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'''Kappa Mountain'''<ref>''Super Mario World'' English instruction booklet, page 19.</ref> is the largest mountain on [[Yoshi's Island (location)|Yoshi's Island]]. It first appears in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', in which it is the location of the [[Yellow Switch Palace]].
'''Kappa Mountain'''<ref>''Super Mario World'' English instruction booklet, page 19.</ref> is the largest mountain on [[Yoshi's Island (location)|Yoshi's Island]]. It first appears in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', in which it is the location of the [[Yellow Switch Palace]].


The name Kappa comes from a {{wp|Kappa (folklore)|mythical creature}} in Japan, which has a water-filled, bowl-shaped depression on the top of its head. If the water runs out, the ''kappa'' die. The lake in the middle of the mountain in ''Super Mario World'' looks like the head of a ''kappa'', and the whole mountain could be thought of a ''kappa'' lying on its underbelly.<ref>[http://themushroomkingdom.net/smw_j-e.shtml#kappa The Mushroom Kingdom] (Accessed on 7-3-08)</ref>
The name Kappa comes from a {{wp|Kappa (folklore)|mythical creature}} in Japan, which has a water-filled, bowl-shaped depression on the top of its head. If the water runs out, the ''kappa'' dies. The lake in the middle of the mountain in ''Super Mario World'' looks like the head of a ''kappa'', and the whole mountain could be thought of a ''kappa'' lying on its underbelly.<ref>[http://themushroomkingdom.net/smw_j-e.shtml#kappa The Mushroom Kingdom] (Accessed on 7-3-08)</ref>


==Names in other languages==  
==Names in other languages==  

Revision as of 19:24, April 8, 2022

Mario climbing up Kappa Mountain.
Mario climbing up Kappa Mountain in Super Mario World

Kappa Mountain[1] is the largest mountain on Yoshi's Island. It first appears in Super Mario World, in which it is the location of the Yellow Switch Palace.

The name Kappa comes from a mythical creature in Japan, which has a water-filled, bowl-shaped depression on the top of its head. If the water runs out, the kappa dies. The lake in the middle of the mountain in Super Mario World looks like the head of a kappa, and the whole mountain could be thought of a kappa lying on its underbelly.[2]

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese かっぱ[3]
Kappa Yama
Kappa Mountain

Italian Monte Kappa
Mount Kappa
Portuguese Montanha Kappa
Kappa Mountain

References

  1. ^ Super Mario World English instruction booklet, page 19.
  2. ^ The Mushroom Kingdom (Accessed on 7-3-08)
  3. ^ Super Mario World Japanese instruction booklet (fold-out)