Monty Tank
- Not to be confused with Mole Tank.
| Monty Tank | |
|---|---|
 Screen-cropped asset | |
| Species | Monty Mole and tank/Bill Blaster Turret |
| Appears in | New Super Mario Bros. (2006) |
Monty Tank[1] is the boss of World 6 in New Super Mario Bros. It is a Monty Mole inside a tank that fires Bullet Bills. The tank can be defeated by Mario (or Luigi) stomping Monty's head three times when the latter's head is exposed. Monty's head is exposed when Monty comes out of the tank to throw Bob-ombs at the player. These bombs can be thrown at Monty while its head is exposed to cause damage. Each time the tank is hit, it spins and quickly moves back and forth along the ground. While doing so, it has an alarm sound go off and fires Bullet Bills from its turrets at multiple levels, depending on how many times it has been damaged. Each time it is hit, one more level is added to the tank, making it taller. Like with the other bosses in the game, a ground pound counts as two hits; if Mario uses a ground pound on the first hit, two levels are added, while ground-pounding on the second hit immediately defeats the tank. Mario can also defeat it by just jumping onto the tank while using a Mega Mushroom. The tank is invincible when Monty's head is not exposed. If the player stands on top of the tank, it spins back and forth to get them off it, while firing Bullet Bills and with its alarm sound going off.
Gallery[edit]
Monty Tank's model from New Super Mario Bros.
Names in other languages[edit]
The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media with which they are associated in the "Notes" column. Names exclusive to localizations of the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia are not prioritized due to concerns about circular reporting, and are only listed first for their respective languages if they are the only ones available.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | チョロプータンク[2][3][4] Choropū Tanku |
Monty Mole Tank | |
| French | Tank de Monty[5] | Monty Tank | |
| Monty Tank[6] | - | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| Italian | Talparmato[7] | Portmanteau of talpa ("mole") and carro armato ("tank") | |
| Spanish | Tanque Monty[8] | Monty Tank |
Notes[edit]
- While internal data labels choropu (Monty Mole) separate from chorotank (Monty Tank), the Player's Guide attributes the name "Monty Tank" to the Monty Mole himself.
- Monty Tank is similar to the Monty Mole bosses in Super Mario Sunshine, who similarly made use of Bullet Bill–shooting weapons and threw Bob-ombs.
References[edit]
- ^ Loe, Casey (May 15, 2006). New Super Mario Bros. Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-59812-009-3. Page 14.
- ^ Watanabe, Takashi, Geesen Ueno, Noriko Oketani, Tatsuhiko Mizutani, Yoshimori Kato, Mizuho Nitta, Chie Maruyama, Junko Fukuda, and Kunio Takayama, editors (2006). 『ニュー・スーパーマリオブラザーズ: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-091063-07-1. Page 20.
- ^ Kashima, Aya, Daisuke Kitayama, Itaru Nakatani, Seishiro Fuwa, Isamu Horie, and Yoji Watanabe (2006). 『ニュー・スーパーマリオブラザーズ』. Tokyo: ambit (Japanese). ISBN 4-8399-2000-1. Page 18.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "New Super Mario Bros." 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 114.
- ^ Loe, Casey (2006). New Super Mario Bros., le guide de stratégie officiel. Hamburg: Future Press (French). ISBN 3-937336-61-3. Page 14.
- ^ Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). "New Super Mario Bros." in Super Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 114.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "New Super Mario Bros." in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 114.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "New Super Mario Bros." in Enciclopedia Super Mario Bros. 30ª Aniversario. Translated by Gemma Tarrés. Barcelona: Editorial Planeta, S.A. (European Spanish). ISBN 978-84-9146-223-1. Page 114.
| Monty Moles and relatives | |
|---|---|
| Characters | Big Montgomery • Chitei Kaijū Indy • Choropū Chika Butai • Choropū (Haha) • Choropū (Kodomo-tachi) • Choropū Safari-tai • Choropū Shinrin-tai • Choropū the Picasso • Choropū Mōdoku Butai • Choropū-tachi • Choropūko • Chorozairu • Gattai monster • Mole Biker Gang • Monty Bros. • Monty Mole auctioneer • Monty Tank • Pakkun Mogura • Pūko • Sphinx Zō |
| Species | Choropū Men'iwa • Mawful Mole • Mega Mole • Mega Monty Mole • Metal Mawful Mole • Mole (presenter) • Monty Mole • Monty Mole (Flower Fields) • Monty Mole Patch • Monty Mole Swooper • Morty Mole |
| Other relatives | Mega Rocky Wrench • Ragumo • Rocky Wrench |
| Related items | Choropū-dan |
