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'''Plessie''' is a large, friendly dinosaur that appears in ''[[Super Mario | '''Plessie''' is a large, friendly dinosaur that appears in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and its [[Nintendo Switch]] port ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]''. It allows up to four playable characters to ride it through certain levels or sections of levels, similarly to [[Dorrie]] in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', its [[Nintendo DS]] remake ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', and ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' Its name is a portmanteau of "{{wp|Plesiosauria|plesiosaur}}" and "Nessie"; the former is an extinct group of large marine reptiles that are often confused as dinosaurs, and the latter is the nickname given to the {{wp|Loch Ness Monster}}. | ||
==Design== | ==Design== | ||
The official United Kingdom game page for ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' calls Plessie a dinosaur in its description, despite it being named after a plesiosaur, which is not a dinosaur.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.uk/games/oms/super_mario_3d_world/game_world.html ''Game World'' section on the official UK game page for ''Super Mario 3D World'']. ''"Meet Plessie, a helpful dinosaur who just loves to ride down rapids!"''</ref> It is designed after a bipedal {{wp|nothosaur}}, an organism that is also not a dinosaur, and lived much earlier than the plesiosaur. During gameplay, it is around three to four times as tall as [[Mario]], although the artwork made for the ''[[Super Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack]]'' shows it being around only twice as tall as Mario. Its large belly allows it to slide across the water quickly. The bottom of each foot, including the toes, is fully covered by a white pad. Its back features four darker stripes with rounded borders that are perpendicular to its tail. Its eyes each have an orange eyelid, a white sclera, and a big oval pupil surrounded by an aqua-green iris. The upper part of its muzzle is elongated like that of a {{wp|crocodile}}, and near its top, there is a white protruding end with two nostrils. Its tail is long and ends with a three-lobed cyan structure resting on the coronal plane. Knotted on the left side of its neck is a red bandanna. | The official United Kingdom game page for ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' calls Plessie a dinosaur in its description, despite it being named after a plesiosaur, which is not a dinosaur.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.uk/games/oms/super_mario_3d_world/game_world.html ''Game World'' section on the official UK game page for ''Super Mario 3D World'']. ''"Meet Plessie, a helpful dinosaur who just loves to ride down rapids!"''</ref> It is designed after a bipedal {{wp|nothosaur}}, an organism that is also not a dinosaur, and lived much earlier than the plesiosaur. During gameplay, it is around three to four times as tall as [[Mario]], although the artwork made for the ''[[Super Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack]]'' shows it being around only twice as tall as Mario. Its large belly allows it to slide across the water quickly. The bottom of each foot, including the toes, is fully covered by a white pad. Its back features four darker stripes with rounded borders that are perpendicular to its tail. Its eyes each have an orange eyelid, a white sclera, and a big oval pupil surrounded by an aqua-green iris. The upper part of its muzzle is elongated like that of a {{wp|crocodile}}, and near its top, there is a white protruding end with two nostrils. Its tail is long and ends with a three-lobed cyan structure resting on the coronal plane. Knotted on the left side of its neck is a red bandanna. | ||
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Plessie's design shares some features with the design of [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshis]], such as a bipedal posture with short legs, white soft tissue that spans the lower part of the body, big oval eyes pointing forward with a white sclera, nostrils that are hosted near the top of a round protruding end of the upper part of the muzzle, and a crest on the back of the head, although Plessie's has a different shape than that of Yoshis. They also share the same suffix, ''-sshi'' (「ッシー」), in their Japanese names. | Plessie's design shares some features with the design of [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshis]], such as a bipedal posture with short legs, white soft tissue that spans the lower part of the body, big oval eyes pointing forward with a white sclera, nostrils that are hosted near the top of a round protruding end of the upper part of the muzzle, and a crest on the back of the head, although Plessie's has a different shape than that of Yoshis. They also share the same suffix, ''-sshi'' (「ッシー」), in their Japanese names. | ||
The French translation of the ''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia]]'' uses the term ''il'' (he) to describe Plessie, which could indicate either a male or undetermined gender, as the masculine gender can also have a neutral meaning in French.<ref>{{media link|PlessieESMBFre.png|''Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia''; French translation}}. ''{{wp|Soleil Productions}}''. 2018. p.225.</ref> However, the German translation uses the terms ''sie'' (she) and ''ihr'' (her) in the same description, indicating that Plessie is female.<ref>{{media link|ESMB German Plessie.png|''Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia''; German translation}}. ''{{wp|Tokyopop}}''. 2017. p.225.</ref> The German game page for ''Super Mario 3D World'' describes Plessie as a ''Dinosaurier'' (dinosaur), a masculine word in German, and thus refers to it as male, as can be seen by the use of ''den freundlichen Dinosaurier'' and ''der''.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.de/games/oms/super_mario_3d_world/game_world.html ''Game World'' section of the official German game page for ''Super Mario 3D World'']. ''"Lerne Plessie, den freundlichen Dinosaurier, kennen, der total gerne durch Stromschnellen gleitet!"''</ref> | The French translation of the ''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia]]'' uses the term ''il'' (he) to describe Plessie, which could indicate either a male or undetermined gender, as the masculine gender can also have a neutral meaning in French.<ref>{{media link|PlessieESMBFre.png|''Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia''; French translation}}. ''{{wp|Soleil Productions}}''. 2018. p.225.</ref> However, the German translation uses the terms ''sie'' (she) and ''ihr'' (her) in the same description, indicating that Plessie is female.<ref>{{media link|ESMB German Plessie.png|''Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia''; German translation}}. ''{{wp|Tokyopop}}''. 2017. p.225.</ref> The German game page for ''Super Mario 3D World'' describes Plessie as a ''Dinosaurier'' (dinosaur), a masculine word in German, and thus refers to it as male, as can be seen by the use of ''den freundlichen Dinosaurier'' and ''der''.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.de/games/oms/super_mario_3d_world/game_world.html ''Game World'' section of the official German game page for ''Super Mario 3D World'']. ''"Lerne Plessie, den freundlichen Dinosaurier, kennen, der total gerne durch Stromschnellen gleitet!"''</ref> In the English version of the summer 2023 edition of ''Nintendo Magazine'', Plessie is referred to as a "he".<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/software/feature/magazine_2023summer/index_en.html Nintendo Magazine 2023 Summer (Digital English edition)]. ''nintendo.co.jp''. Retrieved July 14, 2023. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230715023535/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/software/feature/magazine_2023summer/index_en.html Archived] July 15, 2023, 02:35:35 UTC via Wayback Machine.) "''Plessie swims to take Mario and the group across the sea and rivers, and to cross sand dunes. He can also jump over obstacles.''"</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''=== | ===''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''=== | ||
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==Theme music== | ==Theme music== | ||
{{media table | {{media table | ||
|file1=SM3DW Plessie.flac | |file1=SM3DW Plessie.flac | ||
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In the ''Super Mario 3D World'' campaign, an ambient theme called "Plessie" plays before mounting and after unmounting Plessie in levels where it must be ridden for the entire duration of the level. | In the ''Super Mario 3D World'' campaign, an ambient theme called "Plessie" plays before mounting and after unmounting Plessie in levels where it must be ridden for the entire duration of the level. | ||
In both ''Super Mario 3D World'' and ''Bowser's Fury'', Plessie is given a unique theme while riding it. The ''Super Mario 3D World'' theme is an arrangement of "[[Slider]]" from ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. The ''Bowser's Fury'' theme is an upbeat version of [[Lake Lapcat]]'s theme featuring additional instruments such as violins. While Plessie is moving, further instruments such as trumpets enter. | In both ''Super Mario 3D World'' and ''Bowser's Fury'', Plessie is given a unique theme while riding it. The ''Super Mario 3D World'' theme is an arrangement of "[[Slider]]" from ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. The ''Bowser's Fury'' theme is an upbeat version of [[Lake Lapcat]]'s theme featuring additional instruments such as violins. While Plessie is moving, further instruments such as trumpets enter. | ||
==Profiles and statistics== | ==Profiles and statistics== | ||
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{{internal names | {{internal names | ||
|game1=''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' | |game1=''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' | ||
|file1=<tt> | |file1=<tt>content/ObjectData/Raidon.szs</tt> | ||
|name1=Raidon | |name1=Raidon | ||
|meaning1=Portmanteau of "ride" and "-odon" (a common suffix for dinosaur names); also possibly a pun of English term "ride on". Reused as the basis for the ''[[Jaxi#Names in other languages|Raidon Bus]]'' in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' | |meaning1=Portmanteau of "ride" and "-odon" (a common suffix for dinosaur names); also possibly a pun of English term "ride on". Reused as the basis for the ''[[Jaxi#Names in other languages|Raidon Bus]]'' in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' | ||
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|JapR=Puresshī | |JapR=Puresshī | ||
|JapM=From "Plesiosaur" and both "[[Yoshi]]" and "{{wp|Loch Ness Monster|Nessie}}" | |JapM=From "Plesiosaur" and both "[[Yoshi]]" and "{{wp|Loch Ness Monster|Nessie}}" | ||
| | |FreA=Placidon | ||
| | |FreAM=Portmanteau of "placide" (placid) and "-don" (a common suffix for several dinosaur species' names in French) | ||
|Spa=Plessie | |Spa=Plessie | ||
| | |FreE=Plessie | ||
|Dut=Plessie | |Dut=Plessie | ||
|Ger=Plessie | |Ger=Plessie | ||
|Ita=Plessie | |Ita=Plessie | ||
|Por=Plessie | |Por=Plessie | ||
|Rus=Плесси | |Rus=Плесси | ||
|RusR=Plessi | |RusR=Plessi | ||