ultimately harmless, but he does present two challenges: he'll make Mario swim through eight rings in one body of water, and if Mario bumps into him, Guppy will bounce him to the floor. Look for Guppy in the Sea Slide Galaxy and the Deep Dark Galaxy.'' | ''Guppy's bark is definitely worse than his bite. This orca may look menacing, but he's really only aggressive to penguins and Toads. To Mario, Guppy is ultimately harmless, but he does present two challenges: he'll make Mario swim through eight rings in one body of water, and if Mario bumps into him, Guppy will bounce him to the floor. Look for Guppy in the Sea Slide Galaxy and the Deep Dark Galaxy.'' | ||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery> | |||
SMG Concept Art 3.png| Model sheet | |||
Penguinrace.png| Screenshot from "[[Faster Than a Speeding Penguin]]" | |||
GuppyTradingCard.png| [[List of Super Mario Galaxy trading cards|Official trading card]] | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* | * The developers for ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' initially envisioned Guppy as one of the friendly [[dolphin]]s from ''[[Super Mario World]]''. However, as his role was finalized as an intimidating bully with a wild nature, they shifted his design to that of the new orca character seen in the final game.<ref name=prima>Fletcher Black. ''Super Mario Galaxy Collector's Edition: PRIMA Official Game Guide''. Roseville: [[Prima Games]], 2007. ISBN: 978-0-76155-713-5.</ref>{{page needed}} | ||
* There is an illustration of Guppy on his {{wp|model sheet}} with an {{wp|anchovy}} hanging out of his mouth that has air bubbles trailing out the end, a potential allusion to a {{wp|cigar}}. There is no anchovy in Guppy's mouth in the final release. | |||
* In at least some international releases of ''Super Mario Galaxy'', Guppy does not directly refer to himself as an orca and parts of his dialogue suggests he thinks of himself as a fish.<ref>[[Nintendo EAD]] (trans. [[Treehouse|Nintendo Treehouse]]). "''All right, I'm a fish of my word. Take this.''" – Guppy. "[[Guppy and the Underground Lake]]". ''Super Mario Galaxy''. Published 12 Nov 2007. Retrieved 16 Mar 2021.</ref> In the German version of the game, Guppy explicitly refers to himself as a shark. | |||
*In | * In [[Deep Dark Galaxy]], Guppy will act as if he met Mario even if he has not been encountered in the [[Sea Slide Galaxy]] yet. | ||
*The Prima | * The [[Prima Games|''PRIMA Official Game Guide'']] erroneously states that Guppy ''is'' a shark.<ref name=prima/>{{page needed}} | ||
* In {{wp|zoology}}, it is well-documented that Antarctic orca whales prey on penguins.<ref>Pitman RL and Durban JW. "Killer whale predation on penguins in Antarctica". ''[https://www.springer.com/journal/300 Polar Biology]'' 33: 1589–1594. Published 04 July 2010. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-010-0853-5</ref> Guppy's position as a bully that terrorizes [[Penguin]]s potentially alludes to this predator-prey relationship. | |||
==References== | |||
<references/> | |||
{{SMG}} | {{SMG}} | ||
[[Category:Dolphins and whales]] | [[Category:Dolphins and whales]] | ||
Revision as of 11:08, March 16, 2021
- “What, you again? You got to be kidding me! You want to run me out of this lake? You got to get through all eight rings!”
- —Guppy, Super Mario Galaxy
Guppy is a rival character in Super Mario Galaxy. He is an orca who appears in Sea Slide Galaxy and Deep Dark Galaxy, where during one mission in each galaxy, he "takes over" a large body of water, and if Mario wishes to take it back, he has to swim through eight rings in a set amount of time. After Mario does that, Guppy rewards him with a Power Star.
Guppy appears in the moat of Peach's Castle in the Mushroom Kingdom at the end of the game, after the universe had been saved by the Lumas.
If Mario touches Guppy, Mario bounces back on the ground and lose a Shell if he is holding one, but he will not take damage.
Super Mario Galaxy trading card description
Guppy's bark is definitely worse than his bite. This orca may look menacing, but he's really only aggressive to penguins and Toads. To Mario, Guppy is ultimately harmless, but he does present two challenges: he'll make Mario swim through eight rings in one body of water, and if Mario bumps into him, Guppy will bounce him to the floor. Look for Guppy in the Sea Slide Galaxy and the Deep Dark Galaxy.
Gallery
Model sheet
Screenshot from "Faster Than a Speeding Penguin"
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | シャッチー Shacchī |
From shachi (orca) |
| German | Schatschi |
Based on the Japanese word for "orca whale" |
| Italian | Brigante Marino |
Sea Brigand |
| Spanish (NOE) | Orca Infame |
Odious killer whale |
Trivia
- The developers for Super Mario Galaxy initially envisioned Guppy as one of the friendly dolphins from Super Mario World. However, as his role was finalized as an intimidating bully with a wild nature, they shifted his design to that of the new orca character seen in the final game.[1][page number needed]
- There is an illustration of Guppy on his model sheet with an anchovy hanging out of his mouth that has air bubbles trailing out the end, a potential allusion to a cigar. There is no anchovy in Guppy's mouth in the final release.
- In at least some international releases of Super Mario Galaxy, Guppy does not directly refer to himself as an orca and parts of his dialogue suggests he thinks of himself as a fish.[2] In the German version of the game, Guppy explicitly refers to himself as a shark.
- In Deep Dark Galaxy, Guppy will act as if he met Mario even if he has not been encountered in the Sea Slide Galaxy yet.
- The PRIMA Official Game Guide erroneously states that Guppy is a shark.[1][page number needed]
- In zoology, it is well-documented that Antarctic orca whales prey on penguins.[3] Guppy's position as a bully that terrorizes Penguins potentially alludes to this predator-prey relationship.
References
- ^ a b Fletcher Black. Super Mario Galaxy Collector's Edition: PRIMA Official Game Guide. Roseville: Prima Games, 2007. ISBN: 978-0-76155-713-5.
- ^ Nintendo EAD (trans. Nintendo Treehouse). "All right, I'm a fish of my word. Take this." – Guppy. "Guppy and the Underground Lake". Super Mario Galaxy. Published 12 Nov 2007. Retrieved 16 Mar 2021.
- ^ Pitman RL and Durban JW. "Killer whale predation on penguins in Antarctica". Polar Biology 33: 1589–1594. Published 04 July 2010. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-010-0853-5
