Mother Penguin
| Mother Penguin | |
|---|---|
 Artwork of the Mother Penguin (center) with two Baby Penguins from Super Mario Party Jamboree | |
| Species | Penguin |
| First appearance | Super Mario 64 (1996) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) |
- “Egad! My baby!! Have you seen my baby??? She's the most precious baby in the whole world. (They say she has my beak...) I just can't remember where I left her. Let's see... I stopped for herring and ice cubes, then I... oohh! I just don't know!”
- —Mother Penguin, Super Mario 64
The Mother Penguin,[1][2] also called Mama Penguin,[3] is a penguin who appears on Cool, Cool Mountain in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS. She has lost her daughter, Tuxie, so Mario, Luigi, or Wario goes to look for her. Once Tuxie is returned, the Mother Penguin rewards the player character with a Power Star, completing the mission Li'l Penguin Lost.
If the player character brings the Mother Penguin another baby penguin, she does not accept it. She insists that this baby penguin is not her daughter and that they look nothing alike.
If Tuxie is taken back after being delivered to the Mother Penguin, she follows the player character with a cross expression on her face until he drops Tuxie again. However, she does not seem to react in any way if the player character gets far enough away or drops Tuxie off the edge. The Mother Penguin also does not follow the player past the edge of the pond she is in.
Gallery[edit]
Artwork from Super Mario 64
Artwork from Super Mario 64
Artwork from Super Mario 64
Mario delivering Tuxie to the Mother Penguin in Super Mario 64 DS
Additional names[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario 64 DS | data/enemy/penguin/penguin.bmd | PENGUIN_MOTHER | Penguin Mother |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 父子ペンギン[4] Oyako Pengin |
Parent and Child Penguins | |
| French | Maman Pingouin[?] | Mother Auk | |
| German | Mama Pinginola[5] | Mother Pinginola | |
| Italian | Madre Pinguotta[6] | Mother Penguin |
References[edit]
- ^ Pelland, Scott and Dan Owsen (1996). Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 38 (map).
- ^ Course 4 - Star 2: Li'l Penguin Lost. Nintendo: Super Mario 64 Strategy (American English). Archived June 10, 1998, 06:44:26 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ February 2005. Nintendo Power Volume 188. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 80.
- ^ Kazuki, Motoyama. KC Deluxe vol. 36 - Super Mario 64 part 1. Page 6.
- ^ Kraft, John D., Thomas Görg, and Marko Hein, editors (1997). Der offizielle Nintendo 64 Spieleberater "Super Mario 64". Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 7.
- ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 93.
