Editing Big Monty Mole

{{distinguish|Mega Mole}}
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:MontyMole - MarioPartyStarRush.png|300px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' [[Super Mario-kun Volume 1|Volume 1]] (1991)
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|variant_of=[[Monty Mole]]
|relatives=[[Mega Mole]]<br>[[Morty Mole]]
|notable=[[Choropūko]]
}}
A '''big Monty Mole'''<!--Please do not capitalize "big" until an official source does so-->,<ref>{{cite|quote=Try searching while '''picking off a big Monty Mole.''' Surely you're up to the challenge!|author=[[Blockafeller]]|title=''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]''}}</ref> also known as '''Mega Monty Mole''', is an enlarged version of a [[Monty Mole]] that first appears in ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'', though they are later seen in games, starting with ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]''.
==History==
===''Super Mario-kun''===
[[File:Huge Monty Mole.png|100px|thumb|left|Choropūko in volume 23]]
[[File:Super Monty Mole.png|thumb|Super Choropū from volume 1 of ''Super Mario-kun'']]
A Mega Monty Mole, under the name '''Super Choropū''' (スーパーチョロプー,<ref name=SMK>{{cite|title=''Super Mario-kun'' volume 1, chapter 7|page=86}}</ref> "Super Monty Mole"), appears in volume 1 of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'', angry at [[Mario]] and [[Yoshi]] for killing its Monty Mole friends. It tries killing Mario and Yoshi, but it kicks Mario into a [[? Block]] filled with [[Fire Flower]]s, which leads to it getting burned by Mario.

A Mega Monty Mole mother named [[Choropūko]] appears in volume 23 with her children. She gets mad at Mario for putting golf balls in her home.

Mega Monty Moles are the only species of Monty Moles to first appear in manga, to then later appear in games.
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===''4koma Manga Kingdom''===
A Mega Monty Mole appears in the 4koma strip titled "Skyscraper Blues" in the second ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' volume of ''[[4koma Manga Kingdom]]''. They attempt to burrow through the hole seen in [[N64 Big Donut|Big Donut]], but they end up getting scorched by the [[lava]]. The Mega Monty Mole then attempts to dig through [[Block Fort]], but fails due to the lack of a hole in the course.

===''Mario Golf: World Tour''===
Mega Monty Moles debut in ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]''. Two of them appear in Hole 7 of [[Wiggler Park]]. If the player hits them with the ball, they will burrow into the ground.

===''Mario Party'' series===
====''Mario Party 10''====
[[File:Mega Monty Mole's Maze Mischief MP10.png|left|thumb|200px|Mega Monty Mole is fired at by cannons]]
A Mega Monty Mole appears as the mid-boss of [[Airship Central]] in ''[[Mario Party 10]]''. He appears in the minigame [[Mega Monty Mole's Maze Mischief]], where the aim is to get through his maze to the different cannons, and then fire at him.

====''Mario Party: Star Rush''====
Another Mega Monty Mole appears in ''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]'' as the boss of the minigame [[Mega Monty Mole's in the Hole]], where players fight it and two explosive duplicates in a whack-a-mole-style game.
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===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS''====
Big Monty Moles appear in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', and later return in [[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS|its 3DS port]], as [[Monty Mole]]s that can be enlarged with [[Super Mushroom]]s. They act the same as regular Monty Moles, only bigger.

====''Super Mario Maker 2''====
[[File:SMM2 Big Monty Mole.png|thumb|In ''Super Mario Maker 2'']]
Big Monty Moles eventually return in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', retaining their behavior in its predecessor; they can now be attached to parachutes.

===''Yoshi's Crafted World''===
[[File:YCW Big Monty Mole.png|thumb|200px|left|A big Monty Mole in [[Monty-Mole-B-Gone]]]]
Big Monty Moles are enemies in ''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]''. They are uncommon enemies always appearing in the background, and must be hit with two [[Yoshi's Egg|eggs]] to be defeated. It turns red when hit once. Big Monty Moles usually appear when a red [[Time Cloud]] is hit, and must be hit to make a [[Smiley Flower]] appear. They appear in several levels including [[Spring Sprung Trail]], [[Monty-Mole-B-Gone]], [[Haunted Maker Mansion]], and [[The Countdown Begins]].
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
Larger Monty Mole in 4koma.png|''[[4koma Manga Kingdom]]'' (''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' volume 2)
MP10 Mega Monty Mole Boss.png|''[[Mario Party 10]]''
MarioPartyStarRush-full art.jpg|''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]''
Mega Monty Mole's in the Hole.jpg|''Mario Party: Star Rush''
</gallery>

==Profiles==
===''Mario Party: Star Rush''===
{|width=100% class=wikitable
!Image
!Name
!Bio
|-
|align="center"|[[File:MPSRCM_MegaMontyMole.png|75px]]
|align="center"|Mega Monty Mole<br>''A Monty Mole that Kamek enlarged.''
|"''He appears besides copies of himself carrying bombs. If you're fooled, an explosive surprise awaits!''"
|}

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=スーパーチョロプー<ref name=SMK/>
|JpnR=Sūpā Choropū
|JpnM=Super Monty Mole
|JpnN=''Super Mario-kun''
|Jpn2=巨大チョロプー
|Jpn2R=Kyodai Choropū
|Jpn2M=Giant Monty Mole
|Jpn2N=''Mario Party'' series
|Chi=大黄鼹鼠
|ChiR=Dà Huángyǎnshǔ
|ChiM=Big Monty Mole
|Ita=Mega Tantatalpa
|ItaM=Mega Monty Mole; same as [[Mega Mole]]
|Ita2=Grossa Tantatalpa/Tantatalpa grossa
|Ita2N=''Yoshi's Crafted World''
|Ita2M=Great Monty Mole
|Fre=Mega Topi Taupe<ref>''[[Mega Monty Mole's in the Hole]]'' Minigame in ''Mario part: Star Rush.''</ref>
|Fre2=Super Topi Taupe<ref name=SMK/> 
|FreM=Mega Monty Mole
|Fre2M=Super Monty Mole
}}

==Notes==
*Although Mega Monty Mole does not return in ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]'', its artwork from ''Mario Party: Star Rush'' is reused for the normal Monty Moles.<ref>{{cite|url=marioparty.nintendo.com/modes-and-multiplayer|title=Mario Party™ Superstars for the Nintendo Switch™ — Modes & Multiplayer|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=June 21, 2024|archive=web.archive.org/web/20211016054413/https://marioparty.nintendo.com/modes-and-multiplayer}}</ref>

==References==
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