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|image=[[File:heavy zed.png|160px]]
|image=[[File:heavy zed.png|160px]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]])
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|comparable=[[Owl (species)]]
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'''Heavy Zeds''',<ref>''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'' English instruction booklet, page 14.</ref> also referred to as simply '''Owls''',<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #5, page 56.</ref> are birds that appear in the [[Tree Zone]] of ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''. They are large owls that are usually seen asleep. Their name is a play on the phrase "heavy sleeper" and "zed", the British English pronunciation of the letter Z, which is commonly used to denote snoring.
'''Heavy Zeds'''<ref>''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Gold Coins'' English instruction booklet, page 14.</ref>, also referred to as simply '''Owls'''<ref>https://archive.org/stream/Nintendo_Magazine_System_05_1993-08_Trielle_AU#page/n55/mode/2up</ref>, are bird creatures found in the [[Tree Zone]] of ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''. They can be used as platforms to reach high places. When [[Mario]] approaches one, he will wake up, and then and only then can he use one as a ride.  The top of the owl's head is flat, making him an ideal platform for Mario to stand on while being flown to a higher area.
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==History==
===''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''===
Heavy Zeds can be used as platforms. When [[Mario]] approaches a Heavy Zed, it wakes up, and he can then stand on top of it to be carried to another area. A similar role is served by other owls in later games, such as [[Hoot]] from ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and the [[owl]]s from ''[[Wario Land II]]'' and ''[[Wario Land 3]]''.


Heavy Zeds' name comes from the common image in cartoon iconography of someone sleeping with a trail of Zs next to them, and "heavy sleeper", meaning one who sleeps soundly and is hard to wake up. Also, since they are large enough for Mario to stand on, the "heavy" part of their name could be a reference to their weight. "Zed" is also the British English pronounciation of the letter Z.
===''Super Mario-kun''===
A singular Heavy Zed appears in volumes 7 and 10 of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''. While fighting a [[Battle Beetle]], Mario avoids its punch which hits a branch from which a sleeping Heavy Zed falls, without waking up, squashing the Battle Beetle. While keeping it awake, Mario and [[Carrot]] fly on its back to reach the [[Big Bird]]'s nest. Later, seeing them in difficulty, the Heavy Zed brings a [[Bell (Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins)|bonus bell]] and, by hitting it, summons a [[Fire Flower]] from the [[Goal (Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins)|Mario Catcher minigame]]. With the flower, Mario beats the Big Bird and the three then look for the Golden Coin inside the Big Bird's eggs. The Heavy Zed finds it, but falls asleep. In volume 10, after Mario manages to break [[Wario]]'s hypnosis on the Mario Land inhabitants, [[Luigi]] collects the inhabitants and, riding the Heavy Zed, they reach Mario in time to cheer for him as an audience during the final battle.
 
==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''===
*'''Virtual Console manual:''' ''This isn't really an enemy; it's a sleeping owl. If Mario climbs onto this owl's head, it'll wake up and give Mario a ride. Heavy Zed has other friends that will give Mario a ride, too.''
 
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
'''<big>グー</big><br>
'''{{ruby|種族|しゅぞく}}''' フライ{{ruby|族|ぞく}}<br>
'''{{ruby|性格|せいかく}}''' {{ruby|親切|しんせつ}}<br>
'''{{ruby|登場|とうじょう}}ゲーム''' ランド2<br>
'''<big>{{ruby|数少|かずすく}}ないマリオの{{ruby|味方|みかた}}だ</big></b><br>
いつち{{ruby|眠|ねむ}}そうなフクロウおじさん。とつても{{ruby|大|おお}}きなキャラだから、{{ruby|初|はじ}}めて{{ruby|会|あ}}うと{{ruby|緊張|きんちょう}}しちゃうが、{{ruby|敵|てき}}じゃないんだ。{{ruby|頭|あたま}}の{{ruby|上|うえ}}にマリオを{{ruby|乗|の}}せて、{{ruby|運|はこ}}んでくれるやさしいキャラだ。<ref name=Daijiten>Shogakukan. 1994.「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''), [https://i.imgur.com/WCiU8TI.jpeg page 66].</ref>
 
'''''<big>Heavy Zed</big>'''''<br>
''Tribe: Fly clan''<br>
''Disposition: Kind''<br>
''Game appearances: Land 2''<br>
'''''<big>He's one of the few people on Mario's side.</big><br>
''Mr. Owl looks a little sleepy. He is a very big character, which makes one nervous when meeting him for the first time, but he is not an enemy. He is a kind character who carries Mario on his head.''
 
==Gallery==
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreignname
{{foreign names
|Jap=グー<ref>''Super Mario Land 2: 6-tsu no Kinka'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 17.</ref>
|Jap=グー<ref>''Super Mario Land 2: 6-tsu no Kinka'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 17.</ref><ref name=Daijiten/>
|JapR=Gū
|JapR=Gū
|JapM=From 「ぐうぐう」''gūgū'', an onomatopoeia for a snoring sound
|JapM=From「ぐうぐう」(''gūgū'', Japanese onomatopoeia for snoring sound); shared with the ''[[Wario Land II]]'' [[owl (species)#Names in other languages|owl]]
|Spa=Heavy Zed{{refneeded}}
|Fre=Zed l'Assoupi<ref>''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'' European instruction booklet (French part), page 58.</ref><br>Heavy Zed<ref>''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' ([[Virtual Console]]) French e-manual, pag. 13</ref>
|SpaM=-
|FreM=The Dozing Zed<br>Heavy Zed
|Ger=Müder Zed{{refneeded}}
|Ger=Müder Zed
|GerM=Tired Zed}}
|GerM=Tired Zed
 
|Ita=Heavy Zed<ref>''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' Italian booklet, pag. 14</ref><br>Ciccio Zed<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''; pag. 77</ref><br>Civetta<ref>''Club Nintendo'' (Italy) Numero 1 - 1993, page 22.</ref>
==Trivia==
|ItaM=-<br>Heavy/Fat Zed<br>Owl
*Heavy Zed, the [[Owl]]s from ''[[Wario Land II]]'' and ''[[Wario Land 3|3]]'', and [[Hoot]] from ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' are all very similar in that each one of them is a sleeping owl that flies the player to otherwise unreachable places when awoken.
|Spa=Heavy Zed
}}


==References==
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Heavy Zed
Artwork of a Heavy Zed from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.
First appearance Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992)
Comparable

Heavy Zeds,[1] also referred to as simply Owls,[2] are birds that appear in the Tree Zone of Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. They are large owls that are usually seen asleep. Their name is a play on the phrase "heavy sleeper" and "zed", the British English pronunciation of the letter Z, which is commonly used to denote snoring.

History

Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins

Heavy Zeds can be used as platforms. When Mario approaches a Heavy Zed, it wakes up, and he can then stand on top of it to be carried to another area. A similar role is served by other owls in later games, such as Hoot from Super Mario 64 and the owls from Wario Land II and Wario Land 3.

Super Mario-kun

A singular Heavy Zed appears in volumes 7 and 10 of Super Mario-kun. While fighting a Battle Beetle, Mario avoids its punch which hits a branch from which a sleeping Heavy Zed falls, without waking up, squashing the Battle Beetle. While keeping it awake, Mario and Carrot fly on its back to reach the Big Bird's nest. Later, seeing them in difficulty, the Heavy Zed brings a bonus bell and, by hitting it, summons a Fire Flower from the Mario Catcher minigame. With the flower, Mario beats the Big Bird and the three then look for the Golden Coin inside the Big Bird's eggs. The Heavy Zed finds it, but falls asleep. In volume 10, after Mario manages to break Wario's hypnosis on the Mario Land inhabitants, Luigi collects the inhabitants and, riding the Heavy Zed, they reach Mario in time to cheer for him as an audience during the final battle.

Profiles and statistics

Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins

  • Virtual Console manual: This isn't really an enemy; it's a sleeping owl. If Mario climbs onto this owl's head, it'll wake up and give Mario a ride. Heavy Zed has other friends that will give Mario a ride, too.

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten

グー
種族しゅぞく フライぞく
性格せいかく 親切しんせつ
登場とうじょうゲーム ランド2
数少かずすくないマリオの味方みかた
いつちねむそうなフクロウおじさん。とつてもおおきなキャラだから、はじめてうと緊張きんちょうしちゃうが、てきじゃないんだ。あたまうえにマリオをせて、はこんでくれるやさしいキャラだ。[3]

Heavy Zed
Tribe: Fly clan
Disposition: Kind
Game appearances: Land 2
He's one of the few people on Mario's side.
Mr. Owl looks a little sleepy. He is a very big character, which makes one nervous when meeting him for the first time, but he is not an enemy. He is a kind character who carries Mario on his head.

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese グー[4][3]

From「ぐうぐう」(gūgū, Japanese onomatopoeia for snoring sound); shared with the Wario Land II owl

French Zed l'Assoupi[5]
Heavy Zed[6]
The Dozing Zed
Heavy Zed
German Müder Zed
Tired Zed
Italian Heavy Zed[7]
Ciccio Zed[8]
Civetta[9]
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Heavy/Fat Zed
Owl
Spanish Heavy Zed
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References

  1. ^ Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins English instruction booklet, page 14.
  2. ^ Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #5, page 56.
  3. ^ a b Shogakukan. 1994.「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten), page 66.
  4. ^ Super Mario Land 2: 6-tsu no Kinka Japanese instruction booklet, page 17.
  5. ^ Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins European instruction booklet (French part), page 58.
  6. ^ Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (Virtual Console) French e-manual, pag. 13
  7. ^ Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins Italian booklet, pag. 14
  8. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia; pag. 77
  9. ^ Club Nintendo (Italy) Numero 1 - 1993, page 22.