Small Rammerhead
- This article is about the pinkish Rammerheads with narrow heads. For the little Rammerhead in Captain Toad Makes a Splash, see Rammerhead.
| Small Rammerhead | |||
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 Artwork from Super Mario 3D World | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario 3D World (2013) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021) | ||
| Variant of | Rammerhead | ||
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Small Rammerheads[1] are a type of Rammerhead in Super Mario 3D World and Bowser's Fury. While their bodies are the same size as the normal Rammerheads, they have narrower heads and pink dorsa. While underwater, Small Rammerheads swim between corridors that are not large enough for their bigger counterparts, and most are trailed by bubbles. In shallow bodies of water, they breach from the surface. Small Rammerheads appear luminescent in dark areas and only their heads are damaging, just like the bigger sharks.
In the original Super Mario 3D World, they appear only in Rammerhead Reef. In the underwater portion of the course, most of the bubbles that trail the sharks contain coins, but one of them holds the course's second Green Star. Small gaps appear in the terrain that allow the player character to avoid Small Rammerheads as they swim by. Three breaching Small Rammerheads later appear near the Goal Pole, where they breach over terrain in tall arcs, belly side up. The ones on screen are immediately defeated upon touching the Goal Pole, each one awarding the player 1000 points.
In Bowser's Fury, Cat Rammerheads[1] appear in Lake Lapcat on the archipelagic path between Clawswipe Colosseum and Trickity Tower. Unlike the ones from the the Sprixie Kingdom, these Rammerheads have cat ears, a cat tail, and are furred. Their dorsa is a drap purple, just like the larger Rammerheads. Cat Rammerheads leap in low arcs over the path, making them difficult to avoid. Their backs are directed towards the sky, unlike the Small Rammerheads in Rammerhead Reef. Their eyes turn to follow Mario's position when he is within their immediate vicinity.
They identity of this shark enemy as a specific variant of normal Rammerheads has been opaque. Unlike Goombas, there are no Rammerhead variants recognized in the Prima Games guidebook for Super Mario 3D World.[2] The name "Small Rammerhead" is applied to the narrow-headed Rammerheads in the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia and the Mario Portal Game Archive for Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury,[3][1] whereas it is applied to the little one from Captain Toad Makes a Splash on the Mario Portal Game Archive for the original game. The pink ones are not listed at all.[4] Because the pink narrow-headed ones are the only Rammerheads to have a unique filename designation from the normal ones, these are presumed to be the "true" Small Rammerheads. Captain Toad's Adventures notably include little Biddybuds, Peepas, and other enemies that are not recognized as unique variants.
Gallery[edit]
Super Mario 3D World
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Bowser's Fury (Cat Rammerhead)
Naming[edit]
Internal name[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario 3D World | ObjectData/Syumock4M.szs | Syumock4M | Rammerhead 4M |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | シュモック(小)[3][1] Shumokku (Shō) |
Rammerhead (Small); this name is applied to the Rammerhead from Captain Toad Makes a Splash on the Mario Portal Game Archive for Super Mario 3D World[4] | |
| Italian | Baby Squalo Martesto[5] | Baby Rammerhead |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury | History | Mario Portal | Nintendo. Nintendo (English). Retrieved January 23, 2025. (Archived January 23, 2025, 21:25:22 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ Musa, Alexander, and Geson Hatchett (2013). Super Mario 3D World: PRIMA Official Game Guide (eGuide). Roseville: Prima Games. Page 9, 32, 85.
- ^ a b Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario 3D World" in 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 226.
- ^ a b English Super Mario 3D World entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:46:25 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 226.
