Editing Dolphin

{{species infobox
|image=[[File:DMW-Dolphin.png|220px]]<br>In-game artwork of a Dolphin from ''[[Dr. Mario World]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Party Superstars]]'' (cameo) ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
|variants=[[Micro-dolphin]]
}}
{{quote|Want to ride the Dolphin Shuttle? Travel {{color|green|20 spaces}} for {{color|green|15}} {{color link|green|Coin|coins}} right now!|Dolphin|Mario Party 8}}
'''Dolphins''' are a species in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. They are defined as blue cetaceans that wear goggles. Though they help [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] reach items and avoid enemies in their debut, Dolphins are often featured as background elements, but they are relatively common in the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]].

==History==
===''Super Mario World'' / ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''===
[[File:SMW Artwork Dolphin.png|thumb|left|Artwork from ''Super Mario World'', showing their original depiction]]
[[File:Dolphin.png|frame]]
Dolphins are encountered in [[Vanilla Secret 3]] and in a hidden area near the end of [[Chocolate Island 1]] in ''Super Mario World''. They are makeshift platforms for crossing bodies of water filled with [[Porcupuffer|Porcu-Puffers]]. Dolphins jump in and out of water, sometimes in an arc formation. Dolphins can be eaten by [[Yoshi]], though not in {{wp|Western world|Western}} releases of the original ''Super Mario World''.<ref>{{cite|url=tcrf.net/Super_Mario_World_(SNES)/Version_Differences#Dolphins.21|title=''Super Mario World'' (SNES)/Version Differences § Dolphins!|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor}}</ref> Dolphins are amongst the enemies in the opening of [[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2|the remake]].<ref>{{cite|author=VideoGamePhenomHD|date=October 16, 2019|timestamp=0:49|url=youtu.be/ulzv6uh2mHc?feature=shared&t=49|title=''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' - Intro|publisher=YouTube}}</ref>

===''Super Mario World'' television series===
The only episode of the [[Super Mario World (television series)|''Super Mario World'' television series]] where Dolphins appear is in "[[Mama Luigi]]". Two of them assist Luigi and Yoshi by allowing them to ride their backs as a [[Torpedo Ted]] heads their way. The Dolphins drop off the two characters at the beach before returning into the water, cheering happily.

===''[[Nintendo Adventure Books]]''===
A Dolphin is depicted on the cover and within ''[[Dinosaur Dilemma]]'', even though none appear during the story. However, varieties of them named [[micro-dolphin]]s do appear in ''[[Unjust Desserts]]''.

===''Super Mario-kun''===
[[File:SMK Vol2 Cap2 Pag10-11.png|thumb|300px|The Dolphins in ''Super Mario-kun'']]
Dolphins appear in the second chapter of the second volume of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' as allies. When the [[Mekakuppa]] attacks Mario, Luigi and Yoshi at [[Vanilla Dome]], it creates a hole in the roof, flooding the dome with the water of [[Vanilla Secret 3]]. Dolphins come down with the water and offer to help the three heroes to escape by making them ride their backs and swim over the waterfall, reaching the surface. Mario then proceeds to clog the hole, trapping (briefly) the Mekakuppa in the dome and then proceeds to thank the Dolphins, along with saving them from Yoshi (who kept trying to eat them).

===''Mario Party'' series===
====''Mario Party 4''====
Players can ride Dolphins in [[Koopa's Seaside Soiree]] in ''[[Mario Party 4]]'',<ref>{{cite|quote=Ahoy there! Hop on my back, and let's ride!|author=Dolphin|date=2002|title=''Mario Party 4''|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref> to quickly travel between areas of the board.<ref>{{cite|timestamp=26:07|url=youtu.be/pxbYK-tkZzA?feature=shared&t=1567|title=''Mario Party 4'' - Koopa's Seaside Soiree (3 Players, 50 Turns)|publisher=YouTube|author=NintendoMovies|date=January 3, 2020}}</ref>

====''Mario Party Advance''====
{{quote|Hello, ladies and germs! Enjoy the show!|Dolphin|[[Mario Party Advance]]}}
A Dolphin is met at the [[Mario Vaudeville]] in the [[Shroom City (Mario Party Advance)|Shroom City]] mode of ''[[Mario Party Advance]]''. If the player agrees to listen to the Dolphin's story, he explains that he is a stand-up comedian who cannot get gigs and is considered to be unfunny.<ref>{{cite|quote=See, I'm a stand-up comedian... Or would it be, but I can't get any gigs.|title=''Mario Party Advance''|author=Dolphin|date=2005|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref> As the player hears Dolphin's routine, they are asked to laugh only at the punchlines.<ref>{{cite|quote=Press the {{color|red|A Button}} to laugh at punch lines.|date=2005|author=Dolphin|title=''Mario Party Advance''|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref> Following a successful routine, the Dolphin is joined by several others of his kind. He becomes a self-proclaimed comic genius<ref>{{cite|quote=...I'm a genius! I'm a comic genius!|title=''Mario Party Advance''|date=2005|publisher=Nintendo|author=Dolphin}}</ref> and rewards the [[Snow Globe (Gaddget)|Snow Globe]] [[Gaddget]] to the player. In a different quest, Dolphin is one of three possible suspects of dragging [[Shroomlock]] off of [[Sushi Cliff]], but the perpetrator is later revealed to have been [[Blooper]]. In the ending, Dolphin is said to have become a very popular TV star.<ref>{{cite|author=Epilogue|title=''Mario Party Advance''|date=2005|publisher=Nintendo|quote=He's become a massive TV star.}}</ref>

====''Mario Party 5''====
A Dolphin shows up in the [[Undersea Dream]] if the player lands on the [[Green Space]] on the sunken ship in ''[[Mario Party 5]]''.

====''Mario Party 8''====
Dolphins, also referred to as '''Dolphin Shuttles''', have a role on the board [[Goomba's Booty Boardwalk]] in ''[[Mario Party 8]]''. By paying them a certain number of [[coin]]s, a character can ride on a Dolphin's back and advance a number of spaces.

====''Mario Party 9''====
[[File:Dolphin MPA.png|thumb|left|Screenshot from ''Mario Party Advance'']]
Dolphins are depicted on the game cover of ''[[Mario Party 9]]''. In gameplay, Dolphins are found on [[Blooper Beach]], where one is the first active aquatic creature when starting the mode. Dolphins begin six spaces away but move two spaces every turn, and if the captain catches up, they receive five [[Mini Star]]s from the Dolphin. A trio of Dolphins later appear when activating a [[Lucky Space]] toward the end, taking the character to an island with several Mini Stars. Dolphins are used for transportation in the minigame [[Ring Leader]] by each character as they jump through hoops along the way.

Dolphins are depicted on the ''Mario Party 9'' cover in the Collection mode of ''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]'' and the Data House in ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]''

===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Mario Kart Wii''====
[[File:DolphinDasher-Mario.png|thumb|130px|Mario on the Dolphin Dasher in ''Mario Kart Wii'']]
Dolphins do not appear in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', but there is a bike titled the [[Dolphin Dasher]] that is based on them.

====''Mario Kart Arcade GP DX''====
Dolphins are background elements in the [[Splash Circuit]] and [[Tropical Coast]] stages of ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]'', where they jump out of water. There is also a kart based on them, the [[Turbo Dolphin]].

====''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''====
A banner depicting Dolphin artwork from ''Super Mario World'' is located in [[Toad Harbor]] in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''. They are shown in their namesake course [[Dolphin Shoals]] to be jumping out of the water, and the course also has hill structures in their likeness.

====''Mario Kart Tour''====
A Dolphin appears on a [[List of badges in Mario Kart Tour|badge]] in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''. Additionally, a [[Mii]] Racing Suit based on the Dolphin was added in the [[Ocean Tour]] as part of Wave 11 of the Mii suits, with the [[Dash Ring]] as its [[Special skill (Mario Kart Tour)|special skill]]. A kart based on a Dolphin, named [[Dolphin Drifter]], is also added in the [[Vacation Tour]].

====''Mario Kart World''====
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[[File:Mario Kart World Dolphin.png|thumb|100px|Dolphin in ''Mario Kart World'']] 
A Dolphin appears as a playable character for the first time in the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series in ''[[Mario Kart World]]''.

===Mario Playing Cards===
A Dolphin appears on the three of clubs in the NAP-06 deck of the [[Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary|''Super Mario Bros.'' 30th Anniversary]] release of the [[Mario Playing Cards]].

===''Dr. Mario World''===
[[File:DrMarioWorld Dolphin.png|thumb|left|200px|Dr. Dolphin in ''[[Dr. Mario World]]'']]
Dolphins appear as assistants in ''[[Dr. Mario World]]''. Their stage mode effect increases the player's base score for every blue [[virus]] that are eliminated. Their versus mode effect grants a chance one of the viruses that appear is transformed into an [[exploder]] when all viruses in the player's play area are eliminated. The amount of points gained and the chance of an exploder appearing are increased at higher levels, starting from 50 points and 20% respectively to 200 points and 100% respectively.

A Dolphin named '''Dr. Dolphin''' is a playable character, which is the first instance of a Dolphin ever being playable. His skill effect is the same as [[Bowser Jr.|Dr. Bowser Jr.'s]] in that in stage mode an amount of bubbles are popped, while in versus mode viruses are covered inside bubbles. The amount of bubbles or viruses targeted are fewer than Dr. Bowser Jr.'s skill, where Dr. Dolphin's skill pops 4 bubbles (3 prior to version 2.2.0) as opposed to Dr. Bowser Jr.'s 10, while in versus mode at maximum level, Dr. Dolphin covers up to 6 viruses inside bubbles as opposed to Dr. Bowser Jr.'s maximum of 10. To compensate, his skill charges faster compared to Dr. Bowser Jr.'s.

===Other appearances===
In the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack of ''[[Minecraft]]'', regular {{iw|minecraftwiki|dolphin}}s are reskinned as Dolphins from the ''Super Mario'' franchise.

==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Mario World''===
{{Multilang profile
|type=manual
|Eng=Don't worry, these guys aren't enemies; they help Mario cross water. A useful shoal of dolphin look alikes!''<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|format=PDF|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/clvs/manuals/common/pdf/CLV-P-SAAAE.pdf|title=''Super Mario World'' instruction booklet|page=24|date=1991|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref>}}

===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PBMCD profile
|name=リフトン (JP) / Dolphin (EN)
|shuzoku=アクア{{ruby|族|ぞく}}
|seikaku=やさしい、{{ruby|陽気|ようき}}
|tojo_gemu=ワールド
|desc='''<big>{{ruby|陽気|ようき}}で{{ruby|親切|しんせつ}}なイルカたち</big><br>
{{ruby|群|む}}れになって{{ruby|泳|およ}}いでくる、お{{ruby|助|たす}}けキャラ。たてにジャンプするものと、{{ruby|左右|さゆう}}に{{ruby|大|おお}}きくジャンプするものがいる。{{ruby|何匹|なんびき}}も{{ruby|登場|とうじょう}}するので、うまく{{ruby|渡|わた}}り{{ruby|歩|ある}}いて、{{ruby|先|さき}}へ{{ruby|進|すす}}もう。<ref name=Daijiten>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=November 20, 1994|title=「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten'')|page=[https://i.imgur.com/Pp1NHya.jpeg 231]|isbn=4-09-259067-9}}</ref>
|tribe=Aqua clan
|disposition=Gentle, cheerful
|game_appearances=World
|eng_desc='''''<big>Cheerful and friendly dolphin</big><br>
''Helpful characters that swim in groups. Some jump vertically, while others jump left and right. Since there are many of them, you need to move around them and move on.''
}}

===''Mario Party 9''===
{{constellation
|constellation=On Porpoise
|image=[[File:MP9 On Porpoise Constellation.png|200px]]
|description=A constellation based on the goggle-wearing Dolphin. Would a sea mammal need goggles? You sure ask a lot of questions.
}}

===''Dr. Mario World''===
====Doctor====
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|-style="background:#D0CC00;
!width=5%|Image
!width=30%|Abilities
!width=20%|Attack
!width=25%|Speed
!width=20% colspan=4|Defense
|-
|align="center"|[[File:DrDolphin Idle - DrMarioWorld.gif|150px]]
|
*'''Stage mode:''' ''Pops bubbles (4).''
*'''Stage mode ''(prior to version 2.2.0)'':''' ''Pops bubbles (3).''
*'''Versus mode:''' ''Hides viruses (1/2/3/4/6) in opponent's stage in bubbles.''
|{{DMW attack|Attack=4}}
|align="center"|{{DMW speed|Speed=37}}
|align="center"|[[File:DMW - SpriteVS AttackBomb1.png|40px]]<br>15%||align="center"|[[File:DMW - SpriteVS AttackBomb2.png|40px]]<br>15%||align="center"|[[File:DMW - SpriteVS AttackBomb3.png|40px]]<br>10%||align="center"|[[File:DMW - SpriteVS AttackBomb4.png|40px]]<br>10%
|}
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!colspan=2 width=10% style="background:Salmon|Stage Mode||colspan=2 style="background:LightSkyBlue|Versus Mode
|-
!Level||Speed||Description||Speed
|-
|align=center|1||align=center|24||align=center|''Hides viruses (1) in opponent's stage in bubbles.''||align=center|32
|-
|align=center|2||align=center|22||align=center|''Hides viruses (2) in opponent's stage in bubbles.''||align=center|32
|-
|align=center|3||align=center|20||align=center|''Hides viruses (3) in opponent's stage in bubbles.''||align=center|32
|-
|align=center|4||align=center|19||align=center|''Hides viruses (4) in opponent's stage in bubbles.''||align=center|32
|-
|align=center|5||align=center|18||align=center|''Hides viruses (6) in opponent's stage in bubbles.''||align=center|32
|}

====Assistant====
*'''Stage mode:''' ''Increases base score by 50/70/100/150/200 points for every blue virus eliminated.''
*'''Versus mode:''' ''If all viruses in your stage are eliminated, grants 20%/40%/60%/80%/100% chance an exploder will appear.''
*'''''Dr. Mario World'' Twitter:''' ''Yellow: "The second doctor coming May 28, 2 AM PT is Dr. Dolphin! This kind doctor will let you ride on their back when you're in a pinch. Just be careful not to let your bag get wet...and please don't hurt me."''<ref>{{cite|language=en|author=Drmarioworld_EN|date=May 26, 2020|url=x.com/Drmarioworld_EN/status/1265451577524908032|title=Post|publisher=Twitter|accessdate=May 26, 2020}}</ref>

==Gallery==
{{main-gallery}}
<gallery>
CartoonDolphins.jpg|thumb|''Super Mario World'' television series ("Mama Luigi")
MPA Dolphin.png|''Mario Party Advance''
MP9 Ring Leader Intro.png|''Mario Party 9''
MK8 Yoshi StuntBeach.png|''[[Mario Kart 8]]''
NAP-06 Clubs 3.png|Three of Clubs [[Mario Playing Cards|Mario Trump]] card
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=リフトン
|JpnR=Rifuton
|JpnM=Lifton; from "[[lift]]"
|JpnC=<ref>''Super Mario World'' Japanese instruction booklet (fold-out)</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Kagawa, Ryo ({{iw|wikibound|Ape|APE/Shigesato Itoi}}), Koichi Toda (100 Percent), Masaki Kuramochi (100 Percent), Shigeo Tanabe, Naomaru Asao, and Ryuji Osawa, editors|title="UNIT 2 CHARACTER" in『[[Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook Super Mario World|任天堂公式ガイドブック　スーパーマリオワールド]]』|date=1991|language=ja|location=Tokyo|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|page=27|isbn=4-09-104117-5}}</ref>
|Jpn2=イルカ
|Jpn2N=''Mario Party Advance''
|Jpn2R=Iruka
|Jpn2M=Dolphin
|Jpn3=リフトンタクシー
|Jpn3N=''Mario Party 8''
|Jpn3R=Rifuton Takushī
|Jpn3M=Lifton Taxi
|Alb=Dolphin
|AlbC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH_pd0_WC_8 Bota e Super Marios - Episoda 13 | Mama Luigji (Dublimi Shqip, Çufo)]</ref>
|ChiS=蓝海豚
|ChiSR=Lán Hǎitún
|ChiSM=Blue Dolphin
|ChiT=便車海豚
|ChiTR=Biànchē Hǎitún
|ChiTM=Taxi Dolphin
|Fre=Dauphin
|FreM=Dolphin
|FreC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOsKVnqOdCk&list=PLaFoLvczabwZRSx17uRtiMHjNsXZtsYWK&index=13 Super Mario World 013 Souviens toi maman]</ref>
|Ger=Delphin
|GerN=''Super Mario World''
|GerM=Dolphin
|GerC=<ref>{{cite|author=Menold, Marcus, Claude M. Moyse, and Andreas G. Kämmerer, editors|title=''Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World"''|language=de|location=Großostheim|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe GmbH]]|date=1993|page=20}}</ref>
|Gre=Δελφίνι
|GreR=Thelfini
|GreM=Dolphin
|GreC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OkBIkSN674&list=PL4jn9NtEN0PKo_W7t0aUj36sZmu0fT_WJ&index=13 Super Mario World - Episode 13 - Mama Luigi Greek Audio]</ref>
|Ita=Delfì
|ItaM=From ''delfino'' ("dolphin")
|Ita2=Delfino
|Ita2N=''Super Mario World'' television series
|Ita2M=Dolphin
|Ita2C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Whk10W5AB6c&list=PLZUe09WWlPLY1AP6s7TIqpxLfkeOxs7xx&index=14 Le avventure di Super Mario - Episodio 13 - Mamma Luigi}</ref>
|Kor=리프튼
|KorR=Ripeuteun
|KorM=From the Japanese name
|Kor2=돌고래
|Kor2N=''Super Mario World'' television series
|Kor2R=Dolgorae
|Kor2M=Dolphin
|Kor2C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkHh46n0kXM Super Mario World Cartoon (Mama Luigi) - Korean version]</ref>
|Pol=Delfin
|PolM=Dolphin
|PolC=<ref>[https://www.cda.pl/video/1594020758 Kapitan N i nowe przygody braci Mario. Odc. 10 - Nauczka/Mama Luigi]</ref>
|Por=Golfinho
|PorM=Dolphin
|PorC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfHyWsT73dM&list=PLwzf4mOPE8BkFgMlj2blKPqgP8WKos3hy&index=14 Super Mario World - Mamãe Luigi (Dublado - Alta Qualidade)]</ref>
|Rom=Delfin
|RomN=''Super Mario World'' television series
|RomM=Dolphin
|RomC=<ref>{{cite|date=May 20, 2015|url=ok.ru/videoembed/26912754308|title="Mama Luigi", dubbed in Romanian by KidsCo|publisher=Odnoklassniki (OK.ru)|accessdate=January 22, 2025}}</ref>
|Spa=Delfín
|SpaM=Dolphin
|SpaC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxAwE1iR_J0 NINTENDO ( MAMA LUIGI )]</ref>
}}

==Notes==
{{multiframe
|[[File:DorrieSM64.png|90px]][[File:NSMB Dorrie Model.png|90px]]
|A comparison between models of Dorrie in ''Super Mario 64'' (left) and ''Super Mario 64 DS'' (right)
|size=180
|align=right
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*[[Blurp]]s, [[Cheep Cheep#Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS|Bub]]s, [[Manta]]s, and [[Jumbo Ray]]s wear similar goggles to Dolphins. Additionally, in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', [[Dorrie]] was redesigned with elements seemingly influenced by the Dolphins. This design is the basis for all of Dorrie's subsequent appearances.
*The rival character [[Guppy]] from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' was initially envisioned as one of the Dolphins from ''[[Super Mario World]]''. However, as his role was finalized as an intimidating bully with a wild nature, they shifted his design to that of the new orca character seen in the final game.<ref name=primaGalaxy>{{cite|author=Black, Fletcher|title=''Super Mario Galaxy: PRIMA Official Game Guide''|format=Collector's Edition|location=Roseville|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|date=November 9, 2007|page=349|isbn=978-0-7615-5713-5}}</ref>

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