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|image=[[File:SMG Big Pokey Artwork.png|120px]]<br> | |image=[[File:SMG Big Pokey Artwork.png|120px]]<br>A Pokey from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' | ||
| | |parent_species=[[Pokey]] | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]]) | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario | |latest_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]]) | ||
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'''Big Pokeys''' are larger varieties of [[Pokey]]s first appearing in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' | '''Big Pokeys''' are larger varieties of [[Pokey]]s first appearing in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===''Mario Kart'' series=== | ===''Mario Kart'' series=== | ||
====''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''==== | ====''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''==== | ||
In ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', | In ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', Big Pokeys appear as obstacles alongside normal-sized Pokeys in [[Dry Dry Desert (GCN)|Dry Dry Desert]]. They are positioned in place and put their head on the ground at regular intervals, forming a hoop shape that the racer can drive through. They do not appear in the ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' rendition of the course. | ||
====''Mario Kart Wii''==== | ====''Mario Kart Wii''==== | ||
In ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', a single Big Pokey appeared in [[Thwomp Desert]] exclusively in the tournaments of October 2008 and September 2009. The players had to battle the Pokey, which was located at the center of the course, using [[Bob-omb]]s to attack it; running into any part of the Pokey would stun players for several seconds, and as it got damaged, body segments would move around. | In ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', a single Big Pokey appeared in [[Thwomp Desert]] exclusively in the tournaments of October 2008 and September 2009. The players had to battle the Pokey, which was located at the center of the course, using [[Bob-omb]]s to attack it; running into any part of the Pokey would stun players for several seconds, and as it got damaged, body segments would move around. | ||
===''Super Mario'' series=== | ===''Super Mario'' series=== | ||
====''Super Mario Galaxy''==== | ====''Super Mario Galaxy''==== | ||
In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', only two Big Pokeys ( | In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', only two Big Pokeys (under the name '''Pokey'''<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Game Guide, pages 53 and 202.</ref><ref>[[List of Super Mario Galaxy trading cards|''Super Mario Galaxy'' trading card]]</ref>) appear in the entire game. One appears on one of the [[Good Egg Galaxy#Tropic planets|tropic planets]] in [[Good Egg Galaxy]], and the other appears on one of another [[Dusty Dune Galaxy#Pokey Planets|pair of planets]] in [[Dusty Dune Galaxy]]. To defeat one, Mario or Luigi must spin a [[coconut]] into one to knock all of its segments down, and jump on its head to finish it off. Doing so will make a [[Launch Star]] appear. | ||
====''New Super Mario Bros. U | ====''New Super Mario Bros. U''==== | ||
[[File:MariovsMortonNSMBU.png|thumb|200px|A Big Pokey in ''New Super Mario Bros. U'']] | [[File:MariovsMortonNSMBU.png|thumb|200px|A Big Pokey in ''New Super Mario Bros. U'']] | ||
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', Big Pokeys appear in [[ | In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', Big Pokeys appear in [[Morton Koopa Jr.]]'s boss fight. Morton uses his [[hammer]] to knock the invulnerable Pokey segments at the player. | ||
They reappear in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'' with the same role. | |||
===''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''=== | ===''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''=== | ||
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Big Pokey has a substantial amount of health and attack power, and will become enraged when Paper Tower Power Pokey is defeated (and vice versa). | Big Pokey has a substantial amount of health and attack power, and will become enraged when Paper Tower Power Pokey is defeated (and vice versa). | ||
{{:Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam bestiary|transcludesection=Big Pokey|align=horizontal}} | {{:Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam bestiary|transcludesection=Big Pokey|align=horizontal}} | ||
{{:Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam bestiary|transcludesection=Big Pokey (body segment)|align=horizontal}} | {{:Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam bestiary|transcludesection=Big Pokey (body segment)|align=horizontal}} | ||
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==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
|Jap= | |Jap=でかサンボ<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' section, page 210.</ref><br>''Deka Sanbo''<br>ココサンボ<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Galaxy'' section, page 127.</ref><br>''Koko Sanbo'' | ||
|JapM=Big Pokey<br><br>[[Coconut|Coco]] Pokey (''Super Mario Galaxy'') | |||
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[[Category:Pokeys]] | [[Category:Pokeys]] | ||
[[Category:Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam | [[Category:Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bosses]] | ||
[[Category:Mario Kart: Double Dash!! | [[Category:Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Species]] | ||
[[Category:Mario Kart Wii | [[Category:Mario Kart Wii Species]] | ||
[[Category:New Super Mario Bros. U | [[Category:New Super Mario Bros. U Enemies]] | ||
[[Category:Super Mario Galaxy | [[Category:Super Mario Galaxy Enemies]] | ||
[[de:Riesen-Pokey]] | [[de:Riesen-Pokey]] | ||
