Monty Mole: Difference between revisions

In ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and its [[Nintendo Switch]] remake, ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', Monty Moles return as obstacles in both {{classic-link|SNES|Donut Plains 3}} and {{classic-link|Wii|Moo Moo Meadows}}. Monty Moles now dig around for some time before popping up like in ''Mario Kart Wii''. However, the trails that the Monty Moles leave can now also be used to perform [[trick]]s. In {{classic|SNES|Donut Plains 3}}, the Monty Moles in the lake are now replaced by [[Cheep Cheep]]s. {{classic|SNES|Donut Plains 3}} now also has a sign with a picture of a Monty Mole on it being placed by the Monty Mole area. In [[Animal Crossing]] from the [[Animal Crossing x Mario Kart 8|''Animal Crossing'' x ''Mario Kart 8'']] DLC Pack, [[Mr. Resetti]] replaces Monty Moles to fit with the theme of the course. In the third wave for the [[Booster Course Pass]] in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'', Monty Moles reappear in {{classic|DS|Peach Gardens}}. Unlike in the ''Mario Kart Wii'' version of the track, the Monty Moles are not stationary and rather dig around like in the previous two tracks that Monty Moles appeared in this game.

Monty Mole makes his official playable debut in the ''Mario Kart'' series (and fifth playable appearance overall) in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' since the [[Flower Tour]], released on May 6, [[2020]]. Monty Mole is classified as a tour-exclusive Super character (the first Super character with this distinction) and his [[Special Item (Mario Kart series)|special item]] is the [[Mushroom Cannon]]. Starting with the [[Wild West Tour]], Monty Mole became a regular Super character while also gaining a [[Monty Mole Cup|self-named cup]] (though ironically a lot of the courses in said cup do not usually have any correlation to Monty Mole). Monty Moles also reappear as obstacles in {{classic-link|GBA|Sunset Wilds|Sunset Wilds R/T}}, {{classic-link|SNES|Donut Plains 2}}, {{classic-link|SNES|Donut Plains 3}}, and [[Amsterdam Drift]] (barring the T variant), where they behave the same as in ''Mario Kart 8'' and ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'', allowing racers to perform a Jump Boost off their trails and holes. Interestingly enough, the Monty Moles that appear as obstacles in this game are much bigger than the playable Monty Mole.

|''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' || 2017 || [[Nintendo Switch]] || Same as in the original ''Mario Kart 8''; returns in {{classic|DS|Peach Gardens}} in the third wave of the [[Booster Course Pass]]