Sewer rat
- "Rat" redirects here. For the animal from Super Mario Odyssey, see small animal.
| Sewer rat | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins | |
| Species | Rat |
| First appearance | Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992) |
| Latest appearance | Mario vs. Wario (1993) |
The sewer rat,[1][2] also referred to as the rat[1][3] or mouse,[4] is the boss of the Macro Zone in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. It is a rat with a rather prominent nose that it apparently uses for defense. Its fight is similar to the battle with Morton Koopa Jr. and Roy Koopa in Super Mario World. The sewer rat runs up walls and into pipes, and it eventually crawls to the top of the ceiling and falls straight onto Mario. If he jumps on top of the sewer rat three times or hits it with six fireballs, it is defeated. The rat then falls off the screen, and Mario gets one of his six Golden Coins.
The sewer rat also appears in the first Mario vs. Wario comic. On Mario's way to visit Wario, the sewer rat is the first enemy Mario encounters. Mario mistakenly assumes that the sewer rat just wants to have a party, and he pulls its needle-point nose off to use as a party-popper, causing the rat to faint.
Profiles
Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten
Gallery
Sprite from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Mario vs. Wario
A commercial for Game Boy introduced by Mani
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | リッキー[5] Rikkī |
Ricky | |
Chiisana Nezumi |
Small Rat (relative to Macro Zone) | ||
| French | Ricky[7] | Same name as the Japanese one. | |
| German | Riesenmaus[?] | Giant mouse | |
| Italian | Topo[8] | Rat | |
| Topo di fogna[9] | Sewer rat |
References
- ^ a b August 1993. Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #5. Page 54.
- ^ English Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp (English). Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 13, 2022, 13:51:45 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ "Eek! A rat runs through the last room of the zone." – December 1992. Nintendo Power Volume 43. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 47.
- ^ Hamm & Rudolf GmbH, Frankfurt (1994). Super Game Boy Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 23.
- ^ 「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオランド２ ６つの金貨」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 9.
- ^ Kazuki, Motoyama. KC Deluxe vol. 19 - Super Mario Land 2: 6-tsu no Kinka 1. Page 3.
- ^ Super Mario-kun Volume 7 French translation. Page 149.
- ^ 1993. Club Nintendo (Italy) Numero 1. Page 24.
- ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 76.
