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{{DISPLAYTITLE: Ossan}}
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{{Character infobox
|title=Ossan
|image=[[File:Ossan CR.png]]<br>Artwork from ''[[Captain Rainbow]]''
|species=Human
|first_appearance=''[[Golf]]'' ([[List of games by date#1984|1984]], ''Super Mario''-related media) (retroactively)<br>''[[Captain Rainbow]]'' ([[List of games by date#2008|2008]]) (as a unique character)
}}

'''Ossan''' is a golfer that Nick must help on Mimin Island in ''[[Captain Rainbow]]''. Despite [[Mario]] being originally depicted as the golfer in ''[[Golf]]'' <ref>{{cite|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=August 1991|title=''[[Mario Mania]]''|page=9}}</ref>, Captain Rainbow depicts a very different character as the game's main playable character.

==History==
===Golf===

In ''[[Golf]]'', Ossan is depicted as wearing a white cap, white shirt, and blue pants when played as by P1. When played as by P2, he is depicted with a red cap, red shirt, and black pants. He is the only playable golfer in this game.

===Stroke & Match Golf===
''[[Stroke & Match Golf]]'' features Ossan as the sole playable golfer in the Japanese release and the US men's release. This version of ''Golf'' gives Ossan some new sprites and animations.

===Captain Rainbow===
In ''[[Captain Rainbow]]'', Ossan is given a much more unique design that is very different from his ''Golf'' appearence. He holds his golf balls in his pants and constantly scratches at them, creating a visual gag that likens them to a scrotum. His problem that Nick must solve is that he has lost his golf club.<ref> {{cite|author=lovedeliclife|date=April 26, 2011|url=https://lovedelicgames.wordpress.com/2011/04/26/captain-rainbow-walkthrough-2/|title=Captain Rainbow walkthrough|publisher=Lovedelic Life|accessdate=March 7, 2025}} </ref> Nick can take on his problem to start a trading quest to find his golf club. Eventually, Nick can make a deal with the [[Devil]] from ''[[Devil World]]'' for Ossan's golf club. If Nick attacks Lip's [[Captain Rainbow#Pirahna Plant|Pirahna Plant]], the Devil will be impressed with Nick's capacity for evil and give him the golf club in exchange for his evil deed. Nick can then give the golf club back to Ossan and the two can play golf together. If Nick scores over 1800 points in the golf minigame, Ossan will give Nick his "friendship bond" and the two will officially be friends.

==See also==
*[[Captain Rainbow#Pirahna Plant|Pirahna Plant]]
*[[Captain Rainbow#Cheep Cheeps and Bloopers|Cheep Cheeps and Bloopers]]
*[[Captain Rainbow#Birdo|Birdo]]
*[[Captain Rainbow#List of characters|Other characters in ''Captain Rainbow'']]
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Ossan CR Model.png|Ossan's model
Golf NES P1 Ossan.png|Ossan's P1 sprite
GolfNESMarioSprite2.png|Ossan's P2 sprite
Golf Famicom cover art.jpg|Famicom artwork
Golf NES cover art.png|NES artwork
VS Golf M P2 Mario birdie.gif|Ossan P2 reaction to getting a Birdie 
VS Golf M P1 Ossan birdie.gif|Ossan P1 reaction to getting a Birdie in ''[[Stroke & Match Golf]]''
VS Golf M P1 Ossan continue.png|Ossan on the continue, game over, or hole out screens in ''[[Stroke & Match Golf]]''
VS Golf M P2 Mario continue.png|P2 Ossan on continue, game over, or hole out screens
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{Foreign names
|Jpn=おっさん <ref>''Captain Rainbow'' in-game text</ref>
|JpnR=Ossan 
|JpnM=A casual, sometimes derogatory term meaning "middle-aged man"
}}

==Notes==
Mario who was originally depicted as the golfer in ''[[Golf]]'' was given the generic internal name, "Ossan" during the development of ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''.<ref>{{cite|url=iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/wii/mario25th/1/3|title=The Grand Culmination of Famicom Cartridges|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|accessdate=June 1, 2024}}</ref>
==References==
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