Christ the Redeemer Statue

Christ the Redeemer Statue
The Christ the Redeemer Statue in Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games for the Nintendo 3DS
First appearance	Mario is Missing! (1993)
Latest appearance	Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (2016)
Greater location	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

“Standing at the top of the 2,037 foot peak of Corcovado, the statue of Christ the redeemer holds out his arms as if to embrace the city of Rio de Janeiro. The concrete image of Jesus Christ weighs 700 tons. In 1931 most of Rio's churches pooled their collected money and erected the statue on top of the mountain. The top of the mountain is often in fog, but the huge spotlights keep the figure visible from every corner of the city.”

—Pamphlet, Mario is Missing! (Super Nintendo Entertainment System)

The Christ the Redeemer Statue (Portuguese: Cristo Redentor) is a statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro. Standing on top of Corcovado mountain and often being surrounded by fog, there are spotlights illuminating the statue so it can be seen from every point in the city.

History

Mario is Missing!

Luigi's photograph of the Christ the Redeemer Statue in Mario is Missing!

In the SNES version of Mario is Missing!, a spotlight is stolen from the Christ the Redeemer Statue by Koopas, with Luigi having to travel to Rio to find and return the artifact. His reward is a prize of 1,200 dollars, as well as a bonus of 2,100 dollars if he returns it first.

To prove the spotlight's authenticity, Luigi must answer the following questions:

• From what material is the Redeemer made?
  • concrete
  • marble
  • play-doh
  • steel
• What groups donated money to erect the statue?
  • Tango dancers
  • Churches
  • schools
  • Bingo players

Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games

Stamps of the Christ the Redeemer Statue from Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games for the Wii U

In the Wii U version of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the Christ the Redeemer Statue is visible in the intro movie and from Copacabana Beach. Additionally, the statue is depicted in two of the game's Stamps.

In the Nintendo 3DS version, Corcovado, and thus the Christ the Redeemer Statue, is one of the areas present in Copacabana in the Road to Rio mode. During the events of Mario Story, a townsperson near the station of Corcovado's railway tells the player that there have been sightings of a shadow on the mountain despite the railcar not running. At the end of Day 6, the player, with the help of Princess Peach and Yoshi, uses the Mysterious Map to find Mario's location, which takes them via a Warp Pipe to the top of Corcovado right under the Christ the Redeemer Statue, where they find Mario and Toad. Toad explains that Mario and Sonic have been investigating the strange events happening recently and that Mario has been looking for the medals stolen from the Hall of Medals by watching the city from the top of the mountain, which allowed him to find Bowser as the culprit. Toad then asks the player to help them with finding where the medals are by winning tomorrow's Golf Event against Bowser, so that Bowser will steal the medal and lead them to his hiding place.