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|image=[[Image:GuppySMG.png|250px]]
|image=[[File:GuppySMG.png|250px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario Galaxy''
|full_name=Guppy
|species={{wp|Orca|Orca whale}}
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[2007]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|species=[[Whale|Orca]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|affiliation=[[Sea Slide Galaxy]], [[Deep Dark Galaxy]], [[Mario]]
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{{quote|What, you again? You got to be kidding me! You want to run me out of this lake? You got to get through all eight rings!|Guppy|Super Mario Galaxy}}
'''Guppy''' is a rival character in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. He is an orca who appears in [[Sea Slide Galaxy]] and [[Deep Dark Galaxy]], where during one mission in each galaxy, he "takes over" a large body of water, and if [[Mario]] wishes to take it back, he has to swim through eight numbered rings in a set amount of time. After Mario does that, Guppy rewards him with a [[Power Star]]. If Mario touches Guppy, Mario bounces back on the ground and lose a [[Green Shell|Shell]] if he is holding one, but he does not take damage. Guppy appears in the moat of [[Peach's Castle]] in the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] at the end of the game, after the universe had been saved by the [[Luma]]s.


{{quote|What, you again? You got to be kidding me! You want to run me out of this lake? You got to get through all eight rings!|Guppy|Super Mario Galaxy}}
In at least some international releases of ''Super Mario Galaxy'', Guppy does not directly refer to himself as an orca and parts of his dialogue suggests he thinks of himself as a fish.<ref>{{cite|publisher=[[Nintendo EAD]] (trans. [[Treehouse|Nintendo Treehouse]])|language=en-us|quote=All right, I'm a fish of my word. Take this.|author=Guppy|location=[[Guppy and the Underground Lake]]|title=Super Mario Galaxy|date=November 12, 2007}}</ref> The [[Prima Games|Prima]] official guide erroneously states that he is a shark.<ref>{{cite|author=Black, Fletcher|title=''Super Mario Galaxy: PRIMA Official Game Guide''|format=Collector's Edition|location=Roseville|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|date=November 9, 2007|page=226, 227, 263, and 264|isbn=978-0-7615-5713-5}}</ref> In the German version of the game, Guppy also explicitly refers to himself as a shark.


[[File:Penguinrace.jpg|thumb|200px|left|'''Guppy''' in the Sea Slide Galaxy, watching Mario race some penguins.]]
The developers for ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' initially envisioned Guppy having a design comparable to the friendly [[Dolphin]]s from ''[[Super Mario World]]''. However, as his role was finalized as an intimidating bully with wild nature, they shifted his design to that of an aggressive character seen in the final game.<ref>{{cite|author=Black, Fletcher|title=''Super Mario Galaxy: PRIMA Official Game Guide''|format=Collector's Edition|location=Roseville|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|date=November 9, 2007|page=349|isbn=978-0-7615-5713-5}}</ref> There is an illustration of Guppy on his {{wp|model sheet}} with an {{wp|anchovy}} hanging out of his mouth that has air bubbles trailing out the end, a potential allusion to a {{wp|cigar}}. There is no anchovy in Guppy's mouth in the final release.
'''Guppy''' is a minor character in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. He is an orca who appears in a few of the game's missions. In two of the missions, he "takes over" a large body of water, and if [[Mario]] wishes to take it back, he has to swim through eight rings in a set amount of time. After Mario does that, Guppy rewards him with a [[Power Star]].  
==Profiles==
===''Super Mario Galaxy'' trading card===
{{content description
|image=[[File:GuppyTradingCard.png|150px]]
|name=Guppy
|description=''Guppy's bark is definitely worse than his bite. This orca may look menacing, but he's really only aggressive to penguins and Toads. To Mario, Guppy is ultimately harmless, but he does present two challenges: he'll make Mario swim through eight rings in one body of water, and if Mario bumps into him, Guppy will bounce him to the floor. Look for Guppy in the Sea Slide Galaxy and the Deep Dark Galaxy.''
}}


Guppy is a harmless creature and, contrary to his menacing look, will not attack Mario, though he is considered a bully by the [[penguin]]s and [[Toad (species)|Toad]]s. If Mario touches Guppy, he will bounce back on the ground and lose a [[Green Shell|Shell]] if he is holding one, but he won't take damage. Guppy appears in the [[Sea Slide Galaxy]] and the [[Deep Dark Galaxy]]. After being beaten in Sea Slide Galaxy, he becomes more friendly and actively helps the Toads look for the [[Silver Stars]] and [[Purple Coin]]s during those missions. He also gives Mario some racing advice before the penguin race.
==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMG Concept Art 3.png|Model sheet
Going after Guppy.png|Chasing Guppy in Sea Slide Galaxy.
Penguinrace.png|Screenshot from "[[Faster Than a Speeding Penguin]]"
Guppy and the Underground Lake 2.png|Chasing Guppy in Deep Dark Galaxy.
</gallery>


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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=シャッチー
|JapR=Shatchī
|JapM=Nickname-like form of 「{{Ruby|鯱|シャチ}}」(''shachi'', "orca"); shared with [[Orco]]
|FreE=Paulo
|FreEM=Spanish given name, also a pun on ''épaulard'' ("orca")
|Ger=Schatschi
|GerM=Based on the Japanese name
|Ita=Brigante Marino
|ItaM=Sea Brigand
|SpaE=Orca Infame
|SpaEM=Odious Orca
}}


==Super Mario Galaxy Trading Card Description==
==Trivia==
[[File:GuppyTradingCard.PNG|thumb|right|150px]]
*In [[Deep Dark Galaxy]], Guppy acts as if he met Mario even if he has not been encountered in the [[Sea Slide Galaxy]] yet.
''Guppy's bark is definitely worse than his bite. This orca may look menacing, but he's really only aggressive to penguins and Toads. To Mario, Guppy is ultimately harmless, but he does present two challenges: he'll make Mario swim through eight rings in one body of water, and if Mario bumps into him, Guppy will bounce him to the floor. Look for Guppy in the Sea Slide Galaxy and the Deep Dark Galaxy.''


==Names in other Languages==
==References==
{{Foreignname|
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|FraE=Paulo
|FraEM=Pun on ''épaulard'' (French for ''killer whale'') and ''Paulo'', a Spanish name.}}


==Trivia==
*If Mario or Luigi touches Guppy's tail fin, he is hit as if he had touched an enemy, but he does not lose health.
*According to the Prima guide for ''Super Mario Galaxy'', Guppy was originally going to be a [[dolphin]].
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*After passing through all eight rings in the mission "Guppy and the Underground Lake", if the player swims up to Guppy, before collecting the star, he says, "All right, I'm a fish of my word. Take this." This is a typo. Guppy is an orca which makes him mammal, not a fish.
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Latest revision as of 22:05, October 29, 2024

Guppy
GuppySMG.png
Artwork from Super Mario Galaxy
Species Orca whale
First appearance Super Mario Galaxy (2007)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
“What, you again? You got to be kidding me! You want to run me out of this lake? You got to get through all eight rings!”
Guppy, Super Mario Galaxy

Guppy is a rival character in Super Mario Galaxy. He is an orca who appears in Sea Slide Galaxy and Deep Dark Galaxy, where during one mission in each galaxy, he "takes over" a large body of water, and if Mario wishes to take it back, he has to swim through eight numbered rings in a set amount of time. After Mario does that, Guppy rewards him with a Power Star. If Mario touches Guppy, Mario bounces back on the ground and lose a Shell if he is holding one, but he does not take damage. Guppy appears in the moat of Peach's Castle in the Mushroom Kingdom at the end of the game, after the universe had been saved by the Lumas.

In at least some international releases of Super Mario Galaxy, Guppy does not directly refer to himself as an orca and parts of his dialogue suggests he thinks of himself as a fish.[1] The Prima official guide erroneously states that he is a shark.[2] In the German version of the game, Guppy also explicitly refers to himself as a shark.

The developers for Super Mario Galaxy initially envisioned Guppy having a design comparable to the friendly Dolphins from Super Mario World. However, as his role was finalized as an intimidating bully with wild nature, they shifted his design to that of an aggressive character seen in the final game.[3] There is an illustration of Guppy on his model sheet with an anchovy hanging out of his mouth that has air bubbles trailing out the end, a potential allusion to a cigar. There is no anchovy in Guppy's mouth in the final release.

Profiles[edit]

Super Mario Galaxy trading card[edit]

Image Name Description

GuppyTradingCard.png Guppy Guppy's bark is definitely worse than his bite. This orca may look menacing, but he's really only aggressive to penguins and Toads. To Mario, Guppy is ultimately harmless, but he does present two challenges: he'll make Mario swim through eight rings in one body of water, and if Mario bumps into him, Guppy will bounce him to the floor. Look for Guppy in the Sea Slide Galaxy and the Deep Dark Galaxy.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese シャッチー[?]
Shatchī
Nickname-like form of 「シャチ」(shachi, "orca"); shared with Orco
French (NOE) Paulo[?] Spanish given name, also a pun on épaulard ("orca")
German Schatschi[?] Based on the Japanese name
Italian Brigante Marino[?] Sea Brigand
Spanish (NOE) Orca Infame[?] Odious Orca

Trivia[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "All right, I'm a fish of my word. Take this." – Guppy (November 12, 2007). Super Mario Galaxy. Guppy and the Underground Lake: Nintendo EAD (trans. Nintendo Treehouse) (American English).
  2. ^ Black, Fletcher (November 9, 2007). Super Mario Galaxy: PRIMA Official Game Guide (Collector's Edition). Roseville: Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-7615-5713-5. Page 226, 227, 263, and 264.
  3. ^ Black, Fletcher (November 9, 2007). Super Mario Galaxy: PRIMA Official Game Guide (Collector's Edition). Roseville: Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-7615-5713-5. Page 349.