Mole
A mole in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga A mole in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
Moles in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
First appearance Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003)
Latest appearance Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (2017)
Variant of Monty Mole
Relatives
“Congratulations! Excellent job, making it all the way here! Let me commemorate the moment with this! Take it, please!”
Mole, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

Moles[1][2] are friendly Monty Moles featured in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and its 3DS remake. They give presents to Mario and Luigi, such as items, clothing, or badges. Asking them again after getting the item will result in them telling the player that they are greedy, and that they cannot receive any more items. In the original game, moles are yellow in color, have the shades, hair, and mouths of Mega Moles, and wear red bow ties; in the remake, they simply look like Monty Moles, but still have the bow ties. There are 11 moles in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and 12 in its remake.

Moles are present in Hoohoo Mountain, Beanbean Fields, Oho Oasis, Joke's End and Bowser's Castle.

LocationsEdit

Location Prerequisite Description Reward Image (GBA) Image (3DS)
Hoohoo Village Dash When the brothers use the Firebrand Dash to knock over the Ankoopa, they will find this mole.  
Golden Mushroom (GBA)
 
Burning Love (3DS)
   
Hoohoo Mountain Ultra Hammers On the base of Hoohoo Mountain, by the entrance to Guffawha Ruins, the brothers can use their Ultra Hammers to smash the black rocks in the way, ultimately leading them to this mole.  
Max Nut (GBA)
 
Critical Bat (3DS)
   
Beanbean Fields Luigi Dunk Just west of the entrance to Beanbean Castle Town, the brothers will find a fence that Luigi can burrow under after performing a Luigi Dunk. Once Luigi pops out of the ground from the other side, he can enter the cave ahead and then complete the following sidescrolling course to find this mole.    
Golden Mushroom
   
Beanbean Fields Thunderhand Just south of the entrance to Teehee Valley, the brothers can find a hidden section from the northeast corner of the area. In this section, Mario can drink from the water spout and then Luigi can tickle Mario from behind in front of each of the six plant roots. This will cause Luigi to eject Mario's water onto each of the roots in order to grow them into flat trees that can be High Jumped on. One of these trees will lead to this mole.   
Red Pepper and Green Pepper (GBA)
 
Counter Badge (3DS)
   
Beanbean Fields Mini-Mario Just south of the entrance to Teehee Valley, the brothers can find a cave on the northwest corner of the area. Once inside the cave, Luigi can hammer Mario into Mini-Mario to allow him to pass through the small hole ahead. From here, Mini-Mario can complete the following sidescrolling course to find this mole.   
1-Up Mushroom
   
Beanbean Fields Mini-Mario From the fifth mole, Mini-Mario can backtrack to the last moving platform and use it to reach the overhead path. Mini-Mario can continue to follow this path eastward, ultimately leading to this mole.   
High-End Badge
   
Beanbean Fields Thunderhand Just south of the entrance to Yoshi Theater, the brothers will find an electrical orb that can be ignited with Luigi's Thunderhand Power. Doing so will allow the brothers to access a cave, in which they use Simu-Blocks to create bridges in order to reach this mole.   
Wool Trousers
   
Beanbean Fields Tickle West of the area south of the entrance to Teehee Valley, the brothers can undergo a series of obstacle courses, ultimately leading them to the next area on the west, where a cave awaits them at the end. Once inside the cave, Luigi can hammer Mario into Mini-Mario to allow him to pass through the small hole ahead. From here, Mini-Mario can complete the following sidescrolling course to find this mole.   
Iron Pants
   
Oho Ocean Access to Oho Ocean near the end of the game. With Mario using his Luigi surfboard, the brothers can travel to the northwest corner of the ocean surface and fall into the whirlpool. Once in the seabed, the brothers can swim south and find a yellow pipe on the west that will take them to an island above the ocean surface. This mole can be found on the island.  
1-Up Super (GBA)
 
Mush Badge A (3DS)
   
Joke's End Access to Joke's End near the end of the game Where the very first Save Album is located, the brothers can travel west into a hidden area and use their Spin Jump to allow the moving whirlwind to guide them west through the air. At the end of the flight, this mole can be found.   
Red Pepper and Green Pepper (GBA)
 
Peasley Slacks (3DS)
   
Bowser's Castle Access to Bowser's Castle at the end of the game In the area where there are moving whirlwinds across the lava pool below, the brothers can continue east past the door to Lemmy's room, where the lava pool resumes and another moving whirlwind can be found. The brothers can use this whirlwind to guide them east through the air. At the end of the flight, this mole can be found.  
1-Up Super (GBA)
  
Mush Badge AA and Mushluck Pants (3DS)
   
Beanbean Fields Ultra Hammers This mole is exclusive to the remake. After getting Ultra Hammers and accessing Oho Ocean part of Oho Oasis, Surfboard is used to reach the scene in the very southeast of the fields. The mole is found in the northeast of the scene.  
Master Glove
N/A  

StatisticsEdit

Location Number   Number  
Hoohoo Village 1 0
Hoohoo Mountain 1 2
Beanbean Outskirts/Beanbean Fields 6 7
Oho Oasis 0 1
Oho Ocean 1 0
Joke's End 1 1
Bowser's Castle 1 1
Total 12 13

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Additional namesEdit

Internal namesEdit

Game File Name Meaning

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Names in other languagesEdit

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese プレゼンター[3]
Purezentā
Presenter;「プ」(Pu) is likely meant to evoke「チョロプー」(Choropū, Monty Mole) or「プー」(, Rocky Wrench)

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Thomason, Steve (2003). Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-930206-43-7. Page 29, 76, 94, 101, 103, 113.
  2. ^ Stratton, Stephen and Levi Buchanan (November 25, 2003). Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-4423-2. Page 106, 137, 138, 139.
  3. ^ Mario & Luigi RPG Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook. Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 67Media:MLRPG NOG Presenter.png.

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