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|relatives=[[Cheep Cheep]] | |relatives=[[Cheep Cheep]] | ||
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'''Rip Van Fish''' are fish enemies who spend most of their time sleeping. They make their first and main appearance in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. Rip Van Fish are large blue fish with orange fins, tail, and lips as well as a pair of big eyes. | '''Rip Van Fish'''<ref>M. Arakawa. Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Page 106.</ref> (also pluralized '''Rip Van Fishes'''<ref name=Prima>Stratton, Bryan. ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 14.</ref> and parsed as '''Rip van Fish''')<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/world/?lang=en English ''Super Mario World'' entry on the official Mario Portal]. ''nintendo.co.jp''. Retrieved August 13, 2022. ([https://archive.ph/yutSZ Archived] August 13, 2022 14:17:58 UTC via archive.today.)</ref> are fish enemies who spend most of their time sleeping. They make their first and main appearance in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. Rip Van Fish are large blue fish with orange fins, tail, and lips as well as a pair of big eyes. | ||
Rip Van Fish is named after the literary character {{wp|Rip Van Winkle}}, who fell asleep for twenty years. | Rip Van Fish is named after the literary character {{wp|Rip Van Winkle}}, who fell asleep for twenty years. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===''Super Mario'' series=== | ===''Super Mario'' series=== | ||
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===''Super Mario World'' / ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''=== | ===''Super Mario World'' / ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''=== | ||
*'''''[[Super Mario World]]'' Instruction Booklet:''' ''This little fellow is always taking a nap, but when Mario comes along, he wakes up, and sets off in hot pursuit. Whatever you do, don't let Rip touch Mario.''<ref>''Super Mario World'' Instruction Booklet, pg. 24''</ref> | *'''''[[Super Mario World]]'' Instruction Booklet:''' ''This little fellow is always taking a nap, but when Mario comes along, he wakes up, and sets off in hot pursuit. Whatever you do, don't let Rip touch Mario.''<ref>''Super Mario World'' Instruction Booklet, pg. 24''</ref> | ||
*'''''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'' "Denizens of Dinosaur Land" poster:''' ''Even though these little guys are always napping, they wake up whenever Mario or Luigi comes near and set off in hot pursuit. Whatever you do, don't let them catch you!'' | *'''''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'' "Denizens of Dinosaur Land" poster:''' ''Even though these little guys are always napping, they wake up whenever Mario or Luigi comes near and set off in hot pursuit. Whatever you do, don't let them catch you!'' | ||
*'''[[Prima Games]]:''' "''Rip Van Fishes sleep until you come near, then they wake up and chase you for having disturbed their rest. They are vulnerable to Capes and Fireballs.''"<ref name=Prima/> | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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|Jap=グースカ | |Jap=グースカ | ||
|JapR=Gūsuka | |JapR=Gūsuka | ||
|JapM= | |JapM=From「グーグー」(''gūgū'', onomatopoeia for snoring asleep); officially romanized as "Gooska". | ||
|FraA=Rip Van Poisson | |FraA=Rip Van Poisson | ||
|FraAM=Rip Van Fish | |FraAM=Rip Van Fish | ||