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'''Mole Tanks''' are mole-shaped tanks that a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] can transform into in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' by touching a [[morph bubble]] with its picture inside. Although the Mole Tank is yellow in its artwork, the [[Yoshi (species)|Yellow Yoshi]] never gets the opportunity to morph into a Mole Tank.
The '''Mole Tank''', also known as '''Mole-Yoshi''',<ref>{{cite|date=October 1995|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue 31|page=66}}</ref> is one of the several [[morph bubble]] transformations a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] can undergo in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]''. The Mole Tank can dig through [[soft rock]]s and can be rotated into four directions (up, down, left and right) with the D-pad. One of its main advantages is its ability to drive along walls and the ceiling without falling down. It is also smaller than a regular Yoshi, enabling the tank to fit through small openings. The Mole Tank is yellow in its artwork, even though the [[Yoshi (species)|Yellow Yoshi]] never gets the opportunity to morph into a Mole Tank.
 
The Mole Tank can dig through soft ground and can be rotated into four directions (up, down, left and right) with the D-pad. One of its main advantages is its ability to drive along walls and the ceiling without falling down. It is also smaller than a regular Yoshi, enabling the tank to fit through small openings.
 
Mole Tanks also appear in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', in which they have a similar role.


Yoshi morphs to a Mole Tank after eating a morph bubble in volume 14 of the ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''. This allows Yoshi, Mario, Baby Mario, and Luigi to dig underground. While underground, Yoshi nearly eats a [[Monty Mole]] before quickly going further underground, but upon doing so, [[Kamek]] gives the Mole Tank a beating with his hammer. Unlike in the game, the Mole Tank power-up stays for a set period of time and does not transport Yoshi back to where Yoshi got the morph bubble.
Yoshi morphs to a Mole Tank after eating a morph bubble in volume 14 of the ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''. This allows Yoshi, Mario, Baby Mario, and Luigi to dig underground. While underground, Yoshi nearly eats a [[Monty Mole]] before quickly going further underground, but upon doing so, [[Kamek]] gives the Mole Tank a beating with his hammer. Unlike in the game, the Mole Tank power-up stays for a set period of time and does not transport Yoshi back to where Yoshi got the morph bubble.
==Profiles==
==Profiles==
===''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''===
===''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''===
*'''Instruction booklet:''' ''Operate with the +Control Pad.''<ref>''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' English instruction booklet, page 19.</ref>
*'''Instruction booklet:''' ''Operate with the +Control Pad.''<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' instruction booklet|page=19}}</ref>
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' 土の中のお宝もいただきだい。<ref name=Sho>「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''), {{media link|Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P4.jpg|page 4}}.</ref>(''I would like to have the treasures in the soil.'')
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' 土の中のお宝もいただきだい。<ref name=Sho>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|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 P4.jpg|4}}}}</ref> (''I would like to have the treasures in the soil.'')


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=モグラタンク<ref>''Super Mario: Yossy Island'' instruction booklet, pg. 18</ref><ref name=Sho/>
|Jap=モグラタンク<ref>{{cite|language=ja|date=1995|title=''Super Mario: Yossy Island'' instruction booklet|page=18|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref><ref name=Sho/>
|JapR=Mogura Tanku
|JapR=Mogura Tanku
|JapM=Mole Tank
|JapM=Mole Tank
|Fre=Char à taupe
|FreM=Mole tank; sounds similar to ''char d'assaut'' ("tank")
|Ger=Wühlyoshi
|Ger=Wühlyoshi
|GerM=From "wühlen" (to burrow) and "Yoshi"
|GerM=From "wühlen" (to burrow) and "Yoshi"
|Ita=Carrotalpa
|Ita=Talpa-Carro Armato<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' GIG's Italian manual|page=9}}</ref>
|ItaM=Tankmole
|ItaN=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
|Chi=挖土机
|Ita2=Carrotalpa
|ChiR=Wātǔjī
|Ita2N=''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''
|ChiM=Excavator
|ItaM=Mole-Tank
|SpaA=Mole Tank<ref>''Club Nintendo'' (Mexico) Año 4 No. 10, page 10.</ref>
|Ita2M=Compound of ''carro (armato)'' ("tank") and ''talpa'' ("mole")
|SpaAM=-
|ChiS=挖土机
|ChiSR=Wātǔjī
|ChiSM=Excavator
|SpaA=Mole Tank<ref>{{cite|title=''Club Nintendo'' (Mexico) Año 4 No. 10|page=10}}</ref>
}}
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Latest revision as of 07:38, August 28, 2024

Not to be confused with Mole Yoshi or Monty Tank.
Mole Tank
Mole Tank artwork for Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Applies to Yoshi
Item needed Morph bubble
Power(s) given Turns invincible and is able to break through walls.
First appearance Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995)
Latest appearance Yoshi's Island DS (2006)

The Mole Tank, also known as Mole-Yoshi,[1] is one of the several morph bubble transformations a Yoshi can undergo in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and Yoshi's Island DS. The Mole Tank can dig through soft rocks and can be rotated into four directions (up, down, left and right) with the D-pad. One of its main advantages is its ability to drive along walls and the ceiling without falling down. It is also smaller than a regular Yoshi, enabling the tank to fit through small openings. The Mole Tank is yellow in its artwork, even though the Yellow Yoshi never gets the opportunity to morph into a Mole Tank.

Yoshi morphs to a Mole Tank after eating a morph bubble in volume 14 of the Super Mario-kun. This allows Yoshi, Mario, Baby Mario, and Luigi to dig underground. While underground, Yoshi nearly eats a Monty Mole before quickly going further underground, but upon doing so, Kamek gives the Mole Tank a beating with his hammer. Unlike in the game, the Mole Tank power-up stays for a set period of time and does not transport Yoshi back to where Yoshi got the morph bubble.

Profiles[edit]

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island[edit]

  • Instruction booklet: Operate with the +Control Pad.[2]
  • Shogakukan guide: 土の中のお宝もいただきだい。[3] (I would like to have the treasures in the soil.)

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese モグラタンク[4][3]
Mogura Tanku
Mole Tank
Chinese (simplified) 挖土机[?]
Wātǔjī
Excavator
French Char à taupe[?] Mole tank; sounds similar to char d'assaut ("tank")
German Wühlyoshi[?] From "wühlen" (to burrow) and "Yoshi"
Italian Talpa-Carro Armato[5] Mole-Tank Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Carrotalpa[?] Compound of carro (armato) ("tank") and talpa ("mole") Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Spanish (NOA) Mole Tank[6] -

References[edit]

  1. ^ October 1995. Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue 31. Page 66.
  2. ^ 1995. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 19.
  3. ^ a b 「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 4Media:Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P4.jpg.
  4. ^ 1995. Super Mario: Yossy Island instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 18.
  5. ^ Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island GIG's Italian manual. Page 9.
  6. ^ Club Nintendo (Mexico) Año 4 No. 10. Page 10.