Editing Raphael the Raven

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{{character infobox
|image=[[File:RavenBig.jpg|240px]]<br>Artwork from ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|species=[[Raven]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' ([[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] cameo) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
}}
{{quote|Raphael Raven here - Caww!|Raphael the Raven|Tetris Attack}}

'''Raphael the Raven''' (also known by the shortened name '''Raphael Raven''') is the leader of the [[Raven]]s and first appears as the boss of the [[World 5 (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)|fifth world]] in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. Initially, he is an ordinary Raven, but is magically enlarged by [[Kamek]] to fight the [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshis]]. Even after his defeat, he remains huge. In ''[[Tetris Attack]]'' and ''[[Paper Mario]]'', he appears as an ally.

==History==
===''Yoshi's Island'' series===
====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3'' ====
[[File:RaphaelTheRavensCastle2.png|thumb|left|Screenshot from ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'']]
{{quote|You can, ah, will, aaah, never enter the Koopa Kingdom! I banish you to forever twinkle in the heavens. BEGONE!!|Kamek|Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3}}
Raphael the Raven is the boss of [[World 5 (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)|World 5]] in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and its [[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|remake]]. When [[Yoshi (species)|Blue Yoshi]] arrives, [[Kamek]] taunts him.<ref>{{cite|author=[[Kamek]]|quote=You can, ah, will, aaah, never enter the Koopa Kingdom! I banish you to forever twinkle in the heavens, BE GONE!!|title=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite|quote=You can, ah, will, aaah, never enter the Koopa Kingdom! I banish you to forever twinkle in the heavens. BEGONE!!|author=Kamek|title=''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''|date=2002|publisher=Nintendo|language=en}}</ref> After becoming larger, Raphael knocks Blue Yoshi and [[Baby Mario]] off to a small [[moon]],<ref>{{cite|timestamp=05:10|url=youtu.be/x-HKrnmqzbk?feature=shared&t=310|title=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' - 5-8: Raphael the Raven's Castle|author=[[User:VideoGamePhenomHD|VideoGamePhenom]]|date=October 11, 2019|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref> where Raphael follows them to. Raphael fights by chasing and ramming into Blue Yoshi around the moon to send Baby Mario flying. Raphael goes to the opposite side of the moon, but can be damaged from Blue Yoshi [[Ground Pound]]ing a [[Stump]] on the opposite side.<ref>{{cite|quote=Slam the poles through the globe and trip up Raphael as he runs on the opposite side.|language=en-us|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America|author=Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson|title=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide|page=99}}</ref> Raphael attacks by jumping into the air and slamming the ground, creating shockwaves that circle the moon. Raphael becomes increasingly redder, angrier, and faster with each hit. Raphael is defeated after three hits,<ref>{{cite|quote=Yoshi will warp back into the game once he trips up Raphael for a third time.|title=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide|page=99}}</ref> then it turns into a constellation in the sky.<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/x-HKrnmqzbk?feature=shared&t=361|timestamp=06:01|title=Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island - 5-8: Raphael the Raven's Castle|publisher=YouTube}}</ref>

Raphael the Raven and [[Naval Piranha]] are the only world bosses that use the extended variation of the boss theme, the former which was used in all other bosses in ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''. 

[[File:RaphaelStar.png|frame]]
Raphael's sprite has a star on his belly. However, since the star is always the same palette as his skin, it is never seen in-game.<ref>{{cite|url=tcrf.net/Super_Mario_World_2:_Yoshi%27s_Island/Unused_Object_Graphics|title=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' - Unused Object Graphics|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor|language=en}}</ref>

====''Yoshi's Island DS''====
Raphael the Raven is not a boss in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', but he does cameo in the intro with the other bosses from ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''.<ref>{{cite|language=de|url=youtu.be/vq5T8ooh_bo?feature=shared&t=2|timestamp=0:02|title=''Yoshi's Island DS'' - Intro|author=NintendoGamerGuide|date=March 5, 2023|publisher=YouTube}}</ref>

====''Yoshi's New Island''====
[[File:YNI Giant Raven.png|thumb|Raphael the Raven in ''Yoshi's New Island''.]]
A large Raven, sharing a similar size to Raphael the Raven and perhaps inspired by him,<ref>''Yoshi's New Island'' internal filenames (<tt>kyutyan_a_big.csv</tt>, <tt>kyutyan_b_big.csv</tt>, <tt>kyutyan_c_big.csv</tt>, <tt>kyutyan_s_big.csv</tt>)</ref> appears in ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'', though as a standard enemy. It behaves a lot like the other Ravens, but despite being much larger, it can be defeated in the same way. The large Raven is found in [[Eggstraordinary Terrain]] in the area above the beanstalk. 

The [[Kamek]] mini-boss battle in [[World 2 (Yoshi's New Island)|World 2]] is similar to Raphael's because Yoshi has to pound stumps in order to damage Kamek.

===''Tetris Attack''===
Raphael The Raven returns in ''[[Tetris Attack]]'', allied with the [[Shy Guy|Shy-Guy]]s. He is in the eighth level and the last character to be saved from [[Bowser]]'s and Kamek's brainwashing. Raphael The Raven is playable in certain modes, where he replaces the moon fairy Seren from ''{{iw|nwiki|Panel de Pon}}''.

===''Paper Mario''===
[[File:Pm chap5 raphaelultra.png|thumb|Raphael and his Ravens in ''Paper Mario'']]
[[File:PMRaphael.png|frame|left]]
Raphael the Raven reappears in ''[[Paper Mario]]''. In this game, Raphael is the leader of a tribe of Ravens that live in peace with the [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]s of [[Lavalava Island]]. He lives in a nest in a tree in [[Jade Jungle]] and has become a legend to the Yoshis (as no one except the [[Village Leader]] can remember actually seeing him). He has the ability to communicate with both [[Mario]] and his Ravens and is depicted with a military disposition, commonly ending sentences with "over." Raphael helps Mario by ordering his Ravens to build a pulley contraption to take Mario and his allies to [[Mt. Lavalava]], site of the [[Misstar|fifth]] [[Star Spirits|Star Spirit]] and the [[Lava Piranha]]. He also gives Mario the [[Ultra Stone]], an item that allows Mario's party members to become even more powerful.

Later in the game, he writes a [[List of letters in Paper Mario#Raphael the Raven|letter]] to [[Sushie]] which the player can read at the [[Toad Town Post Office]]. In the letter, he asks whether he can provide help for Sushie, such as helping her climb the tree or cooking things she wants to eat. This letter will only be available during Chapter 8 if Mario wishes to go back to [[Toad Town]] from [[Bowser's Castle]].

===[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]===
Raphael the Raven makes a cameo in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' as a trophy, which makes a suggestion that it is organically larger.<ref>{{cite|quote=The biggest of their breed is called Raphael the Raven, and his enormous size renders most direct attacks useless.|title=''Super Smash Bros. Melee''|author=Trophy description|date=2001|publisher=Nintendo|language=en}}</ref> A [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|Sticker]] of Raphael appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', which has a discrepancy of stating its artwork origin from ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' while actually using the retouched ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'' artwork, and the moon is in the background of the [[Yoshi's Island (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|Yoshi's Island]] stage. Raphael appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' as a [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|Spirit]] that makes the {{iw|smashwiki|fighter}} unaffected by any {{iw|smashwiki|trip}}ping effect like the earthquake hazard and the Banana peels.

==Profiles and statistics==
===''Yoshi's Island'' series===
====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''====
{{Multilang profile
|type=Player's Guide description
|Eng=High in the night sky, a small brown globe spins. Guarding it like a hawk is ravenous Raphael, a rotund raptor armed with flame-throwing feet. At this altitude, it's easy to get lightheaded and feel your head spinning, especially with Raphael chasing you all over the planet! If you succeed in beating this bird, though, you just might put a new constellation over Yoshi's Island.<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide|page=18}}</ref>
}}
{{Multilang profile
|type=Shogakukan guide description
|Jap=何があっても、小さな星のまわりから離れない。その場ジャンプをしたら、星を2周も回る波動がやってくるぞ。<ref>{{cite|language=ja|title=「スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario: Yossy Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page={{file link|Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P9.jpg|9}}|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=September 20, 1995|isbn=4-09-102523-4}}</ref>
|JapM=No matter what happens, you never leave the little star's perimeter. If you jump on the spot, you'll get a wave that goes around the star twice.
}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Super Power Club Card
|-
!colspan=2|Raphael the Raven<ref>{{file link|Super Power Club Cards Yoshi's Island Back.jpg|Super Power Club Cards Yoshi's Island}}</ref>
|-
!Description
|''His head may be in the clouds but his eye is strictly on Mario.''
|-
!Favorite Movie
|''{{wp|The Birds (film)|The Birds}}''
|-
!How to Beat Him
|''Pound the ground, pushing the posts through the globe and out the other side, where they'll ram Raphael. You'll have to hop around a lot to keep up with this nervous bird, especially after he goes ballistic and starts shooting fireballs.''
|}

====''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''====
{{Multilang profile
|type=Shogakukan guide description
|Jap=ワールド5-8のボス。何があっても小さな星のまわりからはなれない。真裏に回りこみ、クイにヒップドロップして3回ダメージをあたえよう。<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=Shogakukan|title=「スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario Advance 3 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page={{file link|Advance 3 Shogakukan P20.png|20}}|date=November 20, 2002|isbn=4-09-106701-4}}</ref>
|JapM=The boss of World 5-8. You can't stay around the little star no matter what. Go right under it and Hip Drop it three times to damage Kui.
}}

===''Tetris Attack''===
[[File:TetrisAttackSNES-RaphaelTheRavenIcon.png|right]]
{{Multilang profile
|type=game
|Eng=Raphael Raven here! Caww!<br>It's Yoshi - caww! It's Yoshi - caww! Raphael has to - caww! Raphael has to - caww! Play and defeat - caww! Play and defeat - caww! That darn Yoshi! Caww!
|Jap=キュ キューちゃん<br>ビッグキューちゃん<br><br>ヨッシーちゃんね！<br>ヨッシーちゃんね！<br>キューちゃんはね！<br>キューちゃんはね！<br>ヨッシーちゃとね！<br>ヨッシーちゃとね！<br>しょうぶしなきゃ だめなの
|JapM=(Caww, Raven. Raphael the Raven.)<br>(Hey, Yoshi! Hey, Yoshi! Raven is! Raven is! Yoshi's gotta go! Yoshi's gotta go! You have to play.)
}}

===''Paper Mario''===
{{Multilang profile
|type=[[Tattle]]
|Eng=He's Raphael the Raven, the guardian of this jungle. Look at the size of this guy! He's enormous! I bet there's nothing he can't do. Doesn't he seem trustworthy?
}}

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
====''Super Smash Bros. Melee''====
{{SSBM trophy
|name=Raphael Raven
|image=[[File:Trophy216.png|100px]]
|game=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''<br>10/95
|unlock=Random
|desc=The basically laid-back Ravens come in several sizes. The smaller ones travel in flocks or traipse around small platforms all day long. The biggest of their breed is called Raphael the Raven, and his enormous size renders most direct attacks useless. Instead of fighting, Raphael and the Ravens helped Mario out in Paper Mario.
}}

====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''====
{{SSBB sticker
|name=Raphael the Raven
|image=[[File:Sticker RaphaeltheRaven.png]]
|game=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
|effect=Launch Resistance +6
}}

====''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''====
{{Spirit
|no=312
|name=Raphael the Raven
|image=[[File:RavenBig.jpg|100px]]
|series=''Yoshi'' Series
|type={{iw|smashwiki|Support spirit|Support}}
|slots=1
|class=Advanced
|effects=Falling Immunity
|obtain={{iw|smashwiki|Adventure Mode: World of Light|World of Light}} ({{iw|smashwiki|The Light Realm|Light Realm}}); Spirit Board
|opponents=Giant [[King Dedede]]
|conditions=<nowiki/>
*The enemy is giant
|stage=[[Mario Galaxy (stage)|Mario Galaxy]]
|song=Yoshi's Island (for 3DS / Wii U)
}}

==List of appearances==
{|class="wikitable sortable" width=100%
|-
!width=40% | Title
!width=20% | Description
!width=20% | Release
!width=20% | System/format
|-
|''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''
|Boss
|1995
|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]]
|-
|''[[Tetris Attack]]''
|Playable character
|1996
|SNES
|-
|''[[Paper Mario]]''
|Non-playable character
|2000
|[[Nintendo 64]]
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''
|Trophy
|2001
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|-
|''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]''
|Boss
|2002
|[[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
|''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]''
|Cameo in the intro
|2006
|[[Nintendo DS]]
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
|Sticker
|2008
|[[Wii]]
|-
|''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''
|Enemy
|2014
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|Spirit
|2018
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|}

==Gallery==
{{Main-gallery}}
<gallery>
Raphael.png|''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''
SMW2 Raphael the Raven chiaroscuro art.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMW2YI - Raphael the Raven.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMW2 Raphael far.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMW2 Raphael mad.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMW2 Raphael rage.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
Icon SMW2-YI - Raphael The Raven's Castle.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
Yossy Island Carddass5 Back.png|''Yossy Island'' Jumbo Carddass 5
TetrisAttack-RaphaeltheRavenManual.png|''[[Tetris Attack]]''
TetrisAttackSNES-RaphaelTheRavenProfile.png|''Tetris Attack'' (SNES)
TetrisAttackSNES-RaphaelTheRavenVsIdle.png|''Tetris Attack'' (SNES)
TetrisAttackSNES-RaphaelTheRavenVsAttack.png|''Tetris Attack'' (SNES)
TetrisAttackSNES-RaphaelTheRavenVsHit.png|''Tetris Attack'' (SNES)
TetrisAttackSNES-RaphaelTheRavenVsDefeat.png|''Tetris Attack'' (SNES)
TetrisAttackSNES-RaphaelTheRavenVsVictory.png|''Tetris Attack'' (SNES)
TetrisAttackGB-RaphaelTheRavenIcon.png|''Tetris Attack'' ([[Game Boy]])
TetrisAttackGB-RaphaelTheRavenVsIdle.png|''Tetris Attack'' (Game Boy)
TetrisAttackGB-RaphaelTheRavenVsAttack.png|''Tetris Attack'' (Game Boy)
TetrisAttackGB-RaphaelTheRavenVsHit.png|''Tetris Attack'' (Game Boy)
TetrisAttackGB-RaphaelTheRavenVsDefeat.png|''Tetris Attack'' (Game Boy)
TetrisAttackGB-RaphaelTheRavenVsVictory.png|''Tetris Attack'' (Game Boy)
SMA3 Raphael.png|''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]''
Scene.jpg|''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''
SMA3-Japanese_Flyer.jpg|''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''
SMA3 Japan alternate flyer.jpg|''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''
YIDS-Intro Background.png|''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ビッグキューちゃん
|JapR=Biggu Kyūchan
|JapM=Big Raven
|SpaE=Rafi Raven
|SpaEC=<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/tdGbInpywyY?t=1661|timestamp=27:41|title=''Paper Mario'' {{!}} Walkthrough Español {{!}}Part 18 "El Gran y quiero decir GRAN Rafi Raven"|author=FatalRagnarok|date=June 1, 2015|language=es-es|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=June 22, 2024}}</ref>
|SpaEM=From the masculine name "Rafael" and "raven"
|Fre=Mainate Géant
|FreM= Giant Mynah Bird
|Ger=Don Raphael
|GerN=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'', ''Paper Mario''
|Ger2=Abroxas
|Ger2M=[[Raven]]
|ChiS=大Q
|ChiSR=Dà Q
|ChiSM=Big Q, derived from "小Q" (''Xiǎo Q'', Raven)
|Ita=Raphael Raven
|ItaN=''Super Smash Bros. Melee''
|Ita2=Gracchio Bombo
|Ita2M=Caw [[Raven]]
|Kor=거대구관돌이
|KorR=Geodae Gugwandol'i
|KorM=Big Raven
|Rus=Ворон Рафаэль
|RusR=Voron Rafael'
|RusM=Raphael the Raven
}}

==Notes==
*[[Digga-Leg]] from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' has a similar battle style to Raphael in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''. Coincidentally, both are fought in space.

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