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{{redirect|Racing Penguin|the group of racing penguins in [[Super Mario Galaxy]]|[[Penguin Racers]]}}
|image=[[File:SM64 Penguin Racer.jpg|200px]]
{{character infobox
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[1996]])
|image=[[File:64bigpenguin.png|200px]]
|species=[[Penguin]]
|species=[[Penguin]]
|affiliation=[[Cool, Cool Mountain]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' ([[2004]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
}}
}}
{{quote|I know speed when I see it, yes siree -- I'm the world champion sledder, you know.|Penguin Champ|Super Mario 64}}
{{quote|I know speed when I see it, yes [[Mario|siree]]--I'm the world champion sledder, you know.|Big Penguin|Super Mario 64}}
[[File:Penguin race.png|thumb|left|200px|[[Mario]] racing alongside the '''Penguin Champ'''.]]
The '''Big Penguin''',<ref name=ingame>[[Big Penguin Race]]</ref><ref name=guide>{{cite|date=1996|author=Pelland, Scott, and Dan Owsen|title=''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide|page=39|language=en|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> also known as the '''Penguin Champ''',<ref name=guide/> '''Champion Penguin''',<ref>{{cite|author=Pelland and Owsen|title=''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide|page=128}}</ref> or '''Racing Penguin''',<ref>{{cite|author=NintendoAUNZ|language=en-au|date=December 24, 2020|url=www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1107766546350094|title=Super Mario 3D All-Stars - Racing Penguin! Racing to the tree tomorrow morning.|publisher=Facebook|accessdate=August 16, 2022}} ({{file link|Facebook NintendoAUNZ 2020-12-24 screencap.png|Screenshot}}.)</ref> is a giant [[penguin]] in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. He is a competitor character raced against in the [[Big Penguin Race|third mission]] of [[Cool, Cool Mountain]], where he claims to be the world-champion sledder and, in the [[Nintendo 64]] version, refers to [[Mario]] as "buddy." The Big Penguin is located inside the house at the top of the mountain. When Mario, [[Yoshi]], [[Luigi]], or [[Wario]] drops in through the chimney, the Big Penguin speaks to him and challenges him to a race. If the player character accepts, he has to race down the icy [[slide (Super Mario 64)|slide]] in the mountain and beat the penguin to the finish line. The penguin gives the player character a [[Power Star]] if beaten. However, if the player character takes a shortcut by [[jump]]ing onto another section or if he takes the hidden shortcut, the Big Penguin accuses him of cheating and disqualifies him. After every Power Star is collected, the Big Penguin gains weight, which he attributes to not racing on his slide. He can easily knock the player character off the slide if he is raced against in his resulting enlarged state. There is no reward for winning the race again except for further praise from the Big Penguin.
The '''Penguin Champ''', also known as the '''Big Penguin'''<ref>''Super Mario 64'' Nintendo Player's Guide, page 39</ref>, is a [[penguin]] appearing in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and its remake, ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. He is a competitor character along with [[Koopa the Quick]], and is only raced once in the game in [[Cool, Cool Mountain]]. He claims to be the world champion sledder, and seems to know Mario prior to the game's events, calling him "buddy".


The Penguin Champ is raced in the [[Cool, Cool Mountain#Star 3: Big Penguin Race|third mission]] of Cool, Cool Mountain. He can be found inside the house at the top of the mountain. When Mario drops in through the chimney, he will speak to Mario and challenge him to a race. If Mario accepts, he will have to race down the icy slide in the mountain and beat the penguin to the finish line. The penguin will give up a [[Power Star]] if beaten. However, if Mario takes a shortcut via skipping part of the slide by jumping onto another section or if he takes the hidden shortcut, the Penguin Champ will accuse him of cheating and will not give up the star. When raced again after obtaining all 120 Power Stars (150 in the remake), he will become bigger and can knock Mario off the slide easily. If he is beaten, he will say that he decided not to slide for a while and let himself go.
In original releases, if the player loses to the Big Penguin, he makes a [[Koopa Troopa]] sound when talking instead of his own sound,<ref>{{cite|author=ある東大生実況者しゅん|date=April 28, 2018|url=youtu.be/X92Hze3vnmE?t=2009|title=【実況】スーパーマリオ６４を完全初見でテンションMAXプレイ|publisher=YouTube|language=ja|accessdate=June 4, 2024}}</ref> and he uses the feminine pronoun 「あたし」 ''atashi'' to refer to himself; both of these are not the case in anglophone releases.
 
An [[Penguin Defender|unrelated character]] also described as a "big penguin"<ref>{{cite|author=Pelland and Owsen|title=''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide|page=89–91}}</ref> appears in [[Snowman's Land]].
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
Penguin race.png|[[Mario]] racing alongside the Big Penguin
</gallery>
 
==Additional names==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|file1=<tt>data/enemy/penguin/penguin.bmd</tt>
|name1=PENGUIN_RACER
|meaning1=Penguin Racer
|game2=''Super Mario 64 DS''
|file2=<tt>data/enemy/penguin/penguin.bmd</tt>
|name2=PENGUIN_DEFENDER
|meaning2=Penguin Defender (Snowman's Land)
}}
 
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ペンギン チャンピオン<ref name=ingame/>
|JpnR=Pengin Chanpion
|JpnM=Penguin Champion
|Jpn2=スライダーのチャンピオンペンギン<ref>{{cite|author=Kazuki, Motoyama|title=[[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|KC Deluxe]] vol. 36 - ''Super Mario 64'' part 1|page={{file link|SM64 Character Info Book.jpg|6}}}}</ref>
|Jpn2R=Suraidā no Chanpion Pengin
|Jpn2M=Penguin Champion of the Slider
|Fre=Grand Pingouin
|FreM=Big Razorbill
|Fre2=Pingouin<ref name=ingame/><ref name=pingouinfrm64magazine/>
|Fre2M=Razorbill
|Fre3=Gros pingouin<ref name=pingouinfrm64magazine>{{cite|url=archive.org/details/NM6401/mode/2up?view=theater|title=Nintendo official French magazine N1|page=88}}</ref>
|Fre3M=Big Razorbill
|Ger=Schneller Pinguin
|GerM=Fast Penguin
|Ita=Pinguino gigante<ref name=ingame/>
|ItaM=Giant penguin
|Ita2=Pinguino Gigante<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=88}}</ref>
|Ita2M=Giant Penguin
|Kor=펭귄 챔피언
|KorR=Pengwin Champion
|KorM=Penguin Champion
}}
 
==Notes==
*In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', penguins refer to Stars as gold medals; similarly, in ''Super Mario 64'', when the Big Penguin gives Mario a Star after being beaten, he says that he cannot give Mario a gold medal.


==References==
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"Racing Penguin" redirects here. For the group of racing penguins in Super Mario Galaxy, see Penguin Racers.
Big Penguin
Cool, Cool Mountain Star 3
Species Penguin
First appearance Super Mario 64 (1996)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
“I know speed when I see it, yes siree--I'm the world champion sledder, you know.”
—Big Penguin, Super Mario 64

The Big Penguin,[1][2] also known as the Penguin Champ,[2] Champion Penguin,[3] or Racing Penguin,[4] is a giant penguin in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS. He is a competitor character raced against in the third mission of Cool, Cool Mountain, where he claims to be the world-champion sledder and, in the Nintendo 64 version, refers to Mario as "buddy." The Big Penguin is located inside the house at the top of the mountain. When Mario, Yoshi, Luigi, or Wario drops in through the chimney, the Big Penguin speaks to him and challenges him to a race. If the player character accepts, he has to race down the icy slide in the mountain and beat the penguin to the finish line. The penguin gives the player character a Power Star if beaten. However, if the player character takes a shortcut by jumping onto another section or if he takes the hidden shortcut, the Big Penguin accuses him of cheating and disqualifies him. After every Power Star is collected, the Big Penguin gains weight, which he attributes to not racing on his slide. He can easily knock the player character off the slide if he is raced against in his resulting enlarged state. There is no reward for winning the race again except for further praise from the Big Penguin.

In original releases, if the player loses to the Big Penguin, he makes a Koopa Troopa sound when talking instead of his own sound,[5] and he uses the feminine pronoun 「あたし」 atashi to refer to himself; both of these are not the case in anglophone releases.

An unrelated character also described as a "big penguin"[6] appears in Snowman's Land.

Gallery[edit]

  • Mario racing alongside the Big Penguin

    Mario racing alongside the Big Penguin

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario 64 DS data/enemy/penguin/penguin.bmd PENGUIN_RACER Penguin Racer
PENGUIN_DEFENDER Penguin Defender (Snowman's Land)

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ペンギン チャンピオン[1]
Pengin Chanpion 		Penguin Champion
スライダーのチャンピオンペンギン[7]
Suraidā no Chanpion Pengin 		Penguin Champion of the Slider
French Grand Pingouin[?] Big Razorbill
Pingouin[1][8] Razorbill
Gros pingouin[8] Big Razorbill
German Schneller Pinguin[?] Fast Penguin
Italian Pinguino gigante[1] Giant penguin
Pinguino Gigante[9] Giant Penguin
Korean 펭귄 챔피언[?]
Pengwin Champion 		Penguin Champion

Notes[edit]

  • In Super Mario Galaxy, penguins refer to Stars as gold medals; similarly, in Super Mario 64, when the Big Penguin gives Mario a Star after being beaten, he says that he cannot give Mario a gold medal.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Big Penguin Race
  2. ^ a b Pelland, Scott, and Dan Owsen (1996). Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (English). Page 39.
  3. ^ Pelland and Owsen. Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Page 128.
  4. ^ NintendoAUNZ (December 24, 2020). Super Mario 3D All-Stars - Racing Penguin! Racing to the tree tomorrow morning.. Facebook (Australian English). Retrieved August 16, 2022. (ScreenshotMedia:Facebook NintendoAUNZ 2020-12-24 screencap.png.)
  5. ^ ある東大生実況者しゅん (April 28, 2018). 【実況】スーパーマリオ６４を完全初見でテンションMAXプレイ. YouTube (Japanese). Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  6. ^ Pelland and Owsen. Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Page 89–91.
  7. ^ Kazuki, Motoyama. KC Deluxe vol. 36 - Super Mario 64 part 1. Page 6Media:SM64 Character Info Book.jpg.
  8. ^ a b Nintendo official French magazine N1. Page 88.
  9. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 88.
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