Mole Tank
- Not to be confused with Mole Yoshi or Monty Tank.
| Mole Tank | |
|---|---|
| |
| Applies to | Yoshi |
| Item needed | Morph bubble |
| Power(s) given | Turns invincible and is able to break through walls. |
| First appearance | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) |
| Latest appearance | Yoshi's Island DS (2006) |
The Mole Tank, also known as Mole-Yoshi,[1] is one of the several morph bubble transformations a Yoshi can undergo in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. Although the Mole Tank is yellow in its artwork, the Yellow Yoshi never gets the opportunity to morph into a Mole Tank.
The Mole Tank can dig through soft rocks and can be rotated into four directions (up, down, left and right) with the D-pad. One of its main advantages is its ability to drive along walls and the ceiling without falling down. It is also smaller than a regular Yoshi, enabling the tank to fit through small openings.
Mole Tanks also appear in Yoshi's Island DS, in which they have a similar role.
Yoshi morphs to a Mole Tank after eating a morph bubble in volume 14 of the Super Mario-kun. This allows Yoshi, Mario, Baby Mario, and Luigi to dig underground. While underground, Yoshi nearly eats a Monty Mole before quickly going further underground, but upon doing so, Kamek gives the Mole Tank a beating with his hammer. Unlike in the game, the Mole Tank power-up stays for a set period of time and does not transport Yoshi back to where Yoshi got the morph bubble.
Profiles
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
- Instruction booklet: Operate with the +Control Pad.[2]
- Shogakukan guide: 土の中のお宝もいただきだい。[3] (I would like to have the treasures in the soil.)
Gallery
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Artwork used for a puzzle based on Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Yossy Island Jumbo Carddass 2
The Mole Tank in the Super Mario-kun
Yoshi as a Mole Tank in What's Gusty Taste Like? in Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | モグラタンク[4][3] Mogura Tanku |
Mole Tank | |
| Chinese | 挖土机[?] Wātǔjī |
Excavator | |
| French | Char à taupe[?] | Mole tank; sounds similar to char d'assaut (tank) | |
| German | Wühlyoshi[?] | From "wühlen" (to burrow) and "Yoshi" | |
| Italian | Talpa-Carro Armato[5] (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island) | Mole-Tank | |
| Carrotalpa (Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3)[?] | Compound of carro (armato) (tank) and talpa (mole) | ||
| Spanish (NOA) | Mole Tank[6] | - |
References
- ^ Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue 31, page 66.
- ^ Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island English instruction booklet, page 19.
- ^ a b 「スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Super Mario: Yossy Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook), page 4.
- ^ Super Mario: Yossy Island instruction booklet, pg. 18
- ^ Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island GIG's Italian manual, pag. 9
- ^ Club Nintendo (Mexico) Año 4 No. 10, page 10.
