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{{item-infobox
{{distinguish|Pickaxe}}
|image=[[File:Pickaxe CTTT.png|170px]]<br>Artwork of a '''Super Pickaxe''' from ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]''.
{{item infobox
|description=A pickaxe
|image=[[File:Pickaxe CTTT.png|170px]]<br>Artwork of a Super Pickax from ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#2014|2014]])
|first_appearance=''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
|latest_appearance=
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'' (version 2.0.0) ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
|effect=Lets [[Captain Toad]] destroy certain objects in his path
|effect=Lets [[Captain Toad]] destroy certain objects and enemies in his path.
}}
}}


The '''Super Pickaxe''' is a new item that serves a particular function like the [[Hammer]] in the upcoming Wii U game, [[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]].
The '''Super Pickax'''<ref>[https://captaintoad.nintendo.com/items-treasure/ Official Site - Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker for Nintendo Switch/Nintendo 3DS]. Nintendo. Retrieved December 4, 2014.</ref> (spelled '''Super Pickaxe''' in British English) is an item that appears in ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'' and its [[Nintendo Switch]] and [[Nintendo 3DS]] [[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo Switch / Nintendo 3DS)|ports]]. They can be plucked from the ground similar to [[Turnip]]s. If [[Captain Toad]] picks one up, he will swing it repeatedly in front of him, breaking certain objects in his way such as [[Brick Block]]s. After a certain amount of time, the pickax will disappear. The Super Pickax can also be used to defeat enemies, and it works in a similar way to a [[Super Star]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSZGeJe8ET4 Nintendo Treehouse Live @ E3 - Captain Toad round 2 (new level)]. YouTube. Retrieved October 12, 2014.</ref> The swinging animation when Captain Toad picks up a Super Pickax is similar to that of the [[Hammer]] from ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''; additionally, the music that plays is an arrangement of the Hammer theme.


The function of the Super Pickaxe is very similar to the Hammer, and is able to destroy many obsticles in the player's path.
In ''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'', Toadette's [[Special Shot (Mario Golf: Super Rush)|Special Shot]] is Super Pickax Stinger. In it, she uses a Super Pickax as a golf club. This was added in the version 2.0.0 update.<ref>@NintendoAmerica (August 5, 2021). [https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1423267664068284422 ''"Fore! #MarioGolf: Super Rush scores a free update later today."''] ''Twitter''. Retrieved August 6, 2021.</ref>
==Trivia==
 
*Captain Toad moves the Super Pickaxe in the manner the Hammer is moved in.
==Profiles==
===''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker''===
*'''Instruction manual:''' ''"If you grab a pickax, Captain Toad will swing it for a limited time, defeating enemies and breaking certain kinds of blocks along the way."''
 
==See also==
*[[Hammer]]
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=スーパーツルハシ
|JpnR=Sūpā Tsuruhashi
|JpnM=Super Pickaxe
|ChiS=超级锄头
|ChiSR=Chāojí Chútou
|ChiSM=Super Pickaxe
|ChiT=超級鋤頭
|ChiTR=Chāojí Chútou
|ChiTM=Super Pickaxe
|Spa=Superpico
|SpaM=Superpickaxe
|Fre=Super Pioche
|FreM=Super Pickaxe
|Dut=Superhouweel
|DutM=Super Pickaxe
|Ger=Super-Spitzhacke
|GerM=Super Pickaxe
|Ita=Super piccone
|ItaM=Super pickaxe
}}
 
==References==
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Latest revision as of 10:55, March 7, 2025

Not to be confused with Pickaxe.
Super Pickax
Pickaxe CTTT.png
Artwork of a Super Pickax from Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
First appearance Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (2014)
Latest appearance Mario Golf: Super Rush (version 2.0.0) (2021)
Effect Lets Captain Toad destroy certain objects and enemies in his path.

The Super Pickax[1] (spelled Super Pickaxe in British English) is an item that appears in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker and its Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS ports. They can be plucked from the ground similar to Turnips. If Captain Toad picks one up, he will swing it repeatedly in front of him, breaking certain objects in his way such as Brick Blocks. After a certain amount of time, the pickax will disappear. The Super Pickax can also be used to defeat enemies, and it works in a similar way to a Super Star.[2] The swinging animation when Captain Toad picks up a Super Pickax is similar to that of the Hammer from Donkey Kong; additionally, the music that plays is an arrangement of the Hammer theme.

In Mario Golf: Super Rush, Toadette's Special Shot is Super Pickax Stinger. In it, she uses a Super Pickax as a golf club. This was added in the version 2.0.0 update.[3]

Profiles[edit]

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker[edit]

  • Instruction manual: "If you grab a pickax, Captain Toad will swing it for a limited time, defeating enemies and breaking certain kinds of blocks along the way."

See also[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese スーパーツルハシ[?]
Sūpā Tsuruhashi
Super Pickaxe
Chinese (simplified) 超级锄头[?]
Chāojí Chútou
Super Pickaxe
Chinese (traditional) 超級鋤頭[?]
Chāojí Chútou
Super Pickaxe
Dutch Superhouweel[?] Super Pickaxe
French Super Pioche[?] Super Pickaxe
German Super-Spitzhacke[?] Super Pickaxe
Italian Super piccone[?] Super pickaxe
Spanish Superpico[?] Superpickaxe

References[edit]

  1. ^ Official Site - Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker for Nintendo Switch/Nintendo 3DS. Nintendo. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
  2. ^ Nintendo Treehouse Live @ E3 - Captain Toad round 2 (new level). YouTube. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
  3. ^ @NintendoAmerica (August 5, 2021). "Fore! #MarioGolf: Super Rush scores a free update later today." Twitter. Retrieved August 6, 2021.