Meat
- "Ham" redirects here. For the creatures that are referred to as hams by Orbulon, see Little Hammy.
| Meat | |
|---|---|
 Screenshot from Super Mario Odyssey | |
| First appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004) |
| Latest appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024) |
Meat appears in the Super Mario franchise as a common item. Meat takes on a variety of appearances, most commonly as the flesh of an animal with a bone sticking out of it.
History[edit]
Paper Mario series[edit]
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]
Meat appears in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door during Bowser's sidescrolling level segments (World 1, World 2, and World 3) in his intermissions. Like the Mushrooms that make Mario grow when he is in Small Mario form, meat makes Bowser larger. Meat can be found by hitting certain ? Blocks. If Bowser takes a hit from an enemy, he will shrink down by one level. Getting enough pieces of meat in one level will make Bowser gigantic, allowing him to smash through everything in the level, similar to Mega Mario. The meat used in the game resembles a leg of lamb.
Hot Dogs are also a meat-based item that Mario can acquire, being sold for 10 coins at the Hot Dog Stand.
Hottest Dogs, introduced in the game's Nintendo Switch remake, are a meat-based item that can be made by giving Zess T. a Hot Dog and Hot Sauce.
Super Paper Mario[edit]
In Super Paper Mario, the Bone-In Cut and Power Steak are items that resemble meat. They can be cooked by Saffron or Dyllis to make other meat-based items such as Spit Roasts, Hamburgers and Gorgeous Steaks.
Paper Mario: Color Splash[edit]
In Paper Mario: Color Splash, Mario is given the task of preparing a steak for Larry at the Tangerino Grill. To perfectly tenderize, season, and cook the steak, Mario must use a Hammer, Salt and Pepper, the Charcoal Grill or two Big Fire Flowers, and a Lemon, respectively.
Super Mario series[edit]
Super Mario Galaxy[edit]
Giant pieces of meat can be found floating in the Boo Race Zone of Ghostly Galaxy from Super Mario Galaxy. They will bounce Mario or Luigi away if they come into contact with them.
Super Mario Odyssey[edit]
A huge chunk of meat appears in Super Mario Odyssey as a capturable object in the Luncheon Kingdom, during the objective Big Pot on the Volcano: Dive In!, residing on the Meat Plateau. After capturing the meat, Mario shakes off the salt covering it. This causes Cookatiel to come and pick the meat up in its talons, dropping it into the huge bowl of Stupendous Stew on top of Mount Volbono. Once there, the player can reach the mission's Multi Moon. The meat is the only capture target in the game that can be captured only once and never again post-game.
A scenario in The Art of Super Mario Odyssey depicts Volbonans seizing a sleeping T-Rex and "turning it" into this slab of meat,[1] but no such scenario is depicted in the final game or implied to have happened. T-Rexes do not occur in the Luncheon Kingdom.
Mario Kart Arcade GP series[edit]
In Mario Kart Arcade GP and Mario Kart Arcade GP 2, Meat is an unlockable item for Bowser. It is a recovery item; upon being used, it removes all bad conditions from the user's kart, such as Square Tires, burst tires, or Thunder Cloud. In addition, the Meat provides a shield for approximately half a second upon being used. With good timing, this can be used to block incoming items or be immune to the explosion of a Time Bomb. In Mario Kart Arcade GP, a variant of the Meat known as the Meat+ can be unlocked. This variant greatly increases the duration of the shield the item provides.
Mario & Luigi series[edit]
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story / Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey[edit]
In Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story and its remake, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, meat appears in the forms of Hot Drumsticks, Fiery Drumsticks, and TNT Drumsticks, which can be consumed by Bowser to restore his HP. In the remake, a type of drumstick known as a Cheesy Drumstick appear, which completely restore Bowser's HP and BP, replacing the role of Star Candies from Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story. In the battle with Bowser and Bowser X, when he reaches his Fury status, he will eat a drumstick, fully restoring his HP.
Meat can also be thrown at Midbus from the audience during the battle against him at Fawful Theater whenever Bowser does not dodge his attacks. Midbus will eat it later on and restore 50 HP. However, Bowser can punch or burn before he has a chance. Bowser can also inhale the meat, which will give him a POW boost.
During the "victory feast" after the battle, some of the food included at the banquet features meat, which include large drumsticks, hot dogs with sauce, steaks of both flatiron and ribeye variants, fish, and ham (although only the hot dogs and drumsticks are actually able to be eaten at the player's prompting).
Later on, a type of enemy known as Tenderlings resemble pieces of meat. They are battled by Mario and Luigi inside Bowser's body.
In the game's remake, in the Bowser Jr.'s Journey mode, Bowser Jr. can eat HP, POW, DEF, SPEED, SPIRIT, and EXP Drumsticks. Morton also supplies Bowser Jr. with a burned drumstick as a peace offering, which he later eats.
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team[edit]
In Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, in Dreamy Neo Bowser Castle, Shy Guys and Koopa Paratroopas serve Bowser meat so that he can grow gigantic. Bowser inhales multiple servings, but they run out before he gets very large. Regardless, Bowser still becomes giant for a boss battle. During the battle, one attack has Spear Guys come out of a fortress carrying meat. This meat is thrown in a arc and into Bowser's mouth, which heals him. This can be negated by swinging Giant Luigi's hammer into the bridge, using the shockwave to disrupt Bowser's attempt to eat. Bowser's final form, Dreamy Bowser, can retreat into the background while leaving enemies for Mario and Luigi to fight against. Until all of the enemies are defeated, he uses his turn to create and eat a pile of meat, healing his arms by 200 HP and his body by 150 HP.
Gallery[edit]
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 肉[?] Niku |
Meat | |
| Chinese | 肉[?] Ròu |
Meat | |
| Dutch | Stuk vlees[?] | Piece of meat | |
| French | Viande[?] | Meat | |
| German | Fleischstück[?] | Piece of meat | |
| Italian | Carne[?] | Meat | |
| Korean | 고기[?] Gogi |
Meat | |
| Russian | Мясо[?] Myaso |
Meat | |
| Spanish | Carne[?] | Meat |
References[edit]
- ^ Kanmuri, Yukari Tasai, Rachel Roberts, and Jenny Blenk, editors (2019). The Art of Super Mario Odyssey (First English Edition). Milwaukie: Dark Horse Books. Page 248.
