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|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]])
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'''Heavy Zeds''',<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=1992|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'' instruction booklet|page=14}}</ref> also referred to as simply '''Owls''',<ref>{{cite|date=August 1993|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #5|language=en-au|publisher=Trielle Corporation|author=Reynolds, Gerard, et al.|page=56}}</ref> are allies in ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''. They are large owls usually found sleeping. The second word of their name, "zed," refers to the British English pronunciation of "Z," commonly used as an onomatopoeia for snoring, while the first word supposedly refers to "heavy sleeper."
'''Heavy Zeds'''<ref>''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Gold Coins'' English instruction booklet, page 14.</ref>, also referred to as simply '''Owls'''<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #5, page 56.</ref>, are birds that appear in the [[Tree Zone]] of ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''. They are large owls that are usually seen asleep. Their name is a play on the phrase "heavy sleeper" and "zed", the British English pronunciation of the letter Z, which is commonly used to denote snoring.


Heavy Zeds are not hostile, and their heads can be used as platforms. When [[Mario]] approaches a Heavy Zed, it wakes up, and he can then stand on top of it to be flown to a higher area. A similar role is served by other owls in later games, such as [[Hoot]] from ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and the [[owl]]s from ''[[Wario Land II]]'' and ''[[Wario Land 3]]''.
==History==
===''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''===
Heavy Zeds appear in the levels of [[Tree Zone]] in ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''. A Heavy Zed, normally asleep, wakes up when [[Mario]] approaches, then he can stand on the Heavy Zed to move to a different area. Similar owl counterparts appear in later titless, including  [[Hoot]] from ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and the [[owl (species)|owls]] in the [[Wario Land (series)|''Wario Land'' series]].


A singular Heavy Zed appears in volumes 7 and 10 of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''. While fighting a [[Battle Beetle]], Mario avoids its punch which hits a branch from which a sleeping Heavy Zed falls, without waking up, squashing the Battle Beetle. While keeping it awake, Mario and [[Carrot]] fly on its back to reach the [[Big Bird]]'s nest. Later, seeing them in difficulty, the Heavy Zed brings a [[Bell (Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins)|bonus bell]] and, by hitting it, summons a [[Fire Flower]] from the [[Goal (Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins)|Mario Catcher minigame]]. With the flower, Mario beats the Big Bird and the three then look for the Golden Coin inside the Big Bird's eggs. The Heavy Zed finds it, but falls asleep. In volume 10, after Mario manages to break [[Wario]]'s hypnosis on the Mario Land inhabitants, [[Luigi]] collects the inhabitants and, riding the Heavy Zed, they reach Mario in time to cheer for him as an audience during the final battle.
===''Super Mario-kun''===
[[File:Heavy Zed SMKun.png|thumb|In ''Super Mario-kun'' Volume 7]]
A Heavy Zed is a supporting character in [[Super Mario-kun Volume 7|volume 7]] of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''. It squishes a [[Battle Beetle]] after Mario accidentally hits it off of the tree.<ref>{{cite|date=June 28, 1993|author=Sawada, Yukio|title=''Super Mario-kun'' Volume 7|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|isbn=4-09-141767-1}}{{page needed}}</ref> Heavy Zed takes Mario and [[Carrot]] over to [[Big Bird]]'s nest and later delivers a [[Fire Flower]] to assist them. The Heavy Zed later finds the [[Golden Coin]], after Mario defeats the Big Bird but falls back asleep.


==Official profiles==
In [[Super Mario-kun Volume 10|volume 10]], [[Luigi]] arrives on Heavy Zed, with the inhabitants of [[Mario Land (Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins)|Mario Land]] freed from [[Wario]]'s hypnosis, and joins the audience to watch Mario's final battle.<ref>{{cite|date=June 25, 1994|author=Sawada, Yukio|title=''Super Mario-kun'' Volume 10|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|isbn=4-09-141770-1}}{{page needed}}</ref>
 
==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''===
===''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''===
*'''Virtual Console Manual:''' ''"This isn't really an enemy; it's a sleeping owl. If Mario climbs onto this owl's head, it'll wake up and give Mario a ride. Heavy Zed has other friends that will give Mario a ride, too."''
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===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
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''Mr. Owl looks a little sleepy. He is a very big character, which makes one nervous when meeting him for the first time, but he is not an enemy. He is a kind character who carries Mario on his head.''
}}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Owlie.png|Sprite from ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
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|Jap=グー<ref>''Super Mario Land 2: 6-tsu no Kinka'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 17.</ref>
|Jpn=グー
|JapR=Gū
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|JapM=From 「ぐうぐう」''gūgū'', an onomatopoeia for a snoring sound
|JpnR=Gū
|Spa=Heavy Zed
|JpnM=From「ぐうぐう」(''gūgū'', Japanese onomatopoeia for snoring sound); shared with the ''[[Wario Land II]]'' [[owl (species)#Names in other languages|owl]]
|SpaM=-
|Fre=Zed l'Assoupi
|Fre=Zed l'Assoupi<ref>''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'' European instruction booklet (French part), page 58.</ref>
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|Fre2=Heavy Zed
|Fre2C=<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' ([[Virtual Console]]) French e-manual|page=13}}</ref>
|FreM=The Dozing Zed
|FreM=The Dozing Zed
|Fre2M=Heavy Zed
|Ger=Müder Zed
|Ger=Müder Zed
|GerM=Tired Zed
|GerM=Tired Zed
|Ita=Ciccio Zed<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''; pag. 77</ref>
|GerC=<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins Spielanleitung''|language=de|date=1992|location=Frankfurt|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|page=15}}</ref>
|ItaM=Heavy Zed}}
|Ita=Heavy Zed
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' Italian booklet|page=14}}</ref>
|Ita2=Ciccio Zed
|Ita2C=<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=77}}</ref>
|Ita3=Civetta
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|Ita2M=Heavy/Fat Zed
|Ita3M=Owl
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==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 10:57, March 11, 2025

Heavy Zed
Artwork of a Heavy Zed from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.
First appearance Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992)
Comparable

Heavy Zeds,[1] also referred to as simply Owls,[2] are allies in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. They are large owls usually found sleeping. The second word of their name, "zed," refers to the British English pronunciation of "Z," commonly used as an onomatopoeia for snoring, while the first word supposedly refers to "heavy sleeper."

History[edit]

Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins[edit]

Heavy Zeds appear in the levels of Tree Zone in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. A Heavy Zed, normally asleep, wakes up when Mario approaches, then he can stand on the Heavy Zed to move to a different area. Similar owl counterparts appear in later titless, including Hoot from Super Mario 64 and the owls in the Wario Land series.

Super Mario-kun[edit]

Side image of Heavy Zed
In Super Mario-kun Volume 7

A Heavy Zed is a supporting character in volume 7 of Super Mario-kun. It squishes a Battle Beetle after Mario accidentally hits it off of the tree.[3] Heavy Zed takes Mario and Carrot over to Big Bird's nest and later delivers a Fire Flower to assist them. The Heavy Zed later finds the Golden Coin, after Mario defeats the Big Bird but falls back asleep.

In volume 10, Luigi arrives on Heavy Zed, with the inhabitants of Mario Land freed from Wario's hypnosis, and joins the audience to watch Mario's final battle.[4]

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins[edit]

  • Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console manual description:
    • English:
      This isn't really an enemy; it's a sleeping owl. If Mario climbs onto this owl's head, it'll wake up and give Mario a ride. Heavy Zed has other friends that will give Mario a ride, too.

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

グー (JP) / Heavy Zed (EN)
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Original text (Japanese) Translation
種族しゅぞく フライ族ぞく Tribe Fly clan
性格せいかく 親切しんせつ Disposition Kind
登場とうじょうゲーム ランド2 Game appearances Land 2
数少かずすくないマリオの味方みかただ

いつち眠ねむそうなフクロウおじさん。とつても大おおきなキャラだから、初はじめて会あうと緊張きんちょうしちゃうが、敵てきじゃないんだ。頭あたまの上うえにマリオを乗のせて、運はこんでくれるやさしいキャラだ。[5]

He's one of the few people on Mario's side.

Mr. Owl looks a little sleepy. He is a very big character, which makes one nervous when meeting him for the first time, but he is not an enemy. He is a kind character who carries Mario on his head.

Gallery[edit]

  • Sprite from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins

    Sprite from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese グー[6][5]
Gū 		From「ぐうぐう」(gūgū, Japanese onomatopoeia for snoring sound); shared with the Wario Land II owl
French Zed l'Assoupi[7] The Dozing Zed
Heavy Zed[8] Heavy Zed
German Müder Zed[9] Tired Zed
Italian Heavy Zed[10] -
Ciccio Zed[11] Heavy/Fat Zed
Civetta[12] Owl
Spanish Heavy Zed[?] -

References[edit]

  1. ^ 1992. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 14.
  2. ^ Reynolds, Gerard, et al. (August 1993). Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #5. Trielle Corporation (Australian English). Page 56.
  3. ^ Sawada, Yukio (June 28, 1993). Super Mario-kun Volume 7. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-141767-1.[page number needed]
  4. ^ Sawada, Yukio (June 25, 1994). Super Mario-kun Volume 10. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-141770-1.[page number needed]
  5. ^ a b November 20, 1994. 「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten). Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-259067-9. Page 66.
  6. ^ 1992. Super Mario Land 2: 6-tsu no Kinka instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 17.
  7. ^ 1992. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins European instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (French). Page 58.
  8. ^ Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (Virtual Console) French e-manual. Page 13.
  9. ^ 1992. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins Spielanleitung. Frankfurt: Nintendo of Europe (German). Page 15.
  10. ^ Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins Italian booklet. Page 14.
  11. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 77.
  12. ^ 1993. Club Nintendo Numero 1. Linea Gig S.p.a. (Italian). Page 22.
[Edit]
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Protagonist Mario • Heavy Zed • Hippo
Forms Small Mario • Super Mario • Fire Mario • Bunny Mario • Space Mario • Aqua Mario • Invincible Mario • Bomb Mario
Bosses Big Bird • Tatanga • Sewer rat • Witch • Three Little Pigs • Octopus • Wario
Items 1-Up Heart • 3-Up Heart • Carrot • Coin • Fire Flower • Golden Coin • Moneybag • Mushroom • Star
Objects ? Block • Ball on chains • Beach Ball • Bell • Bone Lift • Brick • Cloud • Empty Block • Fiery block • Gear • Goal • Invisible/flashing block • Skull Platform • Soap bubble • Tree sap
Enemies Ant • Aqua Goomba • Battle Beetle • Bear • Bee Fly • Beebee • Bero • Bigbee • Birdfish • Blurp • Bomubomu • Boo • Bopping Toady • Bullet Bill • Cheep-Cheep • Chikunto • Collector • Dokanto • Dondon • Fireball Boy • Floating Face • Ghost Goomba • Goomba • Goronto • Grubby • Honebon • Jack-in-the-Box • Karakara • Kiddokatto • Koopa Troopa • Kyororo • Kyotonbo • Kurokyura • Masked Ghoul • Minikyura • Moofish • No.48 • Noko Bombette • Para-Goomba • Pikku • Piranha Plant • Poro • Ragumo • Rerere • Screw • Shark • Skeleton Bee • Spikey • Spiny Cheep-Cheep • Star • Tamara • Tosenbo • Unera • Unibo • Venus Fire Trap
Obstacles Boulder • Cannonball • Crystal ball • Falling spike • Furizo • Karamenbo • Lance • Lava • Mechanical fist • Piranha Plant (statue) • Satellite • Spiked ball • Spiked ball (Pumpkin Zone) • Tatenoko • Turtle Cannon • Wakiri • Yashichi
Levels Overworld Mushroom Zone • Hippo • Scenic Course • Mario's castle • Casino
Tree Zone Invincibility! • In the Trees • The Exit • Honeybees • Final Boss: The Big Bird • Secret Course 1
Space Zone Moon stage • Star stage • Secret Course 2
Macro Zone The Ant Monsters • In the Syrup Sea • Fiery Mario–Special Agent • Final Boss: One Mighty Mouse! • Secret Course 3
Pumpkin Zone Bat Course • Pumpkin Zone Level 2 • Pumpkin Zone Level 3 • Witch's Mansion Course • Secret Course 4 • Secret Course 5
Mario Zone Fiery Blocks • Mario the Circus Star! • Beware: Jagged Spikes • Final Bosses: Three Mean Pigs!
Turtle Zone Cheep Cheep Course • Turtle Zone • Whale Course • Secret Course 6
Other Gallery • Glitches • Staff
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