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{{articleabout|the enemy debuting in ''Super Mario Bros 2''|the enemy  in ''Wario World''|[[Cobra|here]]}}
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|title=Cobrat
|image=[[File:Cobrat SMB2.jpg|100px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[Super Mario Advance]]''
|image=[[Image:Cobrat.jpg|150px]]<br>Artwork of a '''Cobrat'''.
|first_appearance=''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' ([[List of games by date#1987|1987]], overall)<br>''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]], ''Super Mario'' franchise)
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|latest_appearance=''[[Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' ([[1988]])<br>(''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'')
|related=
|notable=[[Tryclyde]]
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|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' ([[2011]])
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'''Cobrats''', also named '''Snakes''',<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Volume 185|page=116|date=November 2004}}</ref> are large desert-dwelling serpents which first appeared as enemies in ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. In those games, they would pop out of [[jar]]s or sand and spit bullets at the player character. [[Tryclyde]], a boss in ''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' and ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' resembles a three-headed Cobrat.


'''Cobrats''' are large desert-dwelling snakes that were first seen in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', where they would unexpectedly spring from sand or vases. Their name is a portmanteau of "brat" and "[[wikipedia:cobra|cobra]]", which is a kind of snake famous for being [[wikipedia:Snake charming|charmed]] out of vases or baskets through the use of flute-like musical instruments. The ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' boss [[Tryclyde]] resembles a three-headed Cobrat.
Their English name is a portmanteau of "brat" and "{{wp|cobra}}," snakes known for being {{wp|snake charming|charmed}} out of baskets through the use of an instrument called a {{wp|pungi}}. An association with snake charming is conveyed in the original Japanese text, in which Cobrats are said to be under the control of [[Wart]].<ref name=charmer>{{cite|quote=「いつもは{{ruby|壺|つぼ}}の{{ruby|中|なか}}で{{ruby|寝|ね}}ているがマムーの{{ruby|命令|めいれい}}で{{ruby|動|うご}}き{{ruby|出|だ}}す。へび{{ruby|使|うか}}いの{{ruby|夢|ゆめ}}によく{{ruby|現|あらわ}}れる。」|translation=Usually asleep in a jar, it moves on Mamu's command. Often appears in the dreams of snake charmers.|language=ja|title=''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' instruction booklet|page=34 (ガラゲーロ)}}</ref><ref name=Toad>{{cite|quote=Usually asleep in a jar, it moves on Wart's command, often appearing in the dreams of Toad.|language=en|date=1988|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Super Mario Bros. 2'' instruction booklet|page=25 (Cobrat description)}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros. 2''====
====''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' / ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' / ''Super Mario Advance''====
In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', Cobrats [[jump]] out of the sand or vases to attack, and most of them can spit out black projectiles similar to [[Snifits]]. They appear in the desert levels and are easy to defeat if in a line; the [[player]] can throw one and cause a domino effect. They can be avoided easily and only pose a threat when in large numbers.
[[File:SMB2 Cobrat Artwork.png|thumb|left|100px|Original artwork used for ''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'']]
In ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', Cobrats [[jump]] out of the sand or [[jar]]s to attack, and most of them can spit out black projectiles similar to [[Snifit]]s. Cobrats that hide in jars attack immediately when they appear on the screen. They appear in the desert levels and are easy to defeat if in a line; the player can throw one and cause a domino effect. They can be avoided easily and only pose a threat when in large numbers.


====''Super Mario Bros. 3'' ports====
In the ''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' instruction booklet, it is said that Cobrats often appear in snake charmers' dreams.<ref name=charmer/> In the ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' instruction booklet, this was inexplicably changed to [[Toad]]'s dreams.<ref name=Toad/>
[[Image:Cobrat.PNG|frame|left]]
In the ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' remake in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', the [[Mushroom Kings|Mushroom King]] who rules [[Grass Land]] is changed into a Cobrat by [[Larry Koopa]].


[[File:SMA Unused Snake.gif|thumb|right]]
A striped, greenish Cobrat appears in [[List of Super Mario Advance pre-release and unused content|unused content]] in ''Super Mario Advance''. As it has about the same color pattern as [[Tryclyde]], this suggests a connection, and that Tryclyde was going to be introduced the same way [[Fryguy]] and [[Clawgrip]] are introduced in the final game.<ref>{{cite|language=en|title=[[tcrf:Super Mario Advance#Unused Enemies|''Super Mario Advance'' § Unused Enemies]]|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor|accessdate=February 21, 2025}}</ref>
====''Super Mario All-Stars'' / ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
In the [[reissue|remakes]] of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' included in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', the [[Kings|king]] who rules [[Grass Land]] is changed into a Cobrat by [[Larry|Larry Koopa]].
{{br|left}}
===''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''===
===''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''===
[[Image:CartoonCobrat.jpg|thumb|A typical Cobrat from ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]''.]]  
[[File:CartoonCobrat.jpg|thumb|170px|A typical Cobrat from the ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' episode "[[The Ten Koopmandments]]"]]
Cobrats appeared several times on ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', where their size varied from minuscule to exceptionally large. The role of Cobrats in the show varied, as they would occasionally appear as enemy monsters and on other occasions would be used as handheld weaponry, capable of firing small, exploding black orbs. They have even been used as transportation in the episode [[Star Koopa]].
Cobrats appear several times on ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', where their size varies from minuscule to exceptionally large. The role of Cobrats in the show varies, as they occasionally appear as enemy monsters and on other occasions are used as handheld weaponry, capable of firing small, exploding black orbs. They are used as transportation in the episode "[[Star Koopa]]."
 
;List of episodes featuring Cobrats
{{columns|
*[[Butch Mario & The Luigi Kid]]
*[[The Great BMX Race]]
*[[Jungle Fever]]
*[[Toad Warriors]]
*[[The Ten Koopmandments]]
*[[The Great Gold Coin Rush]]
*[[Quest for Pizza]]
*[[Mario of the Apes]]
*[[The Provolone Ranger]]
*[[Raiders of the Lost Mushroom]]
*[[Star Koopa]]
}}
 
===''Nintendo Comics System''===
In the ''[[Nintendo Comics System]]'' story ''[[Just Deserts]]'', two Cobrats, which are capable of speech, appear as inhabitants of [[Bowser]]'s desert fortress; the story itself makes it ambiguous as to whether or not these two Cobrats are actually affiliated with Bowser or simply live in his pyramid fortress.


===Nintendo Comics System===
===''Nintendo Adventure Books''===
In the [[Nintendo Comics System]] story ''[[Just Deserts]]'', two Cobrats, which are capable of speech, appear as inhabitants of [[Bowser]]'s desert fortress; the story itself makes it ambiguous as to whether or not these two Cobrats are actually affiliated with Bowser or simply live in his pyramid fortress.
In ''[[Leaping Lizards]]'', an unnamed Cobrat competes in the [[International Mushroom Games]] as a member of a team called the [[Sneaks]]. It participates in the Beetlebowl (an all-team event) and the Super Triple Jump, where it leaps by coiling its body up like a spring.


===Nintendo Adventure Books===
===''Super Mario-kun''===
In ''[[Leaping Lizards]]'', an unnamed Cobrat competes in the International Mushroom Games as a member of a team called the Sneaks. It participates in the Beetlebowl (an all-team event) and the Super Triple Jump, where it leaps by coiling its body up like a spring.
[[File:Cobrat SuperMarioKun.jpg|thumb|170px]]
In volume 8 of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'', a Cobrat breaks out of a fake drink vending machine located in a desert. [[Yoshi]] shortly eats it. More Cobrats appear out of jars. [[Birdo]] tries shooting eggs at one, but the Cobrat eats them. Mario then dives into a jar to obtain a [[POW Block]]. He then uses it to defeat the Cobrats.


===''Mario Pinball Land''===
===''Mario Pinball Land''===
After a very long absence, they reappear in ''[[Mario Pinball Land]]'' in the world [[Shifting Sands]]. They are located inside the pyramid and are a common enemy. In this game they are green instead of red.
Snakes in ''[[Mario Pinball Land]]'' appear inside the pyramid in the [[Shifting Sands Stage]], where they slither out of jars. In this game, they do not spit bullets and are green instead of red, but otherwise resemble their original sprite.
 
===''Mario Kart'' series===
Within the course [[3DS Shy Guy Bazaar|Shy Guy Bazaar]] in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', red Cobrat sprites from ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' make up some of the motifs decorating the red-colored carpets found throughout the course&mdash;specifically, those covering the market stalls.
 
Additionally, [[jar|snake jars]] appear among regular jars in the same course, revealing many green snakes when shattered; these may potentially be homages to Cobrats, given the ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' theme of Shy Guy Bazaar.
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==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Mario Bros. 2''===
*'''Bio:''' ''Usually asleep in a jar, it moves on Wart's command, often appearing in the dreams of Toad.''<ref name=Toad/>
 
===''Super Mario Advance''===
*'''Bio:''' ''You'll find Cobrats hidden in jars. When you approach, these troublesome little snakes will pop right out to attack. Think twice when jumping into jars.''<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Advance'' instruction booklet|language=en-gb|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|date=2001|url=www.thegameisafootarcade.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Super-Mario-Advance-Game-Manual.pdf|format=PDF|page=12|accessdate=March 28, 2022|website=thegameisafootarcade.com}}</ref>
 
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PBMCD profile
|name=ガラゲーロ (JP) / Cobrat
|artwork=[[File:Cobrat Perfect.png|x200px]]
|shuzoku=ビースト族
|seikaku=陰険
|tojo_gemu=USA
|desc='''<big>流砂やツボにひそむヘビ</big>'''<br>
夢の世界の砂漠にいる大きなヘビ。ムーチョ(P215)と同じように、悪夢の玉口から撃ってくる。大きいから、ジャンプの足場として捉うにはとてもつゴうがいい。<ref name="daijiten">{{cite|language=ja|date=1994|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|title=''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''|page=[https://imgur.com/a/UvABP 57] and [http://i.imgur.com/lVHkZlH.jpg 225]|accessdate=April 6, 2022 and September 27, 2019, respectively,|website=Imgur}}</ref>{{ref page|57}}
|tribe=Beast clan
|disposition=Treacherous
|game_appearances=USA
|eng_desc='''''<big>Snakes lurking in quicksand and jars</big>'''''<br>
''A large snake in the desert of the dream world. Like Snifit (P215), it shoots nightmare balls at you from its mouth. Because of its large size, it is very useful to use as a foothold for jumping.''
}}


===''Mario Kart 7''===
==Gallery==
Cobrats appear on the stage [[Shy Guy Bazaar]] in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]''. They hide in a vase which moves around in attempt to delay the racers. When crashed into, several cobrats spring out. The vase immediately reappears after the shattered vase vanishes. As in ''Mario Pinball Land'', the cobrats are colored green rather than red.
{{Main-gallery}}
<gallery>
Super Mario Bros. 2 Cobrat.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
CobratL.gif|''Super Mario Bros. 2''
Cobrat SMAS SMB2.png|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' (''Super Mario Bros. 2'')
GrassLandKing-cobrat.png|''Super Mario All-Stars'' (''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'')
SMA Cobrat sprite.png|''[[Super Mario Advance]]''
SMA4 King Cobrat sprite.png|''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest.
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ガラゲーロ
|JpnR=Garagēro
|JpnM=From「ガラガラ{{hover|蛇|ヘビ}}」(''garagara hebi'', "{{iw|wikipedia|rattlesnake}}") and possibly「ゲロ」(''gero'', "spew")
|JpnC=<ref name=charmer/><ref>{{cite|author=Sawada, Yukio|language=ja|title=''Super Mario-kun'' Volume 8|page=28}}</ref><ref name=daijiten/>
|Jpn2=コブラ
|Jpn2R=Kobura
|Jpn2M=Cobra
|Jpn2N=''Super Mario USA'', ''Mario Pinball Land''
|Jpn2C=<ref name=daijiten/><ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/bmvj/time_s3.html|title=スーパーマリオボール　砂漠ステージ|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo|accessdate=June 27, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite|url=i.imgur.com/fOYyN97.jpg|title=''Super Mario Ball'' Shogakukan book}}{{page needed}}</ref>
|ChiS=咔啦蛇
|ChiSR=Kǎlā Shé
|ChiSM=From the Japanese name +「蛇」(''shé'', "snake")
|ChiSC=<ref>From the ending scenes of ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' as localized by [[iQue]]. {{cite|author=无敌阿尔宙斯|date=August 28, 2013|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20170226161109/https://tieba.baidu.com/p/2559790043?red_tag=f0666802113|title=神游 超级马力欧2敌人官译|language=zh-hans|publisher=Baidu Tieba|accessdate=August 6, 2024}}</ref>
|Dut=Cobra
|DutM=Cobra
|DutC=<ref name=nespal>{{cite|date=1989|title=''Super Mario Bros. 2 Handleiding'' / ''mode d'emploi''|language=Dutch, French|location=Brussels|publisher=Nintendo|page=29}}</ref>
|Fre=Cobrat
|FreC=<ref name=nespal/><ref name=advance>{{cite|date=2001|title=''Super Mario Advance Instruction Booklet''|format=PDF|url=www.nintendo.com/eu/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/game_boy_advance_8/Manual_GameBoyAdvance_SuperMarioAdvance_EN_DE_FR_ES_IT.pdf|language=English, German, French, Spanish, Italian|location=Großostheim|publisher=Nintendo of Europe GmbH}}</ref>{{ref page|52}}
|Ger=Cobrat
|GerC=<ref>{{cite|date=1990|title=''Super Mario Bros. 2 Speilanleitung''|language=de|location=Großostheim|publisher=Nintendo of Europe GmbH|page=26}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Matsumoto, Atsuko, Rie Ishii, and Claude Moyse, editors|title=''Der Spieleberater Super Mario Power''|language=de|location=Großostheim|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe GmbH]]|date=1992|isbn=3-929034-02-6|page=119}}</ref><ref name=advance/>{{ref page|32}}<ref>{{cite|date=2010|title=''Super Mario All-Stars Bedienungsanleitung''|language=de|location=Großostheim|publisher=Nintendo of Europe GmbH|page=38}}</ref>
|Ita=Cobrat
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|date=1989|title=''Super Mario Bros. 2 Libretto di Istruzioni''|language=it|location=Oleggio Castello|publisher=Nintendo|page=25}}</ref><ref name=advance/>{{ref page|112}}
|Por=Cobrat
|PorC=<ref>{{cite|author=Gaglianone, Arthur, and Francisco Pellegrini Jr., directors|date=1991|title=''Super Mario Bros. Livro Ilustrado''|language=pt-br|location=Rio de Janeiro|publisher=Multi Editora|page=9}}</ref>
|Rus=Кобрат
|RusR=Kobrat
|RusM=Cobrat
|RusC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2TeUVs-g9M Супершоу супербратьев Марио - 11 серия]</ref>
|Spa=Cobrat
|SpaC=<ref>{{cite|date=1989|title=''Super Mario Bros. 2 Libro de Intrucciones''|language=es|location=Madrid|publisher=Nintendo|page=25}}</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8kUoIurFmU Fiebres tropicales | Dibujos Para Niños]</ref><ref name=advance/>{{ref page|92}}
|Swe=Cobrat
|SweC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqBEx-x5vXU&list=PLxFcguXyn2Gq_SVmc3CbdYhMEduSfFfox&index=51 Super Mario Bros Super Show - Episode 51 - Swedish]</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Lindberg, Gunnar, and Tobias Bjarneby, editors|date=1992|title=''Nintendo-Magasinet'' Is. 3|format=Vol. 22|language=sv|location=Borås|publisher=Yapon Videospel|page=12}}</ref>
}}


==="Super Mario 3D World"===
==References==
In "[[Super Mario 3D World]]", there will be snake-like enemies that are possibly Cobrats. Also, there is a large purple snake that appears as a boss.
<references/>


==Trivia==
[[File:NewNESCobratFake.gif|frame|right|The boss in question.]]
*The manual of ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' states that Cobrats often appear in [[Toad]]'s dreams.
*In ''[[ZeldaWiki:The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons|The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons]]'' and ''[[ZeldaWiki:The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages|The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages]]'', a person named [[ZeldaWiki:Vasu|Vasu]] owns two snakes that look similar to a Cobrat. One of the snakes even matches the Cobrat's color scheme.
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Not to be confused with Cobra.
Cobrat
Cobrat
Artwork from Super Mario Advance
First appearance Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic (1987, overall)
Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988, Super Mario franchise)
Latest appearance Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (2024)
Comparable
Notable members

Cobrats, also named Snakes,[1] are large desert-dwelling serpents which first appeared as enemies in Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic and Super Mario Bros. 2. In those games, they would pop out of jars or sand and spit bullets at the player character. Tryclyde, a boss in Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic and Super Mario Bros. 2 resembles a three-headed Cobrat.

Their English name is a portmanteau of "brat" and "cobra," snakes known for being charmed out of baskets through the use of an instrument called a pungi. An association with snake charming is conveyed in the original Japanese text, in which Cobrats are said to be under the control of Wart.[2][3]

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic / Super Mario Bros. 2 / Super Mario Advance[edit]

Cobrat
Original artwork used for Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic

In Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic and Super Mario Bros. 2, Cobrats jump out of the sand or jars to attack, and most of them can spit out black projectiles similar to Snifits. Cobrats that hide in jars attack immediately when they appear on the screen. They appear in the desert levels and are easy to defeat if in a line; the player can throw one and cause a domino effect. They can be avoided easily and only pose a threat when in large numbers.

In the Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic instruction booklet, it is said that Cobrats often appear in snake charmers' dreams.[2] In the Super Mario Bros. 2 instruction booklet, this was inexplicably changed to Toad's dreams.[3]

An edited Cobrat from Super Mario Advance

A striped, greenish Cobrat appears in unused content in Super Mario Advance. As it has about the same color pattern as Tryclyde, this suggests a connection, and that Tryclyde was going to be introduced the same way Fryguy and Clawgrip are introduced in the final game.[4]

Super Mario All-Stars / Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

In the remakes of Super Mario Bros. 3 included in Super Mario All-Stars and Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, the king who rules Grass Land is changed into a Cobrat by Larry Koopa.

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show![edit]

Cobrat
A typical Cobrat from the The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode "The Ten Koopmandments"

Cobrats appear several times on The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, where their size varies from minuscule to exceptionally large. The role of Cobrats in the show varies, as they occasionally appear as enemy monsters and on other occasions are used as handheld weaponry, capable of firing small, exploding black orbs. They are used as transportation in the episode "Star Koopa."

List of episodes featuring Cobrats

Nintendo Comics System[edit]

In the Nintendo Comics System story Just Deserts, two Cobrats, which are capable of speech, appear as inhabitants of Bowser's desert fortress; the story itself makes it ambiguous as to whether or not these two Cobrats are actually affiliated with Bowser or simply live in his pyramid fortress.

Nintendo Adventure Books[edit]

In Leaping Lizards, an unnamed Cobrat competes in the International Mushroom Games as a member of a team called the Sneaks. It participates in the Beetlebowl (an all-team event) and the Super Triple Jump, where it leaps by coiling its body up like a spring.

Super Mario-kun[edit]

Cobrat. Page 28, volume 8 of Super Mario-kun.

In volume 8 of Super Mario-kun, a Cobrat breaks out of a fake drink vending machine located in a desert. Yoshi shortly eats it. More Cobrats appear out of jars. Birdo tries shooting eggs at one, but the Cobrat eats them. Mario then dives into a jar to obtain a POW Block. He then uses it to defeat the Cobrats.

Mario Pinball Land[edit]

Snakes in Mario Pinball Land appear inside the pyramid in the Shifting Sands Stage, where they slither out of jars. In this game, they do not spit bullets and are green instead of red, but otherwise resemble their original sprite.

Mario Kart series[edit]

Within the course Shy Guy Bazaar in Mario Kart 7 and Mario Kart Tour, red Cobrat sprites from Super Mario Bros. 2 make up some of the motifs decorating the red-colored carpets found throughout the course—specifically, those covering the market stalls.

Additionally, snake jars appear among regular jars in the same course, revealing many green snakes when shattered; these may potentially be homages to Cobrats, given the Super Mario Bros. 2 theme of Shy Guy Bazaar.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]

  • Bio: Usually asleep in a jar, it moves on Wart's command, often appearing in the dreams of Toad.[3]

Super Mario Advance[edit]

  • Bio: You'll find Cobrats hidden in jars. When you approach, these troublesome little snakes will pop right out to attack. Think twice when jumping into jars.[5]

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

ガラゲーロ (JP) / Cobrat
A Cobrat from Super Mario Bros. 2.
Original text (Japanese) Translation
種族しゅぞく ビースト族 Tribe Beast clan
性格せいかく 陰険 Disposition Treacherous
登場とうじょうゲーム USA Game appearances USA
流砂やツボにひそむヘビ

夢の世界の砂漠にいる大きなヘビ。ムーチョ(P215)と同じように、悪夢の玉口から撃ってくる。大きいから、ジャンプの足場として捉うにはとてもつゴうがいい。[6]:57

Snakes lurking in quicksand and jars

A large snake in the desert of the dream world. Like Snifit (P215), it shoots nightmare balls at you from its mouth. Because of its large size, it is very useful to use as a foothold for jumping.

Gallery[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Cobrat.

Names in other languages[edit]

The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest.

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ガラゲーロ[2][7][6]
Garagēro 		From「ガラガラ蛇」(garagara hebi, "rattlesnake") and possibly「ゲロ」(gero, "spew")
コブラ[6][8][9]
Kobura 		Cobra Super Mario USA, Mario Pinball Land
Chinese (simplified) 咔啦蛇[10]
Kǎlā Shé 		From the Japanese name +「蛇」(shé, "snake")
Dutch Cobra[11] Cobra
French Cobrat[11][12]:52 -
German Cobrat[13][14][12]:32[15] -
Italian Cobrat[16][12]:112 -
Portuguese Cobrat[17] -
Russian Кобрат[18]
Kobrat 		Cobrat
Spanish Cobrat[19][20][12]:92 -
Swedish Cobrat[21][22] -

References[edit]

  1. ^ November 2004. Nintendo Power Volume 185. Page 116.
  2. ^ a b c 「いつもは壺つぼの中なかで寝ねているがマムーの命令めいれいで動うごき出だす。へび使うかいの夢ゆめによく現あらわれる。」 ("Usually asleep in a jar, it moves on Mamu's command. Often appears in the dreams of snake charmers.") – Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic instruction booklet. Japanese. Page 34 (ガラゲーロ).
  3. ^ a b c "Usually asleep in a jar, it moves on Wart's command, often appearing in the dreams of Toad." – 1988. Super Mario Bros. 2 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (English). Page 25 (Cobrat description).
  4. ^ Super Mario Advance § Unused Enemies. The Cutting Room Floor (English). Retrieved February 21, 2025.
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Super Mario Bros. 2 / BS Super Mario USA / Super Mario Advance
Protagonists Mario • Luigi • Toad • Princess Toadstool
Supporting characters Ōsamaa • Shireikana • Subcon • Yoshib
Bosses Birdo • Mouser • Tryclyde • Robirdob • Fryguy • Clawgrip • Mask Gate • Wart
8 bits Albatoss • Autobomb • Beezo • Big Kamēna • Big Shy Guyb • Big Ninjib • Bob-Omb • Bouncing bladeb • Cobrat • Flurry • Hoopster • Ninji • Ostro • Panser • Phanto • Pidgit • Pokey • Porcupo • Shyguy • Snifit • Spark • Trouter • Tweeter • Whale
Items and objects 1-Up Mushroom • Ace Coinb • Bomb • Bouncing bladeb • Brick wall • Cherry • Chain • Coin • Cork • Crystal Ball • Dream Machine • Egg • Elevator Platformb • Flying carpet • Giant Vegetablea,b • Grass • Hidden Item Containerb • Icy platform • Jar • Key • Key Door • Love-Love Firea • Magical Potion • Mushroom • Mushroom Block • Ōgon no Mario Zōa • POW • Rocket • Small heart • Soft sand • Spark Chaserb • Starman • Stop Watch • Turtle Shell • Vegetable • Waterfall • Yoshi Eggb
Worlds World 1 • World 2 • World 3 • World 4 • World 5 • World 6 • World 7
Other locations Subcon • Subspace
Forms Invincible Mario • Small Mario • Super Mario
Other Bonus Chance • Gallery (Advance) • Glitches (Advance) • Ground Theme • Life Meter • Life, Advanced • Mario Bros.b • Multimedia (Advance) • Nintendo Music • Pre-release and unused content (Advance) • Staff (Advance) • Super Mario Advance (book) • Super Mario Advance Bath and Shower Foam • Yoshi Challengeb • Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic
a Exclusive to BS Super Mario USA
b Exclusive to Super Mario Advance
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Mario Pinball Land
Protagonists Mario • Princess Peach • Toad
Bosses Petey Piranha • Porcupuffer • Egyptian Koopa • Big Boo • Bowser
Items 1-UP Mushroom • Blue Coin • Coin • Invincibility Star • Lightning • Mega Mushroom • Mini Mushroom • Pipe • Question mark • Red Coin • Star • Star Key • Yoshi Egg
Objects ! Block • ! Switch • ? Block • Beehive • Bill Blaster • Boss statue • Cactus • Cannon • Door • Egg Mark (Bonus Tower) • Enchanted obelisk • Flipper • Floor panel • Jar • Sky Cannon • Toad's tent • Trapdoor • Treasure chest • Wooden door
Locations The Fun Fair (Haunted House) • Grassy Greens Stage (windmill) • Frosty Frontier Stage (shipwreck) • Shifting Sands Stage (pyramid) • Fiery Stage (Bowser's castle)
Enemies Armored Koopa • Bob-omb (cannonball bomb) • Boo • Bullet Bill • Bumbler • Chain Chomp • Cheep-Cheep • Fly Guy • Freezie • Goomba • Klepto • Koopa • Lakitu • Little puffer • Monty Mole • Mr. Blizzard • Penguin • Pokey • Shy Guy • Shy Guy on Skates • Snake • Spiny • Thwomp
Other 2 Mario Bros. PINBALL GAMES & 2 Donkey Kong PINBALL GAMES • 2 Mario Bros. WATER GAMES & 2 Donkey Kong WATER GAMES • Gallery • Multimedia • Moo Moo • Mushroom Times • Pinballer • Staff
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The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (animated episodes)
Characters Protagonists Mario • Luigi • Princess Toadstool • Toad
Major antagonists King Koopa (alter egos) • Mouser • Tryclyde
Minor antagonists Beetle • Big bad wolf • Crocodiles • Hildy • King Koopa's mother • Queen Rotunda • Sergeant Kooperman • Sultan Pasbah • Vampa White
Koopa Pack minions Albatoss • Autobomb • Beezo • Birdo • Birdoroo • Black Pit Bob-Omb • Bloober • Bob-Omb • Bomb Net • Bullet Bill • Clawgrip • Cobrat • Flaky • Flurry • Fryguy • Goomba • Goomba (zombie) • Goomba Mummy • Greaser Goombas • Grunt • Hammer Brother • Hoopster • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Mousersaurus Rex • Ninji • Ostro • Phanto • Pidgit • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Porcupo • Robo Shyguy • Robo Troopa • Shyguy • Shyguy Lion • Snifit • Space Troopa • Spark • Spider • Spiny • Spiny Egg • State Troopa • Stormtroopa • Super Troopa • Thunderbirdo • Trouter • Tweeter • Tweeter Bat • Wereturtle
Other characters Bingo • Brutius Maximus Grouchimus • Bunsen • Butterfingers • Calamity Clam • Camel • Captain Abidab • Captain Clump • Caveman • Cheepy • Cowazaurus • Dealin' Delbert • Dr. Nerdnick • Dr. Sheldon • Dr. T. Garden • Elves • Elvin Parsley • Fire God • Flab Boys • Genie (The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!) • George Washingtoad • Giant Birdo • Goosey • Gramma Toadstool • Gramps • Harry • Hercufleas • Herlock Solmes • Hooded Robin • Indiana Joe • James Blond • Joliet • Joliet's father • June and Ward • Killer Kitty of the Kaskervilles • King James • King Neptune • Mark Twang • Mayor Fettuccine • Mermushrooms • Mervin • Misaki • Mouth of the River • Mr. President • Mr. Mayor • Mugga • Murphy • Mushroom People • Mushroom Rebel • Obi-Wan Toadi • Outback mayor • Patches • Pine • Polar bear • Prince Pompadour • Pronto • Quirks • Romano • Romano's father • Royal Cow • Salvador Drainotto • Sam Shalam • Santa Claus • Scooter • Secret Agent N • Slammer • Stool Pigeon • The Three Mushrooms • Waldo the Wizard • Whale • Zero
Locations Regions Amazon Jungle • Aqua Land • Brooklyn • Car Land • Caveman Land • Cloud Land • Coney Island • Cramalot • Crime Land • Desert Kingdom • Down Under Land • El Desertland • Flatbush • Grand Koopa Canyon • Happy Harbor • Jungleland • Kingdom of Youth • Koopos • Land of Ice • Land of Romance • Lava Land • Linguini Empire • Lonesome Mushroom • Mushridge • Mushroom Kingdom • Mushroom Planet • Mythis • North Pole • Oceanworld • Pastaland • Pirate's Port • Pirate Waters • Pirate World • Pyramid Land • Quirk • Rap Land • River World • Robo Land • Rotundaland • Sayonara • Shamrock Kingdom • Sharewood Forest • Sharewood Village • Snow World • Sock Hop Land • Spy Land • Sudden Death Valley • Swiss Cheese Alps • Thirteen Mushroom Colonies • Trouter Bay • Turtlevania • Victoria • Winterland • Waki-Waki • Warp Zone • Wild West
Landmarks Bonkers Street • Brooklyn Bridge • Brooklyn Plumbers Academy • Chateau Koopula • Cow World • Cramalot Castle • Delawide River • Double Cross Ranch • First Mushroom Bank • Forest of Perpetual Night and Terrible Dangers • Fort Hard Knox • Fountain of Youth • George's Gorge • Half Life Malt Shop • King Koopa's Castle • Koopacropolis • Koopa Klub • Koopatraz State Prison • Linguini Empire Colosseum • Mushroom Colony • Outback • Parsley Land • Pasta Pit • Quirk Factory • Rebel Fort • Rotunda Castle • Santa's workshop • Shamrock Inn • Super Spy Headquarters • Temple of Koopa • Tower of Victoria • Tunnel of Doom
Items, objects,
vehicles, and misc. 		All Purpose Portable Plumber's Helper • Aladdin's Lamp • Beanstalk • Birdo Ray • Blackbeard Koopa's ship • Bomb Plant • Ding Bell • Excalibur • Fireball • Fire Flower • Fireproof Lava Boat • Flagpole • Flying carpet biplane • Flying Pizza • Freeze Gun • Garbage Pod • Gold Coin • Golden Plumber's Helper (King Mario of Cramalot) • Golden Plumber's Helper (Plummers Academy) • Golden Wrench • Great Balls of Fire • Heat Gun • Industrial Strength Itching Potion • Intergalactic InSinkErator • Koopa-Kola • Koop Star • Koopa Scepter • Koopa Strength Itching Powder • Koopa Surprise • Koopa's rocket • Koopallac • Koopilus • Lava Machine • Lightplunger • Lost Mushroom • Magic carpet • Magic doodad • Magic flute • Magic Growing Potion • Magic Shrink Potion • Magic Statue • Magical Potion • Monster Robot Troopa • Mushroom Starfighter • Order of the Golden Meatball • Passion Potion • Peapod • Plumber's Log • Plumbinator • Pot of Gold Coins • Power block • Red-Hot Pepper Detector • Retro Router • Robo-suit • Rocketship • Royal Plug • Sacred Sink of Cramalot • Shrinking Sukiyaki • Sinister Star • Space Raft • Spaghetti • Spaghetti Bomb • Spymobile • Starman • Stereo Gun • Stormtroopa Starfighter • Super Spy Hose Nozzle • Super Sushi • Super Sushi Shrinker • Unzappable Hat • Vegetable • Wicked Weather Satellite
Miscellaneous Club Mario • Gallery • Giant Mario • Home media releases • King Koopa's Kool Kartoons • Mario All Stars • Plumb-Fu • Quotes • References to other media • Songs ("Do the Mario" · "Mario Rap" · "Super Mario" (song)) Super Mario • Super Mario Bros. • Staff • Super Mario Bros.: Favorite Mushroom Party Hits!!! • Super Mario Bros. - Wunderlandreisen • Super Mario Bros. - Wundersame Abenteuer • Voice actors • Zur Fernseh-Serie Super Mario Bros. - Spiele und Geschichten
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Nintendo Comics System
Comics Short stories "The Legend" • "Dear Princess Toadstool" • "Koopa's Health and Beauty Tips" • "Koopa's Believe It or Else!" • "Mario Bros. Museum of Plumbing" • "Koopa's High School Yearbook" • "Fryguy High Yearbook -- Activity Page!" • "Family Album 'The Early Years'" • "Koopa-Kola" • "In the Swim! Fun and Sun Fashions" • "Get Kooped Up With the Nicest People" • "Koopatone" • "Family Album 'Summer Camp'" • "Kitchen Kraziness" • "Public Service Announcement" • "The Mario Bros. Guide to Grooming Your Moustache" • "Throne Out" • "Weight Up"
Full stories "The Fish That Should've Gotten Away" • "Mutiny on the Fungi" • "A Mouser in the Houser" • "Just Deserts" • "The Adventures of Dirk Drain-Head" • "You Again?" • "Piranha-Round Sue" • "Cloud Nine" • "Magic Carpet Madness" • "The Kingdom Enquirer" • "Bedtime for Drain-Head" • "Love Flounders" • "Betrayal Most Proper" • "Beauty and the Beach" • "Fins and Roses" • "Duh Stoopid Bomb!" • "Cloud Burst" • "The Buddy System" • "It's Always Fair Weather" • "Elect Mario for Man of the Year" • "The Revenge of Pipe Ooze!" • "Minor Defects" • "The Doctor Is In... Over His Head" • "Bowser Knows Best" • "Tanooki Suits Me"
Foreign-exclusive "A casa do Toad" • "Der sprechende Abfluss" • "Die Mario-Brüder und der Super-Sauger" • "Die unglaubiche Erfindung"
Characters Benny (It's Always Fair Weather) • Benny (Just Deserts) • Bertha • Chef Spore • Clarence • Dirk Drain-Head • Dr. Waldo Bloom • Elliot • Fluffy • Flurry Mushroomland • Gary • Iggy • Jason • King Koopa • Larry • Lemmy • Ludwig • Luigi • Mama Mario • Mario • Moonfungie • Morton • Mouser • Mushroom King • Mushroom People • Papa Mario • Piranha Sue • Pookie • Princess Toadstool • Roy • Shrubs • Smookers • Stanley the Talking Fish • Stopwatch • Tanooki • Toad • Truffle Toes • Wart • Wendy • Wooster
Enemies Baby Cheep • Beezo • Birdo • Boomerang Brother • Bob-Omb • Bullet Bill • Clawgrip • Cobrat • Flurry • Fryguy • Goomba • Gunion • Hammer Brother • Hoopster • Jelectro • Koopa Troopa • Koopa Paratroopa • Lakitu • Ninji • Nipper Plant • Ostro • Pidgit • Piranha Plant • Shyguy • Snifit • Spark • Sparky • Spiny • Spiny Egg • Spiny Cheep-Cheep • Stretch • Trouter • Tweeter • Virus
Locations Burger World • Fryguy High • Fryguy Kindergarten • Kaboomka Fireworks Factory • Koopa Kingdom • Koopamart • Mario Bros. Museum of Plumbing • Mario Bros. Plumbing • Mushroom Kingdom • Mushroom Kingdom General Hospital • Pipe Land • Princess Toadstool's Castle • Royal Art Gallery • Snooze World • Subcon • Water Land • World 1-1 • World 1-3 • World 5-1
Items, objects, vehicles, and misc. ♩ Block • Airship • Bomb • Bowser Suit • C. Mentum's Famous Sticky Juice • Cheese • Chuckberry • Cloud Nine Mattress • Coin • Green Gecko Gem • Koopa-Kola • Magic wand • Mask Gate • Plumber's Log • Reporters Hand Book • Sacred Cylinder of Cheese • Smart Bomb • Standard Military Issue Double-Charge Bomb • Stupid Bomb • Super Leaf • Tanooki Suit • The Mona Mushroom • Vitamin • Warp Pipe
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Nintendo Adventure Books
Books Book 1: Double Trouble • Book 2: Leaping Lizards • Book 3: Monster Mix-Up • Book 4: Koopa Capers • Book 5: Pipe Down! • Book 6: Doors to Doom • Book 7: Dinosaur Dilemma • Book 8: Flown the Koopa • Book 11: Unjust Desserts • Book 12: Brain Drain
Characters Ashby • Angus Boomer • Bowser • Bowser's Cousin • Brock • C. Everett Koopa • Doc Drake • Doctor Sigmund Shrinkasaurus • Donkey Kong • Donkey Kong Jr. • Dr. Sporis von Fungenstein • Elmo • Feldspar • Francis Ford Koopola • Fryguy • Gary Koopa • Gerkins • Iggy • James Fennimore Koopa • Justin • Larry • Lemmy • Ludwig • Luigi • Mario • Micro-dolphin (Donny) • Morton • Mushroom King • Princess Toadstool • Right&Wrong Brothers • Roy • Scott • Spike • Thesaurus • Tie-rack-asaurus Necks • Times-Square-atops • Toad • Todd • Tryclyde • Wart • Wendy • Wooster • Yoshi
Enemies Amazing Flyin' Hammer Brother • Beezo • Blargg • Bloober • Bloober baby • Bloober Nanny • Bob-omb • Boo Diddly • Boomerang Brother • Bullet Bill • Buzzy Beetle • Chain Chomp • Chargin' Chuck • Cheep Cheep • Clawgrip • Cobrat • Dino Rhino • Dino-Torch • Dry Bones • Eerie • Fire Brother • Fish Bone • Fire Chomp • Firesnake • Fuzzy • GLOM • Goomba • Grand Goomba • Hoopster • Hot Foot • Electric jellyfish • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Kumo • Lava Lotus • Mecha-Koopa • Mega Mole • Micro-Goomba • Muncher • Ninji • Nipper plant • Para-Goomba • Piranha plant • Podoboo • Pidgit • Pokey • Ptooey • Rex • Reznor • Rocky Wrench • Shyguy • Sledge Brother • Slimosaur • Spike Top • Spiny • Spiny Cheep-Cheep • Spiny Egg • Swooper • Tweeter • Thwomp • Urchin • Wiggler
Locations Bowser's Castle • Brooklyn • Dark Land • Dino-forest • Dinosaur Lake • Dinosaur Land • Doom Ship • Fort Koopa • Fortress • Fungus Freeway • Iggy's lab • Koopa Command Center • Koopahari Desert • Lake Trilobite • Lava Pits • Magma Pits • Mario Brothers Plumbing • Morton's houseboat • Mushroom Elementary School • Mushroom Kingdom • Mushroom Palace • Mushroom Stadium • Mushroom World • New York City • Palace Garden • Pipe Land • S.S. Moreltania • Subcon • Valley of the Koopas • Vine Scene • Water Land • WMUSH
Items, objects, vehicles, and misc. Anchor • Army boots • Bag of popcorn • Balloon • Basket of apples • Basketball • Boom-Boom's socks • Boomer Berry Juice • Bottle of Shrinking Potion • Brick Block • Coin • Cowboy boots • Dino Derby tickets • Fire Flower • Flashlight • Frog Suit • Fungus Up • Garage door opener • Gold pen • Green Fizz • Hammer • Key (Doors to Doom · Koopa Capers) • Koopa Kola • Lichen Cola • Magic Feather • Magic wand • Magnifying glass • Morel Moxie • Mushroom Kingdom Health News • Noisemaker • Pauline's parasol • Pizza • Plumber's Oath • Plunger • Pogo stick • Question block • Recipe • Remote control • Scissors • Starman • Super Mushroom • Tanooki Suit • Tape • Wading boots • Wings • Wrench (Unjust Desserts · Brain Drain)
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