Torpedo tube

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Template:Rename Template:Species-infobox Torpedo Hasshadai are black artillery that first appeared in Super Mario World. Gloved hands from the Torpedo Hasshadai release Torpedo Teds at Mario.

History

Super Mario series

Super Mario World

Torpedo Hasshadai first appear in Super Mario World in only one level, Soda Lake, where they fire Torpedo Teds that are invincible to all available forms of attack, making the level tricky to traverse. The gloves that dispense the Torpedo Teds have four fingers.

Super Mario Galaxy

E3 June 12, 2007 Super Mario Galaxy Torpedo Ted chasing Mario
Torpedo Teds chasing after Mario and torpedo tubes in the background in Super Mario Galaxy.
A torpedo tube in the Buoy Base Galaxy.
A Torpedo Hasshadai

Torpedo Hasshadai (generically referred to as torpedo tubes by Prima Games[1][2]) also appear in Super Mario Galaxy, where they sport a different design. They are most often found in the water, and now can be destroyed by leading a Torpedo Ted right back at them.

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U

Torpedo Ted
Torpedo Hasshadai and the Torpedo Teds in Larry's Torpedo Castle

Torpedo Hasshadai, as well as the Torpedo Teds, return in the Wii U game, New Super Mario Bros. U. They behave and look almost exactly as they do in Super Mario World, with the gloves now having five fingers, and appear in Larry's Torpedo Castle; they are once again invincible. Targeting Teds and Search Torpedo Hasshadai debut in The Mighty Cannonship level, being both obstacles and weapons that appear in the fight with Bowser Jr. While Torpedo Teds reappear in New Super Luigi U, the Torpedo Hasshadai do not.

Super Princess Peach

Torpedo Hasshadai return alongside the Torpedo Teds in the game Super Princess Peach, where they are invincible.

Mario Party 10

Torpedo Hasshadai reappear in Mario Party 10 in the minigame Blooper Blastoff, where they launch Torpedo Teds.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese トーピード発射台[3][4]
Tōpīdo Hasshadai
Torpedo Launcher

German Torpedo-Kanone
Torpedo Cannon

References

  1. ^ "The warp pipe is encased in a steel-and-glass cage. Fortunately, there is a Bullet Bill torpedo tube nearby." Black, Fletcher. Super Mario Galaxy PRIMA Official Game Guide, page 157.
  2. ^ "A massive weight hangs from the tower’s bottom. This holds the tower in place. Mario must somehow remove the weight. There is a torpedo tube in the side of the sea bowl. Swim over to it to catch the eyes of a Bullet Bill as it blasts into the water. Then, swim toward the weight with the Bullet Bill in tow. Quickly paddle to the weight’s other side so the Bullet Bill crashes into it. The explosion drops the weight, allowing several floating devices to rise. Now Mario can climb to the tower’s top." Black, Fletcher. Super Mario Galaxy PRIMA Official Game Guide, page 158.
  3. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario World section, page 61.
  4. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, New Super Mario Bros. U section, page 216.