Crow
- This article is about species of birds found in the Super Mario franchise. For a boss from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, see Krow. For the enemy occasionally called "Crow", see Crowber.
| Crow | |||
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 Crows in Luigi's Mansion | |||
| First appearance | Luigi's Mansion (2001) | ||
| Latest appearance | Luigi's Mansion 2 HD (2024) | ||
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- “Hey, Maude, listen to this! Ronnie, my oldest, is taking his SATs this year.”
- —Flo, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Crows are a species of birds that appear in several Super Mario franchise games, usually as part of the scenery, and are usually seen inhabiting dark and gloomy-looking places. Their first appearance as such is Luigi's Mansion, but they only gain a more prominent role in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door as inhabitants of Twilight Town, and later in Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon as enemies. In addition, several species from the Super Mario franchise, most notably Pidgits and Crowbers, are based on crows.
History
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Crows appear in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door on trees in Twilight Town. When Mario talks to them at first, they simply caw; however, when Mario uses Vivian's Veil and hides under a tree, they become much more conversational, thinking they are alone. They discuss a plethora of subjects, ranging from internet stocks to which university their children should attend. Some crows even give tips about gameplay. Vivian explains that they only pretend to be ignorant when people are around. At one point in the game, the crows make a reference to Luigi's Mansion.
Models of the crows from this game make a cameo appearance in Super Paper Mario among Francis' toys.
Luigi's Mansion series
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
Crows[1] appear as enemies in Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon as opposed to simply being ambient objects in Luigi's Mansion. Unlike in Luigi's Mansion and Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, in which they are tall and stocky, and have eyes on the sides of their heads and black feathers, they are now quite short and lean, and have eyes on the front of their heads and purple feathers. They now also appear in large swarms, whereas in the two aforementioned games, they only appeared in groups of two. They can hurt Luigi, but he can suck them up with the Poltergust 5000 or flash the Strobulb to defeat them, which makes them drop a bill or some hearts. Most crows in the game are found in Haunted Towers. Gold crows[2] also appear and fly in a certain direction before disappearing. When the Strobulb is used on one, it drops five bills.
Luigi's Mansion 3
Crows reappear as enemies in Luigi's Mansion 3, along with gold crows, where they act as they did in Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon. They also have a swooping attack similar to Crowbers in the New Super Mario Bros. games.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | カラス (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)[?] Karasu |
Crow | |
| ワタリガラス[citation needed] Watarigarasu |
Raven | ||
| カーラ (Luigi's Mansion series)[?] Kāra |
From「かあ」(kā, crow's caw) and「烏」(karasu, crow) | ||
| ゴルカーラ[citation needed] Goru Kāra |
Gol (short for "gold") Crow | ||
| Chinese (simplified) | 嘎嘎鸦 (Luigi's Mansion series)[?] Gāgā yā |
Caw-Caw Crow | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 嘎嘎鴉 (Luigi's Mansion series)[?] Gāgā yā |
Caw-Caw Crow | |
| Dutch | Raaf[?] | Raven | |
| French | Corbeau[?] | Raven; compare to "corneille", which is closer to crow | |
| German | Krähe[?] | Crow | |
| Italian | Corvo[?] | Crow/Raven | |
| Korean | 까마귀 Kkamagwi 까악 (Luigi's Mansion series) Kkaak[?] |
Crow |
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| Portuguese | Corvo[?] | Crow/raven | |
| Russian | Ворон[?] Voron |
Raven | |
| Spanish | Cuervo[?] | Crow/raven |
References
- ^ von Esmarch, Nick. Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 14. "TIP When you replay this mission, use the Strobulb to flash the crows perched in the trees along the path."
- ^ von Esmarch, Nick. Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 163. "Continue to the south end of the Chalet Approach. Search the tree at the bottom of the hill to reveal some gold crows. Flash the birds and search the nearby chest along the area’s south edge. When you’re done, follow the path back up to the Chalet."
