Kid: Difference between revisions

From the Super Mario Wiki, the Mario encyclopedia
Jump to navigationJump to search
No edit summary
Tag: Mobile edit
mNo edit summary
 
(57 intermediate revisions by 25 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{character-infobox
{{character infobox
|image=[[File:kid.jpg|200px]]<br>Kid, as he appears in ''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]''
|image=[[File:Kid MGAT artwork.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork of Kid from ''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]''
|species=[[Human]]
|species=Human
|first_appearance= ''[[Mario Golf (Game Boy Color)|Mario Golf]]'' ([[Game Boy Color]]) ([[List of games by date#1999|1999]])
|first_appearance=''[[Mario Golf (Game Boy Color)|Mario Golf]]'' ([[Game Boy Color]]) ([[List of games by date#1999|1999]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' ([[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|Spirit]] cameo) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' ([[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] cameo) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
|latest_portrayal= Rich Amtower (2004)
|latest_portrayal={{wp|Penn Badgley}} (1999)<ref>{{cite|author=TODAY|date=June 3, 2022|url=youtu.be/CFAt-HJjtv4?t=161|title=‘You’ Star Penn Badgley Says Season 4 Is ‘Structured Differently’|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=June 8, 2022}}</ref>
}}
}}
'''Kid''' is a young golfer from the ''[[Mario Golf (series)|Mario Golf]]'' titles. He debuted in ''[[Mario Golf (Game Boy Color)|Mario Golf]]''  for the Game Boy Color, as one of the four characters players could choose from the beginning. He could be uploaded to the Nintendo 64 ''[[Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)|Mario Golf]]'' for training, and he also went on to appear in ''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]''. In ''[[Mobile Golf]]'', he was an unlockable character. Kid appears as a Support [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|Spirit]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.
{{quote|The reason you all have been swinging so well is because you've practiced diligently! Am I right? Even if you lack experience on a course, there's nothing to fear if you're hitting the ball well!|Kid|Mario Golf: Advance Tour}}
'''Kid''' is a young golfer in the ''[[Mario Golf (series)|Mario Golf]]'' titles. He first appears in the [[Game Boy Color]] version of ''[[Mario Golf (Game Boy Color)|Mario Golf]]''.


He apparently started playing golf ever since the age of three and had already become a golfing prodigy at age ten. In ''Mario Golf: Advance Tour'', it is established that Kid had become the Grand Champion in the last game. However, he was injured badly due to excessive training caused by strain of the muscles and joints to the point where he could not even grasp a golf club. It was said he could no longer golf and lost his title to the former champion, [[Gene]]. After a five year recovery, Kid became an avid golf trainer to [[Neil]], [[Ella]], [[Buzz (character)|Buzz]] and [[Helen]], until the Club Manager influenced him to pick up the club again when he signed them up in Marion. He ascended the ranks quickly and took back the championship.  
==History==
===''Mario Golf'' series===
====''Mario Golf''====
[[File:MarioGolf64KidBogey.png|thumb|200px|left|Kid in the Nintendo 64 version of ''Mario Golf'']]
Kid made his first appearance in the Game Boy Color ''[[Mario Golf (Game Boy Color)|Mario Golf]]'' as one of the four characters players could choose from the beginning. In this game, his appearance is that of a young boy with kinky brown hair, prominent lips, and blue eyes. He wears a white-collared black polo shirt, blue shorts, and a white glove on his left hand. His socks are white and his shoes are copper orange with white stripes. Over his hair, he wears a red baseball cap flipped backwards. His bio on the official Japanese ''Mario Golf'' website states he began playing golf since the age of three and had already become a golfing prodigy by age ten.<ref name="bio"/> With the [[Transfer Pak]], Kid can be transferred over to the [[Nintendo 64]] version of ''[[Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)|Mario Golf]]''.


Kid lead the title over the [[Links]] tourney. He also ended up forming a doubles team with Gene to advance up the doubles (more likely for the benefit of Gene gaining another title).  
====''Mobile Golf''====
In ''[[Mobile Golf]]'', Kid was featured as an unlockable character. He can be unlocked after completing all Go-Go Gates.


Kid never seems to lose his cool, and always tries to be fair to his friends and his foes. He encourages his students to keep going strong, no matter what. He is a very respected golfer and is considered to be just as good, maybe even better, than [[Mario]].
====''Mario Golf: Advance Tour''====
Kid returns in ''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]'', with an older and updated appearance. It is established that Kid had become the Grand Champion in the last game. However, he was injured badly due to excessive training caused by strain of the muscles and joints to the point where he could not even grasp a golf club. It was said he could no longer golf and lost his title to the former champion, [[Gene]]. After a five year recovery, Kid became an avid golf trainer to [[Neil]], [[Ella]], [[Buzz (character)|Buzz]] and [[Helen]], until [[Bud (Mario Golf)|Bud]] influenced him to pick up the club again when he signed them up in Marion. He ascended the ranks quickly and took back the championship.


==Appearance==
Kid lead the title over the [[Links Course|Links Tourney]]. He has also formed a doubles team with Gene to advance up the doubles (more likely for the benefit of Gene gaining another title). He aims to always keep his composure, and tries to be fair to his friends and foes alike. He encourages his students to keep going strong, no matter what and is a very respected golfer among peers.  
[[File:kiddo.gif|thumb|right|''Mario Golf'' character artwork of Kid]]
In ''Mario Golf'', Kid is a young boy with kinky brown hair, puckered lips, and blue eyes. He wears a white-collared black polo shirt, blue shorts, and a white glove on his left hand. His socks are white and his shoes are copper orange with white stripes. Over his hair, he wears a red baseball cap flipped backwards.


In ''Mario Golf: Advance Tour'', Kid has grown older, taller, and his features have matured. He wears an indigo-collared maroon polo shirt, a black belt, and white pants. His golfing shoes are black and indigo, and he still wears a white golfing glove. He now wears an indigo baseball cap forward, with a red square in the center.
For this game, his appearance has grown older, taller, and his features have matured. He wears an indigo-collared maroon polo shirt, a black belt, and white pants. His golfing shoes are black and indigo, and he still wears a white golfing glove. He now wears an indigo baseball cap forward, with a red square in the center.
 
===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
Kid appears as a [[smashwiki:Support spirit|support spirit]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.  


==Profiles and statistics==
==Profiles and statistics==
===''Mario Golf''===
===''Mario Golf'' series===
*'''Level''': 1
====''Mario Golf''====
*'''Drive''': 202 yards
*'''Stats'''
*'''Height''': Very low
**'''Level''': 1
*'''Shot''': Draws slightly
**'''Drive''': 202 yards (level 1) / 268 yards (level 99)
*'''Control''': Good
**'''Height''': Very low (level 1) / Very high (level 99)
*'''Meet Area''': Large  
**'''Shot''': Draws slightly
*'''Nice Shot Effect''': Yellow Thunderbolt
**'''Control''': Good
 
**'''Meet Area''': Large  
*'''Level''': 99
**'''Nice Shot Effect''': Yellow Thunderbolt
*'''Drive''': 268 yards
*'''Nintendo website:''' ボクは3歳からゴルフをはじめたんだ。最初は何をやっているかも分からなかったけど、今ではこの腕前さ!最近有名になっちゃってTV出演なんかも増えてきちゃった。ギャラは全部母ちゃんにとられるけどさ。将来の夢はプロゴルファーになって、一流プロをやっつけることなんだ!すごいだろ!少年よ、大志をいだけ。ってな感じかな?! ("''I started playing golf at three years old. I did not know what I was doing at the beginning, but now I am proud of this skill! I have become famous recently and my TV appearances have also increased. All my pictures are taken by my mother. My dream is to become a professional golfer, to become one of the best! It's amazing! Boys, be ambitious. It could happen!'')<ref name="bio">{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/awxj/button/chara/index.html|publisher=Nintendo (www.nintendo.co.jp)|accessdate=May 6, 2024}}</ref>
*'''Height''': Very High
*'''Shot''': Draws slightly
*'''Control''': Good
*'''Meet Area''': Large


===''Mario Golf: Advance Tour''===
====''Mario Golf: Advance Tour''====
*'''Drive''': 270 Yards
*'''Drive''': 270 Yards
*'''Height''': Balanced
*'''Height''': Balanced
Line 45: Line 49:
*'''Spin''': Strong
*'''Spin''': Strong


===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' spirit===
===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
{| align=center width=100% cellspacing=0 border=1 cellpadding=3 style="text-align:left; border-collapse:collapse; font-family:Arial; font-size:85%;"
{{spirit
|-
|no=119
!rowspan=2 width=8% style="text-align:center;"|Name
|name=Kid
!rowspan=2 class=unsortable width=10% style="text-align:center;"|Image
|image=[[File:SSBU Kid Spirit.png|x100px]]
!rowspan=2 width=8% style="text-align:center;"|Game
|series=''[[Mario Golf (series)|Mario Golf]]'' Series
!rowspan=2 width=5% style="text-align:center;"|Type
|type=Support
!rowspan=2 width=5% style="text-align:center;"|Class
|slots=1
!rowspan=2 width=8% style="text-align:center;"|Effect
|class=Novice
!rowspan=2 width=13% style="text-align:center;"|How to obtain
|effects=Stamina ↑
!colspan=4 width=40% style="text-align:center;"|Spirit battle
|obtain=[[smashwiki:Adventure Mode: World of Light|World of Light]] ([[smashwiki:Light Realm|Light Realm]]); [[smashwiki:Spirit Board|Spirit Board]]
|-
|opponents=[[Mario]] ×4
!width=7% style="text-align:center;"|Opponents
|conditions='''Hazard:''' Heavy Wind
!class=unsortable width=19% style="text-align:center;"|Battle conditions
!width=7% style="text-align:center;"|Stage
!width=7% style="text-align:center;"|Song
|-
!align=center|Kid
|align=center|[[File:Spiritkit.png|x100px]]
|''[[Mario Golf (series)|Mario Golf]]'' Series
|Support (1)
|Novice
|Stamina ↑
|World of Light (Light Realm); Spirit Board
|[[Mario]] ×4
|'''Rule:''' Item: [[Beastball]]<br>'''Hazard:''' Heavy Wind
*Dangerously high winds are in effect
*Dangerously high winds are in effect
*The enemy is easily distracted by items
*The enemy is easily distracted by items
|[[Golden Plains]] (Battlefield)
|stage=[[Golden Plains]] ([[smashwiki:Battlefield form|Battlefield]])
|World Tour
|song=World Tour
|}
}}


==Official Bio==
==Gallery==
Translated from Japanese:<ref name=Japanese>https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/awxj/button/chara/index.html</ref>
{{Main-gallery}}
<blockquote>I started playing golf at three years old. I did not know what I was doing at the beginning, but now I am proud of this skill! I have become famous recently and my TV appearances have also increased. All my pictures are taken by my mother. My dream is to become a professional golfer, to become one of the best! It's amazing! Boys, be ambitious. It could happen!</blockquote>
<gallery>
Kid MG GBC artwork 2.png|''[[Mario Golf (Game Boy Color)|Mario Golf]]'' (Game Boy Color)
Kid MG GBC artwork.gif|''Mario Golf'' (Game Boy Color)
MG GBC Key Artwork.jpg|''Mario Golf'' (Game Boy Color)
SSBU Kid Spirit.png|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|Spirit]]
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=キッド<ref name=Japanese />
|Jap=キッド
|JapR=Kiddo
|JapR=Kiddo
|JapM=
|JapM=Kid
|Ita=Kid
|Rus=Кид
|Rus=Кид
|RusR=Kid
|RusR=Kid
Line 91: Line 88:
}}
}}


==Gallery==
==Trivia==  
<gallery>
*It was implied on the Japanese website of ''Mario Golf'' that he gives thanks to his mother for encouragement.{{ref needed}}
KidKidKid.png|''[[Mario Golf (Game Boy Color)|Mario Golf]]'' (Game Boy Color)
*The voice lines for Kid performed by {{wp|Penn Badgley}} were later reused for [[Alex]] (in both the [[Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color)|Game Boy Color version]] and the [[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Nintendo 64 version]] of ''Mario Tennis''), and [[Chris]] in ''[[Mario Tennis: Power Tour]]''.
MGGBC Kid Intro 1.png|''Mario Golf'' (Game Boy Color)
MGGBC Kid Intro 2.png|''Mario Golf'' (Game Boy Color)
MG64KidSprite.png|''[[Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)|Mario Golf]]'' (Nintendo 64)
MarioGolf64KidBogey.png|''Mario Golf'' (Nintendo 64)
Kid Mobile Golf.jpg|''[[Mobile Golf]]''
Spiritkit.png|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|Spirit]]
</gallery>
 
==Trivia==
*His name "Kid" is a pun on what he started out as in ''Mario Golf'': a kid.
*It was implied on the Japanese website of ''Mario Golf'' that he gives thanks to his mother for encouragement.
*His character seems to be somewhat based on the childhood of real life golfer Eldrick "Tiger" Woods. This is most visible in his Nintendo 64 appearance, though later games masked this by lightening his skin tone.


==References==
==References==
<references/>
<references/>
{{MG64}}
 
{{MGGBC}}
{{Humans}}
{{MG}}
{{MG N64}}
{{MG GBC}}
{{Mobile Golf}}
{{MGAT}}
{{MGAT}}
{{Humans}}
[[Category:Playable characters]]
[[Category:Playable Characters]]
[[Category:Final bosses]]
[[Category:Mario Golf: Advance Tour Characters]]
[[Category:Mario Golf: Advance Tour characters]]
[[Category:Unlockable Characters]]
[[Category:Mario Golf (Nintendo 64) characters]]
[[Category:Mario Golf 64 Characters]]
[[Category:Mario Golf (Game Boy Color) characters]]
[[Category:Mario Golf GBC Characters]]
[[Category:Mobile Golf characters]]
[[Category:Mobile Golf Characters]]
[[Category:Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spirits]]
[[Category:Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Spirits]]

Latest revision as of 16:17, December 21, 2024

Kid
Kid
Artwork of Kid from Mario Golf: Advance Tour
Species Human
First appearance Mario Golf (Game Boy Color) (1999)
Latest appearance Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (spirit cameo) (2018)
Latest portrayal Penn Badgley (1999)[1]
“The reason you all have been swinging so well is because you've practiced diligently! Am I right? Even if you lack experience on a course, there's nothing to fear if you're hitting the ball well!”
Kid, Mario Golf: Advance Tour

Kid is a young golfer in the Mario Golf titles. He first appears in the Game Boy Color version of Mario Golf.

History[edit]

Mario Golf series[edit]

Mario Golf[edit]

Kid reacts to getting a Bogey
Kid in the Nintendo 64 version of Mario Golf

Kid made his first appearance in the Game Boy Color Mario Golf as one of the four characters players could choose from the beginning. In this game, his appearance is that of a young boy with kinky brown hair, prominent lips, and blue eyes. He wears a white-collared black polo shirt, blue shorts, and a white glove on his left hand. His socks are white and his shoes are copper orange with white stripes. Over his hair, he wears a red baseball cap flipped backwards. His bio on the official Japanese Mario Golf website states he began playing golf since the age of three and had already become a golfing prodigy by age ten.[2] With the Transfer Pak, Kid can be transferred over to the Nintendo 64 version of Mario Golf.

Mobile Golf[edit]

In Mobile Golf, Kid was featured as an unlockable character. He can be unlocked after completing all Go-Go Gates.

Mario Golf: Advance Tour[edit]

Kid returns in Mario Golf: Advance Tour, with an older and updated appearance. It is established that Kid had become the Grand Champion in the last game. However, he was injured badly due to excessive training caused by strain of the muscles and joints to the point where he could not even grasp a golf club. It was said he could no longer golf and lost his title to the former champion, Gene. After a five year recovery, Kid became an avid golf trainer to Neil, Ella, Buzz and Helen, until Bud influenced him to pick up the club again when he signed them up in Marion. He ascended the ranks quickly and took back the championship.

Kid lead the title over the Links Tourney. He has also formed a doubles team with Gene to advance up the doubles (more likely for the benefit of Gene gaining another title). He aims to always keep his composure, and tries to be fair to his friends and foes alike. He encourages his students to keep going strong, no matter what and is a very respected golfer among peers.

For this game, his appearance has grown older, taller, and his features have matured. He wears an indigo-collared maroon polo shirt, a black belt, and white pants. His golfing shoes are black and indigo, and he still wears a white golfing glove. He now wears an indigo baseball cap forward, with a red square in the center.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Kid appears as a support spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Mario Golf series[edit]

Mario Golf[edit]

  • Stats
    • Level: 1
    • Drive: 202 yards (level 1) / 268 yards (level 99)
    • Height: Very low (level 1) / Very high (level 99)
    • Shot: Draws slightly
    • Control: Good
    • Meet Area: Large
    • Nice Shot Effect: Yellow Thunderbolt
  • Nintendo website: ボクは3歳からゴルフをはじめたんだ。最初は何をやっているかも分からなかったけど、今ではこの腕前さ!最近有名になっちゃってTV出演なんかも増えてきちゃった。ギャラは全部母ちゃんにとられるけどさ。将来の夢はプロゴルファーになって、一流プロをやっつけることなんだ!すごいだろ!少年よ、大志をいだけ。ってな感じかな?! ("I started playing golf at three years old. I did not know what I was doing at the beginning, but now I am proud of this skill! I have become famous recently and my TV appearances have also increased. All my pictures are taken by my mother. My dream is to become a professional golfer, to become one of the best! It's amazing! Boys, be ambitious. It could happen!)[2]

Mario Golf: Advance Tour[edit]

  • Drive: 270 Yards
  • Height: Balanced
  • Shot: A slight draw
  • Impact: Narrow
  • Control: Slightly poor
  • Spin: Strong

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Spirit
#119 Kid
Kid Series/game Mario Golf Series
Type Support
Slots 1
Class Novice
Strength / effect(s) Stamina ↑
How to obtain World of Light (Light Realm); Spirit Board
Spirit battle Opponent(s) Mario ×4
Conditions

Hazard: Heavy Wind

  • Dangerously high winds are in effect
  • The enemy is easily distracted by items
Stage Golden Plains (Battlefield)
Song World Tour

Gallery[edit]

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

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese キッド[?]
Kiddo
Kid
Italian Kid[?] -
Russian Кид[?]
Kid
Kid

Trivia[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ TODAY (June 3, 2022). ‘You’ Star Penn Badgley Says Season 4 Is ‘Structured Differently’. YouTube. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Nintendo (www.nintendo.co.jp). Retrieved May 6, 2024.