Reznor
- "Rhino Dino" redirects here. It is not to be confused with Dino Rhino.
| Reznor | |
|---|---|
 A Reznor in New Super Mario Bros. 2 | |
| First appearance | Super Mario World (1990) |
| Latest appearance | Minecraft: Bedrock Edition (Village & Pillage) (2019) |
Reznors (alternatively pluralized as Reznor),[1] also called Reznor Rhinos[2] or Rhino Dinos,[3] are fire-breathing Triceratops that made their debut in Super Mario World. According to the game's instruction manual, they were cursed by Bowser.[1] They are mid-bosses that Mario and Luigi fight in fortresses found everywhere on Dinosaur Land. They are now found in the Mushroom Kingdom since their appearance in New Super Mario Bros. 2. Similar to how the Koopalings are named after various musicians, Reznors are named after Trent Reznor of the industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails.[4]
History
Super Mario series
Super Mario World
In Super Mario World, a group of four Reznors serve as the bosses of the Vanilla Fortress, the Forest Fortress, the Chocolate Fortress, and the Valley Fortress. They are faced in a room with a bridge over lava, standing on four platforms mounted on a suspended, rotating set of wooden planks bearing their name, spitting fireballs in the direction of the player, who can dissipate these projectiles with the swipe of a cape in caped form. To defeat the Reznors, the player must knock them off their platforms either by hitting their platforms from underneath or by striking them with fireballs. Once two of the Reznors are defeated, the bridge below gradually breaks away starting from the sides, leaving the player to either try and defeat the other two Reznors before the entire bridge collapses, otherwise, the player can jump on one of the vacated platforms to continue the fight from there.
New Super Mario Bros. 2
Reznors reappear in New Super Mario Bros. 2, serving as the game's tower bosses. Their appearance has changed slightly, with their lower jaws and belly having a lighter tone, and their heads redesigned to better resemble those of Triceratops. The platforms they stand on are now coin-giving Long ? Blocks with a width of three blocks rather than two, and the word "REZNOR" on the boards behind the wheel is gone. Reznors roar when the player character enters the boss room, and the battle starts. Their theme is now a cover of the Super Mario World boss battle theme. Unlike in Super Mario World, which only features a group of four on a single four-platform wheel, Reznors can appear either in groups of two or four, and their wheel and bridge setups can also vary. They do not attack as frequently as before, the fireballs they spit move slower, they roar and stomp their blocks when half of them are defeated to force the bridges in their room to collapse, and the bridges do not collapse as quickly. While they can still be knocked off by striking their platforms from below, it now takes six fireballs to defeat one Reznor. They can also be taken out by one gold fireball (which yields 30 coins), or contact with a player under the effects of the Invincibility Leaf.
- Level appearances
- World 1-Tower: Two Reznors on one wheel with four Long ? Blocks.
- World 2-Tower: Four Reznors on one wheel with four Long ? Blocks.
- World 3-Tower: Same as World 2-Tower.
- World 4-Tower: Four Reznors on two wheels; two Reznors per wheel, each having four Long ? Blocks. One bridge is positioned to the left of one wheel, while another is positioned to the right of the other wheel.
- World 5-Tower: Four Reznors on two wheels; two Reznors per wheel, with each wheel having four Long ? Blocks. One bridge is positioned between the two wheels.
- World 6-Tower: Four Reznors on one giant wheel with eight Long ? Blocks.
Mario Golf: World Tour
Although Reznors themselves do not appear in Mario Golf: World Tour, a Reznor costume is available for Miis to wear, and they can also use a ball and set of golf clubs that are based on a Reznor.
Super Mario Adventures
In Super Mario Adventures, several Reznors are shown to inhabit the basement of the Koopalings' Tower, attacking anyone who is dumped into the basement. These Reznor were apparently destroyed when, after attacking Princess Toadstool, Friendly Floyd, Mario, Luigi, Toad, and Yoshi, the Reznor ignited a bomb held by Princess Toadstool, blowing up the Koopalings' Tower.
Later in Super Mario Adventures, several Reznors, riding their spinning platforms, can be seen at Bowser's wedding to Princess Toadstool.
Super Mario-kun
Reznors appear in the Super Mario World adaption of the Japanese manga Super Mario-kun.
In the second 4-koma of the first volume, they attempt to spin very quickly in order to make it harder to hit them, but due to the speed, they fall off their platforms from dizziness.
They reappear in volume 4, where Mario tosses Yoshi to their contraption, making three of them fall. The remaining Reznor attacks Mario directly by charging at him, knocking Mario onto a Switch Palace. Inside, there are many Spinies and a Gray P Switch. Mario uses the switch to turn the enemies into Gray Coins, score multiple lives, and clone himself into Mario x99, who then defeat the Reznor.
Minecraft
In the Super Mario Mash-up in Minecraft, Ravagers are replaced by Reznors.
LEGO Super Mario
Reznors appear in the LEGO Super Mario set 71390: Reznor Knockdown.
Profiles and statistics
Super Mario World
- Instruction booklet: There are dinosaurs called Reznor waiting in all four fortresses. No doubt they've been put under a terrible spell by Koopa. They'll do anything for him, so watch out![1]
- Mario Mania: Dwelling deep within a dark fortress, Reznor feeds on fire and rests on rotating platforms. Avoid the fireballs he spews and bump him from below.[5]
Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Yoshi's Egg
★ブイブイ
クッパのもとで砦のボスとして働いている恐竜系キャラクター。悪に身を売った世措て恐竜で、ヨッシーとの関係を語りたがからない。[6]
★Reznor
A dinosaurian character who works as the boss of Koopa's fortresses. A reclusive dinosaur who sold itself to evil, it doesn't want to talk about its relationship with Yoshi.
Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten
Gallery
- For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Reznor.
Super Mario World
Super Mario World
New Super Mario Bros. 2
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ブイブイ[?] Buibui |
A Japanese expression meaning "to make a peace sign"; likely intended as a variation of Bun Bun | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 布伊[7] Bùyī |
Transliterated from the Japanese name | Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 |
| 布伊布伊[8] Bùyī Bùyī |
LEGO Super Mario | ||
| Chinese (traditional) | 布伊布伊[9] Bùyī Bùyī |
Transliterated from the Japanese name | |
| French | Reznor[?] | - | |
| German | Reznor[?] | - | |
| Rhino Grossmaul[10] | Rhino Big-mouth | Super Mario World | |
| Italian | Reznor[?] | - | |
| Korean | 뿌리뿌리[?] Ppu'li-ppu'li |
From 뿔 (ppul, "horn") and possibly ~이 (-i, Korean noun-forming suffix) | |
| Portuguese | Reznor[?] | - | |
| Spanish | Reznor[?] | - |
Trivia
- Prototype assets of Super Mario World show that "Bunbun" was one of the tentative phrases on Reznor's sign, possibly indicating that it was Boom Boom earlier in development.[11]
References
- ^ a b c 1991. Super Mario World instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 19.
- ^ September 1991. Nintendo Power Volume 28. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 19.
- ^ 1991. Mario Mania. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 113.
- ^ As explained by Dayvv Brooks (former Nintendo of America employee), on July 18, 2012.
- ^ August 1991. Mario Mania. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 51.
- ^ 「任天堂公式ガイドブック ヨッシーのたまご」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Yoshi's Egg). Page 61.
- ^ 无敌阿尔宙斯 (August 28, 2013). 神游 超级马力欧世界 敌人官译. Baidu Tieba (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved February 2, 2017.
- ^ 击落布伊布伊扩展关卡 71390 | 乐高®超级马力欧 | LEGO.com CN. LEGO.com (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^ 布伊布伊擊倒戰 71390 | 樂高® 超級瑪利歐™ | 在官方樂高® 網路商店線上購物 - TW. LEGO.com (Traditional Chinese). Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^ Menold, Marcus, Claude M. Moyse, and Andreas G. Kämmerer, editors (1993). Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World". Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 19.
- ^ Frieze (July 24, 2020). X post featuring prototype Super Mario World assets. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
