Morty Mole
- Not to be confused with Monty Mole.
Template:Species-infobox Morty Moles[1] are a giant species related to Monty Moles that appear in Super Mario 3D Land. They resemble Mega Moles, but have a mahogany fur color, tan belly, do not wear sunglasses. and are susceptible to stomping.
History
Super Mario 3D Land
Morty Moles make their debut in Super Mario 3D Land and are fought similarly to Rexes; they get shorter and faster after the first stomp, and are defeated on the second stomp. However, they will revert back to their regular size if they manage to hit Mario while they are short, or after a short time. A Ground Pound will defeat them in one hit. When defeated, Morty Moles will sometimes give Super Mushrooms. Morty Moles inhabit narrow tunnels in levels such as World 5-4 and 7-4 along with Monty Moles in the former.
Super Mario-kun
Morty Mole has made appearances in volumes 45-47 of Super Mario-kun
In volume 45, what appears to be the face of a Morty Mole can be seen on Choropū the Picasso’s Road Roller.
In volume 46, a Morty Mole has a major role as the main antagonist of a chapter. The Morty Mole starts destroys the Mogura Matsuri due to it being in his home without permission. Mario then proceeds to get beaten up by the Morty Mole (though Pūko cheers for Mario). After Mario puts on ancient Monty Mole knight armor and attempting to hide in a barrel, he continues to get beaten up by the Morty Mole. Meanwhile, Luigi won two Statue Leafs which Pūko tells Mario and Luigi to use. The Morty Mole attempts to attack Madio and Luigi but they counter attack the Morty Mole with their powers to defeat them. The Morty Mole is crying in severe pain but still alive.
In volume 47, a Morty Mole (with the exact same appearance as the Morty Mole in the previous volume) can be seen laughing at Yoshi amongst other enemies in the Screwtop Tower.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Indy[2] (internal) ゴロプー Goropū |
Mega Mole Combination of「ゴロゴロ」(gorogoro, onomatopoeia for rumbling) and「チョロプー」(Choropū, Monty Mole) |
| German | Morty Maulwurf |
Morty Mole |
| Spanish | Megatopo |
Mega Mole |
Trivia
- In the files for Super Mario 3D Land, Morty Mole is labeled as "Indy", which is the Japanese name for Mega Mole;[2] however, it is unknown if Morty Moles are intended to be redesigned Mega Moles or were merely based on them during development, as the only other connection between the two is a shared Spanish name in Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.
References
| Monty Moles and relatives | |
|---|---|
| Characters | Big Montgomery • Chitei Kaijū Indy • Choropū Chika Butai • Choropū (Haha) • Choropū (Kodomo-tachi) • Choropū-san • Choropū Shinrin-tai • Choropū the Picasso • Choropūko • Chorozairu • Gattai monster • Monty Bros. • Monty Mole auctioneer • Monty Tank • Pakkun Mogura • Pūko • Sphinx Zō |
| Species | Big Monty Mole • Choropū Men'iwa • Mawful Mole • Mega Mole • Metal Mawful Mole • Mole (presenter) • Monty Mole • Monty Mole (Flower Fields) • Monty Mole Patch • Monty Mole Swooper • Morty Mole |
| Other relatives | Ragumo • Rocky Wrench |
