T-Rex
- This article is about the enemy from Super Mario Odyssey. For the character from the Super Mario World television series, see T-Rex (character).
The T-Rex[1][2] is an enemy from Super Mario Odyssey that can be controlled by Cappy. It is based off of the real and extinct Tyrannosaurus rex.
One T-Rex can be found sleeping in the Cascade Kingdom, as well as a second one sleeping in an optional sub-area. A hostile T-Rex wearing a fedora can be found patrolling a brown path around a large tree in the Deep Woods section of the Wooded Kingdom, and one wearing aviator goggles can be found in another bonus area within the Metro Kingdom.[3] The ones in the Cascade and Wooded Kingdoms can be captured, though the latter requires being lured into ramming into a rock, knocking its hat off and stunning it. Unlike the other captures, they can only be controlled for a limited time, due to Cappy requiring a lot of effort to keep such a large creature captured. Once the time expires, sleeping T-Rexes disappear and go back to their original point. However, this can be circumnavigated by releasing them and recapturing them quickly. The one in the Metro Kingdom exists solely for a Scooter-based chase sequence, and eventually falls into a pit at the end.
According to Kenta Motokura, the director of Super Mario Odyssey, the T-Rex's realistic design was influenced by Super Mario World, another game where Mario is alongside dinosaurs. The development team wanted to include a dinosaur never seen in a Mario game before in hopes of surprising the player, causing the developers to steer away from the more cartoonish and caricatured dinosaur designs used in Super Mario World.[4]
See also
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Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ティラノサウルス[5] Tiranosaurus |
Tyrannosaurus | |
| Chinese | 暴龙 (Simplified) 暴龍 (Traditional)[?] Bào lóng |
Tyrannosaurus | |
| Dutch | T. rex[?] | - | |
| German | T-Rex[?] | - | |
| Italian | T-Rex[?] | - | |
| Russian | Тираннозавр[?] Tirannozavr |
Tyrannosaur | |
| Spanish | Tiranosaurio[?] | Tyrannosaur |
Trivia
- President Koopa in the Super Mario Bros. film had evolved from a T-Rex, and appears as an actual T-Rex late in the film.
- Concept art for the film reveals that Yoshi was going to be a young T-Rex at one point in development.
- In a My Nintendo-exclusive poll conducted during E3 2017, the T-Rex was voted the top enemy that account owners wanted to capture and play as, well above the Goomba, Bullet Bill, Hammer Bro, Chain Chomp, and Cheep Cheep also part of the poll.[2]
- In an interview with Game Informer, Shigeru Miyamoto likened Mario's ability to capture and control a T-Rex in Super Mario Odyssey to riding Yoshi.[6]
- Despite Motokura's intention to include a realistic and believable dinosaur in Super Mario Odyssey,[4] the T-Rex's design does not reflect the current scientific understanding as to what Tyrannosaurus rex most likely looked like, instead resembling older depictions, such as from the film Jurassic Park. Notable differences include the uncovered teeth, complete lack of feathers, and roaring vocalizations.[7]
References
- ^ Super Mario UK Twitter post. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ a b Official My Nintendo poll for day 3 on Nintendo's E3 2017 website
- ^ GameXplain. (October 10, 2017). Tons of New Super Mario Odyssey Gameplay Revealed (Japanese Ad Compilation). YouTube. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- ^ a b Nintendo. (June 15, 2017). Super Mario Odyssey - Co-Op Demonstration - Nintendo E3 2017. YouTube. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ Official Super Mario Odyssey Japanese website
- ^ Kyle Hilliard. (June 15, 2017). Miyamoto On Breath Of The Wild, Nostalgia, And If Yoshi And A T-Rex Can Co-Exist. Game Informer. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ Jacqueline Ronson. (May 20, 2016). The Tyrannosaurus Rex Had Lips and It Probably Didn't Roar. Inverse. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
