Rocky Wrench: Difference between revisions

|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' ([[Pirate Tour]]) (2020)

|comparable=[[Monty]]<br>[[Mukumuku]]

'''Rocky Wrenches''' are enemies employed as crewmen on the [[Koopa Troop]]'s vehicles.<ref name="Poo">「モグラようなカメ{{hover|族|ぞく}}。{{hover|穴|あな}}からニョキッと{{hover|出|で}}てきてスパナを{{hover|投|な}}げてくる。{{hover|飛行船|ひこうせん}}の{{hover|乗組員|のりくみいん}}だ。」 ("''Mole-like members of the [[Koopa (species)|Turtle Tribe]]. They will pop out of a hole to throw their spanner. They are the maintenance crew of the airship.''") - ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 38.</ref><ref>"''These turtles often serve as crew of Koopaling Airships and military vehicles.''" - ''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13, page 9.</ref> They pop out of [[manhole]] covers and attack by throwing their namesake wrenches. They have been described as mole-like turtles,<ref name="Poo"/><ref>"''Rocky is a turtle who kind of looks like a mole. He will suddenly appear and start to throw wrenches from his fingers at Mario or Luigi.''" - ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' English instruction booklet, Page 37.</ref> but from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' onward they lack shells (with the exception of the game styles in the ''[[Super Mario Maker (disambiguation)|Super Mario Maker]]'' series based on older games), which, along with other changes in design, has resulted in them resembling [[Monty Mole]]s. Their original description has not been applied to the redesign, and they have since been called moles instead of mole-like on at least one occasion.<ref>"''These crafty moles show themselves just long enough to throw a wrench at you before dropping back out of sight.''" von Esmarch, Nick. ''Super Mario 3D Land'' PRIMA Official Game Guide, page 15.</ref>

Rocky Wrenches reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', once again retaining their design and attacks as in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. They only appear in [[Boarding the Airship]] of [[Meringue Clouds]], and are one of the few enemies that do not appear in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''.

Rocky Wrenches reappear in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'', using new sprites for ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' and ''[[Super Mario World]]''-styled courses, the former of which removes their goggles. If they are winged, they hop out of their manhole cover before throwing their wrenches, making their lower bodies more visible. This also occurs if they are enlarged, but they temporarily revert to their original size in order to hide. On certain platforms such as [[Semisolid Platform]]s, [[Donut Block]]s, and [[Cloud Block]]s, Rocky Wrenches fall through them when they attempt to hide in them. Rocky Wrenches retain their shells in the ''Super Mario Bros.'', ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', and ''Super Mario World'' styles, but not in ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' style. In addition, their existing appearances have been slightly revised; they have a less plain palette and appear to lack tails in the ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' style, and now have stubbier limbs and a slimmer, shorter body shape compared to a Monty Mole in the ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' style. In Course Maker, shaking them will change the slot to a Monty Mole and vice versa.

{{quote2|"早く 和る物 よこせよ" ("Give me something to throw, quickly")|Rocky Wrench|Super Mario 4koma Manga Theater}}

A Rocky Wrench cameos in ''[[Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up]]'' on the Race Car Driver and Mechanic page. The description reads as follows:

 

"''Race car drivers Mario and Luigi had better make a pit stop right away. Their tires are almost worn out from the first leg of the road rally. Rocky Wrench is ready to change two tires.''"

[[File:MKDS Rocky Wrench Screenshot.png|thumb|A Rocky Wrench from ''Mario Kart DS'']]

In ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', Rocky Wrenches appear as obstacles on the airship portion of [[DS Airship Fortress|Airship Fortress]]. Popping out of their holes at random, these Rocky Wrenches can cause a [[kart]] to spin out of control if it runs into them. One mission involves [[Wario]] using a [[Super Star|Star]] to defeat fifteen Rocky Wrenches. Compared to ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', Rocky Wrenches more closely resemble Monty Moles, having seemingly been edited from their appearance in this game, but are further from Monty Mole than the design used in following games. They have brown upper lips, four pointed fangs, and large goggles in front of glowing pupils that seem to be based off of their ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' sprites. Due to the graphics for Rocky Wrenches being flat textures that always face the camera, it is impossible to tell whether they are intended to have shells in this game.

[[File:Rocky Wrench MK7.jpg|thumb|left|A Rocky Wrench from ''Mario Kart 7'']]

[[File:MKT Rocky Wrench.jpg|thumb|A Rocky Wrench from ''Mario Kart Tour'']]

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[[File:OrigamiRockyWrench.jpg|thumb|An origami Rocky Wrench]]

 

In ''[[NES Remix 2]]'' and ''[[Ultimate NES Remix]]'', Rocky Wrenches appear in some of the ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' challenges, appearing in levels in which they originally appeared. In one specific challenge, the player must defeat one Rocky Wrench in {{world-link|8|tank3|World 8-Big Tanks}}.

====''Mario Golf: World Tour''====

In ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'', Rocky Wrench is one of the names that can appear on the tournament scoreboard.

 

In ''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'', Rocky Wrench's name appears on the [[Bonny Greens]] Open scoreboard.

 

Rocky Wrenches appear in ''[[Nintendo Badge Arcade]]'' as part of the ''Super Mario Maker'' and ''Super Mario Bros.'' arcades, with their ''[[Super Mario World]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' style sprites.

Sprites found in development materials of ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' include sprites for Rocky Wrench as well as potential vehicles, but they were again removed. Their head shape and face shading is reminiscent of Monty Moles' in ''Super Mario World'', though they are still taller and lack some of the white patches. Only their wrench and possible lower body exist within [[List of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island pre-release and unused content|unused graphics]] in the final release. [[Snifit]]s were alternately considered to utilize the vehicles designed for Rocky Wrenches.<ref>TCRF. [[tcrf:Development:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island/Sprites#Snifit|Development:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island/Sprites#Snifit]]. ''The Cutting Room Floor''. Retrieved November 12, 2021.</ref>

 

*'''''Nintendo Power [[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' Player's Guide:''' "''As the crew of the Koopalings' airships and Bowser's fleet, Rocky Wrenches defend their vehicles by throwing tools.''"

'''<big>プー</big><br>

'''{{hover|種族|しゅぞく}}'''　カメ族<br>

'''{{hover|性格|せいかく}}'''　やんちゃ<br>

'''{{hover|登場|とうじょう}}ゲーム'''　3<br>

飛行船の中のマンホールみたいな所から顔を出し、スパナを投げてくるモグラのようなカメ。スパナを投げる前に踏んでしまうか、顔を出す前に通り過ぎてしまおう。<ref name=Daijiten>Shogakukan. 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''), [https://i.imgur.com/FhX8XMN.jpeg page 183].</ref>

 

''Tribe: Turtle clan''<br>

''Disposition: Mischievous''<br>

''Game appearances: 3''<br>

'''''<big>Spanner throwing turtle</big><br>

|Fra=Torti Taupe<br>Cléo la Clé<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Deutsch and French instruction booklet, [http://www.oldiesrising.com/noticespdfV2/Nintendo%20Nes/Super%20Mario%20Bros%203.pdf page 43].</ref>

|FraM=Pun on "tortue" (tortoise) and "Topi Taupe" (Monty Mole)<br>Cléo the key

|FraA=Mogu <small>([[LEGO Super Mario|LEGO ''Super Mario'']])</small>

|FraAM=Possibly named after [[Monty#Names in other languages|Monty]]

|Ita=Tartatalpa<br>Rocky Tartatalpa<ref>The Golden Eagle (September 23, 2022). [https://youtu.be/ewTwshMqpqY?t=431 Panini - Super Mario card collection]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved September 29, 2022.</ref> <small>([[Super Mario Trading Card Collection|''Super Mario'' Trading Card Collection]])</small><br>Lanciattrezzi <small>(''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'')</small>

|ItaM=Pun on "tartaruga" (turtle) and "Tantatalpa" (Monty Mole)<br>Rocky turtle Monty Mole<br>Tool Thrower

|Kor=뚜<ref>"스타를 이용해서 뚜 15마리를 쓰러뜨려라!" (Defeat 15 Rocky Wrenches by using Stars!) - In-game description of Mission 6-2 in ''Mario Kart DS''.</ref>

|RusM=From English name and "ключ" (''klyuch'', wrench)

|SpaA=Topo Rocky<br>Rocky Wrench<ref>''Club Nintendo'' (Mexico) Año 1 No. 1. Page 7.</ref>

|SpaAM=Rocky Mole<br>-

|SpaEM=Portmanteau of "tortuga" (tortoise) and "topo" (mole)

*In early ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' volumes, Rocky Wrench is likened to ninjas,<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 11, page 14. "''Watch out for Rocky Wrench and the Ninja Gophers!''"</ref> with one reference alluding to ''{{wp|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles}}''.<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13, page 24. "'''''Rocky Wrench, Ninja Turtle''' He’s not a mutant or a teenager, but Rocky is a turtle and he does throw ninja throwing wrenches! He’s also a major nuisance in World 8.''"</ref>

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