Rocto
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![Artwork of a Rocto from Super Mario Galaxy.[1] It has subsequently been used for Super Mario Galaxy 2. This specific image was scanned from its guidebook by Shokora (talk).](/File:SMG_Octopus_Artwork.png) Artwork from Super Mario Galaxy | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) | ||
| Member of | Octo-Army | ||
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- “Your attacks won't reach those mean-looking aliens! But here's a great idea! What if you tried to bounce something back at them?”
- —Green Toad, Super Mario Galaxy
Roctos[1][2] are octopus enemies in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. They are giant, gray relatives of Octoombas with many pale spots and a blue appendage on their heads. They are larger than the Octoombas and they coil their tenatacles around the base of their bodies. They are capable of firing projectiles from their funnels.
Their means of attack and defeat mirror how Octoroks behave in The Legend of Zelda 3D titles. The internal file designation and Japanese name[3] for Roctos suggest this was not circumstantial, and that the enemies are directly based off of them.
History
Super Mario Galaxy
In Super Mario Galaxy, these enemies mostly appear around airships, are always found in pairs, and have two varieties. The first type hides in a large barrel until approached, after which it will emerge and occasionally shoot a coconut (with a high-pitched squeak) or a fireball (with an even higher-pitched squeak) towards Mario. If he gets too far away from one, it will duck back into its barrel until he draws closer again. To defeat this type, Mario has to send back the coconuts they shoot by spinning when the coconut gets close, making it deflect and hit the Rocto instead. The second type lacks a barrel, simply standing on the ground, and as such constantly shoots regardless of how far away Mario is, even when he is not even in their line of fire. This type only shoots fireballs, and as such can only be defeated with a thrown Koopa Shell. Roctos usually guard bridges that will be released upon their defeat. The leader of the Roctos, King Kaliente, is fought twice as a boss.
Appearances
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| Terrace | Good Egg Galaxy | |
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| Garden | Dreadnought Galaxy | |
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| Fountain | Space Junk Galaxy | |
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Super Mario Galaxy 2
In Super Mario Galaxy 2, only the barrel-hiding type reappears in the Shiverburn Galaxy where they act as the final enemy defense before facing Prince Pikante, another boss Rocto. Similarly to the first game, they guard a pathway (of rock over lava) that Mario must use to progress. However, unlike the previous game, they are found in varyingly sized groups rather than in pairs. They also appear in the final galaxy, the Grandmaster Galaxy, on the Platform Planet; this is their only appearance where defeating them is not mandatory to progress forward. They still shoot coconuts and fireballs in this game.
Appearances
- marks missions where they are completely absent.
- marks missions where they are loaded and may be visible, but cannot be encountered directly.
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| World 5 | Shiverburn Galaxy |  |
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| World S | Grandmaster Galaxy | |
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Gallery
Model from Super Mario Galaxy
Artwork of King Kaliente from Super Mario Galaxy
Artwork of Black King Kaliente from Super Mario Galaxy
Artwork of Prince Pikante from Super Mario Galaxy 2
Naming
Internal names
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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| Super Mario Galaxy Super Mario Galaxy 2 |
ObjectData/OtaRock.arc | OtaRock | Ota Rock |
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | オタロック[3] Ota Rokku |
Based on「オクタロック」(Okutarokku, Octorok) | |
| French | Calamar cracheur de feu[4] | Fire-breathing squid | |
| Octopus[5] | Octopus | ||
| German | Oktopus[?] | ? | |
| Italian | Polipo[6][7] | Octopus | Super Mario Galaxy |
| Seppia[8] | Cuttlefish | ||
| Calamaro[9] | Squid | ||
| Cannone[10] | Cannon | Super Mario Galaxy 2 | |
| Polporoccia[11] | Portmanteau of "polpo" (octopus) and "roccia" (rock), possibly a nod to "Octorok" | ||
| Spanish (NOA) | RocaPulpo[?] | Octopus Rock | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Rocapulpo[?] | Octopusrock |
Notes
- The data for Super Mario Galaxy contains a model for an unused enemy resembling a Rocto with short suction cup-shaped arms under the filename "OtaJack."[12] This fits the theme of Rocto being "OtaRock," King Kaliente being "OtaKing," and the later Prince Pikante being "OtaPrince."
References
- ^ English Super Mario Galaxy entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:39:09 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ English Super Mario Galaxy 2 entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:39:46 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ a b Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). 『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 127, 158.
- ^ Super Mario Galaxy, Le Guide Officiel. Prima Games, page 93
- ^ Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia, page 127
- ^ "Non puoi attaccare quei polipi da questa distanza!" – Green Toad. Super Mario Galaxy. Nintendo of Europe (Italian).
- ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 127.
- ^ November 16, 2007. La Guida Ufficiale - Super Mario Galaxy. Prima Games (Italian). ISBN 978-1-906064-03-7. Page 55, 56, 93, 250.
- ^ November 16, 2007. La Guida Ufficiale - Super Mario Galaxy. Prima Games (Italian). ISBN 978-1-906064-03-7. Page 271.
- ^ Catherine Browne (2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2. Guida strategica ufficiale. Prima Games & Multiplayer Edizioni (Italian). ISBN 9788863551198. Page 189.
- ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 159.
- ^ TCRF. Super Mario Galaxy/Unused Models § OtaJack. The Cutting Room Floor. Retrieved February 20, 2020.