Editing Moo Moo

{{species infobox
|title=Moo Moo
|image=[[File:MK8 Asset Model Moo Moo (White).png|190px]]<br>Model from ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|latest_appearance=<!--Do not update to Mario Kart World until the game has released.-->''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
}}
'''Moo Moos'''<ref>{{cite|author=Hodgson, David S. J.|title=''Mario Kart Wii: PRIMA Official Game Guide''|formate=Premiere Edition|date=2008|isbn=978-0-7615-5970-2|location=Roseville|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|page=33|quote=Lazily strolling across a meadow you're racing on, these Moo Moos stop and spin you if you strike them; find a short-cut through the herd.}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Musa, Alexander|title=''Mario Kart 8: PRIMA Official Game Guide''|date=May 30, 2014|isbn=978-0-804-16328-6|location=Roseville|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|page=144|quote='''Moo Moos:''' These herbivores lazily wander near and onto the race trace, forcing players to get creative to avoid running into them. Moo Moos can stop even the heaviest racers in their tracks, and are large enough to easily mess with your ideal racing line.}}</ref> (also lowercased as '''moo moos''')<ref name=switch>{{cite|author=[[Nintendo]]|quote=Take a drive down the winding paths of Moo Moo Meadows. Nestled in serene grasslands and dotted with spinning windmills, this course has been fittingly named for its legend-dairy moo moos... There are groups of cows wandering the course. They look happy, don't they? Try to avoid them...mostly because your kart doesn't stand a chance against these stock-y citizens... Moo moos aren't the only creatures to avoid. Monty Moles can slow you down with raised dirt trails and by popping up from holes.|title=Meet some udderly adorable residents in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe!|formate=|date=9 Jul. 2024|publisher=Nintendo News app on the [[Nintendo Switch]]}}</ref> are cows in the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise that debuted in ''[[Mario Kart 64]]''. They are largely associated with farm-based courses in the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series, in which they typically act as obstacles. They are also referred to simply as '''cows'''.<ref name=switch/><ref>{{cite|title=''Mario Kart 64'' instruction booklet|language=American English|date=1997|publisher=Nintendo of America|location=Redmond, WA|page=26}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Mario Kart Wii'' website bio for [[Wii Moo Moo Meadows|Moo Moo Meadows]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=@NintendoAmerica|title=Take a drive through Moo Moo Meadows in #MK8 to see rustic farms and spinning windmills … but watch out for the cows!|archive=https://nitter.poast.org/NintendoAmerica/status/499239394994569216#m|archiver=Nitter|publisher=Twitter|date=12 Aug. 2014}}</ref><ref name=badge>{{cite|quote=You can sprinkle in some cows for a slightly surreal vibe!|author={{iw|miiwiki|Arcade Bunny}}|title=''[[Nintendo Badge Arcade]]'' by [[Nintendo SPD]]|format=English localization|date=2015|archivedate=November 27, 2015|archive=www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dyl7K6fIm1E|archiver=YouTube by Chaott|accessdate=26 May 2024}}</ref>

==History==
===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Mario Kart 64''====
[[File:Moo Moo Farm MK64.png|thumb|''Mario Kart 64'']]
Cows can be seen in the background of the ''Mario Kart 64'' course [[N64 Moo Moo Farm|Moo Moo Farm]].

====''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''====
Although cows themselves do not appear in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', [[Mushroom City]] has a truck advertising the Moo Moo Farm course with the image of a cow.

====''Mario Kart DS''====
Cows once again appear in the background of the [[Classic course|Retro Course]] called {{classic-link|N64|Moo Moo Farm}}. It is the first game to give them the blue collars with hanging golden bells.

====''Mario Kart Wii''====
[[File:MushroomCow.png|140px|thumb|A Moo Moo as seen in ''Mario Kart Wii'']]
In ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', cows serve as obstacles in the course [[Wii Moo Moo Meadows|Moo Moo Meadows]]. When hit, they cause the player to spin out. While the ones seen up close use full models, some in the distant background reuse flat textures from ''Mario Kart DS''. A truck in the [[Moonview Highway]] course also has a picture of a cow printed on it with the text "[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart Wii#Moo Moo Dairy|Moo Moo Dairy]]".

====''Mario Kart 7''====
Two cows make a small appearance in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' on a sign in the {{classic-link|Wii|Coconut Mall}} course, which reads "Moo Moo Dairy".

====''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''====
Moo Moos return in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' with the return of the Moo Moo Meadows track, with some Moo Moos now having other colors, such as solid black or brown. Also, in [[Toad Harbor]] and the game's rendition of [[N64 Toad's Turnpike|Toad's Turnpike]], there are advertising trucks and signs with Moo Moos on them. There is also a sponsor known as [[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Moo Moo Meadows Milk|Moo Moo Meadows Milk]]. In this game, Moo Moos appear in four different colors; white with blue spots, white with brown spots, black, or brown. The Mii Racing Suit based on a Moo Moo appears in the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass]]''.

====''Mario Kart Tour''====
[[File:MKT Artwork MooMooMiiRacingSuit.png|60px|thumb|Moo Moo Mii Racing Suit]]
Although Moo Moos themselves do not appear in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', the Moo Moo Meadows Milk sponsor returns in several courses in the game, and the [[Mii|Moo Moo Mii Racing Suit]] and [[Moo Moo Offroader]] are both based on them and were introduced in the [[Animal Tour]].

====''Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit''====
In ''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]'', the [[Windmill Meadows]] features some Moo Moos as obstacles.

====''Mario Kart World''====
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[[File:MKWMooMoo.jpg|thumb|Cow racing in ''Mario Kart World'']]
In ''[[Mario Kart World]]'', a Moo Moo (under the name '''Cow''')<ref>{{cite|date=April 3, 2025|author=@IGN|url=https://x.com/ign/status/1907780418247561520|title="''We really got playable Cow in Mario Kart before GTA 6.''"|publisher=X|accessdate=April 3, 2025}}</ref> appears as a playable character for the first time in the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise as a whole.<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo of America|date=April 2, 2025|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pE23YTYEZM|title=Mario Kart World – Nintendo Direct <nowiki>|</nowiki> Nintendo Switch 2|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=April 2, 2025}}</ref>

===''Mario Party'' series===
Moo Moos make four background appearances in the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]]. They appear in the background of [[Western Land]] in ''[[Mario Party 2]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]'' and [[Fowl Play]] in ''[[Mario Party 3]]'', and in ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'', they appear on [[Perilous Palace Path]].

===''Mario Pinball Land''===
In ''[[Mario Pinball Land]]'', there is a rare chance for a Moo Moo to pop out of a hole by hitting a [[Monty Mole]]. If [[Mario]] hits the Moo Moo before it disappears, he gains 100,000 [[point]]s.

===''Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games''===
Cows reappear in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]'' on Moo Moo Meadows as obstacles in the [[Dream Equestrian]] event.

===''Yoshi'' franchise===
====''Yoshi's Woolly World'' / ''Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World''====
Although Moo Moos themselves do not appear in ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' and ''[[Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World]]'', Moo Moo Yoshi is available as an unlockable Yoshi [[List of Yoshi designs in Yoshi's Woolly World|pattern]] which resembles a Moo Moo.

====''Yoshi's Crafted World''====
In ''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]'', the Moo Moo Meadows Milk sponsor from ''Mario Kart 8'' makes various cameo appearances on the cartons and signs in the background of the flip side of [[Rail-Yard Run]] and [[Go-Go Yoshi]]. As first seen on the front side of Rail-Yard Run, there are also five cardboard Cow [[List of crafts in Yoshi's Crafted World|craft]]s, which serve as [[Blockafeller|Coal Blockafeller]]'s first souvenir request. There is additionally a Cow [[List of costumes in Yoshi's Crafted World|costume]] for Yoshi to wear.

===Other appearances===
====''Nintendo Badge Arcade''====
Cows<ref name=badge/> appear as badges in ''[[Nintendo Badge Arcade]]'' that the player may collect and decorate their Nintendo 3DS HOME Menu with. They are a part of the ''Mario Kart 8'' set of badges.

====''Minecraft''====
In the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack in ''[[Minecraft]]'', the traditional [[minecraftwiki:Cow|Cow]]'s design is replaced with the Moo Moo design found in the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' titles. Red and green Moo Moos with mushrooms on their back replace Mooshrooms.
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==Gallery==
===Artwork===
<gallery>
MK64 Moo Moo Farm art.jpg|''[[Mario Kart 64]]''
MK64 Moo Moo Farm website map.png|''Mario Kart 64''
</gallery>

===Sprites and models===
<gallery>
MK64 Cow front.png|''[[Mario Kart 64]]''
CowMK64.png|''Mario Kart 64''
MK64 Cow hind right.png|''Mario Kart 64''
MK64 Cow hind left.png|''Mario Kart 64''
MK64 Cow front left.png|''Mario Kart 64''
Moo Moo MP3.png|''[[Mario Party 3]]''
MKDS Moo_Moo.png|''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
MKWiiMooMooModel.png|''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
MK8 Wii Moo Moo Meadows Course Icon.png|''[[Mario Kart 8]]''
Cow stamp MK8.png|''Mario Kart 8''
MK8-MooMooMeadowsMilk3.png|''Mario Kart 8'' ([[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe|sponsor]])
Pr MroKrt8 Obj Cow.png|''[[Nintendo Badge Arcade]]''
MKT 016CB.png|''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
MKT Icon MooMooMiiRacingSuit.png|''Mario Kart Tour'' (Mii Racing Suit)
MKLHC Windmill Meadows Course Icon.jpg|''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]''
MK8D Mii Racing Suit Moo Moo.png|''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' (Mii Racing Suit)
Minecraft Mario Mash-Up Cow Render.png|''[[Minecraft]]'' ({{iw|minecraftwiki|cow}} in [[Minecraft#Super Mario Mash-Up Pack|Super Mario Mash-Up Pack]])
Minecraft Mario Mash-Up Red Mooshroom Render.png|''Minecraft'' (red {{iw|minecraftwiki|mooshroom}} in Super Mario Mash-Up Pack)
Minecraft Mario Mash-Up Brown Mooshroom Render.png|''Minecraft'' (brown mooshroom in Super Mario Mash-Up Pack)
</gallery>

===Screenshots===
<gallery>
MPL Moo Moo.jpg|''[[Mario Pinball Land]]''
MKWii-MooMooMeadows2.png|''Mario Kart Wii''
MK8 Wii Moo Moo Meadows.png|''Mario Kart 8''
CowMK8.png|A Moo Moo with black spots in ''Mario Kart 8''
Moo moo with navy blue spots.jpg|A Moo Moo with navy-blue spots in ''Mario Kart 8''
Moo moo with brown spots.jpg|A Moo Moo with brown spots in ''Mario Kart 8''
Black Moo moo.jpg|A black Moo Moo in ''Mario Kart 8''
Brown Moo moo.jpg|A brown Moo Moo in ''Mario Kart 8''
YMCcraft01.png|''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]''
SMPJ Western Land.png|''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=モーモー
|JpnR=Mō Mō
|JpnM=Moo Moo
|Jpn2=もーもー<ref>[http://yoshiuw.gamerlando.com/nakama.html ヨッシー ウールワールド 攻略ランド - 仲間のヨッシー]. Retrieved February 6, 2017.</ref>
|Jpn2R=Mō Mō
|Jpn2M=Moo Moo
|Jpn2N=[[List of Yoshi designs in Yoshi's Woolly World|design from ''Yoshi's Woolly World'']]
|Jpn3={{ruby|牛|うし}}
|Jpn3C=<ref>{{cite|title=マリオカート64 (''Mario Kāto Rokujūyon'') instruction booklet|language=Japanese|publisher=Nintendo|date=1996|page=26}}</ref>
|Jpn3R=Ushi
|Jpn3M=Cow
|Jpn3N=''Mario Kart 64'', ''Yoshi's Crafted World''
|Jpn4=ウシ
|Jpn4C=<ref>{{cite|url=topics.nintendo.co.jp/article/cb024d87-b98e-4632-a15e-cce8da33c1e2|title=Nintendo Switch『マリオカート ライブ ホームサーキット』の無料アップデート第2弾が本日配信。カート1台で最大4人協力しながら楽しめる「リレーレース」では、ピーチ・ヨッシー・キノピオが登場。]|publisher=topics.nintendo.co.jp|accessdate=November 12, 2023}}</ref>
|Jpn4R=Ushi
|Jpn4M=Cow
|Jpn4N=''Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit''
|ChiS=哞哞
|ChiSR=Mōu Mōu
|ChiSM=Transliteration of Moo Moo
|ChiS2=牛<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.com.hk/topics/article/a_211118_01.html|title=Nintendo Switch《瑪利歐賽車實況：家庭賽車場》的免費更新第2彈本日發布。只需1台賽車，就能遊玩最多4人協力的「接力賽」，碧姬公主、耀西和奇諾比奧也會登場。]|publisher=nintendo.com.hk|language=Chinese (Traditional)|accessdate=November 20, 2021}}</ref>
|ChiS2R=Niú
|ChiS2M=Cow
|ChiS2N=''Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit''
|ChiS3=牛牛<ref>{{file link|MKT Tour109 Special Offer Moo Moo Offroader ZH-CN.jpg|Screenshot for the Moo Moo Offroader}}</ref>
|ChiS3R=Niú Niú
|ChiS3M=Cow-Cow
|ChiS3N=''Mario Kart Tour''
|ChiT=牛牛
|ChiTR=Niú Niú
|ChiTM=Cow-Cow
|Dut=Boe-Boe
|DutM=Repetition of Dutch onomatopoeia ''boe'' ("moo")
|Fre=Meuh Meuh
|FreM=Repetition of French onomatopoeia ''Meuh'' ("moo")
|Ger=Kuhmuh
|GerM=Cow Moo
|Ita=Muu Muu
|ItaM=Moo Moo
|Ita2=Mucca
|Ita2M=Cow
|Kor=음매음매
|KorR=Eummae-Eummae
|KorM=Moo Moo
|Kor2=젖소<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.kr/news/article/aUpib1Q2NkhQUFFONzJkL0orNUlKQT09|title=『마리오 카트 라이브: 홈 서킷』의 무료 업데이트 제2탄이 오늘 배포 시작. 카트 1대로, 최대 4명이 협력하며 즐기는 「릴레이 레이스」에서는 피치, 요시, 키노피오가 등장?!]|publisher=nintendo.co.kr|accessdate=November 12, 2023}}</ref>
|Kor2R=Jeotso
|Kor2M=Dairy cow
|Kor2N=''Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit''
|PorA=Mumu
|PorAM=Moomoo
|PorE=Mu Mu
|PorEM=Moo Moo
|Rus=му-му
|RusR=mu-mu
|RusM=Moo Moo
|Spa=Mu-Mu
|SpaM=Moo Moo
}}

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