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|title=Guard's Hat Pin
|image=[[File:Guard's Hat Pin MIMDOS.png]]
|image=[[File:Guard's Hat Pin MIMDOS.png]]
|first_appearance=''[[Mario is Missing!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]])
|first_appearance=''[[Mario is Missing! (PC)|Mario is Missing!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1993|1993]])
|latest_appearance=
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The '''Guard's hat pin''' is an item in the DOS and Deluxe versions of ''[[Mario is Missing! (PC)|Mario is Missing!]]''. It depicts the traditionally Communist symbol of the {{wp|hammer and sickle}} (although despite what its image shows, it also sits on top of a {{wp|red star}}), and it is worn on the hats of those guarding [[Lenin's Tomb]]. A single one of these is stolen from one of the guards by some invading [[Koopa Troopa]]s, causing the entire tomb to be closed off to the public. [[Luigi]] then acquires it from a wandering Koopa Troopa, and sets out to find the pin's original location by asking [[Moscow]]'s various locals. He eventually learns that he needs to return it to Lenin's Tomb, and he does so through its information booth, receiving an award of $1275.


The '''Guard's Hat Pin''' is an item in the DOS and Deluxe versions of ''[[Mario is Missing!]]''. It depicts the traditionally Communist symbol of the {{wp|hammer and sickle}} (although despite what its image shows, it also sits on top of a {{wp|red star}}), and it is worn on the hats of those guarding [[Lenin's Tomb]]. A single one of these is stolen from one of the guards by some invading [[Koopa Troopa]]s, causing the entire tomb to be closed off to the public. [[Luigi]] then acquires it from a wandering Koopa Troopa, and sets out to find the Pin's original location by asking [[Moscow]]'s various locals. He eventually learns that he needs to return it to Lenin's Tomb, and he does so through its information booth, receiving an award of $1275.
==Information==
{{MIM info header}}
{{MIMPC info
|boy=They'll be tickled--they've really missed that hammer and sickle and have been searching the tomb for it all day.
|tourist=Go directly to Red Square, do not collect 200 rubles there. Doesn't the guard's cap look bare?
|reporter=It's a hat pin from the guard in front of Lenin's Tomb.
|scientist=Lenin was the first leader of the Soviets after the revolution. That became their symbol and all the guards wear it.
|officer=I'm afraid the Kremlin is tremblin'. They want the guard's hammer and sickle pin back.
}}
|}


==Information==
==Names in other languages==
*Boy: ''"They'll be tickled--they've really missed that hammer and sickle and have been searching the tomb for it all day."
{{foreign names
*Tourist: ''"Go directly to Red Square, do not collect 200 rubles there. Doesn't the guard's cap look bare?"
|Fre=l'épingle du chapeau du garde
*Reporter: ''"It's a hat pin from the guard in front of Lenin's Tomb."
|FreM=The hat pin of the guard
*Scientist: ''"Lenin was the first leader of the Soviets after the revolution. That became their symbol and all the guards wear it."
|FreC=<ref>{{cite|publisher=[[Software Toolworks]]|title=''Mario a disparu''|language=French|accessdate=April 22, 2025}}</ref>
*Policewoman: ''"I'm afraid the Kremlin is tremblin'. They want the guard's hammer and sickle pin back."
|Ger=die Hutnadel des Wachsoldaten
|GerM=The guard's hat pin
|GerC=<ref>{{cite|publisher=[[Software Toolworks]]|title=''Mario wir vermisst''|language=German|accessdate=September 23, 2024}}</ref>
}}


==Trivia==
==Notes==
*The tourist's comment about going to Red Square and not collecting money is a reference to the "Go Directly to Jail" card from the board game ''{{wp|Monopoly (game)|Monopoly}}''.
*The tourist's comment about going to Red Square and not collecting money is a reference to the "Go Directly to Jail" card from the board game ''{{wp|Monopoly (game)|Monopoly}}''.


== References ==
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[[Category:Mario is Missing! Items]]
[[Category:Mario is Missing! artifacts]]

Latest revision as of 03:19, May 31, 2025

Guard's hat pin
The Guard's Hat Pin in Mario is Missing! (DOS)
First appearance Mario is Missing! (1993)

The Guard's hat pin is an item in the DOS and Deluxe versions of Mario is Missing!. It depicts the traditionally Communist symbol of the hammer and sickle (although despite what its image shows, it also sits on top of a red star), and it is worn on the hats of those guarding Lenin's Tomb. A single one of these is stolen from one of the guards by some invading Koopa Troopas, causing the entire tomb to be closed off to the public. Luigi then acquires it from a wandering Koopa Troopa, and sets out to find the pin's original location by asking Moscow's various locals. He eventually learns that he needs to return it to Lenin's Tomb, and he does so through its information booth, receiving an award of $1275.

Information

Person Quote
PC version
Boy "They'll be tickled--they've really missed that hammer and sickle and have been searching the tomb for it all day."
Tourist "Go directly to Red Square, do not collect 200 rubles there. Doesn't the guard's cap look bare?"
Reporter "It's a hat pin from the guard in front of Lenin's Tomb."
Scientist "Lenin was the first leader of the Soviets after the revolution. That became their symbol and all the guards wear it."
Police officer "I'm afraid the Kremlin is tremblin'. They want the guard's hammer and sickle pin back."

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
French l'épingle du chapeau du garde[1] The hat pin of the guard
German die Hutnadel des Wachsoldaten[2] The guard's hat pin

Notes

  • The tourist's comment about going to Red Square and not collecting money is a reference to the "Go Directly to Jail" card from the board game Monopoly.

References

  1. ^ Mario a disparu. Software Toolworks (French). Retrieved April 22, 2025.
  2. ^ Mario wir vermisst. Software Toolworks (German). Retrieved September 23, 2024.