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{{about|the enemies introduced in [[Super Mario Bros. 3]]|the moles from [[Super Mario Galaxy]]|[[Monty]]}}
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{{species infobox
|image=[[Image: Rocky_wrench.jpg|200px|'''Koopa Troopa''']]<br>A '''Rocky Wrench'''.
|image=[[File:NSMBW Rocky Wrench Artwork.png|270px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
|full_name=Rocky Wrench
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|species_orgin=[[Koopa]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', (1988)
|variant_of=[[Koopa (species)|Koopa]] (origin)
|affiliation=[[Koopa Troop]], [[Bowser]], [[Bowser Jr.]], [[Major Burrows]]
|variants=[[Mega Rocky Wrench]]<br>[[Monty]]<br>[[Monty Mole]]
|latest_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', (2009)
|comparable=[[Thropher]]<br>[[Wrench Shy Guy]]
}}
}}
{{quote|Ugh, this lid is heavy.|Rocky Wrench|[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]}}
'''Rocky Wrenches''' are a type of mole that attack foes by throwing wrenches. Rocky Wrenches work for [[Bowser|Bowser's]] [[Koopa Troop]], often appearing as guards on the organization's vehicles.
'''Rocky Wrenches''' are enemies employed as crewmen on [[Bowser's Minions]]' vehicles.<ref name="jpname">{{cite|quote=「モグラようなカメ{{ruby|族|ぞく}}。{{ruby|穴|あな}}からニョキッと{{ruby|出|で}}てきてスパナを{{ruby|投|な}}げてくる。{{ruby|飛行船|ひこうせん}}の{{ruby|乗組員|のりくみいん}}だ。」 ("''Mole-like members of the [[Koopa (species)|Turtle Tribe]]. They will pop out of a hole to throw their spanner. They are the maintenance crew of the airship.''"|title=スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (''Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī'') instruction booklet|page=38|date=1988|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref><ref>{{cite|quote=These turtles often serve as crew of Koopaling Airships and military vehicles.|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13|page=9|date=June 1990|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> They pop out of [[manhole]] covers and attack by throwing their namesake wrenches. They have been described as mole-like turtles,<ref name="jpname"/><ref>{{cite|quote=Rocky is a turtle who kind of looks like a mole. He will suddenly appear and start to throw wrenches from his fingers at Mario or Luigi.|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|page=37|language=en-us|date=1990|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> but in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', they are given a new design in which they lack shells (with the exception of the game styles in the ''[[Super Mario Maker (disambiguation)|Super Mario Maker]]'' series based on older games), instead sharing a model with their more prolific derivative, [[Monty Mole]]s, but wearing goggles, a detail carried over to many of their subsequent appearances in the franchise. All of their derivatives, including Monty Moles and their own derivatives, have always been treated as "true" moles, and Rocky Wrench's original description has not been applied to the redesign and they have since been called moles instead of mole-like on at least one occasion.<ref>{{cite|quote=These crafty moles show themselves just long enough to throw a wrench at you before dropping back out of sight.|author=von Esmarch, Nick|date=November 13, 2011|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-307-89386-4|title=''Super Mario 3D Land'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=15}}</ref> In ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''{{'}}s final wave in the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'' DLC, they are given a design more reminiscent of their original appearance, now featuring a brown muzzle and once again bearing a shell, a look which is also used in ''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]''.


==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
Rocky Wrenches first appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' as enemies on [[Airship]]s, [[tank]]s and ships belonging to the ''[[Koopa Troop]]''. Upon sighting either [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]], a Rocky Wrench will pop out of its hole on these vehicles and throw wrenches at them, before descending back into their hole. In ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', Rocky Wrenches appear as obstacles on the Airship portion of the [[Airship Fortress]]; popping out of their holes at random; these Rocky Wrenches can cause a [[kart]] to spin out of control if they run into them.  
====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====
[[File:RockyWrenchSMB3.gif|frame|left]]
[[File:Rocky_wrench.jpg|thumb|200px|Artwork of a Rocky Wrench from ''Super Mario Bros. 3'']]
Rocky Wrenches first appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' as enemies on [[airship]]s, [[tank]]s, and ships belonging to the Koopa Troop. Upon sighting either [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]], a Rocky Wrench will pop out of its hole on these vehicles and throw wrenches at them before descending back into its hole. They first appear in {{world-link|2|airship3|World 2-Airship (Super Mario Bros. 3)}}.


In most cases, a defeated Rocky Wrench will reappear, even when defeated by a [[stomp]]. However, some levels in [[Dark Land]] have red Rocky Wrenches that will be permanently defeated when attacked. In ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', all Rocky Wrenches are red, though they still act like they do in the NES version between the various levels.
[[Image:TAoSMB3RockyWrench.jpg|thumb|left|A '''Rocky Wrench''' from ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''.]]
On the television series ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', Rocky Wrenches appear in several episodes, most commonly as the guards of Bowser and the Koopalings' Doomship, although they were also shown to work on tanks and the [[Doomsub]] as well. A Rocky Wrench, whose dialogue consists of nothing but menacing growling, has a somewhat prominent role in the episode "[[Up, Up, and a Koopa]]", where one is assigned by Bowser and [[Ludwig von Koopa|Kooky von Koopa]] to guard the cage [[Emperor Ed]], and later [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]], are held captive in. He is bribed a [[Fudjie]] by Mario to free them, but declines.


A Rocky Wrench appears on the cover and title screen for the GBA remake. Rocky Wrenches also appear in a few [[World-e]] levels.
Rocky Wrenches also appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' as enemies in the [[Gusty Garden Galaxy]] and the [[Battlerock Galaxy]], where they attack by throwing wrenches, like before. If the player were to approach the trap door where Rocky Wrenches attack from, they will not surface, and only will if the player is some distance away. Here, the player must shoot a star bit at them from a certain distance or perform a Ground Pound to knock them over, and then jump on or star spin them to defeat them. The Rocky Wrenches in Super Mario Galaxy do not have shells on their backs like previous incarnations, so they look like [[Monty Mole]]s who throw wrenches.  This may be Nintendo's way of telling us Monty Moles were always meant to be the same species as Rocky Wrenches.
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====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
They also appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' on the [[Airship]] of [[World 6 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 6]]. Their behavior is largely unchanged from their ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' incarnation, though they can be frozen.
[[File:NSMBW Rocky Wrench Sprite.png|frame|left]]
Rocky Wrenches reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' on the airship of [[World 6 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 6]]. Their behavior is largely unchanged from their first appearance, though the potential initial vertical movement of their wrenches is lessened. Aside from being susceptible to stomps, they can also be frozen by [[Ice Mario]] and will be defeated permanently when attacked. In this game and most following it, Rocky Wrench shares a nearly identical model to [[Monty Mole]], but with added goggles.
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====''Super Mario 3D Land''====
==Trivia==
[[File:Wrench3DLand.png|150px|thumb|A Rocky Wrench in ''Super Mario 3D Land'']]
*Rocky Wrenches look a lot like [[Monty Mole]]s and use an attack pattern similar to them; they also have shells similar to those of [[Buzzy Beetle]]s; and they also throw wrenches like a [[Hammer Bro.]], which could make them a cross between the three.
Rocky Wrenches reappear in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''. Though they are commonly found in airship stages, they appear in several levels in the game and can even be found in [[Warp Pipe]]s. Their appearance is the same as ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' and they conduct their usual wrench-throwing tactics, but some now appear in pipes and either throw [[Bob-omb]]s or even [[coin]]s. Unlike other games, the wrenches they throw can be stomped on harmlessly, destroying them in the process.
*A [[Sammer Guy]] by the name of [[List of Sammer Guys#Spanner of Rock|Spanner of Rock]] appears in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', his name and speeches including references to Rocky Wrenches.
 
====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
Rocky Wrenches reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', once again retaining their design and attacks as in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. Only four of them appear in [[Boarding the Airship]] of [[Meringue Clouds]]. They are one of the few enemies that do not appear in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''.
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====''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS''====
Rocky Wrenches reappear in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and its [[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS|Nintendo 3DS version]], using new sprites for ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' and ''[[Super Mario World]]''–styled courses, the former of which removes their goggles. If they are winged, they hop out of their manhole cover before throwing their wrenches, making their lower bodies more visible. This also occurs if they are enlarged with a [[Super Mushroom]], but they temporarily revert to their original size in order to hide. On certain platforms such as [[Semisolid Platform]]s, [[Donut Block]]s, and [[Cloud Block]]s, Rocky Wrenches fall through them when they attempt to hide in them. Rocky Wrenches retain their shells in the ''Super Mario Bros.'', ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', and ''Super Mario World'' styles, but not in ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' style. In addition, their existing appearances have been slightly revised; they have a less plain palette and appear to lack tails in the ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' style in addition to a white snout and belly, and now have stubbier limbs and a slimmer, shorter body shape compared to a Monty Mole in the ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' style. In Course Maker, shaking them will change the slot to a Monty Mole and vice versa.
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====''Super Mario Run''====
Rocky Wrenches reappear in ''[[Super Mario Run]]'', appearing only in [[Throwing It All Overboard]] in the main game. Additionally, they can occasionally appear in the [[Airship]] courses seen in [[Toad Rally]] and [[Remix 10]]. If a Rocky Wrench is defeated, then any wrench it threw also vanishes. Some Rocky Wrenches throw coins instead of wrenches, and these coins do not disappear in this manner but do when they hit walls. Rocky Wrenches come back out of the ground much quicker than they do in most games, almost immediately after they go down. Rocky Wrenches can only be [[Vaulting|vaulted over]] while they are not fully underground, though they can be vaulted over even while not fully extended above ground.
 
====''Super Mario Maker 2''====
Rocky Wrenches reappear in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', where they now occupy a wholly separate slot from Monty Moles.
 
===''Super Mario'' Kodansha manga===
[[File:Rocky Wrench KC Mario.png|thumb|100px|left|A Rocky Wrench from the third ''Super Mario Land'' volume]]
Rocky Wrenches make various appearances in the [[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|''Super Mario'']] Kodansha manga.
 
They first appear in the ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' volume, appearing in an adaptation of {{world|8|airforce}}.
 
They make another appearance in the third ''[[Super Mario Land]]'' volume, in which a Rocky Wrench appears as part of [[Bowser]]'s baseball team when he challenges [[Mario]] to play alongside his other minions.
 
They make a minor cameo in the ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' chapter from the second ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'' volume. They appear in the background alongside several of Bowser's and [[Wart]]'s minions.
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===''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''===
[[File:TAoSMB3RockyWrench.jpg|thumb|A Rocky Wrench from ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'']]
On the television series ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', Rocky Wrenches appear in several episodes, most commonly as the guards of Bowser and the [[Koopalings]]' [[Airship#The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3|Doom Ship]], although they are also shown to work on tanks and the [[Doom Sub]] as well.
 
They first appear in the episode [[Princess Toadstool for President]]. When Mario and Luigi enter [[Dark Land]], they are ambushed by two Rocky Wrenches driving [[Tank]]s, with one Rocky Wrench attempting to throw a wrench at them before Mario and Luigi escape through a pipe.
 
They make a brief cameo in [[Mush-Rumors]] where they throw wrenches at the real-world family.
 
Rocky Wrenches also appear in the following episode [[The Ugly Mermaid]] in which [[Bowser|King Koopa]] calls some Rocky Wrenches to attack Mario and his friends when they are approaching the Doom Sub, but Mario then throws the wrenches back at the Doom Sub, making it spin out.
 
Finally, a Rocky Wrench (referred to as Mr. Rocky Wrench by [[Toad]]) has a somewhat major role in [[Up, Up, and a Koopa]] in which he guards the cage [[Emperor Ed]] is in, growling at him when he attempts to threaten King Koopa. Later, when Mario and Luigi get trapped in the cage, they attempt to bribe Rocky Wrench with a [[Fudjie]] chocolate bar, which makes the Rocky Wrench growl at them. When Luigi asks to borrow the wrenches, the Rocky Wrench throws them at Mario and Luigi (with the wrenches coming back to him like boomerangs, which never happens in the actual ''Super Mario Bros. 3''), with Mario then saying that he will not invite Rocky Wrench to his next plumbing job. Later on, Toad arrives with a giant magnet that he throws onto the ceiling, causing the Rocky Wrench to stick to it due to its wrenches (it shouts "Whoa!" in the process, which is the only time they vocalize in the episode outside of growls).
 
They also are referenced in the writer's bible from the DVD releases, being called sneaky turtles with severe overbite that hide in manholes to ambush unsuspecting plumbers. Several pieces of concept art can be seen, first being a Rocky Wrench in an airship similar to that of the [[World 8-Airship (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 8-Airship]] level despite not appearing in any episodes, second showing full-body artwork, and finally showing artwork of the Rocky Wrench tank mainly seen in Princess Toadstool for President.<ref>{{cite|author=Japancommercials4U2|date=October 29, 2009|url=youtu.be/DXha79EO_aU|title=The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 DVD - Writers Bible - The Series|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=October 30, 2021}}</ref>
 
===''Super Mario Bros. Print World''===
Rocky Wrench appears in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Print World]]'' as one of the printable characters.
 
===''Nintendo Adventure Books''===
[[File:LL Beetlebowl Puzzle.png|125px|thumb|A Rocky Wrench in the crossword puzzle from ''Leaping Lizards'']]
{{quote|Hey! Something's stuck to the side of the bowl!|Rocky Wrench|Monster Mix-Up}}
 
In the ''[[Nintendo Adventure Books]]'', a Rocky Wrench that carries a handbag around competes in the [[International Mushroom Games]] as a member of a team called the [[Sneaks]] in ''[[Leaping Lizards]]''. True to his team's name, he uses underhanded tactics in the events, cutting a hole in [[Roy|Roy Koopa]]'s [[magic carpet|flying carpet]] during the obstacle course and throwing ink in his face during the Beetlebowl. Rocky Wrench is also very skilled at most of the sports, winning a majority of them. Rocky Wrench's name also appears in a crossword puzzle (though it is shortened to "Rocky"). The artwork used in said puzzle is reused from ''[[Super Mario Bros. Print World]]''. Rocky Wrench is also called a rodent in this book and the following one.
 
A Rocky Wrench appears as the guard of the [[Monster Mixer]] in ''[[Monster Mix-Up]]''. They first make a brief cameo spotting Mario and Toad on the side of the bowl that is carrying the Monster Mixer. Later on, if Mario uses a [[Shell|Koopa Shell]] to hit a [[Super Star|Starman]] [[Block]], he will miss the block and the shell will hit the Rocky Wrench on the head. This causes the Rocky Wrench to get knocked out, making them drop their wrench into the Monster Mixer. The Monster Mixer proceeds to blow up, leading to a [[Game Over]].
 
===''Super Mario 4koma Manga Theater''===
[[File:RockyWrench4komaMangaTheaterStripVolume2.png|100px|thumb|left|The "Dismantling Rocky Wrench" strip in the second volume]]
{{quote|"早く 投げる物 よこせよ" ("Give me something to throw, quickly")|Rocky Wrench|Super Mario 4koma Manga Theater}}
Rocky Wrenches appear in volume 2 and volume 6 of ''[[Super Mario 4koma Manga Theater]]''. In volume 2, they appear in the "Dismantling Rocky Wrench" (解体屋プー) strip, where they throw several random objects and parts of the airship after running out of wrenches to throw at [[Luigi]].
 
===''Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up''===
[[File:RaceCarDriverMechanic.png|thumb|150px|Rocky Wrench cameo in ''Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up''.]]
A Rocky Wrench is shown on the Race Car Driver and Mechanic page in ''[[Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up]]''. The last part of the page's description states that Rocky Wrench is ready to change two tires.
 
===''Super Mario-kun''===
[[File:Classic Rocky Wrench Super Mario-kun.png|thumb|left|150px|A Rocky Wrench in volume 30 of ''Super Mario-kun'']]
[[File:Modern Rocky Wrench SM-k.png|thumb|150px|A Rocky Wrench in volume 45]]
Rocky Wrenches appear in various volumes in ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''.
 
In volume 5, they make a small cameo when [[Luigi]] crushes a Rocky Wrench and other enemies with a [[Warp Pipe]].
 
They reappear much later in volume 30, in which [[Larry]] commands several Rocky Wrenches to throw wrenches at Mario.
 
They reappear again in volume 45, in which [[Boom Boom]] pushes a button to have several Rocky Wrenches come and throw wrenches at Mario.
 
In volume 46, [[Pūko]] takes the appearance of a Rocky Wrench when she is first shown alongside the other members of AKG48.
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===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Mario Kart DS''====
[[File:MKDS Rocky Wrench Screenshot.png|thumb|A Rocky Wrench in ''Mario Kart DS'']]
In ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', Rocky Wrenches appear as obstacles on the airship portion of [[DS Airship Fortress|Airship Fortress]]. Popping out of their holes at random, these Rocky Wrenches can cause a [[kart]] to spin out of control if it runs into them. One mission involves [[Wario]] using a [[Super Star|Star]] to defeat fifteen Rocky Wrenches. Compared to ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', Rocky Wrenches more closely resemble Monty Moles, having seemingly been edited from their appearance in this game, but are further from Monty Mole than the design used in following games. They have brown upper lips, four pointed fangs, white stomach, and large goggles in front of glowing pupils that seem to be based off of their ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' sprites. Due to the graphics for Rocky Wrenches being flat textures that always face the camera, it is impossible to tell whether they are intended to have shells in this game.
 
====''Mario Kart 7''====
[[File:Rocky Wrench MK7.jpg|thumb|left|A Rocky Wrench in ''Mario Kart 7'']]
In ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', Rocky Wrenches appear in the retro course, {{classic|DS|Airship Fortress}}, as well as {{classic-link|GBA|Battle Course 1}}. They retain their tactics from ''Mario Kart DS'', though they appear with their ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' design. They can also be jumped on safely, and the player can even perform a [[trick]] off them.
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====''Mario Kart Tour''====
[[File:MKT Rocky Wrench.jpg|thumb|A Rocky Wrench in ''Mario Kart Tour'']]
Starting with the [[Pirate Tour]] in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', Rocky Wrenches reappear in DS Airship Fortress, where they retain their tactics from ''Mario Kart DS'' and ''Mario Kart 7''. They also appear in the marketplace section of [[Tour Bangkok Rush|Bangkok Rush T]], in [[DS Twilight House]], in [[Rome Avanti|Rome Avanti 2]], and in [[Wii Daisy Circuit|Wii Daisy Circuit T]]. Unlike in previous ''Mario Kart'' games, driving into a Rocky Wrench knocks it back into its hole and grants the player bonus points instead of causing the player to spin out. If the player drives over it while it is peeking out, they perform a [[Jump Boost]]. They appear with their updated design like in ''Mario Kart 7'', but unlike in previous appearances, they use fully 3D models instead of a single layer sprite. In addition to appearing as obstacles, Rocky Wrenches are the basis of a [[Mii]] Racing Suit added in the [[Peach vs. Bowser Tour (November–December 2022)|second Peach vs. Bowser Tour]].
 
====''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''====
[[File:MK8DX-BCP Rocky Wrench model.png|thumb|left|A Rocky Wrench in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'']]
Rocky Wrenches appear in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' in the final wave of the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'' DLC, reappearing in {{classic|Tour|Rome Avanti}}. They are now designed to look more like their original appearance in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', having brown, pointy snouts, white claws, black shells, and blue goggles with thin, white straps. They still retain a couple details from their previous, more Monty Mole–like design, such as the goggles being round, and having white bellies.
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===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Super Paper Mario''====
A [[Sammer Guy]] by the name of [[List of Sammer Guys#Spanner of Rock|Spanner of Rock]] appears in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. His name and speeches includes references to Rocky Wrenches.


====''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''====
==Names in Other Languages==
[[File:JrsFlotilla1.png|200px|thumb]]
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Rocky Wrenches make their [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series]] debut in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''. They only appear on [[Bowser Jr.'s Flotilla]].
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Outside battle, they throw wrenches at Mario. In battle, a Rocky Wrench will either hide inside their manholes or have their heads peeking from the manhole. If they are hiding inside the manhole, they cannot be attacked and Mario's attacks will miss. Rocky Wrenches, just like in previous games, throw their wrenches to attack. They also have bigger wrenches that deal more damage to Mario, and mostly use this attack when they are attacked. A Rocky Wrench may sometimes drop a [[Sticker (Paper Mario: Sticker Star)#Wrench|Wrench sticker]] after battle.
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Uniquely, Rocky Wrench's body in this installment is fully rendered and animated, but cannot be seen in-game since they never appear out of their manholes.
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====''Paper Mario: Color Splash''====
Rocky Wrenches return in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''. They can be fought in the levels [[Toad Trainworks]] and [[Sunset Express]]. Outside battle, they throw wrenches at Mario, like in the previous game. Once more, in battle they attack by throwing at Mario a normal wrench or a bigger one. The manhole cover they wear on their head is yellow in this game.
 
Rocky Wrenches also have a [[Battle Card (Paper Mario: Color Splash)|Battle Card]] that they can occasionally drop. When the card is used, a Rocky Wrench will be summoned to throw a wrench at a single enemy. Like the other enemy cards, the Rocky Wrench will be defeated if it takes too much damage.
 
====''Paper Mario: The Origami King''====
[[File:OrigamiRockyWrench.jpg|thumb|left|An origami Rocky Wrench]]
Normal Rocky Wrenches reappear in ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'' as NPCs. One Rocky Wrench appears in [[Toad Town]] in a port behind the red warehouse which sells Mario the [[Legion of Stationery]] collectible treasures. Another Rocky Wrench NPC is found on [[Picnic Road]], outside the [[Sensor Lab]] talking about how strange the [[Toad Researcher]] is. To interact with them, Mario must hammer their lid. If Mario hammers the lid while standing on top of it, the Rocky Wrench will look around briefly before going back underground.
 
Origami variants of Rocky Wrenches appear as enemies exclusively in the [[Spring of Rainbows]]. In the overworld, they pop up and throw wrenches at Mario that can be jumped over or destroyed with his hammer. In battle, they have three main attacks. They can use "Pass Belt" in which the group of Rocky Wrenches hide in their manholes to pop up under Mario and fling him in the air one by one, dealing damage each time they launch him. They also use "Wrench Throw", which has them throw a wrench. They can also use "Spanner Throw", in which they throw a gold-colored wrench in an arch (similar to [[Hammer Bro]]s.).
 
In one of the pieces of concept art showing the origami Rocky Wrench's mechanics, it is revealed that they have no legs, with the body seemingly being able to be slipped in and out of their holes.
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===''NES Remix'' series===
In the [[NES Remix (series)|''NES Remix'' series]], Rocky Wrenches appear in some of the ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' challenges of ''[[NES Remix 2]]'' and ''[[Ultimate NES Remix]]'', both including them in levels where they originally appeared. In one specific challenge, the player must defeat one Rocky Wrench in {{world-link|8|tank3|World 8-Big Tanks}}.
 
===''Mario Golf'' series===
While Rocky Wrenches have not appeared in the [[Mario Golf (series)|''Mario Golf'' series]], their name is sometimes displayed on various scoreboards, including the tournament scoreboard in ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'' and the [[Bonny Greens]] Open scoreboard in ''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]''.
 
===''Nintendo Badge Arcade''===
Rocky Wrenches appear in ''[[Nintendo Badge Arcade]]'' as part of the ''Super Mario Maker'' and ''Super Mario Bros.'' arcades, with their ''[[Super Mario World]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' style sprites.
 
===''WarioWare Gold''===
Rocky Wrenches appear in ''[[WarioWare Gold]]'' in the [[microgame]] [[Super Mario Bros. 3 (lift microgame)|Super Mario Bros. 3]], despite not appearing in the original version of the microgame in ''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]'', and they serve as one of the enemies that try to attack the player. Their wrenches also home in on the player, instead of being thrown in a straight line like in most games.
 
===''Super Mario Party Jamboree''===
Rocky Wrenches appear alongside a [[Mega Rocky Wrench]] in the [[Mega Rocky Wrench Wreckers]] minigame in ''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]'', retaining their design from ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'', albeit with a model update giving it a mouth between the brown and white part of its snout. In the minigame, the Mega Rocky Wrench will pop out of manholes on an airship, occasionally throwing wrenches. Players must shoot the Mega Rocky Wrench with their [[Cannon|cannons]] in order to damage it. Players can also shoot the wrenches thrown to prevent themselves from getting stunned by it. A group of regular Rocky Wrenches will also sometimes pop out of the manholes to fool players after the Mega Rocky Wrench has lost half of its health. The Mega Rocky Wrench also makes appearances on posters in [[Rainbow Galleria]].<ref>{{file link|SMPJ Rainbow Galleria Escalator.jpg}}</ref>
 
===Merchandise===
A Rocky Wrench appears in [[LEGO Super Mario|LEGO ''Super Mario'']] as part of the Bowser's Airship set.
 
===Unused appearances===
[[File:YI RockyWrench.png|thumb|The removed Rocky Wrench in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'']]
====''Super Mario World''====
Sprites found in development materials of ''[[Super Mario World]]'' include sprites for Rocky Wrench meant for the [[Sunken Ghost Ship]], but it is not included in the final game in any way.<ref>{{cite|title=[[tcrf:Development:Super Mario World (SNES)/Sprites#z-mario-4 2|Development:Super Mario World (SNES)/Sprites § z-mario-4]]|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor|accessdate=May 8, 2024}}</ref>
 
====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''====
Sprites found in development materials of ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' include sprites for Rocky Wrench as well as potential vehicles, but they were again removed. Their head shape and face shading is reminiscent of Monty Moles' in ''Super Mario World'', though they are still taller and lack some of the white patches. Only their wrench and lower body (intended to power the vehicles by running a la ''{{wp|The Flintstones}}'') exist within [[list of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island pre-release and unused content|unused graphics]] in the final release. [[Snifit]]s were alternately considered to utilize the vehicles designed for Rocky Wrenches.<ref>{{cite|title=[[tcrf:Development:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island/Sprites#Snifit|Development:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island/Sprites § Snifit]]|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor|accessdate=November 12, 2021}}</ref>
 
====''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''====
One piece of concept artwork revealed in the ''[[Nintendo Switch]] [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|Super Mario RPG]] Official Guide Book'', dating back to the original [[Square Enix|Square]] staff's development of ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', depicts a Rocky Wrench.<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Switch Super Mario RPG Official Guide Book''|publisher=SE-MOOK|page=220}}</ref>
 
====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
One piece of concept artwork for the [[Broodals]] from ''[[The Art of Super Mario Odyssey]]'' labeled "Powered-Up Regular Enemy Designs" depicts [[Rango]] as a Rocky Wrench based on their original design rather than the contemporary one, having the shell, taller orange body, white-rimmed sunglasses, round snout, and sharp teeth. This design along with the rest were scrapped due to being too similar to the [[Koopalings]].
 
====''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''====
{{file link|TSMBM Koopa Troop Concept Art.jpeg|Group concept art}} for [[Bowser's Minions]] in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' features a Rocky Wrench with their original design to the right. It, along with most of the other Minions featured in the artwork, do not appear in the finished product.
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==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====
{{Multilang profile
|type=manual
|columns=1
|Eng=Rocky is a turtle who kind of looks like a mole. He will suddenly appear and start to throw wrenches from his fingers at Mario or Luigi.
|Jap=モグラようなカメ族。穴からニョキッと出てきてスパナを投げてくる。飛行船の乗組員だ。
|JapM=Mole-like members of the Turtle Tribe. They will pop out of a hole to throw their spanner. They are the maintenance crew of the airship.
}}
*'''''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13:''' ''These turtles often serve as crew of Koopaling Airships and military vehicles.''
 
====''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
*'''Player's Guide:''' ''As the crew of the Koopalings' airships and Bowser's fleet, Rocky Wrenches defend their vehicles by throwing tools.''
 
====''Super Mario Run''====
*'''Notebook bio:''' ''This guy serves as an engineer on an airship. It'll pop up and throw a wrench at you from time to time.''
 
=====Item description=====
*'''Rocky Wrench Statue:''' ''Rocky Wrenches are often found guarding airships. Don't you just want to stomp on this statue?''
 
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PBMCD profile
|name=プー (JP) / Rocky Wrench (EN)
|artwork=[[File:Rocky Wrench Perfect.png|200px]]
|shuzoku=カメ{{ruby|族|ぞく}}
|seikaku=やんちゃ
|tojo_gemu=３
|desc='''<big>スパナを{{ruby|投|な}}げてくるカメ</big><br>
{{ruby|飛行船|ひこうせん}}の{{ruby|中|なか}}のマンホールみたいな{{ruby|所|ところ}}から{{ruby|顔|なお}}を{{ruby|出|だ}}し、スパナを{{ruby|投|な}}げてくるモグラのようなカメ。スパナを{{ruby|投|な}}げる{{ruby|前|まえ}}に{{ruby|踏|ふ}}んでしまうか、{{ruby|顔|たお}}を{{ruby|出|だ}}す{{ruby|前|まえ}}に{{ruby|通|たお}}り{{ruby|過|す}}ぎてしまおう。<ref>{{cite|language=ja|date=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/FhX8XMN.jpeg 183]|publisher=Shogakukan}}</ref>
|tribe=Turtle clan
|disposition=Mischievous
|game_appearances=3
|eng_desc='''''<big>Spanner throwing turtle</big><br>
''This mole-like turtle emerges from a manhole-like place in the airship and throws spanners at you. Step on it before it throws a spanner, or walk past it before it shows its face.''
}}
 
===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''====
{{:Paper Mario: Sticker Star bestiary|transcludesection=Rocky Wrench|align=horizontal}}
 
====''Paper Mario: Color Splash''====
{{:Paper Mario: Color Splash bestiary|transcludesection=Rocky Wrench|image=[[File:PMCS Rocky Wrench.png]]|align=horizontal}}
 
====''Paper Mario: The Origami King''====
{{:Paper Mario: The Origami King bestiary|transcludesection=Rocky Wrench|align=horizontal}}
 
==Gallery==
{{main-gallery}}
<gallery>
SMB3 Rocky Wrench dead.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' (defeated)
Short Shirt Inc 03.jpg|Short Shirt Inc. t-shirt
RockyWrenchArtwork4komaMangaTheater.png|''[[Super Mario 4koma Manga Theater]]'' volume 2
SM3DL W3.png|''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' (photo)
SMM-SMW-RockyWrench.png|''Super Mario Maker'' (''Super Mario World'' style)
NAP-06 Diamonds 9.png|''[[Mario Trump]]''
MKT Icon RockyWrenchMiiRacingSuit.png|''Mario Kart Tour'' (Mii Racing Suit)
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=プー<ref name="jpname"/>
|JapR=Pū
|JapM=Japanese onomatopoeia for tooting or honking sound, and the sound of spitting something; shared with [[White puff#Names in other languages|White puff]]
|Chi=扳手仔
|ChiR=Bānshou Zǎi
|ChiM=Wrench Guy
|Dut=Rocky Wrench
|FreA=Mogu
|FreAM=Possibly named after [[Monty#Names in other languages|Monty]]
|FreE=Torti Taupe
|FreEM=Pun on ''tortue'' ("tortoise") and ''Topi Taupe'' ("Monty Mole")
|FreE2=Cléo la Clé
|FreE2N=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' manual
|FreE2M=Cléo the Wrench
|FreE2C=<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Dutch and French instruction booklet|page=43|url=www.oldiesrising.com/noticespdfV2/Nintendo%20Nes/Super%20Mario%20Bros%203.pdf|format=PDF}}</ref>
|Ger=Rocky Schraubschlüssel
|GerM=Rocky Wrench
|GerM=Rocky Wrench
|Ita=Tartatalpa
|ItaM=Portmanteau of ''tartaruga'' ("turtle") and ''Tantatalpa'' ("Monty Mole")
|Ita2=Rocky Wrench<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Italian manual|page=38}}</ref>
|Ita2N=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' manual
|Ita3=Lanciattrezzi
|Ita3N=''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''
|Ita3M=Tool-thrower
|Ita3C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GA3uigWF5h4&list=PLWzo2ShQRIik_9vJAjpCtOYPKTMiWfQMb&index=18 Le avventure di Super Mario 2x18 - La principessa sgombro]</ref>
|Ita4=Rocky Tartatalpa
|Ita4N=[[Super Mario Trading Card Collection|''Super Mario Trading Card Collection'']]
|Ita4M=Rocky "Rocky Wrench" (typo)
|Ita4C=<ref>{{cite|author=The Golden Eagle|date=September 23, 2022|url=youtu.be/ewTwshMqpqY?t=431|title=Panini - Super Mario card collection|timestamp=07:11|publisher=''YouTube''|accessdate=May 22, 2024}}</ref>
|Kor=뚜
|KorR=Ttu
|KorM=A tooting or honking sound, copying Japanese
|KorC=<ref>{{cite|quote=스타를 이용해서 뚜 15마리를 쓰러뜨려라! (Defeat 15 Rocky Wrenches by using Stars!)|author=Mission 6-2 description|title=마리오 카트 DS (''Mario Kateu DS'')}}</ref>
|PorA=Rocky Toupeira
|PorAM=Rocky Mole
|PorE=Toupeira Rocky
|PorEM=Rocky Mole
|Rom=Soldat cheie
|RomN=''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'', episode "[[The Ugly Mermaid]]"
|RomM=Wrench soldier
|RomC=<ref>May 20, 2015. [http://ok.ru/videoembed/26852788868 "The Ugly Mermaid", dubbed in Romanian by KidsCo]. ''Odnoklassniki (OK.ru).'' Retrieved January 4, 2016.</ref>
|Rus=Роки-ключ
|RusR=Roki-klyuch
|RusM=Part of the English name + ''ключ'' (''klyuch'', "wrench")
|SpaA=Topo Rocky
|SpaAN=Also spelled "topo rocky" in the Latin American Spanish localization from 2012 to 2019, when species names were always written in lowercase.
|SpaAM=Rocky Mole
|SpaE=Tortopo
|SpaEM=Portmanteau of ''tortuga'' ("tortoise") and ''topo'' ("mole")
}}
}}
<br clear=all>


==Trivia==
{{Koopas}}
[[File:Air Assault.jpg|thumb|The official artwork for an airship in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. Note that Roy Koopa is acting like a Rocky Wrench.]]
{{Super Mario Bros. 3}}
*In official artwork for an airship in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', [[Roy|Roy Koopa]] hides in a trench and throws wrenches in a manner very similar to Rocky Wrenches.
{{SMG}}
*In early ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' volumes, Rocky Wrench is likened to ninjas,<ref>{{cite|quote=Watch out for Rocky Wrench and the Ninja Gophers!|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 11|date=March/April 1990|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|page=14}}</ref> with one reference alluding to ''{{wp|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles}}''.<ref>{{cite|quote='''Rocky Wrench, Ninja Turtle''' He’s not a mutant or a teenager, but Rocky is a turtle and he does throw ninja throwing wrenches! He’s also a major nuisance in World 8.|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13|date=June 1990|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|page=24}}</ref>
{{NSMB Wii}}
 
{{The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3}}
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