Editing Heavy Zed

'''Heavy Zeds''',<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=1992|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'' instruction booklet|page=14}}</ref> also referred to as simply '''Owls''',<ref>{{cite|date=August 1993|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #5|language=en-au|page=56}}</ref> are allies in ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''. They are large owls that are usually seen asleep. Their name is a play on the phrase "heavy sleeper" and "zed", the British English pronunciation of the letter Z, which is commonly used to denote snoring.

Heavy Zeds are allies in ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''. They are encountered in the [[Tree Zone]] and can be used as platforms. When [[Mario]] approaches a Heavy Zed, it wakes up, and he can then stand on top of it to be carried to another area. A similar role is served by other owls in later games, such as [[Hoot]] from ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and the [[owl (species)|owls]] from ''[[Wario Land II]]'' and ''[[Wario Land 3]]''.

A singular Heavy Zed is a supporting character in volumes 7 and 10 of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''. While fighting a [[Battle Beetle]], Mario avoids its punch which hits a branch from which a sleeping Heavy Zed falls, without waking up, squashing the Battle Beetle. While keeping it awake, Mario and [[Carrot]] fly on its back to reach the [[Big Bird]]'s nest. Later, seeing them in difficulty, the Heavy Zed brings a [[Bell (Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins)|bonus bell]] and, by hitting it, summons a [[Fire Flower]] from the [[Goal (Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins)|Mario Catcher minigame]]. With the flower, Mario beats the Big Bird and the three then look for the Golden Coin inside the Big Bird's eggs. The Heavy Zed finds it, but falls asleep. In volume 10, after Mario manages to break [[Wario]]'s hypnosis on the Mario Land inhabitants, [[Luigi]] collects the inhabitants and, riding the Heavy Zed, they reach Mario in time to cheer for him as an audience during the final battle.

*'''Virtual Console manual:''' ''This isn't really an enemy; it's a sleeping owl. If Mario climbs onto this owl's head, it'll wake up and give Mario a ride. Heavy Zed has other friends that will give Mario a ride, too.''

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|Jpn=グー<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Land 2: 6-tsu no Kinka'' instruction booklet|page=17|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo|date=1992}}</ref><ref name=Daijiten/>

|Fre=Zed l'Assoupi<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'' European instruction booklet|page=58|language=fr|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|date=1992}}</ref>

|Fre2=Heavy Zed<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' ([[Virtual Console]]) French e-manual|page=13}}</ref>

|Ita=Heavy Zed<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' Italian booklet|page=14}}</ref>

|Ita2=Ciccio Zed<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=77}}</ref>

|Ita3=Civetta<ref>{{cite|date=1993|title=''Club Nintendo'' (Italy) Numero 1|page=22}}</ref>