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{{about|the enemy from [[Super Mario Odyssey]]|the dinosaur from the [[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World television series]]|[[evil dinosaur]]}}
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{{species infobox
{{about|the enemy from [[Super Mario Odyssey]]|the character from the [[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World television series]]|[[T-Rex (character)]]}}
|image=[[File:SMO Art - E3 Char2.png|x200px]]<br>Artwork of a [[Capture|captured T-Rex]] in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''
{{Species-infobox
|first_appearance=[[Super Mario Bros. (film)|''Super Mario Bros.'' film]] (1993)
|title=T-Rex
|latest_appearance=''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]]) (cameo)
|image=[[File:SMO Art - E3 Char2.png|200px]]<br>A T-Rex under the control of [[Mario]].
|derived_subjects=[[Skelesaurus]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]])
|comparable=[[Mega Mario]]
}}
}}
{{quote|T-Rex, most terrible of all dinosaurs, can pulverize a boulder with a single blow. On the other hand, most people don't realize how much time they spend napping.|[[Cascade Kingdom]] brochure|[[Super Mario Odyssey]]}}
'''T-Rex''', short for "''{{wp|Tyrannosaurus|Tyrannosaurus rex}}''," is a species of real-life extinct dinosaur. Within the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]], the T-Rex is shown to be the ancestor of [[History of Bowser#Super Mario Bros. (film)|President Koopa]] in the 1993 [[Super Mario Bros. (film)|''Super Mario Bros.]] film. Members of this species notably appear in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' as enemies that can be [[capture]]d by [[Cappy]], being alternatively nicknamed "'''Prehistoric Tyrants'''"<ref>Subtitle in the Fossil Falls brochure</ref> and occasionally referred to simply as "'''dinosaurs'''."<ref>{{file link|SMO explorer wallpaper.jpg|Official Twitter illustration of the Cascade Kingdom}}</ref><ref>[[List of Music List names in other languages|in-game Music List]]</ref><ref name=uk>{{cite|quote=It's not just a place to find fossils though – dinosaurs still walk this wild land! The battle for survival over many millennia has made these creatures strong, though they can still be scared off with a well-aimed rock.|author=[[Nintendo|Nintendo UK]]|title=Take a tour - Cascade Kingdom|url=www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/Nintendo-Switch-games/Super-Mario-Odyssey-1173332.html#Take_a_tour|page=2|publisher=Super Mario Odyssey Official Site (UK)|date=2017|accessdate=August 23, 2024}}</ref>


==History==
The '''T-Rex''', also simply known as '''Dinosaur''' and also dubbed the '''Prehistoric Tyrant'''<ref>As derived from the subtitle in the Cascade Kingdom's brochure''</ref>, is an enemy from ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' that can be controlled by [[Cappy]]. It is based on the {{wp|Tyrannosaurus|''Tyrannosaurus rex''}}. T-Rexes are indigenous to the [[Cascade Kingdom]]<ref name=Cascade>[[Nintendo EPD]]. (October 27, 2017). "''The biggest draw for tourists to this area is that dinosaurs still live here.''" - Brochure. ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''. Retrieved January 12, 2018.</ref> and the Deep Woods of the [[Wooded Kingdom]]<ref name=Wooded>[[Nintendo EPD]]. (October 27, 2017). "''The Steam Gardeners do not speak of it, but rumor has it they discourage visiting this place because of the danger posed by the giant creatures that call it home.''" - Brochure. ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''. Retrieved January 12, 2018.</ref>, two of the last locations in the [[Mushroom World|world]] where they still live.<ref name=Cascade />
===''Super Mario Bros.'' (1993 film)===
{{Rewrite-expand|section=y|any plot-relevant details involving President Koopa while he's a T-Rex?}}
[[File:KoopaVat.jpg|thumb|200px|President Koopa having de-evolved into a ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' in the ''Super Mario Bros.'' film]]
President Koopa in the 1993 ''Super Mario Bros.'' film turns into a ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' late in the film as he suffers the effects of the [[Devolution Gun]].
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===''Super Mario Odyssey''===
Two T-Rexes can be found in the Cascade Kingdom: one on a hill in the western half of Fossil Falls, and one in an optional subterranean area called "Dinosaur Nest". These particular T-Rexes are found napping and will not attack Mario or damage him on contact. A fedora-wearing T-Rex can be found prowling a path around a large tree in the Deep Woods of the Wooded Kingdom. This one can either be stunned by tricking it into ramming its head into a rock or wall or throwing a seed at its head to knock it out, making it possible to be captured by throwing Cappy at its head for a little while before it wakes up. A fourth T-Rex in an Aviator Cap can be found in another bonus area within the [[Metro Kingdom]]. Unlike the other captures, T-Rexes can only be controlled for a limited time, due to Cappy requiring a lot of energy to keep such a large creature captured. Once the time expires, the T-Rex returns to the spot where it was originally captured. However, this can be circumnavigated by releasing them and recapturing them quickly. The one in the Metro Kingdom cannot be captured and exists solely for a [[Motor Scooter|Scooter]]-based chase sequence, and eventually falls down a bottomless pit.
[[File:T-Rex Odyssey.JPG|left|thumb|200px|A sleeping T-Rex in Fossil Falls]]
''Super Mario Odyssey'' depicts T-Rexes as {{wp|Realism (arts)|artistically realistic}}, contrasting with the fantastic designs of most characters in the ''Super Mario'' franchise. Unlike most enemies in the game, they are generally framed as wildlife, not as adversaries.


T-Rexes are native to the [[Cascade Kingdom]] and the [[Deep Woods]] of the [[Wooded Kingdom]], two of the only places in the [[Earth|world]] where they have survived into the modern era.<ref>{{cite|date=October 27, 2017|quote=The biggest draw for tourists to this area is that dinosaurs still live here.|author=Fossil Falls brochure|title=''Super Mario Odyssey'' by [[Nintendo EPD]]|format=North American Localization|publisher=[[Nintendo of America]]}}</ref><ref name=uk/><ref>{{cite|date=October 27, 2017|quote=The Steam Gardeners do not speak of it, but rumor has it they discourage visiting this place because of the danger posed by the giant creatures that call it home|author=Steam Gardens brochure|title=''Super Mario Odyssey'' by Nintendo EPD|format=North American Localization|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> Their iconography is incorporated into souvenirs available at the [[Crazy Cap]] in [[Cascade Kingdom|Fossil Falls]], namely a diorama and sticker. One of the individuals here, the first T-Rex encountered by [[Mario]], is believed to be female and is a subject of {{wp|field research}}.<ref>{{cite|date=October 27, 2017|quote=Researchers believe this specimen is female.|author=Fossil Falls brochure|title=''Super Mario Odyssey'' by Nintendo EPD|format=North American Localization|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> Apparently, throwing a rock in T-Rexes' general vicinity is enough to spook them.<ref name=uk/> A T-Rex appears on the pages of newspapers read by [[New Donker]]s.
According to [[Kenta Motokura]], the director of ''Super Mario Odyssey'', the T-Rex's realistic design was influenced by ''[[Super Mario World]]'', another game where [[Mario]] is alongside [[dinosaur]]s. The development team wanted to include a dinosaur never seen in a [[Super Mario (series)|''Mario'']] game before in hopes of surprising the player, causing the developers to steer away from the more cartoonish and caricatured dinosaur designs used in ''Super Mario World''.<ref name=CoopDemo>Nintendo. (June 15, 2017). [https://youtu.be/2NDihsmDN0Q?t=13m50s Super Mario Odyssey - Co-Op Demonstration - Nintendo E3 2017]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved June 19, 2017.</ref>


Two T-Rexes can be found in the Cascade Kingdom: one on a hill in the western half of Fossil Falls, and one in an subterranean area called the Dinosaur Nest. These dinosaurs are found napping and do not attack Mario or damage him on contact. He can even stand on one's body as it sleeps. A fedora-wearing T-Rex can be found patrolling a path around a large tree in the Deep Woods, and the T-Rex chases Mario when it sees him. T-Rexes turn slowly. Occasionally, one snaps its jaws while swinging toward the ground as an attack. It can crash through [[stone wall]]s. Neither [[stomp]]s nor [[Cap Throw]]s can stop a T-Rex. Instead, Mario can allow it to chase him until the T-Rex stops, roars, and uses a forward ramming attack. If that attack is lured into a wall, including a stone wall, it is stunned for a short time and loses the hat. (The stone wall breaks.) Thus, it can be captured much like the sleeping variation. An alternative method is throwing a [[Seed (Super Mario Odyssey)|giant seed]] at its head, which can be done even outside the ram attack. While this T-Rex can be touched while stunned, it cannot be climbed. If it regains consciousness, the hat reappears on its head. A fourth T-Rex in an [[Crazy Cap#List of items sold by Crazy Cap|Aviator Cap]] can be found in a hidden area within the [[Metro Kingdom]], where it chases down Mario down a narrow street. It tears up the ground behind it, leaving a bottomless pit behind. Occasionally, it can snap at Mario, gaining a brief speed boost so that this must be actively avoided even at Mario's top speed.  
In a [[My Nintendo]]-exclusive poll conducted during E3 2017, the T-Rex was voted the top enemy that account owners wanted to capture and play as, well above the [[Goomba]], [[Bullet Bill]], [[Hammer Bro]], [[Chain Chomp]], and [[Cheep Cheep]] also part of the poll. In an interview with Game Informer, [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] likened Mario's ability to capture and control a T-Rex in ''Super Mario Odyssey'' to riding [[Yoshi]].<ref name=MiyamotoGI>Kyle Hilliard. (June 15, 2017). [http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2017/06/15/miyamoto-on-breath-of-the-wild-nostalgia-and-yoshi-and-a-t_2d00_rex-co_2d00_existing-super-mario-odyssey.aspx Miyamoto On Breath Of The Wild, Nostalgia, And If Yoshi And A T-Rex Can Co-Exist]. ''Game Informer''. Retrieved June 19, 2017.</ref>
{{br}}


To capture a T-Rex, it has to be sleeping or unconscious. The player has to throw Cappy at the head, instead of just at the enemy in general. A captured T-Rex is indestructible and destroys any enemy or stone wall it touches. It [[dash]]es when the player holds {{button|switch|y}}, and snaps its jaws when {{button|switch|b}} is held or the controller is shaken. While Mario stands, his attack is different. He instead takes a quick step forward while swinging the head upward. T-Rexes cannot jump. However, their strides are massive, so they can can climb steps. They can also use [[trampoline]]s to get a large height boost. After a T-Rex comes down from a fall, the impact creates a tremor that defeats nearby enemies. Turning as a T-Rex is still slow, even while standing still. Mario is unable to use the ramming attack. Unlike the other captures, T-Rexes can be controlled for only a limited time due to Cappy requiring a lot of energy to keep such a large creature captured. The T-Rex starts to flash when the time remaining is low, accompanied by a ticking clock sound effect. Once the time expires, the T-Rex appears in its original location. The player can circumnavigate this limitation by releasing and recapturing it quickly. The dinosaur in the Metro Kingdom cannot be captured. It exists solely for a [[motor scooter]]-based chase sequence and ultimately falls down a [[pit]].
==Gallery==
===Artwork===
<gallery>
SMO-Capture-Ennemies.png|Group artwork
SMO - Key art.jpg|Group artwork
SMO Red Wallpaper.jpg|Desktop wallpaper of the group artwork
SMO Red Phonepaper.jpg|Mobile wallpaper of the group artwork
SMO explorer wallpaper.jpg|Mobile wallpaper of [[Cascade Kingdom|Fossil Falls]]
T-Rex Icon SMO.png|Render of a T-Rex from the Capture List
SMO Sticker - Fossil Falls.png|A T-Rex on the Fossil Falls sticker
</gallery>


In a [[My Nintendo]]–exclusive poll conducted during E3 2017, the T-Rex was voted the top enemy that account owners wanted to capture and play as, well above the [[Goomba]], [[Bullet Bill]], [[Hammer Bro]], [[Chain Chomp]], and [[Cheep Cheep]], which were also part of the poll. [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] likened Mario's ability to capture and control a T-Rex in ''Super Mario Odyssey'' to riding [[Yoshi]].<ref>{{cite|author=Hilliard, Kyle|date=June 15, 2017|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20190824213152/https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2017/06/15/miyamoto-on-breath-of-the-wild-nostalgia-and-yoshi-and-a-t-rex-co-existing-super-mario-odyssey.aspx|title=Miyamoto On Breath Of The Wild, Nostalgia, And If Yoshi And A T-Rex Can Co-Exist|publisher=''Game Informer''|accessdate=August 23, 2024}}</ref>
===Concept art===
 
<gallery>
====Design====
According to director [[Kenta Motokura]], the T-Rex's realistic design was influenced by ''[[Super Mario World]]'', another game where Mario is alongside [[dinosaur]]s. The development team wanted to include a dinosaur never seen in a game of the [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]] before in hopes of surprising the player, causing the developers to steer away from the more cartoonish and caricatured dinosaur designs used in ''Super Mario World''.<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo of America|date=June 15, 2017|url=youtu.be/2NDihsmDN0Q?t=13m50s|title=Super Mario Odyssey - Co-Op Demonstration - Nintendo E3 2017|timestamp=13:50|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=June 19, 2017}}</ref> The realistic design philosophy applied to the T-Rex permeates through ''Super Mario Odyssey''. Other examples of realistic character designs include the [[Sphynx]], [[New Donkers]], the [[Nintendog|dog]], and the [[Ruined Dragon]].
 
====Music====
{{media table
|file1=OST Fossil Falls Dinosaur Super Mario Odyssey.oga
|title1=Fossil Falls: Dinosaur
}}
This piece was composed by [[Naoto Kubo]] and performed by [[The Super Mario Players]]. It plays for the duration that Mario and Cappy have captured a T-Rex, making it analogous to the "[[Super Star (theme)|Super Star]]" and "[[Mega Mario (theme)|Mega Mario]]" themes of prior games. Though clustered with other pieces from Fossil Falls in the [[Super Mario Odyssey sound test|Music List]], it also plays when a T-Rex is chasing Mario in the Deep Woods and New Donk City. It is track 4 on the Music List.
 
In the Japanese release, this piece is referred to as「ダイナフォー - 恐竜"」(''Dainafō - Kyōryū'', "Fossil Falls - Dinosaur"), similar to the English localization. It was given a different name in the ''[[Super Mario Odyssey Original Soundtrack]]'' released in 2018,「キャプチャー・ティラノサウルス!」(''Kyapuchā・Tiranosaurusu!'', "Capture Tyrannosaurus!"). It is track 11 on disc 1.


===''Yoshi's Crafted World''===
The [[Skelesaurus]] enemy in ''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]'' is referred to as a "<tt>Tyrannosaurus</tt>" in the game's files.
===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', [[Toad]]'s backpack includes a pin designed after the Cascade Kingdom Sticker and features the T-Rex. It is visible {{file link|TSMBM Poster Toad.png|here, towards the bottom left}}.
==Gallery==
===Artwork, models, and sprites===
<gallery>
SMO Artwork T-Rex.png|''Super Mario Odyssey'' artwork
SMO T-Rex Capture.png|Artwork ([[capture]]d T-Rex)
SMO Sticker - Fossil Falls.png|Artwork (Cascade Kingdom Sticker)
SMO Artwork Splash.png|Splash artwork
SMO-Capture-Ennemies.png|Splash artwork
SMO - Key art.jpg|Splash artwork
SMO explorer wallpaper.jpg|Official {{wp|Twitter}} illustration
SMO T-Rex Chase.jpg|Wallpaper
SMO Red Phonepaper.jpg|[[My Nintendo]] wallpaper
SMO Red Wallpaper.jpg|My Nintendo wallpaper
SMO Concept art Key artwork.jpg|Concept art, featuring a more traditional ''Super Mario'' design
SMO Concept Art - Fossil Falls.jpg|Concept art of Fossil Falls, with a top hat-wearing T-Rex in the background
SMO Concept Art - Fossil Falls.jpg|Concept art of Fossil Falls, with a top hat-wearing T-Rex in the background
SMO Concept Art - E3 2017 Trailer Introduction Storyboard.gif|Storyboard sequence for the E3 2017 trailer
SMO Concept Art - E3 2017 Trailer Introduction Storyboard.gif|Storyboard of the introduction of the E3 2017 trailer
SMOTRexModel.png|Model
SMO T-Rex Model Souvenir.png|Sprite ([[Crazy Cap|T-Rex Model]] souvenir)
</gallery>
</gallery>


===Screenshots===
===Screenshots===
<gallery widths=180>
<gallery>
Downfall of King Koopa.jpg|President Koopa de-evolving into a ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' in the 1993 ''Super Mario Bros.'' film
SMO T-Rex Chase.jpg|Pre-release wallpaper of a T-Rex chasing Mario in Fossil Falls
All stages.png|President Koopa's stages of transformation into a ''Tyrannosaurus rex''
SMO E3 2017 screenshot 4.png|Pre-release screenshot of a captured T-Rex rampaging through stone
SMO-ND0913-SCRN29.jpg|Official screenshot of a T-Rex in ''Super Mario Odyssey''
SMO-ND0913-SCRN19.jpg|Pre-release screenshot of a captured T-Rex jumping
SMO E3 2017 screenshot 4.png|Official screenshot (captured T-Rex)
SMO-ND0913-SCRN29.jpg|Pre-release screenshot of a T-Rex sleeping next to Mario
SMO-ND0913-SCRN19.jpg|Official screenshot (captured T-Rex)
T-Rex Odyssey.JPG|Screenshot of a T-Rex sleeping
SMO Captured T-Rex.png|Official screenshot (captured T-Rex)
SMO Deep Woods.png|Screenshot of a T-Rex in the [[Deep Woods]]
SMO Slide T Rex.jpg|Screenshot of Mario sliding down its body
T-Rex Alley SMO.png|Screenshot of a T-Rex chasing Mario down T-Rex Alleyway in [[New Donk City]]
SMO Screenshot T-Rex in the Deep Woods.jpg|Screenshot of the T-Rex in the [[Deep Woods]]
T-Rex Alley SMO.png|Screenshot of the T-Rex in [[New Donk City]]
SMO DinosaurDay image.gif|Official screencap of a captured T-Rex breaking [[stone wall]]s
SMB 35th Anniversary Lineup TVCM.jpg|Screenshot of the commercial for [[Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary|''Super Mario Bros.'' 35th Anniversary]]
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Profiles==
===''Super Mario Odyssey''===
{{Multilang profile
|type=website
|columns=1
|EngE=This magnificent creature boasts awesome destructive power!<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/Nintendo-Switch-games/Super-Mario-Odyssey-1173332.html#Meet_Cappy|title=Super Mario Odyssey § Meet Cappy|publisher=nintendo.com|language=en-gb|accessdate=September 16, 2024|archive=archive.ph/j46L5|archivedate=August 3, 2024, 21:20:56 UTC}}</ref>
|Jap=歩く姿はまさに暴君!さまざまなものを破壊できちゃう。<ref name="JP website">{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/switch/aaaca/action/index.html|title=スーパーマリオ オデッセイ : 新アクション「帽子投げ」!|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|accessdate=October 6, 2017|archive=web.archive.org/web/20171113025947/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/switch/aaaca/action/index.html}}</ref>
}}


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ティラノサウルス
|Jap=ティラノサウルス<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/switch/aaaca/action/index.html Official ''Super Mario Odyssey'' Japanese website]</ref>
|JapR=Tiranosaurusu
|JapR=Tiranosaurus
|JapM=''Tyrannosaurus''
|JapM=Tyrannosaurus
|JapC=<ref name="JP website"/>
|Fra=T-Rex
|ChiS=暴龙
|FraM=-
|ChiSR=Bào lóng
|ChiSM=''Tyrannosaurus''
|ChiT=暴龍
|ChiTR=Bào lóng
|ChiTM=''Tyrannosaurus''
|Dut=T. rex
|DutM=''T. rex''
|Fre=T-Rex
|FreM=T-Rex
|Ger=T-Rex
|Ger=T-Rex
|GerM=T-Rex
|GerM=-
|Spa=Tiranosaurio
|SpaM=Tyrannosaur
|Ita=T-Rex
|Ita=T-Rex
|ItaM=T-Rex
|ItaM=-
|Kor=티라노사우루스
|Dut=T. rex
|KorR=Tiranosauruseu
|DutM=-
|KorM=''Tyrannosaurus''
|Rus=Тираннозавр
|Rus=Тираннозавр
|RusR=Tirannozavr
|RusR=Tirannozavr
|RusM=''Tyrannosaurus''
|RusM=Tyrannosaur
|Spa=Tiranosaurio
|Chi=暴龙 (Simplified)<br>暴龍 (Traditional)
|Spa2=Tiranosaurio Rex
|ChiR=Bào lóng
|Spa3=T-Rex
|ChiM=Tyrannosaurus
}}
}}
==Trivia==
*[[President Koopa]] in the [[Super Mario Bros. (film)|''Super Mario Bros.'' film]] had evolved from a T-Rex, and appears as an actual T-Rex late in the film.
**Concept art for the film reveals that [[Yoshi (film character)|Yoshi]] was going to be a young T-Rex at one point in development.
*A T-rex was implied to have squished Bowser during the Cretaceous period in the best endings for the PC and SNES versions of ''Mario's Time Machine''.
*The brochure for the [[Cascade Kingdom]] says the T-rex Mario captures is believed to be female.


==References==
==References==
{{NIWA|Nookipedia=T. Rex}}
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