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|image=[[File:SM3DWBF Giga Cat Mario Art.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''
|powers= Increased size; [[Cat Mario]]'s abilities
|powers= Increased size; [[Cat Mario]]'s abilities
|item=[[Giga Bell]]
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'''Giga Cat Mario''' is a gigantic form of [[Mario]] that appears in the ''Bowser's Fury'' campaign of ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]''. It is a larger, more powerful form of [[Cat Mario]], and is only accessible when any of the three [[Giga Bell]]s across [[Lake Lapcat]] are awakened and collected.
'''Giga Cat Mario''' is a gigantic form of [[Mario]] that appears in the ''Bowser's Fury'' campaign of ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]''. It is a larger, more powerful form of [[Cat Mario]] and is only accessible when any of the three [[Giga Bell]]s across [[Lake Lapcat]] are awakened and collected.
==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''===
===''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''===
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During Fury Bowser battles, the Giga Bell Mario initially collected will remain absent from its pedestal for a set amount of time. It then reappears, making the same sound that plays when it awakens to signify that it can be collected again and glowing brightly to mark its location. This process occurs for any other Giga Bells that are in regions the player has unlocked, effectively allowing for Mario to transform into Giga Cat Mario an endless number of times.
During Fury Bowser battles, the Giga Bell Mario initially collected will remain absent from its pedestal for a set amount of time. It then reappears, making the same sound that plays when it awakens to signify that it can be collected again and glowing brightly to mark its location. This process occurs for any other Giga Bells that are in regions the player has unlocked, effectively allowing for Mario to transform into Giga Cat Mario an endless number of times.


[[File:CatPlessie.png|thumb|left|Giga Cat Plessie in the ending cutscene]]
[[File:CatPlessie.png|thumb|Giga Cat Plessie in the ending cutscene]]
After the final battle against Fury Bowser and subsequent battle against [[Giant Bowser]], [[Plessie]] obtains all three Giga Bells simultaneously and transforms into '''{{conjectural|Giga Cat Plessie}}''', a gigantic version of Plessie with cat ears, a cat tail, and fur. Giga Cat Plessie easily outclasses Giant Bowser in size, and sends him flying into the horizon upon contact. At the end of the ending cutscene, the camera zooms out to reveal that the scene took place on Giga Cat Plessie's back. After the credits roll and the player re-enters the campaign through the title screen, Plessie returns to normal size, but remains as '''{{conjectural|Cat Plessie}}''' permanently on the save file.
After the final battle against Fury Bowser and subsequent battle against [[Giant Bowser]], [[Plessie]] obtains all three Giga Bells simultaneously and transforms into '''{{conjectural|Giga Cat Plessie}}''', a gigantic version of Plessie with cat ears, a cat tail, and fur. Giga Cat Plessie easily outclasses Giant Bowser in size, and sends him flying into the horizon upon contact. At the end of the ending cutscene, the camera zooms out to reveal that the scene took place on Giga Cat Plessie's back. After the credits roll and the player re-enters the campaign through the title screen, Plessie returns to normal size, but remains as '''{{conjectural|Cat Plessie}}''' permanently on the save file.


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===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
Giga Cat Mario also appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' as a primary, Advanced-class, Shield-type [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]], introduced during the five-day "[[smashwiki:Bowser's Fury|Bowser's Fury]]" spirit event that began on April 9, 2021. When used, the fighter's jump height is increased. In his spirit battle, he is represented by a giant [[Mii Brawler]] wearing the Cat Hat and Suit and teamed up with [[Bowser Jr.]] The battle takes place on the Ω form of [[Find Mii]], and "The Great Tower Showdown 2" from ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' is the music that plays.  
Giga Cat Mario also appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' as an Advanced-class, Shield-type {{iw|smashwiki|primary spirit}}, introduced during the five-day "{{iw|smashwiki|Bowser's Fury}}" spirit event that began on April 9, 2021. Using the [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] on a fighter increases their jump height. In his spirit battle, Giga Cat Mario is represented by a giant [[Mii Brawler]] wearing the Cat Hat and Suit and teamed up with [[Bowser Jr.]] The battle takes place on the Ω form of [[Find Mii]], and "The Great Tower Showdown 2" from ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' is the music that plays.  
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==''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' spirit==
==Profiles==
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|image=[[File:SM3DWBF Giga Cat Mario Art.png|x100px]]
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!colspan=4 width=40%|Spirit battle
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|opponents=Giant [[Mii Brawler]], [[Bowser Jr.]]
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|''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' Series
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|'''{{color|Shield|deepskyblue}}'''<br>Jump ↑
|Spirit Board (ver. 11.0.1 or later)
|Giant [[Mii Brawler]], [[Bowser Jr.]]
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*Defeat the main fighter to win
*Defeat the main fighter to win
*The enemy is giant
*The enemy is giant
|[[Find Mii]] (Ω)
|stage=[[Find Mii]] ({{iw|smashwiki|Omega form|Ω}})
|The Great Tower Showdown 2
|song=The Great Tower Showdown 2
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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SM3DWBF Giga Cat Mario Plessie.png|Giga Cat Mario and Plessie using the Giga Bells
SM3DWBF Giga Cat Mario Plessie.png|Giga Cat Mario and Plessie using the Giga Bells
SM3DWBF Post Credits Cat Mario.png|The Cat Suit fashioned after Giga Cat Mario
SM3DWBF Post Credits Cat Mario.png|The Cat Suit fashioned after Giga Cat Mario
SM3DWBF Screenshot Giga Cat Mario Cutscene.png|Giga Cat Mario and a cat-like Bowser Jr. preapring to battle Fury Bowser
SM3DWBF Screenshot Giga Cat Mario Cutscene.png|Giga Cat Mario and a cat-like Bowser Jr. preparing to battle Fury Bowser
SM3DW+BF Artwork Giga Cat Mario.png|Shaded illustration
PN Paint By Number Giga Cat Mario Thumbnail.jpg|Thumbnail of a [[Play Nintendo]] [[List of Play Nintendo paint-by-number activities|paint-by-number]] activity featuring Giga Cat Mario
PN Paint By Number Giga Cat Mario Thumbnail.jpg|Thumbnail of a [[Play Nintendo]] [[List of Play Nintendo paint-by-number activities|paint-by-number]] activity featuring Giga Cat Mario
PN Paint by Number Giga Cat Mario Blank.png|Blank paint-by-number image
PN Paint by Number Giga Cat Mario Blank.png|Blank paint-by-number image
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My Nintendo SM3DW BF key holder.jpg|Key holder with Giga Cat Mario and Fury Bowser
My Nintendo SM3DW BF key holder.jpg|Key holder with Giga Cat Mario and Fury Bowser
SM3DWBF Key Holder Back.jpg|Back view of key holder
SM3DWBF Key Holder Back.jpg|Back view of key holder
SM3DWBF Nintendo JP Instagram Cat Day Promotional Screenshot.jpg|Promotional screenshot for ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury'' posted by Nintendo Japan's Instagram account, to celebrate the {{wp|National Cat Day#Japan|Japanese Cat Day}} in 2022
SM3DWBF Mascot Keychain Giga Cat Mario.jpg|Mascot keychain by [[Takara Tomy]]
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</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ギガネコマリオ<ref name="JapanSite">[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/switch/auzpa/furyworld/index.html Official Japanese website for Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]</ref>
|Jap=ギガネコマリオ<ref name="JapanSite">{{cite|language=ja|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/switch/auzpa/furyworld/index.html|title=スーパーマリオ 3Dワールド + フューリーワールド : フューリーワールド {{!}} Nintendo Switch {{!}} 任天堂|publisher=Nintendo|accessdate=June 29, 2024}}</ref>
|JapR=Giga Neko Mario
|JapR=Giga Neko Mario
|JapM=Giga Cat Mario. ''Giga'' can also be written with non-standard kanji as 巨大, meaning "huge".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210114052754/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/switch/auzpa/assets/img/fury/title_battle.png Image from official Japanese website for Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]</ref>
|JapM=Giga Cat Mario. ''Giga'' can also be written with non-standard kanji as 巨大, meaning "huge".<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20210114052754/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/switch/auzpa/assets/img/fury/title_battle.png|title=title_battle.png|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|accessdate=June 29, 2024}}</ref>
|ChiS=巨型猫咪马力欧<ref name="ChinaArticle">[https://www.nintendo.com.hk/topics/article/a_210113_01_sc.html "《超级马力欧 3D世界 + 狂怒世界》的介绍视频公开中,介绍新的游玩模式和新元素"]. ''Nintendo''. January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2021. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20210113143806/https://www.nintendo.com.hk/topics/article/a_210113_01_sc.html Archived] January 13, 2021, 14:38:06 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref>
|ChiS=巨型猫咪马力欧<ref name="ChinaArticle">{{cite|language=zh-hans|url=www.nintendo.com.hk/topics/article/a_210113_01_sc.html|title=《超级马力欧 3D世界 + 狂怒世界》的介绍视频公开中,介绍新的游玩模式和新元素|publisher=Nintendo HK|date=January 13, 2021|archive=web.archive.org/web/20210113143806/https://www.nintendo.com.hk/topics/article/a_210113_01_sc.html|accessdate=June 29, 2024}}</ref>
|ChiSR=Jùxíng Māomī Mǎlì'ōu
|ChiSR=Jùxíng Māomī Mǎlì'ōu
|ChiSM=Giant Cat Mario
|ChiSM=Giant Cat Mario
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|Dut=Giga-Kat-Mario
|Dut=Giga-Kat-Mario
|DutM=Giga Cat Mario
|DutM=Giga Cat Mario
|Fra=Giga Mario chat
|Fre=Giga Mario chat
|FraM=Giga Cat Mario
|FreM=Giga Cat Mario
|Ger=Giga-Katzen-Mario
|Ger=Giga-Katzen-Mario
|GerM=Giga Cat Mario
|GerM=Giga Cat Mario
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|ItaM=Giga Cat Mario
|ItaM=Giga Cat Mario
|Kor=기가고양이마리오
|Kor=기가고양이마리오
|KorR=Giga Goyangi Malio
|KorR=Giga Goyang'i Mario
|KorM=Giga Cat Mario
|KorM=Giga Cat Mario
|Por=Giga Mario Gato<ref>Nintendo Portugal (January 13, 2021). [https://youtu.be/bTNU1i5Mhlw?t=375 "Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury! - Explorem um mundo de diversão Mario em conjunto"]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved January 13, 2021.</ref>
|Por=Giga Mario Gato<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo Portugal|language=pt-pt|date=January 13, 2021|url=youtu.be/bTNU1i5Mhlw?t=375|timestamp=06:15|title=''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury!'' - Explorem um mundo de diversão Mario em conjunto|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=June 29, 2024}}</ref>
|PorM=Giga Cat Mario
|PorM=Giga Cat Mario
|Rus=Гигамарио-кот<ref>[https://www.nintendo.ru/-/Nintendo-Switch/Super-Mario-3D-World-Bowser-s-Fury-1832228.html#Bowser_s_Fury Official Russian game page for Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]</ref>
|Rus=Гигамарио-кот<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20200910150132/https://www.nintendo.ru/-/Nintendo-Switch/Super-Mario-3D-World-Bowser-s-Fury-1832228.html#Bowser_s_Fury|language=ru|title=''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''|publisher=Nintendo of Russia|accessdate=June 29, 2024}}</ref>
|RusR=Gigamario-kot
|RusR=Gigamario-kot
|RusM=Giga Cat Mario
|RusM=Giga Cat Mario
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[[Category:Felines]]
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Giga Cat Mario
Art of Giga Cat Mario from Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Artwork from Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Applies to Mario, Plessie
Item needed Giga Bell
Power(s) given Increased size; Cat Mario's abilities
First appearance Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021)
Latest appearance Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (version 11.0.1, spirit cameo) (2021)

Giga Cat Mario is a gigantic form of Mario that appears in the Bowser's Fury campaign of Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. It is a larger, more powerful form of Cat Mario and is only accessible when any of the three Giga Bells across Lake Lapcat are awakened and collected.

History[edit]

Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury[edit]

Mario assumes this form to fight Fury Bowser directly multiple times throughout the campaign; this requires a certain number of Cat Shines, the specific number being dependent on how many times Fury Bowser has been defeated in battle. Giga Cat Mario's fur takes on a more radiant golden tint than regular Cat Mario's, with a lion mane and a tuft at the end of his tail resembling those of a komainu.

If the player has collected enough Cat Shines to uncorrupt the available Giga Bells, they will awaken and become usable when Fury Bowser begins rampaging. If Mario comes in contact with an active Giga Bell, a cutscene will play showing Cat Mario growing in size and turning into Giga Cat Mario, with the initial power-up form staying as Cat Mario regardless of the form Mario was in when collecting the Giga Bell. The entire map will then reload as a less detailed version of Lake Lapcat with no objects, and the heads-up display disappears for the duration this map is loaded. Fury Bowser then begins attacking as a battle against him starts.

Giga Cat Mario fighting Fury Bowser in Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury.
Giga Cat Mario clawing at Fury Bowser

Giga Cat Mario possesses a similar moveset to Cat Mario. He is able to claw swipe, claw dive, and climb up walls (although the latter is difficult to perform, as he is too big to climb a reasonable distance up most structures in Lake Lapcat). While he retains the crouch, dash, Ground Pound Jump, Long Jump, and roll from Mario's normal moveset, the Crouch Jump, Dive, Side Somersault, Spin Jump, and Wall Jump cannot be performed. Unlike other giant transformations such as Mega Mario, and in a similar vein to Big Mario, Mario is not invulnerable in this form. While he is immune to the black goop covering Lake Lapcat, wading through it is slower than moving through water. Coming into contact with Fury Bowser, his attacks, or the lava in Roiling Roller Isle or Mount Magmeow will cause Giga Cat Mario to take damage. Taking damage once causes him to revert to his Super form, and taking damage again in this state reverts him to his Small form. Both of these forms are gigantic versions of their normal forms, with sizes proportional to Giga Cat Mario. If the gigantic version of Small Mario takes damage, the standard death animation plays while Mario shrinks down to normal size. The map will then reload and place Mario in front of the Giga Bell he collected to begin the battle. Because this occurs in the middle of a Fury Bowser rampage, Mario can easily re-collect the Giga Bell to try the battle again.

During Fury Bowser battles, the Giga Bell Mario initially collected will remain absent from its pedestal for a set amount of time. It then reappears, making the same sound that plays when it awakens to signify that it can be collected again and glowing brightly to mark its location. This process occurs for any other Giga Bells that are in regions the player has unlocked, effectively allowing for Mario to transform into Giga Cat Mario an endless number of times.

Giga Cat Plessie
Giga Cat Plessie in the ending cutscene

After the final battle against Fury Bowser and subsequent battle against Giant Bowser, Plessie obtains all three Giga Bells simultaneously and transforms into Giga Cat Plessie, a gigantic version of Plessie with cat ears, a cat tail, and fur. Giga Cat Plessie easily outclasses Giant Bowser in size, and sends him flying into the horizon upon contact. At the end of the ending cutscene, the camera zooms out to reveal that the scene took place on Giga Cat Plessie's back. After the credits roll and the player re-enters the campaign through the title screen, Plessie returns to normal size, but remains as Cat Plessie permanently on the save file.

After completing the main story, if the player collects all 100 Cat Shines and proceeds to defeat Giant Bowser again, Cat Mario's Cat Suit is changed to resemble Giga Cat Mario when collecting a Super Bell (if collecting a Lucky Bell, he will also have a red collar). However, this is purely aesthetic and does not affect Mario's moveset in any way. This change only appears in the completed Bowser's Fury save file, and not in the Super Mario 3D World campaign. If Fury Bowser is battled after this occurs, the Giga Bells will not respawn during the battle, meaning Mario can only recover health twice if he takes damage.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Giga Cat Mario also appears in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as an Advanced-class, Shield-type primary spirit, introduced during the five-day "Bowser's Fury" spirit event that began on April 9, 2021. Using the spirit on a fighter increases their jump height. In his spirit battle, Giga Cat Mario is represented by a giant Mii Brawler wearing the Cat Hat and Suit and teamed up with Bowser Jr. The battle takes place on the Ω form of Find Mii, and "The Great Tower Showdown 2" from Super Mario 3D World is the music that plays.

Profiles[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Spirit
#1472 Giga Cat Mario
Art of Giga Cat Mario from Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury Series/game Super Mario Series
Type Primary
Slots 2
Class Advanced
Strength / effect(s) Shield
Jump ↑
How to obtain Spirit Board (ver. 11.0.1 or later)
Spirit battle Opponent(s) Giant Mii Brawler, Bowser Jr.
Conditions

  • Defeat the main fighter to win
  • The enemy is giant
Stage Find Mii (Ω)
Song The Great Tower Showdown 2

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ギガネコマリオ[1]
Giga Neko Mario
Giga Cat Mario. Giga can also be written with non-standard kanji as 巨大, meaning "huge".[2]
Chinese (simplified) 巨型猫咪马力欧[3]
Jùxíng Māomī Mǎlì'ōu
Giant Cat Mario
Chinese (traditional) 巨型貓咪瑪利歐[3]
Jùxíng Māomī Mǎlì'ōu
Giant Cat Mario
Dutch Giga-Kat-Mario[?] Giga Cat Mario
French Giga Mario chat[?] Giga Cat Mario
German Giga-Katzen-Mario[?] Giga Cat Mario
Italian Giga Mario gatto[?] Giga Cat Mario
Korean 기가고양이마리오[?]
Giga Goyang'i Mario
Giga Cat Mario
Portuguese Giga Mario Gato[4] Giga Cat Mario
Russian Гигамарио-кот[5]
Gigamario-kot
Giga Cat Mario
Spanish Giga Mario Felino[?] Giga Feline Mario

References[edit]

  1. ^ スーパーマリオ 3Dワールド + フューリーワールド : フューリーワールド | Nintendo Switch | 任天堂. Nintendo (Japanese). Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  2. ^ title_battle.png. Nintendo (Japanese). Archived January 14, 2021, 05:27:54 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  3. ^ a b January 13, 2021. 《超级马力欧 3D世界 + 狂怒世界》的介绍视频公开中,介绍新的游玩模式和新元素. Nintendo HK (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved June 29, 2024. (Archived January 13, 2021, 14:38:06 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  4. ^ Nintendo Portugal (January 13, 2021). Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury! - Explorem um mundo de diversão Mario em conjunto (06:15). YouTube (European Portuguese). Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  5. ^ Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. Nintendo of Russia (Russian). Archived September 10, 2020, 15:01:32 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 29, 2024.