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|image=[[File:MKT 338CB.png]]<br>Artwork of the light blue Noshi in a badge in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''

|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' (''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'', Wave 1) (cameo) (2022)

'''Noshi''',<ref name="MKT">From the <tt>Noshi</tt> ''MapObj'' of ''Mario Kart Tour''</ref> or '''Nossie''',<ref name="files">From the <tt>nossie.bmd</tt> and <tt>swimnossie.bmd</tt> files found in the <tt>root/Course/Diddy.arc/diddy/object</tt> directory of ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''</ref> is a species of one-horned {{wp|Sauropoda|sauropod}}s similar to ''{{wp|Apatosaurus|Apatosaurus}}'' first seen in the [[GCN Dino Dino Jungle|Dino Dino Jungle]] course of ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', where the light blue one serves as one of the main obstacles of the course. While the Nintendo Official Guidebook and site of ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' only use the term ''Nossie'' to refer to the light blue one,<ref name="JPsite">[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ngc/gm4j/05-4.html Description of the courses of the Special Cup in the official Japanese site of ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]</ref><ref name="NOG">Nintendo Official Guidebook of ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'', page 85.</ref> internal data indicates that the red and yellow one found in the course are Nossies as well.<ref>As can be seen in the <tt>root/Course/Diddy.arc/diddy/object/swimnossie.bmd</tt> model of ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'', which contains textures for the purple (<tt>nossie_lake.1</tt>), turquoise (<tt>nossie_lake.2</tt>), yellow (<tt>nossie_lake.3</tt>) and red (<tt>nossie_lake.4</tt>) Nossie that are supposed to be found in the lake of ''Dino Dino Jungle''.</ref> The species was never given a specific English name; it was originally referred to using the lowercase generic terms '''dino''' and '''brontosaurus''' in the Prima and Nintendo Power guides of ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', respectively, and subsequently referred to using the lowercase term '''dinosaur''' in the Prima guide and internal data<ref name="MK7files">Noshi is referred to as dinosaur in both its model file (<tt>Course/Ggc_DinoDinoJungle.szs/dinosaur/dinosaur.bcmdl</tt>) and texture (<tt>dinosaur/dinosaur.bctex</tt>) in ''Mario Kart 7''.</ref> of ''[[Mario Kart 7]]''.<ref>Nick von Esmarch. ''Mario Kart 7 (3DS) eGuide''. Section Lightning Cup - GC Dino Dino Jungle''. The ''Road Hazards'' section has the following: ''Dinosaur: Watch for this dinosaur near the beginning and end of each lap. This beast is so large, it creates two different hazards!''. The introduction also states: ''Use jump boosts and big drifts to speed through the course, and watch yourself around that huge dinosaur.'' In the ''Time Trial'' section it is also stated: ''Keep driving straight and go just slightly to the right of the dinosaur’s feet.'', ''When gliding here, try to fly underneath the dinosaur’s neck to save a little time.'' and ''Avoid the dinosaur’s head and legs, and keep an eye on those geysers!''</ref>

===''Mario Kart'' series===

[[File:DinoDinoJungleIcon-MKDD.png|thumb|left|150px|The light blue Nossie in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'']]

Nossies first appear in the [[GCN Dino Dino Jungle|Dino Dino Jungle]] track of ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''. There the light blue one mainly acts as a hazard for the racers passing near it in the canyon, being able to stomp them with its feet. It can also be met when passing on the wooden bridge that crosses the canyon, where it is able to make the karts spin with its head. Additionally, two Nossies, one colored red and the other colored yellow, appear moving through the lake where the branching boardwalk lies.

[[File:MK7DDJungleDino.jpg|thumb|150px|The light-blue Nossie in ''Mario Kart 7'']]

The light blue Nossie reappears in the <small>GCN</small> Dino Dino Jungle track of ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', in the same place where it is found in the original course. The main difference is that in this course, this Nossie stretches its neck, making it an obstacle for the drivers gliding above the wooden bridge.

[[File:MKT Dino Dino Jungle R Scene.jpg|thumb|left|150px|The light blue Noshi in ''Mario Kart Tour'']]

The light blue Nossie, with its name now romanized as Noshi,<ref name="MKT"/> appears again in the GCN Dino Dino Jungle track of ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''. Its role is mostly similar to its ''Mario Kart 7'' appearance, but if a racer lands on it, they can perform a [[Jump Boost]]. It also appears in [[N64 Koopa Troopa Beach|N64 Koopa Troopa Beach T and R/T]] and [[GBA Riverside Park|GBA Riverside Park T and R/T]], while multiple light blue Noshis appear in [[Tour Tokyo Blur|Tokyo Blur R/T]] (likely referencing the {{wp|kaiju}}).

 

Noshi was used as the landmark for the [[Jungle Tour]]. It also appears on two [[List of badges in Mario Kart Tour|badges]], one standard and one gold, both of which first being made available during the [[Animal Tour]], and on the logo for the [[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Dino Dino Outdoor & Camping Goods|Dino Dino Outdoor & Camping Goods]] sponsor.

 

While Noshi does not physically appear in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', artwork of Noshi is used on the logo for the [[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Dino Dino Outdoor & Camping Goods|Dino Dino Outdoor & Camping Goods]] sponsor in the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'' DLC.

[[File:MP8 Nossie.png|thumb|150px|The light blue Nossie in ''Mario Party 8'']]

The light blue Nossie appears as a cameo in the forest behind the [[DK's Treetop Temple]] board of ''[[Mario Party 8]]''.

DinoDinoJungleLogo-MKDD.png|Logo of [[GCN Dino Dino Jungle|Dino Dino Jungle]] in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''

MKT_317CB.png|The badge of Dino Dino Jungle in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''

MKDDNossieModel.png|Model of the light blue Nossie in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''

MKDD Purple Nossie Model.png|Model of the purple Nossie in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''

MKDD Turquoise Nossie Model.png|Model of the turquoise Nossie in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''

MKDD Yellow Nossie Model.png|Model of the yellow Nossie in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''

Red Nossie model.png|Model of the pink Nossie in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''

DinoDinoJungleMK7.png|''[[Mario Kart 7]]''

MK7 Dinosaur.jpg|Head of the light blue Nossie in ''Mario Kart 7''

 

===Names in other languages===

|JapM=Derived from "{{wp|Nessie}}" and "[[Yoshi]]" and/or possibly「角」(''tsuno'', horn)