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[[Image: Hercufleas1.jpg|thumb|An out-of-shape '''Hercufleas'''.]]  
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'''Hercufleas''' is a large, powerful hero who inhabits the ancient city of [[Mythis]], and an old friend of [[Toad]]'s. He is based on {{wp|Hercules}} (also known as Heracles) of Greek and Roman legend.


'''Hercufleas''' is a large, powerful hero who inhabits the ancient city of [[Mythis]], Hercufleas is also an old friend of [[Toad]]'s.
In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' episode "[[The Fire of Hercufleas]]", [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Toad]], and [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], needing help to defeat the evil [[Bowser|King Koopa]], decide to ask Hercufleas for his assistance in overthrowing King Koopa. When Mario, Luigi, Toad and Princess Toadstool arrive at Hercufleas' home in Mythis, they discover that Hercufleas, through overeating, has become incredibly obese.


In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' episode "[[The Fire of Hercufleas / The Marios Fight Back]]", [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Toad]] and [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], needing help to defeat the evil [[Bowser|King Koopa]], decided to ask Hercufleas for his assistance in overthrowing King Koopa. When Mario, Luigi, Toad and Princess Toadstool arrived at Hercufleas' home in Mythis, they discovered that Hercufleas, through overeating, had become incredibly obese.
Finding Hercufleas slumped in a chair, surrounded by donuts, Princess Toadstool begins to doubt that Hercufleas can aid her in beating King Koopa. Ignoring Princess Toadstool's doubts, Toad greets Hercufleas and learns from him that he does not work as a hero anymore. Instead, Hercufleas now works as the guardian of the [[Great Balls of Fire]].


Finding Hercufleas slumped in a chair, surrounded by donuts, Princess Toadstool began to doubt that Hercufleas could aid her in beating King Koopa. Ignoring Princess Toadstool's doubts, Toad greeted Hercufleas and learned from the dumpy hero that he didn't work as a hero anymore, instead, Hercufleas now worked as the guardian of the [[Great Balls of Fire]].
After showing Mario, Luigi, Toad and Princess Toadstool the Great Balls of Fire, Hercufleas tells them that he is not able to help them defeat King Koopa, saying he is not much of a hero anymore. As Toad tries to reassure Hercufleas, several [[Beezo]]s, sent to steal the Great Balls of Fire for King Koopa, appear. Seeing that these Beezos try to steal the Great Balls of Fire, Hercufleas tries to stop them, only to be whacked aside by the Beezos, who strike Hercufleas in the head with the urn containing the Great Balls of Fire.


After showing Mario, Luigi, Toad and Princess Toadstool the Great Balls of Fire, Hercufleas told them that he wouldn't be able to help them defeat King Koopa, saying he wasn't much of a hero anymore. As Toad tried to reassure Hercufleas, several [[Beezo]]s, sent to steal the Great Balls of Fire for King Koopa, appeared. Seeing that these Beezos were trying to steal the Great Balls of Fire, Hercufleas tried to stop them, only to be whacked aside by the Beezos, who struck Hercufleas in the head with the urn containing the Great Balls of Fire.
Getting off the ground, Hercufleas tries to chase the fleeing Beezos, only to run out of breath. As Hercufleas is left panting on the stairs of his acropolis, a Beezo flies over to him and, mocking Hercufleas, ties his legs together and pushes him down several stairs, causing Hercufleas to crash into a statue of his much fitter self.


Getting off the ground, Hercufleas tried to chase the fleeing Beezos, only to run out of breath. As Hercufleas was left panting on the stairs of his apcropolis, a Beezo flew over to him and mocking Hercufleas, tied his legs together and pushed him down several stairs, causing Hercufleas to crash into a statue of his much fitter self.
Some time later, Mario and Luigi, who return from an unsuccessfull attempt to get the Great Balls of Fire back from King Koopa, try to cheer-up a depressed Hercufleas. As Mario and Luigi talk to Hercufleas, they manage to convince him to allow them to train him and get him into better shape. At first, Hercufleas does horrible at his training, failing at jogging, chin-ups and jumping-jacks, though Hercufleas eventually does get better. After a lot of training, Hercufleas manages to get back into shape and decides to help Mario, Luigi, Toad and Princess Toadstool in defeating King Koopa.


Some time later, Mario and Luigi, who had just returned from an unsuccessfull attempt to get the Great Balls of Fire back from King Koopa, tried to cheer-up a depressed Hercufleas. As Mario and Luigi talked to Hercufleas, they manage to convince him to allow them to train him and get him into batter shape. At first, Hercufleas did horrible at his training, failing at jogging, chin-ups and jumping-jacks, though Hercufleas eventually does get better. After a lot of training, Hercufleas manages to get back into shape and decides to help Mario, Luigi, Toad and Princess Toadstool in defeating King Koopa.
[[File: Hercufleas2.jpg|thumb|left|Hercufleas after his workout]]
Shortly after arriving at the [[Koopacropolis]], Hercufleas, Mario, Luigi and Princess Toadstool can only watch as a Beezo attempted to dump Toad into the Great Balls of Fire, under King Koopa's command. As Toad is dropped on top of the Great Balls of Fire, Hercufleas, grabbing a tray of marshmallows from the nearby [[Mouser]], throws it over the top of the urn the Great Balls of Fire are in, saving Toad; with Toad saved, King Koopa's Beezo minions are captured when, after trying to re-capture Toad, they accidentally fly into the marshmallows that softened Toad's landing, becoming stuck in them.


[[Image: Hercufleas2.jpg|thumb|left|'''Hercufleas''', after his workout.]]  
King Koopa, becoming enraged, begins trying to defeat Hercufleas by shooting the Great Balls of Fire at him; Hercufleas manages to easily knock these Great Balls of Fire away though, by using a pillar as a bat. As Hercufleas, Mario and Luigi knocked away the Great Balls of Fire, Toad is knocked off the Koopacropolis. Toad manages to grab a nearby [[Fire Flower]], becoming [[Fire Mario|Super Toad]]. With his newfound powers, Toad begins to battle King Koopa as Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Hercufleas look on.


Shortly after arriving at the [[Koopacropolis]], Hercufleas, Mario, Luigi and Princess Toadstool could only watch as a Beezo attempted to dump Toad into the Great Balls of Fire, under King Koopa's command. As Toad was dropped on top of the Great Balls of Fire, Hercufleas, grabbing a tray of marshmellows from the nearby [[Mouser (character)|Mouser]], trew it over the top of the urn the Great Balls of Fire were in, saving Toad; with Toad saved, King Koopa's Beezo minions were captured when, after trying to re-capture Toad, they accidentally flew into the marshmellows that softened Toad's landing, becoming stuck in them.
Eventually, King Koopa is defeated and Hercufleas, Toad, Mario, Luigi and Princess Toadstool return to Hercufleas' acropolis, where Hercufleas and Toad are congratulated for driving King Koopa out of Mythis.


King Koopa, becoming enraged, began trying to defeat Hercufleas by shooting the Great Balls of Fire at him; Hercufleas managed to easily knock these Great Balls of Fire away though, by using a pillar as a bat. Unfortunately, as Hercufleas, Mario and Luigi knocked away the Great Balls of Fire, Toad was knocked off the Koopacropolis. Lucklily, Toad managed to grab a nearby [[Fire Flower]], becoming [[Super Toad]]. With his newfound powers, Toad began to battle King Koopa as Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Hercufleas looked on.
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|ChiS=赫库弗莱斯
|ChiSR=Hèkùfúláisī
|ChiSM=Hercufleas
|ChiSC=<ref>[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tHQEsWxfhPA 超级马里奥兄弟 - Hercufleas之火 | Learn Chinese | Cartoons in Mandarin]</ref>
|Ger=Hercufleas
|GerC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRvnaTZ91vU&list=PLn0Cm-QzTZcYMFil7DnnbYQJlk7qccB4H&index=20 The Super Mario Bros Super Show! Folge 17 Die Marios schlagen zurück / Das Feuer des Hercuflaes]</ref>
|Ita=Ercolino
|ItaM="Little Hercules," also a non-common name
|Por=Hercufleas
|PorC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-TSPRWpHFA&list=PLwzf4mOPE8BlhZQzQNfBFjrkJrrocv7kU&index=11 Super Mario Bros. Super Show - O Contra Ataque dos Marios / O Fogo de Hercufleas (Dublado)]</ref>
|Spa=Hercufleas
|SpaC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VCndkWl1Qo&list=PLpxAHEnZWIqClHhZPllEVlY2t0EiIdgt2&index=11 Super Mario Bros. Super Show || Español Latino || Capítulo 10]</ref>
|Swe=Hercufleas
|SweC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fO2j8WHhhm8&list=PLxFcguXyn2Gq_SVmc3CbdYhMEduSfFfox&index=14 Super Mario Bros Super Show - Episode 14 - Swedish]</ref>
}}


Eventually King Koopa was defeated and Hercufleas, Toad, Mario, Luigi and Princess Toadstool returned to Hercufleas' acropolis, where Hercufleas and Toad were congratulated for driving King Koopa out of Mythis.
==References==
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== Trivia ==
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* Hercufleas appears to based upon the mythological and superpowerful hero [[Wikipedia: Heracles|Herculeas]], who Hercufleas' name is extremely similar too.
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Latest revision as of 23:43, September 7, 2024

Hercufleas
Hercufleas1.jpg
Species Human
First appearance The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! ("The Fire of Hercufleas") (1989)

Hercufleas is a large, powerful hero who inhabits the ancient city of Mythis, and an old friend of Toad's. He is based on Hercules (also known as Heracles) of Greek and Roman legend.

In The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode "The Fire of Hercufleas", Mario, Luigi, Toad, and Princess Toadstool, needing help to defeat the evil King Koopa, decide to ask Hercufleas for his assistance in overthrowing King Koopa. When Mario, Luigi, Toad and Princess Toadstool arrive at Hercufleas' home in Mythis, they discover that Hercufleas, through overeating, has become incredibly obese.

Finding Hercufleas slumped in a chair, surrounded by donuts, Princess Toadstool begins to doubt that Hercufleas can aid her in beating King Koopa. Ignoring Princess Toadstool's doubts, Toad greets Hercufleas and learns from him that he does not work as a hero anymore. Instead, Hercufleas now works as the guardian of the Great Balls of Fire.

After showing Mario, Luigi, Toad and Princess Toadstool the Great Balls of Fire, Hercufleas tells them that he is not able to help them defeat King Koopa, saying he is not much of a hero anymore. As Toad tries to reassure Hercufleas, several Beezos, sent to steal the Great Balls of Fire for King Koopa, appear. Seeing that these Beezos try to steal the Great Balls of Fire, Hercufleas tries to stop them, only to be whacked aside by the Beezos, who strike Hercufleas in the head with the urn containing the Great Balls of Fire.

Getting off the ground, Hercufleas tries to chase the fleeing Beezos, only to run out of breath. As Hercufleas is left panting on the stairs of his acropolis, a Beezo flies over to him and, mocking Hercufleas, ties his legs together and pushes him down several stairs, causing Hercufleas to crash into a statue of his much fitter self.

Some time later, Mario and Luigi, who return from an unsuccessfull attempt to get the Great Balls of Fire back from King Koopa, try to cheer-up a depressed Hercufleas. As Mario and Luigi talk to Hercufleas, they manage to convince him to allow them to train him and get him into better shape. At first, Hercufleas does horrible at his training, failing at jogging, chin-ups and jumping-jacks, though Hercufleas eventually does get better. After a lot of training, Hercufleas manages to get back into shape and decides to help Mario, Luigi, Toad and Princess Toadstool in defeating King Koopa.

Hercufleas after his workout

Shortly after arriving at the Koopacropolis, Hercufleas, Mario, Luigi and Princess Toadstool can only watch as a Beezo attempted to dump Toad into the Great Balls of Fire, under King Koopa's command. As Toad is dropped on top of the Great Balls of Fire, Hercufleas, grabbing a tray of marshmallows from the nearby Mouser, throws it over the top of the urn the Great Balls of Fire are in, saving Toad; with Toad saved, King Koopa's Beezo minions are captured when, after trying to re-capture Toad, they accidentally fly into the marshmallows that softened Toad's landing, becoming stuck in them.

King Koopa, becoming enraged, begins trying to defeat Hercufleas by shooting the Great Balls of Fire at him; Hercufleas manages to easily knock these Great Balls of Fire away though, by using a pillar as a bat. As Hercufleas, Mario and Luigi knocked away the Great Balls of Fire, Toad is knocked off the Koopacropolis. Toad manages to grab a nearby Fire Flower, becoming Super Toad. With his newfound powers, Toad begins to battle King Koopa as Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Hercufleas look on.

Eventually, King Koopa is defeated and Hercufleas, Toad, Mario, Luigi and Princess Toadstool return to Hercufleas' acropolis, where Hercufleas and Toad are congratulated for driving King Koopa out of Mythis.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Chinese (simplified) 赫库弗莱斯[1]
Hèkùfúláisī
Hercufleas
German Hercufleas[2] -
Italian Ercolino[?] "Little Hercules," also a non-common name
Portuguese Hercufleas[3] -
Spanish Hercufleas[4] -
Swedish Hercufleas[5] -

References[edit]