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{{Species-infobox
{{species infobox
|title=Cataquack
|image=[[File:Cataquack SMS.png|250px|]]<br>Artwork for ''Super Mario Sunshine''
|image=[[File:Cataquack.jpg|250px|]]
|sub_species=[[Plungelo]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' ([[List of games by date#2002|2002]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' ([[List of games by date#2002|2002]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' ([[List of games by date#2008|2008]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|variants=[[Plungelo]]
|relatives=[[Wiggler]]
|comparable=[[Heave-Ho]]
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{{quote|Those large-billed Cataquacks tend to be very territorial. So, when they spot an outsider such as [[Mario|yourself]], they go wild! They'll run up and hurl you into the air, but they mean no harm.|Noki|Super Mario Sunshine}}
{{quote|Those large-billed Cataquacks tend to be very territorial. So, when they spot an outsider such as [[Mario|yourself]], they go wild! They'll run up and hurl you into the air, but they mean no harm.|Noki|Super Mario Sunshine}}
 
'''Cataquacks''', also called '''Paihanas''',<ref name=bradygames>{{cite|author=Bogenn, Tim, and Doug Walsh|title=''Super Mario Sunshine'' Official Strategy Guide|page=6|publisher=BradyGAMES|language=en-us|isbn=0-7440-0180-3|date=2002}}</ref>{{ref page|6}} '''Piahanas''',<ref name=bradygames/>{{ref page|103}} or '''Pihanas''',<ref>{{cite|author=Hodgson, David S J, Bryan Stratton, and Stephen Stratton|title=''Super Mario Sunshine'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|page=19|date=September 3, 2002|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-3961-1}}</ref> are duck-like enemies that first appear in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''. They are known for catapulting [[Mario]] or other characters into the air. Blue Cataquacks are said to become nervous when confronted by strangers, but they never want to harm them; however, a red variant called '''Chuhanas'''<ref name="bradygames"/>{{ref page|6}} or '''Red Cataquacks'''<ref>{{cite|author=Averill, Alan, and Jennifer Villarreal|title=''Super Mario Sunshine'' Player's Guide|page=63|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en|date=2002|isbn=1-930206-23-2}}</ref> harms any strangers that are in its way. Cataquacks resemble [[Wiggler]] segments, not unlike [[Plungelo]]s, and they are further connected by their similar location and Japanese names. Enemies with similar functions, called [[Heave-Ho]]s, appear in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''.
'''Cataquacks''' are duck-like creatures that first appeared in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' on [[Gelato Beach]]. When they sense [[Mario]] nearby, they speed up and approach him. If they make contact, they will use their beaks to forcefully hurl Mario into the air. They can be both useful and dangerous; the height at which Mario is thrown will damage him if he lands on the same plane from which he was launched. The blue Cataquacks are said to become nervous when confronted by strangers, but never want to harm them. However, the red Cataquacks will harm any strangers that are in their way. Their name may be based on the words ''catapult'' and ''quack'', referring to their behavior and appearance (similar to a [[Wikipedia:Duck|duck]]), respectively. Cataquacks, like [[Plungelo]]s, resemble [[Wiggler]] segments.


==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Sunshine''====
====''Super Mario Sunshine''====
In ''Super Mario Sunshine'', Cataquacks come in two colors, red and blue. The blue Cataquacks cannot damage Mario (unless he touches them directly), but the red ones can. The blue variety tends to be rather lazy and will fall asleep if left undisturbed. The red version is reportedly new to the area. However, as the game continues, more and more red Cataquacks are seen, as well as the number of the Cataquacks in general increases. In the end, only one blue Cataquack is remaining. By running into a Cataquack and getting thrown upwards, Mario can get high-floating [[coin]]s. When sprayed with [[F.L.U.D.D.]], they turn over, and Mario can jump on them for an additional coin. When turned over, they will be stunned for a second, but when jumped on, they will be stunned for several seconds. If Mario sprays them over sand, then they'll naturally sink into the sand, eliminating the need for him to jump on them. However, they can only be truly defeated by [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]], or when getting catapulted into the air by the outburst of a nearby [[Dune Bud]]. In the eighth episode of Gelato Beach, The Watermelon Festival, Cataquacks have swarmed from the beach to the higher areas of the level. They hinder Mario from rolling the watermelon to the beach; when the rolling watermelon hits a Cataquack, it is thrown upwards and destroyed.  
[[File:SMS Red Cataquack.png|thumb|left|A Red Cataquack]]
In ''Super Mario Sunshine'', Cataquacks come in red and blue varieties. They walk aimlessly on [[Gelato Beach]], but when they sense Mario nearby, they charge at him until he gets far enough away from them or they reach a ledge or water. If Cataquacks make contact, they use their beaks to throw Mario into the air. This can be both helpful and harmful; Mario can sustain damage if he lands on the same ground from which he was launched, but he can also reach [[platform]]s and [[coin]]s he otherwise could not with normal [[jump]]s. Whenever Mario gets launched in the air by a Cataquack, he screams the same way he does when falling a great distance instead of when getting tossed in other ways, such as getting launched by [[chuckster]]s. Cataquacks are usually not affected by Mario's direct attacks, but when sprayed with [[F.L.U.D.D.|FLUDD]], they flip over and become stunned. During this time, Mario can get a coin from a Cataquack by jumping onto it, causing it to sink into the ground. If he sprays a stunned Cataquack, it remains stunned for a longer time. When sprayed over sand, Cataquacks sink into it without having to jump on them, but they do not give a coin. Cataquacks can be defeated only by eating them with a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]], catapulting them into the air with the outburst of a nearby [[Dune Bud]], or luring them towards water while using the [[Hover Nozzle]].<ref>{{cite|author=BeaverThingify|date=September 15, 2020|url=youtu.be/rz7gCXSJmJs|title=Super Mario Sunshine - Killing every Cataquack in "The Watermelon Festival"|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=January 6, 2021}}</ref> A subspecies of Cataquacks called Plungelos appears as mini-bosses in [[Mirror Madness! Tilt, Slam, Bam!|Episode 2]] of Gelato Beach. Cataquacks can also appear in [[Sirena Beach]]'s fifth episode, [[King Boo Down Below]], where if [[Big Boo (character)|King Boo]] spins three question marks on the slot machines, he may spit out two Blue Cataquacks that disappear after a short time.
 
The differently colored Cataquacks act differently from one another, similarly to most other species. Blue Cataquacks cannot damage Mario unless he touches them directly, but red ones can damage Mario by catapulting him. If swarmed by Red Cataquacks, Mario may become trapped in a loop of catapulting and suffer a large amount of damage, possibly up to the point that he loses a life. Blue Cataquacks tend to be calmer, and they fall asleep if left undisturbed. According to a [[Noki]] on Gelato Beach, Red Cataquacks are new to the area.<ref>{{cite|quote=Watch out for the red Cataquacks! Seriously! They can hurt you. They only appeared on this beach recently.|author=[[Noki]]|title=''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''}}</ref> As the player progresses through Gelato Beach's episodes, the number of Red Cataquacks and Cataquacks in general increases, while the number of Blue Cataquacks decreases. By the eighth episode, [[The Watermelon Festival]], only one Blue Cataquack remains, sleeping atop a palm tree away from the beach, and Mario can obtain a [[Blue Coin]] from the Cataquack while it is overturned; conversely, in the first episode, [[Dune Bud Sand Castle Secret]], Mario can get a Blue Coin by overturning the single Red Cataquack and jumping on it. In The Watermelon Festival, Red Cataquacks swarm most of Gelato Beach, increasing the difficulty of bringing the [[watermelon]] to the [[Surf Cabana]]. If the watermelon hits a Cataquack, it is thrown upwards and destroyed when it hits the ground, leaving a coin behind.


In the first episodes, Mario can get a [[Blue Coin]] by overturning the single red Cataquack and jumping on it, and in the last episodes, he can get a Blue Coin by doing so on the remaining blue Cataquack.  
Blue Cataquacks are one of the few enemies in the game confirmed to be native to [[Isle Delfino]], as most of the others (presumably including Red Cataquacks) were created from [[Shadow Mario]]'s [[graffiti]].<ref>An excerpt of page 107 of the ''Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.'' The title of the box is 「クッパＪｒ．の落書き!」 ("''The graffiti of Bowser Jr.!''") and the text says 「本作の敵キャラクターたちは、クッパJr.が落書きで生み出したという設定。そのため、水に弱かったり、デザインが他のシリーズと少々異なっていたりする。ヨッシーも、同様の理由で水に落ちると消えてしまう。」 ("''This game's enemy characters are created by Bowser Jr.'s graffiti. That is why they are weak to water, and differ slightly in design from the rest of the series. Yoshi also vanishes if he falls in water for the same reason.''")</ref> Despite this, both colors of Cataquacks splatter when defeated from a Dune Bud.


A sub-species of Cataquacks called [[Plungelo]]s appear as mini-bosses also in ''Super Mario Sunshine'', in Episode 2 of Gelato Beach.
====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
[[File:CataquackGalaxy.png|200px|thumb|left|[[Mario]] encountering Cataquacks in the [[Gold Leaf Galaxy]]]]
In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', the blue variety of Cataquacks reappears in the [[Gold Leaf Galaxy]] and the [[Beach Bowl Galaxy]]. Mario can use them to fling himself to high or out-of-reach places. [[Honeybee]]s are seen to keep them as pets, fencing them in. In this game, they can be defeated only by luring them into the water, where they vanish, but they reappear shortly after (along with [[Koopa Troopa]]s and [[Spring Topman|Spring Topmen]], they are the only non-ammunition enemies that respawn). If Mario [[spin]]s next to them, [[Ground Pound|ground-pounds]] near them, or touches them while in his [[Rainbow Mario|Rainbow form]], they will flip over and be stunned for a few seconds. Unlike in ''Super Mario Sunshine'', Cataquacks are completely harmless due to the game's lack of falling damage. Additionally, these Cataquacks jump and give out an excited squeak before chasing, rather than immediately pursuing Mario. They have a very slight redesign in that the yellow circles on their sides are now a defined ridge rather than simply a pattern, lessening the resemblance to Wiggler segments. According to a honeybee in the Gold Leaf Galaxy, Cataquacks (or at least one specimen found nearby) are native to the [[Gold Leaf Galaxy#Flower Planet|Flower Planet]].<ref>{{file link|SM3DAS SMG GLG Cataquack to the Skies dialog.jpg|Screenshot}}</ref>


In [[Sirena Beach]], during the boss battle with King Boo, if he spins three question marks on the slot machines, he may spit out two blue Cataquacks. These Cataquacks act like red ones and can hurt Mario.
Additionally, the flag on the [[Sea Slide Galaxy]] tower depicts a seagull with a stylized head that resembles a Cataquack's.<ref>{{cite|quote=The tower in Sea Slide Galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy is decorated with a flag on the roof. The flag depicts a stylized seagull eating a mushroom.|date=July 21, 2021|url=www.suppermariobroth.com/post/657268426219356160/the-tower-in-sea-slide-galaxy-in-super-mario|title=Post|publisher=Supper Mario Broth|accessdate=August 8, 2021}}</ref>


====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
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In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', Cataquacks make a reappearance. Mario uses them to fling him to high or out-of-reach places. Only the blue variety is present in this game, found in the [[Gold Leaf Galaxy]] and the [[Beach Bowl Galaxy]]. Bees are seen to keep them as pets. In this game, they can only be defeated by luring them into the water, where they will vanish, but will reappear shortly after. If Mario [[spin]]s the tail, they will be knocked out for a few seconds. Unlike in ''Super Mario Sunshine'', Cataquacks are completely harmless in this game.
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===''Mario Kart'' series===
===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''====
====''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''====
[[File:PeachBeach-Cataquack-MKDD.png|thumb|200px|right|Different colored '''Cataquacks''' appear at Peach Beach.]]
Cataquacks first appear in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]] in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' as primary obstacles on [[GCN Peach Beach|Peach Beach]]. This game introduces purple and green colors in addition to the original red and blue. They walk around the beach area and target nearby racers, although they avoid the stone path in between the grass and the beach. If they make contact with a [[kart]], they will flip them up into the air, making it lose all speed, and causing the characters to drop their items. The rear character will also become helpless, holding onto the back of the kart for a short time. Cataquacks can be temporarily knocked out by [[Green Shell]]s and [[Red Shell]]s, as well as [[Lightning]], causing them to fall upside-down into the sand.
In ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', Cataquacks are revealed to come in purple and green varieties, in addition to the other red and blue colors. The game also reveals that they are also known as '''Pihanas''' (which is similar to their Japanese name, ''Poihana''). They can be found on [[Peach Beach]]. When a [[kart]] runs into them, the car is thrown upwards, stopping the drivers and making them drop their items. The Cataquacks can be temporarily knocked out by [[Green Shell|Green]] and [[Red Shell]]s, as well as [[Thunderbolt (item)|Thunderbolts]].
 
====''Mario Kart Arcade GP'' subseries====
In ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]'', Red and Blue Cataquacks appear in the backgrounds of certain courses in the [[Mario Cup]].<ref>{{cite|author=RobertoLPDX|date=June 28, 2015|url=youtu.be/D14ZwD1uxgA?t=2329|timestamp=00:38:49|title=Let's Play: Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 (Longplay)|language=en|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 24, 2024}}</ref>


====''Mario Kart Wii''====
====''Mario Kart Wii''====
This course reappears in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' with the Cataquacks. In that game, exclamation points appear above their heads when they become aware of any passing karts. They also behave a bit differently when karts come through the beach in the [[Wii]] version. In the original version, Cataquacks would not bother karts that were on the stone path along the edge of the beach. However, karts on the path can be attacked by Cataquacks in the Wii version. On Wi-Fi Connection and Time Trial, they do not chase after anyone.
[[File:MKW Purple Cataquack.png|thumb|150px|Screenshot of a purple Cataquack from ''Mario Kart Wii'']]
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Cataquacks return in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', once again appearing on [[GCN Peach Beach]]. Now, an exclamation point appears above their head when being alerted to passing karts, and they are able to trespass the stone path between grass and sand. They can also be stunned by a [[POW Block]], a [[Mega Mushroom]], or a [[Bullet Bill]], none of which are in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' Additionally, Cataquacks do not give chase in [[Mario Kart (series)#Modes of play|Time Trial]] (or [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]] before the service had been discontinued).
 
====''Mario Kart World''====
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[[File:MKWorldCataquack.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Cataquack in ''Mario Kart World'']]
Cataquacks return as obstacles on [[GCN Peach Beach|Peach Beach]] in ''[[Mario Kart World]]''. Additionally, a blue Cataquack appears as a playable character, marking its playable debut in both the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series and the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise as a whole.


==List of Appearances by Date==
==List of appearances by date==
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!width=50%|Title
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!width=20%|Description
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!width=10%|System/format
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|''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''
|''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''
|Enemy  
|Enemy  
|[[Japan]]:<br>July 19, [[List of games by date#2002|2002]]
|[[Japan]]:<br>July 19, [[List of games by date#2002|2002]]
|[[Gamecube]]
|[[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]]
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|''[[Mario Kart Double Dash!!]]''
|''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''
|Obstacle
|Obstacle
|Japan:<br>November 7, [[List of games by date#2003|2003]]
|Japan:<br>November 7, [[List of games by date#2003|2003]]
|Gamecube
|GameCube
|-
|''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]''
|Background element
|North America:<br>October 10, [[List of games by date#2005|2005]]
|Arcade
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|''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]''
|Background element
|Japan:<br>March 14, [[List of games by date#2007|2007]]
|Arcade
|-
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|''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
|''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
|Enemy
|Enemy
|Japan:<br>November 1, [[List of games by date#2007|2007]]
|Japan:<br>November 1, 2007
|[[Wii]]
|[[Wii]]
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|Japan:<br>April 10, [[List of games by date#2008|2008]]
|Japan:<br>April 10, [[List of games by date#2008|2008]]
|Wii
|Wii
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|''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]''
|Enemy
|Japan:<br>September 18, [[List of games by date#2020|2020]]
|[[Nintendo Switch|Switch]]
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==Names in other languages==
==Gallery==
{{Foreignname
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|Jap=ポイハナ
SMS Artwork Cataquacks.png|Artwork from ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''
|JapR=Poihana
SMS Artwork Cataquack (Red).png|Artwork of a Red Cataquack from ''Super Mario Sunshine''
|JapM=「ぽい」 ''poi'' is a colloquialism for throwing something away, 「鼻」 ''hana'' means "nose"
SMS GelatoBeach BlueCoin 30.png|Screenshot of ''Super Mario Sunshine''
PeachBeachIcon-MKDD.png|Course preview banner for [[GCN Peach Beach|Peach Beach]] from ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''
MKDDCataquackModel.png|Model from ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''
PeachBeach-Cataquack-MKDD.png|Screenshot of ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''
MKGPscene.jpg|Key art for ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]''
MKAGP 2 Move Giant Watermelon!.png|Challenge icon from ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]''
CataquackSMG.png|Model from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
SMG Screenshot Gold Leaf Galaxy (Cataquack Launch Pad).png|Cataquack launch pad in the [[Gold Leaf Galaxy]] from ''Super Mario Galaxy''
MKW Cataquack.png|Model from ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
CataquackMKW.png|Screenshot of a Red Cataquack in ''Mario Kart Wii''
MKW Green Cataquack.png|Screenshot of a green Cataquack in ''Mario Kart Wii''
MKWorld Cataquack.png|Screenshot of a Cataquack obstacle in ''[[Mario Kart World]]''
</gallery>
 
==Naming==
"Cataquack" is likely a portmanteau of "catapult" and "quack," referring to their behavior of launching characters into the air and their {{wp|duck}}-like appearance, respectively.
 
===Names in other languages===
====Cataquack====
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ポイハナ
|JpnR=Poihana
|JpnM=From「ポイ」(''poi'', onomatopoeia for tossing) and「鼻」(''hana'', nose); also a combination of「ポポイ」(''Popoi'', [[Heave-Ho#Names in other languages|Heave-Ho]]) and「ハナチャン」(''Hanachan'', [[Wiggler#Names in other languages|Wiggler]])
|Chi=咻地
|ChiR=Xiū de
|ChiM=Thrown
|Fre=Catacouac
|FreM=From the English name
|Ger=Kataquax
|GerM=Similar to the English name
|Ita=Catapapero
|ItaM=Portmanteau of ''catapulta'' ("catapult") and ''papero'' ("duck")
|ItaN=''Super Mario Sunshine'', ''Super Mario Galaxy''
|ItaC=<ref>{{Cite|quote=«Quei Catapaperi sono molto gelosi del loro territorio. Appena vedono un estraneo si imbizzarriscono!»|author=[[Male Noki]] on [[Gelato Beach]]'s [[Dune Bud Sand Castle Secret|Episode 1]]|publisher=''Super Mario Sunshine''|language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|quote=«[[Cataquack to the Skies|Catapapero Catapulta!]]»|title=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''|language=it}}</ref>
|Ita2=Pihana
|Ita2M=Transliteration from Japanese
|Ita2N=''Super Mario Sunshine'' (PRIMA guide)
|Ita2C=<ref>{{cite|date=2002|title=''Mario Sunshine. Guida strategica''|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=it|isbn=8890092211|page=19}}</ref>
|Kor=날꽃
|KorR=Nalkkot
|KorM=From "날다" (''nalda'', "to fly") and "꽃충이" (''Kkotchung-i'', "Wiggler")
|Spa=Picocuac
|Spa=Picocuac
|SpaM=From ''pico'' (beak) and ''cuac'' (Spanish onomatopoeia for "quack")
|SpaM=From ''pico'' ("beak") and ''cuac'' (onomatopoeic term meaning "quack")
|Ger=Kataquack
}}
|GerM=Literal Translation
 
|Ita=Catapapero
====Blue Cataquack====
|ItaM=From "catapulta" (catapult) and "papero" (duck)
{{foreign names
|Jpn=あおポイハナ
|JpnR=Ao Poihana
|JpnM=Blue Cataquack
|JpnN=''Super Mario Sunshine''
|JpnC=<ref name=Sho>{{cite|language=ja|date=October 10, 2002|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|title=「スーパーマリオサンシャイン任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario Sunshine Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page=[https://i.imgur.com/cR55rqr.jpg 18]|isbn=4-09-106064-1|accessdate=August 20, 2022|website=Imgur}}</ref>
|Ita=Catapapero blu
|ItaM=Blue Cataquack
|ItaN=''Super Mario Sunshine'' (''Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia'')
|ItaC=<ref name=SMBEita/>
}}
 
====Red Cataquack====
{{foreign names
|Jpn=あかポイハナ<ref name=Sho/>
|JpnN=''Super Mario Sunshine''
|JpnR=Aka Poihana
|JpnM=Red Cataquack
|Ita=Catapapero rosso
|ItaM=Red Cataquack
|ItaN=''Super Mario Sunshine''
|ItaC=<ref>{{Cite|quote=«Fai solo attenzione ai Catapaperi rossi... Quelli fanno male! Si trovano da poco tempo sull'isola.»|author=Female [[Noki]] on [[Gelato Beach]]'s [[Dune Bud Sand Castle Secret|Episode 1]]|publisher=''Super Mario Sunshine''|language=it}}</ref><ref name=SMBEita>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=978-88-9367-436-2|page=99}}</ref>
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==References==
*[[Heave Ho]]s from ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' could have been the precursor to Cataquacks, in that both enemies attack by flinging Mario high into the air, which can be either useful or harmful, depending on the situation.
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*The [[Frackle]] and [[Wrackle]] from ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' have a similar appearance to a Cataquack.
 
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Cataquack
A blue Cataquack from Super Mario Sunshine.
Artwork for Super Mario Sunshine
First appearance Super Mario Sunshine (2002)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
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“Those large-billed Cataquacks tend to be very territorial. So, when they spot an outsider such as yourself, they go wild! They'll run up and hurl you into the air, but they mean no harm.”
—Noki, Super Mario Sunshine

Cataquacks, also called Paihanas,[1]:6 Piahanas,[1]:103 or Pihanas,[2] are duck-like enemies that first appear in Super Mario Sunshine. They are known for catapulting Mario or other characters into the air. Blue Cataquacks are said to become nervous when confronted by strangers, but they never want to harm them; however, a red variant called Chuhanas[1]:6 or Red Cataquacks[3] harms any strangers that are in its way. Cataquacks resemble Wiggler segments, not unlike Plungelos, and they are further connected by their similar location and Japanese names. Enemies with similar functions, called Heave-Hos, appear in Super Mario 64.

History

Super Mario series

Super Mario Sunshine

Cataquack
A Red Cataquack

In Super Mario Sunshine, Cataquacks come in red and blue varieties. They walk aimlessly on Gelato Beach, but when they sense Mario nearby, they charge at him until he gets far enough away from them or they reach a ledge or water. If Cataquacks make contact, they use their beaks to throw Mario into the air. This can be both helpful and harmful; Mario can sustain damage if he lands on the same ground from which he was launched, but he can also reach platforms and coins he otherwise could not with normal jumps. Whenever Mario gets launched in the air by a Cataquack, he screams the same way he does when falling a great distance instead of when getting tossed in other ways, such as getting launched by chucksters. Cataquacks are usually not affected by Mario's direct attacks, but when sprayed with FLUDD, they flip over and become stunned. During this time, Mario can get a coin from a Cataquack by jumping onto it, causing it to sink into the ground. If he sprays a stunned Cataquack, it remains stunned for a longer time. When sprayed over sand, Cataquacks sink into it without having to jump on them, but they do not give a coin. Cataquacks can be defeated only by eating them with a Yoshi, catapulting them into the air with the outburst of a nearby Dune Bud, or luring them towards water while using the Hover Nozzle.[4] A subspecies of Cataquacks called Plungelos appears as mini-bosses in Episode 2 of Gelato Beach. Cataquacks can also appear in Sirena Beach's fifth episode, King Boo Down Below, where if King Boo spins three question marks on the slot machines, he may spit out two Blue Cataquacks that disappear after a short time.

The differently colored Cataquacks act differently from one another, similarly to most other species. Blue Cataquacks cannot damage Mario unless he touches them directly, but red ones can damage Mario by catapulting him. If swarmed by Red Cataquacks, Mario may become trapped in a loop of catapulting and suffer a large amount of damage, possibly up to the point that he loses a life. Blue Cataquacks tend to be calmer, and they fall asleep if left undisturbed. According to a Noki on Gelato Beach, Red Cataquacks are new to the area.[5] As the player progresses through Gelato Beach's episodes, the number of Red Cataquacks and Cataquacks in general increases, while the number of Blue Cataquacks decreases. By the eighth episode, The Watermelon Festival, only one Blue Cataquack remains, sleeping atop a palm tree away from the beach, and Mario can obtain a Blue Coin from the Cataquack while it is overturned; conversely, in the first episode, Dune Bud Sand Castle Secret, Mario can get a Blue Coin by overturning the single Red Cataquack and jumping on it. In The Watermelon Festival, Red Cataquacks swarm most of Gelato Beach, increasing the difficulty of bringing the watermelon to the Surf Cabana. If the watermelon hits a Cataquack, it is thrown upwards and destroyed when it hits the ground, leaving a coin behind.

Blue Cataquacks are one of the few enemies in the game confirmed to be native to Isle Delfino, as most of the others (presumably including Red Cataquacks) were created from Shadow Mario's graffiti.[6] Despite this, both colors of Cataquacks splatter when defeated from a Dune Bud.

Super Mario Galaxy

A screenshot of Cataquacks approching Mario at the Gold Leaf Galaxy.
Mario encountering Cataquacks in the Gold Leaf Galaxy

In Super Mario Galaxy, the blue variety of Cataquacks reappears in the Gold Leaf Galaxy and the Beach Bowl Galaxy. Mario can use them to fling himself to high or out-of-reach places. Honeybees are seen to keep them as pets, fencing them in. In this game, they can be defeated only by luring them into the water, where they vanish, but they reappear shortly after (along with Koopa Troopas and Spring Topmen, they are the only non-ammunition enemies that respawn). If Mario spins next to them, ground-pounds near them, or touches them while in his Rainbow form, they will flip over and be stunned for a few seconds. Unlike in Super Mario Sunshine, Cataquacks are completely harmless due to the game's lack of falling damage. Additionally, these Cataquacks jump and give out an excited squeak before chasing, rather than immediately pursuing Mario. They have a very slight redesign in that the yellow circles on their sides are now a defined ridge rather than simply a pattern, lessening the resemblance to Wiggler segments. According to a honeybee in the Gold Leaf Galaxy, Cataquacks (or at least one specimen found nearby) are native to the Flower Planet.[7]

Additionally, the flag on the Sea Slide Galaxy tower depicts a seagull with a stylized head that resembles a Cataquack's.[8]

Appearances

Mario Kart series

Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

Cataquacks first appear in the Mario Kart series in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! as primary obstacles on Peach Beach. This game introduces purple and green colors in addition to the original red and blue. They walk around the beach area and target nearby racers, although they avoid the stone path in between the grass and the beach. If they make contact with a kart, they will flip them up into the air, making it lose all speed, and causing the characters to drop their items. The rear character will also become helpless, holding onto the back of the kart for a short time. Cataquacks can be temporarily knocked out by Green Shells and Red Shells, as well as Lightning, causing them to fall upside-down into the sand.

Mario Kart Arcade GP subseries

In Mario Kart Arcade GP and Mario Kart Arcade GP 2, Red and Blue Cataquacks appear in the backgrounds of certain courses in the Mario Cup.[9]

Mario Kart Wii

A purple Cataquack
Screenshot of a purple Cataquack from Mario Kart Wii

Cataquacks return in Mario Kart Wii, once again appearing on GCN Peach Beach. Now, an exclamation point appears above their head when being alerted to passing karts, and they are able to trespass the stone path between grass and sand. They can also be stunned by a POW Block, a Mega Mushroom, or a Bullet Bill, none of which are in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Additionally, Cataquacks do not give chase in Time Trial (or Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection before the service had been discontinued).

Mario Kart World

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Cataquack in Mario Kart World
Cataquack in Mario Kart World

Cataquacks return as obstacles on Peach Beach in Mario Kart World. Additionally, a blue Cataquack appears as a playable character, marking its playable debut in both the Mario Kart series and the Super Mario franchise as a whole.

List of appearances by date

Title Description Release System/format
Super Mario Sunshine Enemy Japan:
July 19, 2002 		GameCube
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Obstacle Japan:
November 7, 2003 		GameCube
Mario Kart Arcade GP Background element North America:
October 10, 2005 		Arcade
Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 Background element Japan:
March 14, 2007 		Arcade
Super Mario Galaxy Enemy Japan:
November 1, 2007 		Wii
Mario Kart Wii Obstacle Japan:
April 10, 2008 		Wii
Super Mario 3D All-Stars Enemy Japan:
September 18, 2020 		Switch

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Naming

"Cataquack" is likely a portmanteau of "catapult" and "quack," referring to their behavior of launching characters into the air and their duck-like appearance, respectively.

Names in other languages

Cataquack

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ポイハナ[?]
Poihana 		From「ポイ」(poi, onomatopoeia for tossing) and「鼻」(hana, nose); also a combination of「ポポイ」(Popoi, Heave-Ho) and「ハナチャン」(Hanachan, Wiggler)
Chinese 咻地[?]
Xiū de 		Thrown
French Catacouac[?] From the English name
German Kataquax[?] Similar to the English name
Italian Catapapero[10][11] Portmanteau of catapulta ("catapult") and papero ("duck") Super Mario Sunshine, Super Mario Galaxy
Pihana[12] Transliteration from Japanese Super Mario Sunshine (PRIMA guide)
Korean 날꽃[?]
Nalkkot 		From "날다" (nalda, "to fly") and "꽃충이" (Kkotchung-i, "Wiggler")
Spanish Picocuac[?] From pico ("beak") and cuac (onomatopoeic term meaning "quack")

Blue Cataquack

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese あおポイハナ[13]
Ao Poihana 		Blue Cataquack Super Mario Sunshine
Italian Catapapero blu[14] Blue Cataquack Super Mario Sunshine (Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia)

Red Cataquack

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese あかポイハナ[13]
Aka Poihana 		Red Cataquack Super Mario Sunshine
Italian Catapapero rosso[15][14] Red Cataquack Super Mario Sunshine

References

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Bogenn, Tim, and Doug Walsh (2002). Super Mario Sunshine Official Strategy Guide. BradyGAMES (American English). ISBN 0-7440-0180-3. Page 6.
  2. ^ Hodgson, David S J, Bryan Stratton, and Stephen Stratton (September 3, 2002). Super Mario Sunshine Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-3961-1. Page 19.
  3. ^ Averill, Alan, and Jennifer Villarreal (2002). Super Mario Sunshine Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (English). ISBN 1-930206-23-2. Page 63.
  4. ^ BeaverThingify (September 15, 2020). Super Mario Sunshine - Killing every Cataquack in "The Watermelon Festival". YouTube. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  5. ^ "Watch out for the red Cataquacks! Seriously! They can hurt you. They only appeared on this beach recently." – Noki. Super Mario Sunshine.
  6. ^ An excerpt of page 107 of the Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros. The title of the box is 「クッパＪｒ．の落書き!」 ("The graffiti of Bowser Jr.!") and the text says 「本作の敵キャラクターたちは、クッパJr.が落書きで生み出したという設定。そのため、水に弱かったり、デザインが他のシリーズと少々異なっていたりする。ヨッシーも、同様の理由で水に落ちると消えてしまう。」 ("This game's enemy characters are created by Bowser Jr.'s graffiti. That is why they are weak to water, and differ slightly in design from the rest of the series. Yoshi also vanishes if he falls in water for the same reason.")
  7. ^ ScreenshotMedia:SM3DAS SMG GLG Cataquack to the Skies dialog.jpg
  8. ^ "The tower in Sea Slide Galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy is decorated with a flag on the roof. The flag depicts a stylized seagull eating a mushroom." – July 21, 2021. Post. Supper Mario Broth. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  9. ^ RobertoLPDX (June 28, 2015). Let's Play: Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 (Longplay) (00:38:49). YouTube (English). Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  10. ^ «Quei Catapaperi sono molto gelosi del loro territorio. Appena vedono un estraneo si imbizzarriscono!» – Male Noki on Gelato Beach's Episode 1. Super Mario Sunshine (Italian).
  11. ^ «Catapapero Catapulta!» – Super Mario Galaxy. Italian.
  12. ^ 2002. Mario Sunshine. Guida strategica. Prima Games (Italian). ISBN 8890092211. Page 19.
  13. ^ Jump up to: a b October 10, 2002. 「スーパーマリオサンシャイン任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Super Mario Sunshine Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-106064-1. Page 18. Retrieved August 20, 2022 from Imgur.
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 978-88-9367-436-2. Page 99.
  15. ^ «Fai solo attenzione ai Catapaperi rossi... Quelli fanno male! Si trovano da poco tempo sull'isola.» – Female Noki on Gelato Beach's Episode 1. Super Mario Sunshine (Italian).
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Super Mario Sunshine
Playable characters Mario
Rideable characters Yoshi • Blooper Racer
Non-playable characters FLUDD • Princess Peach • Toadsworth • Toads • Piantas (Big Daddy of Blooper-surfing · Cannon Pianta · Captain · Chucksters · Crate guy · Doot-Doot Sisters · Duck-ring riders · Flaming Pianta · Hotel manager · Isle Delfino Police · Mayor · Pianta judge · Pianta prosecutor · Sunglasses vendor) • Raccoons • Nokis (Buckies · Noki elder · Noki grandson · Park director) • Sand Bird • Il Piantissimo • Great Sunflower • Sunflower Kids
Enemies Bee • Block Boo • Bloopad • Blooper • Bob-omb • Boo • Bullet Bill • Bullet Bill (Gold) • Cataquack • Chain Chomp • Chain Chomplet • Cheep-Cheep • Electro-Koopa King • Electro-Koopa (Blue) • Electro-Koopa (Red) • Glorpedo • Gooble • Klamber • Lava Cheep Cheep • Piranha Plant • Piranhabon • Plurp • Poink • Pokey • Pokey Pod • Pondskater • Seedy Pod • Sleepy Boo • Smolderin' Stu • Snooza Koopa • Strollin' Stu • Swipin' Stu • Wind Spirit • Winged Strollin' Stu • Wire Trap
Obstacles Bramble • Burner • Burning goop • Cheep Cheep (bird) • Electric goop • Goop • Hot water • Magma • Orange Juice Generator • Poison • Puncher • Slimy water • Spike Trap
Bosses Proto Piranha • Shadow Mario • Petey Piranha • Gooper Blooper • Plungelo • Wiggler • Mecha-Bowser • Monty Mole • Phantamanta • King Boo • Eely-Mouth • Bowser • Bowser Jr.
Items 1-Up Mushroom • Banana • Blue coin • Bomb • Coconut • Coin • Durian • Helmet • Hover Nozzle • Mario's cap • Papaya • Pepper • Pineapple • Red coin • Rocket Nozzle • Shine Sprite • Springboard • Turbo Nozzle • Water Barrel • Water Bottle • Water rocket • Yoshi's Egg
Objects Arrow sign • Balloon • Basket • Bell • Big Windmill • Birds • Boat • Brick Block • Butterflies • Cannon • Clam Cups • Cloud • Coin Fish • Cork • Crate • Dune Bud • Fish • Flagpole • Flipping platform • Flower • Fluff • Graffiti • Green panel • Hook • Ice block • Jar • Jellyfish • Jump Mushroom • Leaf boat • Manhole cover • Metal screen • Mirror • Mudboat • Multicolored block • Mushroom • Nail • Nozzle box • Orange block • Pipe • Pole • Portrait • Puzzle • Red Switch Plate • Revolving Gate • Roller Coaster • Rope • Sand block • Scale • Seagull • Shine Painting • Sign • Slots • Spotted block • Spring of water • Stone slab • Swing • Tank • Trampoline • Tree • Turbo-bashable doors • Wall painting • Wanted poster • Waterfall • Watermelon • Watermelon block • White box • Window • Yellow Switch Plate • Yoshi Platform • Yoshi-Go-Round
Locations Main courses Bianco Hills • Ricco Harbor • Gelato Beach (Sand Cabana · Shine Tower · Surf Cabana) • Pinna Park • Sirena Beach (Hotel Delfino · Casino Delfino) • Noki Bay • Pianta Village • Corona Mountain
Secret courses Lily Pad Ride • Pachinko Game • Red Coin Field • Super Slide • Turbo Track
Other Isle Delfino • Delfino Plaza • Bianco Square • Boathouse • Shine Gate • Delfino Airstrip
Moves Backward Somersault • Dash • Dive • Double Jump • Flutter Jump • Ground Pound • Jump • Side Somersault • Spin Jump • Super Whirl Jump • Swallow • Swim • Triple Jump • Wall Jump
Gameplay elements Completion • Delfino Emergency Broadcast System • Episodes • Gadd Science, Incorporated • Guidebook • Life meter • Magic Paintbrush
Music compositions "Isle Delfino" • "Ricco Harbor" • "Secret Course"
Further info Gallery • Glitches • Multimedia • Original soundtrack • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Staff
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Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Drivers Light Baby Mario • Baby Luigi • Toad • Toadette • Koopa • Paratroopa • Diddy Kong • Bowser Jr.
Medium Mario • Luigi • Princess Peach • Princess Daisy • Yoshi • Birdo • Waluigi
Heavy Donkey Kong • Bowser • Wario • Petey Piranha • King Boo
Karts Light Goo-Goo Buggy • Rattle Buggy • Toad Kart • Toadette Kart • Koopa Dasher • Para-Wing • Barrel Train • Bullet Blaster
Medium Red Fire • Green Fire • Heart Coach • Bloom Coach • Turbo Yoshi • Turbo Birdo • Waluigi Racer
Heavy DK Jumbo • Koopa King • Wario Car • Piranha Pipes • Boo Pipes
Any Parade Kart
Courses Mushroom Cup Luigi Circuit • Peach Beach • Baby Park • Dry Dry Desert
Flower Cup Mushroom Bridge • Mario Circuit • Daisy Cruiser • Waluigi Stadium
Star Cup Sherbet Land • Mushroom City • Yoshi Circuit • DK Mountain
Special Cup Wario Colosseum • Dino Dino Jungle • Bowser's Castle • Rainbow Road
Battle courses Cookie Land • Block City • Luigi's Mansion • Nintendo GameCube • Pipe Plaza • Tilt-a-Kart
Objects Standard items Banana • Fake Item • Green Shell • Lightning • Mushroom • Red Shell • Shine Sprite • Spiny Shell • Star • Triple Mushrooms • Trophy
Special items Birdo's Egg • Bob-omb • Bowser's Shell • Chain Chomp • Giant Banana • Golden Mushroom • Green Fireball • Heart • Red Fireball • Red Shell • Triple Green Shells • Triple Red Shells • Yoshi's Egg
Course objects Barrel Cannon • Cannon • Car (Mushroom-shaped) • Dash Panel • Item Box • Kart • Ramp • Yoshi Cookie
Background characters and species Baby Bowser • Boo • Donkey Kong Jr. • Hammer Bro • Helicopter Yoshi • Kamek • Lakitu • Noki • Koopa Paratroopa • Pianta • Poochy • Shy Guy • Snifit • Toad • Train • Toadsworth
Enemies and obstacles Big Pokey • Bomb-car • Boulder • Bus • Car • Cargo truck • Cataquack • Chain Chomp • Delfino Oak Tree • Fire Bar • Fire Chain • Freezie • Ghost • Goomba • Ice • Lava • Mechanical Bowser • Mechanical Piranha Plant • Noshi • Piranha Plant • Pit Plant • Podoboo • Pokey • Skating Shy Guy • Snowman • Table • Thwomp • Warp Pipe • Wiggler Wagon
Techniques Double Dash • Drift • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start • Slide Attack
Miscellaneous All Cup Tour • Daisy Cruiser • Finish line • Gallery • Glitches • Mario Kart: Double Dash!! matching game • Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Mushroom Cup guide • Multimedia • Pre-release and unused content • Scene of the Crime • Sponsors • Staff • "Yoshi Circuit"
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Super Mario Galaxy
Playable characters Mario • Luigi
Forms Bee Mario • Rainbow Mario • Boo Mario • Ice Mario • Fire Mario • Spring Mario • Flying Mario
Non-playable characters Apricot Luma • Princess Peach • Rosalina • Lumas • Polari • Hungry Lumas • Lumalees • Comet Luma • Toads • Toad Brigade (Toad Brigade captain · Mailtoad · Blue Toad · Yellow Toad · Green Toad) • Star Bunnies • Honeybees • Queen Bee • Boards • Ray • Penguins • Coach • Penguru • Penguin Racers • Gearmos • Worm • Spooky Speedster • Guppy • Cosmic Mario
Enemies Amp • Atomic Boo • Ball Beamer • Banzai Bill • Bat • Blooper • Bob-omb • Bomb Boo • Bomp • Bone Twister • Bonefin • Boo • Bullet Bill • Cataquack • Cheep Cheep • Chomp • Clampy • Cluckboom • Crabber • Dry Bones • Electrogoomba • Fire Shooter • Flipbug • Giant Gringill • Golden Chomp • Goomba • Goombeetle • Grand Goomba • Gringill • Ice bat • Ice Bubble • Jam-o'-War • Jammyfish • Koopa Troopa • Lava Bubble • Li'l Cinder • Magikoopa • Mandibug • Mecha-Bowser • Micro Goomba • Mikey Mine • Mini Chomp • Monty • Octoguy • Piranha Plant • Pokey Head • Pokeynut • Pokeyplant • Pulse Beam • Pumpkinhead Goomba • Rocto • Ruby Rock • Sentry Beam • Sentry Garage • Slurple • Space Mine • Spiky Topman • Spiny Cheep-Cheep • Spiny Piranha Plant • Spoing • Spangler • Spring Topman • Spring Vault • Thwomp • Topmini • Torpedo Ted • Tox Box • Tracks • Undergrunt • Urchin • Water Shooter • Wiggler • Zap Ball
Obstacles Banzai Bill Cannon • Bars / Crystal • Bill Blaster • Black hole • Bramble • Bumper • Burner • Cannon • Cannonball • Chomp box • Crushing pillar • Dark matter • Electric Ball • Electric rail • Eye Beamer • Fire Bar • Fire geyser • Fireball • Freezing water • Giant prickly plant • Gravity field • Honey • Lava • Lava burst • Lava Geyser • Lava tide • Meat • Meteor • Moving sand • Mud • Poisonous swamp • Prickly plant • Quicksand • Sand tide • Snow • Spike • Spotlight • Spring • Torpedo tube • Water tide • Whirlpool • Wind
Bosses Dino Piranha • King Kaliente • Mandibug Stack • Bugaboom • Megaleg • Kamella • Tarantox • Topmaniac • Bowser • Bouldergeist • Bowser Jr. • Major Burrows • Baron Brrr • Undergrunt Gunner • Kingfin
Items and power-ups ? Coin • 1-Up Mushroom • Bee Mushroom • Bomb • Boo Mushroom • Coin • Fire Flower • Gold Shell • Grand Star • Green Power Star • Green Shell • Ice Flower • Key • Life Mushroom • Note • Power Star • Purple Coin • Rainbow Star • Red Power Star • Red Shell • Red Star • Silver Star • Spring Mushroom • Star Bit • Star Chip
Objects ? Block • Airship • Arrow Sign • Banandelion • Bar • Beacon • Block • Blue switch • Bob-omb dispenser • Bolt • Bolt Lift • Bone • Bowser Statue • Brick Block • Bubble • Bubbler • Butterfly • Cage • Cannon • Case • Cloud • Coconut • Coin Block • Conveyor Belt • Cosmic block • Crate • Crystal • Dome • Fish • Flipswitch Panel • Floaty Fluff • Flower (environmental object) • Flower (platform) • Gold Treasure Box • Gravity spotlight • Gravity switch • Ground Pound Switch • Hanging vine • Hole • Honey wall • Ice • Key Door • Launch Star • Leaf pile • Lever Switch • Lift • Matter • Pole • Portrait • Pull Star • Robot turtle • Rock spire • Rolling Ball • Rubbery bulb • Seagull • Semisolid Platform • Shock Wave Generator • Shrinking platform • Sign • Sliding block • Sling Pod • Sling Star • Snow sculpture • Snowman • Springboard • Sproutle Vine • Star Piece Cluster • Starshroom • Stone block • Stone circle / Shell circle • Stone wheel • Swing • Tennis ball • Tiny lamp • Torch • Tornado • Trash • Treasure chest • UFO • Underwater ring • Valve • Volcano • Warp Pad • Warp Pipe • Water spout • Waterfall • Watermelon • Yellow square
Locations Terrace Good Egg Galaxy • Honeyhive Galaxy • Loopdeeloop Galaxy • Flipswitch Galaxy • Bowser Jr.'s Robot Reactor • Sweet Sweet Galaxy
Fountain Space Junk Galaxy • Rolling Green Galaxy • Battlerock Galaxy • Hurry-Scurry Galaxy • Bowser's Star Reactor • Sling Pod Galaxy
Kitchen Beach Bowl Galaxy • Bubble Breeze Galaxy • Ghostly Galaxy • Buoy Base Galaxy • Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada • Drip Drop Galaxy
Bedroom Gusty Garden Galaxy • Freezeflame Galaxy • Dusty Dune Galaxy • Honeyclimb Galaxy • Bowser's Dark Matter Plant • Bigmouth Galaxy
Engine Room Gold Leaf Galaxy • Sea Slide Galaxy • Toy Time Galaxy • Bonefin Galaxy • Bowser Jr.'s Lava Reactor • Sand Spiral Galaxy
Garden Deep Dark Galaxy • Dreadnought Galaxy • Matter Splatter Galaxy • Melty Molten Galaxy • Snow Cap Galaxy
Gate Gateway Galaxy • Boo's Boneyard Galaxy
Planet of Trials Rolling Gizmo Galaxy • Bubble Blast Galaxy • Loopdeeswoop Galaxy • Grand Finale Galaxy
Other Castle Gardens • Comet Observatory • Garage • Library • Bowser's Galaxy Reactor
Moves Backward somersault • Crouch • Dash • Double jump • Double kick • Fly • Ground pound • Jump • Kick • Long jump • Co-Star Super Jump • Side somersault • Skate • Slide • Spin • Spin jump • Start Dash • Stomp • Sweep kick • Swim • Triple jump • Wall jump
Gameplay elements Bob-omb Blasting • Completion • Galaxies • Gravity • Letter • Life meter • Missions • Octo-Army • Prankster Comet • Ray surfing • Rosalina's Story • Star List • Star Pointer • Trial Galaxies • Wii Message Board
Music compositions "Egg Planet" • "Rosalina in the Observatory" • "Gusty Garden Galaxy"
Further info Gallery • Glitches • Mario Galaxy Orchestra • Multimedia • Nintendo Music • Original soundtrack • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Staff • Super Mario 128 • Super Mario Galaxy Star Bit game • Trading cards
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Mario Kart Wii
Drivers
Small Baby Mario • Baby Luigi • Baby Peach • Baby Daisy • Toad • Toadette • Koopa Troopa • Dry Bones
Medium Mario • Luigi • Princess Peach • Princess Daisy • Yoshi • Birdo • Diddy Kong • Bowser Jr.
Large Wario • Waluigi • Donkey Kong • Bowser • King Boo • Rosalina • Funky Kong • Dry Bowser
Any Mii
Vehicles
Karts Small Standard Kart S • Booster Seat • Mini Beast • Cheep Charger • Tiny Titan • Blue Falcon
Medium Standard Kart M • Classic Dragster • Wild Wing • Super Blooper • Daytripper • Sprinter
Large Standard Kart L • Offroader • Flame Flyer • Piranha Prowler • Jetsetter • Honeycoupe
Bikes Small Standard Bike S • Bullet Bike • Bit Bike • Quacker • Magikruiser • Jet Bubble
Medium Standard Bike M • Mach Bike • Sugarscoot • Zip Zip • Sneakster • Dolphin Dasher
Large Standard Bike L • Flame Runner • Wario Bike • Shooting Star • Spear • Phantom
Courses
Wii Grand Prix Mushroom Cup Luigi Circuit • Moo Moo Meadows • Mushroom Gorge • Toad's Factory
Flower Cup Mario Circuit • Coconut Mall • DK Summit • Wario's Gold Mine
Star Cup Daisy Circuit • Koopa Cape • Maple Treeway • Grumble Volcano
Special Cup Dry Dry Ruins • Moonview Highway • Bowser's Castle • Rainbow Road
Retro Grand Prix Shell Cup GCN Peach Beach • DS Yoshi Falls • SNES Ghost Valley 2 • N64 Mario Raceway
Banana Cup N64 Sherbet Land • GBA Shy Guy Beach • DS Delfino Square • GCN Waluigi Stadium
Leaf Cup DS Desert Hills • GBA Bowser Castle 3 • N64 DK's Jungle Parkway • GCN Mario Circuit
Lightning Cup SNES Mario Circuit 3 • DS Peach Gardens • GCN DK Mountain • N64 Bowser's Castle
Battle stages Wii stages Block Plaza • Delfino Pier • Funky Stadium • Chain Chomp Wheel • Thwomp Desert
Retro stages SNES Battle Course 4 • GBA Battle Course 3 • N64 Skyscraper • GCN Cookie Land • DS Twilight House
Other Galaxy Colosseum
Other
Items and objects Item Box items Banana • Blooper • Bob-omb • Bullet Bill • Fake Item Box • Golden Mushroom • Green Shell • Lightning • Mega Mushroom • Mushroom • POW Block • Red Shell • Spiny Shell • Super Star • Thunder Cloud • Triple Bananas • Triple Green Shells • Triple Mushrooms • Triple Red Shells
Other Barrel Cannon • Cannon • Coin • Dash Panel • Halfpipe-style boost ramp • Hot-air balloon • Launch Star • Leaf pile • Mushroom Trampoline • Ramp • Trophy
Background characters and species Big Cheep Cheep • Birdo • Boo • Delfino Oak Tree • Goomba • Hammer Bro • Lakitu • Mii • Monty Mole • Moo Moo • Noki • Petey Piranha • Penguin • Pianta • Shy Guy • Sledge Bro • Toad • Unagi • Yoshi • Yoshi's Egg
Enemies and obstacles Angry Sun • Baby Penguin • Big Pokey • Bob-omb Car • Boulder • Bowser Statue • Car • Cargo truck • Cataquack • Chain Chomp • Delfino Oak Tree • Falling Pillar • Fire • Fire Bar • Fire Chain • Fire Snake • Ghost • Giant Wiggler • Goomba • Ice • Koopa Zapper • Lava • Lava Geyser • Mecha Bowser • Mecha Piranha Plant • Mine Cart • Monty Mole • Moo Moo • Oil slick • Penguin • Piranha Plant • Pirate Guy • Podoboo • Pokey • Shy Guy Galleon • Shy Guy Snowboarder • Sidestepper • Spiky Topman • Swoop • Thwomp • Topman • Warp Pipe • Volcanic debris
Techniques Drift • Hop • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start • Slipstream • Spin Turn • Trick • Wheelie
Music "Coconut Mall" • "Luigi Circuit/Mario Circuit"
Miscellaneous Daisy Cruiser • Emblem • Finish line • Gallery • Glitches • Item probability distributions • Mario Kart Channel tournaments • Mario Kart Wii Grand Prix • Mario Kart Wii item-matching game • Mario Kart Wii Platinum Soundtrack • Pre-release and unused content • Sponsors • Staff • Trading cards
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Mario Kart World
Drivers
Mario • Luigi • Peach • Bowser • Yoshi • Toad • Daisy • Rosalina • Donkey Kong • Wario • Koopa Troopa • Pauline • Waluigi • Toadette • Baby Mario
Baby Luigi • Baby Peach • Baby Daisy • Baby Rosalina • Bowser Jr. • Lakitu • King Boo • Shy Guy • Birdo • Dry Bones • Wiggler • Hammer Bro • Chargin' Chuck • Nabbit • Monty Mole
Cow • Pianta • Pokey • Para-Biddybud • Penguin • Spike • Sidestepper • Snowman • Cataquack • Fish Bone • Dolphin • Peepa • Swoop • Goomba • Stingby • Rocky Wrench • Piranha Plant • Coin Coffer • Cheep Cheep • Conkdor
Vehicles
Karts Standard Kart • Plushbuggy • Zoom Buggy • Rally Kart • Baby Blooper • Chargin' Truck • Blastronaut III • Roadster Royale • Carpet Flyer • Billdozer • Hot Rod • Pipe Frame • B Dasher • Tiny Titan • Bumble V • Cloud 9 • Biddybuggy
Bikes Standard Bike • Cute Scoot • Rally Bike • Mach Rocket • W-Twin Chopper • Fin Twin • Dolphin Dasher
ATVs Bowser Bruiser • Funky Dorrie
Courses
Mushroom Cup Mario Bros. Circuit • Crown City • Whistlestop Summit • DK Spaceport
Flower Cup Desert Hills • Shy Guy Bazaar • Wario Stadium • Airship Fortress
Star Cup DK Pass • Starview Peak • Sky-High Sundae • Wario Shipyard
Shell Cup Koopa Troopa Beach • Faraway Oasis • Crown City • Peach Stadium
Banana Cup Peach Beach • Salty Salty Speedway • Dino Dino Jungle • Great ? Block Ruins
Leaf Cup Cheep Cheep Falls • Dandelion Depths • Boo Cinema • Dry Bones Burnout
Lightning Cup Moo Moo Meadows • Choco Mountain • Toad's Factory • Bowser's Castle
Special Cup[conjectural] Acorn Heights • Mario Circuit • Peach Stadium • Rainbow Road
Knockout Tour rallies Golden Rally • Ice Rally • Moon Rally • Spiny Rally • Cherry Rally • Acorn Rally • Cloud Rally • Heart Rally
Battle courses Big Donut
Other Ghost Valley 1 • Choco Island 2 • Ghost Valley 2 • Vanilla Lake 1 • Ghost Valley 3 • Intermission
Other
Item Box items Green Shell • Triple Green Shells • Red Shell • Triple Red Shells • Banana • Triple Bananas • Mushroom • Triple Mushrooms • Fire Flower • Ice Flower • Boomerang Flower • Star • Feather • Blooper • Bob-omb • Spiny Shell • Lightning • Bullet Bill • Boo • Super Horn • Mega Mushroom • Hammer • Coin Box • Kamek
Course elements ? Block • ? Panel • Anchor • Arrow field • Banzai Bill Cannon • Barrel • Barrel Cannon • Batadon • Binoculars • Bob-omb Car • Bomber Bill • Bone Piranha Plant • Boom Boom • Boomerang Bro • Bouncy Cloud • Boulder • Bowser's Flame • Bowser Monument • Brick Block • Bully • Burner • Bus • Cactus • Camel • Car • Cargo truck • Cataquack • Chain Chomp • Chargin' Chuck • Charvaargh • Cheep Cheep • Cheep Chomp • Chill Bully • Cannon • Conkdor • Conveyor Belt • Cow • Crate • Dash Panel • Dinosaur • Dragoneel • Dry Bones • Fire Bro • Fire Piranha Plant • Fire Snake • Fish Bone • Flying Shy Guy • Freezie • Glide Ramp • Goomba • Goomba Tower • Grindrail • Hammer Bro • Ice Bro • Innertube Goomba • Jar • Lakitu's Cloud • Lava • Lava Bubble • Lava Geyser • Monty Mole • Mud • Mushroom Trampoline • Note Block • Oil drum • P Switch • Penguin • Peepa • Piranha Plant • Poison swamp • Pokey • Ptooie • Ring • Robo DK • Rocky Wrench • Sandmaargh • Shoe Goomba • Skating Goomba • Skeeter • Snow Pokey • Snowball • Snowboarding Shy Guy • Snowman • Spike • Spike Ball • Spiny • Stingby • Sumo Bro • T-Rex • Thwomp • Tire • Tokotoko • Traffic cone • Train • Trampoline • Ty-foo • UFO • Water • Water Geyser • Warp Pipe • Whale • Whirlpool • Wiggler • Yoshi's
Background characters and species Boo Crew • Boohemoth • Bulber • Dolphin • Heavy Fire Bro • Jellybeam • Koopa Paratroopa • Lakitu (Mario Kart referee) • Luma • Pianta • Porcupuffer • Pterodactyl • Seagull • Shy Guy • Small bird • Sledge Bro • Super Koopa • Swoop • Toad • Yoshi
Miscellaneous Dash Food • Finish line • Peach Medallion • Sponsors
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