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{{distinguish2|Rhino Dinos, another name for [[Reznor]]}}
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{{species-infobox
{{species infobox
|title=Dino Rhino
|image=[[File:SMW Art - Dino Rhino.png|250px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario World''
|image=[[File:Dino Rhino PMTOK sprite.png|250px]]<br>A Dino Rhino from ''Paper Mario: The Origami King''
|relatives=[[Albino Dino]]
|derived_species=[[Albino Dino]]<br>[[Dino-Torch]]<br>[[Wild Dino Rhino]]
|variants=[[Dino-Torch]]<br>[[Wild Dino Rhino]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|expand=
|comparable=[[Bulrush]]
}}
}}
'''Dino Rhinos''', sometimes hyphenated as '''Dino-Rhinos''', are {{wp|Ceratopsia|Ceratopsian}} dinosaurs first seen in ''[[Super Mario World]]''.
'''Dino Rhinos''', also spelled '''Dino-Rhinos''', are [[List of enemies|enemies]] introduced in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. They are {{iw|wikipedia|Ceratopsia}}n [[dinosaur]]s with dark green or teal bodies and rhinoceros-like ears.
 
==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario World''====
====''Super Mario World''====
[[File:DinoRhino SMW.png|thumb|left]]
[[File:SMW Art - Chocolate Island.png|thumb|left|Scene artwork of Mario with a Dino Rhino (foreground) and a Dino-Torch (background)]]
[[File:SMW Art - Dino Rhino.png|thumb|Artwork of a Dino-Rhino from ''[[Super Mario World]]'']]
Dino-Rhinos appear in ''Super Mario World''. They are encountered in [[Chocolate Island]]. Dino Rhinos follow [[Mario]] and jump over short obstacles to get him. A Dino-Rhino becomes a [[Dino-Torch]] if [[stomp]]ed, in which case it can breathe fire, something that Dino Rhinos would have originally been capable of doing.<ref>{{cite|url=tcrf.net/Super_Mario_World_(SNES)/Unused_Graphics_%26_Objects#Fire-Spitting_Dino_Rhino|title=''Super Mario World''/Unused Graphics & Objects {{!}} Fire-Spitting Dino Rhino|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor|author=TCRF|language=en}}</ref> Dino-Rhinos can be defeated if attacked by a [[Spin Jump]] or being [[stomp]]ed by [[Yoshi]]. Dino-Rhinos are unaffected by [[fireball]]s or being eaten by Yoshi. Sprites depict them with pale white bellies and toenails, though this trait is notably absent in artwork.
Dino-Rhinos reside in [[Chocolate Island]], located in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. They will follow [[Mario]] and jump over short obstacles to get him. When Mario jumps on one, it turns into a [[Dino-Torch]]. Dino-Torches are capable of breathing fire, unlike their bigger form, although there are unused sprites of Dino-Rhinos breathing fire. [[Mario]] can also defeat the enemy in one go by [[Spin Jump]]ing on one or jumping on it with Yoshi. [[Yoshi]] can eat Dino-Torches but not the large Dino-Rhinos. Additionally, Dino-Rhinos are immune to [[fireball]]s.
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====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====
====''Super Mario All-Stars'' / ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
[[File:SMAS SMB3 Dino Rhino King Sprite.png|thumb|left]]
The king of [[Water Land|Sea Side]] has been transformed into a purple Dino Rhino in both the ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' reissues of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.
In both the ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' version of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and the [[Game Boy Advance]] remake of the game, ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', the king of World 3, [[Water Land|Sea Side]], was transformed into a purple Dino Rhino.


===''Super Mario World'' television series===
===''Super Mario World'' television series===
[[File:CartoonDinoRhino.jpg|thumb|A Dino-Rhino from the ''Super Mario World'' television series]]
[[File:Cartoon Dino-Rhino.png|thumb|A Dino-Rhino in the ''Super Mario World'' television series episode "[[Send in the Clown]]".]]
Dino-Rhinos, though never named as such, appeared only once in the ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' television series. In the episode "[[Send in the Clown]]", a Dino-Rhino, along with two Dino-Torches, was shown to be held in a cage in [[Bowser|King Koopa]]'s "Koopaling Bros. Circus". After being shoved into this cage by Koopa, Mario narrowly avoids being eaten by the Dino-Rhino, which he defeats by shooting fireballs into the creature's mouth after transforming into [[Fire Mario]] by using a [[Fire Flower]].
Dino-Rhinos, though never named as such, appear only in the episode "[[Send in the Clown]]" of the ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' television series. It is held in a cage within [[Bowser|King Koopa]]'s "Koopaling Bros. Circus," and is defeated from [[fireball]]s thrown by [[Fire Mario]], who had avoided being eaten by it.
 
===''Nintendo Adventure Books''===
Dino Rhinos are enemies in ''[[Flown the Koopa]]''. They are encountered by Mario, Luigi, [[Toad]], and the [[Mushroom King]] on their travels through a forest. They manage to avoid it, unless the reader solves the puzzle incorrectly, in which case they lose some [[Coin]]s and International Dino-Flying Derby tickets.
 
A Dino Rhino is ridden by [[Bowser]] in ''[[Unjust Desserts]]'' after ditching his [[Toad (species)|Toad]] disguise. Some are eaten by [[Yoshi]] and others shrunk by [[Magikoopa]]. Dino Rhinos can be encountered by Mario, both inside and outside the dinosaur's body.


===Nintendo Adventure Books===
Some Dino Rhinos can be encountered in ''[[Brain Drain]]''. They can have their earned by Luigi, who had been transformed into a [[Koopa Troopa]] earlier, if he supposedly "scares" away Mario.
While traveling through a forest in the [[Nintendo Adventure Book]] ''[[Flown the Koopa]]'', Mario, Luigi, [[Toad]] and the [[Mushroom King]] encounter a herd of Dino Rhinos that, depending on how the reader solves the accompanying puzzle, will either narrowly miss the quartet or run them down, causing them to lose their International Dino-Flying Derby tickets and some [[Coin]]s. In ''[[Unjust Desserts]]'', after shedding his [[Toad (species)|Toad]] disguise around the beginning of the story, Bowser escapes Mushroom Palace by jumping out a window and onto the back of a waiting Dino Rhino. Other Dino Rhinos are shrunk by [[Magikoopa]], and some of them are eaten by [[Yoshi]] and can be encountered by Mario, both inside and outside the dinosaur's body.


In the final book, ''[[Brain Drain]]'', Mario and Luigi (who is in the body of a [[Koopa Troopa]] due to [[Iggy Koopa]]'s [[Synapse Switcher]]) can encounter a group of Dino Rhinos and [[Sumo Bro]]s. Luigi can gain the trust of these enemies if he "scares" Mario away, but will wind up switching bodies again (if he does not have pizza to plug his ears with) when the group decide to celebrate by listening to a radio that Iggy is using to broadcast the Synapse Switcher's signal.
=== ''Mario is Missing!'' ===
Dino-Rhino is a character in ''[[Mario is Missing! (PC)|Mario is Missing! CD-ROM Deluxe]]''. It has voice acting, unlike other appearances. It is one of the [[Curator]]s, replacing the humans from the MS-DOS releases. Besides taking questions, Dino-Rhino gives Luigi two questions if he decides to return an artifact as proof of its authenticity, followed by a money reward.


===''Paper Mario'' series===
===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Paper Mario''====
====''Paper Mario''====
[[File:AlbinoDino PM.png|thumb|left]]
[[File:AlbinoDino PM.png|thumb|left]]
In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', a pure white version of Dino Rhinos, called [[Albino Dino]]s, appear as guards in the [[Crystal Palace]]. They were initially going to be enemies Mario could fight, but they were removed. However, their battle data remains complete within the game's files.
While Dino Rhinos themselves do not make an appearance, look-alikes, the [[Albino Dino]]s, appear as guards in the [[Crystal Palace]] in ''[[Paper Mario]]''.


====''Paper Mario: Color Splash''====
====''Paper Mario: Color Splash''====
In ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'', Dino Rhinos appear in [[Mossrock Theater]] and [[The Emerald Circus]] and are under the control of a [[Shy Guy]]. In battle, they are shown to have a lot of HP. They attack with fire breath, like a [[Dino-Torch]], and ramming. In the Emerald Circus, if an [[Animal Trainer Shy Guy]] is not present in the battle, Dino Rhinos get out of control and become [[Wild Dino Rhino]]s.
Dino Rhinos are enemies in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''. They are encountered in [[Mossrock Theater]]. Their attacks include ramming and breathing fire, similarly to [[Dino-Torch]]es. Stronger variants named [[Wild Dino Rhino]]s are introduced as well.


====''Paper Mario: The Origami King''====
====''Paper Mario: The Origami King''====
One Dino Rhino appears as an NPC in ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]''. It appears in the [[Shroom City (Paper Mario: The Origami King)|Shroom City]] café, singing alongside a [[Ptooie]] and a [[Sombrero Guy]].
[[File:PMTOK Sombrero Guy cafe.png|thumb|right|A Dino Rhino in the Shroom City café]]
A Dino Rhino is a non-playable character in ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]''. It sings in the [[Shroom City (Paper Mario: The Origami King)|Shroom City]] [[café]] alongside a [[Ptooie]] and a [[Sombrero Guy]].


The in-game concept art shows that origami Dino Rhinos were originally going to be enemies.
The in-game concept art shows that origami Dino Rhinos were originally going to be enemies.
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==Profiles and statistics==
==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario World''====
====''Super Mario World''====
*'''''[[Super Mario World]]'' Instruction Booklet:''' ''These are dragons from Chocolate Island. Jump on Dino-Rhino and it becomes Mini-Rhino. Watch out, they breathe fire.''<ref>''Super Mario World'' Instruction Booklet, pg. 25''</ref>
{{multilang profile
|type=manual
|Eng=These are dragons from Chocolate Island. Jump on Dino-Rhino and it becomes Mini-Rhino. Watch out, they breathe fire.<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario World'' instruction booklet|page=25|date=1991|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref>
}}
 
*'''''[[Mario Mania]]'':''' ''Big but nearsighted. Dino Rhino looks more dangerous than he is. Mario can easily evade the big lug, but he also can stomp him down to size.''<ref>{{cite|title=Nintendo ''[[Mario Mania]]'' Player's Guide|page=51|date=August 1991|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref>
*'''''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Issue #28:''' ''Dino-Rhinos: When they're hit, these lugs shrink.''<ref>{{cite|author=Tilden, Gail, et al.|title=''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Issue #28|page=11|date=September 1991|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref>
 
====''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''====
====''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''====
*'''''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'' "Denizens of Dinosaur Land" poster:''' ''Chocolate Island is home to these dinosaurs. Dino Rhinos change into Mini-Rhinos when stomped on, but the little ones breathe fire, so be careful.''
*'''''Denizens of Dinosaur Land'' poster:''' ''Chocolate Island is home to these dinosaurs. Dino Rhinos change into Mini-Rhinos when stomped on, but the little ones breathe fire, so be careful.''<ref>{{file link|SMW SMA2-Protional Flyer.png|''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' promotional flyer}}</ref>
 
===''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – [[Yoshi (game)|Yoshi's Egg]]''===
★ライタとチビライタ<br>
火を吹く点から、インド系ヨッシーと関係が 深いと考えられているが、どう深いのかは不 明。彼とヨッシーのイキサツについては秘密。<ref>{{cite|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=February 1, 1992|isbn=4-09-104196-5|title=「任天堂公式ガイドブック ヨッシーのたまご」 (''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – [[Yoshi (game)|Yoshi's Egg]]'')|page={{file link|Yoshi no Tamago Shogakukan 61.jpg|61}}|language=ja}}</ref>
 
★'''Dino Rhino & Dino Torch'''<br>
''Due to their fire-blowing points, they're thought to be closely related to the Indian Yoshi, but how deep is unknown. The history between them and Yoshi is a secret.''
 
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PBMCD profile
|name=ライタ (JP) / Dino Rhino (EN)
|artwork=[[File:Dino Rhino Perfect.png|200px]]
|shuzoku=恐竜族
|seikaku=しつこい
|tojo_gemu=ワールド
|desc='''<big>大きり体で追りかけてくるぞ</big>'''<br>
チョコレー島のみに出現する恐竜だ。段差などものともせず、ひたすらマリオに突進。ジャンプして通りすぎても、振り向いてしつこく追い回す。一回踏んでも、チビライタに変身して火を吹くのだ。<br>
'''<big>元々チビのライタも⋯</big>'''<br>
チビライタにはライタを踏んでチビになるものと、元々チビライタのものの2種類がいる。さばやい動きで、火を大きくはく強敵だ。<ref name=Daijiten>{{cite|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|date=November 20, 1994|isbn=4-09-259067-9|title=「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten'')|page=[https://i.imgur.com/YxfTGsQ.jpeg 226]}}</ref>
|tribe=Dinosaur clan
|disposition=Persistent
|game_appearances=World
|eng_desc='''''<big>He's going to come after you with a big body</big>'''''<br>
''These dinosaurs appear only on Chocolate Island. It rushes at Mario without regard for any bumps on the road. Even when he jumps past, it turns around and persistently chases him. Even if he steps on it once, it transforms into a Dino-Torch and starts to breathe fire.''<br>
'''''<big>Originally, the Dino-Torch was also...</big>'''''<br>
''There are two types of Dino-Torches: those that become small by stepping on a Dino Rhino and those that are already Dino-Torches. They are fast-moving and strong opponents that can make big fires.''
}}
 
===''Paper Mario: Color Splash''===
===''Paper Mario: Color Splash''===
{{:Paper Mario: Color Splash bestiary|transcludesection=Dino Rhino|align=horizontal}}
{{:Paper Mario: Color Splash bestiary|transcludesection=Dino Rhino|align=horizontal}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Sprites===
<gallery>
<gallery>
SMW Art - Chocolate Island.png|''Super Mario World''
DinoRhino SMW.png|''Super Mario World''
DinoRhinoBreathing.png|Unused sprites from ''Super Mario World'' showing a Dino Rhino breathing fire
DinoRhinoBreathing.png|[[List of Super Mario World pre-release and unused content|Unused sprite]] from ''Super Mario World'' showing a Dino-Rhino breathing fire
SMAS SMB3 Dino Rhino King Sprite.png|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''
Dino-Rhino MIMCD.png|''[[Mario is Missing! (PC)|Mario is Missing! CD-ROM Deluxe]]''
SMA2 Dino Rhino sprite.png|''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''
PMCS Dino Rhino card unpainted.png|''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''
Dino Rhino PMTOK sprite.png|''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]''
</gallery>
 
===Screenshots===
<gallery>
Yoshi no Tamago Shogakukan P4.jpg|The ''Original Story'' illustration, ''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – [[Yoshi (game)|Yoshi's Egg]]''
Yoshi no Tamago Shogakukan P5.jpg|The ''Original Story'' illustration, ''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Yoshi's Egg''
Yoshi no Tamago Shogakukan P6.jpg|''Original Story'' illustration, ''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Yoshi's Egg''
Yoshi no Tamago Shogakukan 11.jpg|''Original Story'' illustration, ''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Yoshi's Egg''
Yoshi no Tamago Shogakukan 61.jpg|''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Yoshi's Egg''
Dino-Torch SMKun.png|''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' [[Super Mario-kun Volume 3|volume 3]]
SMWGPB3 Mario Football.png|''Super Mario Wisdom Games Picture Book 3: Luigi's secret''
SMWGPB3 Mario Football.png|''Super Mario Wisdom Games Picture Book 3: Luigi's secret''
SMAGPB2 Pages.png|''Super Mario Adventure Game Picture Book 2: Mario and Baby Yoshi''
SMSQPB6 Bath.png|''Super Mario Story Quiz Picture Book 6: Friend Kidnapped''
SMPBS4 Activity8.jpg|''Super Mario Picture Book with Peel-and-Release Stickers 4: Protect Your House!''
</gallery>
===Miscellaneous===
<gallery>
Mario Puzzle Artwork 3.jpg|''[[Super Mario World]]'' puzzle
PMTOK Musee Champignon art 128.png|''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'' (concept art from [[Musée Champignon]])
</gallery>
</gallery>


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|Jap=ライタ
|Jap=ライタ
|JapR=Raita
|JapR=Raita
|JapM=Lighter; also romanized as "Raita"
|JapM=Pun on "lighter" and possibly "rhino"; officially romanized as "Raita"
|Spa=Llamasaurio Rex
|JapC=<ref>{{cite|author=Kagawa, Ryo ({{iw|wikibound|Ape|APE/Shigesato Itoi}}), Koichi Toda (100 Percent), Masaki Kuramochi (100 Percent), Shigeo Tanabe, Naomaru Asao, and Ryuji Osawa, editors|title="UNIT 2 CHARACTER" in『[[Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook Super Mario World|任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオワールド]]』|date=1991|language=ja|location=Tokyo|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|page=28|isbn=4-09-104117-5}}</ref>
|SpaM=Blazesaurus Rex, a pun of the word "blaze" and ''Tyrannosaurus rex''
|ChiS=打火龙
|FraA=Dino-Rhino
|FraAM=-
|Ita=Dino Rino
|ItaM="Rino" comes from "rinoceronte" ("rhinoceros")
|PorA=Dino Rhino (''Super Mario World'' manual)
|PorAM=-
|PorE=Rinossauro
|PorEM=From ''rinoceronte'' (rhino) and ''dinossauro'' (dinossaur)
|ChiS=打火龙<ref>无敌阿尔宙斯 (August 28, 2013). [http://tieba.baidu.com/p/2560204606 神游 超级马力欧世界 敌人官译]. ''Baidu Tieba''. Retrieved February 2, 2017.</ref>
|ChiSR=Dǎhuǒ Lóng
|ChiSR=Dǎhuǒ Lóng
|ChiSM=Lighter Dragon
|ChiSM=Lighter Dragon
|ChiSC=<ref>{{cite|author=无敌阿尔宙斯|date=August 28, 2013|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20170227153847/http://tieba.baidu.com/p/2560204606|title=神游 超级马力欧世界 敌人官译|publisher=Baidu Tieba|language=zh-hans|accessdate=February 2, 2017}}</ref>
|ChiT=打火龍
|ChiT=打火龍
|ChiTR=Dǎhuǒ Lóng
|ChiTR=Dǎhuǒ Lóng
|ChiTM=Lighter Dragon
|ChiTM=Lighter Dragon
|Dut=Dino Rhino
|Fre=Dino-Rhino
|FreC=<ref>{{cite|title=French ''[[Super Mario World]]'' instruction manual|page=25}}</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lmy4zgv8shc ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' French end credits]</ref>
|Ger=Dino-Rhino
|Ger=Dino-Rhino
|GerM=-
|Ger2=Dino Rhino
|Ger2C=<ref>{{cite|author=Menold, Marcus, Claude M. Moyse, and Andreas G. Kämmerer, editors|title=''Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World"''|language=de|location=Großostheim|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe GmbH]]|date=1993|page=19}}</ref>
|Ita=Dino Rino
|ItaM="Rino" comes from ''rinoceronte'' ("rhinoceros")
|Kor=라이터
|KorR=Raiteo
|KorM=Transliteration of the Japanese name
|PorA=Dino Rhino
|PorAC=<ref>{{cite|archive=web.archive.org/web/20210719091730/https://datassette.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/manuais/super_mario_world_br.pdf|deadlink=y|title=''Super Mario World'' Brazilian instruction booklet|format=PDF|page=25}}</ref>
|PorAN=''Super Mario World'' instruction booklet
|PorE=Rinossauro
|PorEM=Portmanteau of ''rinoceronte'' ("rhino") and ''dinossauro'' ("dinosaur")
|PorEN=''Paper Mario: Color Splash''
|Rus=Носозавр
|Rus=Носозавр
|RusR=Nosozavr
|RusR=Nosozavr
|RusM=From "носорог" ("rhino") and "-завр" (suffix for dinosaurs)
|RusM=From ''носорог'' (''nosorog'', "rhino") and ''-завр'' (''-zavr'', suffix for dinosaurs)
|Spa=Dino-Rino
|SpaM="Rino" comes from ''rhinocerotidae'' ("rhinoceros")
|Spa2=Llamasaurio Rex
|Spa2M=Flamesaurus Rex, a play on ''llama'' ("flame") and "Tyrannosaurus rex"
|Spa2N=''Super Mario World'' instruction booklet
}}
}}


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Not to be confused with "Rhino Dino", another name for Reznor.
Dino Rhino
Artwork of a Dino-Rhino, from Super Mario World.
Artwork from Super Mario World
First appearance Super Mario World (1990)
Latest appearance Paper Mario: The Origami King (2020)
Variants
Relatives
Comparable

Dino Rhinos, also spelled Dino-Rhinos, are enemies introduced in Super Mario World. They are Ceratopsian dinosaurs with dark green or teal bodies and rhinoceros-like ears.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario World[edit]

Artwork scene of Mario in Chocolate Island, from Super Mario World.
Scene artwork of Mario with a Dino Rhino (foreground) and a Dino-Torch (background)

Dino-Rhinos appear in Super Mario World. They are encountered in Chocolate Island. Dino Rhinos follow Mario and jump over short obstacles to get him. A Dino-Rhino becomes a Dino-Torch if stomped, in which case it can breathe fire, something that Dino Rhinos would have originally been capable of doing.[1] Dino-Rhinos can be defeated if attacked by a Spin Jump or being stomped by Yoshi. Dino-Rhinos are unaffected by fireballs or being eaten by Yoshi. Sprites depict them with pale white bellies and toenails, though this trait is notably absent in artwork.

Super Mario All-Stars / Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

The king of Sea Side has been transformed into a purple Dino Rhino in both the Super Mario All-Stars and Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 reissues of Super Mario Bros. 3.

Super Mario World television series[edit]

A Dino-Rhino pinning Mario to the ground in the Super Mario World episode "Send in the Clown."
A Dino-Rhino in the Super Mario World television series episode "Send in the Clown".

Dino-Rhinos, though never named as such, appear only in the episode "Send in the Clown" of the Super Mario World television series. It is held in a cage within King Koopa's "Koopaling Bros. Circus," and is defeated from fireballs thrown by Fire Mario, who had avoided being eaten by it.

Nintendo Adventure Books[edit]

Dino Rhinos are enemies in Flown the Koopa. They are encountered by Mario, Luigi, Toad, and the Mushroom King on their travels through a forest. They manage to avoid it, unless the reader solves the puzzle incorrectly, in which case they lose some Coins and International Dino-Flying Derby tickets.

A Dino Rhino is ridden by Bowser in Unjust Desserts after ditching his Toad disguise. Some are eaten by Yoshi and others shrunk by Magikoopa. Dino Rhinos can be encountered by Mario, both inside and outside the dinosaur's body.

Some Dino Rhinos can be encountered in Brain Drain. They can have their earned by Luigi, who had been transformed into a Koopa Troopa earlier, if he supposedly "scares" away Mario.

Mario is Missing![edit]

Dino-Rhino is a character in Mario is Missing! CD-ROM Deluxe. It has voice acting, unlike other appearances. It is one of the Curators, replacing the humans from the MS-DOS releases. Besides taking questions, Dino-Rhino gives Luigi two questions if he decides to return an artifact as proof of its authenticity, followed by a money reward.

Paper Mario series[edit]

Paper Mario[edit]

AlbinoDino PM.png

While Dino Rhinos themselves do not make an appearance, look-alikes, the Albino Dinos, appear as guards in the Crystal Palace in Paper Mario.

Paper Mario: Color Splash[edit]

Dino Rhinos are enemies in Paper Mario: Color Splash. They are encountered in Mossrock Theater. Their attacks include ramming and breathing fire, similarly to Dino-Torches. Stronger variants named Wild Dino Rhinos are introduced as well.

Paper Mario: The Origami King[edit]

Café
A Dino Rhino in the Shroom City café

A Dino Rhino is a non-playable character in Paper Mario: The Origami King. It sings in the Shroom City café alongside a Ptooie and a Sombrero Guy.

The in-game concept art shows that origami Dino Rhinos were originally going to be enemies.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario World[edit]

  • Instruction booklet description:
    • English:
      These are dragons from Chocolate Island. Jump on Dino-Rhino and it becomes Mini-Rhino. Watch out, they breathe fire.[2]
  • Mario Mania: Big but nearsighted. Dino Rhino looks more dangerous than he is. Mario can easily evade the big lug, but he also can stomp him down to size.[3]
  • Nintendo Power Issue #28: Dino-Rhinos: When they're hit, these lugs shrink.[4]

Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2[edit]

  • Denizens of Dinosaur Land poster: Chocolate Island is home to these dinosaurs. Dino Rhinos change into Mini-Rhinos when stomped on, but the little ones breathe fire, so be careful.[5]

Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Yoshi's Egg[edit]

★ライタとチビライタ
火を吹く点から、インド系ヨッシーと関係が 深いと考えられているが、どう深いのかは不 明。彼とヨッシーのイキサツについては秘密。[6]

Dino Rhino & Dino Torch
Due to their fire-blowing points, they're thought to be closely related to the Indian Yoshi, but how deep is unknown. The history between them and Yoshi is a secret.

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

ライタ (JP) / Dino Rhino (EN)
A Dino Rhino from Super Mario World.
Original text (Japanese) Translation
種族しゅぞく 恐竜族 Tribe Dinosaur clan
性格せいかく しつこい Disposition Persistent
登場とうじょうゲーム ワールド Game appearances World
大きり体で追りかけてくるぞ

チョコレー島のみに出現する恐竜だ。段差などものともせず、ひたすらマリオに突進。ジャンプして通りすぎても、振り向いてしつこく追い回す。一回踏んでも、チビライタに変身して火を吹くのだ。
元々チビのライタも⋯
チビライタにはライタを踏んでチビになるものと、元々チビライタのものの2種類がいる。さばやい動きで、火を大きくはく強敵だ。[7]

He's going to come after you with a big body

These dinosaurs appear only on Chocolate Island. It rushes at Mario without regard for any bumps on the road. Even when he jumps past, it turns around and persistently chases him. Even if he steps on it once, it transforms into a Dino-Torch and starts to breathe fire.
Originally, the Dino-Torch was also...
There are two types of Dino-Torches: those that become small by stepping on a Dino Rhino and those that are already Dino-Torches. They are fast-moving and strong opponents that can make big fires.

Paper Mario: Color Splash[edit]

Paper Mario: Color Splash enemy
Dino Rhino
Dino Rhino sprite from Paper Mario: Color Splash HP 56 Type Normal Role Common Card
Strong None Weak None Card drop rate 3
A Dino Rhino card from Paper Mario: Color Splash
Moves Body Attack (16), Fire Attack (32), Group Attack (12), Blowback Attack (24)
Location(s) Mossrock Theater
Quotes N/A
Enemy class
ENEMY_FIRE
Dropped items
Hammer Scraps 10 Red paint 0 Yellow paint 0 Blue paint 0 Orange paint 74 Green paint 0 Purple paint 0

Gallery[edit]

Sprites[edit]

Screenshots[edit]

Miscellaneous[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ライタ[8]
Raita
Pun on "lighter" and possibly "rhino"; officially romanized as "Raita"
Chinese (simplified) 打火龙[9]
Dǎhuǒ Lóng
Lighter Dragon
Chinese (traditional) 打火龍[?]
Dǎhuǒ Lóng
Lighter Dragon
Dutch Dino Rhino[?] -
French Dino-Rhino[10][11] -
German Dino-Rhino[?] -
Dino Rhino[12]
Italian Dino Rino[?] "Rino" comes from rinoceronte ("rhinoceros")
Korean 라이터[?]
Raiteo
Transliteration of the Japanese name
Portuguese (NOA) Dino Rhino[13] - Super Mario World instruction booklet
Portuguese (NOE) Rinossauro[?] Portmanteau of rinoceronte ("rhino") and dinossauro ("dinosaur") Paper Mario: Color Splash
Russian Носозавр[?]
Nosozavr
From носорог (nosorog, "rhino") and -завр (-zavr, suffix for dinosaurs)
Spanish Dino-Rino[?] "Rino" comes from rhinocerotidae ("rhinoceros")
Llamasaurio Rex[?] Flamesaurus Rex, a play on llama ("flame") and "Tyrannosaurus rex" Super Mario World instruction booklet

References[edit]

  1. ^ TCRF. Super Mario World/Unused Graphics & Objects | Fire-Spitting Dino Rhino. The Cutting Room Floor (English).
  2. ^ 1991. Super Mario World instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 25.
  3. ^ August 1991. Nintendo Mario Mania Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 51.
  4. ^ Tilden, Gail, et al. (September 1991). Nintendo Power Issue #28. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 11.
  5. ^ Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 promotional flyerMedia:SMW SMA2-Protional Flyer.png
  6. ^ February 1, 1992. 「任天堂公式ガイドブック ヨッシーのたまご」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Yoshi's Egg). Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-104196-5. Page 61Media:Yoshi no Tamago Shogakukan 61.jpg.
  7. ^ November 20, 1994. 「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten). Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-259067-9. Page 226.
  8. ^ Kagawa, Ryo (APE/Shigesato Itoi), Koichi Toda (100 Percent), Masaki Kuramochi (100 Percent), Shigeo Tanabe, Naomaru Asao, and Ryuji Osawa, editors (1991). "UNIT 2 CHARACTER" in『任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオワールド』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-104117-5. Page 28.
  9. ^ 无敌阿尔宙斯 (August 28, 2013). 神游 超级马力欧世界 敌人官译. Baidu Tieba (Simplified Chinese). Archived February 27, 2017, 15:38:47 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  10. ^ French Super Mario World instruction manual. Page 25.
  11. ^ Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 French end credits
  12. ^ Menold, Marcus, Claude M. Moyse, and Andreas G. Kämmerer, editors (1993). Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World". Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 19.
  13. ^ Super Mario World Brazilian instruction booklet (PDF). Page 25. Archived July 19, 2021, 09:17:30 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine.