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{{distinguish|Cobra}} | {{distinguish|Cobra}} | ||
{{species infobox | {{species infobox | ||
|image=[[File:Cobrat SMB2.jpg|100px]]<br>Artwork | |image=[[File:Cobrat SMB2.jpg|100px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' ([[List of games by date#1987|1987]])<br>''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]], | |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) | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[ | |latest_appearance=''[[Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]]) | ||
|notable=[[Tryclyde]] | |notable=[[Tryclyde]] | ||
|comparable=[[Serpont]] | |comparable=[[Serpont]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Cobrats''', also named '''Snakes''',<ref>''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Volume 185 | '''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. | ||
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。」 ("''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-us|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=== | ||
====''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' / ''Super Mario Bros. 2''==== | ====''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' / ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' / ''Super Mario Advance''==== | ||
[[File:SMB2 Cobrat Artwork.png|thumb|left|100px|Original artwork used for ''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'']] | [[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. 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 ''[[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. 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.<ref name=charmer/> In the ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' instruction booklet, this was inexplicably changed to [[Toad]]'s dreams.<ref name=Toad/> | |||
====''Super Mario All-Stars'' / ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''==== | ====''Super Mario All-Stars'' / ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''==== | ||
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===''Super Mario Bros. 2'' / ''Super Mario Advance''=== | ===''Super Mario Bros. 2'' / ''Super Mario Advance''=== | ||
*'''Bio:''' ''Usually asleep in a jar, it moves on Wart's command, often appearing in the dreams of Toad.''<ref name=Toad/> | *'''Bio:''' ''Usually asleep in a jar, it moves on Wart's command, often appearing in the dreams of Toad.''<ref name=Toad/> | ||
*'''Bio ([[Super Mario Advance|Game Boy Advance version]]):''' ''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>''Super Mario Advance'' | *'''Bio ([[Super Mario Advance|Game Boy Advance version]]):''' ''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}}</ref> | ||
===''[[Perfect Edition of the Great Mario Character Encyclopedia|Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''=== | ===''[[Perfect Edition of the Great Mario Character Encyclopedia|Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''=== | ||
{{PEGMCE profile | {{PEGMCE profile | ||
|name=ガラゲーロ (JP) / Cobrat | |name=ガラゲーロ (JP) / Cobrat | ||
| | |shuzoku=ビースト族 | ||
|seikaku=陰険 | |seikaku=陰険 | ||
|tojo_gemu=USA | |tojo_gemu=USA | ||
|desc='''<big>流砂やツボにひそむヘビ</big>'''<br> | |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>''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten'' | 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>{{cite|language=ja|date=1994|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|title=''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''|page=[https://imgur.com/a/UvABP 57]}}</ref> | ||
| | |tribe=Beast clan | ||
|disposition=Treacherous | |disposition=Treacherous | ||
|game_appearances=USA | |game_appearances=USA | ||
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''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.'' | ''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== | ==Gallery== | ||
{{Main-gallery}} | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Super Mario Bros. 2 Cobrat.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' | Super Mario Bros. 2 Cobrat.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' | ||
CobratL.gif|''Super Mario Bros. 2'' | CobratL.gif|''Super Mario Bros. 2'' | ||
Cobrat SMAS SMB2.png|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' (''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]]'') | GrassLandKing-cobrat.png|''Super Mario All-Stars'' (''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'') | ||
SMA Cobrat sprite.png|''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' | SMA Cobrat sprite.png|''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' | ||
SMA4 King Cobrat sprite.png|''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' | SMA4 King Cobrat sprite.png|''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
|Jap=ガラゲーロ<ref name=charmer/><ref>Sawada | |Jap=ガラゲーロ<ref name=charmer/><ref>{{cite|author=Sawada, Yukio|language=ja|title=''Super Mario-kun'' Volume 8|page=28}}</ref><ref name=daijiten>{{cite|language=ja|date=1994|publisher=Shogakukan|title=''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''|page=[http://i.imgur.com/lVHkZlH.jpg 225]}}</ref> | ||
|JapR=Garagēro | |JapR=Garagēro | ||
|JapM=From「ガラガラ{{hover|蛇|ヘビ}}」(''garagara hebi'', "{{ | |JapM=From「ガラガラ{{hover|蛇|ヘビ}}」(''garagara hebi'', "{{iw|wikipedia|rattlesnake}}") and possibly「ゲロ」(''gero'', "spew") | ||
|Jap2=コブラ<ref name=daijiten/><ref> | |Jap2=コブラ<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> | ||
|Jap2R=Kobura | |Jap2R=Kobura | ||
|Jap2M=Cobra | |Jap2M=Cobra | ||
| | |ChiS=咔啦蛇<ref>From the ending scenes of ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' as localized by [[iQue]]. Reference: {{cite|language=zh-hans|author=无敌阿尔宙斯|date=August 28, 2013|url=tieba.baidu.com/p/2559790043|title=神游 超级马力欧2敌人官译|publisher=Baidu Tieba|accessdate=June 27, 2024}}{{dead link}}</ref> | ||
| | |ChiSR=Kǎlā Shé | ||
| | |ChiSM=From the Japanese name +「蛇」(''shé'', "snake") | ||
|Ger=Kobra | |Ger=Kobra | ||
|GerM=Cobra | |GerM=Cobra | ||
|Ita=Cobrat<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' Italian manual | |Ita=Cobrat<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' Italian manual|page=25}}</ref><ref>{{cite|language=it|date=2001|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|title=''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' instruction booklet|page=112}}</ref> | ||
}} | }} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 18:30, August 5, 2024
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- Not to be confused with Cobra.
| Cobrat | |||
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 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) | ||
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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]
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. 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]
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]
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
- 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[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]
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]
Cobrat-like snakes appear on the course Shy Guy Bazaar in Mario Kart 7 and Mario Kart Tour. They hide in snake jars, which move around in attempt to delay the racers. When crashed into, several snakes spring out. The jar immediately reappears after the shattered jar vanishes. As in Mario Pinball Land, the snakes are colored green rather than red, and they make squawking noises when they leave their jars. Within the same course, 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. In this game, they have a smiling expression.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Super Mario Bros. 2 / Super Mario Advance[edit]
- Bio: Usually asleep in a jar, it moves on Wart's command, often appearing in the dreams of Toad.[3]
- Bio (Game Boy Advance version): 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.[4]
Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]
| ガラゲーロ (JP) / Cobrat | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Original text (Japanese) | Translation | ||
| ビースト族 | Tribe | Beast clan | |
| 陰険 | Disposition | Treacherous | |
| 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。[5] |
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.
Super Mario Bros. 2
Super Mario All-Stars (Super Mario Bros. 2)
Super Mario All-Stars (Super Mario Bros. 3)
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ガラゲーロ[2][6][7] Garagēro コブラ[7][8][9] Kobura |
From「ガラガラ蛇」(garagara hebi, "rattlesnake") and possibly「ゲロ」(gero, "spew") Cobra |
| Chinese (simplified) | 咔啦蛇[10] Kǎlā Shé |
From the Japanese name +「蛇」(shé, "snake") |
| German | Kobra |
Cobra |
| Italian | Cobrat[11][12] |
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References[edit]
- ^ November 2004. Nintendo Power Volume 185. Page 116.
- ^ a b c "「いつもは
壺 の中 で寝 ているがマムーの命令 で動 き出 す。へび使 いの夢 によく現 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. Page 34 (ガラゲーロ). - ^ 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 (American English). Page 25 (Cobrat description).
- ^ 2001. Super Mario Advance instruction booklet (PDF). Nintendo of Europe (British English). Page 12. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
- ^ 1994. Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten. Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 57.
- ^ Sawada, Yukio. Super Mario-kun Volume 8. Page 28.
- ^ a b 1994. Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten. Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 225.
- ^ スーパーマリオボール 砂漠ステージ. Nintendo (Japanese). Retrieved June 27, 2024.
- ^ Super Mario Ball Shogakukan book.[page number needed]
- ^ From the ending scenes of Super Mario Advance as localized by iQue. Reference: 无敌阿尔宙斯 (August 28, 2013). 神游 超级马力欧2敌人官译. Baidu Tieba (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved June 27, 2024.[dead link]
- ^ Super Mario Bros. 2 Italian manual. Page 25.
- ^ 2001. Super Mario Advance instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 112.
