Editing Crow

{{about|species of birds found in the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise|a boss from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''|[[Krow]]|the enemy occasionally called "Crow"|[[Crowber]]}}

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|latest_appearance=''[[Luigi's Mansion 2 HD]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])

|derived_subjects=[[Bird (Donkey Kong series)|Bird (''Donkey Kong'' series)]]<br>[[Crowber]]<br>[[Dodorigesu Jr.]]<br>[[Ninja Crow]]<br>[[Pidgit]]<br>[[Raven]]

{{quote|Hey, Maude, listen to this! Ronnie, my oldest, is taking his {{wp|SAT}}s this year.|[[Maude and Flo|Flo]]|[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]}}

'''Crows''' appear in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] as part of the environment in dark and gloomy areas. The first time that crows appear in the ''Super Mario'' franchise is in ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'', but they only gain a more prominent role in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' as inhabitants of [[Twilight Town]], and later in ''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]'' as enemies. In addition, several species from the ''Super Mario'' franchise, most notably [[Pidgit]]s and [[Crowber]]s, are based on crows.

[[File:PM2 Crow.jpg|thumb|left|120px|A crow in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'']]

Crows appear in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' on trees in [[Twilight Town]]. When [[Mario]] talks to them at first, they simply caw; however, when Mario uses [[Vivian|Vivian's]] [[Veil]] and hides under a tree, they become much more conversational, thinking they are alone. They discuss a plethora of subjects, ranging from internet stocks to which university their children should attend. Some crows even give tips about gameplay. Vivian explains that they only pretend to be ignorant when people are around. At one point in the game, the crows make a reference to ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]''.

Models of the crows from this game make a cameo appearance in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' among [[Francis]]' toys.

Crows<ref>{{cite|quot=e'''TIP''' When you replay this mission, use the Strobulb to flash the crows perched in the trees along the path.|author=von Esmarch, Nick|title=''Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=62|date=March 24, 2013|isbn=978-0-307-89554-7|publisher=Prima Games|language=en-us}}</ref> appear in ''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]'' as enemies, this time being tall and stocky and having eyes on the sides of their heads and black feathers, they are now quite short and lean, and have eyes on the front of their heads and purple feathers. They now also appear in large swarms, whereas in the two aforementioned games, they only appeared in groups of two. They can hurt Luigi, but he can suck them up with the [[Poltergust 5000]] or flash the [[Strobulb]] to defeat them, which makes them drop a [[bill]] or some hearts. Most crows in the game are found in [[Haunted Towers]]. '''Gold crows'''<ref>{{cite|quote=Continue to the south end of the Chalet Approach. Search the tree at the bottom of the hill to reveal some gold crows. Flash the birds and search the nearby chest along the area’s south edge. When you’re done, follow the path back up to the Chalet.|author=von Esmarch, Nick|title=''Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=163|date=March 24, 2013|publisher=Prima Games|language=en-us}}</ref> also appear and fly in a certain direction before disappearing. When the Strobulb is used on one, it drops five bills.

Crows appear in ''[[Luigi's Mansion 3]]'' as enemies along with gold crows. They behave the same way as in ''Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon'', but they now also have a swooping attack similar to [[Crowber]]s in the ''[[New Super Mario Bros. (disambiguation)|New Super Mario Bros.]]'' games.

==Names in other languages==

|Jap=カラス<ref name=twilighter>{{cite|author=[[Twilighter]] in the eastern half of [[Twilight Town]]|title=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''|publisher=[[Nintendo]]}}</ref>

|JapR=Karasu

|JapM=Crow

|Jap2M=Raven

|Jap3M=From「かあ」(''kā'', crow's caw) and「{{ruby|烏|カラス}}」(''karasu'', crow)

|ChiS=嘎嘎鸦<ref name=scarescraper/>

|ChiSN=''Luigi's Mansion'' series

|ChiSM=Caw-Caw Crow

|ChiT=嘎嘎鴉<ref name=scarescraper/>

|ChiTN=''Luigi's Mansion'' series

|Fre=Corbeau<ref name=twilighter/><ref name=scarescraper/>

|FreM=Raven; compare to "corneille", which is closer to crow

|Ger=Krähe<ref name=twilighter/><ref name=scarescraper/>

|Ita=Corvo<ref name=twilighter/><ref name=scarescraper/>

|ItaM=Crow/Raven

|Kor=까마귀<ref name=twilighter/>

|KorN=''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''

|Kor2=까악<ref name=scarescraper/>

|Kor2N=''Luigi's Mansion'' series

|Kor2R=Kkaak

|Kor2M=Caw

|Spa=Cuervo<ref name=twilighter/><ref name=scarescraper/>

|SpaM=Crow/raven

[[Category:Earth animals]]

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