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'''Kappa Mountain''' is the largest mountain on [[Yoshi's Island]].  It is the setting of many levels within the ''Yoshi'' series.
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|image=[[File:SMWKappaMountain.png|200px]]<br>In ''Super Mario World''<br>[[File:SMA2 Kappa Mountain.png|200px]]<br>In the [[Game Boy Advance]] version
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2001|2001]])
|greater_location=[[Yoshi's Island (location)|Yoshi's Island]]
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'''Kappa Mountain'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario World'' instruction booklet|page=19|date=1991|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> is the largest mountain on [[Yoshi's Island (location)|Yoshi's Island]] and the location of the [[Yellow Switch Palace]] in ''[[Super Mario World]]''.


Kappa Mountain first appeared in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', in which it was the location of the [[Yellow Switch Palace]].
The name Kappa comes from {{wp|Kappa (folklore)|a mythical creature}} in Japan, which has a water-filled, bowl-shaped depression on the top of its head. If the water runs out, the ''kappa'' dies. The lake in the middle of the mountain in ''Super Mario World'' looks like the head of a ''kappa'', and the whole mountain could be thought of as a ''kappa'' lying on its underbelly.


The name Kappa comes from a mythical creature in Japan, which has a waterfilled bowlshaped depression on the top of its head. If the water runs out, the Kappas die.
==Names in other languages==
The lake in the mittel of the mountain in [[Super Mario World]] looks like the head of a Kappa
{{foreign names
|Jap=かっぱ{{ruby|山|やま}}<ref>''Super Mario World'' Japanese instruction booklet (fold-out)</ref>
|JapR=Kappa Yama
|JapM=Kappa Mountain
|Por=Montanha Kappa
|PorM=Kappa Mountain
|Fre=Montagne Kappa
|FreM=Kappa Mountain
|Ita=Monte Kappa
|ItaM=Mount Kappa
|Spa=Montaña de Kappa
|SpaM=Kappa Mountain}}


Kappa Mountain starred as one of the mountains in World 5 in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''.  As it is the only named mountain on Yoshi's Island, it may be then suggested that it is the main setting.  Kappa Mountain is a common ski resort among Yoshis.
==References==
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Latest revision as of 18:57, October 19, 2024

Kappa Mountain
Mario climbing up Kappa Mountain.
In Super Mario World
Mario climbing up Kappa Mountain.
In the Game Boy Advance version
First appearance Super Mario World (1990)
Latest appearance Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 (2001)
Greater location Yoshi's Island

Kappa Mountain[1] is the largest mountain on Yoshi's Island and the location of the Yellow Switch Palace in Super Mario World.

The name Kappa comes from a mythical creature in Japan, which has a water-filled, bowl-shaped depression on the top of its head. If the water runs out, the kappa dies. The lake in the middle of the mountain in Super Mario World looks like the head of a kappa, and the whole mountain could be thought of as a kappa lying on its underbelly.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese かっぱやま[2]
Kappa Yama
Kappa Mountain
French Montagne Kappa[?] Kappa Mountain
Italian Monte Kappa[?] Mount Kappa
Portuguese Montanha Kappa[?] Kappa Mountain
Spanish Montaña de Kappa[?] Kappa Mountain

References[edit]

  1. ^ 1991. Super Mario World instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 19.
  2. ^ Super Mario World Japanese instruction booklet (fold-out)