Editing Rocto

{{species infobox
|image=[[File:SMG Octopus Artwork.png|200x200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario Galaxy''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|relatives=[[Octoomba]]
|notable=[[King Kaliente]]<br>[[Prince Pikante]]
|comparable=[[Astro-Lanceur]]<br>[[Crossovers with The Legend of Zelda#Octoroks|Octorok]]
|member_of=[[Octo-Army]]
}}
{{quote|Your attacks won't reach those {{color|blue|mean-looking aliens}}! But here's a great idea! What if you tried to {{color|red|bounce}} [[Coconut|something]] back at them?|[[Banktoad|Green Toad]]|[[Super Mario Galaxy]]}}
'''Roctos'''<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy/?lang=en English ''Super Mario Galaxy'' entry on the official Mario Portal]. ''nintendo.co.jp''. Retrieved August 13, 2022. ([https://archive.ph/IMSwG Archived] August 12, 2022, 23:39:09 UTC via archive.today.)</ref><ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy2/?lang=en English ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' entry on the official Mario Portal]. ''nintendo.co.jp''. Retrieved August 13, 2022. ([https://archive.ph/2UaOd Archived] August 12, 2022, 23:39:46 UTC via archive.today.)</ref> are octopus enemies in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They are giant, gray relatives of [[Octoomba]]s with many pale spots and a blue appendage on their heads. They are larger than the Octoombas and they coil their tenatacles around the base of their bodies. They are capable of firing projectiles from their funnels.

Their means of attack and defeat mirror how [[Crossovers with The Legend of Zelda#Octoroks|Octorok]]s behave in ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda (Series)|The Legend of Zelda}}'' 3D titles. The internal file designation and Japanese name<ref name=sakai>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors|title=『[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック]]』|language=ja|location=Tokyo|publisher=Shogakukan|date=2015|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8|page=127, 158}}</ref> for Roctos suggest this was not circumstantial, and that the enemies are directly based off of them.

==History==
===''Super Mario Galaxy''===
[[File:SMG Lava Reactor Octopuses.png|thumb|left|200px|Roctos from ''Super Mario Galaxy'']]
In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', these enemies mostly appear around [[airship]]s, are always found in pairs, and have two varieties. The first type hides in a large barrel until approached, after which it will emerge and occasionally shoot a [[coconut]] (with a high-pitched squeak) or a [[fireball (obstacle)|fireball]] (with an even higher-pitched squeak) towards Mario. If he gets too far away from one, it will duck back into its barrel until he draws closer again. To defeat this type, Mario has to send back the [[coconut]]s they shoot by [[spin]]ning when the coconut gets close, making it deflect and hit the Rocto instead. The second type lacks a barrel, simply standing on the ground, and as such constantly shoots regardless of how far away Mario is, even when he is not even in their line of fire. This type only shoots fireballs, and as such can only be defeated with a thrown [[Koopa Shell]]. Roctos usually guard bridges that will be released upon their defeat. The leader of the Roctos, [[King Kaliente]], is fought twice as a boss.

====Appearances====
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*[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png]] marks missions where they are completely absent.
*[[File:Galaxy StarP.png]] marks missions where they are loaded and may be visible, but cannot be encountered directly.
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-style="color:white;background:red"
!colspan=8|With barrel, shoots coconuts and fireballs
|-style="color:white;background:red"
!Domes
!Galaxies
!colspan=6|Missions
|-
|[[Terrace (Super Mario Galaxy)|Terrace]]
|[[Good Egg Galaxy]]
|[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Dino Piranha (mission)]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=A Snack of Cosmic Proportions]]||[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=King Kaliente's Battle Fleet]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Dino Piranha Speed Run]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Purple Coin Omelet]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Luigi on the Roof]]
|-
|[[Engine Room]]
|[[Bowser Jr.'s Lava Reactor]]
|[[File:Smg icon grandstar.png|link=King Kaliente's Spicy Return]]
|-
|[[Garden (Super Mario Galaxy)|Garden]]
|[[Dreadnought Galaxy]]
|[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Infiltrating the Dreadnought]]||[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=Dreadnought's Colossal Cannons]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Revenge of the Topman Tribe]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Topman Tribe Speed Run]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Battlestation's Purple Coins]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Dreadnought's Garbage Dump]]
|-
|-style="color:white;background:red"
!colspan=8|Without barrel, shoots fireballs
|-style="color:white;background:red"
!Domes
!Galaxies
!colspan=6|Missions
|-
|[[Fountain]]
|[[Space Junk Galaxy]]
|[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Pull Star Path]]||[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=Kamella's Airship Attack]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Tarantox's Tangled Web]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Pull Star Path Speed Run]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Purple Coin Spacewalk]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Yoshi's Unexpected Appearance]]
|}
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===''Super Mario Galaxy 2''===
[[File:SMG2 Octopus Screenshot.png|thumb|left|200px|Roctos from ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'']]
In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', only the barrel-hiding type reappears in the [[Shiverburn Galaxy]] where they act as the final enemy defense before facing [[Prince Pikante]], another boss Rocto. Similarly to the first game, they guard a pathway (of rock over lava) that Mario must use to progress. However, unlike the previous game, they are found in varyingly sized groups rather than in pairs. They also appear in the final galaxy, the [[Grandmaster Galaxy]], on the [[Grandmaster Galaxy#Platform Planets|Platform Planet]]; this is their only appearance where defeating them is not mandatory to progress forward. They still shoot coconuts and fireballs in this game.

====Appearances====
<div class="contentbox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"data-expandtext="Show appearances"data-collapsetext="Hide appearances">
*[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png]] marks missions where they are completely absent.
*[[File:Galaxy StarP.png]] marks missions where they are loaded and may be visible, but cannot be encountered directly.
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-style="color:white;background:red"
!Worlds
!Galaxies
!colspan=3|Missions
|-
|[[World 5 (Super Mario Galaxy 2)|World 5]]
|[[Shiverburn Galaxy]]
|[[File:Smg2 icon powerstar.png|link=Prince Pikante's Peppery Mood]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Octo-Army Icy Rainbow Romp]]||[[File:Galaxy StarP.png|link=The Chimp's Ultimate Skating Challenge]]
|-
|[[World S]]
|[[Grandmaster Galaxy]]
|[[File:Smg2 icon powerstar.png|link=The Ultimate Test]]||[[File:Smg2 icon prankstercomet.png|link=The Perfect Run]]
|}
</div>
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMG Asset Model Octorok.png|Model from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
KingKalienteProfile.png|Artwork of [[King Kaliente]] from ''Super Mario Galaxy''
SMG Burnt Kaliente.jpg|Artwork of Black King Kaliente from ''Super Mario Galaxy''
SMG2 Prince Pikante Artwork.png|Artwork of [[Prince Pikante]] from ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
</gallery>

==Naming==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''<br>''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
|file1=<tt>ObjectData/OtaRock.arc</tt>
|name1=OtaRock
|meaning1=Ota Rock
}}

===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jpn=オタロック
|JpnR=Ota Rokku
|JpnM=Based on「オクタロック」(''Okutarokku'',  [[Crossovers with The Legend of Zelda#Octoroks|Octorok]])
|JpnC=<ref name=sakai/>
|Fre=Calamar cracheur de feu<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy, Le Guide Officiel. Prima Games'', page 93</ref>
|FreM=Fire-breathing squid
|Fre2=Octopus<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia]]'', page 127</ref>
|Fre2M=Octopus
|Ger=Oktopus
|Ita=Polipo
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|quote=Non puoi attaccare quei polipi da questa distanza!|title={{a|SMG}}|author=Green Toad|language=it|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=127}}</ref>
|ItaM=Octopus
|ItaN=''Super Mario Galaxy''
|Ita2=Seppia
|Ita2C=<ref>{{cite|title=''La Guida Ufficiale - Super Mario Galaxy''|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=it|isbn=978-1-906064-03-7|date=November 16, 2007|page=55, 56, 93, 250}}</ref>
|Ita2M=Cuttlefish
|Ita2N=^
|Ita3=Calamaro
|Ita3C=<ref>{{cite|title=''La Guida Ufficiale - Super Mario Galaxy''|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=it|isbn=978-1-906064-03-7|date=November 16, 2007|page=271}}</ref>
|Ita3M=Squid
|Ita3N=^
|Ita4=Cannone
|Ita4C=<ref>{{cite|date=2010|title=''Super Mario Galaxy 2. Guida strategica ufficiale''|author=Catherine Browne|publisher=[[Prima Games]] & Multiplayer Edizioni||language=it|isbn=9788863551198|page=189}}</ref>
|Ita4M=Cannon
|Ita4N=''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
|Ita5=Polporoccia
|Ita5C=<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=159}}</ref>
|Ita5M=Portmanteau of "polpo" (''octopus'') and "roccia" (''rock''), possibly a nod to "Octorok"
|Ita5N=^
|SpaA=RocaPulpo
|SpaAM=Octopus Rock
|SpaE=Rocapulpo
|SpaEM=Octopusrock
}}

==Trivia==
[[File:SMGotajack.png|thumb|125px|The unused Ota Jack.]]
*The data for ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' contains a model for an [[list of Super Mario Galaxy pre-release and unused content|unused]] enemy resembling a Rocto with short suction cup-shaped arms under the filename "OtaJack."<ref>TCRF. [[tcrf:Super Mario Galaxy/Unused Models#OtaJack|Super Mario Galaxy/Unused Models § OtaJack]]. ''The Cutting Room Floor''. Retrieved February 20, 2020.</ref> This fits the theme of Rocto being "OtaRock," King Kaliente being "OtaKing," and the later Prince Pikante being "OtaPrince."

==References==
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[[Category:Fire creatures]]
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