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==Profiles and statistics== | ==Profiles and statistics== | ||
===''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''=== | ===''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''=== | ||
*'''[[Player's Guide]]:''' ''Miffed that someone else with a red nose got to be a hero on that foggy Christmas Eve, Tap-Tap retreated to a fort carpeted with wall-to-wall lava. Don't be deceived by his grin. This prickly predator would love to give Yoshi a hot bath!''<ref>Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson | *'''[[Player's Guide]]:''' ''Miffed that someone else with a red nose got to be a hero on that foggy Christmas Eve, Tap-Tap retreated to a fort carpeted with wall-to-wall lava. Don't be deceived by his grin. This prickly predator would love to give Yoshi a hot bath!''<ref>{{cite|author=Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson|title=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide|page=19|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> | ||
*'''Super Power Club Cards bio:'''<ref>{{file link|Super Power Club Cards Yoshi's Island Back.jpg|Super Power Club Cards Yoshi's Island}}</ref> | *'''Super Power Club Cards bio:'''<ref>{{file link|Super Power Club Cards Yoshi's Island Back.jpg|Super Power Club Cards Yoshi's Island}}</ref> | ||
**'''Description:''' ''Has nursed a grudge against Yoshis ever since junior high, when they were more popular with girls. Now seeks revenge.'' | **'''Description:''' ''Has nursed a grudge against Yoshis ever since junior high, when they were more popular with girls. Now seeks revenge.'' | ||
**'''Favorite Home Deco-Rating Tip:''' ''"Lava Lamps and a nice dino rug—I love it!"'' | **'''Favorite Home Deco-Rating Tip:''' ''"Lava Lamps and a nice dino rug—I love it!"'' | ||
**'''How to Beat Him:''' ''Knock out the colored blocks on which he stands by shooting eggs at them. Keep moving, because he'll try to hit you, too.'' | **'''How to Beat Him:''' ''Knock out the colored blocks on which he stands by shooting eggs at them. Keep moving, because he'll try to hit you, too.'' | ||
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' タマゴをぶつけても、少し押しもどすくらいがせいぜい。金属質のトゲトゲボディは、溶岩の池に落とすしかない。<ref>「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'') | *'''Shogakukan guide:''' タマゴをぶつけても、少し押しもどすくらいがせいぜい。金属質のトゲトゲボディは、溶岩の池に落とすしかない。<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]]}}</ref> (''If you hit them with an egg, at most you can push them back a little. The metallic spiky body can only be dropped into a pond of lava.'') | ||
===''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''=== | ===''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''=== | ||
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' ワールド6-4のボス。メタリツクなトゲトゲボディは強靭で、溶岩の池に落とすしかない。タマゴで足場をくずして下に落とそう。<ref>「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'') | *'''Shogakukan guide:''' ワールド6-4のボス。メタリツクなトゲトゲボディは強靭で、溶岩の池に落とすしかない。タマゴで足場をくずして下に落とそう。<ref>{{cite|language=ja|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 P19.png|19}}|publisher=Shogakukan}}</ref>(''Boss of World 6-4. Its metallic spiky body is so tough that the only way is to drop it in a pool of lava. Use an egg to break the platforms and drop him down.'') | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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|Jap=ビッグカチカチ | |Jap=ビッグカチカチ | ||
|JapR=Biggu Kachikachi | |JapR=Biggu Kachikachi | ||
|JapM=From "big" and「カチカチくん」(''Kachikachi-kun'', [[Tap-Tap]]) | |JapM=From "big" and「カチカチくん」(''Kachikachi-kun'', "[[Tap-Tap]]") | ||
|Spa=Metalón | |Spa=Metalón | ||
|SpaM=Tap-tap | |SpaM=Tap-tap | ||
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|Ger=Stego | |Ger=Stego | ||
|GerM=Likely from "[[wikipedia:Stegosaurus|Stegosaurus]]" | |GerM=Likely from "[[wikipedia:Stegosaurus|Stegosaurus]]" | ||
| | |ChiS=大咔咔 | ||
| | |ChiSR=Dà Kākā | ||
| | |ChiSM=Big Tap-tap | ||
|Ita=Grande Piombospino | |Ita=Grande Piombospino | ||
|ItaM=Big Tap-Tap | |ItaM=Big Tap-Tap | ||
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[[File:SMW2 Tap-Tap the Vibrant.png|frame]] | [[File:SMW2 Tap-Tap the Vibrant.png|frame]] | ||
*Tap-Tap the Red Nose may be a pun on {{wp|Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer}}, as evidenced by his description in the Player's Guide for the SNES version. | *Tap-Tap the Red Nose may be a pun on {{wp|Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer}}, as evidenced by his description in the Player's Guide for the SNES version. | ||
*While the [[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]] for the [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]] version implies that [[Tap-Tap the Golden]] is a resurrected Tap-Tap the Red Nose,<ref>Williams, Drew | *While the [[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]] for the [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]] version implies that [[Tap-Tap the Golden]] is a resurrected Tap-Tap the Red Nose,<ref>{{cite|publisher=Nintendo of America|author=Williams, Drew|title=''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3'' Player's Guide|date=2002|language=en-us|isbn=1-930206-25-9|page=115|quote='''Golden Opportunity''' Tap-Tap the Golden is back to torment you. You can run only as fast as the scrolling screen allows. If you run too far to the left, you’ll fall into lava pits.}}</ref> the Player's Guide for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] version suggests otherwise,<ref>{{cite|author=Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson|title=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide|page={{file link|SMW2 Guide 128.jpg|128}}|quote='''TAP-TAP THE GOLDEN''' This mega Tap-Tap pursues Yoshi through the lava caves beneath Red Nose's Fort.|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> albeit by erroneously stating that Tap-Tap the Golden is located "beneath Red Nose's Fort." | ||
*Tap-Tap the Red Nose is the only boss that Yoshi does not meet by entering a boss door. | *Tap-Tap the Red Nose is the only boss that Yoshi does not meet by entering a boss door. | ||
*Tap-Tap's battle arena is similarly structured to {{wp|Breakout (video game)|''Breakout''}}, seeing as Yoshi has to break certain parts of the floor with eggs to knock him into the lava. | *Tap-Tap's battle arena is similarly structured to {{wp|Breakout (video game)|''Breakout''}}, seeing as Yoshi has to break certain parts of the floor with eggs to knock him into the lava. | ||
Revision as of 13:27, June 22, 2024
| Tap-Tap the Red Nose | |
|---|---|
 Tap-Tap the Red Nose | |
| Species | Tap-Tap |
| First appearance | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) |
| Latest appearance | Yoshi's Island DS (cameo) (2006) |
Tap-Tap the Red Nose is the mid-boss of World 6 in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and its remake and the penultimate boss overall in the games. He was originally an ordinary Tap-Tap until Kamek cast a spell on him to make him grow gigantic. He attacks by jumping onto Yellow Yoshi, trying to hit him with his spiky body. In the room where the battle takes place, the floor is made up of colorful, rectangular blocks, which can be destroyed by throwing eggs at them. Since Tap-Tap the Red Nose is invulnerable to all of Yoshi's attacks, Yoshi has to defeat him by creating a hole in the floor and pushing him until he falls into the lava below.
Tap-Tap the Red Nose, like all the other bosses of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, makes a cameo appearance in the introduction sequence of Yoshi's Island DS.
Profiles and statistics
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
- Player's Guide: Miffed that someone else with a red nose got to be a hero on that foggy Christmas Eve, Tap-Tap retreated to a fort carpeted with wall-to-wall lava. Don't be deceived by his grin. This prickly predator would love to give Yoshi a hot bath![1]
- Super Power Club Cards bio:[2]
- Description: Has nursed a grudge against Yoshis ever since junior high, when they were more popular with girls. Now seeks revenge.
- Favorite Home Deco-Rating Tip: "Lava Lamps and a nice dino rug—I love it!"
- How to Beat Him: Knock out the colored blocks on which he stands by shooting eggs at them. Keep moving, because he'll try to hit you, too.
- Shogakukan guide: タマゴをぶつけても、少し押しもどすくらいがせいぜい。金属質のトゲトゲボディは、溶岩の池に落とすしかない。[3] (If you hit them with an egg, at most you can push them back a little. The metallic spiky body can only be dropped into a pond of lava.)
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
- Shogakukan guide: ワールド6-4のボス。メタリツクなトゲトゲボディは強靭で、溶岩の池に落とすしかない。タマゴで足場をくずして下に落とそう。[4](Boss of World 6-4. Its metallic spiky body is so tough that the only way is to drop it in a pool of lava. Use an egg to break the platforms and drop him down.)
Gallery
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island artwork
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island sprite
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 sprite
Yoshi's Island DS cameo
Yossy Island Jumbo Carddass 6
Artwork used for a puzzle based on Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ビッグカチカチ[?] Biggu Kachikachi |
From "big" and「カチカチくん」(Kachikachi-kun, "Tap-Tap") | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 大咔咔[?] Dà Kākā |
Big Tap-tap | |
| French | Gros Bobo[?] | Big Owie | |
| German | Stego[?] | Likely from "Stegosaurus" | |
| Italian | Grande Piombospino[?] | Big Tap-Tap | |
| Spanish | Metalón[?] | Tap-tap |
Trivia
- Tap-Tap the Red Nose may be a pun on Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, as evidenced by his description in the Player's Guide for the SNES version.
- While the Player's Guide for the GBA version implies that Tap-Tap the Golden is a resurrected Tap-Tap the Red Nose,[5] the Player's Guide for the SNES version suggests otherwise,[6] albeit by erroneously stating that Tap-Tap the Golden is located "beneath Red Nose's Fort."
- Tap-Tap the Red Nose is the only boss that Yoshi does not meet by entering a boss door.
- Tap-Tap's battle arena is similarly structured to Breakout, seeing as Yoshi has to break certain parts of the floor with eggs to knock him into the lava.
- After finishing being imbued with Kamek's magic and before he starts to enlarge, Tap-Tap the Red Nose is briefly shown as a normal Tap-Tap with a unique bluish palette. Due to the short amount of time between these and how he is constantly moving during it, it can be difficult to see.
- The noise Tap-Tap the Red Nose makes when he sinks in the lava is the same as the Gargantua Blargg and Nep-Enut when they are hit with an egg.
References
- ^ Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson (1995). Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 19.
- ^ Super Power Club Cards Yoshi's Island
- ^ 「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). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 9.
- ^ 「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). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 19.
- ^ "Golden Opportunity Tap-Tap the Golden is back to torment you. You can run only as fast as the scrolling screen allows. If you run too far to the left, you’ll fall into lava pits." – Williams, Drew (2002). Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-930206-25-9. Page 115.
- ^ "TAP-TAP THE GOLDEN This mega Tap-Tap pursues Yoshi through the lava caves beneath Red Nose's Fort." – Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson (1995). Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 128.
