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{{articleabout|the Octopuses that resemble [[Octoomba]]s from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''|other Octopuses|[[Octopus|here]]}}
{{species infobox
{{Species-infobox
|image=[[File:SMG Octopus Artwork.png|200x200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario Galaxy''
|title=Octopus
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|image=[[Image:Octoturrets.png|220px]]<br>'''Octopuses''' from ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''.
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|species_origin=[[Octoomba]]
|variant_of=[[zeldawiki:Octorok|Octorok]]
|affiliation=[[Koopa Troop]], [[King Kaliente]], [[Prince Pikante]]
|relatives=[[Octoomba]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[2007]])
|notable=[[King Kaliente]]<br>[[Prince Pikante]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' ([[2010]])
|comparable=[[Astro-Lanceur]]
}}
}}
'''Octopuses''' are enemies appearing in the game ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They are giant, gray [[Octoomba]]s with pale spots and a blue antenna. They are very large in size and have two round body segments with four small feet at their bottom.
{{quote|Your attacks won't reach those {{color|blue|mean-looking aliens}}! But here's a great idea! What if you tried to {{color|red|bounce}} [[Coconut|something]] back at them?|[[Banktoad|Green Toad]]|[[Super Mario Galaxy]]}}
 
'''Roctos'''<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy/?lang=en English ''Super Mario Galaxy'' entry on the official Mario Portal]. ''nintendo.co.jp''. Retrieved August 13, 2022. ([https://archive.ph/IMSwG Archived] August 12, 2022, 23:39:09 UTC via archive.today.)</ref><ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/galaxy2/?lang=en English ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' entry on the official Mario Portal]. ''nintendo.co.jp''. Retrieved August 13, 2022. ([https://archive.ph/2UaOd Archived] August 12, 2022, 23:39:46 UTC via archive.today.)</ref> are enemies in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They are giant, gray relatives of [[Octoomba]]s with many pale spots and a blue antenna. They are larger than the Octoombas and their torsos have two large coils, with four cephalopod arms appearing from the bottom. They are capable of firing projectiles from their funnels. They are based off the [[zeldawiki:Octorok|Octorok]]s from the ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda (Series)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' franchise, particularly in the 3D games, where they can be defeated by deflecting their projectiles back at them in the same way as Roctos.
==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario Galaxy''===
===''Super Mario Galaxy''===
[[File:Barrelblooper.jpg|thumb|left|160px|The Octopuses from ''Super Mario Galaxy''.]]
[[File:SMG Lava Reactor Octopuses.png|thumb|left|200px|Roctos from ''Super Mario Galaxy'']]
In ''Super Mario Galaxy'', these enemies mostly appeared in areas with [[airship]]s in them and they would usually hide in barrels or stand on platforms until [[Mario]] appeared within their range, after which they would shoot Mario with [[coconut]]s/[[watermelon]]s or [[fireball]]s as their main form of attack.
In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', these enemies mostly appear around [[airship]]s, are always found in pairs, and have two varieties. The first type hides in a large barrel until approached, after which it will emerge and occasionally shoot a [[coconut]] (with a high-pitched squeak) or a [[fireball (obstacle)|fireball]] (with an even higher-pitched squeak) towards Mario. If he gets too far away from one, it will duck back into its barrel until he draws closer again. To defeat this type, Mario has to send back the [[coconut]]s they shoot by [[spin]]ning when the coconut gets close, making it deflect and hit the Rocto instead. The second type lacks a barrel, simply standing on the ground, and as such constantly shoots regardless of how far away Mario is, even when he is not even in their line of fire. This type only shoots fireballs, and as such can only be defeated with a thrown [[Koopa Shell]]. Roctos usually guard bridges that will be released upon their defeat. The leader of the Roctos, [[King Kaliente]], is fought twice as a boss.
 
====Appearances====
<div class="contentbox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"data-expandtext="Show appearances"data-collapsetext="appearances">
*[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png]] marks missions where they are completely absent.
*[[File:Galaxy StarP.png]] marks missions where they are loaded and may be visible, but cannot be encountered directly.
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-style="color:white;background:red"
!colspan=3|With barrel, shoots coconuts and fireballs
|-style="color:white;background:red"
!Domes
!Galaxies
!Missions
|-
|[[Terrace (Super Mario Galaxy)|Terrace]]
|[[Good Egg Galaxy]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Dino Piranha (mission)]][[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=A Snack of Cosmic Proportions]][[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=King Kaliente's Battle Fleet]][[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Dino Piranha Speed Run]][[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Purple Coin Omelet]][[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Luigi on the Roof]]
|-
|[[Engine Room]]
|[[Bowser Jr.'s Lava Reactor]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[File:Smg icon grandstar.png|link=King Kaliente's Spicy Return]]
|-
|[[Garden (Super Mario Galaxy)|Garden]]
|[[Dreadnought Galaxy]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Infiltrating the Dreadnought]][[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=Dreadnought's Colossal Cannons]][[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Revenge of the Topman Tribe]][[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Topman Tribe Speed Run]][[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Battlestation's Purple Coins]][[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Dreadnought's Garbage Dump]]
|-
|-style="color:white;background:red"
!colspan=3|Without barrel, shoots fireballs
|-style="color:white;background:red"
!Domes
!Galaxies
!Missions
|-
|[[Fountain]]
|[[Space Junk Galaxy]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Pull Star Path]][[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=Kamella's Airship Attack]][[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Tarantox's Tangled Web]][[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Pull Star Path Speed Run]][[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Purple Coin Spacewalk]][[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Yoshi's Unexpected Appearance]]
|}
</div>
{{br|left}}


===''Super Mario Galaxy 2''===
===''Super Mario Galaxy 2''===
In ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'', they reappear again in the [[Shiverburn Galaxy]] where they act as the final enemy defense line that Mario must deafeat (with one exception) before facing [[Prince Pikante]], and again in the [[Grandmaster Galaxy]] although here they do not have to be deafeated.
[[File:SMG2 Octopus Screenshot.png|thumb|left|200px|Roctos from ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'']]
<br clear=all>
In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', only the barrel-hiding type reappears in the [[Shiverburn Galaxy]] where they act as the final enemy defense before facing [[Prince Pikante]], another boss Rocto. Similarly to the first game, they guard a pathway (of rock over lava) that Mario must use to progress. However, unlike the previous game, they are found in varyingly sized groups rather than in pairs. They also appear in the final galaxy, the [[Grandmaster Galaxy]], on the [[Grandmaster Galaxy#Platform Planets|Platform Planet]]; this is their only appearance where defeating them is not mandatory to progress forward. They still shoot coconuts and fireballs in this game.
{{Octoombas}}
 
====Appearances====
<div class="contentbox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"data-expandtext="Show appearances"data-collapsetext="appearances">
*[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png]] marks missions where they are completely absent.
*[[File:Galaxy StarP.png]] marks missions where they are loaded and may be visible, but cannot be encountered directly.
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-style="color:white;background:red"
!Worlds
!Galaxies
!Missions
|-
|[[World 5 (Super Mario Galaxy 2)|World 5]]
|[[Shiverburn Galaxy]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[File:Smg2 icon powerstar.png|link=Prince Pikante's Peppery Mood]][[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Octo-Army Icy Rainbow Romp]][[File:Galaxy StarP.png|link=The Chimp's Ultimate Skating Challenge]]
|-
|[[World S]]
|[[Grandmaster Galaxy]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[File:Smg2 icon powerstar.png|link=The Ultimate Test]][[File:Smg2 icon prankstercomet.png|link=The Perfect Run]]
|}
</div>
{{br|left}}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMG Asset Model Octorok.png|Model from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
KingKalienteProfile.png|Artwork of [[King Kaliente]] from ''Super Mario Galaxy''
SMG Burnt Kaliente.jpg|Artwork of King Kaliente (Black) from ''Super Mario Galaxy''
SMG2 Prince Pikante Artwork.png|Artwork of [[Prince Pikante]] from ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
</gallery>
 
==Additional names==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''<br>''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
|file1=<tt>ObjectData/OtaRock.arc</tt>
|name1=OtaRock
|meaning1=Ota Rock
}}
 
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jpn=オタロック<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors|title=『[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック]]』|language=ja|location=Tokyo|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=2015|page=127, 158}}</ref>
|JpnR=Ota Rokku
|JpnM=Based on「オクタロック」(''Okutarokku'',  [[zeldawiki:Octorok|Octorok]])
|Fre=Calamar cracheur de feu<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy, Le Guide Officiel. Prima Games'', page 93</ref>
|FreM=Fire-breathing squid
|Fre2=Octopus<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia]]'', page 127</ref>
|Fre2M=Octopus
|Ger=Oktopus
|Ita=Seppia
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|title=''La Guida Ufficiale - Super Mario Galaxy''|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=it|isbn=978-1-906064-03-7|date=November 16, 2007|page=55, 56, 93, 250}}</ref>
|ItaM=Cuttlefish
|ItaN={{a|SMG}} (PRIMA Guide)
|Ita2=Calamaro
|Ita2C=<ref>{{cite|title=''La Guida Ufficiale - Super Mario Galaxy''|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=it|isbn=978-1-906064-03-7|date=November 16, 2007|page=271}}</ref>
|Ita2M=Squid
|Ita2N={{a|SMG}} (PRIMA Guide), [[Dreadnought Galaxy]] section
|Ita3=Cannone
|Ita3C=<ref>{{cite|date=2010|title=''Super Mario Galaxy 2. Guida strategica ufficiale''|author=Catherine Browne|publisher=[[Prima Games]] & Multiplayer Edizioni||language=it|isbn=9788863551198|page=189}}</ref>
|Ita3M=Cannon
|Ita3N={{a|SMG2}} (PRIMA Guide)
|Ita4=Polipo
|Ita4C=<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=127}}</ref>
|Ita4M=Octopus
|Ita4N={{a|SMG}} (''Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia'')
|Ita5=Polporoccia
|Ita5C=<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=159}}</ref>
|Ita5M=Portmanteau of "polpo" (''octopus'') and "roccia" (''rock''), possibly a nod to "Octorok"
|Ita5N={{a|SMG2}} (''Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia'')
|SpaA=RocaPulpo
|SpaAM=Octopus Rock
|SpaE=Rocapulpo
|SpaEM=Octopusrock
}}
 
==Trivia==
[[File:SMGotajack.png|thumb|125px|The unused Ota Jack.]]
*The data for ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' contains a model for an [[list of Super Mario Galaxy pre-release and unused content|unused]] enemy resembling a Rocto with short suction cup-shaped arms under the filename "OtaJack."<ref>TCRF. [[tcrf:Super Mario Galaxy/Unused Models#OtaJack|Super Mario Galaxy/Unused Models § OtaJack]]. ''The Cutting Room Floor''. Retrieved February 20, 2020.</ref> This fits the theme of Rocto being "OtaRock," King Kaliente being "OtaKing," and the later Prince Pikante being "OtaPrince."
 
==References==
<references/>
 
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[[Category:Enemies]]
[[Category:Aliens]]
[[Category:Sub-Species]]
[[Category:Cephalopods]]
[[Category:Super Mario Galaxy]]
[[Category:Fire creatures]]
[[Category:Super Mario Galaxy 2]]
[[Category:Super Mario Galaxy enemies]]
[[Category:Super Mario Galaxy 2 enemies]]
[[de:Oktopus (Super Mario Galaxy)]]
[[it:Polporoccia]]

Latest revision as of 05:47, January 16, 2025

Rocto
Artwork of a Rocto from Super Mario Galaxy.[1] It has subsequently been used for Super Mario Galaxy 2. This specific image was scanned from its guidebook by Shokora (talk).
Artwork from Super Mario Galaxy
First appearance Super Mario Galaxy (2007)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
Variant of Octorok
Relatives
Comparable
Notable members
“Your attacks won't reach those mean-looking aliens! But here's a great idea! What if you tried to bounce something back at them?”
Green Toad, Super Mario Galaxy

Roctos[1][2] are enemies in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. They are giant, gray relatives of Octoombas with many pale spots and a blue antenna. They are larger than the Octoombas and their torsos have two large coils, with four cephalopod arms appearing from the bottom. They are capable of firing projectiles from their funnels. They are based off the Octoroks from the The Legend of Zelda franchise, particularly in the 3D games, where they can be defeated by deflecting their projectiles back at them in the same way as Roctos.

History[edit]

Super Mario Galaxy[edit]

Roctos from Super Mario Galaxy

In Super Mario Galaxy, these enemies mostly appear around airships, are always found in pairs, and have two varieties. The first type hides in a large barrel until approached, after which it will emerge and occasionally shoot a coconut (with a high-pitched squeak) or a fireball (with an even higher-pitched squeak) towards Mario. If he gets too far away from one, it will duck back into its barrel until he draws closer again. To defeat this type, Mario has to send back the coconuts they shoot by spinning when the coconut gets close, making it deflect and hit the Rocto instead. The second type lacks a barrel, simply standing on the ground, and as such constantly shoots regardless of how far away Mario is, even when he is not even in their line of fire. This type only shoots fireballs, and as such can only be defeated with a thrown Koopa Shell. Roctos usually guard bridges that will be released upon their defeat. The leader of the Roctos, King Kaliente, is fought twice as a boss.

Appearances[edit]

  • Baseline sprite of the Star Pointer in Super Mario Galaxy. marks missions where they are completely absent.
  • Galaxy StarP.png marks missions where they are loaded and may be visible, but cannot be encountered directly.
With barrel, shoots coconuts and fireballs
Domes Galaxies Missions
Terrace Good Egg Galaxy Dino Piranha (mission)A Snack of Cosmic ProportionsKing Kaliente's Battle FleetDino Piranha Speed RunPurple Coin OmeletLuigi on the Roof
Engine Room Bowser Jr.'s Lava Reactor King Kaliente's Spicy Return
Garden Dreadnought Galaxy Infiltrating the DreadnoughtDreadnought's Colossal CannonsRevenge of the Topman TribeTopman Tribe Speed RunBattlestation's Purple CoinsDreadnought's Garbage Dump
Without barrel, shoots fireballs
Domes Galaxies Missions
Fountain Space Junk Galaxy Pull Star PathKamella's Airship AttackTarantox's Tangled WebPull Star Path Speed RunPurple Coin SpacewalkYoshi's Unexpected Appearance

Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]

Roctos from Super Mario Galaxy 2

In Super Mario Galaxy 2, only the barrel-hiding type reappears in the Shiverburn Galaxy where they act as the final enemy defense before facing Prince Pikante, another boss Rocto. Similarly to the first game, they guard a pathway (of rock over lava) that Mario must use to progress. However, unlike the previous game, they are found in varyingly sized groups rather than in pairs. They also appear in the final galaxy, the Grandmaster Galaxy, on the Platform Planet; this is their only appearance where defeating them is not mandatory to progress forward. They still shoot coconuts and fireballs in this game.

Appearances[edit]

  • Baseline sprite of the Star Pointer in Super Mario Galaxy. marks missions where they are completely absent.
  • Galaxy StarP.png marks missions where they are loaded and may be visible, but cannot be encountered directly.
Worlds Galaxies Missions
World 5 Shiverburn Galaxy Prince Pikante's Peppery MoodOcto-Army Icy Rainbow RompThe Chimp's Ultimate Skating Challenge
World S Grandmaster Galaxy The Ultimate TestThe Perfect Run

Gallery[edit]

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy 2
ObjectData/OtaRock.arc OtaRock Ota Rock

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese オタロック[3]
Ota Rokku
Based on「オクタロック」(Okutarokku, Octorok)
French Calamar cracheur de feu[4] Fire-breathing squid
Octopus[5] Octopus
German Oktopus[?] -
Italian Seppia[6] Cuttlefish Super Mario Galaxy (PRIMA Guide)
Calamaro[7] Squid Super Mario Galaxy (PRIMA Guide), Dreadnought Galaxy section
Cannone[8] Cannon Super Mario Galaxy 2 (PRIMA Guide)
Polipo[9] Octopus Super Mario Galaxy (Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia)
Polporoccia[10] Portmanteau of "polpo" (octopus) and "roccia" (rock), possibly a nod to "Octorok" Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia)
Spanish (NOA) RocaPulpo[?] Octopus Rock
Spanish (NOE) Rocapulpo[?] Octopusrock

Trivia[edit]

Unused Ota Jack model from Super Mario Galaxy
The unused Ota Jack.
  • The data for Super Mario Galaxy contains a model for an unused enemy resembling a Rocto with short suction cup-shaped arms under the filename "OtaJack."[11] This fits the theme of Rocto being "OtaRock," King Kaliente being "OtaKing," and the later Prince Pikante being "OtaPrince."

References[edit]

  1. ^ English Super Mario Galaxy entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:39:09 UTC via archive.today.)
  2. ^ English Super Mario Galaxy 2 entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:39:46 UTC via archive.today.)
  3. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 127, 158.
  4. ^ Super Mario Galaxy, Le Guide Officiel. Prima Games, page 93
  5. ^ Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia, page 127
  6. ^ November 16, 2007. La Guida Ufficiale - Super Mario Galaxy. Prima Games (Italian). ISBN 978-1-906064-03-7. Page 55, 56, 93, 250.
  7. ^ November 16, 2007. La Guida Ufficiale - Super Mario Galaxy. Prima Games (Italian). ISBN 978-1-906064-03-7. Page 271.
  8. ^ Catherine Browne (2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2. Guida strategica ufficiale. Prima Games & Multiplayer Edizioni (Italian). ISBN 9788863551198. Page 189.
  9. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 127.
  10. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 159.
  11. ^ TCRF. Super Mario Galaxy/Unused Models § OtaJack. The Cutting Room Floor. Retrieved February 20, 2020.