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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 ''[[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. They are always found in pairs.
In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', these enemies mostly appear around [[airship]]s and usually hide in barrels or stand on platforms until [[Mario]] approaches them, after which they will try to shoot Mario with [[coconut]]s or [[fireball]]s as their main form of attack. They are always found in pairs. To defeat them, Mario has to send back the [[coconut]]s they shoot by [[spin]]ning. One pair, which shoots only fireballs in the [[Space Junk Galaxy]], must be destroyed by the player throwing shells towards them. Roctos usually guard bridges that will be released upon their defeat. The leader of the Roctos, [[King Kaliente]], is fought twice as a boss.
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===''Super Mario Galaxy 2''===
===''Super Mario Galaxy 2''===
In ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'', they reappear again but only in the [[Shiverburn Galaxy]] where they act as the final enemy defense line before facing [[Prince Pikante]]. However, unlike its prequel, there are five instead of two. They also appear in the final galaxy, the [[Grandmaster Galaxy]] on the [[Grandmaster Galaxy#Platform Planet|Platform Planet]].
[[File:SMG2 Octopus Screenshot.png|thumb|left|200px|Roctos from ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'']]
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In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', they reappear 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 sets of five instead of two. 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}}
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==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
|Jap=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>
|JapR=Ota Rokku
|JapM=Based on「オクタロック」(''Okutarokku'',  [[zeldawiki:Octorok|Octorok]])
|SpaA=RocaPulpo
|SpaAM=Octopus Rock
|SpaE=Rocapulpo
|SpaEM=Octopusrock
|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=Polipo<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''. Paragrafo di ''Super Mario Galaxy'', pagina 127.</ref>
|ItaM=Uncommon term for "octopus"
|ItaN=''Super Mario Galaxy''
|Ita2=Polporoccia<ref>''Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia''. Paragrafo di ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'', pagina 159.</ref>
|Ita2M=Portmanteau of "polpo" (''octopus'') and "roccia" (''rock'')
|Ita2N=''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
}}
 
==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==
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Latest revision as of 07:02, September 22, 2024

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 and usually hide in barrels or stand on platforms until Mario approaches them, after which they will try to shoot Mario with coconuts or fireballs as their main form of attack. They are always found in pairs. To defeat them, Mario has to send back the coconuts they shoot by spinning. One pair, which shoots only fireballs in the Space Junk Galaxy, must be destroyed by the player throwing shells towards them. Roctos usually guard bridges that will be released upon their defeat. The leader of the Roctos, King Kaliente, is fought twice as a boss.

Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]

Roctos from Super Mario Galaxy 2

In Super Mario Galaxy 2, they reappear 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 sets of five instead of two. 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.

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 Polipo[6] Uncommon term for "octopus" Super Mario Galaxy
Polporoccia[7] Portmanteau of "polpo" (octopus) and "roccia" (rock) Super Mario Galaxy 2
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."[8] 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. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Paragrafo di Super Mario Galaxy, pagina 127.
  7. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Paragrafo di Super Mario Galaxy 2, pagina 159.
  8. ^ TCRF. Super Mario Galaxy/Unused Models § OtaJack. The Cutting Room Floor. Retrieved February 20, 2020.